William was born about 1389 in Cornwall, England, the son of unknown parents.
His wife was Joan Hawkins, who he married on BEF 2 FEB 1410 in Cornwall, England. They had no known children.
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Note 1
Source: The National Archive. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/3c10dbd7-beee-4400-a462-fa2b20ce3d7a
21 - Kresen Kernow [formerly Cornwall Record Office]
AR - Arundell of Lanherne and Trerice
AR/1 - TITLE DEEDS
CORNWALL
AR/1/462 - 482 - Newland Preeze Manor
Catalogue description [St James, 10 Hen IV]; at Heligan Covenant, with bond John Heligan = [1] Ralph...
Reference: AR/1/463
Description:
[St James, 10 Hen IV]; at Heligan
Covenant, with bond
John Heligan = [1]
Ralph Heruy de Pempont and Thomas Langdon = [2]-[3]
Indented agreement between [1] and [2]-[3], concerning disagreements and claims of William, son and heir of Richard Prey de Newelond, who holds [le qel il tient] the lands in Newelond of [1] in knight's service or in socage, of which he has an estate [?] for term of his life by grant of Thomas Peuerell [qil ad estaet a terme de sa vie del graunt Thomas Peuerell]; as follows: [2]-[3] shall cause William to marry Joan, second daughter of John Haukyn, before next Purification [= 2nd Feb 1410], and [1] shall allow to be tried [suffra trier] in court, as the common law requires, which of the lands of Newelond are held in knight's service or in socage. If these agreements are kept, then a bond of £40 made by [2]-[3] shall be null and void; otherwise it shall stand in its strength.
Seal.
Newelond [= Newland Preeze, Cardinham]
Date: 1409, Thursday 25th Jul
Held by: Kresen Kernow [formerly Cornwall Record Office], not available at The National Archives
Language: French