The following documents mention John de Thornhill and members of his family
John first appears as John son of Richard de Thornhill when he witnessed a gift from Thomas son of William de Horbury to Ivo Talvas [undated 1202-1210]. John's brother, William, also was a witness. After this, John witnessed a number of documents, all in the Honour of Warenne.
An agreement [undated, 1233-1240] is as follows:
Agreement between William earl de Warenne and John de Thornhill by which John granted to the earl all beasts and birds taken on his land in Sowerbyshire to be kept by the earl's foresters, provided that the latter did not injure nor exact food or hospitality from his men; and the earl granted to John and his heirs licence to do their will in all their lands and woods of Sowerbyshire, and to take five stages in grease and five hinds in season within his own fee in Sowerbyshire by view of the earl's foresters.Should John's dogs in hunting pass the bounds, he and his heirs should stop at the bounds and recall them.
Original charter P. R. O. Anc.Deed A 317. EYC vol. 8 No.171
In the Liber Feodorum (also called the Testa de Nevill), it is recorded that, in 1242-43, John de Thornhill, and others, held a sixth part of a knight's fee in Thistleton, Pres and Greenhalgh of the fee of the heir of Theobald Walter, who held it of the king
A writ [dated 24th August 1249] found that John Gernet held of John de Thornhill, 2 bovates of land in the vill of Thistleton worth one mark of silver yearly.In 1249, John de Thornhill held 2 carucates in Middle Rawcliffe of Thobald le Boteler by service of one twelfth part of a knight's fee.
The land in Middle Rawcliffe stayed in the Thornhill family until 1253, when John's son Richard de Thornhill directed his tenants in future to answer to Richard le Boteler as their lord
[Dods. MSS liii fol. 85]
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