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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert Moton was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England (son of William Moton and Margaret Harcourt); died between 13 Jun 1498 and 20 Oct 1498.

    Family/Spouse: Philippa Willoughby. Philippa was born in of Rand, Lancashire, England; died on 6 Jan 1517. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Moton was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Moton was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England (son of Robert Moton and Elizabeth Mulsho); died about 13 Feb 1482.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 1481

    Notes:

    Knight of the shire for Leicestershire. Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire 1471-72.

    William married Margaret Harcourt. Margaret (daughter of Robert Harcourt and Margaret Byron) died on 30 Mar 1477. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Harcourt (daughter of Robert Harcourt and Margaret Byron); died on 30 Mar 1477.
    Children:
    1. 1. Robert Moton was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England; died between 13 Jun 1498 and 20 Oct 1498.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert Moton was born in 1374 in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England (son of William Moton and Agnes); died in 1456.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 1457

    Robert married Elizabeth Mulsho before 1441. Elizabeth (daughter of Edmund Mulsho) died in 1468. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Mulsho (daughter of Edmund Mulsho); died in 1468.

    Notes:

    The generally fastidious F. N. Craig (citation details below) gives her death date as 1474, but Skillington et al. (citation details below) show that in the patent roll for 1468, it's stated that various persons were commissioned to inquire "what lands Elisabeth, who was the wife of Robert Moton, knight, held in the county of Leicester of the king in chief on the day she died and who is her next heir."

    Children:
    1. 2. William Moton was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England; died about 13 Feb 1482.

  3. 6.  Robert Harcourt was born on 20 Sep 1410 in Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England (son of Thomas Harcourt and Jane Francis); died on 14 Nov 1470; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: 20 Sep 1410, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England

    Notes:

    Knight of the shire for Oxfordshire, 1447, 1450-51. Knight of the shire for Berkshire, 1460-61. Sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire, 1444-45. Sheriff of Oxfordshire and Berkshire, 1455-56. Steward of Oxford University.

    In 1445, he was one of those sent to France to escort Margaret of Anjou to England.

    "His feud with the Staffords began in 1448 by the killing of Richard Stafford at Coventry. He was pardoned for his part in the affair in 1450. In 1457 he was still in favor with the Lancastrian government, but by 1459, he was denounced as a Yorkist. [...] [He] was slain by the adherents of the Staffords of the Lancastrian party 14 Nov. 1470." [Royal Ancestry, citation details below.]

    Robert married Margaret Byron before 1441. Margaret (daughter of John Byron and Margaret Booth) died on 25 May 1486; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Margaret Byron (daughter of John Byron and Margaret Booth); died on 25 May 1486; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Aft 1479

    Children:
    1. 3. Margaret Harcourt died on 30 Mar 1477.
    2. John Harcourt was born about 1450 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England; died on 26 Jun 1485.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Moton was born in 1354 (son of Robert Moton and Alice Basset); died on 12 Oct 1391.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 8 Sep 1391

    William married Agnes. Agnes died after 1408. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Agnes died after 1408.
    Children:
    1. 4. Robert Moton was born in 1374 in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England; died in 1456.

  3. 10.  Edmund Mulsho was born in of Finedon, Northamptonshire, England; died in 1458.
    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Mulsho died in 1468.

  4. 12.  Thomas Harcourt was born about 1377 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England (son of Thomas Harcourt and Maud de Grey); died on 6 Jul 1420; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.

    Notes:

    Knight of the shire for Oxfordshire.

    Thomas married Jane Francis about 8 Nov 1406. Jane (daughter of Robert Francis and Isabel Brumpton) was born in 1394; died after 1449. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Jane Francis was born in 1394 (daughter of Robert Francis and Isabel Brumpton); died after 1449.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 1450

    Notes:

    Also called Jane Fraunceys, Joan, etc. According to some, she procured the initial Harcourt attacks on the Staffords of Grafton, murders which set off a feud that lasted from 1448 to 1471 and much reduced the families on both sides.

    Children:
    1. 6. Robert Harcourt was born on 20 Sep 1410 in Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England; died on 14 Nov 1470; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.
    2. Richard Harcourt was born about 1412 in of Witham, Berkshire, England; died on 1 Oct 1486.
    3. Jane Harcourt was born before 1415.

  6. 14.  John Byron was born in 1387 in of Clayton, Lancashire, England (son of Richard de Byron and Joan Colewick); died about 1450.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Abt 1460

    Notes:

    Knight of the shire for Lancashire, 1421 and 1429. Knight of the shire for Lincolnshire, 1447. Sheriff of Lancashire 1439-49.

    "He is believed to have been buried in Manchester Cathedral where remains of a memorial brass are attributed to him." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, citation details below.]

    John married Margaret Booth. Margaret (daughter of John Booth and Joan Trafford) was born in of Barton, Lancashire, England; died about 1460. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Margaret Booth was born in of Barton, Lancashire, England (daughter of John Booth and Joan Trafford); died about 1460.
    Children:
    1. 7. Margaret Byron died on 25 May 1486; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.
    2. Elizabeth Byron


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Robert Moton was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England (son of William Moton and Joan Inge); died on 19 Jul 1367.

    Robert married Alice Basset. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Alice Basset (daughter of Ralph Basset and Sibyl Astley).

    Notes:

    Living 1367.

    Children:
    1. 8. William Moton was born in 1354; died on 12 Oct 1391.

  3. 24.  Thomas Harcourt was born about 1342 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England (son of William de Harcourt and Joan de Grey); died on 12 Apr 1417.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1335
    • Alternate birth: Abt 1343, of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England

    Notes:

    Knight of the shire for Oxfordshire, 1376; Sheriff of Oxfordshire, 1408-9.

    Thomas married Maud de Grey before 29 Sep 1373. Maud (daughter of John de Grey and Avice Marmion) was born in of Little Linford, Oxfordshire, England; died in 1391; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 25.  Maud de Grey was born in of Little Linford, Oxfordshire, England (daughter of John de Grey and Avice Marmion); died in 1391; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Bef 1394
    • Alternate death: 29 Jan 1394

    Notes:

    Also called Alice, Eleanor.

    The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz places her as a daughter of John de Grey, 2nd Baron Grey of Rotherfield, who d. 1375. We're following Richardson's Royal Ancestry, which shows her as a daughter of the first Lord Grey of Rotherfield, who d. 1359.

    Children:
    1. Maud Harcourt died between 26 Nov 1413 and Sep 1414.
    2. 12. Thomas Harcourt was born about 1377 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England; died on 6 Jul 1420; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.

  5. 26.  Robert Francis was born in of Foremark, Derbyshire, England (son of Robert Francis and Cecily); died after 1412.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1350, of Allestrey, Derbyshire, England
    • Alternate death: Between 1419 and 1420
    • Alternate death: Aft Mar 1419
    • Alternate death: Abt 1420

    Notes:

    Also called Francis; Fraunceys. Knighted by Richard II.

    Knight of the shire for Derbyshire Apr 1384; 1385; Feb 1388; Sep 1388; 1411; knight of the shire for Staffordshire Jan 1397; 1399; 1401; Oct 1404.

    Sheriff of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire 15 Nov 1389 - 7 Nov 1390; 5 Nov 1406 - 23 Nov 1407. Sheriff of Staffordshire 11 Nov 1394 - 9 Nov 1395; 29 Nov 1402 - 5 Nov 1403; 22 Oct 1404 - 22 Nov 1405; 15 Nov 1408 - 4 Nov 1409.

    Robert married Isabel Brumpton before 14 Apr 1392. Isabel (daughter of Thomas Brumpton) died after 1436. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 27.  Isabel Brumpton (daughter of Thomas Brumpton); died after 1436.
    Children:
    1. Cecily Francis
    2. 13. Jane Francis was born in 1394; died after 1449.

  7. 28.  Richard de Byron was born in of Clayton, Lancashire, England (son of James Byron and Elizabeth Bernake); died on 27 Jun 1397.

    Richard married Joan Colewick before 1387. Joan (daughter of William de Colewick and Joan Peche) was born in of Colewick, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 8 Oct 1426. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 29.  Joan Colewick was born in of Colewick, Nottinghamshire, England (daughter of William de Colewick and Joan Peche); died on 8 Oct 1426.
    Children:
    1. 14. John Byron was born in 1387 in of Clayton, Lancashire, England; died about 1450.

  9. 30.  John Booth was born about 1354 in of Barton, Lancashire, England (son of Thomas Booth and Ellen de Worsley); died in Mar 1422.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Sep 1422

    Notes:

    Knight of the shire for Lancashire, 1411 and 1420.

    The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz (citation details below) says that contrary to some assertions he did not marry, secondly, Maud Savage.

    John married Joan Trafford. Joan (daughter of Henry de Trafford and Margery Ince) was born about 1358. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 31.  Joan Trafford was born about 1358 (daughter of Henry de Trafford and Margery Ince).
    Children:
    1. 15. Margaret Booth was born in of Barton, Lancashire, England; died about 1460.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  William Moton was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England (son of William Moton); died between 1356 and 1362.

    William married Joan Inge in 1327. Joan (daughter of William Inge and Marjory Grapnel) was born about 1300; died before Jan 1360. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Joan Inge was born about 1300 (daughter of William Inge and Marjory Grapnel); died before Jan 1360.
    Children:
    1. 16. Robert Moton was born in of Peckleton, Leicestershire, England; died on 19 Jul 1367.

  3. 34.  Ralph Basset was born in of Sapcote, Leicestershire, England (son of Simon Basset and Isabel le Boteler); died on 17 Jul 1378.

    Ralph married Sibyl Astley about 1346. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 35.  Sibyl Astley (daughter of Giles de Astley and Alice Wolvey).
    Children:
    1. 17. Alice Basset

  5. 48.  William de Harcourt was born about 1300 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England (son of John de Harcourt and Eleanor la Zouche); died on 6 Jun 1349.

    Notes:

    Died of the plague.

    William married Joan de Grey before 1324. Joan (daughter of Richard de Grey and Joan Fitz Payn) died on 22 Jul 1369 in Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Priory of Ronton, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 49.  Joan de Grey (daughter of Richard de Grey and Joan Fitz Payn); died on 22 Jul 1369 in Ellenhall, Staffordshire, England; was buried in Priory of Ronton, Staffordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 19 Aug 1369

    Children:
    1. 24. Thomas Harcourt was born about 1342 in of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England; died on 12 Apr 1417.

  7. 50.  John de Grey was born on 9 Oct 1300 (son of John de Grey and Margaret de Odingsells); died on 1 Sep 1359 in Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: 29 Oct 1300, Rotherfield, Oxfordshire, England

    Notes:

    Steward of the King's Household, 1350-56. Founding member of the Order of the Garter, 23 Apr 1349. Summoned to Parliament from 15 Nov 1338 to 15 Dec 1357, by writs directed Johanni de Grey de Rotherfield.

    In January 1332 he had a quarrel with William la Zouche Mortimer, 1st Lord Zouche of Zouche's Castle, and drew his knife on him in the king's presence. He was committed to prison, and sought pardon on 27 March 1332 and had restoration.

    John married Avice Marmion before 1341. Avice (daughter of John Marmion and Maud de Furnival) died after 20 Mar 1379. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 51.  Avice Marmion (daughter of John Marmion and Maud de Furnival); died after 20 Mar 1379.
    Children:
    1. 25. Maud de Grey was born in of Little Linford, Oxfordshire, England; died in 1391; was buried in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, England.
    2. Robert de Grey was born in of Wilcote, Oxfordshire, England; died on 19 Aug 1367.

  9. 52.  Robert Francis was born in of Foremark, Derbyshire, England; died before 1370.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Bef Jun 1380

    Notes:

    Knight of the shire for Derbyshire 1353, 1354, 1357, 1360, 1362. Authorities disagree on whether his father was Hugh Franceys (d. 1336) of Allestrey, Derbyshire, as stated by The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz; or William Franceys; or Thomas Francis of Foremark, Derbyshire, as quoted by Leo van de Pas from Gerald Paget's 1977 Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales.

    Robert married Cecily. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 53.  Cecily
    Children:
    1. 26. Robert Francis was born in of Foremark, Derbyshire, England; died after 1412.

  11. 54.  Thomas Brumpton
    Children:
    1. 27. Isabel Brumpton died after 1436.

  12. 56.  James Byron was born in of Clayton, Lancashire, England (son of Richard Byron and Agnes); died about 1352.

    James married Elizabeth Bernake. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 57.  Elizabeth Bernake (daughter of William de Bernake and Alice de Driby).
    Children:
    1. 28. Richard de Byron was born in of Clayton, Lancashire, England; died on 27 Jun 1397.

  14. 58.  William de Colewick was born in Apr 1313 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (son of John de Colewick and Joan de Staunton); died on 23 Oct 1361.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: of Colwick, Nottinghamshire, England
    • Alternate death: Bef 26 Nov 1361
    • Alternate death: 1362

    William married Joan Peche. Joan (daughter of John Pecche and Alice Howard) died after 23 Oct 1361. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 59.  Joan Peche (daughter of John Pecche and Alice Howard); died after 23 Oct 1361.
    Children:
    1. 29. Joan Colewick was born in of Colewick, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 8 Oct 1426.

  16. 60.  Thomas Booth was born in of Barton, Lancashire, England (son of Robert de Booth); died after 25 Sep 1368.

    Notes:

    Also called Thomas del Booth, which is how he referred to himself in his will. According to The Baronetage of England (citation details below) he was also called "Tomalin of the Booths."

    "Murdered 1368 at the hands of a group of local men. One of the murderers obtained a royal pardon and another, Robert Worsley, escaped punishment." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, citation details below.]

    Called by Edward Baines (citation details below) "an opulent man."

    Thomas married Ellen de Worsley. Ellen (daughter of Robert de Worsley and Cecily de Bromhall) died after 1368. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 61.  Ellen de Worsley (daughter of Robert de Worsley and Cecily de Bromhall); died after 1368.

    Notes:

    Also called Ellen de Workesley. "She survived her husband and attempted to obtain justice against her husband's murderers." [The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, citation details below.]

    "In 1369 Ellen [Thomas Booth's] widow appeared against John son of Thomas de Hulme, Robert son of Richard de Worsley, and many others, concerning her husband's death […] John de Hulme was pardoned in 1384 for his share in the matter." [VCH Lancaster, citation details below, volume 4, sub Barton, footnote 39.]

    Children:
    1. 30. John Booth was born about 1354 in of Barton, Lancashire, England; died in Mar 1422.

  18. 62.  Henry de Trafford was born in of Trafford, Lancashire, England (son of Henry de Trafford and Agnes); died between 1373 and 1376.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 1375
    • Alternate death: 1386

    Henry married Margery Ince. Margery (daughter of Robert Ince) died in Jan 1417. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  19. 63.  Margery Ince (daughter of Robert Ince); died in Jan 1417.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 1416

    Children:
    1. Henry de Trafford was born between 1353 and 1368 in of Trafford, Lancashire, England; died in 1395.
    2. 31. Joan Trafford was born about 1358.


 

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