Richard was born about 1230, the son of Henry Hesketh / Heskin but his mother is unknown. The place is not known.
His wife was Amira. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their two known children were Robert (c1265->1332) and Warin (1278-?).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1230 |
Note 1
!Notes: The name “Hesketh” appears to be another variant of Hoxwode / Hotchkiss / Hoskins / Hawkins, formed in the northern county of Lancashire, but using keth [kith] as the ending and “Hes”, a scribal variant of “Hos”. “Kith and kin" refers to one’s friends, acquaintances, and family members. "Kith" represents familiar friends or neighbors, while "kin" signifies blood relatives. The idiom, rooted in Middle English, denotes a person's entire close social circle, including both family and friends.
The short lines for II. Henry and III. Richard are documented, but nothing so far suggests they continue. One visitation chart seems to have alternated them as
ancestors of Sir William, husband of Maude, but that's not what the actual sources from the time say. Thus, I'd theorize that Henry and Richard went to Lancashire
and paved the way for William meeting Mawde, thus starting the Hesketh line, then faded from history. Maybe we'll find them later.
!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.
[Summary]
II. 1. Richard Hesketh <<<<
1259–60: Appears in a release of land in Whittle with wife Amiria as <<<
party to a transaction involving William Ball and wife.
Richard Hesketh, father of Robert, with land in 1292. [probably same as above].
Richard -> Robert.
!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.
—
Details:
Richard le Boteler in 1259-60 also
released his claim against William Ball
and Richard de Hesketh and their wives ;
ibid. fol. 95.
—
Richard le Boteler in
1259-60 released to William Ball and
Eve his wife and to Richard
de Hesketh and Amiria his wife their
tenement in Whittle, &c.; Dods. MSS,
lili, fol. 95.
!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 . . .
esq. | Mynshull, obiit at Rufford, 5 H. 5·
[page 129] |
Sir Thomas Heskaith, = Sibill, dau. and coheire of Sir
knt., obiit 38 H. 6. | Robert Lawrance, knt., 5 H. 5.
_______________|
|
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