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Family and Education
s. and h. of Thomas Eyton (d.c.1431) of Eyton-upon-the-Weald-Moors by his w. Katherine; According to an inaccurate 17th-century ped., Nicholas’s mother was a da. of John Talbot, earl of Shrewsbury: Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxviii), 181. This is impossible on chronological grounds, and a match with a Talbot is implausible even if one supposes she was sis. of the earl. er. bro. of Roger*. m. ? Dist. 1439, 1458.
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Attestor, parlty. election, Salop 1459.

Commr. of gaol delivery, Shrewsbury castle and town Sept. 1439, Shrewsbury castle Oct. 1443, Oct. 1446, Apr. 1447, Bridgnorth Oct. 1447, Shrewsbury castle and town Feb. 1450, Shrewsbury Oct. 1458; C66/445, m. 19d; 457, m. 33d; 463, m. 26d; 464, m. 34d; 465, m. 26d; 470, m. 3d; 486, m. 20d. inquiry, Salop May 1446 (concealments of wards and escheats); He sat as a commr. at Claverley to hear an important finding concerning property formerly held by Sir Richard Lacon*: CIMisc. viii. 192. to distribute allowance on tax Aug. 1449; treat for loans Sept. 1449; assess subsidy Aug. 1450, July 1463; of arrest July 1453; to assign archers Dec. 1457; of array Aug. 1461.

Sheriff, Salop 5 Nov. 1439 – 4 Nov. 1441, 6 Nov. 1444 – 4 Nov. 1445, 4 Nov. 1454–5.

Steward of Stottesdon, Salop, for John Mowbray, duke of Norfolk, 20 Aug. 1442-aft. Mich. 1453, SC6/1121/5, rot. 1. of Wrockwardine for John Talbot, 2nd earl of Shrewsbury, by 26 Apr. 1457–? Salop Archs., deeds, 6000/19397.

J.p. Salop 4 July 1449 – d.

Parlimentarian
EYTON, Nicholas (d.?1466), of Eyton-upon-the-Weald-Moors, Salop.
Main residence: Eyton-upon-the-Weald-Moors, Salop.
Eton, Etton, Eyeton, Yeton
Author
S.J.P.
Volume
Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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