Hugh Waterton
Sir Hugh Waterton | |
|---|---|
| Died | 2 July 1409 |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Mowbray Katherine (surname unknown) |
| Issue |
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| Father | William Waterton |
| Mother | Elizabeth Newmarch |
Sir Hugh Waterton, (born circa 1340 [before 1373] – died 2 July 1409) was a trusted servant of the House of Lancaster.
Family
Waterton's date of birth is not known.[1] Some would have it, he was the second son of William Waterton of Waterton, Lincolnshire, and Elizabeth Newmarch,[2] the daughter of Sir Roger Newmarch of Womersley, Yorkshire, by his wife, Maud.[3]A Hugh Waterton, Esq. is known who was a young man in 1386, knighted by 1398, d.1409, born son of William Waterton by his wife, daughter and heiress of Thomas Methley of Methley, near Wakefield, Yorkshire; [4] He had an elder brother, John Waterton, and was uncle to Robert Waterton, another lifelong Lancastrian servant.[2]
Career
Waterton served in France in 1373 with
From the late 1370s he was also associated with Gaunt's son, Henry Bolingbroke, the future
He was knighted in 1396, and was a
When Bolingbroke came to the throne as Henry IV in 1399, Waterton was appointed Chamberlain of the
During Henry IV's reign Waterton continued to be appointed to commissions in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire, including
He was appointed to the King's council in 1405,
He died 2 July 1409,[2] having made his will the previous day.[9] His place of burial is unknown. His will was proved at Lambeth on 7 July 1409.[9] By inquisitions post mortem he was found to be seized of the manor of Wroot and two parts of the manor of Epworth, both in Lincolnshire,[6] and the manors of Credenhill and Eaton Tregoz near Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire [5][13] and Bramsbergh in Gloucestershire. His heirs were his two daughters by his first marriage.[2]
His arms differed slightly from those of his brother and nephew and were
Marriages and issue
Waterton married (1st) Ellen de Mowbray, the daughter of Robert (or Thomas) Mowbray, Esquire, by whom he had a son and three daughters:[2]
- John Waterton, who died without issue in the lifetime of his father,
- Elizabeth Waterton (died before 1420), who married John ap Harry, Esquire,[2] of Poston, Herefordshire, by whom she had two sons, Hugh ap Harry, who died without issue, and Richard ap Harry, who made proof of his age in 1430/31.[9]
- Blanche Waterton, born about 1380 (aged 40 and more in 1420). She married in 1393 Plympton St Mary, Awliscombe, and Buckerell in Devon and of Fonthill Gifford and Upavon in Wiltshire, later a Knight of the king's chamber, Sheriff of Devon in 1409–10 and 1420–22, and Knight of the Shire for Devon in 1420. They had two sons, including Henry, and two daughters, Elizabeth (wife of John Ferrers) and Katherine (wife of John St Aubyn). Blanche died 3 September 1437. [9][15]
- Katherine Waterton, who died unmarried in the lifetime of her father.
Waterton married (2nd) by November 1394, Katherine (died 4 May 1420), widow of Sir John de Bromwich (died shortly before 20 September 1388), and daughter of Alexander Walden,[16] by whom he had no issue.[2]
After Waterton's death, his widow Katherine married (3rd) by October 1414 Sir Roger Leche (died 1416) of Chatsworth, Derbyshire,[2][16] Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, 1400–1401, Knight of the Shire for Derbyshire, 1402, 1406, 1413–14, Controller of the Household of King Henry IV, 1404–5, Steward of the Household to Henry, Prince of Wales [future King Henry V], 1407–13, Sheriff of Flintshire, 1407–16, Treasurer of the Household of King Henry V, 1413–16, Chamberlain of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1416, Treasurer of England, 1416.
Notes
- ^ Nicolas 1832, p. 190.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Castor 2004.
- ^ Richardson III 2011, p. 257.
- ^ Nicolas 1832, p. 447.
- ^ a b Foy: Possible site of Eaton Tregoz Castle, Campfield, Herefordshire Through Time Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ a b Stonehouse 1839, p. 447.
- ^ Mortimer 2007, pp. 94–7.
- ^ Whitehead 2004.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nicolas 1832, p. 191.
- ^ Green 1857, pp. 343–4.
- ^ Tout 1894, pp. 123–5.
- ^ Griffiths 2004.
- ^ 'CP40/663: Michaelmas term 1426', Court of common pleas: The National Archives, CP40: 1399–1500 (2010) Retrieved 14 October 2013].
- ^ Nicolas 1832, p. 192.
- ^ Weaver 1885, p. 100.
- ^ a b Leche Roger (died 1416), of Chatsworth and Nether Haddon, Derbyshire, History of Parliament Retrieved 13 October 2013.
References
- Castor, Helen (2004). "Waterton, Sir Hugh (d. 1409)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/50140. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Curry, Anne (2000). The Battle of Agincourt: Sources and Interpretations. Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Boydell Press. ISBN 9780851158020. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- Green, Mary Anne Everett (1857). Lives of the Princesses of England from the Norman Conquest. Vol. III. London: Longman, Brown, Green.
- Griffiths, R. A. (2004). "Mortimer, Edmund (V), fifth earl of March and seventh earl of Ulster (1301–1425)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19344. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- Mortimer, Ian (2007). The Fears of Henry IV. Jonathan Cape. ISBN 9781407066332.
- Nicolas, Nicholas Harris (1832). The Controversy between Sir Richard Scrope and Sir Robert Grosvenor in the Court of Chivalry A.D. MCCCLXXXV – MCCCXC. Vol. II. London: Samuel Bentley.
- Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G. (ed.). Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. Vol. III (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. ISBN 978-1449966393.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Stonehouse, W.B. (1839). The History and Topography of the Isle of Axholme. London: Longman, Rees, Orme & Co. ISBN 9780598936028.
Tout, Thomas Frederick (1894). "Mortimer, Edmund de (1391–1425)". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 39. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 123–5. Retrieved 17 October 2013.- Weaver, Frederic William (1885). The Visitations of the County of Somerset in the Years 1531 and 1575. Exeter: W. Pollard. p. 100.
- Whitehead, J.R. (2004). "Waterton, Robert (d.1425)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/54421. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
