William de Barton

  Noted events in his life were:

• Records and Notes. ⁸⁶¹
During inquisition on the "outlawry" of John de Ainsworth for continuing to hold the manor of Middleton, William son of John de Barton, and grandson of Thomas de Barton and Maud de Middleton, was a defendant in 1363 and plaintiff in 1367. Thomas de Barton of Rydale, in 1370, released all his right in the manor of Middleton to William de Barton and Isabel, daughter of William de Radcliffe. William de Barton of Fryton was in military service across the seas for John of Guant in 1379. William de Barton and his wife Isabel had a son named Ralph, who was William's heir.

~History of Lancaster, Vol. V, "Middleton," pp. 161-169

• Background Information. ⁸⁶²
Roger de Middleton died before 16 Edward II (1322), leaving his wife Agnes and six daughter, his coheiresses. Of his daughters, Matilda, or Maud, was the eldest and the wife of John Barton of Fryton in Rydale, in North Riding, Yorkshire. Their son was Ralph, who died seized of the manor of Middleton in 1406. Ralph's son and successor, William Barton of Middleton married Isabella, the daughter of William de Radclyffe. Willaim Radclyffe was alive in 6 Henry V, and his daughter and William Barton married sometime after 44 Edward III. William and Isabella had a son and heir named Richard Barton who was alive 6 Sep 9 Henry V. Richard had two sons. One was Richard, who married Alicia, daughter of Sir John Byron of Clayton, who was alive 5 Edward IV. The other son, John Barton, married Margaret, daughter of Sir Nicholas Byron, Knight. Margery, the only daughter of John and heiress of Richard Barton, married sometime after 15 April 17 Henry VI, to Sir Ralph Assheton. Sir John Assheton was the son of Sir John Assheton of Assheton by his second wife, Margaret, daughter of Sir John Byron of Clayton, Knight.

~Examynatyons Towcheynge Cokeye More, pg. 27

William married Isabel Radcliffe, daughter of William de Radcliffe of Radclyffe Tower and Susannah Legh ⁸⁶¹.^,862