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John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester 1400–1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1400

Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jul 1463

Death Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Castle

Mother: Maud Swynnerton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brereton

Children(s): Sir Tewkesbury, Dorthy Savage, Robert Savage

John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester was born in 1400 in Clifton, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir John Savage Bailiff Of The Forest Of Macclesfield Constable Of Halton Castle And Maud Matilda De Swynnerton. John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester married Elizabeth Eleanor Brereton, and had children including Dorthy Savage, Robert Savage, Sir John Savage Knight Banneret Fought For Edward Iv At The Battles Of Barnet And Tewkesbury. John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester passed away in 1463 in Macclesfield, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester was born in 1400 in Clifton, Cheshire, England, the child of Sir John Savage Bailiff Of The Forest Of Macclesfield Constable Of Halton Castle And Maud Matilda De Swynnerton.
  • John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester married Elizabeth Eleanor Brereton, and had children including Dorthy Savage, Robert Savage, Sir John Savage Knight Banneret Fought For Edward Iv At The Battles Of Barnet And Tewkesbury.
  • John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester passed away in 1463 in Macclesfield, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Chester's Ancestors

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John Chester
1400–1463
Birth Place: Clifton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Sir John Savage, Bailiff of the Forest of Macclesfield, Constable of Halton Castle
1370–1450
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Maud (Matilda De) Swynnerton
1365–1415
Swynnerton, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John le Savage, knight, King Henry III appointed him bailiff of the Royal Forest of) Macclesfield.
1343–1386
Cheadle, Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Margaret Danyers
1347–1428
Bradley, Cheshire West and Chester Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Sir (Robert Swynnerton, Knight, 4th Lord Swynnerton, Alstonefield, Quarnford, Rushton, Spencer, Staffordshire, and Great and Little Barrow, Cheshire,) St
1341–1396
Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England
Elizabeth (De Beke) (Swynnerton)
1345–1373
Spilsby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert family
1320–1368
Amicia Walkington
1305–1365
Sir Crecy
1315–1361
Lady Swynnerton
1319–1361
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Baron
1285–1338
Lady Swynnerton
1290–1358
Sir Holand
1283–1328
Maud Zouche
1289–1349

John Chester's Descendants

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John (IV Savage, Mayor of) Chester (1400–7 Jul 1463) m. Elizabeth (Eleanor) Brereton (01 Nov 1406–22 Nov 1495)
  1. 1. Sir (John Savage, knight banneret fought for Edward IV at the battles of Barnet and) Tewkesbury 1422–1495 m. Katherine Savage 1430–1498
    1. 1. John (Savage, K.G., Mayor of Chester,) soldier 1450–1492 m. Dorothy Savage 1452–1510
      1. 1. Sir (John VI Savage, Knight Of) Clifton 1478–1527 m. Elizabeth (Somerset) Savage 1492–1545
        1. 1. Anne Savage 1502–1570 m. Christian Robinson 1502–1574
    2. 2. Thomas (Savage bishop of Rochester, London & Archbishop of) York –1508
  2. 2. Dorthy Savage 1426–1475
  3. 3. Robert Savage 1448–1492

John Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1400
1400
Birth of John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester in Clifton, Cheshire, England
Clifton, Cheshire, England
1463
7 Jul 1463
Age 63
Death of John IV Savage, Mayor of Chester in Clifton, Cheshire, England
Clifton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1400
    Event Place: Clifton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1463
    Event Place: Clifton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Macclesfield, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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