Joan Longley

After the death of her Uncle Thomas in 1346 and death of her Uncle Robert in 1349, the Prestwich lands were inherited by her 1st cousins, Margaret and Agnes (daughters of Thomas). Margaret was had been judged to become a Nun and thus she was not allowed by law to inherit property. Agnes died without issue in 1362, It was at this point that the family manors were passed to their 1st cousin Joan (de Tetlow) de Langley.

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Notes for Richard (Sir) de Longley:

From a deed of 1369 it would appear that Richard and Joan lived at Tetlow. There is reference to only one child being born to them; this was Roger the son and heir in 1360. As this was ten years after their marriage, it must be assumed there were other children. There may have been daughters or sons who died early, there was a return of the plague in 1361 that might account for this, or it is possible that Richard spent a lot of time fighting in France.

When Agnes de Radcliffe, wife of John de Radcliffe, died in 1362. Her father in law, Richard de Radcliffe, who had been granted Prestwich by Thomas de Prestwich (aka de Wooley) acknowledged the right of Richard and Joan de Langley to the manor of Prestwich and the advows on of the church. In return for this acknowledgement, Richard and Joanna made an agreementin March 1366/7 to levy a fine on the manor of Prestwich to the use of Richard de Radcliffe and his wife Isabella. The Radcliffes agreed to support the Langleys interests against any external interference Richard de Langley died shortly after this (before October 1369) when his son and heir, Roger, was only 9 years old. The Babes in the Wood legend suggests that he died fighting in France.

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Notes for Joan de Tetlow:

Inherited the Manor of Prestwich from her cousin Agnes who had married John de Radcliffe.

In 1351 - A tenement in disputed possession is stated to have been the property of Hugh de Tetlow, and on his death to have descended to Joan de Langley as daughter of Jordan, elder brother of Hugh.

In 1358 - Richard, son of Richard de Tetlow, laid claim to the Tetlow estate in Crompton and Broughton, alleging that Joan, wife of Richard de Langley, was a bastard. It was, however, decided that Joan was the

lawful daughter of Jordan de Tetlow and Alice his wife. The mother of Jordan was named Amabil and she survived him. (Assize Rolls.)

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When Roger de Prestwich died, the Manor of Pendlebury passed to his sister Alice de Tetlow who had died, as had her two sons, so this left Alices eldest daughter Joanna de Langley as heiress to both the Manors of Pendlebury and Tetlow.

In February 1351/2 Richard de Langley and Joan were parties to a fine on the manor of Pendlebury and of seven messages and 405 acres in Broughton, Chetham, Crompton, Oldham and Wernyth by which these properties were settled on Joan and her husband and the heirs of their bodies. In default the remainder to William de Walden (Walton) and his wife Katherine who was Joans sister. William de Langley, Rector of Middleton, acted as guarantor.