Sir Thomas Dutton of Dutton (1314-1381)

✓ Sir Thomas Dutton of Dutton, s. and h. of Sir Hugh and Joan, aged 15 at Whitsun 1329; seneschal of Halton for William Clinton, Earl of Huntingdon (1345); pardoned 1352 for an armed attack near Reading; sheriff of Cheshire 30 and 33 Edw. III; knight by 1361; d. 4 Ric. II (1381) aged 66. m. (1) Ellen Thornton, (2) Philippa, widow of Sir Peter Thornton. Source: Ormerod, History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (1819), vol. I, pp.475-480 'Dutton of Dutton' (Sir Peter Leycester's text from the family evidences, with Ormerod's additions), read 2 Nov 2026 (archive.org djvu text). [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.]