People: Grosvenor, Richard
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Surname
Grosvenor (Gravener)
Forename
Richard
Sex
Male
Marital Status
Married
Spouse Name
Katherine Hatton
Occupation Status
Gentleman
Remarks
Career: Richard Grosvenor was the second son of Richard Grosvenor of Eaton in the parish of Eccleston and his wife Katherine, daughter of Richard Cotton of Rudware. He married Katherine, the daughter of Sir Piers Dutton of Hatton and widow of Sir Roger Puleston. A deponent in the tithe cause reference EDC 5/13/5 who had been a servant of the family confirmed that Richard Grosvenor was from Eaton in the parish of Eccleston and that his widowed mother was named Katherine (EDC 2/5, f. 18v). He later lived at Dodleston Hall and died leaving no children. His will was proved in February 1580.
The Grosvenor family were influential both in Cheshire and Flintshire and Richard Grosvenor held property in both counties. He was sheriff of Flintshire in 1552/53 and his brother-in-law, George Wood, had become Member of Parliament for Flintshire by 1552.
Sources:
George Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (second edition, revised and enlarged by T. Helsby, London, 1882), vol ii, p 842
Rev. G. J. Piccope (ed.), Lancashire and Cheshire Wills and Inventories from the Ecclesiastical Court, Chester (Chetham Society, old series, 51, 1860), pp. 153-157
https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/wood-george-1526-58
Causes
EDC 5/12/3 – witness to the sentence
EDC 5/13/5 – plaintiff