Richard de Bromley

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ⁷⁸⁴
Richard as the eldest son of Galfridus, who inherited the estate at Bromlegh. Richard was living in 25 eward I, as appears by deed dated at Knocton, on the feast of St. Gregory (12 Mar 1296/97), whereby he conveyed land in Knocton to Peter de Arderne, to which Sir Robert de Stawndon and Sir Roger Swinerton, Knights, were sitnesses. Richard married the heir and daughter of ______ of Knocton and they had a son named Ranulph de Bromlegh, who, in a deed, in 23 Edward I, is called "son of Richard."

~ Collins's Peerage of England, Vol. VII, p. 247-248

• Background Information. ⁷¹³
~George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol III, "Bromley of Badington Pedigree," Collated with Inqus. Plea and Recognizance Rolls, pp. 371-372 , Says Richard de Bromlegh married the daughter and heiress o _______ Knocton and lists their children as:

Sir Rchard de Bromley
Walter de Bromlegh, clerk, living 3 and 11 Edward III
Ralph de Bromley

Richard married Lady de Knocton, daughter of Lord of Knocton and Unknown.⁷¹³