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b. bef. 1400, s. of John Waterton† (d.1417/18) of Waterton, Lincs., prob. by a da. of Thomas Methley of Waterton. m. Constance (fl.1444), CP25(1)/280/159/24. da. and h. of Sir William Asenhill* alias Harpeden of Guilden Morden, Cambs. and Walton (near Wakefield), Yorks. by Joan (d. bef. 1433), da. of Sir John Burgh of Burrough Green, Cambs., half-sis. and coh. of Thomas Burgh (d.1411), and wid. of Thomas Hasilden† of Guilden Morden, at least 1s. ?2da. Dist. 1430, 1439.
Offices Held

Attestor, parlty. elections, Lincs. 1442, 1447, 1453, 1460.

J.p. Lindsey 24 Mar. 1437 – May 1442, 4 June 1444 – d.

Jt. keeper of the duchy of Lancaster manor of Rothwell, Yorks. 5 Feb. 1446–? DL37/53/52.

Commr. of sewers, Lindsey Mar. 1446, Jan. 1451, Lincs., Notts., Yorks. Mar. 1452, Lindsey Feb. 1453, July, Nov. 1456; to distribute allowance on tax, Lincs. Aug. 1449; commr. of inquiry Sept. 1449 (treasons etc.), KB9/265/79. May 1450 (spoliation of foreign merchants by evildoers of Grimsby), July 1452 (lands late of (Sir) John Pygot*), Jan. 1453 (oppressions against the priory of Newstead-on-Ancholme), Feb. (concealments), July 1456 (value of goods and lands of Sir Nicholas Bowet); E159/232, commissiones Hil. rot. 2d, Trin. rot. 1. to assess subsidy, Lindsey Aug. 1450; treat for loans, Lincs. Dec. 1452, E34/1B/199. Lincs., Lincoln Jan. 1453, Lindsey May 1455; PPC, vi. 243. of array Sept. 1457, Sept. 1458, Lincs. Dec. 1459; to assign archers Dec. 1457; of arrest, Lindsey Nov. 1460.

Sheriff, Lincs. 5 Nov. 1453 – 4 Nov. 1454, 7 Nov. 1457–8.

Parlimentarian
WATERTON, Richard (bef. 1400-61), of Great Corringham, Lincs.
Main residence: Great Corringham, Lincs.
Watterton, Waturton, Watyrton
Author
S.J.P.
Volume
Commons 1422-1461
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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