Hugh de Corona, Lord of Adlington and Little Neston

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2. Hugh I and Lucia had

3. Lucy de Corona c. 1265 - c. 1316 = Sir Knight William de Baguley, Lord of Baggiley c. 1260 - a. 1320, they had 4 children

Hugo I married as his 2nd wife = Lady Amabilla De Baumville a. 1225 - a. 1307, daughter of Sir Thomas de Baumville, Forester of Wirral a. 1195 - 1260 = Agnes de Stourton b. 1235 - 1310.

Hugo and Amabilla had

1. Hugh II de Corona of Adlington, who follows
2. Thomas de Corona of Adlington 1245 - 1316 = Margaret NN
3. Sarah de Corona c. 1246 = NN Manley
4. Adam de Formby c. 1247 - a. 1327

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'When Henry III annexed the earldom of Chester to the Crown in 1237 he also gave the earls hunting lodge in Macclesfield Forest, known as Addlington, to his natural son. His son took the name of Corona and the lodge eventually passed to a second son of the Venables of Kinderton through marriage and he took his mother's name of Legh.

Hugh's Coat of Arms designates him as a duke, second only in rank to the monarch. He lived during the reign of Henry III and Edward I "Longshanks." The strawberry leaf coronet on a shield is also indicative of a son of a Prince of England as well. (more research is needed as to where the name "de Corona" comes into the family as it is key). Coronets were not automatically given to children of kings or princes, they had to be awarded through Royal Warrant. A similar crown can be found under the media section, showing Edward II being crowned.

Source: http://books.google.com/books?id=rfhYAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA275-IA2&lpg=...

Hugh de Corona was Lord of Adlington ( granted to him by Henry III) and had a brother named John, whose name appears amongst the Tower charters in the same reign of Henry III. "Extunc' terrae Joh'is de Corona in cest." Hugh de Corona married Amabilla(Anabel) (?), the daughter of Sir Thomas de Bamville (Baumville), and left issue of one son, Hugh, and two daughters, Lucy and Sarah. Adlington came to Hugh de Corona by royal grant, and after continuing in this family for three generations, passed to the Leghs of Adlington by deed of gift. Hugh de Corona held on to these lands from Henry III and remained in his family until Edward III. He also possessed the manors of Little Neston, Hargreave and Penisby-in-Wirral. About the year 1270, Hugh de Corona gave his land in Penisby to his daughter Sarah and her heirs. He also granted to Richard de Worth, and his heirs, all the land which Wasse del'Hope formerly held of him in the village of Adlington, and an enclosure for tillage adjacent to the said land, ascending Holbrook, and rendering thirteen shillings and sixpence at the feast of All Souls. This deed is without date, but is attested by Sir Geoffrey de Chedle, William de Baggiley (son-in-law), John de Mottram and others who lived in the time of Edward I. These lands passed from the Worths to the Downes and remained in the latter family until the year 1696, when they reverted to John Legh by purchases from Edward Downes. Source: Remains, Historical and Literary, Connect with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, Vol. XCVII, Adlington, and Legh of Adlington, pgs.78-79 ◦DEATH: He died probably 6 months before Jan 21 Edward I (1293). (Ormerod, The History of the County Palatine and City of Chester, vol. 3 pt. 2 p. 654)

(Research) KINSHIP-MARRIAGE: Conflict/Error> Rylands' 'Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580' volume 18 page 150 gives his mother Anabell as his wife, and then makes his grandson Thomas his son. HOW ADLINGTON CAME TO BELONG TO THE LEIGH FAMILY. Source: http://histfam.familysearch.org/getperson.php?personID=I231534&tree...

Adlington is and has always been one of the most noteworthy townships in Prestbury parish. The first known possessor of this manor was the Saxon earl Edwin. After him the Norman earls of Chester held it as a valuable possession. When they died out it lapsed to the crown in 21 Henry III Then it came to Hugh de Corona by royal grant and after continuing in this family for three generations passed to the Leghs of Adlington by deed of gift as will shortly be explained.

It probably is the same as Edwin's town and is the Edulvin tune of Domesday. The name is derived from its being a residence of the Saxon earl Edwin, earl of Chester and Coventry. Edwin and his brother Morcar were two of Harold's chief generals at the battle of Hastings. Edwin retreated from the battle after Harold's death with a part of the English army but on making his submission to William y Conqueror was allowed to retain his possessions till the year 1070. At this latter date he took part with the Northumbrians in their attempt to bring in the Danes and was dispossessed and shortly afterwards murdered.

William I after this event gave the Saxon earl's lands in the county palatine of Chester to Hugh Lupus who retained Adlington in his own hands probably as a hunting seat as it was noted for having seven game enclosures and four eyries at the time of the survey. Adlington appears to have remained an appenage of the succeeding Norman earls till the death of John Scott the seventh and last, when it passed to the crown in 21 Henry III.

Soon after, the manor was in the holding of Hugh de Corona and remained in this family till the reign of Edward III. Hugh de Corona was lord of Adlington temp Henry III and also the possessor of the manors of Little Neston Hargreave and Penisby-in-Wirral.

About the year 1270, Hugh de Corona gave his lands in Penisby, which he had shortly before purchased of Hugh the prior and the brethren of y hospital of St John of Chester, to his daughter Sarah and her heirs deed penes Legh. He also granted to Richard de Worth and his heirs all the land which Wasse de l Hope formerly held of him in the ville of Adlington and an enclosure for tillage adjacent to the said land ascending Holbrook and rendering thirteen shillings and sixpence at the feast of All Souls. The deed is without date but is attested by Sir Geoffrey de Chedle William de Baggiley John de Mottram and others who lived in the time of Edward I MS penes Legh.

These lands passed from the Worths to the Downes's and remained in the latter family till the year 1696 when they reverted to John Legh by purchase from Edward Downes. Hugh de Corona seems to have had a brother John whose name appears amongst the Tower charters in this same reign of Henry III Extunc terrae Joh is de Corona in cest.

Hugh de Corona married Amabilla the daughter of Sir Thomas de Bamville and left issue one son Hugh and two daughters Lucy and Sarah. Hugh de Corona, the second, of Adlington, married and left a son John who was lord of the manor of Adlington in the reign of Edward II. John de Corona held the manor of Adlington and the manor of little Neston. Thomas de Corona is his son and heir. Tower records 22 Edward II. The Christian name of John's wife was Margaret.

Thomas de Corona died unmarried about the middle of the reign of Edward III and so the male line failed. During his lifetime, by a deed without date, he gave to John de Lassells all the land which Lucy de Corona held of his inheritance in the ville of Newton in Wirrall and which came to him by the gift of his grandfather Hugh de Corona and all the land which Margaret who was wife of John de Corona held of his inheritance in Newton in Wirrall by gift of his father John de Corona. MS penes R Wood

Lucy, daughter of the first Hugh de Corona, married for second husband Sir William Baggiley and had issue by him one son, who died without issue, and two daughters named Ellen and Isabel which last married Sir John de Hyde. Nothing is known of Sarah the sister of Lucy and it seems likely that she either died single or if married left no offspring.

Ellen, daughter of Lucy de Corona, married Sir John Legh, son of Sir William Venables of Bradwell, and called de Legh from having been left to the care of his mother whose maiden name was Legh and which was also the name of the place where he was born and where he lived till his marriage. From this marriage the Leghs of Adlington descend. Sir John de Legh and Ellen his wife purchased Norbury Booths 28 Edward I and there fixed their residence. Sir John died in 1323 and his wife in 1350.

Thomas de Corona, the last of his line, having no issue, gave a moiety of Adlington to John and Ellen Legh for life with remainder to Robert, their second son, and his heirs by a deed bearing date in ye early part of ye reign of Edward II. Thomas de Corona grants to John de Legh and Ellen his wife all his part of the manor and vill of Adlington except the lands which Margaret his mother and Lucy, formerly wife of Hugh de Corona, had in dower to hold to the said John and Ellen for their lives. This John is probably the same who is called John de Adlington in a presentment against twelve persons for hunting in the king's forest with hounds and horns and destroying deer and finally joining in an affray with the keepers, 13 Edward II Ormerod

In 9 Edward II Thomas de Corona gave to John and Ellen Legh all the rest of his lands in Adlington previously held in dower by Lucy and Margaret. After this grant was made, Queen Isabella, wife of Edward II, seized Adlington manor alleging that Thomas de Corona had forfeited it to her by reason of the alienation having been made without her license as the same was held of her as of her manor of Macclesfield.

In 17 Edward II John de Legh being lately dead, Ellen his widow obtained a re-grant of the Adlington manor on her purchasing a pardon from the Queen. To this pardon a fair seal of Queen Isabella is affixed from which it would appear that the Queen held Macclesfield to her own separate use even whilst her husband was king.

After this exercise of prerogative on the Queen's part ,Thomas de Corona thought fit to make a further deed of grant, which he executed at Chester in 17 Edward III and in which he quit claimed to Robert de Legh senior and his heirs and assigns all the claim he ever had in the manor of Adlington. In witness whereof he affixed his seal in ye presence of the justice of Chester John de Legh Hugh de Venables Sir John Danyers Sir Thomas Danyers of Spurstow Robert de Bulkylegh and others.

Ellen de Legh continued in the enjoyment of the manor of Adlington till her death in 26 Edward III. By an inquisition held the same year it was found that she died seized of the manor of Adlington for life, held of the manor of Macclesfield in chief by the service of a fourth part of a knight's fee, and that Sir John de Legh was her heir.

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Hugh de Corona, Lord of Adlington Hall, et al.. Lands were given to him directly by Royal Grant, sometime after the 21st year of the reign of Henry III. Adlington was formerly a residence fo the Saxon Earl Edwin.Edwin and his brother Morcar were two of Harold's chief genral's at Hastings. In 1270, Hugh gave his lands at Penisby (which he had purchased from the Priory of St. John at Chester) to his daughter Sarah. (Sometime in the reign of Edward I). Married Amabilla in 1241.

Source: Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester , Volume 97 (Google eBook) page 78 http://books.google.com/books?id=cfoMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=l...

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The manor of Adlington was originally possessedv by the Saxon Earl Edwin, Earl of Chester and Coventry.Edwin was able to keep Adlington until 1270, when he rebelled and then was murdered.

Subequently, the Norman Earls of Chester held Adlington, until their line died out with John the Scott, in the 21st ear of the reign of Henry III (1237).

In 1237, the manor of Adlington lapsed to the crown.

Shortly afterward, it came to Hugh de Corona by royal grant, and after continuing in this family for 3 generations, it passed to the Legh's of Adlington by deed of gift.

It remained in this family until the reign of Edward III; "temp. Henry III". He was also in possession of Little Neston, Hargreave, and Penisby-in-Wirral.

About 1270, Hugh de Corona gave his lands in Penisby (purchased from Hugh the prior of the Church of St. John, Chester) to his daughter Sarah and her heirs.(deed penes Legh or "with" Legh).

He also left land in Adlington to one Richard de Worth. Witnesses were Sir Geoffrey Chedle, William de Baggiley, John de Mottram and other who lived during the reign of Edward I. (1272-1307).