Robert was born about 1598, the son of John Hesketh and UNKNOWN Haydock. The place is not known.
He died in 1651. 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 Thomas (c1617-?).
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| Birth | ABT 1598 | ||||
| Death | 1651 |
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.
—
The Folds MSS. afford the following
rental of Clitheroe in 1617: Robert
Hesketh, 26s. 8¢.; Thomas Walmsley,
1os.; Richard Shuttleworth, 1 acre, 1s. ;
Richard Greenacres, 10s. 6d.; Richard
Dawson, 75. 6d. ; John Charleton, 1s.
—
6 Robert Hesketh of Rufford in 1623
held a sixth part of the manor, with
messuages, lands, &c., of Edward Mosley
as of his lordship of Manchester, by
fealty only ; Lancs. Ing. p.m. , iii, 356. See also
Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 237, m. 52
, and later.
—
In 1623 the Hesketh moieties of
Croston and Mawdesley were stated to be
held of the lords of Leylandshire ; Lancs, <<<< Sold during or before this Robert.
Ing. p.m. [Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.], iii,
56. : 3 Baines, Lancs. [ed. 1836], iii, 397.
The manor of Croston had been regularly
named in Hesketh settlements ; e.g. Pal.
of Lanc, Feet of F. bdle. 237, m. 52
[1696].
An agreement
as to partition then made is in Add. MS.
32108, no. 661. Richard Farington of
Longton in the time of James I granted
lands, &c., to Robert Hesketh ; ibid. L 6, 7.
Hugh Farington of Ribbleton died in
1637 holding land in Longton of the heir
of Robert Hesketh of Rufford ; Towneley
MS. C 8, 13 [Chet. Lib.], 423-4.
—
Robert Hesketh, who died in 1641,
owned two messuages, &c., in Tarleton,
held of the king ‘by reason of the sur-
render of the Abbot of Cockersand’ ;
Duchy of Lanc. Ing. p.m, vil, no. 14.
!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 <<<< John & UNKNOWN
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 <<<< Robert
both
!Source: Robert Hesketh https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hesketh-419 <<<< The years on this ar wrong, so it is probably not the right Robert.
Born 15 Nov 1628 in Aughton, Lancashire, England
Died Sep 1651 at age 22 in Aughton, Lancashire, England
Robert Hesketh
Son of Robert Hesketh and [mother unknown]
[sibling unknown]
Husband of Lucy Molyneux — married before 1645 in Aughton, Lancashire, England map icon at age 16
Father of Thomas Hesketh , Alexander Hesketh , Lucie Hesketh and Margaret Hesketh
Biography
Robert Hesketh was baptised on the 15 November 1628 in Aughton, Lancashire, England, son of Robert Hesketh and Margaret Standish .[1]
Robert married Lucy Rigby Rigby) before 1645.
He became schoolmaster at Croston, Lancashire. [2]
1647-1672: A marriage settlement was arranged by father Robert Hesketh by way of gifting of land approved by an act of parliament [3]
Marriage Settlement: [4] Robert Hesketh of Holmswood, esq., his wife Margrett [Standish] and son and heir Robert to Ralph Standish of Standish, esq., Thomas Tildesley of Myerscough, esq., Alexander Rigby of Rigby, esq., and his son and heir Alexander, gent. : on marriage of R.H. the son and Lucy, only daughter of A.R. the father -- A.R. the father to pay £500 to Thomas Hesketh of Rufforth, esq., and his wife Jane, and £1000 to R.H. the father, as marriage portion of L.R., R.H. father and son, within 18 months of R.H. the son reaching the age of 21, to convey to R.S., T.T., A.R., the father and son, the manors of Rufforth, Martholme, Harwood, Longton, Croston, Hesketh-cum-Beckonsall, Tarleton-cum-Salom, Mawdesley, Wrightington, Shevington, Houghwicke, and Neither Whittingham, and all property there and in Holmeswood, Tottleworth, Lancaster, Preston, Wigan, Ormeschurgh, Penwortham, Hutton, Much Hoole, Bretherton, Eccleston near Croston, Bispham, Newbrough in Lathom, Parbold, Samlesbury, Newton-with-Scales, Barton, Bickerstaffe, Winstanley and Scarisbricke, to use of T.H. for life; thereafter manors of Neither Whittingham, Harwood and Martholme, and property there and in Wigan, Newbrough, Lathom, Samlesbury, Newton-with-Scales and Tottleworth to use of male heirs of T.H. by his wife Jane; remainder to R.H. the father for life, then to R.H. the son; Beckonsall Hall and demesne lands of £100 annual value to be to use of Jane, wife of T.H., for life after his death, then to R.H. the father and son; Holmeswood Hall and demesne lands in the old and New Parks, two closes called the Spring and the Dale, all other property in Tarleton, tenement in tenure of Robert Abram of 23½d yearly value in Rufforth, to use of R.H. the father and his wife Margrett, remainder to R.H. the son and heir by L.R., then to heirs of R.H. the father, then to George H., brother of R.H. the father; then to Robert H. son of John H. dec'd, brother of R.H. the father; Manor of and all property in Croston to use of L.R. for life, then to R.H. the son, then to R.H. the father, then to Margrett H., then to George H., then to John H., then to Cuthbert H.; property in Houghwick, Hutton and Penwortham to George H. and his wife Jane for lives, then to R.H. the father etc. Witn: Gilbt. Hoghton, Raitcliff Asheton, George Hesketh, Robt. Mawdesley, Urian Rigby, Robert Dandie, Robt. Bamber, Hn. Hindley. 9 Nov. 1641. continued: Endorsed with memorandum of agreement of T.H. that the powers of the settlement be confirmed by Act of Parliament, and of mode of payment of specified sums, etc. Signed by T.H. and his wife Jane. Witn: Alex. Rigbye, Joseph Rigbye, Robt. Hesketh, Robt. Bamber, John Sidgreaves, Hn. Hindley. Consented to further by Alex. Rigbye, Robte. Hesketh, Robert Hesketh. . continued: Endorsements of depositions before Committee of Sequestrations; i. At Wigan, 20 Apr. 1647. ii. At Preston, 27 Aug. 1647. . and iii. In execution of a commission, Preston. 10 Jan. 1671/2. . Date: 1647-1672 Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives Language: English
Their children were:
Thomas Hesketh
Alexander Hesketh
Lucie Hesketh
Margaret Hesketh
Robert died in September, 1651 in Aughton, aged 22.[5] Robt was buried on 31 August 1651 in Croston, Lancashire, England.[6] .
Research Notes
Father Robert leases land to Alexander Rigby father in law : [7]
Sources
↑ Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
FamilySearch Record: NYB6-S24
Robert Hesketh baptism on 15 Nov 1628, son of Robert Hesketh, in Aughton, Lancashire, England.
↑ "FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
Lancashire; Croston; St Michael and All Angels; Other Transcript; File line number: 25
FreeReg Transcription
Robt Hesketh ; Schoolmaster at Croston.
↑ Marriage Settlement Robert Hesketh and Lucy Rigby amongst others
↑ "The National Archives located at Lancashire Archives" Marriage Settlement: Robert Hesketh of Holmswood, esq., Ref: DDHE 106/2
↑ The Peerage; A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe; Person Page - 52861
↑ Burial: "FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
Lancashire; Croston; St Michael and All Angels; Other Transcript; File line number: 25
FreeReg Transcription
Robt Hesketh burial on 31 Aug 1651 in Croston, Lancashire, England.
↑ : for £200 : Alexander Rigby of Rigby in Amounderness, esq. to Robert Hesketh of Holmeswood, esq., Richard Duckenfeild, Hugh Cowper of Ormischurch, gents. -- capital messuage of A.R. in Preston -- Witn: George Hesketh, Robert Dandie
The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Made in the Year 1664-5, by Sir William Dugdale 1664-5 Page 133: Hesketh of Hesketh.