Sir Thomas Dutton of Dutton (c.1421-1459)

✓ Sir Thomas Dutton of Dutton, s. and h. of John and Margaret; m. Anne, da. of James Lord Audley; killed with his eldest son Peter at Blore Heath, 23 Sept 1459, aged 38 (Stow). Daughters and co-heirs: Anne (m. Sir Thomas Molyneux of Sefton), Isabel (m. Sir Christopher Southworth), Elizabeth (m. Ralph Bostock), Margaret (m. 1467 Thomas Aston of Aston, then Ralph Vernon of Haslington) and Elinor (m. Richard Cholmondeley); after seven years' suit Henry VIII's award of 1534 divided the Dutton lands between them and the heir male. 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.]