John de Beauchamp, 2nd Baron Beauchamp of Somerset (4 October 1304 – 19 May 1343) was an English peer and was

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of Hatch Beauchamp in Somerset.

Early life and family

He was born at

Stoke-sub-Hamdon Stoke-sub-Hamdon (or Stoke sub Hamdon), also known as Stoke under Ham, is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 road. The parish is located near the River Parr ...

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, England, the eldest son and heir of Sir John de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Beauchamp of Somerset (1274–1336), feudal baron of Hatch,Sanders, I.J. – ''English Baronies: A Study of their Origin and Descent 1086-1327'', Oxford, 1960, p.51 by his wife Joan Chenduit.

Marriage and children

He married Margaret St John, the daughter of John St John, 1st Baron St John of Basing, Hampshire and his wife Isabel Courtenay. By Margaret, Beauchamp had three sons and three daughters: * John de Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp of Somerset (20 January 1329/1330 – 8 October 1361), who married Alice Beauchamp *Edward de Beauchamp (born c. 1330) *William de Beauchamp (born c. 1331) *Eleanor de Beauchamp (c. 1327 – 13 June 1391), who married three times: to John Blount, John de Meriet and Henry Lunet *Cicely de Beauchamp (c. 1321 – 7 June 1394) who inherited the manors of Hatch Beauchamp, Shepton Beauchamp,

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and one third of the manor of

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, the manors of Boultbery and Harberton,

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, of Dorton,

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, and of Little Haw,

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. She married twice: to Sir Roger St. Maur (''alias'' Seymour), and on 14 September 1368, to Sir Richard Tuberville (or Sir Gilbert Turberville) of

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. *Margaret de Beauchamp (born c. 1326)

References

Notes Sources
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Accessed February 21, 2009

External links

Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem – IPM of John de Beauchamp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beauchamp, John de Beauchamp, 2nd Baron 14th-century English people 1304 births 1343 deaths People from Somerset Barons in the Peerage of England

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