The Baynard family - Lackham Countryside Centre

The Baynards of Lackham
Percy and his first wife Eleanor (see above fn 62 ). Thomas Beverley
based his case upon the entail of 1354, while the defendants
produced in reply the release by Beatrice in 1361.Beverley
answered that the release had been extorted from his mother in
her nonage under duress. He died before the case was decided . It
is probable that the enfeoffment that Robert Baynard witnessed in
1429 followed this hiatus in the case, Rous was giving Gloucester
good cause to be on his side.
In 1430 Robert I
Enfoeffed his manor of Lackham, with his
appurtenances, to William Brocas, John Swetcok, clerk,
and John Nenger on condition that they should, when
required, re-enfeof the same to said Robert, Jocosa his
wife and their heirs male 72
In other words they rented Lackham from Robert until such time as
he or his estate wanted it back. Robert and Joyce apparently also
had a daughter, Thomasine “who married …..… Martin and died
without issue 7 th Feb 1489” 73
In 1433 74 Robert witnessed another grant of the tenement on
Chippenham that his father had witnessed an settlement of in 1409
(see above)
In 1435 Robert Baynard, among others, witnessed a charter 75 of
Margaret, the widow of Sir Walter Sondes and the same people
72 for full Latin text of this arrangement see Kite, E (1899) Wilts Notes and
Queries vol 3, June 1899
73 Hasell, ABS (1972) Baynard : An ancient family bearing Arms p 46, quoting
the Heralds Visitation of 1565.
74 Davies, Rev JS (1908) The Tropenell Cartulary p85 dated 14/3/1433
75 Kirby JL (2007) The Hungerford Cartulary WRS vol 60 no 991 dated 2 July
1435 nos 991-994 pp 10-11
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