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John Wotton

John "Lord of Widworthy" Wotton
Born [date unknown] in Widworthy, Devon, Englandmap
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Husband of — married before 1408 [location unknown]
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Died in Widworthy, Devon, Englandmap
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Biography

European Aristocracy
John Wotton was a member of the aristocracy in England.

John Wotton was the son of John Wotton and Johanna Moels.[1]

He died 8 March 1408 Widworthy, Devonshire, England.[citation needed]

married Margaret Engreth or Englesia Dymocke (ca.1372-after1408) b Hounton, Devonshire, England, children


Established Wotton Manor, Cornwall, moving there from Devonshire in about 1400. Considered one of the finest manors in the eastern part of Cornwall.[citation needed]

Children

  • Joan Wotton (ca.1370-1428) b Bristol, Somerset, England, married:
1st husband John Canninge (-1405) mayor of Bristol, 6 children
2nd husband Thomas Young Sr (ca.1370-1426), 1 son
  • Thomas Wotton (ca.1400-) b Chester, Chestershire, England
  • Alice Wotton (1402-before1437) Heiress of Widworthy, b Widworthy, Devon, England, d Raleigh, Devon, England, married Sir John Chichester (ca.1385-1437) Knight, Earl of Huntingdon, ca.1420 in Devonshire, England
  • John Wotton II (1405-) b Wotton, Landrake, Cornwall, England, married (name unknown) (ca.1419-), 1 son


Sources

  1. ↑ College of Arms (Great Britain). The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Herald's of 1531, 1564 & 1620. Volumes 1-7. Henry S. Eland, Exeter. 1895. Chichester of Raleigh




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Bob Marshall
This line is incorrect according to Ancestral Roots by Weis. Line 52:37-39 John Wotton's father was William Wotton

35 Joan de Moels m. John Wotton 36 Richard Wotton m Julian 37 William Wotton m Gundred Wyger 38 John Wotton m Engaret or Englesia Dymoke

posted by Bob Marshall
Jones-102730 Ashley Jones JD
Both listed sources only reference his daughter Alice. She is named as his heiress, which seems a bit odd if he had a son?
posted by Ashley Jones JD
Gunther-113 Russ Gunther KT CH
No idea, John had 2 sons & 2 daughters, Heiress Alice was 2nd daughter (1st son unknown when he died or if had children, 2nd son was younger than Alice and had a son born at Watton Manor). If 1st daughter left the Manor to be with her husband(s), and 1st son died or left, Alice was next eldest.
posted by Russ Gunther KT CH
Jones-102730 Ashley Jones JD
Thanks, Russ. Is there a source for this history? It should be cited if so.
posted by Ashley Jones JD
Gunther-113 Russ Gunther KT CH
I have no further information or additional sources. I'm going from what I see now on these profiles, there were duplicate profiles merged back in 2017.
posted by Russ Gunther KT CH
Jones-102730 Ashley Jones JD
Thanks, Russ. Joan is one of my ancestors, but I'm going to note her with uncertain parents in my personal tree. I think if we can't find a source naming Joan and John as the children of these parents, they should probably be marked as uncertain. Joan at least, because right now, it says she was born two years before her mother, and thirty years before her siblings, which just can't be right unless John had an earlier wife.
posted by Ashley Jones JD
Gunther-113 Russ Gunther KT CH
Yeah 4 years ago, I merged duplicate profiles and compiled the info from the related profiles, so I cannot really speak to what others previously contributed. The birth years for daughter Joan and wife Engaret (Dymoke) Wotton definitely need to be sourced and proven, and their profiles will be on the Data Doctors error report since they conflict.
posted by Russ Gunther KT CH
Jones-102730 Ashley Jones JD
Sounds good. I doubt there were any more sources before the merge, because I checked the rest of the family (parents, children, grandparents) and there's nothing in any of them to back up the connection to Joan either. Could you please do the uncertain parentage marker? I would, but I don't have my pre-1500 certification yet.
posted by Ashley Jones JD
Gunther-113 Russ Gunther KT CH
Sure, I changed daughter Joan's mother status to: uncertain. At this time, we can keep father status as is, since there's no certain data conflict. Thanks for reaching out Ashley!
posted by Russ Gunther KT CH
Jones-102730 Ashley Jones JD
The linked son, John, is shown as having a son.
posted by Ashley Jones JD
Gunther-113 Russ Gunther KT CH
I have this noted in my comment above. I don't have any additional insight into the heir/heiress situation.
posted by Russ Gunther KT CH
edited by Russ Gunther KT CH
Gunther-113 Russ Gunther KT CH
Wotton-367 and Wotton-83 appear to represent the same person because: compared, it is the same person
posted by Russ Gunther KT CH

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