Thomas Hesketh

Personal and Family Information

Thomas was born about 1406, the son of Thomas Hesketh and Sibill Lawrence. The place is not known.

He died about 1458. The place is not known.

His wife was UNKNOWN Massye, who he married in ABT 1431. The place has not been found. Their only known child was Robert (c1427-1490).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Note: Now because of the Massye sisters, the “of Hesketh” and “of Rufford” lines are much closer cousins.

!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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In 1339 Sir William obtained the king’s charter

for a weekly market and annual fair at Rufford ; free

warren also was allowed.? He fought at Crecy in

1346, and for his services in France was exempted

from serving on juries, &c.'? He was knight

of the shire in 1360, and was soon afterwards

followed by a son or grandson Thomas,” and he

by a son Nicholas, from which time the descent

of the manor is clear. Nicholas died in 1416 hold-

ing Rufford of the Abbot and convent of Chester

in socage by a rent of 4os., also the manor of

Harwood and a messuage in Rishton. His son and <<<< This Thomas - skipped a generation here.

heir Thomas was ten years old."

Thomas Hesketh ° died in 1458 holding the same

estate and leaving as heir a son Robert, thirty-one

of the receipt of this rent. See also

Ormerod, Ches. , i, 275, 284.

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In 13%0 a puture rent of 7s. 2d. was levied here <<<< Probably 1390.

yearly ; whilst Hesketh paid 20¢. and Nowell rod.

at Midsummer for castle-guard rent.* In 1421 John

Nowell demised to his son Nicholas a water-mill upon

Shaw Brook and a hey called the Denefeld. Again

in 1429, as John son and heir of Lawrence Nowell,

he did homage and fealty to Thomas Hesketh, son <<<< Grandson as son died 1413.

of Nicholas Hesketh, for his lands here on the

occasion of a wapentake court being held at a place

called Billingehill in Witton. He died four years

later, well advanced in years.” Thomas Hesketh, esq.,

having pulled down the ‘ teynde barne on the fermet

lande’ of Ralph, Abbot of Whalley, in 1445 by the

award of an arbitrator was constrained to permit the

abbot to rebuild it and to deliver up the timber and

provide six ‘sappelinges’ for the work. In another

dispute touching the boundaries between Harwood

and Rishton, in 1457, John Bradshaw of Bradshaw

awarded to Thomas Hesketh common of pasture in

Harwood, beginning at the foot of the North Deyne,

ascending the same water westward to a little beck

running ‘ auretwert ’—that is athwart—Dungecarre,

ascending the beck beneath the Taghed stone as far

as it lasts, and thence unto the head of Rede Brook.”®

The dispute was renewed in 1491, when an award

was made that the tenants of Thomas Talbot, kt.,

and Nicholas Rishton, esq., in Rishton, and of

Thomas Hesketh and John Nowell, esqs.,in ‘ Mikill

Harwood,’ should inter-common with all their cattle

upon the common in variance as they had used in

times past. Notwithstanding the grants of Henry

and Robert de Lacy to Richard Fiton, the parcel of

common on the north side of Norden, above Tottie-

worth, has long been reputed to be part of Rishton.”

In 1490-1 an award was made in a dispute touching

rights of way, by which a way on horseback and foot

from Martholme through Mr. John Nowell’s ground

called The Park” was awarded to Mr. Thomas

Hesketh. Further, Mr. Nowell and his tenants

and servants were inhibited from using a way

with cart, horse or on foot through Mr. Hesketh’s

grounds called the Lymetrough, Hyefurlong and

Thyring Moor, whilst Hesketh was

inhibited from using a way through Nowell’s

ground to a ford called Sheyford without the latter’s

permission.”®

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 ... <<<< Thomas Hesketh of Rufford & UNKNOWN Massy

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.

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

| | | |

William Hesketh, Sir Robert Hesketh, = Grace, dau. of Charles, Helene,

dyed sans yssue. knt., obiit 1539. | Sir John 3 sonne. maryed to

| Towneley of Laurence

| Towneley,knt.; Towneley of

| obiit 21 Maii, Barnshed,

| 1543· co. Ebor., ar.

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Sir Thomas Hesketb = Alice, dau. of Robert, Jane, Helene,

of Rufford, co. Lan- | Sir J olm Hol- 2 sonne. maryed to maryed to

caster, knt., sonne and | crafte of Hol- Richard Richard Bar-

heire of Sir Robert. | crafte, co. Asheton of ton of Bar-

| Lancaster, knt. Croston, co. ton Rowe,

Lancaster,ar. co. Lancas-

ter, ar.

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Robert Heskett = Mary, dau. of Thomas, Richard, Dorothe. Margarett.

of Rufford, esq., Sir George 2 sonne. 3 sonne.

sonne and heire Stanley of

of Sir Thomas. Crossehall, co.

Lancaster, knt.

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Note: Location Rufford is 4.92 miles from Hesketh Bank, Preston, Lancashire.

!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 <<<< Wrong Thomas - not de Hesketh - should be de Rufford & mixed up Massy sister - not Margaret.

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.

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| | |

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. |

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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