Richard Kighley

Personal and Family Information

Richard was born about 1482, the son of Henry Kyghley and Margaret Hesketh. The place is not known.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their only known child was Henry (c1505-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: Visitation of Lancashire by Richard St. George, 1613, page 127. https://johnhoughton.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1613_visitation.pdf

Hesketh.

Latin [mix]:

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[Harl. MS. 1437, fo.123.]

Jolm Kingsmill on of the Kings Justices of the Common place and Humfry Coningsby on of the

Kings serjaunts at law sendith greting. Whereas for the appeasing of mattres of Controversy

depending betwene Thomas Hesketh Esquire of the on partie & M' William Wall, clerk, and

Richard Dalton & Roger Dalton sonn of the said Richard & of Elizabeth his wife on of the

da: & heires of William Fleming in Croston 24 yeare of H. 7.

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[Harl. MS. 1437, fo. 122.]

Inq: post Mortem Thome Hesketh 16 die Septemb. A 15 H. 8 ,qui ob. seisitus de manerio de

Rufford ac de divers is aliis terris in Comit. Lancast. et dictus Thomas Hesketh voluit per

ultimam voluntatem suam quod feoffati sui feoffabunt Robertum filium suum bastardum sibi et

heredibus masculis de Corpore suo legitime procreatum in manerio de Rufford et diversis aliis

terris in Comito predicto, citra terrce similiter datre Carolo Hesketh filio bastardo altero suo, et

Juratores dicunt quod Thomas Hesketh obiit apud Rufford 14 die Augusti Ao I5 regis nunc

et ulteriis Juratores dicunt quod Henricus Kighley, ar', Ricardus Aghton ar' Rowlandus

Kighley clericus et Rogerus Nowell filius Johannis Nowell de Rede sunt consanguinei et

proxima heredes predicti Thome Hesketh, videlicet predictus Henricus Kighley, filius Ricardi

filii Margerice unius sororum dicti Thome Hesketh, et predictus Ricardus Aghton filius Matildre

alice sororis dictce Thome Hesketh, et predictus Roulandus Kighley filius Margaretre alire

sororis predicti Thome Hesketh, et predictus Rogerus Nowell filius Dulcire alice sororis ejus-

dem Thome Hesketh, &c.

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[Harl. MS. 1437, fo. 123.] Jolm Kingsmill on of the Kings Justices of the Common place and Humfry Coningsby on of the

Kings serjaunts at law sentith greting. Whereas for the appeasing of matters of controversy

depending betwene Thomas Hesketh Esquire of the on partie & M' William Wall, clerk, and

Richard Dalton & Roger Dalton sonn of the said Richard & of Elizabeth his wife on of the

da: & heirs of William Fleming in Croston 24 yeare of H. 7. [1508/9]

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Translation:

[Harl. MS. 1437, fo. 122.] Inq: after the Death of Thomas Hesketh 16 September A 15 H. 8 ,who was seized of the manor of

Rufford and of various other lands in the County of Lancaster. and the said Thomas Hesketh desired by his

last will that his feoffees should feoff Robert his bastard son to himself and

to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten in the manor of Rufford and various other

lands in the aforesaid Earldom, and likewise give this land to Charles Hesketh his other bastard son, and

the Jurors say that Thomas Hesketh died at Rufford on the 14th day of August, A.D. 15 [16 sep 1523] of the present King,

and further the Jurors say that Henry Kighley, ar', Richard Aghton ar' Rowland

Kighley clerk and Roger Nowell son of John Nowell of Rede are the blood relatives and

next heirs of the aforesaid Thomas Hesketh, namely the aforesaid Henry Kighley, son of Richard

son of Margaret, one of the sisters of the aforesaid Thomas Hesketh, and the aforesaid Richard Aghton son of Matilda

Alice sister of the aforesaid Thomas Hesketh, and the aforesaid Rowland Kighley son of Margaret, the other

sister of the aforesaid Thomas Hesketh, and the aforesaid Roger Nowell, son of Dulcire Alice, his sister that

Thomas Hesketh, &c.