The Markham Family

Elizabeth (Markham) Stanhope

Father: John Markham

Married: Richard Stanhope

Children: Notes:
Calendar of the Patent Rolls 1401-1405 p360 (1905)
1404. Oct. 20.
Westminster.
  Pardon, for 10 marks paid by them in the hanaper, to Richard son of Richard Stanhope, ‘chivaler,’ and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Markham, of their trespass in acquiring for her life two parts of the manor of Tokesford called ‘Longvilers Manoir,’ co. Nottingham, from the said Richard Stanhope, tenant in chief, and entering therein without licence. 

We know that Elizabeth's father was John Markham, from both Calendar of the Patent Rolls 1401-1405 p360 and Elizabeth's IPM at Inquisition Post Mortem of Elizabeth (Markham) Stanhope Nottinghamshire 2 November 1437. Some sources have linked this John Markham to the judge, Sir John Markham, who married Elizabeth de Cressy and was buried in Markham church in 1409. Most notable of these sources is Arthur Collins's Peerage.
The Peerage of England vol 3 p258 (Arthur Collins, 1768)
Richard married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Markham, of East-Markham in Nottinghamshire, Knight, Chief-Justice of the King’s Bench, by whom he had issue, John, Nicholas, William, and Ralph.

I am unconvinced that these two John Markhams are the same person. The CPR reference from October 1404, refers to Elizabeth's father only as John Markham, without titling him as a knight nor mentioning his position as chief justice, which he held at that time. In addition, many other sources name Sir John Markham's children as Robert, Henry and Adela, with Adela marrying Sir Robert Stanhope, possibly the source of the confusion with Richard Stanhope's wife (see, for example, A History of the Markham Family p14 (David Frederick Markham, 1854). Finally, in the IPM of the John Markham who died in 1409, we see that his heir, by Elizabeth Cressy, is Robert Markham, at that point only 10 years old. The Elizabeth Markham who married Richard Stanhope must have been much older, being married to Richard by 1404.

Death: 22 June 1437

Calendar of Fine Rolls vol 16 1430-1437 p301 (1936)
  Writs of diem clausit extremum, after the death of the following persons, directed to the escheators in the counties named:—
...
1437. July 12.
Westminster.
Elizabeth, late the wife of Richard Stanop, esquire; Nottingham.

Inquisition Post Mortem of Elizabeth (Markham) Stanhope Nottinghamshire 2 November 1437
ELIZABETH DAUGHTER OF JOHN MARKHAM , WHO WAS WIFE OF RICHARD STANHOPE, ESQUIRE
24 Writ. ‡ 12 July 1437. [Wymbyssh].
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. Inquisition [indented]. East Retford. 2 November 1437. [Hiklyng].

Jurors: William Coteler; Richard Hall; John Taillour; Adam Barkar; Thomas Claworth; Richard Locok; John Depyng; John Vesce; Edward Morgan; John Clifton; John Sherpe; William Stere; and John Knyzt.
She held the following for life by grant of Richard Stanhope, knight, with reversion to Richard and his heirs, royal pardon obtained.
Tuxford, called ‘Longvilers Manoir’, 2 parts of the manor, true annual value 100s., held of the king by homage, fealty, and as two parts of 1/3 knight’s fee.
She died on 22 June last. John Stanhope, her son and next heir, was aged 24 years and more at the time of her death. John is kin and next heir of Richard Stanhope, knight, as the son of Richard Stanhope, esquire, son of Richard Stanhope, knight.
C 139/85/20 mm. 1–2

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John Markham

Children: Notes:
Calendar of the Patent Rolls 1401-1405 p360 (1905)
1404. Oct. 20.
Westminster.
  Pardon, for 10 marks paid by them in the hanaper, to Richard son of Richard Stanhope, ‘chivaler,’ and Elizabeth his wife, daughter of John Markham, of their trespass in acquiring for her life two parts of the manor of Tokesford called ‘Longvilers Manoir,’ co. Nottingham, from the said Richard Stanhope, tenant in chief, and entering therein without licence. 

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