Sir John de Sherburne Knight

  General Notes:

John de Schireburn, knighted 16 Edward III, married Margaret, daughter of Robert Heppall, and had two sons:

Richard de Schirburn, son and heir, married Alice, daughter of Sir William de Plompton, 25 Edward III.

Robert de Schirburn, married Emma, daughter of William de Plompton

~The Coucher Book or the Chartulary of Whalley Abbey, Vol. III, pg. 682 ⁸²⁵

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ⁷⁷²
John de Sherburne was a member of Parliament at Westminster on 11 Mar, 10 Edward III (1335/36) as a representative from Lancashire. He was at Crecy in 1346 fighting along with his cousin, Thomas Holland. On his return to England he was chosen Parliamentary Burgess by the citiztens of York and sat in Parliament in Westminster of 11 Sep of the same year. He assited at the siege of Calais, with one knight, three esquires, and archers on horseback, under Edward III, and was knighted about 1344. He was with the King and had letters of protection on 20 May 1346 until Christmas.

Sir John married Margaret, who was a widow in 1356, which is the year he died. Their children were:

Richard de Sherburne, second son and eventual heir.
Robert de Sherburne, eldest son, died without issue.

~A History of the Family of Sherborn, pgs. 10-11

• Background Information. ⁸²²
Sir John Shireburn, who "particularly assisted with one knight, three esquires, and the like number of archers on horseback at the siege of Calais under King Edward the Third [Jeremy Collier, Great Historical, Geographical and Political dictionary]," and fought at Crecy under the banner of his kinsman, Thomas, Lord Holland.

In 1336, Sir John Shireburn was returned to Parliament for Lancaster, and in 1346, with his French laurels fresh upon him, for the City of York. Sir John Shireburn died in 1355, leaving as his son and heir, Sir Richard Shireburn.

~ Stonyhurst Hall, pp. 46-47

John married Margaret de Heppall, daughter of Robert de Heppall and Unknown.⁷⁷²