John Parr (abt. 1383 - abt. 1407)

Born about 1383 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Crophull) Merbury — married after 20 Jun 1401 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 25 Jul 1407 at about age 24 in England

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Biography

John Parr, Knt., of Kirkby-Kendal, Westmorland, son and heir of William Parr (or Parre), Knt., of Parr, Lancashire, by his first wife Elizabeth Roos, was born about 1383 (aged 22 in 1405).^[1][2][3][4] His birthplace is unknown, but it could have been in Kendal, Westmorland or Parr, Lancashire, where his father held lands.

William Parr died in 1404, an inquest was taken 16 October 1404 and John was named his son and heir. John's mother predeceased his father and by the time of his father's death, William already held his wife's lands at Kirkby-Kendal, Westmorland. These lands passed to John, who was aged 22 at the time.^[5]

John married, as her second husband, Agnes Crophill (or Crophull), widow of Walter Devereux, Knt., and daughter and heiress of Thomas Crophill, Knt.,^[4] and Sibyl de la Bere. They were married after 20 June 1401.^[1] They had one son:

• Thomas, Knt.,^[3][4] born 7 October 1406, married Alice Tunstall^[1]

John died 25 July 1407 as noted in an inquisition taken after his death at Kendal, Westmorland, on 6 October 1408 (by writ dated 4 November 1407). His son Thomas, aged two and more, was his heir.^[5][6]

His widow remarried to John Merbury, Esq., and they had no issue. Agnes died 3 February 1438.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013), vol. IV, page 305, PARR 12.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011), Vol. III, p. 297-298, PARR 8.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} George Baker. History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton. Vol 2. 1844. Archive.org, page 61: Parr pedigree.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} J.W. Clay. Extinct and Dormant Peerages of the Northern Counties of England. 1913. Archive.org, page 157.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 'Kirkby in Kendale: 1352-1450', in Records Relating To the Barony of Kendale. Volume 1, ed. William Farrer and John F Curwen (Kendal, 1923), pp. 22-47. British History Online.
6. ↑ J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 402-451', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. Volume 19, Henry IV (London, 1992), pp. 141-170. British History Online: 446, John de Par.

See also:

• Nicolson, Joseph and William Burn. The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland. Vol. 1. W. Strahan, 1777. Google Books, pages 42-43.

Acknowledgments

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project by Thiessen-117 on 24 August 2021 and reviewed/approved for the Project by Michael Cayley on 25 August 2021.

John Parr is in a badged Richardson-documented trail between Gateway Ancestor Edward Carleton and Magna Carta Surety Baron Robert de Ros (Magna Carta Ancestry, vol. I, pages 406-409 CARLETON). See the trail in the Magna Carta Trails section of Walter Carleton's profile.

See Base Camp for more information about Magna Carta trails. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".