John Hawkins, Hesketh

Personal and Family Information

Hesketh was born about 1292, the son of Thomas Hawkins, Hesketh and Alice de Byspham. The place is not known.

He died before 1345. The place is not known.

His wife was Alice Fitton. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their four known children were Sir William (c1318->1380), Alice (c1320-?), Katherine (c1322-?) and Margret (c1324-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

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DDN - NATIONAL TRUST DEEDS

DDN 1 - Description available at other catalogue level

Catalogue description Agreement: John of Heskayth & Adam Nowel -- tenements in Great Harrewod, the...

Reference: DDN 1/22

Description:

Agreement: John of Heskayth & Adam Nowel -- tenements in Great Harrewod, the Nethirtonndene to the Dic, with part of Nethirtonn, a third of a third of the Great Heye on Caldre, & the land of Dobbe Emmeson which Roger Nowel gave to William of Heskayth; also approvement of the common waste of Great Harrewod towards Cundecliffe to the value of 9d per year -- these being a third of the lands of William Fytonn which after his death were divided between his daughters & their husbands, William of Heskayth & Maude his wife, Edmund of Legh & Anabella his wife, & Roger Nowel & Elizabeth his wife. Witn: Sir Richard of Radecliff, parson of Bury, Adam of Radeclyffe, John his brother, John of Dynelaye, Adam of the Clogh, John of Blakeburn, John of Cliderhou.

Given at Markedholme.

Date: Aug. 1324

Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: English

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DDHE - HESKETH of RUFFORD

DDHE 18 - GREAT HARWOOD

Catalogue description Agreement : Sir John of Heskait and Adam Nowel : after disputes concerning the land of...

Reference: DDHE 18/11

Description:

Agreement : Sir John of Heskait and Adam Nowel : after disputes concerning the land of Dobbe Emmesone and of land towards Leghshaghbroc, and of Tymildefeld and of Denefeld and of all the other Outfeldes. Sir J.H. to have all the lands taken from Wythinehevid, Wilkestubbinges, and Dobbe Hope and that A. shall have the aforesaid three fields, and 4ac. waste next to 6ac. lately improved out of Denefeld. Given at the chapel of Harewode, Fri. after St. Luke, 8 Ed. III. Heraldic Seal.

Date: [25 Oct. 1335.]

Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: English

!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

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VI. 1. Sir John Hesketh [son of William] Inherits Rufford, later knighted. <<<< This missed Thomas Generation and Rufford was through his wife Alice.

1323: Settles manor and remainder to children.

1331: The Wallbanks released their estate to Sir John Hesketh.

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In 1313 John de Hesketh and Adam Nowell

were complaining of the waste made in the manor

by their respective parents, who held their tenements

by the courtesy of England, in felling timber, and

in 1324 an inquest was held by the king’s order to

de Hesketh now grants licence to Adam

Nowell to approve the common waste

bbrev. Rot. Orig. , 93-4.

—

certify to the King’s Bench what waste Margaret

relict of William Fiton had made in tenements

belonging to the inheritance of Adam Nowell. He

recovered the tenements and obtained a verdict for

£6 7s. damages against her? Margaret died

shortly before August 1324, when the lands she |

had held in dower were divided between Hesketh

and Nowell.”

—

Upon the collection of a subsidy in 1332, John de

Hesketh contributed 65. out of 235. levied upon

twelve persons in this town-

ship. Six years later Adam

Nowell obtained a grant of a

weekly market on Thursday

and a yearly fair on the day

of St. Lawrence in his manor

of Netherton in recognition

of his services in Scotland,

and in 1339 William de

Hesketh obtained a grant of

free warren in this township.” Heskern. Argent on

Some dispute about the ‘out- a bend sable three garbs

fields’ called Tynuldefeld, or.

Denefeld, land towards Legh-

—

shagh Brook and the land of Dobbe Emmesone, was

arranged in 1332 by a friendly division between

Adam Nowell and John de Hesketh, kt., of certain

inclosures adjoining those fields called Wythineheved,

Wikestubbing and Dobbes Hope.”

—

In the following

year Anabil widow of John de Walbank <<<< following year would be 1331.

made a release to Sir John de Hesketh

and Alice his wife; Dods. MSS. cxlii,

fol. 1104,

—

Alice widow of Sir John in 1347 re-

covered 2 acres in Rufford against Sir

William de Lea and others, who alleged

that the land was in Croston; Assize R.

14355 Mm. 33.

—

William de Hesketh, whose

parentage is unknown,® was

apparently a ‘land‘ess man,’

the possessions of the family

in Rufford, Great Harwood

and Tottleworth being ac-

quired from his wife, Maud

Fitton,‘ or by purchase. He

had two sons, the above-named <<<< This statement does not agree with other records, such as the visitation, which lists a son Thomas, then grandson John, probably not this one as the Ruford line.

John, who succeeded, and <<<< This John appears to be the son of William, grandson of Henry.

Adam.® The former, in 1323, made a settlement

of the manor of Rafford and two-thirds of the <<< Rufford was inherited through Alice Fitton, so not Henry’s John.

manor of Harwood, the remainders being to his

children—William, Alice, Katherine and Margaret.°

He is described later as Sir John de Hesketh,’

and was succeeded by his son William, also a <<< This William is likely the son of John of the Rufford line.

knight.$

—

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

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. , i, 275, 284.

—

On Easter Monday, 1390, John Nowell, son and

heir of Lawrence Nowell, came to Harwood Chapel

and did homage and fealty to Thomas de Hesketh

for the lands which he held of him in chief by

knight’s service.” The superior lordship descended

in the Hesketh family until 1818, like the manor of

Rufford, whilst the mesne manor of Netherton de-

scended in the Nowell family, like that of Read,

until 1772.

—

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.

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DDHE - HESKETH of RUFFORD

DDHE 26 - MAWDESLEY

Catalogue description Lease : William of Lee to Richard son of Adam son of Alan of Moudeslegh -- land in...

Reference: DDHE 26/4

Description:

Lease : William of Lee to Richard son of Adam son of Alan of Moudeslegh -- land in Donkannescarineste, except 5ac. of John of Hole, Richard son of Hugh and Alan his brother -- for lives of Richard, and William and John his sons. Paying 5/- yearly. Witn: John of Heskeyth, Robert of Heskeyn, Richard Banastre, Roger son of Hugh, Warin Banastre, John son of Adam, Richard of Kyrkham, clerk, and others. Given at Croston, Wed. in St. Mark, Evangelist, 17 Ed. II.

Date: [25 Apr. 1324.]

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Language: English

Notes: 1. Sir John Hesketh husband of Alice Fitton, the niece of Edmund de Lea.

2. Robert Heskeyn/Hesketh de Hesketh [~1265] is the proper age and location.

3. Roger son of Hugh, is probably still our Hotchkiss who escorted his brother the previous November. If you’re going to ride that far, you probably stay awhile.

4. John son of Adam is probably John le Tailour of Mudesley [~1301]

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DDSC - THE SCARISBRICK MUNIMENTS

DDSC 63 - WRIGHTINGTON

Catalogue description Lease for 2 lives at 6/- rent: Edmund of Ryggeby to William of Wricthincton and Richard...

Reference: DDSC 63/13

Description:

Lease for 2 lives at 6/- rent: Edmund of Ryggeby to William of Wricthincton and Richard his brother -- 6ac. of land called the Bent lying between Honggirforlong and Warlaghfeld -- Witn. Sir Thomas of Lathum, Sir Robert of Dalton, Sir John of Heskayth, Robert of Heskyn, Richard Banastre. Given at Whicthincton, Thursday before St. Bartholomew, 5 Edward III.

Date:

Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives

Language: English

!Note: 1. The identification of two contemporaneous individuals named William Hesketh resolves discrepancies between the Visitation of Lancashire and the Victoria History of the County of Lancaster. One represents the established local line descending from Henry, while the other—described as landless and of unknown parentage—appears to have been a non-local figure who acquired Rufford through marriage to the Fitton heiress. This distinction supports the theory of separate yet later intertwined branches.

2. John was William’s grandson rather than son, as he was the son of Thomas, who held Rufford before him.

3. Adam was a son of Sir William, but a different Sir William.

Both of these last two identifications understandably confused our esteemed editor William Page.

!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 <<<< Sir John

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