Edward Burton (abt. 1420)

Born about 1420 in Yorkshire, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Sir Edward Burton, Knight Banneret^[1]

The parents of Sir Edward Burton are unknown, although Burke^[2] appears to suggest that Edward originated from Yorkshire and that his father may have been a William Burton living in the reign of Henry VI.

His year of birth is unknown and is estimated as c 1420.

Sir Edward Burton, was made Knight Banneret in 1460.^[1][2][3][4]

“Sir Edward Burton for his services to the House of York in 14 battles, had the singular honour of Knight banneret conferred upon him by Edward IV. In 1460 after the battle of St Albans. Sir Edward settled at Longner co Salop and from him descended his son, Sir Robert Burton, knt, had the first grant of arms May 23 1478; his son Edward m. Jocosa Coyney; he d. 1524; their eldest son John m. Elizabeth Poyner, and d.1543; Edward his eldest son m Anne Madock; he d. 1558 …”^[1]

[Uncertain] 1 Richard III [1483-1484]: "To Edward Burton the king hath confirmed such graunte as he had from the fee of the Corone of king E. the iiij for terme of his lyff."^[5]

Marriage and Children

The name of his wife is unknown.

Children:

• [Sir] Robert Burton^[1][2][3][4]

Robert Burton 'of Yorkshire' was granted arms in 1478.^[2]

Death

Date and place of death are unknown.

Research Notes

The earliest generation in the Burton of Longnor pedigree in the Visitation of Shropshire is the grandson of this Edward Burton, i.e. Edward Burton Esq. who married Joyce, surname uncertain.^[6] The pedigree states, incorrectly, that the Edward Burton who married Joyce was made Knight Banneret.

• Burton v Thyrkyll. Plaintiffs: Edward Burton, yeoman of the Crown. Defendants: John Thyrkyll. Subject: A house in the parish of Brewood. Staffordshire. Date: 1486-1493, or 1504-1515. C 1/120/45. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.

• Wyne v Burton. Plaintiffs: William WYNE of Bromsgrove in Worcester, husbandman. Defendants: Edward BURTON, gentleman. Subject: Messuage and `noke' of land in Withington of the demise of Thomas Blakeway, priest. Shropshire. Date: 1386-1558. C 1/1516/47-48. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Phillips, T. The History and Antiquities of Shrewsbury. Vol I, 1837, p 204 Google Books.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Burke, J esq. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry or Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol IV, 1838 Burke of Longner pp 261-266 Google Books.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Gentleman's and London Magazine. Feb 1791, p 77 Google Books.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} The Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Vol III, The Peerage of Ireland. 1790, p 296 Google Books.
5. ↑ Blakeway, Rev. J B. History of Shrewsbury Hundred or Liberties. Longner. Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 2nd Series Vol VI, 1894, pp 381-414 HathiTrust.
6. ↑ Visitation of Shropshire Taken in the Year 1623. Edited by Grazebrook, G and Rylands, J P. 1889. Part I. Burton of Longnor Pedigree p 95 Internet Archive.