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John de Sutton, Knight

Also Known As: "John Sutton I Of /Dudley/", "John /Sutton/", "Sir John /de Sutton/", "knt", "Lord of Dudley Castle"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dudley, Staffordshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: circa February 1338 (43-60)
Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Richard de Sutton and Isabella Patrick
Husband of Margery de Somery, Baroness Dudley
Father of Lord John de Sutton II, Master of Dudley Castle; Maud Josselyn and Katherine de Sutton
Brother of Agnes de Sutton and Joan Sutton

Occupation: Lord of Dudley, Lord of Dudley Castle, 1st Lord of Dudley, Knight
Managed by: Shirley Marie Caulk
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About John de Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle

John de Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle1

b. circa 1290, d. between 1327 and 1338

John de Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle|b. c 1290

d. bt 1327 - 1338|p414.htm#i25638|Sir Richard de Sutton|b. 29 Sep 1266

d. a 1346|p417.htm#i28037|Isabel Patrick|b. c 1264?

d. b 1318|p411.htm#i28038|Robert de Sutton|b. 1241

d. 8 Mar 1273/74|p401.htm#i28041|Joanna (?)|b. c 1246?|p249.htm#i28042|William Patrick|b. c 1234?|p249.htm#i28039|Bernice de Malpas|b. c 1244?|p249.htm#i28040|

Father Sir Richard de Sutton2 b. 29 September 1266, d. after 1346

Mother Isabel Patrick2 b. circa 1264?, d. before 1318

    John de Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle was born circa 1290.2 He was the son of Sir Richard de Sutton and Isabel Patrick.2 John de Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle married Margery de Somery, Baroness Dudley.2,1 John de Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle was engaged in wars in Scotland between 1316 and 1320.1 He was in the retinue of his brother-in-law, John de Somery between 1318 and 1329.1 He was knighted in 1326.1 Lord of Dudley Castle at Staffordshire, England, in 1326.1 He died between 1327 and 1338.2 He was gave up the manors of Sedgley, Swinford and Rowley-Somery, as well as other lands, not obtaining restitution until Edward III became king.1 He was accused of complicity in the rebellion of Thomas Earl of Lancaster against the king, and was extorted to give up all his right and interest in the castle and town of Dudley to Hugh le Despencer.1 He died circa 1359.1

Family

Margery de Somery, Baroness Dudley b. 1290, d. 1384

Child

   * John de Sutton+ b. c 1304, d. 23 Nov 1359

Citations

  1. [S1417] My De Sutton ancestors, online http://todmar.net/ancestry/sutton_main.htm

2. [S1388] Tudor Place, online http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/index.htm, Sutton.
Husband: JOHN DESUTTON 1

Married:

  Died: in Dudley, England 2

Father: RICHARD DESUTTON
Mother: ISABEL ?
Spouses:

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  Wife: MARGARETTA DESOMERIE 3

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01 (M): JOHN DESUTTON 4

  Born:

Died: 1376 in Dudley, England 5
Spouses: ISABEL DECHARLTON

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Footnotes

  1. Cutter, W. R., Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts (1908. New York. Reprinted 1995. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore).

2. Ibid., p. 1419.
Quality: 3.
3. Ibid., p. 1419.
Quality: 3.
4. Ibid., p. 1419.
Quality: 3.
5. Ibid., p. 1419.
Quality: 3.
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John de Sutton I - was born about 1286, lived in Dudley,Worcester,England and died before 1338 . He was the son of Sir Richard de Sutton and Isabel Patrick.

John married Magaret de Somery. Magaret was born in 1290. She was the daughter of Roger de Somery. She died in 1384 .

John - With the death of John de Somery in 1322 the extensive estates of the Barony of Dudley entered into a period of confusion and disputed ownership.

Only in 1327 did John de Sutton, after imprisonment in the Tower of London and the extraction of a forced disclaimer to the property, eventually inherit the family estates of his wife Margaret de Somery.

The Castle had a relatively calm succession of the de Sutton lords, all name John.

Children:

i. Maud de Sutton was born about 1303 and died in 1354 .

Maud - m. Ralph JOCELYN, b. 13 Dec 1275

ii. John de Sutton II was born about 1304 and died on 23 Nov 1359 in Dudley Castle, Stafford, England


With the death of John de Somery in 1322 the extensive estates of the Barony of Dudley entered into a period of confusion and disputed ownership.

Only in 1327 did John de Sutton, after imprisonment in the Tower of London and the extraction of a forced disclaimer to the property, eventually inherit the family estates of his wife Margaret de Somery.

The Castle had a relatively calm succession of the de Sutton lords, all named John.

[source: http://www.renderplus.com/hartgen/htm/de-sutton.htm#name1298]



Fought Scots 1318-29 in John de Somery's retinue

Knighted 1326

Accused of complicity in rebellion of Lancaster

Gave up right to Dudley Castle to Hugh le Despencer



John de Sutton I - was born about 1286, lived in Dudley,Worcester,England and died before 1338 . He was the son of Sir Richard de Sutton and Isabel Patrick. John married Magaret de Somery. Magaret was born in 1290. She was the daughter of Roger de Somery. She died in 1384 .

John - With the death of John de Somery in 1322 the extensive estates of the Barony of Dudley entered into a period of confusion and disputed ownership.

Only in 1327 did John de Sutton, after imprisonment in the Tower of London and the extraction of a forced disclaimer to the property, eventually inherit the family estates of his wife Margaret de Somery.

The Castle had a relatively calm succession of the de Sutton lords, all name John.

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John de Sutton, Lord of Dudley Castle's Timeline

1286
1286
Dudley, Staffordshire, England (United Kingdom)
1304
February 1304
Dudley Castle, Dudley, West Midlands, England (United Kingdom)
1307
1307
Of, Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England
1310
1310
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1338
February 1338
Age 52
Dudley Castle, Staffordshire, England (United Kingdom)
1913
March 18, 1913
Age 52
March 18, 1913
Age 52
March 18, 1913
Age 52
March 18, 1913
Age 52