Grace was born about 1427, the daughter of Phyton “Fitton” but her mother is unknown. The place is not known.
Her husband was Robert Hesketh. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their six known children were Thomas (c1453-1523), Margaret (c1459-?), Matilda Alice (c1461-?), Richard (c1462-1520), Dulcia Alice (c1463-?) and William “Huan” (c1464-1532).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1427 |
Note 1
!Note: Alice Boorth appears in several visitations as wife of Robert and mother of his son Thomas, while Grace only appears once. Based on this, we are placing her as a second wife, but not as Thomas’s mother.
Source: Visitation of Lancashire by William Flower, 1567, p. 80. https://johnhoughton.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1567_visitation.pdf
Hesketh of Rufford.
[Hart. MS. fo. 70. Chetham MS. fo. -.]
Arms. - Quarterly o[ five, viz: 1. Argent, on a bend sable, three garbs or; 2. Barry of six, argent and azure, in chief three
lozenges, gules; 3. Argent, a cross flory, sable; 4. Argent, a fess gules; 5. Sable, three mullets, each issuing
from a crescent, argent.
Sir William Heskethe,
knt. |
I
Thomas Heskethe = ... dau. of ...
of Rufforde, ar., | Massy of Rix-
sonne and heire, | ton, co. Lan-
co. Lancaster. | caster, ar.
- |
Robert Heskethe = Grace, dau. of
of Rufforde, | … Phyton of
sonne and heire. | Gawseworthe,
| co. Chester,
| knt.
- |_________________________________________________________________________________________
- | | | | |
Grace, dau. = Thomas Hesketh = Alice, dau. of Richard, William, ... a dau. … , a dau.
of Sir John | of Rufford, ar. | Christopher 2 sonne. third sonne, maryed to maryed to
Towneley of | | Haworthe, bishop of Rich. Awgh- Sir Henry
Towneley, | | second wyf. Man. ton of the Kyghley of
co. Lancas- | | Myles, co. Ingkippe,
ter, knt. | | Lancaster. co. Lancas-
| | ter, knt
William Hesketh, Sir Robert Hesketh, = Grace, dau. of Charles, Helene,
dyed sans yssue. knt., obiit 1539. | Sir John 3 sonne. maryed to
| Towneley of Laurence
| Towneley,knt.; Towneley of
| obiit 21 Maii, Barnshed,
| 1543· co. Ebor., ar.
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| | | |
Sir Thomas Hesketb = Alice, dau. of Robert, Jane, Helene,
of Rufford, co. Lan- | Sir J olm Hol- 2 sonne. maryed to maryed to
caster, knt., sonne and | crafte of Hol- Richard Richard Bar-
heire of Sir Robert. | crafte, co. Asheton of ton of Bar-
| Lancaster, knt. Croston, co. ton Rowe,
Lancaster,ar. co. Lancas-
ter, ar.
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- | | | | |
Robert Heskett = Mary, dau. of Thomas, Richard, Dorothe. Margarett.
of Rufford, esq., Sir George 2 sonne. 3 sonne.
sonne and heire Stanley of
of Sir Thomas. Crossehall, co.
Lancaster, knt.
-
Note: Location Rufford is 4.92 miles from Hesketh Bank, Prston, Lancashire.