Anabil de Totleworth

Personal and Family Information

Anabil was born about 1245, the daughter of John de Totleworth and Isabell “Ellota” de Totleworth. The place is not known.

Her husband was Richard de Stafford, de Totleworth. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. They had no known children.

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Note: de Totleworth was not a true surname and does not behave like one. It is a place derived descriptive name. If a person lived there or owned part of it, the name could be used for them.

!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/3f4e048a-de64-4060-bfc7-138948eec6f7

55 - Lancashire Archives

DDHE - HESKETH of RUFFORD

DDHE 36 - RISHTON-TOTTLEWORTH

Catalogue description Quitclaim : Richard of Stafford and Anabilla his wife, to William of Heskeyth --...

Reference: DDHE 36/3

Description:

Quitclaim : Richard of Stafford and Anabilla his wife, to William of Heskeyth -- properties in Tadilwrth in Ryston -- Witn: Adam, lord of Waleton, Reyner Flemynes, Robert of Schereburn, steward of Blakeburn, John Banastre of the Bancke, Symon of Alvetham, Robert of Ryston, Richard of the same, Adam of the Clough, and others. Given at Croston, Friday, 19 May, 5 Ed. II.

Date:

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

Language: English

!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 <<<< This Anabil

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 <<<< This Anabil

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.