John Colinman
of Farndale
c 1320 to c 1375
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1320
John may have
been born in about 1330. We don’t know who his parents were.
He probably came from a family of early settlers and farmers. Farndale was
first cleared for agriculture from perhaps about 1220 (FAR00004A). So although we don’t know about John’s
parents, it might be supposed that his grandparents were the hard grafters who
first broke up the forest in the dale and started farming. As Farndale was an
extension of the existing estate of Kirkbymoorside John ancestors before them,
were likely to have come from the land at the northern edge of the Vale of
York, perhaps in the ancient agricultural lands around Kirkdale. These lands
were part of the same landholdings and estate as Farndale.
The Danby Raid
Another Commission of oyer and
terminor was given to William de Greystok on 6 December 1353 touching the
evildoers, including John Colinman of Farnedale (FAR00043), who lately broke to closes, houses and parks of William
son and heir of William Latymer, tenant in chief at Danby and hunted therein
and carried away deer, and assaulted his men and servants whereby he lost their
service for a great time (Patent
Rolls, 27 Edward III Part III, page 541
and index).
See details and research notes.
1354
Patent
Rolls, 28 Edward III Part I, page 69
and index: another complaint involving John Colynman
of Farnedale that a band of folk hunted therein and carried away deer, and assulated his men and servants whereby he lost
their service for a great time
1375
John Colinman may have lived
until about 1375.