William de Toketon

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Sir William de TOKETON - b. about 1200, Ulhale, Kent; d. after 1250 Upchurch, Kent.

Son of Osmere de TOKETON. Sir William was knighted and lived in the Lathe of Scray in Kent at the latter end of the reign of Henry III (1216-1272), either at Sileham or at Tufton in Rainham, Kent. William is mentioned in an old ledger book in the abbey of St. Augustine, Canterbury, and in a deed by John de Madetune, who ..."grants and confirms to William de Toketon, and John his son, half a mark in money, a tearly rent of ten pence and a hen, which Geofry de Meredale used to pay out of a tenement with the appurtenances, near a lane leading to Sileham on the east; also an acre and three roods of land lying in a field called Hamme, and other lands thereabouts; paying yearly a pound of cummin, or a penny..." William was with Lucie his wife "possessed of all the lands and tenements which Sir Edmund Spirurnel, knt. of the county of Essex, possessed in the hundred of Middleton, alias Milton, which had been in the occupation of Henry de Albany, in consideration of eight marks," and also, about 1298 (26th of Edward I 1272-1307), they bought "an acre and a half of land, and 13 days work in Rainham" for 4 marks sterling by grant of Nicholas de Makeland.

William — Lucie. Lucie was born Abt 1202. [Group Sheet]

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John de TOKETON - b. about 1225; d. Rainham, Kent.

Son of William de TOKETON and Lucie. John is mentioned in the deeds with his parents.

John — . Unknown [Group Sheet]

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Roger de TOKETON I - b. 1250; d. after 1280, Sileham, Kent.

Son of John de TOKETON. Roger succeeded his father. About 1280 (8th of Edward I (1272-1307), he was deeded with John de Renham, "certain arable land purchased of Peter de Mere, lying in the borough of Mere, in Rainham; paying a rose at Midsummer, in consideration of 4 pounds in money. " The transaction has two seals, the impression of Roger's is gone, but the second says "S. Lucie fil. Willi." In a deed granted that same year, "John de Rede, clerk, grants and releases to Roger de Toketon, his heirs and assigns, all his rights, &c. in and to the whole manor of Sileham in Renham, which he, and High le Bygod had for a certain term of years from Oliver le Bygod..." Married about 1272.

Roger — Lucie. (daughter of William) [Group Sheet]

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Roger de TOKETON II - b. about 1273, Sileham, Kent; d. 1302 (30th of Edward I 1272-1307).

Son of Roger de TOKETON and Lucie. Roger was indentured by Edward I (1272-1307), on March 12, about 1308 (26th of Edward I 1272-1307) to marry Julian and "enfeoffed Sir John Chaumpaine in all his fee-simple lands, in the hundred of Middleton, cnditionally to be re-enfeoffed again thereof to the use of the said Roger and Julian, and their heirs, and the heirs of the said Julian." By deed that same year on the eve of St. Peter and St. Paul, "John de Chaumpaine, knight, obliged himself to pay one hundred pounds yearly to Roger and Julian, their heirs, and the heirs of Julian, in consideration of the feoffinent which the said Roger de Toketon made him a little before of his manor of Sileham, and all his lands and tenements in the hundred of Milton." This deed was sealed with his arms and showed "S. Johis de Chaumpaine".

Roger — Julian Chaumpaine. Julian was born Abt 1275; died Aft 1333. [Group Sheet]