Edward Threston was a Knights Templar at The Sanford Cartulary*. This would have ennobled the Threston family sometime between 1200 and 1300 and Edward would have been Sir Edward Threston.+
*Cartulary by definition means “medieval manuscript volume or roll containing transcriptions of original documents relating to the foundation, privileges, and legal rights of ecclesiastical establishments, municipal corporations, industrial associations, institutions of learning, or private families. The term is sometimes also applied to collections of original documents bound in one volume or attached to one another so as to form a roll, as well as to custodians of such collections.” - Quoted from wikipedia
+Title “Knight/Dame Templar
The main and central Honour of our Noble Order, and representing the second tier of Membership, is that of the rank of Knight or Dame Templar. The Honour of Knight Templar is fully hereditary and is bestowed in perpetuity, and specially designed to provide an adequate opportunity to enjoy the privileges of ennoblement and title, at an initial level.By this token, the new Knight Templar may become fully acquainted and familiar with all aspects of our Noble Order before deciding whether to apply for advancement to the level of Knight Commander (providing of course such vacancies exist).
The benefits, which do however inure to the category of Knight or Dame Templar, are as follows:
Full hereditary title of Knight or Dame Templar of this The Ancient and Noble Order of The Knights Templar, with the legal right and privilege of using the honorific 'Sir' before the given name, and the abbreviated letters 'KT/DT' following the family name. Equally, should the Fellow be a married male his wife shall automatically and lawfully be know as 'Lady ----', with any and all children being known and recognised by the honorific 'The Hon.' (The Honourable) before their given names. A full and formal Investiture in exact accord and timing as approved by the Inner Court. At this juncture the candidate will be presented with a Warrant of Investiture, a white Mantle of Rank, the Sword of Rank and a Templar cross, enamelled in red and worn suspended from a neck ribbon.
After a period, normally five years, of good standing with the Order, Knight/Dame Templars may be offered advancement to the rank of Knight/Dame Commander”
- Quoted from theknightstemplar.info
Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller
“In 1239 Sir Thomas de Sandford gave land to the Knights Templar enclave in Oxford's Temple Cowley. In the reign of Edward II the Templars were suppressed and in 1324 the Knights Hospitaller took over. In 1541 Henry VIII dissolved the order, and the land passed to Cardinal Sir Thomas Wolsey.”
-Quoted from Wikipedia::
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Quoted from The Knights Templar in Temple Cowley - Research carried out by Caroline Morrell on the Archaeology of East Orford website
“The Sandford Cartulary was compiled in the second half of the 13th century, by order of Robert le Eascropp, Preceptor of the Sandford Templars in this period. It was transcribed by Agnes M Leys in 1938 for the Oxfordshire Record Society and she describes it in her introduction as ‘the only complete record of the estates of any house of the Templars in England’ (vi).”
from page 93 of The Sanford Catulary
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References
The Sandford cartulary .. by Agnes Leys, Page 93, Published 1938
The Knights Templar
Reference:
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*Cartulary by definition means “medieval manuscript volume or roll containing transcriptions of original documents relating to the foundation, privileges, and legal rights of ecclesiastical establishments, municipal corporations, industrial associations, institutions of learning, or private families. The term is sometimes also applied to collections of original documents bound in one volume or attached to one another so as to form a roll, as well as to custodians of such collections.” - Quoted from wikipedia
+Title “Knight/Dame Templar
The main and central Honour of our Noble Order, and representing the second tier of Membership, is that of the rank of Knight or Dame Templar. The Honour of Knight Templar is fully hereditary and is bestowed in perpetuity, and specially designed to provide an adequate opportunity to enjoy the privileges of ennoblement and title, at an initial level.By this token, the new Knight Templar may become fully acquainted and familiar with all aspects of our Noble Order before deciding whether to apply for advancement to the level of Knight Commander (providing of course such vacancies exist).
The benefits, which do however inure to the category of Knight or Dame Templar, are as follows:
Full hereditary title of Knight or Dame Templar of this The Ancient and Noble Order of The Knights Templar, with the legal right and privilege of using the honorific 'Sir' before the given name, and the abbreviated letters 'KT/DT' following the family name. Equally, should the Fellow be a married male his wife shall automatically and lawfully be know as 'Lady ----', with any and all children being known and recognised by the honorific 'The Hon.' (The Honourable) before their given names. A full and formal Investiture in exact accord and timing as approved by the Inner Court. At this juncture the candidate will be presented with a Warrant of Investiture, a white Mantle of Rank, the Sword of Rank and a Templar cross, enamelled in red and worn suspended from a neck ribbon.
After a period, normally five years, of good standing with the Order, Knight/Dame Templars may be offered advancement to the rank of Knight/Dame Commander”
- Quoted from theknightstemplar.info
Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller
“In 1239 Sir Thomas de Sandford gave land to the Knights Templar enclave in Oxford's Temple Cowley. In the reign of Edward II the Templars were suppressed and in 1324 the Knights Hospitaller took over. In 1541 Henry VIII dissolved the order, and the land passed to Cardinal Sir Thomas Wolsey.”
-Quoted from Wikipedia::
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Quoted from The Knights Templar in Temple Cowley - Research carried out by Caroline Morrell on the Archaeology of East Orford website
“The Sandford Cartulary was compiled in the second half of the 13th century, by order of Robert le Eascropp, Preceptor of the Sandford Templars in this period. It was transcribed by Agnes M Leys in 1938 for the Oxfordshire Record Society and she describes it in her introduction as ‘the only complete record of the estates of any house of the Templars in England’ (vi).”
from page 93 of The Sanford Catulary
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References
The Sandford cartulary .. by Agnes Leys, Page 93, Published 1938
The Knights Templar
Reference:
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About Roger McHugh (Genealogist) Professional Genealogist (surname and origins expert) Board for Certification of Genealogists Member Board for Certification of Genealogists ® © Copyright 2007-2014 All Rights Reserved.
