John (or Jenkin) (l) Framlingham

Biography

John/Jenking Framlingham is said to have purchased Cow's Hall in 1397 from John Crowe, Gent. He must have been over 21, probably quite a bit older, but must have been born before 1376. He died before 1425, because HIS son John died in possession of Crows Hall.

“The manors of Suffolk; notes on their history and devolution, with some illustrations of the old manor houses”. by Copinger, Walter Arthur, 1847-1910; Copinger, H. B. (Harold Bernard), b. 1881 (Publication date 1905). Page 129. < Archive.Org >

“And after cam one Jenkin Framelingham, and purchased a faire Lordship and Manor Place about Debenham Market a Mile from Some in Southfolk. This Manor Place stondeth on a praty Hille and a Wood aboute it a litle withoute Debenham Market Towne, and is callid Crowis Haulle, for one Crow a Gentilman was owner of it, or ever Jenkin Framelingham bought it. This Jenkin lyith yn Debenham Chirche : and sins the Frame- linghams hath bene Lordes of the Toune of Debenham. The Framelinghams of late exchaunged with the Lordes of Northfolk and Wingefield for their Landes in Framelingham self, and in sum other partes very nere to it. Ther be no mo of the Framelinghams that be Men of Landes there but the onely Framelingham of Debenham."

On John Framlingham's death he was succeeded by his son and heir, John Framlingham, who married Margaret Lee, and died 12th June," 1425, when the manor passed to his son and heir, John Framlingham, who married Mary Walles.

There are early Framlinghams in both Norfolk & Suffolk. The earliest Suffolk reference I can find is;
EARLIEST SUFFOLK record
DL 25/1361/1082 UK Archives April 5th 1324
Places: Property in Peasenhall, Suffolk.
Document Note: The document mentions: John Framlingham (de Framlyngham) / Nicholas Sibton (de Sibeton') / Richard Blaunch (Blaunch[.]). Although three persons are party to the document there seem to have been only two seals. Two seals on document, number two of which is lost.
Seal Design: Design: ?gem (unidentifiable), Size: 19 x c 16 mm, Shape: oval, Colour: brown-red, Legend: AVEMARIAGRA[.], Personal.
Material: Wax. Attachment: On tag.
Seal Note: No name on seal. Seal could belong to John Framlingham (de Framlyngham) or Nicholas Sibton (de Sibeton') or Richard Blaunch (Blaunch[.]) or borrowed. The day is uncertain. Impression: faint. Condition: damage to design and legend.

References

• https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/suffolk/churches/debenham.htm. The oldest memorial is a brass in the chancel to John Framlingham of Crows Hall (d 1425) and his wife Margaret. The most impressive memorial, however, is the tomb of a later Framlingham, Sir Charles (d 1595) and his first wife Dorothy. The tomb was erected by Framlingham's second wife Elizabeth in 1598. The effigies of Sir Charles and Lady Dorothy are finely carved and show in beautifully detail what fashions were like the late Elizabethan period.
• https://www.crows-hall.com/the-house
• http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/debenham.htm