John (Charlton) de Charleton (1268 - 1353)

Born 1268 in Cherleton, Wrodwardine, Shropshire, England

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Died 1353 at about age 85 in Bur Grey Friar, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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John Charlton was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

John de Charlton, the son of Robert Cherleton and Eleanor Holland (a man of obscure birth) entered the service of Edward II shortly before Edward became king of England. ^[1]

He had demesne lands at Charlton and Pontesbury.

Marriage to Hawise

He married Hawise de la Pole, "The Lady of Powys" who had been orphaned as a child and brought up as a ward of the English Court. Her uncles had conspired to deprive her of her Welsh inheritance, but Hawise had appealed to King Edward, found a champion in John de Charlton and married him, enabling John Charlton title to his wife's property according to English law. John de Charlton received livery of Powys Castle, becoming a powerful figure in the court of Edward ll. Hawise de la Pole inherited the lordship in 1309. She married John Charleton, and their descendants owned the lordship until the late 16th century. ^[2]

Hawise was daughter of Owain ap Gruffudd ap Wenwynwyn (otherwise known as Owen de la Pole. ^[3]

John de Charleton, Knt, was Camberlain to King Edward II, and Justiciar of Ireland. After his marriage to Hawise, he became 1st Lord Cherleton of Powis. ^[3]

1308 John de Charlton

In 1308 John de Charlton possessed a mansion in Shrewsbury and obtained the king's license to embattle the same. ^[4]

John de Charlton was married to the heiress of the property. ^[5]

1337 Lord Justiciar of Ireland

In 1337, as Lord Justiciar, John de Charlton was sent to Ireland with his brother Thomas as Lord Chancellor, John ap Rhys as treasurer, and two hundred Welsh soldiers to enforce the rule of English in Ireland. ^[6] He proved inadequate to the task, his brother Thomas taking over. John de Charlton returned to England in 1338

1353 Death

He died in 1353, and was buried near his wife Hawise and her father and grandfather Owen de la Pole (Owain ap Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn) and Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn in the Friary of ^[7]

Issue

1. John de Cherleton (or Charleton), Knt, 2nd Lord Cherleton of Powis, North Wales, of Pole (Welshpool), Montgomeryshire, Pontesbury, Shropshire, etc., Chamberlain of the Household to King Edward III, son and heir of John de Charleton, Knt. He married Maud de Mortimer.^[3]

MAUD DE MORTIMER, married before 13 April 1319 JOHN DE CHERLETON (or CHARLETON), Knt., 2nd Lord Cherleton of Powis, North Wales, of Pole (Welshpool), etc., son and heir of John de Cherleton, Knt., 1st Lord Cherleton of Powis, He was born about 1316. They had two sons, John, Knt. [3rd Lord Cherleton] and Roger, Knt. and one daughter, Joan. He married (2nd) before 1346/7 AVICE ______ . ^[3]

Children Of Maud de Mortimer, by John de Cherleton, Knt.

I. JOHN DE CHERLETON, Kbnt., 3rd Lord Cherleton, feudal Lord of Powis [see next]. ^[3]

ii. JOAN DE CHERLETON, married JOHN DE BEAUCHAMP, Knt., of Powick, Worcestershire [see POWICK 11].^[3]

Richardson list no children with AVICE _____. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Chris Given-Wilson. Fourteenth Century England vol: 3 page: 35
2. ↑ Wikipedia: Owen de la Pole
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry. Volume II. Maud de Mortimer is #11 on page 141
4. ↑ Pat. 2. Ed II. Quod Johes de Charleton possit kerneliare mansum fuum in Salop. Calend. rotul. patent. Cited by Rev. Hugh Owen. Some Account of the Ancient and Present State of Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury: P. Sandford, Booksellers, 1808 Charlton Hall Pages beginning with 480. Accessed 6/21/2019 jhd
5. ↑ Rev. Hugh Owen. Some Account of the Ancient and Present State of Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury: P. Sandford, Booksellers, 1808 Charlton Hall Pages beginning with 480. Dated July 26, 2017. Accessed 6/21/2019 jhd
6. ↑ Guy Miege The Present State of Great-Britain and Ireland: In Three Parts ... pub: 1718
7. ↑ Wikipedia: Greyfriars, Shrewsbury

• Wikipedia: John Charleton, 1st Baron Cherleton

• Dictionary of National Biography vol: 10 : Charlton, John de by Thomas Frederick Tout

• Fourteenth Century England vol: 3 page: 35 by Chris Given-Wilson pub: Boydell Press 2004

Acknowledgements

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