Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Paternal Family Tree: Naper
Maternal Family Tree: Jane Bond 1776
Before 1740 [his father] James Lenox Dutton (age 26) and Catherine Ingoldsby were married.
On 22nd October 1744 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne was born to [his father] James Lenox Dutton (age 31) and [his mother] Jane Bond.
In 1755 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 10) educated at Eton College [Map].
In 1763 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 18) educated at Christ Church College, Oxford University.
In 1774 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 29) and Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne (age 21) were married.
In 1775 [his daughter] Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 30) and [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne (age 22). She married 1803 Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire and had issue.
On 25th October 1775 [his brother-in-law] Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester (age 21) and [his sister] Jane Dutton (age 21) were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.
In 1776 [his daughter] Anne Margaret Dutton was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 31) and [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne (age 23).
On 29th May 1776 [his mother] Jane Bond died.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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On 6th September 1776 [his father] James Lenox Dutton (age 63) died. He was buried at Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument to James Lenox Dutton and his second wife [his mother] Jane Bond sculpted by Richard "The Elder" Westmacott (age 29) in 1791. Remarkable for the quality of the carving and the stone (probably Carrara Marble) and the skeleton. Believed to be called Immortality Trampling Death. Life-sized angel leans on a medallion with profiles of the deceased, underfoot a prostrate skeleton (representing death).
Jane Bond: she was born to Christopher Bond. James Lenox Dutton and she were married. On 29th May 1776 she died.
In 1778 [his daughter] Frances Mary Dutton was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 33) and [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne (age 25). She married Ivan Ivanowitch Bariatinsky.
In 1779 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 34) was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire.
On 24th June 1779 [his son] John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 34) and [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne (age 26). He married before 1804 Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne, daughter of Henry Bilson Legge 2nd Baron Stawell and Mary Curzon Baroness Stawell, and had issue.
In 1780 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 35) was elected MP Gloucestershire.
In 1784 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 39) was created 1st Baron Sherborne. [his wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne (age 31) by marriage Baroness Sherborne.
In 1803 [his son-in-law] Thomas Howard 16th Earl Suffolk 9th Earl Berkshire (age 26) and [his daughter] Elizabeth Jane Dutton Countess Suffolk and Berkshire (age 28) were married.
Before 1804 [his son] John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne were married. She by marriage Baroness Sherborne.
In 1807 [his daughter] Frances Mary Dutton (age 29) died.
On 22nd May 1820 James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne (age 75) died. His son John (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Sherborne. He was buried in the Saint Mary Magdalene's Church, Sherborne [Map]. Monument sculpted by William "The Younger" Theed (age 16). Trefoil-headed niche containing full figure of a woman holding a cross.
John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne: On 24th June 1779 he was born to James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne and Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne. Before 1804 John Dutton 2nd Baron Sherborne and Mary Bilson Legge Baroness Sherborne were married. She by marriage Baroness Sherborne.
On 17th December 1824 [his former wife] Elizabeth Coke Baroness Sherborne (age 71) died.
[his father] James Lenox Dutton and [his mother] Jane Bond were married.
John Zoffany His Life and Works. Portraits of [his father] James Lenox Naper (afterwards Dutton), Esq., and his second wife, [his mother] Jane, daughter of [his grandfather] Christopher Bond, Esq., their son, James, first Lord Sherborne; and daughter, [his sister] Jane Mary, married to Thomas Coke, Esq., of Holkam, afterwards Earl of Leicester.
Interior of a room; Mrs. Dutton is seated near the fire talking to her son, who is playing cards with his sister seated opposite him; Mr. Dutton, also seated at the table, is talking to his daughter. Canvas 39¾ x 50.
Jane Dutton: On 29th November 1753 she was born to James Lenox Dutton and Jane Bond at Sherborne, Gloucestershire. On 25th October 1775 Thomas Coke 1st Earl of Leicester and she were married at Sherborne, Gloucestershire.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 23 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King of the Franks
Kings France: Great x 21 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: James Naper
GrandFather: James Naper
Father: James Lenox Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Dutton 
10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Dutton 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 12 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Dutton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Duncombe 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Duncombe 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville Poole 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Grizel Poole 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Pye 
GrandMother: Anne Dutton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Peter Barwick
Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Barwick Lady Dutton
James Dutton 1st Baron Sherborne 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: Christopher Bond
Mother: Jane Bond