John Heron

Abt 1418 - 1461  (~ 43 years)

• Name	John Heron  [1, 2, 3]
  Alternate birth	Between 1415 and 1418  [4]
  Birth	Abt 1418	of Ford, Glendale, Northumberland, England   [5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Mar 1461	Towton, Yorkshire, England   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Person ID	I3864	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DK, Ancestor of LMW, Ancestor of TNH, Ancestor of UKL
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	William Heron,   b. 12 Mar 1397, Whittingham, Northumberland, England d. 15 Jan 1428 (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Isabel
  Marriage	Bef 1418  [6]
  Family ID	F6343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Heron,   b. Abt 1422   d. Aft 1471 (Age ~ 50 years)
  Marriage	Aft 11 Jul 1438  [4, 5, 6, 9]
  Notes	Married by papal dispensation dated 11 Jul 1438.
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth Heron   d. Bef 30 Jan 1495
  Family ID	F4168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Knight of the shire for Northumberland in 1442, 1447, and 1449. Keeper of Bamborough Castle; Sheriff of Northumberland 1440-41, 1451-2, and 1456-7. John Heron and Elizabeth Heron were third cousins, both being great-great grandchildren of William Heron (d. 1379) and Isabel Gray (d. >1362). He was knighted by 1455. He fought on the Lancastrian side at the battle of Wakefield, the second battle of St. Albans, and the battle of Towton; he was slain at the latter of these. Following his death, he was attainted for having taken part in the execution of Richard, Duke of York, and all his estates and dignities were forfeited.

  
  

• Sources

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