Thomas Hesketh

Personal and Family Information

Thomas was born about 1388, the son of Nicholas Hesketh and Margaret Ward. The place is not known.

He died about 1413. The place is not known.^{[Note 2]}

His wife was Sibill Lawrence, who he married in ABT 1405. The place has not been found. Their only known child was Thomas (c1406-c1458).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/6c319fc8-228c-40bd-804c-e08537f00dab

55 - Lancashire Archives

DDN - NATIONAL TRUST DEEDS

DDN 1 - Description available at other catalogue level

Catalogue description Certificate of Homage: John son of Laurence Nowell to Thomas son of Nicholas Hesketh --...

Reference: DDN 1/29

Description:

Certificate of Homage: John son of Laurence Nowell to Thomas son of Nicholas Hesketh -- lands in Harwod -- done on Billynge Hill in Wytton. Witn: Sir Robert Laurence, Sheriff, Sir Thomas of Radclif, Thomas of Urswyk, Receivor of the County of Lancaster, Thomas Laurence, esq., Elis of Aynesworth, John de Levesay of Levesay, James Banastre, Richard de Bolton of Loveley, Henry of Shotilworth, Richard of Holand, Henry of Levesay, Geffrey of Lyvesay, Laurence of Legh.

Date: 15 May 1429

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

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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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.

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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 <<<< Nicholas Thomas’ father.

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." <<<< This Thomas son, I think.

Thomas Hesketh ° died in 1458 holding the same <<<< This Thomas.

estate and leaving as heir a son Robert, thirty-one <<<< This Thomas’ grandson.

of the receipt of this rent. See also

Ormerod, Ches. , i, 275, 284.

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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.

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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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Thomas Hesketh ° died in 1458 holding the same

estate and leaving as heir a son Robert, thirty-one <<<< Robert 1427 grandson of thisThomas by son Thomas.

of the receipt of this rent. See also

Ormerod, Ches. , i, 275, 284.

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Thomas Hesketh is usually said to <<<< He is obviously mixing up Thomas Hesketh of Hesketh [~1350] and Sybil with Thomas Hesketh of Rufford [1388 - 1458] and Sibill Lawrence married ~1405 at ~17.

have married Sibyl daughter of Sir Robert

16 years of age.!of Robert.®

Lawrence of Ashton, but there is probably

some confusion with the former Thomas ;

Dods. MSS. cxlii, fol. 111.

!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 [1417/8].

[page 129] |

Sir Thomas Heskaith, = Sibill, dau. and coheire of Sir <<<< Thomas

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

Note 2

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