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Sir John de Sutton

Birth
Death
1338 (aged 51–52)
Staffordshire, England
Burial
Dudley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England Add to Map
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Family Note
Sir John Sutton, Knight, married Margaret de Somery and in her right was Lord Dudley. She was daughter of Roger de Somery and sister and co-heir of John de Somery. It was through her the Suttons acquired the Castle of Dudley and considerable estates, including the Manor of Seggesley Chase of Pennalt, the manor of New Synford-Regis, County Stafford, as also the town of Dudley. He took the arms of de Somery: Or two lions passant inpale azure. These being the original arms of Fitz-Ansculph. whose daughter, Beatrix, married Fulke Paganel. A grant was extorted from Sir John Sutton by which he passed away by deed, bearing date at Westminster 19th of Oct ., 19 of Edward II, all his right and title to the castle and manor of Dudley to Hugh le de Spenser, but this grant thus made being extorted from him when in prison, and in fear of his being put to death. It was cancelled upon accession of Edward III and the property restored. John's death circa February 1338 (43-60)
Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England (United Kingdom
Individual Note for John's wife
Margaret de Somery, b. 1290, d. 1384, Baroness Dudley; m. John de Sutton I, Knight, lord of Dudley Castle, co. Stafford, 1326, living 1337, son of Sir Richard de Sutton, b. c 1266, living 1346, lord of Warsop, Sutton, Eakring, and Cotham, co. Nottingham, by his wife, Isabel Patrick, b. c 1260, d. by 1318, widow of Philip Burnel, daughter and heir of William Patrick, d. by 1279, by his wife, Beatrice de Malpas, d. 1290. Margaret de Somery was sister and heir of John de Somery, b. 1278, dsp 29 Dec 1321.
Notes
Family Note
Sir John Sutton, Knight, married Margaret de Somery and in her right was Lord Dudley. She was daughter of Roger de Somery and sister and co-heir of John de Somery. It was through her the Suttons acquired the Castle of Dudley and considerable estates, including the Manor of Seggesley Chase of Pennalt, the manor of New Synford-Regis, County Stafford, as also the town of Dudley. He took the arms of de Somery: Or two lions passant inpale azure. These being the original arms of Fitz-Ansculph. whose daughter, Beatrix, married Fulke Paganel. A grant was extorted from Sir John Sutton by which he passed away by deed, bearing date at Westminster 19th of Oct ., 19 of Edward II, all his right and title to the castle and manor of Dudley to Hugh le de Spenser, but this grant thus made being extorted from him when in prison, and in fear of his being put to death. It was cancelled upon accession of Edward III and the property restored. John's death circa February 1338 (43-60)
Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England (United Kingdom
Individual Note for John's wife
Margaret de Somery, b. 1290, d. 1384, Baroness Dudley; m. John de Sutton I, Knight, lord of Dudley Castle, co. Stafford, 1326, living 1337, son of Sir Richard de Sutton, b. c 1266, living 1346, lord of Warsop, Sutton, Eakring, and Cotham, co. Nottingham, by his wife, Isabel Patrick, b. c 1260, d. by 1318, widow of Philip Burnel, daughter and heir of William Patrick, d. by 1279, by his wife, Beatrice de Malpas, d. 1290. Margaret de Somery was sister and heir of John de Somery, b. 1278, dsp 29 Dec 1321.


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