• General Notes

  BARONY of CLIFTON (I) 1376
  
  John de Clifton, of Buckenham Castle, Norfolk, son and heir of Constantine Clifton, by Catherine, daughter of Sir William de la Pole, which Constantine was son and heir apparent of Adam de Clifton (a), of Buckenham Castle, aforesaid, and other large estates (inherited through the families of Cailly and Tateshale), having previously succeeded his said grandfather, was found heir to Margaret de Caily in 1368, being then aged 15 years.  He had livery of his lands 27 Oct 1374.  He was summoned to Parliament from 1 Dec 1376 to 28 July 1388, by writs directed Johanni de Clyfton, whereby he is held to have become Lord Clifton.
  
  He m. Elizabeth, daughter (whose issue became, in 1497, coheir) of Ralph Cromwell, Lord Cromwell, by Maud, daughter (whose issue became heir) of John Bernak, of Tattershall, co. Lincoln.  He d. in Rhodes, 10 Aug 1388. His widow m. Sir Edward Bensted, and d. 1393-94.  [Complete Peerage III:307-8]
  
  (a) This Adam was son and heir of another Adam de Clifton (who d. 1366/7), son and heir of Roger de Clifton (writ for whose Inq.p.m. is dated 24 June 4 Edward III [1331]), by Margery, sister and heir of Thomas (Lord) de Cailly, which Margery and Thomas were children of Adam de Cailly, by Emma, his 2nd wife, daughter (whose issue became heir) of Robert de Tateshale, of Buckenham abovenamed.

Details of John 1st Baron de's family with Elizabeth de Cromwell