Sibill was born about 1388, the daughter of Robert Lawrence and Elizabeth Washington. The place is not known.
She died before 1413. The place is not known.
Her husband was Thomas Hesketh, who she married in ABT 1405. The place has not been found. Their only known child was Thomas (c1406-c1458).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1388 | ||||
| Death | BEF 1413 |
Note 1
!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.
,…,
Sir Thomas Heskaith, = Sibill, dau. and coheire of Sir
knt., obiit 38 H. 6. [1459/60] | Robert Lawrance, knt., 5 H. 5. [1417/8]
!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.
—
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.
—
13 Dodsworth [loc. cit.] states that
Nicholas was the son of Thomas and
Sibyl ; also that he had a brother Gilbert <<<< No. Sibyl was wife of wrong Thomas. Nicholas’ [~1370-1416] mother was Margaret Banester. There was only one Nicholas at this time and no other so far until 1570.
and sons Thomas and Hugh. On the <<<< I have found no other Hugh between ~1310 and ~1457. Thus, Hugh is likely a younger brother son of Nicholas.
other hand a later note shows that there
was another Nicholas then living,
—
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.