Margaret Danyers

Events 

Date of Birth: 1 June 1348.

Place of Birth: Bradley, Cheshire.

In a proof of age, Margaret is said to have been born on the Sunday after Ascension Day, 22  Edward III, in Bradley, Cheshire.

Date of Death: 24 June 1428.

Place of Death: unknown.

The date is recorded in Margaret’s inquisition post mortem.

Relationships

Father: Sir Thomas Danyers.

Mother: Isabel Baggiley.

These relationships are given by Leycester, citing deeds. Margaret names her father in a grant of arms to her son John Savage.

Spouse: John Radcliffe.

This relationship is given by Leycester, citing a deed. John died soon after 1368.

Spouse: John Savage. Married about 1375.

This relationship is given by Thornton, and by Leycester, citing a deed. Margaret names her former husband in a grant of arms to her son, John Savage. The elder John died in 1386.

Spouse: Piers Legh of Maxfield. Married November 1388.

This relationship is given by Thornton, and by Leycester, citing deeds. Piers was beheaded at Chester 10 August 1399.

Children: 

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

Sir John Savage (died 1 August 1450) married (1) Maud Swinnarton; married (2) Ellen Vernon in 1428.

Elizabeth Savage

Blanche Savage married Sir William Stanley.

Lucy Savage

Sir Peter Legh (died June 1422 at Paris) married Joan Haydock.

John Legh (died 1407)

Evidence

from the Register of the Black Prince (vol. 3, p. 196):

1355 May 18. London.

     Order to John de Delves, lieutenant of the justice of Cestre, – on representations by Margaret daughter and heir of Thomas Danyers, knight, that whereas she began an assize of novel disseisin against Sir John Danyers and others touching tenements in Hale, co. Chester, and in reply to her writ Sir John alleged that the tenements are held in socage and that he as next friend is seised thereof because of nurture in accordance with the form of the statute, so that the plea remains in judgement between the parties, now of late the escheator in those parts, at the suggestion of Sir John, has seized the tenements into the prince’s hand because it was found by an inquisition of office taken by Sir John’s procurement that a parcel of the tenements is held of the prince by knight service, by which seizure judgement is delayed, to her great damage, – to summon before him the said escheator and Sir John, and, after obtaining information from them touching the prince’s right in the lands seized, to take an inquisition by their advice as to the whole matter, summoning the said Margaret to the inquisition so that she may have cognisance thereof. Order, also, at the request of the said Margaret, to take advice with the escheator and certify the prince by the quinzane of Trinity next as to the reason for the seizure of the lands which belonged to Thomas Danyers, whose grand-daughter and heir the said Margaret is, in the towns of Appelton, Thlewall, Lymme, Eyton, Torprelegh, Lache and Overtable.

     By advice and command of Sir John de Wengefeld.

(p. 448):

1362 July 14. Kennington.

Order to Adam de Kyngeslegh, escheator of Cheshire,-- inasmuch as John son of John de Radclif, who has espoused Margaret daughter and heir of Isabel late the wife of Sir Thomas Daniers, deceased, who held of the prince in chief, says that Margaret is of full age, and has demanded the lands of her inheritance which are in the prince’s keeping, – to inspect the person of the said Margaret and hold an inquisition touching her age. She is said to have been born and baptized in the county of Cestre.

   By petition endorsed. 

(p. 470):

1364 July 10. London.

Order to Adam de Kyngeslegh, escheator of Cheshire, – in pursuance of an inquisition taken by him shewing that Margaret, wife of John son of John de Radeclif, daughter and next heir of Isabel late the wife of Sir Thomas Daniers, deceased, is of full age, – to cause the said John son of John and Margaret to have livery of all the lands which have been in the prince’s hand during Margaret’s nonage.

a proof of age (CIPM vol 11, no. 386)

Margaret daughter and heir of Thomas Daniel and Isabel his wife.

Writ to the escheator, on the petition of John son of John de Radeclyf who has married the said Margaret, to take proof of her age, the lands of her inheritance being in the custody of Thomas de Lucy, knight, by demise of John de Wynwyk, to whom the king committed the same. 10 July, 36 Edward III.

Cumberland. Inq. taken at Carlisle, Monday after Michaelmas, 36 Edward III.

     John de Ireby, aged 40 years and more, says that the said Margaret was born at Bradleye, co. Chester, on Monday after Ascension day, 22 Edward III, and was baptized the same day in the parish church of Lymme in the same county. This he knows because he saw by an inquisition taken before the escheator in that county on Wednesday after St. Peter's Chains last upon her age that she was 14 years of age on Monday after Ascension day last.

     William del Dykes, Walter del Flate, Thomas de Crosseby, Thomas de Lowthr, Walter de Bampton, Clement de Croffton, Michael del Sandes, Alan de Stokedalle, Nicholas de Brayton, Adam de Brounffeld and Gilbert Taunterel agree, and say that she was found to be 3 years of age by an inquisition taken at Carlisle before Thomas de Lucy, knight, then escheator, on Saturday after the Purification, 24 Edward III.

     Thomas de Lucy, knight, was warned to be present by Thomas de Skelton and Wilham de Lowthr of the county of Cumberland, and the said Thomas de Skelton was present in his name and made no objection.

from the Calendar of Close Rolls:

1362. Nov. 5.  Westminster.

To William de Nessefeld escheator in Cumberland. Order to cause John son of John de Radeclyf [and Margaret his wife], daughter and heir of Thomas Daniers and of Isabel his wife tenants in chief, to have seisin of the lands whereof Thomas and Isabel father and mother of Margaret were seised in their demesne as of fee, and which by their deaths were taken into the king’s hand; as Margaret has proved her age before the escheator, and the king has taken the fealty of the said Joan (sic) for the lands of Thomas and Isabel. 

from Leycester (p. 230):

[“Liber C” is a notebook of deeds copied by Leycester from originals.]

I. John Savage of Clifton, in Right of Margaret his Wife, Daughter and Heir of Sir Thomas Daniers of Bradley in Appleton, commonly called Daniel. Her Mothers Name was Isabel, Daughter and Heir of William Baggiley by Clemence his Wife, Daughter and Co-heir of Sir Roger de Chedill, Lord of Chedill and Clifton. Lib. C. fol. 150. l.

This Margaret Daniell, as I have told you before, had all her Mothers Lands; but her Fathers Lands were setled on the Heirs Males of the Daniels. She had three Husbands: The first was John Ratcliffe, 42 Edw. 3. who died without Issue by her not long after. Lib. C. fol. 229. v.

The second Husband of Margaret Daneil, was this John Savage, descended of the Savages of Steinesbie in Darbyshire*; whom he married about 49 Edw. 3. and had Issue by her John Savage Son and Heir, Elizabeth, and Blanch, all living 4 Hen. 4. Lib. C. fol. 290. d.

This John Savage of Clifton, the Father, died 10 Rich. 2. 1386. and Margaret his Widow afterwards married Piers Legh of Maxfield (younger Son of Robert Legh of Adlington) in November, 1388. 12 Rich. 2. Lib. C. fol. 290. b. by whom she had Issue Piers Legh, from whom the Leghs of Lime in Maxfield Hundred; and John Legh, younger Son, Escheator of Cheshire 12, 13 Hen. 6. from whom the Leghs of Ridge nigh Maxfield. Lib. C. fol. 290. d. e. & 234. n.

But Margaret survived all her Husbands, and in her Widowhood she gave the moiety of Gropenhall to her Son Piers Legh, 4 Hen. 4. Lib. C. fol. 290. d. And to John Savage her Son, and to his Heirs, she gave Liberty of Bearing her Coat of Arms, which descended to her after the death of her Father, as I have seen the Copy of the Deed in French, dated 3 Hen. 5. the Original whereof is now among the Evidences of Thomas Earl Rivers, at Rock-Savage, 1669. Vide Lib. D. pag. 175 q. And the Posterity of Savage bore Daniells Coat and Crest accordingly, to wit, Argent, a Pale Fusile Sable; the Crest, A Unicorns Head Couped Argent; until Sir John Savage of Clifton in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth took up Six Lions Sable for his own Proper Coat, and the Lions Paw Sable erected, for his Crest.

This Margaret Daniell died 6 Hen. 6. 1427.

(ibid. p. 260):

…Margaret the Wife of John Savage of Clifton, Daughter and Heir of Sir Thomas Daniell of Bradley the younger, elder Brother of the said Sir John Daniell, had the Purpart of the said Lands, as one of the Heirs of Margaret late Wife of Alan de Rixton, 9 Rich. 2. And Thomas Boydell (Son of William sir-named Boydell, Son of Howell, Son of Margaret Sister of Joan, Mother of Nicolaa) was the other Heir: Lib. C. fol. 290. c. whose Land was after divided, as anon shall appear.

Margaret Wife of John Savage, afterwards married Piers Legh of Maxfield, 1388. 12 Rich. 2. younger Son of Robert Legh of Adlington; and she gave unto Peter Legh of Lyme, her Son, the Moiety of Gropenhale, 4 Hen. 4. in her Widowhood, which she had as Heir to Margaret late Wife of Alan de Rixton; from whom the Leghs of Lime, now Lord of the moiety of Gropenhale, 1666. Lib. C. fol. 290. d. The Originals Penes Legh of Lime.

from Ormerod (vol. 3):

A 1399 grant from Richard II to Piers de Legh and Margaret his wife, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Danyers, is transcribed on p. 671.

from pp. 672-3:

…[Piers de Legh’s] wife Margaret long survived him, and is the subject of the following inquisition. She had license in 1402, Sep. 24, for the settlement of a moiety of the manor of Gropenhale upon herself for life, with successive remainders in tail to Peter son of Peter de Legh, and John Savage, and the sisters of the latter, viz. Elizabeth and Blanche, with cross remainders, and Geoffrey son of John de Mascy of Wymyncham, with final remainder to the right heirs of the settlor. This excludes from the entail her younger issue, particularly John whom Leycester, and some of the pedigrees, concur in making ancestor of the Leghs of Ridge in Sutton by Macclesfield. Margaret Legh also occurs in 1404, with John Savage her son, towards both of whom William de Werberton was bound over to keep the peace. In the same year, William de Bretargh twice entered into recogs. to keep the peace towards them and William Reignald, chaplain. See also Pl. Ro. 9 Hen. V.

      Inq. p. m. 6 Henr. VI. Margaret, widow of Peter de Legh, held in demesne, as of fee, half the manor of Chedle, the manors of Clyfton, and Bradley in Appleton, and lands in Thelwall, Hale, Lymme, Lymme Bothes, Over Knutsford, the 3d. part of Over Runcorn, and lands in Rainow, Stockport, and Macclesfield; tot. Val. p.a. £42 14s. 8d. Sir John Savage, kt. son of Margaret, next of kin, and heir or rather next heir, aged 50.

     This old copy Inquisition, which relates only to the estates which descended to the issue of Margaret Danyer’s first marriage, omits the Lyme estate and the moiety of Gropenhall, which are in fact comprised in the original Inq. and the first of which had been settled on her husband and herself, and which descended to her grandson, sir Peter Legh, by the crown grant, and the second by her own deed in her widowhood. The Inq. calls the Lyme estate “a place of land and pasture called Hanley, within the Forest of Macclesfeld” held of Katherine queen of England, in socage, at 6d. yearly: Val. p.a. 20 marks. Obiit on the Thursday in the Feast of the Nativity of S. John the Baptist last. Peter son of Peter de Legh, son of the said Margaret, cousin and heir, aged 13 and upwards.

from Renaud:

pp. 127-8:

Letters patent of Peter de Legh and Margaret his wife concerning a certain place called Hanley. Richard by the grace of God, &c. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know that our well beloved Sir Piers de Legh and Margaret his wife, the daughter and heir of Sir Thomas Danyers deceased, have made known to us that the most honorable lord our father, whom God absolve, for the good and free service which the said Thomas did to him not only by taking the earl of Tankarville prisoner, but also by relieving the shield of the said prince at the battle of Cressy, by letters patent granted to the said Thomas forty marks a year out of his manor of Frodsham in the county of Chester to be paid in two equal installments, &c., &c., until such time as lands to the value of 20 pounds a year could be provided in a suitable place for the said Thomas and his heirs for ever. And that in consequence of the death of the said Thomas before the forty marks a year could be exchanged for twenty pounds worth of land, as the said Peter and Margaret have made known to us, &c., we, of our special grace and favour, and in consideration of the good services rendered unto us by the said Peter, & c., & c., have given and granted to the said Peter and Margaret his wife, a parcel of land and pasture called Hanley lying in our forest of Macclesfield in ye county of Chester which heretofore was farmed for 20 marks a year, to be held by them and their heirs for ever upon payment of sixpence annually to ourselves and our heirs, &c., &c. Given at Chester on the 4th of January, in the 21st of our reign.

[4 January 1397/8]

pp. 128-131:

Margaret Danyers had been twice a widow when she was married to her cousin, Sir Peter Legh, in 1388. She was the daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Danyers and Isabel, daughter and heiress of Sir William Baggiley. A papal dispensation for this marriage had to be obtained on account of the consanguinity. It is dated 1388, and is preserved at Lyme. 

     Her great-grandfather, William Daniel, purchased the manor of Bradley-in- Appleton from Sir P. Dutton in 1301. To this manor her grandfather, Thomas Daniel, succeeded by gift of William Daniel, who predeceased his father by one year, i.e., in 1353. According to Sir P. Leicester, this event caused the family inheritances to be diverted from Margaret to the heirs male of the Daniels. Be this as it may, Bradley manor ultimately came to her.

     Yardswick expressly states that Margaret was one of the heirs of Sir Thomas Daniel of Bradley (her grandfather). Lyson says : “ This same Margaret brought Bradley-in-Appleton to the Savages in marriage.” And Dr. Ormerod quotes a post mortem inquisition in the time of Henry VI., to show that Bradley-in-Appleton belonged to the Savages.

     Care must be taken not to confound Bradley-in-Appleton with Bradley-in-Burtonwood. The one is in Cheshire, and the other in Lancashire. Bradley, in Lancashire, as will presently appear, came into the Legh family when the second Sir P. Legh married the heiress of Haydock.

     Margaret also came into possession of her mother’s jointure, a part of which comprised the manor of Clifton, and from which circumstance Sir Thomas Danyers, or Daniel, was called of “ Clifton.”

     Margaret’s first husband was Sir John Radclifie. She was a ward in the king’s chancery, and of tender years at the time of her marriage; for in 330 Edward III., the king issued a writ from Westminster to the abbot of Whalley, Thomas de Lathom, Henry de Haydock, and John de Cockayn, commanding them to examine into all the circumstances of this marriage, and to report whether the ward was too young to have been married, and whether she had been married against her will ; and if they so found, they were to separate her from her husband, and place her in safe custody, until otherwise instructed. They were further ordered to prohibit the marriage, if it had not already been solemnized. (Rymer’s Fcedera .)

      No measures were taken to enforce a separation ; and later on, John de Radcliffe, and Margaret his wife, commenced an action against John Danyers, and Alice his wife, for the recovery of Bradley, on the ground that William Danyers, the greatgrandfather of Margaret, had given it to her grandfather, and to the heirs of his body. A copy of the original is preserved in the Cheshire MS. {penes Wood), and is as follows :

     “Johannes de Ratcliffe et Margareta uxor ejus petit versus Johannem Danyers et Aliciam uxorem ejus manerium de Bradley que W. Danyers dedit Thomae filio W. Danyers et heredibus de corpore suo exeuntibus. Et quod post mortem Thomae filii W. et consanguineae et heredi predicti Thomae filii Will* descendere debent per forman donationis predictae.”

     Sir P. Leicester’s and Yardswick’s statements, already quoted, serve to show that, the manor of Bradley was in dispute ; and that the action terminated in favour of Sir John Radcliffe and his wife Margaret. Margaret’s second husband was Sir John Savage, of whom mention is made elsewhere. ( Vide Macclesfield.)

     It would appear that Sir Thomas Danyers, who married Katherine, the daughter and heir of William de Tabley of Over Tabley, claimed to have Nether Tabley also, which by a precept of the Black Prince, dated 48° Edward III., he was ordered to relinquish to John Savage and Margaret his wife. (Wood’s Cheshire MS.)

     “ Edwardus fil. Regis, &c. Precipe Thomae Danyers de Tabley et Catherinae uxori ejus quod reddat Join Savag et Margaretae uxori ejus manerium de Nether Tableghe &c. Apud Cestram xx Oct. an. regni pat. mei 48.”

     By Sir P. Legh’s marriage with Margaret, then the widow of Sir John Savage, Broome and the moiety of Gropenhall came to the family. The Gropenhall property came to her. as follows : Sir William Boydell, of Dodleston and Gropenhall, left three children, i.e., one son and two daughters. The son, William Boydell, married but died without issue ; whereupon the estate devolved on his two sisters, Margaret and Joan. Joan married Sir John Daniel, who was second brother of Sir Thomas Daniel, the father of Margaret, and who thus became Sir John Daniel of Gropenhall. He died without leaving male issue, and the property then passed to Sir Thomas Daniel of Over Tabley, who was halfbrother to Sir John, by Joan Norreys. (Leicester.)

     Margaret Boydell married Owen Voyl, who subsequently released all his property in Gropenhall to Sir John Daniel, 250 Edward III. Sir John Daniel had two daughters, one of whom died without issue ; and the other, Nicholaa, married and had a daughter, who became wife of Alan de Rixton. No issue following on this marriage, a moiety of Gropenhall passed to Margaret, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas Danyers, as next of kin, and at that time wife of Sir John Savage. This moiety of Gropenhall she gave to her son, Sir P. Legh, during her widowhood. (Leicester.) And ever since this time the arms of Legh of Lyme have been augmented with those of Boydell of Dodleston and Gropenhall.

from the Recognizance Rolls of Chester (DKPR vol. 36, p. 292):

1397-8, Jan. 2.

Peter de Legh, and John Savage, grant to, for life, of the office of park-keeper. of Macclesfield, on the surrender by the said Peter of a former grant to him of the same.

1397-8, Jan. 4.

Peter de Legh, and Margaret his wife, daughter and heiress of Thomas Danyers, Kt., grant to, of a place called "Hanley," in the forest of Macclesfield, to hold to them and their heirs male at 6d, yearly, in lieu of an annuity of 40 marks granted to the said Thomas, by the King's father, for the good service which he had done, “super captione  Camerarii de Tankervill' quam super relevacione vexilli dicti patris nostri ad bellum de Crescy,” until land to the yearly value of 20l. should be provided for him. 

1402, Sept. 24.

Margaret, who was the wife of Peter de Legh, licence to, for the enfeoffinent, in fee-simple, of John de Moston and Richard Reginald, chaplains, of a moiety of the manor of Gropenhale, held of the Earls of Chester in capite, and to the said John and Richard to re-enfeoff the said Margaret of the same moiety for life, with remainder to Peter son of Peter de Legh, and the heirs of his body, and, them failing, to John Savage and the heirs of his body, and them failing, one moiety of the said moiety to Elizabeth, and the other to Blanche, sisters of the said John, and the heirs of their bodies, and the whole moiety to the surviving sister and her heirs, and, them failing, to Geoffrey son of John de Mascy, of Wvmyncham, and the heirs of his body, and, them failing, to the right heirs of the said Margaret for ever.

1404.

Peter de Legh, recognizance for the protection of Margaret, wife of, and John Savage, her son ;

from the Recognizance Rolls of Chester (DKPR vol. 37, p. 639):

1428, July 15

John Savage, Kt., writ of livery setting forth the finding of an inquisition, viz., that Margaret who was the wife of Peter de Legh, died seized in her demesne, as of fee, of a moiety of the manor of Chedle, held of Katherine, Queen of England, in capite, by knight’s service, yearly value 20 marks; of the manor of Clyfton, held of the lord of Halton, by knight’s service, yearly value 10l.; of the manor of Bradley in Appleton, held of Geoffrey de Warburton, in socage, yearly value 10 marks; of 30 acres of land in Thelwall, held of the lord of Halton, in socage, yearly value 16s.; of four messuages and land adjacent in Hale, held of Richard Lord L’Estrange, as of his demesne of Dunham-Mascy, yearly value 100s.; of six messuages with land adjacent, in Lymme and Lymme-bothes, held of the lord of Halton, in socage, yearly value 5 marks; of three burgages in Overknottesford, held of John de Legh del Bothes, in free burgage, yearly value 2s.; of a third part of Over-Runcorn held of the lord of Halton, by a kinght’s service, yearly value 40s.; of a parcel of land in the town of Ranenowe in the forest of Macclesfield, called “Thorneshed,” held of Katharine, Queen of England, in socage, yearly value 10s.; of 4 burgages in Stokport, held of Laurence le Waren, Kt., in free burgage, yearly value 20s.; of 1 burgage and a haf in the town of Macclesfield, held of Katharine Queen of England, in free burgage, and of the yearly value of 1 penny; that John Savage, Kt., was the the son and heir of the said Margaret, and of 50 years of age and more. 

A letter from Margaret’s kinsman Thomas Daniell challenging her husband to a duel over land (Rylands 1916, XLVI):

Perkin of Legh. I Thomas Daniell sone and heyre to Sr Thoams Danyell say to thee that thou astoll and Margery thy wife bringen to writ againes Dame Katherine my modur and me sayinge be our writ that on Jordan p[ar]son of alfe ye Kirke of Lyme sometyme haf alle the landes and the tenementh yt he had into Towne[s] of ouertableigh Knottesfford and Apleton Thelwall Lyme & Ryffleton with thappurtenances to Thomas Danyell and Margaret his wife and the Ayres comeinge betweene Thomas & Margareta in hole matrimony in the tale as hit p’portes to be the qwiche thou makes thee a right be thy wife as cosin and heire by the deed of the foresaid Jordan p[ar]son of the alfe the Kirke of Lymme I Thomas Danyell say to thee Perkin of Legh yt that Deede of Jordan of Lymme ye qwiche thou claming my Lond by is false and thous in the sute. And that I Thomas offer my body to proue on thine Perkin before any Christen Kinge be leue of my lege Lord and in cas yt thou have the better of me in battaile I shall deliuer thee the lond for euer more fro me and myne Ayres, and zif god fortune in my right that I have the best of thee in battaile let me be in peace for thee & thine heires for euermore, and ouermore in proue of my matter. I shall finde my brother William & 2 Jentell comen of the line of Tho: and Margaret that be possiblit man be Ayres to Margaret thy wife that solme offur [blank] to proue yat deede of Jordan forsaid false and not affeccuel be he bodyes other in any other wyse than if any Juge wilbe dome rightfully that is indifferent and yis I Thomas and my Freinds shalbe bounden to thee Perkin in 100li zif I faile in this to fulfill, and my freinds vppon that condicon that thou Perkin and thy freinds bene bounden to me and my freinds in the same manner in a 100li zif thou failes of thy dendr [sic] And then let god deme the right that knowes all thy suttletyes.

A grant of the Danyers arms from Margaret to her son John Savage, from Rylands (1878-9, p. 8):

A tous cieux qui Cestes l’res verront ou orront Margareta que fut la femme de Jean Savage fille et heire A Thomas Daniers ch’r salut en dieu Saches que moy auoir donne et grante et p’ Cest ma presente Charte confirme a John Sauvage mon fitz aisne et a ses heires a tous iours mes Armes entiers que a moy descenderont apres le mort de le dit Thomas mon pere comme a sa fille et heire. A auoir tener et porter lez ditz Armes ove toutz leures apprtenances et tout ceo que a ditz armes apartient en Chascun maniere lieu a leur plaisir quil tiennet de moy et mes heires au dit John mon fitz et a sez heires a tour iours. En tesmoinage de quelle chose a Cest ma presente Charte Jay mis mon sealle donne le dimanche procheine apres la feste del translation de Seint Thomas le Martier Lan de Reigne le Roy Henry quint puis le Conquest tierce.

Seal: An impaled shield of Legh and Danyers.

from the Chester Plea Roll (Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls, p. 279):

no. 116. 14. Hen. 4. m. 6. dorso

Cestria. – Margaret, late wife of Peter de Legh, sued Thomas Danyers, son of Thomas Danyers, Kt., for land in Lymme and Appulton.

William Danyers.

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Thomas Danyers, the elder = Margaret.

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Thomas Danyers, the younger.

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Margaret, the plaintiff. = Peter de Legh.

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