George Hesketh

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Personal and Family Information

George was born about 1580, the son of Robert Hesketh and Mary Stanley. The place is not known.

He died before 1649. The place is not known.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

George Hesketh
(c1580-<1649)

 

Robert Hesketh
(c1545->1620)

 

Thomas Hesketh
(c1506-c1588)

 

Robert Hesketh
(c1478-1539)

+
  

Grace Towneley
(c1478-1543)

 
  

Alice Holcrafte
(c1511-?)

 

John Holcrafte
(c1470-?)

 
   
 
 
  

Mary Stanley
(c1545->1586)

 

George Stanley
(c1500->1567)

  
 
 
   
 
 
  

Isabell Duckinfeilde
(c1500-?)

 

Duckinfeilde
(c1470-?)

 
   
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
BirthABT 1580
DeathBEF 1649

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.

11 The tenure of the Hesketh of

Rufford lands is not stated in the inquisi-

tions ; Duchy of Lane. Ing. p.m. v, no. 16.

George, a younger son of Robert Hesketh,

was in possession in 1623 ; Lancs. Ing. p.m.

[Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.], iii, 353, 358-

He paid £10 on refusing knighthood in

[1631]3; Misc. [Rec. Soc. Lancs. and

Ches.], i, 214. An earlier George

Hesketh [Kirkham] had held land in

Penwortham of John Fleetwood ; Duchy

of Lanc. Inq. p.m. xiii, no. 15.

4 Ibid. iii, 204-6. The younger Robert

inherited an estate in Clitheroe after the

death of his uncle George in or before

16513 and it was found that neither <<<< date = 1651.

Robert nor George had been reported for

delinquency, recusancy or like offence.

!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/11be83ed-e114-4bfe-a97c-5328c110968d

55 - Lancashire Archives

DDHE - HESKETH of RUFFORD

DDHE 22 - HOWICK

Catalogue description Probate Copy of Will of George Hesketh of Hoghwicke, gent. -- estate to wife, Jane,...

Reference: DDHE 22/52

Description:

Probate Copy of Will of George Hesketh of Hoghwicke, gent. -- estate to wife, Jane, Executrix, wife. Witn: Robert Blundell, Symon Hynde, Richard Ryley. Dated 16 May 1644. Seal. 10 Jun. 1649

Date: 1644-1649

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

Language: English

!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

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: Esq., 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 <<<< George

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