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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Effigy of Sir John d'Abernoun is in Monumental Effigies of Great Britain.
THE family bearing this surname had possessions in Surrey soon after the Norman conquest, where they continued to the time of Henry the Fifth. A charter of free warren was granted 37th Henry III. to a Sir John d'Abernoun, for his demesne land in the manors of Stoke d'Abernoun and Fetcham, in the county above mentioned. The subject of this effigy in Stoke d'Abernoun church was his son, who died in 1327.