Richard was born about 1225, the son of unknown parents. The place is not known.
His wife was Isabell “Ellota” de Totleworth. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Elbora (c1250-?).
| Event | Date | Details | Source | Multimedia | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | ABT 1225 |
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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Tottleworth to
Thomas son of Henry de Clayton in free
marriage with Agnes his daughter ;
Towneley MS. DD, no. 1682. Richard
Fitton, Gilbert and Henry de Rishton
were witnesses. Richard son of Richard <<<< Richard son of Richard, the only Tottleworth named. He has an uncle, possibly his mother's brother, also named Richard.
de Tottleworth gave land to his uncle <<<< Since this was from the earliest folio number of Towneley listed, there is some thought that it might be an earlier time. Thus maybe Richard de Tottleworth might be Elbora or Isabell's father.
Richard son of Adam at 6d. rent ; ibid.
no. 1679.
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61 In her widowhood in 1308 she re- <<<< The “her” here is unidentified, but she is a daughter of Isabell.
leased to William de Tottleworth the
Harper all right to his land in the place
and to the reversion of her mother
Isabel’s dower in it; ibid. no. 1680.
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62 In 1292 the right of Anabil daughter
of John de Tottleworth and sister of
Alice wife of William the Harper to a
messuage and the moiety of a plough-land
in Rishton held by William de Hesketh
was inquired into. It was found that
Anabil was living, and therefore Alice
took nothing by her action; Assize R.
408, m. 4d.
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In 1302 William de Hesketh and his
parceners held the tenth part of a fee in
Rishton of the Earl of Lincoln ; Lanes.
Ing. and Extents, i, 318.
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By an undated deed Richard de Stafford
and Anabil his wife gave all their land
within Rishton to William de Hesketh,
and in 1312 made a further quit-claim to
him ; Towneley MS. DD, no. 1684, 1683.
The former deed may be connected with
a fine of 1304 confirming the purchase ;
Final Conc. i, 205. Isabel de
Tottleworth, widow, released to him her
dower right; Towneley MS. DD, no.
at?
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Rishton of the inheritance of Alice lately
his wife, including the homages of John
de Wallbank and Richard son of Thomas
de Oakenshaw, and Adam de Hesketh in
1318 released his interest to his father ;
ibid. no. 1691, 1686. The Wallbanks in
1331 released their estate to Sir John de
Hesketh ; ibid. no. 1687-8.
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There remained a small part not held
by the Heskeths, for in 1348 Adam son
of Richard de Tottleworth exchanged
some of his land with Sir William de
Hesketh; ibid. no. 1695. From fines
of 1569-70 it appears that the Rishtons
of Ponthalgh had land in Tottleworth ;
Pal. of Lanc, Feet of F. bdle. 31, m. 7;
32,m. 45. This passed to Sir Thomas
Walmsley.
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63 Duchy of Lance. Inq. p.m. ili, no. 72.
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6! Lancs. Ing. p.m. , iii, 353, 356. They were
afterwards sequestered for Lady Hoghton’s
recusancy ; Cal. Com. for Comp. iv, 2563.
Lands in Tottleworth were included
in a Hesketh settlement in 1696;
Pal. of Lanc, Feet of F. bdle. 237,
m. 52.
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Notes: I tried to summarize the whole thing:
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I. Isabell Totleworth daughter & heir of Richard lord of Totleworth and widow of Richard & John
Isabel Tottleworth, widow, released to Sir William Hesketh her dower right.
A. Isabell's Husband 1: John
1. Daughter 1: Anabill - husband Richard de Stafford. Father John.
Anabil & husband gave all their land in Rishton to Sir William de Hesketh.
B. Isabell's Husband 2: Richard
1. Daughter 3: Elbora - husband Sir Willaim Hesketh. Father Richard.
Adam Hesketh released Rishton interest to his father Sir William.
The Wallbanks in 1331 released their estate to Sir John de Hesketh.
2. Son 1?: Adam son of Richard de Tottleworth - exchanged land with Sir William de Hesketh.
C. Isabell's Husband not specified. One of above.
1. Daughter 2: Alice - husband is William the Harper, so no that's not William Hesketh. Father not specified.
Alice tried to get land held by Sir William de Hesketh with rights belonging to Anabil
"She" may be Alice - not necessarily another sister.
!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 <<<< This William, but sons only John and Adam.
| 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 <<<< John and Adam from Henry’s line.
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·
[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