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John de Aston of Parkhall and Heywood

Sir John de Aston (fl. 1475) of Parkhall and Heywood was a Sheriff of Staffordshire and of Warwickshire in the reign of Edward IV of England.

Biography edit

Sir John was the son of Robert de Aston, of Parkhall and Heywood,[a] and his second wife Isabel, daughter of Sir William Brereton, of Brereton, Staffordshire.[1]

Ashton was one of the adherents of William, Lord Hastings, who was put to death in a very summary manner, by the protector, afterwards King Richard III. The name of John Aston, Esq. is to be found in a list of 89 persons, knights, esquires, and gentlemen, who engaged to stand by Lord Hastings, whether in peace or war.[b]

Sir John was Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1475, (15th of the reign of Edward IV),[3][4] and 1481 (20th of the reign of Edward IV).[5] He was also twice Sheriff of Warwickshire.[6]

Family edit

Sir John married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Delves, of Doddington, Cheshire. They had sons and daughters:[7]

  • John, his successor and a favourite of Henry VIII
  • Richard, later lived at Whorcross, Staffordshire.
  • Robert.
  • Elizabeth, married John Basset of Blore.
  • —— married Dudley, of Sedgeley.
  • Isabella, married Humphrey O'Keover.
  • —— married Braddock, of Adelbaldeston.
  • Catherine, married Thomas Blount of Burton.
  • Margaret, married 1st, Thomas Kynardetley of Loxley; and 2nd Ralph Wolseley.
  • Alice, married John Dodd, of Choriey.
  • —— married Colwich, of Colwich, Staffordshire.
  • Rose married Thomas Child, of Ormesley, Shropshire.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Sir John was:
  2. ^ This list is contained in an ancient roll, titled "Anno Edwardi Quarti decimo quarto", contains two lords; nine knights, 58 esquires, and 20 gentlemen, in all 89. The name of John Aston is the third among the esquires.[2]
  1. ^ Burke 1866, p. 13.
  2. ^ Constable & Clifford 1817, pp. 242–243 for the title cites Dugdale's Baron. vol i, page 583.
  3. ^ Erdeswicke & Harwood 1820, p. 63.
  4. ^ Burke states 16th year of the reign of Edward IV (Burke 1866, p. 13)
  5. ^ Erdeswicke & Harwood 1820, p. 62.
  6. ^ Constable & Clifford 1817, p. 242.
  7. ^ Burke 1866, p. 13–14.

References edit

  • Burke, Sir Bernard (1866), A Genealogical History of the Dormant: Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire, Harrison, pp. 13–14
  • Erdeswicke, Sampson; Harwood, Thomas (1820), A Survey of Staffordshire; Containing the Antiquities of that County Erdeswick and Harwood, J.B . Nichols and Son, pp. 60–63
Attribution
  •   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Constable, Sir Thomas Hugh; Clifford, Arthur (1817), A topographical and historical description of the parish of Tixall in the County of Stafford, Paris, p. 242–243

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