Sheriff of Chester 1334/5
Mayor of Chester 1347/8
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: John Torond.
This relationship is recorded in the Ryland Charters (see below).
Mother: Margery de Bechinton.
This relationship is recorded in a grant recited by William son of William Torond in a 1331 case (Woods p. 31).
Spouse: Agnes.
This relationship is recorded in the Ryland Charters (see below).
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Katherine Torond married William de Hoton.
Evidence
from the Ryland Charters:
RYCH/1638
Chorlton by Backford
n.d. [c. 1312-1318]
Grant by Thomas, son of John de Bacford, to Henry Torond, son of John Torond. Witness list: 'Hiis testibus domino Hugone de Audelegh', tunc Justiciario Cestr', Ricardo de Fouleshurst, tunc vicecomite Cestresir', Roberto de Bebinton', Rogero de Pulle, Rogero de Cochul, Jacobo de eadem, Willelmo de Lecton', Rogero de les greues, Ricardo Payn, Willelmo de Capinhurst et aliis.'
RYCH/1342
Betchton
n.d. [c. 1312-1318]
Quitclaim by Thomas, son of John, son of Hugh de Bacford, to Henry Torond of land in Chorlton [Chorlton by Backford, Backford parish]. Witness list: 'Hiis Testibus Dominis Hugone de Audeleg', tunc Justiciario Cestr', Hamone le Massy, militibus, Ricardo de fouleshurst, tunc vicecomite Cestr', Rogero de Cochul', Roberto de Bebinton, Willelmo de Capynhurst, Willelmo Torond, filio Willelmi Torond, et aliis.'
RYCH/1637
Chorlton by Backford
n.d. [1307 - 1328]
Grant by Thomas, son of John de Bacford, to Henry Torond, son of John Torond. Witness list: 'Hiis testibus Ricardo de Fouleshursth', tunc vicecomite Cestr', Roberto de Mascy de Sale, Willelmo de Hoton', Rogero de Coghull', Willemo de Capenursth', Willelmo de Lascelys, Alexandro de Waley et aliis.'
RYCH/1781
Rivacre
19 Jul 1335
Grant by Richard le Bruyn of Throghford [Trafford] and Margery, his wife, to Henry Torond, citizen of Chester.
RYCH/1364
27 Sep 1348
Indenture between Henry Toront, citizen of Chester, and Agnes, his wife, of the one part, and Richard, son of William, son of Hugh de Chorleton of Little Salghale [Little Saughall], concerning an annual payment.
RYCH/1786
Saughall Massie
27 Sep 1348
Grant by Richard, son of William, son of Hugh de Chorleton of Little Salghale [Little Saughall], to Henry Toront, citizen of Chester, and Agnes, his wife.
from Taylor:
V.
TO ALL to whom these presents shall come William Torond Greeting in the Lord. Know ye that I am liolden and bound to Henry Torond citizen of Chester to pay yearly without contradiction all the days of the life of Margery my mother four shillings of silver at the feasts of Saint John Baptist and Saint Martin by even portions So that if it happen that the said rent be in arrear at any term during the life of the aforesaid Margery then I grant for me and my heirs that it shall be lawful for the said Henry Torond in my lands and tenements which John de Stoke holds of me in Molynton to distrain and that distress at his will to detain until he shall be satisfied of the arrearages. IN WITNESS whereof to the present agreement I have set my seal. These witnesses : William de Hoton, Robert de Bebinton, William de Lasceles, Alan de Prenton, Richard Sampson, Alexander de Waley and others. Given at Chester on Wednesday next after the feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the eighteenth year of the reign of King Edward son of King Edward. [27 March 1325]
VIII.
TO A LL to whom this writing shall come William son of William Torond Greeting in the Lord Know ye that I have remised released and for me and my heirs have altogether quitclaimed to Henry Torond my uncle all right and claim which I had or in any wise might have in a messuage and four bovates of land with the appurtenances in Rouacre in Hotone in Wyrhale So that neither I nor my heirs nor any one by us or in our name may henceforth demand or challenge any right or claim in the aforesaid tenements but by force and effect of the present writing shall remain altogether excluded from all action of demanding anything in the aforesaid tenements. And I the aforesaid William and my heirs all the aforesaid tenements with the appurtenances to the aforesaid Henry his heirs and assigns will warrant acquit and defend against all mortals for ever. IN WITNESS whereof to these presents I have set my seal. These witnesses : Robert de Bebyngtone, Alexander de Waleye, William de Lasceles, Alan de Prentone, Ralph de Haselevalle and others. Given at Hotone on Tuesday next after the Sunday in which is sung Quasi modo geniti in the fifteenth year of the reign of King Edward son of King Edward. [18 April 1322]
IX.
KNOW [all] as well present as to come that I William Thorond have given granted and for me and my heirs by this my present charter have confirmed to Henry Thorond my brother all my land with buildings set and to be set in Rouachre which I had or in any case might have together with dower happening all the days of his life TO HAVE and to hold of me and my heirs to the aforesaid Henry all the days of his life freely quietly well and in peace with all liberties commons and easements to the said land everywhere belonging YIELDING therefor yearly to me and to my heirs from the said Henry all the days of his life a silver half-penny at the feast of Saint John Baptist for all manner of services and demands. And I truly William and my heirs all the aforesaid land with the appurtenances to the aforesaid Henry all the days of his life as is abovesaid will warrant acquit and defend against all people. IN WITNESS whereof to this present charter I have set my seal. These witnesses: James de Pulle, Matthew de Bechetone, William de Hoton, William de Lecthon, John de Becheton, Roger de le Grenys, William le [for de] Lasselys, Richard de Rydelege and others.
from Ormerod (vol. 2, pp. 378-9):
11 Edw. III. William, son of William de Toround, occurs as vouchee in a suit by Richard le Bruyn of Wymbaldestroghford, and Margaret his wife, late wife of William, son of John Toround, against Henry, son of John Toround, for dower of two parts of a messuage and 14 acres in Rouacre in Wyrhale. Some of the Toronds were most probably surnamed Molynton, many of which name occur in the Rolls and Inqs. in connection with this Hundred. Hugh de Molynton Torond occurs 4 Edw. III. in the Recog. Rolls. Henry Torond above-mentioned was probably identical with Henry de Molynton, Lord of Hole, or Hoole, 16 Edw. III.
References
Ormerod, George; Peter Leycester; William Smith; William Webb; and Thomas Helsby. The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and Cottonian mss., parochial registers, private muniments, unpublished ms. collections of successive Cheshire antiquaries, and a personal survey of every township in the county, incorporated with a republication of King's Vale royal and Leycester's Cheshire antiquities. (London: G. Routledge, 1882).
The Rylands Charters indexed at https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/29f0299f-5da1-342a-97a8-be3f70529866
Taylor, Henry. “On some early Deeds relating to the families of Hoton of Hooton, and Stanley of Storeton and Hooton” in the Journal of the Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Society for the County and the City of Chester and North Wales, new series vol. vi. (1899).
Woods, E. Cuthbert “The Journal of John Hough, Lord of the Manor of Liscard” in Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire vol. 72 (1920).