Sir William Aton (died before March 1389), sometimes called Baron Aton, of West Ayton in Yorkshire, was an English landowner, soldier and administrator who in 1371 was summoned to Parliament as a baron. His son died before him without children and any hereditary title lapsed.[1]
Born about 1299, he was the son and heir of Sir Gilbert Aton, who died after 10 April 1350.[1]
CareerEdit
Alleged arms of William Aton, as displayed in the Ashmole Roll
About 1320, when he reached his majority, he was created a knight[1] and it is assumed that he later participated in the wars of King Edward III in France.[citation needed] In 1359, like his father before him, he was summoned to a meeting of the King's Council and in 1370 was summoned to a session of Parliament. By later theory this created a hereditary barony, but there is no record of him attending further sessions and he continued to call himself Sir William Aton, knight. He was chosen as High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1368–70 and again for 1372–73, but in 1377, aged about 78, he obtained an exemption for the rest of his life from being appointed a sheriff, a justice of the peace, or a mayor. In 1386, recording his age as 87 and saying he had been a knight for 66 years (but not a baron), he was a witness in the celebrated case of Scrope v Grosvenor. He died before March 1389. [1]
FamilyEdit
Before 1327, he married Isabel Percy (died before 25 May 1368), daughter of Henry Percy, 2nd Baron Percy and his wife Idonea Clifford.[1] Their children were:
Sir William Aton, who married Margaret but died before 21 June 1384 without children. His widow survived him.[1]
Anastasia Aton, who married Sir Edward St John (died 7 March 1389), of Londesborough.[1]
william, aton, died, before, march, 1389, sometimes, called, baron, aton, west, ayton, yorkshire, english, landowner, soldier, administrator, 1371, summoned, parliament, baron, died, before, without, children, hereditary, title, lapsed, baron, atonalleged, arm. Sir William Aton died before March 1389 sometimes called Baron Aton of West Ayton in Yorkshire was an English landowner soldier and administrator who in 1371 was summoned to Parliament as a baron His son died before him without children and any hereditary title lapsed 1 William AtonBaron AtonAlleged arms of Baron AtonBarry of six or and azure on a canton gules a cross flory argentSuccessorNoneBornabout 1299Diedbefore March 1389Spouse s Isabel PercyIssueWilliamAnastasiaElizabethCatherineFatherSir Gilbert Aton Contents 1 Origins 2 Career 3 Family 4 ReferencesOrigins EditBorn about 1299 he was the son and heir of Sir Gilbert Aton who died after 10 April 1350 1 Career Edit Alleged arms of William Aton as displayed in the Ashmole RollAbout 1320 when he reached his majority he was created a knight 1 and it is assumed that he later participated in the wars of King Edward III in France citation needed In 1359 like his father before him he was summoned to a meeting of the King s Council and in 1370 was summoned to a session of Parliament By later theory this created a hereditary barony but there is no record of him attending further sessions and he continued to call himself Sir William Aton knight He was chosen as High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1368 70 and again for 1372 73 but in 1377 aged about 78 he obtained an exemption for the rest of his life from being appointed a sheriff a justice of the peace or a mayor In 1386 recording his age as 87 and saying he had been a knight for 66 years but not a baron he was a witness in the celebrated case of Scrope v Grosvenor He died before March 1389 1 Family EditBefore 1327 he married Isabel Percy died before 25 May 1368 daughter of Henry Percy 2nd Baron Percy and his wife Idonea Clifford 1 Their children were Sir William Aton who married Margaret but died before 21 June 1384 without children His widow survived him 1 Anastasia Aton who married Sir Edward St John died 7 March 1389 of Londesborough 1 Catherine Aton who before November 1381 married Sir Ralph Euer died 10 March 1422 of Witton le Wear 1 Elizabeth Aton married first Sir William Place and secondly Sir John Conyers of Sockburn died before 6 March 1396 1 References Edit a b c d e f g h i The Hon Vicary Gibbs ed 1910 The Complete Peerage Vol 1 2 ed London pp 324 5 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link Peerage of EnglandPreceded byNew creation Baron Aton1371 1388 Succeeded byIn abeyance Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Aton amp oldid 1171636072, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
