Roger de Lewknor b. Abt 1304 of Broadhurst, Sussex, England d. 14 Mar 1362 of Broadhurst, Sussex, England

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Abt 1304 - 1362 (58 years)

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Name	Roger de Lewknor
Birth	Abt 1304	of Broadhurst, Sussex, England
Gender	Male
Death	14 Mar 1362	of Broadhurst, Sussex, England
Person ID	I6025	Petersen-de Lanskoy
Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

Father	Thomas de Lewknor, b. From 1270 to 1271, of South Mimms, Middlesex, England d. Bef 22 Mar 1336, of Broadhurst, Sussex, England (Age < 66 years)
Mother	Sibyl d. Aft 1336, of Broadhurst, Sussex, England
Family ID	F2639	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Katherine Bardolf

Children

	1. Thomas de Lewknor, b. Abt 1347 d. 1375, of Broadhurst, Sussex, England (Age 28 years)
	2. Richard de Lewknor

Family ID F2634 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Jun 2026

Notes

RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
“ROGER DE LEWKNOR, Knt., of Broadhurst (in Horsted Keynes), Horsted Keynes, Iteford, and Selmeston, Sussex, South Mimms, Mendlesham, etc., Knight of the Shire for Sussex, Knight of the Shire for Middlesex, Sheriff of Surrey and Sussex, 1354-5, son and heir, born about 1304 (aged 32 in 1336). In 1320 he was granted protection to go beyond the seas with the king. He married by settlement dated 1340 KATHERINE BARDOLF, daughter and heiress of ___ Bardolf. They had two sons, Thomas, Knt., and Richard. In 1344 he released all his right in the manor of Catteshall, Surrey, to his kinsman, Robert de Northwood, Knt., as lineal heir of Robert de Mankesey who received the manor in 1334. He presented to the church of Greatworth, Northamptonshire in 1351 and 1357. SIR ROGER DE LEWKNOR died 14 March 1362. His widow, Katherine, was assigned her dower 15 Oct. 1362.
Bridges Hist. & Antiqs. of Northamptonshire 1 (1791): 125. Berry County Gens.: Sussex Fams. (1830): 130 (Lewknor ped.). Sussex Arch. Colls. 3 (1850): 89-102. Notes & Queries 6th Ser. 9 (1884): 188. Cooke & Mundy Vis. of Worcester 1569 (H.S.P. 27) (1888): 86-87 (Lewknor ped.: "Roger Lewknor An" 14 E. 3, 1339. = Catherin do. & heire of … Bardolph.") (Bardolph arms: Azure, three cinquefoils or). Cal. Entries Papal Regs.: Letters 3 (1897): 180. List of Sheriffs for England & Wales (PRO Lists and Indexes 9) (1898): 136. C.C.R. 1346-1349 (1905): 2. Benolte et al. Vis. of.Sussex 1530 & 1633-4 (H.S.P. 53) (1905): 25-30 (Lewknor ped.: "Roger Lewknor 14 E. 3, 1339 = Catherin d. & heire of... Bardolphe."). Wrottesley Peds.from the Plea Rolls (1905): 432. C.C.R. 1360-1364 (1909): 364. Cal. IPM 8 (1913): 405. Feudal Aids 6 (1920): 581. Comber Sussex Gens. 3 (1933): 148-158 sub Lewknor).”

2. “Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial & Medieval Families,” Douglas Richardson (2013):
“THOMAS DE LEWKNOR, Knt., of South Mimms, Middlesex, Horstead Keynes, Broadhurst (in Horsted Keynes), Iteford, Selmeston, and Mankseys (in Pevensey Marsh), Sussex, Greatworth, Charwelton, Cosgrove, Puxley (in Passenham), and Tiffield, Northamptonshire, born about 1270-1 (aged 24 or 25 in 1295). He married SIBYL ___. They had two sons, Roger, Knt., and John, and two daughters, Pernel and Isabel. In 1310 he was going on a pilgrimage beyond the seas. In 1311 he was pardoned for abducting Henry, son of Agnes de Frowick. In 1312 he and his heirs received a grant of free warren in his demesne lands at Horsted Keynes, Broadhurst, Iteford, Selmeston, Mankseye, South Mimms, and Greatworth. He presented to the church of Greatworth, Northampstonshire in 1315 and 1317. SIR THOMAS DE LEWKNOR died shortly before 22 March 1336, survived by his wife.
Bridges Hist. & Antiqs. of Northamptonshire 1 (1791): 125. Berry County Gens.: Sussex Fams. (1830): 130 (Lewknor ped.). C.P.R. 1307-1313 (1894): 231, 384. C.C.R. 1333-1337 (1898): 691-692. Year Books of Edward III Years XVII & XVIII 10 (Rolls Ser. 31b) (1903): 584-595. Year Books of Edward II 2 (Selden Soc. 19) (1904): 162-163 (abduction suit). Wrottesley Peds, from the Plea Rolls (1905): 432. Lists of Inq. ad Quod Damnam 2 (PRO Lists and Indexes 22) (1906): 666. Feudal Aids 4 (1906): 20; 5 (1908): 45, 132; 6 (1920): 568. C.Ch.R. 3 (1908): 201. Cal. IPM 6 (1910): 367; 8 (1913): 21-22. Comber Sussex Gens. 3 (1933): 148-158 (sub Lewknor). VCH Middlesex 5 (1976): 282.”