There were three Maud de Swinnerton's who occur in this time period,
not necessarily at the same time.
The first Maud de Swinnerton was Maud, widow of Roger de Swinnerton,
Knt. She held a third part of the manor of Swinnerton, Stafford****re
in dower. She occurs in deeds dated 1326=9627 and 1356=9657, and bore a
bend as her arms=97see Bridgeman, Fam. of Swynnerton (Colls. Hist.
Staffs. 7(2)) (1886): 26=9627, 39, 41=9642). I presume she is the Lady
Maud Swinnerton who presented to Swinnerton church in 1358.
The second Maud de Swinnerton was Maud de Holand, wife successively of
John de Mowbray, Knt., 3rd Lord Mowbray, and Thomas de Swinnerton,
Knt., 3rd Lord Swinnerton. This Maud's husband Thomas de Swinenrton
was was the brother of Roger de Swinnerton, Knt. named above. Maud
de Holand was living in 1342, as stated in my first post. There is no
evidence that she survived her husband, Thomas de Swinnerton, who died
in 1361. For all I know, she could well have predeceased him.
Finally there was a Maud, wife successively of John le Latimer (died
1356) and Thomas de Swinnerton. She died as Thomas' widow in 1360.
Canon Bridgeman identified her husband, Thomas de Swinnerton, as
probably the son of Richard, son of Roger de Swinnerton, of
Swinnerton. For particulars of this lady, see Complete Peerage, 7
(1929): 454 (sub Latimer).
Alan Grey is correct that it is impossible to tell which Maud de
Swinnerton is the one that is mentioned in the record dated 38 Edward
III (i.e., 1364-1365). It could be either Maud#1 or Maud#2. However,
since we have no evidence that Maud#2 survived her husband, my guess
is that the lady living in 1364-1365 was Maud#1. That's purely a
guess.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
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