Thomas de Corona of Adlington

2. Thomas de Corona of Adlington 1245 - 1316 = Margaret NN

Notes

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Hugh de Corona married Amabilla the daughter of Sir Thomas de Bamville, and left issue one son, Hugh, and two daughters, Lucy and Sarah.

Hugh de Corona, the second of Adlington, married, and left a son, John, who was lord of the manor of Adlington in the reign of Edward II. “John de Corona held the manor of Adlington and the manor of little Neston. Thomas de Corona is his son and heir” (Tower records, 22 Edward II). The Christian name of John's wife was Margaret.

Thomas de Corona died unmarried about the middle of the reign of Edward III., and so the male line failed. During his lifetime, by a deed without date, he gave to John de Lassells all the land which Lucy de Corona held of his inheritance in the ville of Newton-in-Wirrall, and which came to him by the gift of his grandfather, Hugh de Corona, and all the land which Margaret, who was wife of John de Corona, held of his inheritance in Newton-in-Wirrall, by gift of his father, John de Corona. (MS. penes R. Wood.)

Lucy, daughter of the first Hugh de Corona, married for second husband Sir William Baggiley, and had issue by him one son,

who died without issue, and two daughters named Ellen and Isabel, which last married Sir John de Hyde.

Nothing is known of Sarah, the sister of Lucy, and it seems likely that she either died single, or, if married, left no offspring.

Ellen, daughter of Lucy de Corona, married Sir John Legh, son of Sir William Venables of Bradwell, and called "de Legh" from having been left to the care of his mother, whose maiden name was Legh, and which was also the name of the place where he was born, and where he lived till his marriage. From this marriage the Leghs of Adlington descend.

Sir John de Legh and Ellen his wife purchased Norbury Booths (28 Edward I.), and there fixed their residence. Sir John died in 1323, and his wife in 1350.

Thomas de Corona, the last of his line, having no issue, gave a moiety of Adlington to John and Ellen Legh for life, with remainder to Robert their second son, and his heirs, by a deed bearing date in ye early part of ye reign of Edward II. “Thomas de Corona grants to John de Legh and Ellen his wife all his part of the manor and vill of Adlington (except the lands which Margaret his mother, and Lucy formerly wife of Hugh de Corona had in dower) to hold to the said John and Ellen for their lives." This John is probably the same who is called “John de Adlington" in a presentment against twelve persons for hunting in the king's forest with hounds and horns, and destroying deer, and finally joining in an affray with the keepers. 13 Edward II. (Ormerod.)

In 9 Edward II., Thomas de Corona gave to John and Ellen Legh all the rest of his lands in Adlington previously held in dower by Lucy and Margaret. After this grant was made, Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II., seized Adlington manor, alleging that Thomas de Corona had forfeited it to her by reason of the alienation having been made without her license, as the same was held of her as of her manor of Macclesfield.

In 17 Edward II., John de Legh being lately dead, Ellen, his widow obtained a re-grant of the Adlington manor, on her purchasing a pardon from the Queen. To this pardon a fair seal of Queen Isabella is affixed, from which it would appear that the Queen held Macclesfield to her own separate use, even whilst her husband was king. (See illustration.)

Origins

Hugo I married as his 2nd wife = Lady Amabilla De Baumville a. 1225 - a. 1307, daughter of Sir Thomas de Baumville, Forester of Wirral a. 1195 - 1260 = Agnes de Stourton b. 1235 - 1310. Hugo and Amabilla had

• 1. Hugh II de Corona of Adlington, who follows
• 2. Thomas de Corona of Adlington 1245 - 1316 = Margaret NN
• 3. Sarah de Corona c. 1246 = NN Manley
• 4. Adam de Formby c. 1247 - a. 1327