William Hawkins, Hesketh

Personal and Family Information

Hesketh was born about 1345, the son of William Hawkins, Hesketh but his mother is unknown. The place is not known.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!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.

IV. 3. William son of William Hesketh [1349]. <<<<

Confirms land grants [Bankfield, house, curtilage].

Confirms: Stephen -> William -> William succession.

!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.

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There was, as appears above, a Hesketh

family also in the township, ancestors

probably of the Heskeths of Rufford.

Stephen de Hesketh occurs in 1301 <<<< Stephen appears to be the son of William Hawkins/Hesketh.

[Lancs. [¢7. and Extents, i, 310]; and in

1349 William son of Stephen de Hesketh <<<< This William is Stephen’s son, likely born around 1302.

granted all his messuages and lands in

the vill of Becconsall and Hesketh to

Henry de Beconsaw ; and William son

of William de Hesketh confirmed to <<<< This is Stephen’s grandson, son of William and must be adult in 1349 - born before 1329.

Henry three sclions of his land in the <<<< From context this is Henry de Beconsaw - not Hesketh.

Banktield and a house with curtilage in

the vill at a rent of 4d. ; Towneley MS,

HE, Edw, III, no, 14, 15.

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It appears, however, that the heir of Sir

William in 1362 was a son William, <<<< Stephen’s Williams are the only William son of William pair with the right age. This would be a grandson of William born between 1341 and 1362. Let’s say 1345.

under age, whose wardship and marriage

were granted by John Duke of Lancaster

to the Abbot of Whalley and Richard de

Towneley ; Duchy of Lanc. Anct. D.

LS 120. It is thus uncertain whether

Thomas was a brother or a son of the

younger William, but probably the former.

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