On 20 Dec 1360 Thomas' father John Giffard settled land on Thomas and Elizabeth his wife jointly.
On 4 Jan 1367/8 Thomas' father John Giffard settled land on Thomas and his wife Margery jointly.
Aged 25 years and more at the Inquisition taken following the death of his father in 1369 (inquisition post mortem).
Thomas was heir to his cousin John de Morteyn who died 26 July 1373. In his Inquisition Post Mortem (dated 7 July 1380), he is called "Thomas Gyffard, knight, aged 30 years and more, son of Lucy sister of John, his father". 1
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Inquisition post mortem:
Thomas Gyffard, knight.2
Writ, 28 October, 18 Richard II (1394)
KENT. Inq. taken at Preston by Faversham, Thursday before St Edmund the King, 18 Richard II.
He held the under-mentioned moiety in his demesne as of fee.
Leisdon in the Isle of Skapeia. A moiety of a tenement called Jardynes, held of the king in chief by homage and fealty and service of an eighth part of a knight’s fee.
He died on 25 September last. Roger Gyffard, aged 26 years and more, is his son and heir.
464. Writ, 28 October, 18 Richard II
BUCKINGHAM. Inq. taken at Ayllesbury, Friday after St Martin, 18 Richard II.
He held the under-mentioned manor and land.
Twyford. The manor, held of the earl of Ormond by knight’s service.
Achecote. 4 virgates of land, held of John Wodevyll by knight’s service
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Date of death and heir as above.
465. Writ to the escheator of the county of Buckingham to assign dower to Sybil, who was the wife of Thomas Gyffard, knight, deceased, in the presence of Roger Gyffard, son and heir of the said Thomas.
Assignment of dower [missing]
466. Writ, 10 October, 18 Richard II
OXFORD. Inq. taken at Burcestre, Monday before St Martin, 18 Richard II.
He held the under-mentioned moiety of the manor of Somerton.
He held the under-mentioned moiety of the manor of Firyngford and the under-mentioned lands etc. jointly with Sybil his wife, who is still living, for their lives.
Somerton. A moiety of the manor, held of the king in chief by service of a moiety of a knight’s fee.
Firyngford. A moiety of the manor, held of the king in chief by service of a moiety of a knight’s fee.
Bekbrok. 4 messuages and 4 virgates of land, held of Roger Cheyne as of his manor of Kersyngton by service of an eighth part of a knight’s fee.
Newenton Jewell. 5 messuages and 5 virgates of land, held of John Seyton, knight, as of his manor of Bereford St Michael, services unknown.
He died on Wednesday before Michaelmas last. Heir as above, aged 27 years and more.
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