Family and Education
b. 1500 /1, o.s. of William Mytton of Shrewsbury by Cecily, da. of Sir Henry Delves of Doddington, Cheshire. educ. I. Temple. m. (1) settlement 29 Sept. 1517, Anne, da. of Sir Edward Grey of Enville, Staffs., 9s. inc. Thomas Grey (7 d.v.p.); (?2) da. of Jenkin Piggott of Rhuddlan, Flints., 1s.; (2 or 3) Eleanor, da. of George Harborne, wid. of Richard Beeston of Shrewsbury, 1s. 2da. suc. fa. 16 July 1513.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/28/6. Mont. Colls. xxiv. 285-6; Trans. Salop Arch. Soc. (ser. 3), ii. 148-9; Vis. Salop (Harl. Soc. xxviii), 38; (xxix), 362.
Offices Held
Alderman, Shrewsbury 1538, bailiff 1542 – 43, 1549 – 50, 1553 – 54, 1557 – 58, 1561 – 62, 1567 – 68; j.p. Salop 1543–54 or later, q. 1554; j.p.q. Merion. 1558/59; sheriff, Salop 1543 – 44, 1559 – 60, Merion. 1546 – 47, 1553 – 54; commr. relief, Shrewsbury and Merion. 1550; servant to earls of Arundel by 1547.
Parlimentarian
Main residences: Shrewsbury; Halston, Salop; Dinas Mawddwy, Merion.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
MYTTON, Richard (1500/1-91)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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