Nicholas was born about 1370, the son of Thomas Hesketh and Margaret Banester. The place is not known.
He died in 1416. The place is not known.
His wife was Margaret Ward. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their two known children were Thomas (c1388-c1413) and Hugh (c1390-?).
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| Death | 1416 |
Note 1
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5686112
DL - Records of the Duchy of Lancaster
Division within DL - Records of the Chancellor and Council of the Duchy of Lancaster
DL 25 - Duchy of Lancaster: Deeds, Series L
Catalogue description Appointment by Nicholas Hesketh and Margaret his wife of Robert de Rughford as their...
Reference: DL 25/1023
Description:
Appointment by Nicholas Hesketh and Margaret his wife of Robert de Rughford as their attorney to deliver seisin to John de Stanley, knight, lord of Lathom, of their messuages and land in Kendal: [Westmor].
Note: Date in the old typescript catalogue stated as 9 Hen IV
Date: [1407-1408]
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Not Public Record[s]
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/ff8ce45e-c4b5-4c5b-b0db-07d428b19b77
55 - Lancashire Archives
DDK - Stanley, Earls of Derby [of Knowsley]
Deeds and Conveyances
BURSCOUGH.
DDK/128 - Description available at other catalogue level
Catalogue description Parties Names: Thomas Ellerbeck, Prior of Burscough. Nicholas Hesketh.
Reference: DDK/128/2
Title: Parties Names: Thomas Ellerbeck, Prior of Burscough. Nicholas Hesketh.
Description:
Copy of an Award concerning the boundaries between Burscough and Rufford.
Date: 1439: 28th Aug
Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Access conditions: Record[s] not held at Lancashire Record Office
!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.
—
In 1339 Sir William obtained the king’s charter
for a weekly market and annual fair at Rufford ; free
warren also was allowed.? He fought at Crecy in
1346, and for his services in France was exempted
from serving on juries, &c.'? He was knight
of the shire in 1360, and was soon afterwards
followed by a son or grandson Thomas,” and he
by a son Nicholas, from which time the descent <<<< This Nicholas
of the manor is clear. Nicholas died in 1416 hold-
ing Rufford of the Abbot and convent of Chester
in socage by a rent of 4os., also the manor of
Harwood and a messuage in Rishton. His son and
heir Thomas was ten years old."
Thomas Hesketh ° died in 1458 holding the same
estate and leaving as heir a son Robert, thirty-one
of the receipt of this rent. See also
Ormerod, Ches. [ed. Helsby], i, 275, 284.
—
Adam de Beconsaw occurs as a witness
to deeds in 1380-3; Add. MS. 32104,
no. 75, 1643. He is probably the Adam
murdered at Rufford in 1399; see the
account of Rufford. Henry de Beconsaw
appears immediately afterwards, com-
plaining, perhaps in connexion with
Adam’s death, of maiming, &c., by
Nicholas son of Thomas de Hesketh of
Rofford, Gilbert his brother, and others ; <<<<
Pal, of Lanc. Chan. Mis:. 1/8, m. 12.
Thomas de Hesketh and others of
Rufford were outlawed for debt in 1411 ;
Dep. Keeper's Rep. xxxvii, App. 173.
Thomas married Sibyl, who was a widow <<<< Thomas Hesketh of Hesketh [~1350 - <1413] was also married to a Sybil. She was a widow.
in 1413, when she made a lease of her
dower lands to Nicholas de Hesketh ; <<<< Nicholas ~1370 was husband of Margaret Mynshul, heiress of Rufford. He was also father of Thomas Hesketh of Rufford ~1388 married to Sibil Lawrence. Their son Thomas born ~1406.
Dods, MSS. cxlii, fol. 105. This Nicholas
is not called her son.
—
Thomas de Hesketh and others of
Rufford were outlawed for debt in 1411 ;
Dep. Keeper's Rep. xxxvii, App. 173.
Thomas married Sibyl, who was a widow <<<< Thomas Hesketh of Hesketh [~1350 - <1413] was also married to a Sybil. She was a widow.
in 1413, when she made a lease of her
dower lands to Nicholas de Hesketh ; <<<< Nicholas ~1370 was husband of Margaret Mynshul, heiress of Rufford. He was also father of Thomas Hesketh of Rufford ~1388 married to Sibil Lawrence. Their son Thomas born ~1406.
Dods, MSS. cxlii, fol. 105. This Nicholas
is not called her son.
—
13 Dodsworth [loc. cit.] states that
Nicholas was the son of Thomas and
Sibyl ; also that he had a brother Gilbert <<<< No. Sibyl was wife of wrong Thomas. Nicholas’ [~1370-1416] mother was Margaret Banester. There was only one Nicholas at this time and no other so far until 1570.
and sons Thomas and Hugh. On the <<<< I have found no other Hugh between ~1310 and ~1457. Thus, Hugh is likely a younger brother son of Nicholas.
other hand a later note shows that there
was another Nicholas then living,
—
In 1403 the king pardoned [among
others] Nicholas son of Thomas de
Hesketh and Gilbert his brother for the
murder of Adam de Beconsaw in 1399;
Cal. Pat. 1401-5, p. 235. From a later
record it appears that Nicholas had been
outlawed in error, Adam de Beconsaw
came to the lidyate in Rufford, and
Nicholas struck him on the head with a
‘dokke spade,’ while Gilbert stabbed him
in the shoulder and Lawrence de Lea ran
him through with a sword ; Coram Rege
R. 1 Hen. V, pt. ii, m. 6.
—
Nicholas de Hesketh and Margaret his
wife in 1407 made a feoffment of lands
in Kendal, Robert de Rufford being the
attorney; Duchy of Lanc. Anct. D.
L 1023. Margaret daughter and heir of
John Ward and widow of Nicholas de
Hesketh died at Rufford in 1417; Dods,
op. cit. fol. 111. See also Dep. Keeper’s
Rep. xxxiii, App. 14.
—
1 He proved his age in 1428 ; Lancs.
Ing. p.m. , ii, 21. A Nicholas <<<< A Nicholas other than Thomas Father.
Hesketh, aged fifty and more, deposed
that Thomas was born at the Holmes <<<< Thomas, son of Nicholas [1370] and Margaret.
early in 1406, and baptized at Croston
Church, Sibyl Hesketh being his god- <<<< Eventual guardian of Thomas, son of Nicholas [1370] and Margaret.
mother.
—
M4 Lancs. Ing. p.m. [Chet. Soc.], i, 126. <<<< Appears to reference about the time of Nicholas’ husband of Margaret’s death.
The clear value of Rufford is given as
£22. The original ing. is among the
Norris D. [B.M.].
—
Thomas son of Sir William de Hesketh
occurs ; Towneley MS. GG, no. 1160.
In some pedigrees compiled about 1450 <<<< Good attempt but has an Extra Thomas and the wrong Alice.
the following descent is given: [Sir
John] married [Alice] daughter of
Richard de Radcliffe -s, Thomas -s. Sir
William -s. Thomas -s. Nicholas —s.
Thomas, who now is; MS. in possession
of W. Farrer. The first Thomas [son of
Sir John] does not occur elsewhere, and
is probably an error.
!Source: Visitation of Lancashire by Richard St. George, 1613, page 128. https://johnhoughton.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1613_visitation.pdf
Heskayth.
[Harl. MS. 1437, fo. 124 b, 125.].
Arms. — The first twelve quarterings of the shield described at fo. 110.
Entered.
Richard Heskayth. Richard de Stafford.
= =
| |
William de Heskaith = Annabell, dau. and
| heir of Rich:
___________|
|
Robert Heskaith. = ….. Richard, de Totleworth, = Isabell, dau. and coheir
| in right of his wife. | of Rich: Lo: of
| | Totleworth.
_________| ________________________________|
| |
William Hesketh = Elbora, dau. and sole heire
| of Rich: and Isabell.
|
>>>>>
>>>>> Note: The [above] earlier part of this visitation chart [before Sir William & Maude] appears to have been based on actual names of earlier Hesekth records,
>>>>> but without any knownledge of how they were actually related. Also the wives in that portion don’t appear to have been real.
>>>>>
| Rich: Fitton, = ….
| lord of |
| Great Har- |
| wood and |
| Martholme. |
________________|_________________ ___________________ |_______________________
| | | | | |
John Adam de Sir William Heskayth, = Mawde, dau. and Elyza., dau. and Anabyll, dau. and
Heskaith. Heskaith. knt., lo. of Heskayth | co heire of coheire, wife to coh: wife to
and Betonsaw, | Rich: Fytton. Roger Nowell, Edmond Leghe,
4 Ed. 1.[1275/6] | Lo. of Read. Lo: of Croston.
|__________________
|
Thomas de Heskayth. = Alice, dau. of ...
Come chose soit a totez gentz per ceste En- | Warren de Byspham,
denture qe de debatez qe furent Entre John de ___________| Lo. of Byspham.
Heskaith et Adam Nowell des tentz en graunt |
Harwod qe furent apres Ie Mort William Fitton Sir John de Heskaith, = Alice, sole dau. and
de sou heritage despartez entre sez treiz soeures knt. | heire to Edm: Fytton
et heires et lour barons, et cestasavoir Entre ___________| Lo. of halfe Rufford.
William de Heskaith et maude sa femme, Ed- |
mond de Legh et Amabilia sa femme, Roger Sir William de Heskayth, = Marcella, dau. and
Nowell, et Elizabeth sa femme. Lan du raigne knt., anno 29 Ed. 3. | coheire of Thwenge
le roy fitz au tres noble roy Edward disim et [1355/6] | of Kendall,
vint'. ______________| co. Westmerland.
|
Seal of Arms,-a wheatsheaf- Thomas Heskalth, = Margaret, dau. and
Signed, SIGILLVM : IOHANNIS : HESKETH: esq. | coheire of Tho:
| Banester, Baron of
__________________________________________________| Newton.
|
Nicholas Heskayth, = Margaret, dau. and coheire of . . . <<<< Nicholas
esq. | Robert Lawrance, knt., 5 H. 5. [1417/8]
[page 129] |
Sir Thomas Heskaith, = Sibill, dau. and coheire of Sir
knt., obiit 38 H. 6. [1459/60] . | Robert Lawrance, knt., 5 H. 5 [1417/8].
_______________|
|
Tho : Heskaith, = Margaret, dau. to
Esq., Lo. of | Hamon Massy
Heskaith. | of Rixton.
____________|
|
Robert Heskaith, = Alice, dau. of Sir Robert Booth knt
Lo. of Heskaith, | lo: of Dunham Massye; after her hus-
obilt. 1490. _| band's death she professed chastitye.
|
Grace, dau. of = Thomas Heskaith, = Elyza., dau. and Drawing of a seal of arms, viz.-
Jo : Townley esq., obiit 1523. | sole heir of a fess engrailed between 3 fla-
of Townley. | William Fleminge, mingos [?J heads erased, ---;
| Baron of Wath, and helmet and mantling surmounted
______| lo. of Croston. by a flamingo's [?J head couped,
| wings erect, for crest.
Sir Robert Heskaith, = Grace, dau. of
knt. | Sir John Townley
| of Townley, knt.
_________________________________|___________________________
| | |
Sir Thomas Heskaith = Alice, dau. of Elynor, wife to Jane
knt. Lo. of Rufford, | Sir John Holcrofte Robert Barton
High Shenff of Lanc., | of Holcrofte, knt. of Barton Row.
anno 5 of Q. Elizab: |
obiit 1587. |_______________
|
Blanche, dau. and = Robert Heskaith, = Marye, dau. of
coheire of Hen: esg., lo. of Hes- | Sir George Stanley, knt.,
Twyford of Ken- kaith, Rufford, | Marshall in Ireland
wick, co. Salop, Holmes and | sister and heire to '
2 Wife, s.p. Holmewood Mart- | Hen: Stanlye, esq.,
holme, Great Har- | of the Croshall,
wood, Hougwick | 1 wife.
and Beconsawe, |
now living, 1613. |
_____________________________________________________________|_______________________
| ||| | | ||
John, Robert, 2. Thomas Heskaith, = Susan, dau. of Holcrofte, I dau., Jane, wife to
mar. the Henry, 3. sonne and heire, Th . .. Powes, wife to Lawrans William Reynalds.
dau. of… George, 4. ætat. 41 annor. co. Salop. Royston, after to
Haydock. 1613. Roger Dodsworth, Mary, wife to Rich:
= Chancelor of Barton, and after to
| York. Thomas Stanley,
Robert. and hath issue by
both