. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE later, left two sons, Sir John " and Sir Richard ; and the former, who took part in the battle of Crecy and the siege of Calais,'' dying without issue, was followed by his brother in ; Sir Richard by his marriage with Joan de Colwick increased the family estates.'' He died in June 1397, holding the manor of Clayton, and lands in Royton, Butterworth, Woodhouses in Ashton, and others out- side Lancashire ; John, the son and heir, was then only ten years of age," and his wardship was g
. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;. Natural history. A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE later, left two sons, Sir John " and Sir Richard ; and the former, who took part in the battle of Crecy and the siege of Calais,'' dying without issue, was followed by his brother in ; Sir Richard by his marriage with Joan de Colwick increased the family estates.'' He died in June 1397, holding the manor of Clayton, and lands in Royton, Butterworth, Woodhouses in Ashton, and others out- side Lancashire ; John, the son and heir, was then only ten years of age," and his wardship was granted to Sir John ; A settlement of lands in Droylsden was in 1415 made on the occasion of the marriage of Sir John Byron's daughter Elizabeth with Thomas son of Sir John Ashton.*' Sir John is stated to have married Margery daughter of Sir John Booth of Barton, by whom he had three sons and five ; He acquired lands in Blackley from Lord La Warre and in Gorton from Sir Robert Booth ; " in 143 S he did homage to Nicholas Thorley, one of the feoiFees of Lord La Warre ;" and in 1440 he made a settlement of his lands in the counties of Lancaster, Lincoln, and ; Two years later he made a grant to John Byron, said to be the son of his younger son Nicholas, who ultimately became heir to the whole of the Byron manors and ; Sir John was sheriff of the county from 1437 to 1449 ;" when he was succeeded by his son Nicholas, a grant of the reversion having been ob- tained in ; Nicholas Byron remained sheriff till ; He. Clayton Hall from the South-west " Sir James appears to have been in possession in 1348 ; Byron Chartul. no. 21/189 ; and his son John in 13^4 j ibid, no. 27/10. Robert the Smith of Ashton in 1353 demanded a messuage and lands in Man- chester against Elizabeth widow of Sir James de Byron and against John de Byron ; Assize R. 435, m. 8. 8« Wrottesley, Crecy and Calais (W. Salt Arch.
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