Roger de Northwode

Norwood, Addington, Kent, England

Stephen de Northwode

Joan

Jordan de Sheppey

Cecily

Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England

General Notes

ROGER DE NORTHWODE, son and heir, a minor at his father's death, was given in custody to Robert de St. John, and was of age in 1247. In 1257 he had licence to hold lands inherited from his father, and otherwise acquired, in Sheppey, Upchurch, Iwade, Bobbing, Newington and Milton, by knight service instead of by gavelkind. As chief executor of Reynold de Cobham, who died sheriff of Kent, he was in charge of Dover Castle prior to 8 January 1257/8, and presented the accounts of the shrievalty for the first half of the year 1257-58. In September 1265, by which time he was a knight, he was a commissioner in Kent to take lands of the rebels into the King's hand, and was in and from that year Steward of the Archbishop of Canterbury. A justice to deliver Canterbury gaol, in 1269, and in 1275 and later a commissioner as to debts and affairs of the Jews there. From 1275 or 1276 till his death he was a Baron of the Exchequer, and member of many commissions, including in 1277 and 1280 those for Rochester bridge.

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He married Bone (called also Bonnefille, Bonafilia), sister and heir of John, son of Henry DE WALTHAM, who brought him the manors of Shorne and Thornham. He died 9 November 1285.