He was the sole heir of the de la Mare, Roche and Beauchamp Saint Amand families after the death of his cousin, Sir Richard Beauchamp

Married:
JOAN DIGGES
The daughter of Thomas Digges, of Chilham, Kent
This marriage took place in 1480

Children: EDWARD BAYNTUN (Son and heir 1480-1544) RICHARD (died before 1595) JOHN THOMAS ELEANOR ELIZABETH MARGERY (died 1563)

John Bayntun was born in 1460, at Faulston House, in the county of Wiltshire. Medieval documents refer to him as John Baynton, however the family changed the spelling of their surname to Bayntun sometime around the beginning of the 17th century.

On the 1st of July1504, by an Act of Parliament, he obtained a reversal of the attainder of his father, Robert Bayntun, for high treason committed at Tewkesbury, with a restoration in blood and inheritance and thus recovered the many family manors, including the Manor of Fallerston (now known as Faulston). This was the Bayntun family residence and remained in the family until 1577 along with the Manor of Horton and the Manor of Tollard Lucy. He sold the Manor of Marsh Baldon in Oxfordshire to Andrew Windsor also around this time.

John Bayntun inherited a fortune in land and property from his first cousin, thrice removed, Sir Richard Beauchamp – Lord Saint Amand who died without legitimate issue in 1508. This branch of the de la Mare (Delamare), Roche, and Beauchamp families, became merged in the Wiltshire family of Bayntun. Their ancestor, Nicholas Bayntun (1382-1422) of Faulston, had married Joan, the younger daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Roche, and their son Sir John Bayntun (1407-c1447), afterwards married Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Dudley – the granddaughter and eventual heiress of Elizabeth, the elder daughter and co-heiress of Sir John Roche. Therefore the Bayntuns thus became the representatives of both families and the arms of the heiresses of Dudley, Beauchamp, Lord Saint Amand, Roche, de la Mare and Wanton were blazoned as quarterings on the Bayntun shield.

As a result, Faulston House ceased to be the family's main residence, although it remained Bayntun property for many years after and the main branch of the family appear to have resided thereafter at Bromham in one of its most famous landmarks – Bromham House.

Some of the many manors inherited by John Bayntun from the Roche/de la Mare/Beauchamp Saint Amand familes were:

THE MANOR OF BROMHAM ROCHES
After the death of Sir Richard Beauchamp, John Bayntun became Lord of the Manor of Bromham Roches – one of Wiltshire's most famous manors.

THE MANOR OF OVER-WROUGHTON
John had previously held the Manor of Lower Wroughton, which was inherited by his ancestor, Nicholas Bayntun from the Daundely family who held it as far back as 1275. In 1508 John acquired the Roche's half of Overwroughton with lands at Nether-Wroughton.

THE MANOR OF BULKINGTON
The Manor of Bulkington was previously owned by Lord Saint Amand and for a long period of time was part of Keevil parish and much of its history is tied in with the Manor of Keevil. It was inherited by John Bayntun and was eventually sold to Roger Earth of Salisbury in 1562 by John's grandson, Sir Andrew Bayntun. In 1554 it was said that a rent out of a holding in Baynton's manor of Bulkington had formerly been paid to a chantry priest at Lavington, but no further reference to this has been found.

THE MANOR OF WHADDON
The Manor of Whaddon was owned by Sir John Roche and was passed onto his daughter, Elizabeth, at the time of her father's death and later inherited by John Bayntun from Lord Saint Amand. It was eventually sold by his grandson, Sir Andrew Bayntun, in 1555.

STOCK STREET FARM
Stock Street Farm comprised of 39 acres and was held in the late 14th century by Sir John Roche. This was also inherited by John Bayntun. It was sold sometime between 1771 and 1774 by Sir Edward Bayntun Rolt to Thomas Singer.

NUTHILL FARM
Nuthill Farm was also land inherited by John and this had also previously belonged to the Roche family, It comprised of 113 acres, with adjoining or nearby land at Chittoe, then in Bishop's Canning parish and lay northwest of Whetham Manor. This remained Bayntun property until 1739 when it was sold by Sir Edward Bayntun Rolt to Ralph Broome.

CHERHILL ESTATE
Before his death in September 1400 Sir John Roche had estates lying in Cherhill. These previously belonged to Guy de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and his wife Alice de Toni in 1315 and had descended through Saint Amand and then onto John Bayntun.

CHEDGLOW ESTATE
Land belonging to Sir John Roche – inherited by John Bayntun.

THE MANOR OF CHISENBURY
The Manor of Chisenbury (or Chisenbury de la Folly) was another manor inherited by John at this time. It remained part of the Bayntun estate until it was sold by Sir Andrew Bayntun in 1555.

NUTHILL FARM

John Bayntun was mentioned in a Tourn (a type of Court Roll for the local business of the village), as John Bayntun knight, holding one knights fee, military service in Faulston in 1506. However the inscription on the brass slab in his memory in the Bayntun Chapel at the Church of St. Nicholas in Bromham, does not indicate he was knighted. Instead he is referred to as John Bayntun, Arminger (esquire – entitled to bear arms without being knighted). He is again listed in another Tourn, dated 1515, as a resident or taxpayer in Faulston.

John and his wife, Joan Digges, had four sons and three daughters. His eldest son and heir was called Edward, followed by Richard, John and Thomas. Afer John's death his family dispersed to occupy Beauchamp property in various counties. Records also show that John had a sister, Elizabeth, who was a nun at Lacock Abbey circa 1515.

When John died on 31st October 1516, King Henry VIII had been on the throne for seven years. He was buried in the parish church of St. Nicholas in Bromham.

His wife had pre-deceased him and in his last will, dated 27th October 1515, three of his sons are mentioned – Edward, Richard and Thomas and his desire to be buried at St. Nicholas Church. His other son, John, was not included - perhaps he had died some time before this.

On the floor in the chapel there is a very interesting full sized slab (pictured below), bearing a brass effigy of a man in armor - nearly three feet long and an inscription written around the edges in Latin:

Orate pro aia John Baynton, Armigeri, filli et hered Roberti Baynton, militas. Consanguinei et hered Richardi Beauchamp, domino de sco. Amando qui obiit ultimo die mensis Octobris. Anno domini millmo VCXVI. Cujus aie propicietur deus. Amen.

Translated:
Pray for the soul of John Bayntun, Arminger, son and Heir of Robert Bayntun, knight. Kinsman and heir of Richard Beauchamp, Lord St. Amand, who died the last day of October. Anno domini. On whose soul may God have mercy. Amen.

The figure in the centre of the brass bears the style of clothing worn in 1416, rather than when he died in 1516, so it is thought the family borrowed someone else's brass. This was quite common at the time and would have saved a lot of expense. The four shields (one in each corner) represent the families of his great-great grandparents - de la Mare (Delamare) and Roche as well as the Bayntun coat of arms in opposite corners. Left to right: The arms of Roche, de la Mare and Bayntun.

John Bayntun was succeeded by his eldest son and heir Sir Edward Bayntun