John de Heaton

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

If the first suit below concerns the John of this page, then he was a minor in 1312.

Date of Death: unknown.

Place of Death: unknown.

Relationships

Father: John de Heaton.

This relationship is given by the Lancashire VCH (5:sub Heaton). In the fine below, John is referred to as “John, son of John de Heton”.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: a daughter and co-heir of Robert de Huyton of Billinge.

The Lancashire VCH (5:sub Heaton) states that this marriage “is said” to have taken place. A footnote states, “There does not seem to be any direct proof of this marriage, but it agrees with the descent of the estate.” In a note in the Final Concords for Lancashire Vol. 2 (p. 71-72), William Farrer states that after the death of Robert's son William, his estate passed to William's four sisters. The "eldest married a Huyton, probably of the same blood as his wife, from whom descended a William de Heyton, father of Richard living 8 Henry IV, who had issue." I assume that "Huyton" here is an error for "Heaton". William de Heyton seems to have been the son of John de Heaton's son Richard. In the VCH (4:sub Billinge n. 14), it is noted Richard de Heaton and Isolda hold one fourth part of the manor of Billinge.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

John de Heaton.

Adam de Heaton.

Roger de Heaton.

Robert de Heaton.

Richard de Heaton married Isolda.

Joan de Heaton.

Agnes de Heaton.

Evidence

The Lancashire VCH sub Bury describes a suit in the Duchy of Lancashire Assizes which may involve the John of this page:

Henry de Bury in 1309 claimed 4 acres of land and half an acre of meadow against Robert del Bridge; De Banco R. 179, m. 206 d.; and three years afterwards the defendant called upon John son and heir of John de Heaton to warrant him; ibid. R. 195, m. 219 d. It was found that John, the heir, was a minor, and the case was adjourned till he should be of age; ibid. R. 198, m. 36 d.

from the Lancashire VCH (sub Heaton):

According to the surveys of 1320 and 1322 John de Heaton owed homage and fealty for the tenth part of a fee in Heaton under the Forest, and rendered yearly for sake fee 8d. and for ward of Lancaster Castle 12d., and puture of the serjeants and foresters; Mamecestre, 288, 379. At that time four oxgangs in Heaton contributed proportionally to the maintenance of the foresters of Horwich; ibid. 376, 377.

A final concord dated 10 May 1332:

At Westminster, at three weeks from Easter day, 6 Edward III. [10th May, 1332], and afterwards recorded on the Octave of Holy Trinity, in the said year [21st June, 1332].

Between John, son of John de Heton, plaintiff, and Richard de Gildenale, deforciant of the manor of Heton under Horewich.

John acknowledged the said manor to be the right of Richard, for which Richard granted it to John for his life, after his decease to remain to John, his son, and the heirs of his body, in default to remain to Adam, brother of the said John, son of John, son of John, and the heirs of his body, in default to remain to Roger, brother of the said Adam, and the heirs of his body, in default to remain to Robert, brother of the said Roger, and the heirs of his body, in default to remain to Richard, brother of the said Robert, and the heirs of his body, in default to remain to Joan, sister of the said Richard, and the heirs of her body, in default to remain to Agnes, sister of the said Joan, and the heirs of her body, in default to remain to the right heirs of John, son of John

from Feudal Aids, sub Salfordshire, 1346:

Hugo de Worthyngton et Johannes de Heton tenent di. f. m. in Worthyngton et Heton subtus Horewych, quod Willelmus de Worthyngton quondam tenuit ibidem de feodo predicto.

References

Final Concords for Lancashire Part 2, 1307-77, ed. William Farrer (Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire: London, 1903).

A History of the County of Lancaster:Volumes 4 and 5, ed. William Farrer and J. Brownbill (London, 1911)

Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids A.D. 1284-1431. Vol. III. (London, 1904).