John (Cherleton) de Cherleton (abt. 1334 - 1374)

Born about 1334 in Wales [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Joan (Stafford) Talbot — married before 1344 in England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 13 Jul 1374 at about age 40 in Wales [uncertain]

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Biography

John de Cherleton, Knt., 3rd Lord Cherleton, feudal lord of Powys, Montgomeryshire, Wales, son and heir of John de Cherleton (or Charleton), Knt., 2nd Lord Cherleton, and Maud de Mortimer, was born about 1334 (aged 26 in 1360).^[1][2][3]

John married in or before 1344 Joan de Stafford, daughter of Sir Ralph de Stafford, K.G., 1st Earl Stafford, 2nd Lord Stafford, by Margaret de Audley^[1][2] (married in childhood). They had two sons:

• John, 4th Lord Cherleton, married Alice Arundel^[1][2]
• Edward, K.G., 5th Lord Cherleton, born about 1371, died 14 March 1420/1, married first Eleanor Holand, second Elizabeth Berkeley^[1][2]

John also had an illegitimate daughter by an unknown mistress.^[1][2]

He was summoned to Parliament by writs directed Johanni de Cherleton de Powys from 14 August 1362 to 4 October 1373^[3] and was appointed a Trier of Petitions in Parliament in 1372.^[1][2]

John Cherleton died 13 July 1374^[3] and was buried on 20 August 1374 at Strata Florida Abbey, Cardiganshire, Wales.^[2] His widow remarried by 1377 to Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Lord Talbot, who died in Spain in 1387. Joan died shortly before 2 August 1397.^[1][2][3]

Research Notes

Disputed Issue

Detached Joan (Cheriton) St. Leger as the daughter of John and Joan. Neither Richardson or Cawley name a daughter from this marriage and the profile of the daughter (Joan) is unsourced.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, vol. I, pages 426-427, CHERLETON 8.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, vol. II, pages 141-142, CHERLETON 12.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} George Edward Cokayne and Vicary Gibbs ed. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. III: Canonteign - Cutts, 2nd edition. (London, 1913). Online at Archive.org, page 161.

• Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011). See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
• Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. (Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013). See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.

See also:

• Cawley, Charles. "John Cherleton (1333/34-13 Jul 1374)" entry in Medieval Lands: A prosopography of medieval European noble and royal families © by Charles Cawley, hosted by Foundation for Medieval Genealogy (FMG). See also WikiTree's source page for MedLands.

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John (Cherleton) de Cherleton is also named in Magna Carta Ancestry, vol. I, pages 425-432, CHERLETON, in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Thomas Lloyd to surety barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger Bigod that was badged by the Magna Carta Project on 18 December 2021. See this trail in the Magna Carta Trails section of the Gateway's profile.

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