Sir John BYRON, Knight

Abt 1387 - 1465  (~ 78 years)

• Name	John BYRON  [1]
  Prefix	Sir
  Suffix	Knight
  Birth	Abt 1387	Clayton, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom   [2]
  	Cambridge University
  Land	[2]
  	Land
  Name	John Byron  [2]
  Name	John le Byron  [2]
  Occupation	[2]
  	Knight
  _FSFTID	LT51-F94
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT51-F94
  _UID	E3C7729DCC21458BA97F8CFF1BA34192BA0B
  Death	Apr 1465	Clayton, Bardford, West Riding, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Burial	Apr 1465	Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I594785431	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir Richard BYRON,   b. 1325, Clayton, Lancashire, England d. 27 Jun 1397, Clayton, Lancashire, England (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Joan DE COLWICK,   b. Abt 1335, Nottinghamshire, England d. 8 Oct 1426, Clayton, Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 91 years)
  Marriage	1375	Bradford, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Family ID	F536734210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret BOOTH,   b. Abt 1386, Barton, Cheshire, England d. 1460, Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	1419	Clayton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom   [4]
  Children	1. Isabel BYRON,   b. Abt 1412, Clayton, Lancashire, England d. 25 May 1486, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England (Age ~ 74 years)   2. Helena "Ellen" BYRON,   b. 6 Jan 1416, Clayton Manor, South Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 25 Nov 1467, Elvaston, Shardlow, Derbyshire, England (Age 51 years)   3. Katherine BYRON,   b. 1418, Clayton, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sir Nicholas BYRON, Knt.,   b. 1420, Clayton, Lancashire, England d. 13 Jan 1503, Leyland, Lancashire, England (Age 83 years)   5. Jane BYRON,   b. Aft 1420, Clayton, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F536734212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Biography Sir John Byron of Clayton, Lancashire & South Stoke, Lincolnshire (b. c. 1386/7, age 10 in 1397 - d. 1449/50),[1] was the s. & h. of:[2] Sir Richard Byron (d. 07 Jun 1397),[2][1] and Joan de Colwick of Colwick, Notts. & South Stoke (d. 08 Oct. 1426).[2] His father's premature death, left him as the ward of Sir John Ashton.[2] John was knighted before 1415,[1] and served as Sheriff of Lancashire from 1437 to 1449.[2] Marriage John was married to Margery (d. c. 1460),[1] dau. of Sir John Booth of Barton.[2] They had at least five (5) sons (1 dvp), and five (5) daughters.[1] children Sir Nicholas Ralph Richard Ellen Elizabeth[2] m. (1415) Thomas, son of Sir John Ashton.[2] Property Sir John Byron acquired lands in Blackley from Lord La Warre and in Gorton from Sir Robert Booth.[2] Events 1415: settlement of lands in Droylsden was made on the occasion of the marriage of Sir John Byron's daughter Elizabeth with Thomas son of Sir John Ashton. 1435: Sir John Byron did homage to Nicholas Thorley, one of the feoffees of Lord La Warre. [2] 1437 - 49: Sir John Byron was sheriff of Lancashire; when he was succeeded by his son Nicholas, a grant of the reversion having been obtained in 1444.[2] 1440: Sir John Byron made a settlement of his lands in the counties of Lancaster, Lincoln, and Northampton.[2] 1442: Sir John Byron made a grant to his grandson, John Byron, said to be the son of his younger son Nicholas, who ultimately became heir to the whole of the Byron manors and lands. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 24 Nov 2024), entry for Helena Byron, person ID LVPQ-HK6. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2024), entry for John Byron, person ID LT51-F94. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2024), entry for Joan de Colwick, person ID GV2L-RRQ. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 22 Dec 2024), entry for Margaret Booth, person ID L55C-K2V. (Reliability: 3).