94 THE OWNERS OF SHALLCROSS. 



John de Shakelcross died probably not many yearsi after his 

 aged father, and not long before the foundation of the chantry 

 at Fenny Bentley,* 4 Hen. VIII., by his brother-in-law. Canon 

 James Beresford, LL.D. He was succeeded by his eldest son, 



ANTHONY SHALCROSSE (XL), of Shalcrosse. We can- 

 not suggest why " Anthony," which is not among the names of 

 his notable Beresford uncles. The period of 179 years between 

 the determined dates, 1426, when John (IX.) flourished, and 

 1605, when Leonard (XIII.) died, appeared to require more 

 than four generations. The formal visitations are not always 

 authoritative, nor the Widdrington Roll, and a search disclosed 

 this representative.! His first alliance was with a daughter 

 of Bagshawe of " the Rigge " ; his second, with a daughter of 

 William Davenport, of Bramhall Hall, co. Chester. He left 

 issue, 



I. — Anthony, of whom presently. 



11. — Agnes or Amy, married Nicholas Jodrell, of Yeardsley,J 

 who died 1528. She had three sons and three daughters, who 

 continued the line of her husband's ancient family, and hence 

 derived the wives of Leonard (XIII. ), and of Richard (XIV.). 

 From this marriage descended Edmund Jodrell, a cavalier, and 

 other distinguished soldiers ; and, through the Leighs of Jodrell 

 Hall and High Leigh, who are lineal descendants, the second 

 Lord Dunfermline, K.C.B., born 1803; and hence also lineally 

 derives the present Col. E. T. D. Cotton-Jodrell, the owner 

 of Shallcross Hall, and also of Yeardsley Hall, who is twelfth 

 in descent from Agnes Shalcrosse. 



III. — There was, at least, another daughter, Anne, who 

 married Randle Smith, of Oldhaugh, a descendant of John 

 (IX.), and whose son, Randulph, married Amy, daughter of 

 Leonard (XIII.). 



Living apparently c. 1460-1520, Anthony Shalcrosse was 



*John Shawcrosse, of Shawcrosse, is named in this chantry deed, with 

 his wife Alice, to be prayed for. 

 t Harl. 6592, f. 35b. 

 I We here follow the old pedigrees. 



