Thomas Corona (abt. 1287 - 1316)

Born about 13 Dec 1287 in Adlington, Cheshire, England

Ancestors

Died 1316 at about age 28 in Adlington, Cheshire, England

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Biography

Thomas de Corone^[1] alias Thomas de Corona^[2] alias Thomas le Coroun or Coronne^[3]

Thomas de Corone was born at Adelinton (Adlington) on the feast of St Lucy (13 December) in 16 Edward I, 1287, and baptised the following day in the church of Prestbury.^[1]

Thomas de Corona was the son and heir of John de Corona^[4] and his wife Margaret, and the grandson of Hugh de Corona, the second of Adlington, who was married to Lucy.^[2]

John de Corona, Thomas' father, was the lord of the manor of Adlington in the reign of Edward II,^[2] king of England from 1307-1327. In 2 Edward II, an Inquisition post mortem regarding John de Corone of Cheshire was held and an Inquisition was taken to determine the age of Thomas son and heir of John de Corone of Cheshire, because a writ of plenius certiorari was issued on 18 February in response to Thomas petitioning for his father's lands as he was of full age.^[4] The findings were John had held the manors of Little Neston and Adelynton of the king, and his lands etc were in the hand of Anabel, the widow of Simon de Provincia, who had been granted them by the king's father because John's next heir, Thomas, was in his minority, but was now aged 21 and more.^{[4] [1]}

Thomas did not marry.^[2]

In 1310, Thomas le Coroun or Coronne, William de Capenhurst, Gilbert de Lymme, William de Leghton, and Robert de Kenyan, paid to the Abbot of St Werburgh a recognizance for 13 1/2 marks.^[3] In 1311, Thomas paid to William de Basingwerk, recognizance for £20 15s.^[3] In 1311-2, Thomas paid to John le Blound, citizen of Chester, recognizance for £ 1s 8d^[3] On 19 July 1315, Thomas paid to John le Blound, citizen of Chester, recognizance for £80 and £2,000, and he paid to John de Legh recognizance for £80 and £2,000.^[3]

On 15 March, 1316-7, Thomas went into the exchequer of Chester before "Dominus" William de Burstowe, chamberlain of Chester, and prays in the presence of "Dominus" Robert de Hemygton, "Dominus" Richard "de Sancto Edmundo," Nicholas Hody, Adam de Bostok, John de Brikhull, Robert le Chaumberleyn, junior, and Robert de Hawardyn, that the three under-written charters might be enrolled.^[3]

1. Charter, dated at Chester, on the Feast of St Mary Magdalen, 10 Edward 2, by which the said Thomas grants for the whole of his life his manors of Parva-Neston and Hargreave-in-Wyrhale, to John le Blount for 10 marks yearly, excepting the 3rd part of the said manors held in dower by Lucy de Coroun, and the tenements which Margaret, who was the wife of John de Coroun, held in dower. Witness, Robert de Bebyngton, William de Hoton, David de Boneburi, John de Bechinton, and William de Lasceles.^[3]
2. Charter, dated at Chester, on the Wednesday after the Feast of St James, 1316, by which the said Thomas grants to the said John le Blount, his right to the reversion of the third part, and the tenements excepted in the foregoing charter. Witness, Robert de Bebynton, William de Hoton, David de Boneburi, William de Capenhurst, and Reginald del Palle.^[5]
3. Charter, dated at Chester on the Tuesday next before the Feast of St. Gregory, 10 Edward 2, releasing the said John from the yearly payment of 10 marks.^[6]

Thomas gave John de Lassells all the land in Newton-in-Wirral which was the gift of his grandfather, Hugh de Corona, which Lucy de Corona held of Thomas' inheritance, and all the land in Newton-in-Wirral which was the gift of his father John, and which Margaret, his mother, the wife of his father held of his inheritance,^[2]

In the reign of Edward II, Thomas gave to John de Legh (d. 1323) and Ellen (d. 1350) his wife, all his part of the manor and vill of Adlington, except the lands held in dower by his mother Margaret and Lucy, formerly wife of Hugh de Corona, for John and Ellen's lives, with remainder to their second son, Robert, and his heirs.^[2] Ellen de Legh was the daughter of Lucy de Corona, the daughter of Thomas' great-grandfather Hugh de Corona the first.^[2]

Thomas' mother and grandmother (or step-grandmother?) died before 9 Edward II, because in that year Thomas gave to John and Ellen Legh all the rest of his lands in Adlington previously held in dower by Margaret and Lucy.^[2] Queen Isabella, Edward II's wife, seized Adington manor after this grant alleging that Thomas de Corona had forfeited it because he had alienated it without her license, as it was held of her as of her manor of Macclesfield.^[2]

In 17 Edward II, recently widowed Ellen de Legh, purchased a pardon from the Queen and was regranted Adlington manor.^[2]

In 17 Edward III, 1343, at Chester, Thomas quit claimed to Robert de Legh senior, and his heirs and assigns, all the claim he ever had in the manor of Adlington, etc, and the grant was sealed in the presence of the justice of Chester, John de Legh, Hugh de Venables, Sir John Danyers, Sir Thomas Danyers of Spurstow, Robert de Bulkylegh, and others.^[2]

Ellen de Legh died in 26 Edward III and an Inquisition held that year found she died seized of the manor of Adlington for life, and her son Sir John was her heir; Adlington passed to her son Robert.^[2]

In 27 Edward III [25 January 1353-24 January 1354], Thomas de Corona enrolled a deed at Chester quitclaiming in favour of Robert de Legh, senior, his heirs and assigns, all right to the manor of Aldelynton.^[7]

Thomas de Corona, the last of his line, died after 1354^[2] in Adlington, Cheshire, England.

The Leghs enjoyed the manor of Adlington, in succession from father to son, until 1781.^[2]

Disputed Trees

This profile had Thomas de Corona (1260-1316), the son of Hugh de Corona and his wife, Amabilia Baumville; the brother of Lucy Baggiley nee Corona; married in 1278 to Lucy (Born Out of Wedlock) Corona, an illegitimate daughter of Edward I king of England; father of Ellen Decorona who married John de Legh.

The Wikipedia: Adlington Hall article in August 2014 says, "Hugh's son Thomas, who had no children, granted it to his sister Ellen, who married John de Legh of Booth".

The pedigree from the Visitation of Cheshire in 1580 says, Thomas was the son of Lucia and Hugh son of Hugh de Corona, and Hugh had two wives, the other being Anabell the daughter of T de Bamvill.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol V Edward II, (London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1908), accessed 27 August 2014, https://archive.org/stream/cu31924011387838#page/n111/mode/2up pp.85. Abstract No 158 Thomas son and heir of John de Corone.
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Frank Renaud, MD, "Contributions Towards a History of the Ancient Parish of Prestbury, in Cheshire", Remains Historical & Literary connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, Vol XCVII, (Manchester: The Chetham Society, 1876), accessed 27 August 2014, https://archive.org/stream/contributionsto00renagoog#page/n112/mode/2up pp.78-80.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} Hardy, 1875, p. 125.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} The Deputy Keeper of the Records, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol V Edward II, (London: His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1908), accessed 27 August 2014, https://archive.org/stream/cu31924011387838#page/n67/mode/2up pp.41. Abstract No 85 John de Corone.
5. ↑ Hardy, 1875, p. 125-6.
6. ↑ Hardy, 1875, p. 126.
7. ↑ Peter Turner, comp, "Appendix 6. Welsh Records. Calendar of Deeds, Inquisitions, and Writs of Dower, Enrolled on the Plea Rolls of the County of Chester.—Edward 3", The Twenty-Eighth Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records [28 February 1867], (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1867), 54, e-Book HathiTrust (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015039450518?urlappend=%3Bseq=82%3Bownerid=34524648-81 : accessed 6 June, 2022).
8. ↑ John Paul Rylands, ed., "The visitation of Cheshire in the year 1580 made by Robert Glover, Somerset Herald, for William Flower, Norroy king of arms, with numerous additions and continuations, including those from the visitation of Cheshire made in the year 1566, by the same herald. With an appendix, containing the Visitation of a part of Cheshire in the year 1533, made by William Fellows, Lancaster Herald, for Thomas Benolte, Clarenceux king of arms. And a fragment of the Visitation of the City of Chester in the year 1591, made by Thomas Chaloner, deputy to the Office of arms", The Publications of the Harleian Society, XVIII, (London: Harleian Society, 1882), accessed 29 August 2014, https://archive.org/stream/visitationofches00glov#page/150/mode/2up pp.150.

Bibliography

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See also:

• Wikipedia: Adlington Hall

Acknowledgements

• Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011
• Ancestor's that we lost, the Decendants they left behind_2011-08-28_01 (2).ged on Sep 12, 2011 by Willette Bryant