The Baynard family - Lackham Countryside Centre

The Baynards
From the fact that she doesn’t bequeath anything to a
husband or children it can be assumed she died without issue. She
may have been a spinster, she doesn’t term herself “widow”.
In 1485 John Toke, John Hayes & John Hall granted Robert
Baynard II, Robert South, John Hampton & Richard Mundy
‘Uptonsfelde’ in Laverstock with power of attorney 163
Less than six months later Robert and the others granted ‘Hayns
Conyggar [Hayn’s rabbit warren] alias Upton felde Laverstock’ to
Thomas Tropenell and other again with power of attorney 164 . It is
noteworthy that Philip Baynard, presumably Philip Baynard III,
Robert’s son, is one of the witnesses but id not included in the
“militibus” section of the witness list, he was not yet knighted. This
is not surprising as he was about 15 at this time (see below)
Robert Baynard II died 26 th August 1501 165 and his Inquisitions
show that when he died he was holding Silchester, Lackham and
Hilmarton from Sir Walter Herbert 166 , the manors being part of the
honour of Striguil, or Stoglia as it is seen here
The eldest son, Philip III was born about 1470 167 . He is shown in
the brass as a larger figure than his siblings to indicate his status
of eldest son.
163 Davies, Rev JS (1908) The Tropenell Cartulary pp64-5 dated 24/3/1485
164 Davies, Rev JS (1908) iibd dated 8/9/1485.
165 Calendar of Fine Rolls vol XXII 1485-1509 HMSO 1969 p316 no 714
166 Walter Herbert was Earl of Pembroke
167 The birth dates for the four generations ending with this Robert in the
pedigree are given in the IGI as definite dates but they are at exactly 30 year
intervals and are almost certainly estimates. The Lacock records do not give
firm dates. As always the IGI should be used with great caution, it is not after
all designed to be an historical database
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