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John Dutton, Esquire, Lord of Dutton XIII, born of Cheshire County, England, died 1445. He married Margaret Savage of Clifton, Cheshire, England. They had children Thomas Dutton, son and heir; Roger Dutton, another son, afterwards lord of Dutton; John Dutton, slain with his brother sir Thomas Dutton at Blore-heath, 1459--Staffordshire. Robert Dutton, another son, died without issue; and Arnalde Dutton who bought leasehold lands in Bedfordchyr. Sir John Dutton, Lord Dutton XIII, died in the year 24 Hen. IV, in 1445 age 42 years. John Dutton of Dutton, Esquire, son and heir of sir Peter, married Margaret, daughter of sir John Savage of Clifton, 6 Hen. V, 1418, and had issue Thomas Dutton, son and heir; Roger Dutton, another son, afterwards lord of Dutton; John Dutton, slain with his brother sir Thomas Dutton at Blore-heath, 1459--Staffordshire. Robert Dutton, another son, died without issue; and Arnalde Dutton who bought leasehold lands in Bedfordchyr. Will of his nephew Lawrence, 1527). Margaret, married . . . Maud married . . . Agnes married . . . Ellen married . . . Elizabeth married . . . This John Dutton of Dutton died 24 Hen. IV, 1445 aged forty-two years. Margaret, his wife, survived, and was living 1450 (Omerod, 649 XIII). Comments: Today, Chester is the county town, and Dutton is about 15 miles northwest. There were no dictionaries or spelling guides, probably before 1600. All of the manors listed appear to have been in Cheshire. A Manor and land could include a Manor House. County Chester is a preferred legal term according to some guides, also known generally as Cheshire, Chester being the county town, county capitol in Great Britain terms. John de Dutton was the son and heir of Sir Peter (Piers) Dutton, thus acquiring multiple properties in 1434. 12 Hen. VI. (1434) Inq. p.m. Petrus de Dutton, chivaler . Seized in tail of the Manors of Nesse juxta Burton in Wyrehale, Ber[ton], Legh justa Berterton, Kekewyk, Arwe, two parts of Manor of Acton [in Weaverham, or Delamere], and lands, rents, etc., therein, and in Cudington, Buddeworth in le ffryth, ___, Bulkylegh, Chirchemunshull, Happesford, Stonydunham, Norley, Picton, Stoke, Neuton, Kyngesley, Bradley, and Onston. Johes de Dutton fil et herest , aet 30 years (Murray, 119; Omerod footnote p. 647). Twelve Henry calculated from Murray by adding twelve to 1422). An Inquisition was taken at Chester . . . 24 Henry VI Inq. p.m. (March 7, 1445), before (mayor and other officials) . . . finding that John de Dutton of Dutton died possessed of the fee (heritable land held from a feudal lord in return for service) . . . various properties including land at the castle, a fishery with 4 boats on river Dee, garden at the castle, 5 messuages , and 2 gardens in Chester, all held of the King as Earl of Chester in "socage by fealty only." . John de Dutton died . . . February 20, 1445-6, and Thomas de Dutton is his son and heir, was aged 24 years and more at the time of the death of John de Dutton [Chester Inquisitions, 24 Henry VI., No. 2] (Memorials, 203-204). These Chester properties had total rents valued at about 1 pound 15 shillings and 2 pence. The summary below from Omerod appears to match the item from the preceding "Memorials." source: 24 Hen VI (1445) Inq. p.m. Johis Dutton de Dutton. Seized in his demesne as of fee of and in one vacant plot of land juxta le Castellone in Civitate Cestr', held of the King as Earl of Chester, in socage by fealty , and of no annual value ultra repris'; also of one Fishery with four battett in the waters of Dee . . . value p. a. 2s, also of a garden . . . in Castellone value 12d; . . . 6s 8d rent out of a messuage . . . in le Castellone; 6s 8d rent . . . messuage in Fleshmongerlonge called Batholomuse Inne; also 10s 7d rents out of messuage . . . Northgate strete; 8s rent of a mess. . . . Bruggestrete; 6s 8d rent out of a mess. . . le Castellone; 6s 8 d rent . . . mess. Bruggestre; garden in Northgatestrete val 6 d p.a. All held of the Earl in socage by fealty. . . . Thomas de Dutton jam supesta es fillis et heres aet 24 temp. mortis p'dicti Johis (Omerod footnote p. 647). John de Dutton, Esquire, and Margaret may have had other properties not listed in the forgoing. Certainly, their son Sir Thomas Dutton, had multiple properties in Cheshire when his estate needed settling. Memorials of Dutton has type-set spellings of estate property locations for Sir Thomas Dutton (1421-1459): Acton by Weaverham, Arrowe, Ashton by Mouldworth, Aston in Mondrem and Church Minshull, Barterton, Barrow Magna commonly called Folkes and Hammonsheath, Bradley, Chorlton in Wysehall, Clifton, Crowton, Cuddington by Onston, Hapsford, Halton in Lancashire, Lovemore in Kingsley, Kekwick, Kingsley, Macclesfield, Moulds-worth parva, Nesse, Newton, Norley, Onston, Over Whitley, Picton, Preston, Pulton Launcelyn, Stoke, Stoney Dunham, Weston. Those properties all are entangled in the estate Sir Thomas Dutton (1421-1459), the son of John de Dutton (1403-1445) and grandson of Sir Peter Dutton (1377-1433). Some properties are held of the Prince as Earl of Cheshire, others of the King, one of Henry (Earl of Richmond), and some of others. Margaret, wife of John de Dutton had a dower property. The manors and towns often had more than one listing (Memorials 204-207). A summary Murray's history, pages 119-144: Henry VI (1421-1471) succeeded to the throne in 1422 on the deaths of his father Henry V. Henry V, (Henry of Monmouth, called "Prince Hal" by Shakespeare). He was good at war, resisted the French King's attempts to seize the Plantaganet Aquitane territory. Since his father had seized the throne by force, Henry VI believed "that kingdoms were won by the sword," rather than devine right. Henry VI was murdered in 1471. He married Margaret, Princess of Anjou (France). They had a son, Edward, Prince of Wales born 1453. Margaret loved war, and defended (as Queen) her new realm better than her husband. Henry was defeated in battle and fled to Scotland, returned but was replaced by his distant cousin, Edward IV (1442-1483). Edward V (1470-1483) succeeded his father Edward IV in 1483, died that year. Richard III (1452-1485) ursurped the throne in 1483 on death of brother Edward IV. He was killed by Henry Tudor in 1509. This ended the Plantagenet rule. The War of the Roses era, a 30-year struggle from 1455 to 1485 to hold the crown, internal wars between barons, and French interference. Edward IV was a Yorkist (white rose), and Queen Margaret (of Anjou) was a Lancastrian (red rose). The Lancastrians had ruled for three generations of Henry IV, Henry V, and poor Henry VI (Murray,
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