Thomas Hesketh

Personal and Family Information

Thomas was born about 1348, the son of Sir William Hesketh and Marcella Thwenge. The place is not known.

He died after 1390. The place is not known.

His wife was Margaret Banester. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their two known children were Nicholas (c1370-1416) and Gilbert (c1375-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Source: The National Archives' catalogue https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/b785a66d-3ffd-4c5b-ad05-67273842f170

55 - Lancashire Archives

DDN - NATIONAL TRUST DEEDS

DDN 1 - Description available at other catalogue level

Catalogue description Lease: Thomas son of Sir William of Hesketh to John Colhod, chaplain -- the chantry...

Reference: DDN 1/27

Description:

Lease: Thomas son of Sir William of Hesketh to John Colhod, chaplain -- the chantry chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Rughford, & a rent of from -- Witn: -

Date: 25 Apr. 1378

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

Language: English

!Source: Thomas Hesketh https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/about/GHSF-TSB

Male 1360 – 1413 • GHSF-TSB

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Hesketh was born in 1360, in Lancashire, England, his father, Lord William Hesketh, was 40 and his mother, Marcella de Thweng, was 24. He had at least 3 sons with Margaret Banastre. He died in 1413, at the age of 53.

Family Members

Spouse

Thomas Hesketh

Male

1360–1413

Margaret Banastre

Female

–1406

Children

Nicholas Hesketh

Male

1377–1416

Gilbert Hesketh

Male

1416–

Robert Hesketh

Male

–1399

Parents

Lord William Hesketh

Male

1320–1378

Marcella de Thweng

Female

1336–1379

Siblings

Thomas Hesketh

Male

1347–

Thomas Hesketh

Male

1360–1413

William Hesketh

Male

1364–

Thomas Hesketh

Male

1368–

Dame Agnes Hesketh

Female

1374–1441

Sources:

1. Grant from King to Sibyl, late the Wife of Thomas Hesketh and Gilbert Hesketh her Son, 12 November 1416

Source Date 12 November 1416

Web Page

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C5686737

2. Document with Seal, Mentioning Sybil, Wife of Thomas Hesketh, Deceased and Gilbert Hesketh, Son of Sybil, 12 November 1416

Source Date 12 November 1416

Web Page

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16100359

3. Land Leased by Sibil, Widow of Thomas Hesketh Awarded to Nicholas Hesketh, 2 October 1413

Source Date 2 October 1413

Web Page

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/46d9ebb9-56ab-4d37-870e-869648a0704d

!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.

—

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 <<<< This Thomas

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

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.

—

Adam de Beconsaw occurs as a witness

to deeds in 1380-3; Add. MS. 32104,

no. 75, 1643. He is probably the Adam

murdered at Rufford in 1399; see the

account of Rufford. Henry de Beconsaw

appears immediately afterwards, com-

plaining, perhaps in connexion with

Adam’s death, of maiming, &c., by

Nicholas son of Thomas de Hesketh of

Rofford, Gilbert his brother, and others ;

Pal, of Lanc. Chan. Mis:. 1/8, m. 12.

—

2 Dodsworth states that

Thomas son of Sir William de Hesketh,

kt., was living in 1377 and 1385.

Thomas de Hesketh had the bishop’s

licence for an oratory at Martholme in

1387; Lich. Epis. Reg. vi, fol. 123.

—

On Easter Monday, 1390, John Nowell, son and

heir of Lawrence Nowell, came to Harwood Chapel

and did homage and fealty to Thomas de Hesketh

for the lands which he held of him in chief by

knight’s service.” The superior lordship descended

in the Hesketh family until 1818, like the manor of

Rufford, whilst the mesne manor of Netherton de-

scended in the Nowell family, like that of Read,

until 1772.

—

The parochial chapel of St. Law-

rence has been mentioned under the

date 1390 on the occasion of John

Nowell rendering homage and service to his chief

lord Thomas Hesketh before a gathering of friends

and neighbours.

—

28 Ibid. no. 1729. The proceedings which

took place before Roger de Etheliston,

Henry de Rishton, Robert and Henry

de Tounlay were certified by ten neigh-

bours as follows: Hesketh having turned

towards the west with a hat upon his

head, Nowell uncovered before him [both

standing face to face] and held his

hands clasped between Heskcth’s hands

and said, ‘I become your man from this

day forth and will bear you fealty [foy]

for the lands which I hold of you in

Harwood, saving the fealty which I owe

to our lord the king.’ Having so spoken

Hesketh kissed him, and after a book had

been put before them, Nowell placed his

right hand upon it and spoke as follows :

‘Hear, my lord Thomas, that I John will

be loyal and true to you, and will bear you

fealty for the frank tenement which I

hold of you in Harwood and loyally will

do all the customs and services which I

ought to do at the terms appointed, so help

me God ‘and the saints.’ Then Nowell

kissed the book in our sight and in the

sight of many others.

—

Thomas son of Sir William de Hesketh

occurs ; Towneley MS. GG, no. 1160.

In some pedigrees compiled about 1450 <<<< Good attempt but has an Extra Thomas and the wrong Alice.

the following descent is given: [Sir

John] married [Alice] daughter of

Richard de Radcliffe -s, Thomas -s. Sir

William -s. Thomas -s. Nicholas —s.

Thomas, who now is; MS. in possession

of W. Farrer. The first Thomas [son of

Sir John] does not occur elsewhere, and

is probably an error.

!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 <<<< Thomas

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