ASTON, Sir Roger (d.1449), of Haywood, Staffs.

Family and Education

s. and h. of Sir Thomas Aston† (d.1412/13) of Haywood by his w. Elizabeth Cloddeshall, wid. of Sir William Devereux† (d.c.1384) of Bodenham, Herefs. m. (1) c.1412, Joyce (d. by 12 Oct. 1418), da. of Sir Baldwin Freville (d.1400) of Tamworth, Staffs., sis. and coh. of Baldwin Freville (d. 3 Apr. 1418), at least 1s.; (2) by Nov. 1424, Elizabeth (c.1383-?1430), da. and coh. of Sir Ralph Meynell (d.1388) of Langley Meynell, Derbys., and Hints, Warws., wid. of William Crawshawe and Roger Bradshaw† of Milwich, Staffs.; (3) by Mar. 1431, Joan, ?wid. of Sir Laurence Merbury of Marbury, Cheshire. Kntd. between Dec. 1414 and 18 Dec. 1415.

Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Staffs. 1425, 1431, 1442.

Steward of Anne, wid. of Edmund Stafford, earl of Stafford, by Mich. 1409 – ?

Lt. of Sir William Bourgchier†, constable of the Tower of London, by 18 Dec. 1415 – 28 May 1420; constable 26 June 1420 – bef.Feb. 1421.

Sheriff, Staffs. 12 Dec. 1426 – 7 Nov. 1427, 26 Nov. 1431 – 5 Nov. 1432.

J.p. Staffs. 24 Mar. 1430 – d.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Stafford castle May 1435, Aug. 1438; C66/437, m. 14d; 442, m. 15d. to assess subsidy, Staffs. Jan. 1436; treat for loans Feb. 1436, Mar. 1439, Nov. 1440, Mar., May, Aug. 1442; of array Aug. 1436; oyer and terminer Nov. 1436 (attack on the dean and chapter of Lichfield); inquiry Jan. 1439 (forestallers and regrators), July 1443 (dispute between John Kingsley and the mayor and commonalty of Newcastle-under-Lyme). DL37/10/46. Kingsley was the duchy of Lancaster’s jt. steward in the ldship. of Newcastle.

Parlimentarian

ASTON, Sir Roger (d.1449), of Haywood, Staffs.

Main residence: Haywood, Staffs.

Ashton, Assheton

Author

S.J.P.

Volume

Commons 1422-1461

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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