01. Sir Robert De Lake,
[1]
was of Lake,
Shropshire and was born abt. 1136. 02. Richard De Lake I,
[1]
son of Robert
was born abt. 1162 and flourished from 1200 to 1227. He married (1) Gilian De Sandford,
sister of the first Ralph de Sandford, and (2) Elena, widow of Richard de
Bradwall of Bradwall in Cheshire. 03. Richard De Lake II,
[1]
son of Richard was
born abt. 1188 and was living in 1235. 04. William Laken,
[1]
son of Richard
was born abt. 1214 and flourished from 1255 to 1284. He married
Elizabeth St. Owen
(or St. John). 05. Richard Lacon III,
[1]
son of William
was born abt. 1246. He sat on
a Longslow Inquest in 1290, and served on a jury in 1316. He married
Helena Burnell. 06. John Lacon,
[1]
son of Richard and Helena
was born abt. 1272. He was listed in the return of 1324 as a man-at-arms, and was summoned to
attend the Great Council at Westminster; he was living in 1357. He
married Elizabeth Stanlowe, daughter of Sir John Stanlowe of
Staffordshire. 07. Robert Lacon,
[1]
son of John and
Elizabeth was born abt. 1298. He married (1) Isabel (2)
Ellen Cotton. In 1343 he was
admitted on the Roll of Guild Merchant of Salop. 08. Alan Lacon,
[1]
son of Robert and Ellen
was born abt. 1330 and living in 1375. He married
Agnes Pembrugge, daughter of
Walter Pembrugge. 09. William Lacon,
[1]
son of Alan and Agnes
was born abt 1350. He married Margaret Paslowe. A
retainer of Henry of Bolingbroke, he was murdered in London in 1397, while
on his way to Westminster to prosecute a suit against Sir John
Hawkstone in the Sept. Parliament. 10. Sir Richard Lacon,
[1]
son of William and
Margaret ws born abt 1380. He married
Elizabeth Peshall in
abt 1409, the heiress of Sir Hamon de Peshall and widow of Henry
Grendon. As neither Sir John Hawkstone, his father's murderer, nor
his accomplice, Robert Kendale, Esq., were brought to justice, and indeed
were pardoned fully by King Richard II, Richard was no doubt in support of
Henry of Bolingbroke and became closely attached to Thomas Fitz Alan, Earl
of Arundel. He was Knight of the Shire for county Salop (or
Shropshire); In 1415 he took part in the siege of Harfleur, and probably
also the battle of Agincourt. On Dec 1, 1415 he was named to a term
as Sheriff of Shropshire, where he served as justice of the pearce in
1422-1423. in Feb. 1419 he was a member of King Henry V's own
retinue en route to France. 11. William Lacon,
[1]
son of Richard was
born abt 1420. He married Magdalene Wisham, daughter of Sir
Richard Wisham of Holt in Worcestershire. He was appointed Sheriff
of Shropshire on November 8, 1451. He died in 1479.
12. Sir Richard Lacon,
[1]
son of William and
Magdalene was born abt 1453. He married
Alice Horde,
daughter of Thomas Horde. Richard was appointed Sheriff of
Shropshire in 1476, 1486 and 1497. He was named Knight of the Bath
on January 17, 1477 in connection with the marriage on January 15, 1477 of
Richard, Duke of York, the King Edward IV's second son, to Ann, daughter
of John, Duke of Norfolk. Richard died on July 1, 1503. 13. Joan Lacon,
[1]
daughter of Richard and
Margery was born about 1478. She married
Sir
John Mainwaring, son of Thomas Mainwaring and Jane De Sutton.
Joan died on April 13, 1524. I descend from their son
Richard
Mainwaring who married Dorothy
Corbet. |