William Moleyns

Sir William Moleyns (7 January 1378 – 8 June 1425) was an English landowner, administrator and politician from Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire.

[1] Born in London, he was the son and heir of Sir Richard Moleyns (died 1384), of Stoke Poges.

Books in the nineteenth century and self-published websites today claim that he and his paternal ancestors were barons, which is untrue as none were summoned to Parliament.

[2] He was soon involved in local government in Buckinghamshire, being appointed to commissions on defence and finance, and in 1419 was made a justice of the peace for the county.

[1] On the north side of the altar on a memorial brass are the images of a knight and his lady, with their arms above and an inscription in Latin below: Hic iacent Willielmus Molyns miles qui obiit viii die mensis junii anno domini mccccxxv et Domina Margeria uxor eius quorum animabus propicietur deus amen (Here lie William Moleyns, knight, who died the eighth day of the month of June in the year of the Lord 1425, and Dame Margery his wife, whose souls may God have in care.