Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Richard de Hoghton
Abt 1342 - Bef 1422 (~ 80 years)-
Name Richard de Hoghton [1] Birth Abt 1342 of Hoghton, Lancashire, England 
[2] Gender Male Death Bef Jul 1422 [1] Person ID I36090 Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others Last Modified 12 Sep 2021
Father Adam de Hoghton, b. of Hoghton, Lancashire, England d. 1385 Mother Margaret d. Abt 1415 Family ID F21216 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Joan Children + 1. William de Hoghton, b. of Mollington Banastre, Cheshire, England d. Bef 1422Family ID F21221 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Sep 2021
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Notes - Knight of the shire for Lancashire in Feb 1383 and 1402. Knighted by Dec 1386. Sheriff of Lancashire 30 Sep 1399 to 19 Nov 1399. Chief steward of the duchy of Lancaster estates, 19 Nov 1399 to 22 Feb 1417.
He gave evidence on behalf of Scrope in the Scrope-Grosvenor trial.
from a comparatively early age he was closely involved in his father’s affairs. His claim to have been born in 1342 and to have assumed the profession of arms at the age of may not be entirely accurate, although he had certainly achieved his majority by 1367, when he offered a bond worth £30 to the Black Prince in his capacity as earl of Chester and feudal overlord of Mollington. He served on his first royal commission in the following year, being subsequently associated with his father on at least two such bodies, and, in June 1377, receiving with him royal letters of pardon. Sir Adam’s position as one of Gaunt’s master foresters did not prevent him and his kinsmen from poaching game in the woods and chases it was his duty to protect, and by 1380 he and his sons stood charged with many such offences. For the sum of £80, however, Gaunt agreed to excuse his 'chers et bien amez' servants; and it may well be that Richard had by then joined his father as a member of the ducal retinue.
- Knight of the shire for Lancashire in Feb 1383 and 1402. Knighted by Dec 1386. Sheriff of Lancashire 30 Sep 1399 to 19 Nov 1399. Chief steward of the duchy of Lancaster estates, 19 Nov 1399 to 22 Feb 1417.
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Sources - [S77] The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester by George Ormerod. Second edition, revised and enlarged by Thomas Helsby. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1882.
- [S47] The History of Parliament. Some citations point to entries from the printed volumes not yet added to the online site.
- [S77] The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester by George Ormerod. Second edition, revised and enlarged by Thomas Helsby. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1882.