Alice de Praers

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ⁷¹³
Richard, son of Richard de Minshull and Alice de Hulgreve, married Alice, daughter of William de Praers of Bartumley, by Sibilla de Crewe, lady of Aston in Mondrem, daughter of Sir Thomas Crewe of Crewe, knight (who was living 23, 29, Edward I).

Children of Richard and Alice according to Ormerod were:

Richard de Munshull, living 17 & 20 Edward III, and had lands from his father. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Richard del Holte, remarried to John Davenport, who sued for divorce, 38 Edward III.

Henry de Munshull, 16 Edward III, had a pardon 34 Edward III, but was not "heir to his brother," married Tibota, daughter of Robert de Pulford, who married as her second husband, John Barret.

Randle de Munshull, had a pardon, 34 Edward III, married Margaret, daughter of sir thomas de Dutton. They had issue of John, son and heir, who died seized of land in chirchemunshull in, or before 10 Henry VI.

~ George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol. III, p. 340

• Background Information. ⁶⁸¹
The manor of Minshull gave the name and Minshull to the descendants of Adam, the first son of Augustine de Minshull. The estate remained in the family until the reign of King Richard II. During the reign of Edward II, Richard de Minsull married Alice de Praers of Barthomley, by whom he became possessed of Aston Hall and other property in Aston Mondrem. Both the estates of Minshull and Aston, during the reign of Richard II, became part of the Dutton family when Joanna, the sole daughter and heiress of Henry de Minshull married Edmund, younger son of Sir Thomas Dutton. During the reign of Henry VIII, the youngester daughter of another Sir Thomas Dutton, Eleanor Dutton, took these estates with her marriage to Richard Cholmondeley.

~ Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Proceeding and Papers; Session. 1, 1848-49, pp. 87-88

Alice married Richard de Minshull, son of Richard de Minshull and Alice de Hulgreve.⁷¹³ (Richard de Minshull was born about 1290 in Minshull Vernon, Nantwich, Cheshire, England.)