John de Stoke

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• Background Information. ¹⁰⁵²
About 1125, Wymund de Stoke was the tenant of this the Manor of Stoke Doyle, which he held as one knights' fee, but claimed to hold 1½ hides in socage. Another Wymund probably succeeded him before 1146. In 1189, the fee was held by Guy de Stoke, and in 1199 Robert de Stoke agreed to perform the military service due from half a knight's fee and to pay a rent of 8s. a year for the other half. He was living in 1227, but was succeeded by Edmund or Simon de Stoke shortly afterwards. In 1242-3 John de Stoke was the tenant, but he had died before 1246-7, and in 1254 the half fee was held by the heir of Robert de Stoke. In 1275 John de Stoke was lord of the manor, but he apparently died before 1280. The manor then passed to Alice, the wife of John Doyley, who obtained in 1313, from Robert son of John de Stoke, a quitclaim of his right in the manor. In the same year they settled it, with remainders to their son Thomas and the right heirs of Alice. Thomas did homage to the abbot in 1322.

~ A History of the County of Northampton: Volume 3, pp. 132-135