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John de Pateshull (c.1291–1349) of Bletsoe in
by William Hunt
John de Pateshull (c.1291–1349) of Bletsoe in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council wa ...
, was a Member of Parliament
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.Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, Volume 44, Pateshull, Simon de (d.1274)by William Hunt
Origins
He was the son and heir of Simon de Pateshull (d.1295) "the younger", by his wife Isabella de Steyngreve, daughter and heiress of Sir John de Steyngreve. John was about four years old at his father's death, and was in the king's wardship.Career
He was summoned to a council of magnates in 1335 and received a summons to the Parliament of 1342, but no later parliamentary summons and his name occurs among the knights summoned to military service in 1345.Marriage and children
He married Mabel de Grandison, daughter and eventually coheiress ofWilliam Grandison
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...
of Bletsoe, brother of Otto I de Grandison, 1st Baron Grandison
Baron Grandison was a title that was created twice in the Peerage of England, both times for men, brothers Sir Otho de Grandison and William de Grandison, who were summoned to Parliament in 1299. The barony created for Sir Otho became extinct ...
(c.1238–1328), by whom he had issue including:
*William de Pateshull (c.1322–1360), who did not receive a summons to Parliament, and died childless in 1360, leaving his four sisters as co-heiresses;
*Sybil de Pateshull, wife of Roger Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Bletsoe (c.1315–1380), who inherited Bletsoe;
*Alice de Pateshull, wife of Thomas Wake;
*Mabel de Pateshull, wife of Walter de Fauconberg, who inherited Pattishall;
*Katherine de Pateshull, wife of Sir Robert de Tudenham.
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