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John Devereux, 1st Baron Devereux,
KG, was a close companion of
Edward, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock, known to history as the Black Prince (15 June 1330 – 8 June 1376), was the eldest son of King Edward III of England, and the heir apparent to the English throne. He died before his father and so his son, Richard II, su ...
, and an
English peer during the reign of
King Richard II
Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father d ...
.
Birth and Ancestry
John Devereux of Whitchurch Maund was the son of
John Devereux of Manne (Maune or Maund,
Bodenham
Bodenham is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,024, reducing to 998 at the 2011 census.
The vill ...
) and his wife Margaret Barre.
[Morgan G. Watkins. ''Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford in continuation of Duncumb’s History, Hundred of Radlow.'' (High Town ereford Jakeman & Carver, 1902). Page 42 to 49. Parish of Castle Frome, Genealogy contributed by Lord Hereford][G.E.C. ''Complete Baronetage''. (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984 irst published in England in 1916. Volume IV, pages 296 to 306] His father came of age in 1323,
and fought at the
Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 in northern France between a French army commanded by King PhilipVI and an English army led by King EdwardIII. The French attacked the English while they were traversing northern France du ...
. His great-grandfather was
William Devereux
William Devereux was an Anglo-Norman nobleman living during the reigns of kings William I, William II, and Henry I of England. The Devereux, along with the Baskervilles and Pichards, were prominent knightly families along the Welsh marches at ...
through his first wife Alice Grandison,
[Charles J. Robinson. ''A History of the Castles of Herefordshire and Their Lords''. (Logaston ngland Logaston Press, 2002 irst published in 1869. Pages 124 to 129] and this William was called to Parliament as 'Lord Deverois' on 6 February 1299.
[The descent from ]William Devereux
William Devereux was an Anglo-Norman nobleman living during the reigns of kings William I, William II, and Henry I of England. The Devereux, along with the Baskervilles and Pichards, were prominent knightly families along the Welsh marches at ...
who died in 1265 at the Battle of Evesham is as follows: William Devereux (died 1314), Walter Devereux (died 1305), John Devereux of Manne (came of age 1323), and Baron John Devereux (died 1397).
Rising debt related to the terms of the
Dictum of Kenilworth
The Dictum of Kenilworth, issued on 31 October 1266, was a pronouncement designed to reconcile the rebels of the Second Barons' War with the royal government of England. After the baronial victory at the Battle of Lewes in 1264, Simon de Montfor ...
led
Baron William Devereux to financial arrangements permitting the alienation of
Lyonshall
Lyonshall is a historic village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England. The civil parish includes the hamlet of Penrhos, Herefordshire, Penrhos. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census, the civil parish had a population of ...
Castle, the caput of the Barony. His grandson,
Stephen Devereux of Bodenham and Burghope
Stephen Devereux (d. 1350) of Bodenham and Burghope was a member of a prominent knightly family in Herefordshire during the reigns of Edward I, Edward II and Edward III. An important retainer of the de Bohun Earls of Hereford, he gave rise to ...
seized the castle by force in 1305 and brought suit for its return, but his plea was denied, as his grandfather was still alive.
[F.W. Maitland (Editor). Year Books of Edward II. Volume III, 3 Edward II, AD 1309-1310. (London: Benard Quaritch, 1905) Page 16 to 20. 1310, Hillary Term] Stephen would never regain Lyonshall in his lifetime, nor would he inherit the title upon William’s death. His younger brother, John Devereux of Manne
and son,
William Devereux of Bodenham,
remained close throughout their lifetime united in their desire to regain their lost patrimony. John Devereux of Whitchurch Maund would carry on this alliance with his cousin,
William
William is a male given name of Germanic 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 conquest of Engl ...
, and William's son,
Walter Devereux of Bodenham. As John Devereux of Whitchurch Maund regained royal favour, he promoted the advancement of his cousin’s grandson,
Walter Devereux of
Weobley
Weobley ( ) is an ancient settlement and civil parish in Herefordshire, England.
Formerly a market town, the market is long defunct and the settlement is today promoted as one of the county's black and white villages owing to its abundance of ...
, at court.
The ancestral arms of the Devereux family, and that of the Devereux of Bodenham were: ''Argent, a fesse and in chief three roundlets gules''. To distinguish themselves, the Devereux family of Whitchurch Maund added a ''mullet or''.
Career
A renowned soldier, he began his campaigns when he joined the expedition of
Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin ( br, Beltram Gwesklin; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' W ...
to assist
Don Enrique of Trastamara against
Pedro the Cruel
Peter ( es, Pedro; 30 August 133423 March 1369), called the Cruel () or the Just (), was King of Castile and León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated by Pope Urban V for ...
,
King of Castile
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Kings and Queens of Castile
Jiménez dynasty
House of Ivrea
The following dynasts are descendants, in the ma ...
. He was recalled in 1366 by the
Prince of Wales
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, but joined
Edward, the Black Prince
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, when he led an expedition to Spain in 1367 to restore the now deposed King Pedro of Castile, and John Devereux distinguished himself at the victorious
Battle of Nájera
The Battle of Nájera, also known as the Battle of Navarrete, was fought on 3 April 1367 to the northeast of Nájera, in the province of La Rioja, Castile. It was an episode of the first Castilian Civil War which confronted King Peter of Casti ...
in northern Castile on 3 April 1367.
Prince Edward returned to
Aquitaine
Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 January ...
, where he made himself unpopular with the nobility by levying taxes to pay for his Spanish expedition. John Devereux was fighting again beside him in
Gascony
Gascony (; french: Gascogne ; oc, Gasconha ; eu, Gaskoinia) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part o ...
(1368) when the province rose in revolt against the Prince, and was present in September 1370 when Edward besieged the city of
Limoges
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and massacred 3,000 inhabitants at its fall. He was appointed
Seneschal
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of
Limousin
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in 1369/70, and in 1372
Seneschal
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of
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...
.
After the Black Prince returned to England in 1371, John Devereux (already a knight by this time) served under
Guy de Bryan, 1st Baron Bryan
Guy de Bryan, 1st Baron Bryan, KG (born before 1319, died 17 August 1390) was an English military commander and Admiral.
Origins
He was the son of Sir Guy de Bryan (d.1349) (''alias'' de Briene), of Walwyn's Castle in Pembrokeshire and T ...
, on a naval expedition in June 1371. Devereux campaigned in France during 1372, and was taken prisoner when the English were defeated by
Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin ( br, Beltram Gwesklin; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' W ...
at the
Battle of Chizé on 21 March 1373 in
Poitou
Poitou (, , ; ; Poitevin: ''Poetou'') was a province of west-central France whose capital city was Poitiers. Both Poitou and Poitiers are named after the Pictones Gallic tribe.
Geography
The main historical cities are Poitiers (historical c ...
. After being ransomed he was serving in the summer of 1373 in the retinue of
John, Duke of Lancaster. In 1375 Devereux was back campaigning in Brittany with the
Duke of Brittany
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(The Duke later, 1379 or 1380, granted him 100 marks a year for life). John Devereux served again under the Duke of Lancaster as Lieutenant/Sub-captain to
Sir Aubrey de Vere in a naval expedition in 1378. He campaigned further in France in 1379 and 1380.
Edward, the Black Prince died on 8 June 1376, probably from an illness contracted in Spain, and was buried in great splendour in
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. It forms part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, currently Justin Welby, leader of the ...
. Based on instructions provided by the Black Prince on his deathbed, on 20 May 1377 John Devereux was granted 200 marks a year for life for his services in Spain and
Guyenne
Guyenne or Guienne (, ; oc, Guiana ) was an old French province which corresponded roughly to the Roman province of '' Aquitania Secunda'' and the archdiocese of Bordeaux.
The name "Guyenne" comes from ''Aguyenne'', a popular transformation o ...
. Edward’s young son,
Richard II
Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father died ...
, succeeded
Edward III
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring r ...
a year later, and John Devereux was selected for the Continual Council
[Westminster, 20 July 1 Richard II, membrane 16d. Appointment of William, Bishop of London; Ralph, Bishop of Salisbury; Edmund, Earl of March; Richard, Earl of Arundel; William, Lord Latymer; John, Lord Cobeham; Barons, Roger de Beauchamp and Richard de Stafford; Bannerets, John Knyvet, Ralph de Ferrers, John Devereux, and Hugh de Segrave; ‘bachilers,’ as the king’s councilors. By signet bill.] on 20 July 1377 to rule during Richard’s minority (ended in 1388).
John Devereux was
sheriff of Herefordshire
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in 1376. He was appointed Constable of
Leeds Castle
Leeds Castle is a castle in Kent, England, southeast of Maidstone. It is built on islands in a lake formed by the River Len to the east of the village of Leeds.
A castle has existed on the site since 857. In the 13th century, it came into th ...
in Kent (1 March 1377/8),
Captain of Calais
The town of Calais, now part of France, was in English hands from 1347 to 1558, and this page lists the commanders of Calais, holding office from the English Crown, called at different times Captain of Calais, King's Lieutenant of Calais (Castle ...
(17 January 1379/80), and supervisor of the castles and fortalices in the parts of Calais and
Guînes
Guînes (; vls, Giezene, lang; pcd, Guinne) is a commune in the northern French department of Pas-de-Calais. Historically it was spelt ''Guisnes''.
On 7 January 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, a French pioneer in hydrogen-balloon flight, complete ...
(17 April 1381). John served as a Commissioner to treat with the
King of France
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Classical French historiography usually regards Clovis I () as the first ...
on 20 May and 16 December 1381, 4 November 1383, 22 January 1385/6, 26 November 1388, and 8 April 1390. John Devereux was a Commissioner to treat with the
Count of Flanders
The count of Flanders was the ruler or sub-ruler of the county of Flanders, beginning in the 9th century. Later, the title would be held for a time, by the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain. During the French Revolution, in 1790, the co ...
on 1 June and 4 November 1383, 26 November 1388, and 8 April 1390. From 12 March 1387/8 to 1392 he was Constable of
Dover Castle
Dover Castle is a medieval castle in Dover, Kent, England and is Grade I listed. It was founded in the 11th century and has been described as the "Key to England" due to its defensive significance throughout history. Some sources say it is the ...
and
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports
The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports is a ceremonial official in the United Kingdom. The post dates from at least the 12th century, when the title was Keeper of the Coast, but may be older. The Lord Warden was originally in charge of the Cinqu ...
, and from February 1387/8 until his death Steward of the King’s Household.
Marriage
He married about 1377
Margaret de Vere
Margaret de Vere (died 16 June 1398) was an English noblewoman, a daughter of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford and his wife Maud de Badlesmere.
Background
Margaret was a daughter of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford and his wife Maud de Badles ...
, daughter of
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford
John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford (c. 12 March 1312 – 24 January 1360) was the nephew and heir of Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford who succeeded as Earl of Oxford in 1331, after his uncle died without issue.
John de Vere was a trusted capta ...
,
[Evelyn Philip Shirley. Stemmata Shirleiana. (Westminster: Nichols and Sons, 1873). page 103 to 104] and
Maud de Badlesmere
Maud de Badlesmere, Countess of Oxford (1310 – May 1366) was an English noblewoman, and the wife of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford. She, along with her three sisters, was a co-heiress of her only brother Giles de Badlesmere, 2nd Baron Badles ...
, as her third husband. They had two children:
John Devereux (2nd Baron Devereux)
about 1378, and Joan Devereux (3rd Baroness Devereux and Baroness FitzWalter) in 1380.
John Devereux had at least one illegitimate son before 1385 for whom he made in his Will an allowance of 100 marks for his marriage.
[Collectanea Topographica & Genealogica, Volume III. (London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1834). Page 100-101]
Margaret de Vere had been married previously to Henry, 3rd
Baron Beaumont
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,
[ who had died on 25 July 1369. She had married a second time to Sir Nicholas Louvain of Penshurst in Kent][ who had died in 1375. She would survive John Devereux as well. Her widow’s ]dower
Dower is a provision accorded traditionally by a husband or his family, to a wife for her support should she become widowed. It was settled on the bride (being gifted into trust) by agreement at the time of the wedding, or as provided by law.
...
was assigned 25 Feb. 1393/4, and she died on 15 June 1398.
Elevation to Peerage and Honours
John Devereux was created a knight bachelor
The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the ...
before 1377. He was subsequently summoned to Parliament on 28 September 1384 as Lord (Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knig ...
) Devereux. Although his great-grandfather William Devereux
William Devereux was an Anglo-Norman nobleman living during the reigns of kings William I, William II, and Henry I of England. The Devereux, along with the Baskervilles and Pichards, were prominent knightly families along the Welsh marches at ...
had been summoned to parliament as "Lord Devereux" on 6 February 1299, this is considered as a new creation as none of the intervening generations between his death in 1314 and this creation in 1384 assumed the title or possessed the financial resources to support a barony.
John Devereux was further honoured on 10 September 1385 by his creation as a knight banneret
A knight banneret, sometimes known simply as banneret, was a medieval knight ("a commoner of rank") who led a company of troops during time of war under his own banner (which was square-shaped, in contrast to the tapering standard or the penn ...
and placement at the Standard, and honoured still further by his creation as a Knight of the Order of the Garter
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George C ...
in April 1389. His arms are described as "argent, a fesse gules, in chief three torteaux" with a "mullet or."
His son, John Devereux, 2nd Baron Devereux, died without heirs, and the title passed to his daughter Joan, 3rd Baroness Devereux and Baroness FitzWalter. Upon her death, the Barony was absorbed into her children's title Baron FitzWalter.
Principal Landholdings
He acquired for life (with remainders to his wife and two children) licences on 24 Mar. 1381/2 and 11 April 1382 for the priories of Frampton, Panfield, and Wells from the Abbey of St. Etienne at Caen, and the priory of Newent from the Abbey of Cormeilles paying yearly 246''L'' 13s 4d to the Exchequer. In November 1385 he purchased Kilpeck Castle for the life of Elizabeth (part of her dower lands), wife of Robert, Earl of Hereford. He acquired the manor of Penhurst in Kent by right of his wife in 1387, and was granted permission to embattle it on 21 September 1392.
In 1388 with the exile of Robert de Vere, 9th Earl of Oxford, and execution of Simon de Burley
Sir Simon de Burley, KG (ca. 1336 – 5 May 1388) was holder of the offices of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle between 1384–88, and was a Knight of the Garter.
Life
Sir Simon Burley was one of the most influent ...
, Lyonshall Castle and manor was forfeited to the crown. On 9 December 1390 John Devereux was granted Lyonshall Castle and manor with a reference to a previous agreement between Burley and Devereux[Westminster, 9 December 14 Richard II, membrane 43. Grant, in fee simple , to John Devereux, knight, of the castle and manor of Leonhale, county Hereford, which Simon de Burley, knight, now deceased, acquired about the year 5 Richard II from Robert, Earl of Oxford, in fee simple, agreeing afterwards with the said John that if he should die without issue male the premises should remain to him the said John, in fee, and subsequently granting them about the year 8 Richard II to the said John and his friends, viz. Walter Devereux, Kennard de la Bere and John Clanvowe, knights, Roger Berde and others, the same being seized into the king’s hand on account of the judgment in parliament against the said Simon. By p.s.]
. This castle had been held by the Devereux family until alienated at the death of William Devereux in 1314. Shortly after regaining Lyonshall, John Devereux contracted on 18 February 1391 with a mason from Hereford to repair and improve it.
He possessed at death Lyonshall Castle, Dorstone Castle, and Whitechurch Maund (Bodenham
Bodenham is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England, and on a bend in the River Lugg, about seven miles south of Leominster. According to the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,024, reducing to 998 at the 2011 census.
The vill ...
) in Herefordshire; Donnington in Berkshire
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; Penshurst
Penshurst is a historic village and civil parish located in a valley upon the northern slopes of the Kentish Weald, at the confluence of the River Medway and the River Eden, within the Sevenoaks district of Kent, England.
The village is situa ...
in Kent
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; and Dinton in Bucks.
Death
John Devereux died suddenly on 22 Feb. 1392/3, and was buried in the Church of the Grey Friars in London. His Will[1385. John Devereux, Knight, (Testamenta Vet. Page 134). Item, to the Chantry of Bishopeston of our Lady Cli. and a vestement of red velvet, in his remembrance. All his lands to his wife Margaret for terme of life, then to the heires of his body; for default, then to be imploied in charitie for him, his wife, and auncestors. To John his sonne, then to Joane his daughter; the after greate legasies of plate, to John Mohun le filz 2 great silver potts which were made in Flaunders, some with his armes upon them, v basons and ewers. To Jonet my daughter, to marry her, 1000 markes, with other thinges atte castelles of Wodhall & Callais. Item, that was the Lo. Beaumonds to his daughter C markes more for his household stuff, a diamond, and a mariag ringe. Margaret his wife must leave her sonne John when she dieth, the greate Egle of Almayne, and all other plate but 2 basons with Beumonds arms to Henry Beumond a silver bowl with a lion on yt. Item, on corsen and XX l to him. Item to Lauton my squire C marks; to Thomas Devereux 90 l, Item to my daughters nurse X markes to marry her; to a base sonne, to his marriage, C markes. Item to Joane a mayde of the Lady Burwashes for hir marriage 40 l, to Margaret Hogshaw for the like 40 l. Margaret his wife, Nicholas Tey, and Nicholas Poleyn, execut. He was when he lived steward. His overseers, ]John
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* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
Bishop of Hereford, Sir Hugh Segrave
Sir Hugh Segrave or Seagrave (died c. 1387) was a Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Treasurer of England under Richard II of England.
After the death of Edward III in 1377, Segrave became steward of the household of Richard II and was appointed t ...
, Sir Aubrey de Ver, and Sir Simon de Burley
Sir Simon de Burley, KG (ca. 1336 – 5 May 1388) was holder of the offices of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle between 1384–88, and was a Knight of the Garter.
Life
Sir Simon Burley was one of the most influent ...
, knights. (folio 376b) was dated June 1385 with codicil 22 Feb. 1392/3, proved 23 Feb 1392/3 at St. Paul’s Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral is an Anglicanism, Anglican cathedral in London and is the seat of the Bishop of London. The cathedral serves as the mother church of the Diocese of London. It is on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London ...
in London. He had directed that 40 marks be paid "pur mon sepulture" and was recorded as having one of the most stately funerals with provisions for tapers and torchbearers. His will directed that “6 tapers, in the form of a cross be placed on his hearse, and that 6 men, clothed in white, bear 6 torches, and that each of the men should receive eleven pence for his pains; that every poor man at his burial to have one penny to pray for his soul, and for all Christian souls; to the Grey Friars, for his burial there, XI marks. As soon as possible after his death he ordered that 1000 masses be said for his soul, and for the souls of his father and mother. To Margaret, his wife, he gave four dozen silver dishes and six chargers of silver; but after her death the same were to belong to John, her son, and in the event of his death to Joan, his (testator’s) daughter.”[William Henry Cooke. ''Collections Towards the History and Antiquities of the County of Hereford in continuation of Duncumb’s History. Hundred of Grimsworth''. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street. 1892. Page 2, Parish of Bishopstone]
Notes
Biographical References
* Beltz, George Frederick. ''Memorials of the Order of the Garter.'' (London: William Pickering, 1841). Page 323 to 327, Second Lord Devereux
* Burke, Sir Bernard. ''A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire.'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978). page 169, Devereux-Barons Devereux
* Cokayne, G.E. ''Complete Baronetage.'' (New York; St. Martin's Press, 1984). Volume IV, page 296 to 302, Devereux or Deverose (article by G.W. Watson)
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John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
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* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
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