John 4Th Baron De Audley Tuchet 
John 4Th Baron De Audley was born on April 23rd, 1371 in Markheaton, Belper, Derbyshire, England.1 He died at the age of 37 on December 19th, 1408 in Heleigh Castle, Audley, Staffordshire, England.2 General Notes
Name Suffix:<NSFX> Of Heleigh, Sir
1 NAME John 4Th Baron De Audley /Touchet/
2 GIVN John 4Th Baron De Audley
2 SURN Touchet
2 NSFX Of Heleigh,Sir
Sir John Tuchet, b. 23 April 1371, d. 19 Dec 1408, 2nd Lord Tuchet, MP 1406-1408; m. Isabel, living 3 May 1405. [Magna Charta Sureties]
Note: I think that Burke's keeps the numbering consistant with the original Baron Audley, because they name the next generation "James Touchet/Tuchet, 5th Baron Audley", whereas MCS and some others start the numbering over when the Tuchet/Touchet family took over the Barony. I will stick with Burke's when it comes to titles.
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BARONY OF TUCHET (I)
JOHN TUCHET, son and heir, born 23 April 1371, was one of the 3 coheirs of Nicholas, Lord Audley, who died s.p.22 July 1391. He was appointed in 1394 on a Commission of Enquiry and in 1401 was a Commissioner of Peace in Derbyshire. During the Welsh wars against Owen Glendower he was ordered to muster at Hereford, 27 August 1404 and was in the Prince of Wales's muster at Shrewsbury, 1403, with 20 squires and 10 archers. After that battle (21 July) he was appointed, 23 July 1403, with 4 others, to govern the marches towards Wales and resist Glendower; and was also Keeper of Llandovery Castle, 8 September 1403. He was summoned to Parliament on 20 October 1403, by writ directed Johanni Tochet, and from 25 August 1404 to 26 August 1407, by writs directed Johanni Tuchet, whereby he is held to have become LORD TUCHETor TOCHET. However, he was never so called but was frequently styled LORD AUDLEY in official documents. He was joint Keeper (with the Earl of Warwick) of Brecknock Castle, 24 October 1403-19 February 1403/4, and sole Keeper thereof, 14 October 1404. On 10 October 1404 he was at Coventry with 30 squires and 60 archers; and he was present at the surrender of Aberystwith, 12 September 1407. He married Elizabeth (or Isabel) and died 19 December 1408, aged 37. His widow, Elizabeth, was to be assigned dower, 3 May 1409, but nothing was done. [CompletePeerage XII/2:60-1, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]
BARONY OF AUDLEY (IV)
JOHN TUCHET, great nephew and coheir, being son and heir of John Tuchet, who was son and heir of Sir John Tuchet of Markeaton, co. Derby, (slain at Rochelle, 1371), by Joan, sister of the whole blood of Nicholas, 3rd Lord Audley. He was born 23 April 1371, and was 20 years old at the death of his said great uncle, in 1391, to whom he was found one of his next heirs. He was in the Welsh warsagainst Glendower, and was summoned to Parliament as a Baron [LORD AUDLEY] 20 Oct 1403 to 26 Aug 1407, the writs being probably terminated in his favour; thewrit was, however, directed (merely) Johanni Tuchet (LORD TUCHET?). Accordingto modern doctrine, which was not then invented, the issue of a writ would probably be regarded as terminating the abeyance (then unknown) in the Barony of Audley. He married, Isabel, who was living June 1405. He died in December 1408,aged about 38. [Complete Peerage I:340-41 XIV:51, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]
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In a post to SGM, 2 Apr 2002, Douglas Richardson provides an entry from his forthcoming book "Plantagenet Ancestry" whichidentifies John's wife Elizabeth:
Below please find a record of John Tuchet, Knt., and his wife, Elizabeth Stafford, which is taken from my forthcoming book, Plantagenet Ancestry, 3rd edition.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, SaltLake City, Utah
E-mail: royalancestry@@msn.com
I. JOHN TUCHET, Knt., of Ashwell, Markeaton, Leegomery, etc., and Buglawton and Newhall, co. Chester, Keeper of Llandovery Castle, Keeper of Brecknock Castle, son and heir, born 23 Apr. 1371. He was co-heir in 1391 to his great-uncle, Nicholas Audley, 3rd Lord Audley, by which he inherited a 1/3 share in the Audley barony, including the Castle and lordship of Heleigh, co. Stafford, and the Castle and lordship of Newport (in Camois), co. Pembroke. He married before
Details of John 4Th Baron De Audley's family with Elizabeth (Isabel) De Stafford
1 Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000 @ I:340-1
2 Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000 @ XII/2:60-1
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by FrederickLewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 27-35, The Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by WalterLee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999 @ 12-10, Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter LeeSheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999 @ 12-10, Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000 @ I:340-1, XII/2:60-1, Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000 @ I:340-1, XII/2:60-1, GEDCOM File : emsuggs.ged, GEDCOM File : 2746994.ged @ 55
2 Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000 @ XII/2:60-1
Further sources/citations:
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by FrederickLewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 @ 27-35, The Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by WalterLee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999 @ 12-10, Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter LeeSheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999 @ 12-10, Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000 @ I:340-1, XII/2:60-1, Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the UnitedKingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000 @ I:340-1, XII/2:60-1, GEDCOM File : emsuggs.ged, GEDCOM File : 2746994.ged @ 55
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