Richard Hesketh

Personal and Family Information

Richard was born about 1462, the son of Robert Hesketh and Grace Phyton “Fitton”. The place is not known.

He died in 1520. 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.

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Sir Thomas’s will is in Add. MS. <<<< Actually these sons from the father of Thomas 1453 - 1523, Robert 1427 - 1490.

32104, no, 1. He gave lands in Mawdes-

ley to his second son Thomas; in

Becconsall to his third son Richard; in

Rufford to his bastard son Hugh Hesketh,

who had a son Robert 3 and in Croston

and Wrightington to another bastard son

Thomas.

—

Sir Thomas’s younger sons Thomas <<<< Actually these sons from the father of Thomas 1453 - 1523, Robert 1427 - 1490.

and Richard are noticed in the Dict. Nat.

Biog., the former as a botanist, the latter

as executed for inciting Ferdinando Earl

of Derby to assert his title to the throne.

For Thomas see also Pa/. Notebook, v, 7.

!Source: Huan Hesketh https://grokipedia.com/page/huan_hesketh

…,

Hesketh had at least one elder brother, Richard Hesketh, who served as attorney-general to Henry VIII and died in 1520; Hesketh acted as executor of Richard's will, which was proved on 13 November 1520 at the family's chapel in Rufford.[5] The Heskeths held extensive lands in Lancashire, including the manor of Rufford [acquired through marriage around 1260], as well as properties in Croston, Mawdesley, and other townships, with Rufford Old Hall serving as their primary seat from the late 15th century.[6]

!Source: Visitation of Lancashire by William Flower, 1567, p. 80. https://johnhoughton.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1567_visitation.pdf

Hesketh of Rufford.

[Hart. MS. fo. 70. Chetham MS. fo. -.]

Arms. - Quarterly o[ five, viz: 1. Argent, on a bend sable, three garbs or; 2. Barry of six, argent and azure, in chief three

lozenges, gules; 3. Argent, a cross flory, sable; 4. Argent, a fess gules; 5. Sable, three mullets, each issuing

from a crescent, argent.

Sir William Heskethe,

knt. |

I

Thomas Heskethe = ... dau. of ...

of Rufforde, ar., | Massy of Rix-

sonne and heire, | ton, co. Lan-

co. Lancaster. | caster, ar.

- |

Robert Heskethe = Grace, dau. of

of Rufforde, | … Phyton of

sonne and heire. | Gawseworthe,

| co. Chester,

| knt.

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Grace, dau. = Thomas Hesketh = Alice, dau. of Richard, William, ... a dau. … , a dau. <<<< Richard

of Sir John | of Rufford, ar. | Christopher 2 sonne. third sonne, maryed to maryed to

Towneley of | | Haworthe, bishop of Rich. Awgh- Sir Henry

Towneley, | | second wyf. Man. ton of the Kyghley of

co. Lancas- | | Myles, co. Ingkippe,

ter, knt. | | Lancaster. co. Lancas-

| | ter, knt