a British soldier and landowner. He was the son of another Sir Roger de Leybourne and his wife Eleanor, the daughter and heir of Stephen of Thornham. In 1199 when the elder Roger was still a minor his wardship was sold to Thornham for 300 marks. The elder Roger then joined the rebels at the start of the First Barons' War in 1215, being captured in November at the siege of Rochester Castle, paying 250 marks for his release. After the death of the elder Roger some time before 1251 his son inherited seven Knight's fees in Kent and Oxfordshire, as well as substantial debts, which were only cancelled in 1253 by Henry III
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1260
Owner of Elham Manor
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1262
The grant of the manor was deemed to be in violation of the conditions of Henry giving the manor to Edward in the first place, and the manor was returned, with the High Sheriff of Kent being ordered to take £1,820 from Leybourne's lands; Leybourne frustrated him by simply removing all the goods from his lands in Kent, Essex and Sussex
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1265
King Henry III re-granted the manor after Roger saved his life at the battle of Evesham. He had also started the construction of Leybourne Castle without licence but under the circumstances was allowed to finish the castle.
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c
1268
He was rewarded by the king with large amounts of land, including the village of Leeds, Kent, where he built a castle at nearby Leybourne, and areas of Kent, Cumberland and Westmorland.
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