Sir Roger de Swynnerton Lord Swynnerton (d. 1338)

✓ Sir Roger de Swynnerton, Knight Banneret, 1st Lord Swynnerton (summoned to Parliament 1337), son of Sir Roger de Swynnerton (d. by Feb 1298) by Joan; a minor in 1299 ('Roger son of Roger de Swynnerton'); free warren and market at Swynnerton 1306; Governor of Stafford, Constable of Harlech and of the Tower of London; adherent first of Thomas of Lancaster, then of Isabella and Mortimer, then of Edward III; granted Barrow, Cheshire, 1334; d. 1338. His eldest son Roger predeceased him s.p.; succeeded by his 2nd son Robert, a priest (d. 1349), then by Thomas; other sons Richard (Dean of Wimborne) and Humphrey (of Isewall). Wife: a Huntbache pedigree names Margaret; his widow was apparently Matilda - not wired. Source: [C. Swynnerton], 'An Account of the Family of Swynnerton', Collections for a History of Staffordshire (William Salt Archaeological Society) vol. VII pt 2 (1886), pp. 19-41 (with notes ex inf. G. Wrottesley), read 2 Nov 2026 (archive.org collectionsforhi07staf_0). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]