Payn FitzJohn
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[15 Oct 2026, Complete Peerage XII/2 pp.270-271: b. before 1100, probably 1st son and heir of John fitz Richard; vice-gerent of Shropshire 1126; justice with Miles of Gloucester; built Pain's Castle; m. Sibyl Talbot (I101091); killed by a Welsh javelin 10 Jul 1137, buried in the chapter-house of Gloucester Abbey; brother of Eustace FitzJohn (I100047) - RING.] Payn FitzJohn was one of Henry I's new men, sheriff of Shropshire and Herefordshire, killed in 1137 pursuing Welsh raiders.
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✓ PAYN FITZJOHN (d. 10 Jul 1137), royal official of Henry I, sheriff of Salop and Hereford (standard: ODNB); father of Agnes (our line). ||RESEARCH-FLAG|| OPEN - his father John fitz Richard (Domesday tenant) and the Ludlow connexion are wirable from standard sources if wanted. Added 14 Sep 2026. || FATHER WIRED 14 Sep 2026: JOHN FITZ RICHARD, Domesday tenant (ODNB 'Pain fitz John': son of John fitz Richard). FRONTIER above.