William Hesketh

Personal and Family Information

William was born about 1316, the son of Adam Hesketh and Maude Fleming. The place is not known.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Thomas (c1350-<1413).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Stylename: Hesketh, William [~1316 - 1362]

!Source: Full text of "The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster;"

The Victoria history of the Counties of England, EDITED BY WILLIAM PAGE, F.S.A., A HISTORY OF LANCASHIRE, VOLUME VI, THE VICTORIA HISTORY

https://archive.org/stream/cu31924088434620/cu31924088434620_djvu.txt#:~:text=k%20[Standish]%2C%20211%20Emmott%20[Whalley]%2C%20525%20Euxton,[p]%20115%2C%20[m]%20115%20Thorp%20[Croston]%2C%20104.

V. 2. William son of Adam Hesketh.

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William son of Adam de Hesketh of <<<< This reference is undated without any associated references with dates. Rufford appears to have entered the Hesketh family as enheritance of Alice Fitton [b. ~1292], too late for Adam.

Rufford is also mentioned; Add. MS.

32104, no. 4I.

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Alice widow of Sir John de Hesketh

and Sir William de Hesketh in 1348

granted Bartholomew de Wood Newton,

chaplain, various lands in Rufford , &c., for life, that he might

celebrate mass in the chapel of Rufford

for the souls of their ancestors and others ;

Towneley MS. HE, Edw. III, no. 13.

!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9689310

C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions

Division within C - Records of the Petty Bag Office

C 241 - Chancery: Certificates of Statute Merchant and Statute Staple

C 241/121 - Description available at other catalogue level

Catalogue description Debtor: William, the son of Adam de Hesketh, Simon, the son of Jordan de Leigh, and Adam...

Reference: C 241/121/46

Description:

Debtor: William, the son of Adam de Hesketh, Simon, the son of Jordan de Leigh, and Adam de Medewale of Lancs.

Creditor: Henry de Byram {Byrum}

Amount: £30.

Before whom: Geoffrey de Witchingham, Mayor of London; Thomas de Colle, Clerk.

When taken: 17/11/1346

First term: 02/02/1347

Last term: 02/02/1347

Writ to: Sheriff of Lancs

Sent by: Geoffrey de Witchingham, Mayor of London; Thomas de Colle, Clerk.

Endorsement: Lancastr' Coram Justic'.

Date: 1347

Held by: The National Archives, Kew

Legal status: Public Record

Language: Latin

Closure status: Open Document, Open Description