John Watson
2013-03-06 08:13:28 UTC
Dear all,
After I recently discovered that Margaret, wife of Sir John Chaumont
of Colton was probably the daughter of Sir Roger de Leeds, I have been
looking further into the Leeds family. This has allowed me to trace
the descent of two manors; Aisthorpe in Lincolnshire and Saxton in
Yorkshire and join up a few genealogical loose ends in my data.
Here is a brief overview. I am hoping that some researchers may be
able to fill in more details:
1. Peter de Kirketon (ca. 1240 - bef. 1303)
Peter de Kirketon (possibly a son of Sir Alexander Kirketon) married,
before June 1263 Elizabeth, one of the three daughters and co-heirs of
William Woodthorpe [1]. In the division of William's lands, Elizabeth
had the manor of Aisthorpe, Lincolnshire.
Peter was dead before 1303, when an inquisition into knight's fees in
Lincolnshire shows his widow Elizabeth, lady of Aisthorpe, holding the
manor [2].
Peter de Kirketon and Elizabeth de Woodthorpe had the following
children:
- Ralph
- Margaret
- John
1.1 Ralph de Kirketon (ca. 1270 - 25 Sep 1341)
Ralph de Kirketon married Joan but they had no surviving children but
he had an illegitimate son called Thomas de Aisthorpe. The jurors at
Ralph's inquisition post mortem held in 1353 [3], after the death of
Joan his wife, (she died before 20 Oct 1349) found that he died on 25
September 1341, and that his son Thomas, in 1353 aged 38 or more, was
his heir. There must have been a further inquisition which found that
Thomas was illegitimate, since the manor of Aisthorpe did not remain
with Thomas or his descendants (see below).
1.2 Margaret de Kirketon (ca. 1272 - aft 1356)
Margaret de Kirketon was a servant of Lady Alice de Lacy (widow of
Edmund de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln). "I, Alice de Laci, have given to
Margaret de Kirkton, my mayd servant, my manor of Saxton and five
score and two acres of arable land in Saxton, whereof twenty acres lie
in a place called Towton-dale, and two placeas of pasture lying at
Maydencastell, and the mill of Lede. Witnesses, Sir William Vavasour,
Richard Tyas, John Reygate, Gilbert Singleton" [4]. Dodsworth made a
copy of this deed which is in the Bodleian; Alice de Lacy grants the
manor of Saxton-in-Elmet, Yorkshire to Margaret de Kirketon [5].
Margaret married, some time before December 1325, perhaps as his
second wife, Sir Roger (de North Hall) de Leeds (died ca. 1328).
Margaret had given her lands in Saxton to her brother John, because in
1327 he granted them to Roger and Margaret for their lives to hold of
John and his heirs for the annual rent of a rose [6]. Margaret lived
to a great age and died in late 1356 [7]. The manor of Saxton did not
descend to Roger de Leeds, the son and heir of Sir Roger de Leeds,
which probably means that Roger was not Margaret's son, and the manor
remained with the descendants of Margaret's brother John de Kirketon.
Roger de Leeds had four sons who were all old enough to be involved in
legal proceedings in 1320 when Robert son of Sir Roger was accused of
murder [see Thoresby Society, Miscellanea, Vol. IV (Leeds: 1895) 'A
Brawl in Kirkgate' pp. 125-6], but whether they were the children of
Margaret is not clear.
- Roger (d. abt. 1350)
- Richard
- Robert
- Thomas (a priest?)
- He also apparently had a daughter Margaret who married Sir John
Chaumont of Colton, [1349-50, Grant and quit claim to Sir John de
Chaumont and Margaret his wife of lands, tenements, services, etc in
Potter Newton held by Margaret widow of Sir Roger de la Northall de
Ledes for life, and right of inheritance of Roger son of Sir Roger
[8].]
1.3 John de Kirketon (ca. 1275 - aft 1327)
John, second son of Peter de Kirketon was alive in 1327 [6] but that's
about all the information I can find for him. John and an unknown wife
had two sons:
- Peter
- Edmund
1.3.1 Peter de Kirketon (ca. 1310 - 1349)
In 1339 Peter de Kirketon of Saxton was married to Ellen [Holt?], [9]
but apparently left no children. On 8 May 1340, he was involved in a
dispute with one of his neighbours, John Giffard, Master of St.
Leonard's Hospital, York who lived at the manor of Lede in Saxton.
Peter and many others besieged John's manor and John was "forced to
swear to give up a bond of 10l. from Margaret de Ledes, who was
Peter's aunt" [10]. In November 1348, Peter was pardoned for good
service in the war of France for all homicides, felonies, robberies
and trespasses perpetrated by him in England before 4 September 1346
[11]. Did he fight at the Battle of Crecy (26 August 1346)? He
apparently died in late 1349, possibly of the plague. His heir was
Olive, the daughter of his brother Edmund.
1.3.2 Edmund de Kirketon (ca. 1315 - ca. 1349)
Nothing is known about Edmund brother of Peter de Kirketon or his
wife, but they apparently lived in Saxton. He dies around the same
time as his brother Peter. Edmund and his wife had one daughter:
- Olive
1.3.2.1 Olive de Kirketon (2 Feb 1347 - bef. Apr 1384)
According to her proof of age, Olive daughter of Edmund de Kirketon
was born and baptised at Saxton on 2 February 1347 [12]. In 1353 an
inquisition had found that the heir of Ralph de Kirketon was his son
Thomas de Aisthorpe, but this verdict was apparently overturned for on
16 February 1356, Robert de Horneby was granted 'the wardship of the
manor of Asthorp, co. Lincoln, late of Peter de Kirketon, who held by
knight service of the heir of Adam de Welle, a minor in the king's
ward, to hold until the lawful age of Olive, daughter of Edmund de
Kirketon and kinswoman and heir of the said Peter' [13]. Olive de
kirketon was heiresss not only of Aisthorpe, held of the king, but
also of the manor of Saxton, held of the honour of Pontefract.
Some time before the inquisition for Olive's proof of age, held in
February 1363, when she was 15, she married Robert de Hornby's son
William. Olive and William son of Robert de Hornby had one daughter,
Margaret who was born about 1365-70. William de Hornby was dead before
October 1371 when Olive had re-married William Sawley (de Salley)
citizen and merchant of York [14].
William Sawley was sheriff of York in 1397-8. In 1401 he occurs as
the founder, or patron, of a Maison Dieu in North Street, York. His
will was proved on 12 October 1408. He left a widow called Margaret
[15]. Olive had died some time before April 1384 when her daughter
Margaret was in possession of Aisthorpe [16]. Note to Langton
researchers: If John Langton of Farnley married a daughter of William
Sawley, then she must have been the daughter of his second wife
Margaret.
Olive and her second husband William Sawley had three children:
- Robert
- Katherine
- Ellen
1.3.2.1.1 Margaret de Hornby (ca. 1365 - ?)
Margaret daughter of William de Hornby and Olive de Kirketon married
Robert, son and heir of Sir Robert Urswick of Upper Rawcliffe,
Lancashire and his first wife Margaret Southworth before October 1387
[17]. Before her marriage to Robert Urswick, Margaret Southworth had
been married to a Robert Hornby, who was probably a relative of Robert
Hornby, Margaret Hornby's grandfather [it seems unlikely they were the
same person].
Margaret inherited her mother's manors of Aisthorpe and Saxton. In
1384 Margaret granted the manor of Aisthorpe and lands in Yorkshire to
trustees with remainders in tail to Robert, son of William de Sallay
and Olive and his sisters Katherine and Ellen [16]. In October 1387,
she and Robert Urswick were dealing with land in Saxton [17].
Robert Urswick died before 17 October 1420 [18] without heirs of his
body. His heir for the lands he inherited from his father was his
younger half-brother Sir Thomas Urswick. These included half of the
manor of Badsworth in Yorkshire. Sir Thomas Urswick already held the
other half of Badsworth in right of his wife, Joan de Hartforth [19].
Under the terms of the entail of 1384, Margaret's lands after her
death including Aisthorpe and Saxton reverted to her half-brother
Robert Sawley.
1.3.2.1.2 Robert Sawley (ca. 1375 - Jul 1457)
Robert son and heir of William Sawley of York inherited the manors of
Aisthorpe and Saxton after the death of his half-sister Margaret
Hornby and her husband Sir Robert Urswick in 1420. In 1429, when he
presented William Eudstone to the chantry which his grandfather,
Robert de Salley, had founded in the church of St. Michael at Ouse-
bridge-end, he is described as "Robertus Sallay de Saxton,
domicellus" [20]. In 1432, Robert Salley of Saxton in the county of
York, esq. was seised of the manor of Aisthorpe by service of half a
fee [21]. Robert Sawley married Margaret (Saxton?) who survived him
and was succeeded by his son William. Robert was living at Saxton at
the time of his death. His will, where he is styled "armiger," is
dated 11 June 1457 and was proved on 13 July 1457. He appointed his
wife Margaret and son William joint executors [20].
1.3.2.1.2.1 William Sawley (ca. 1420 - 20 Jul 1492)
William Sawley son of Robert Sawley of Saxton, married firstly,
Elizabeth daughter of Sir Robert Ughtred, knight, by whom he had three
daughters and co-heirs [22];
- Margaret
- Agnes
- Elizabeth
William Sawley married secondly Sibyl who died on 21 February 1507
[23].
1.3.2.1.2.1.1 Margaret Salley
Margaret daughter of William Sawley and Elizabeth Ughtred married
William Hungate. She inherited the manor of Saxton after the death of
her father. The manor of Saxton was held by her heirs, the Hungates of
Saxton for many generations [22].
1.3.2.1.2.1.2 Agnes Salley
Agnes daughter of William Sawley and Elizabeth Ughtred married William
Amcotts of Amcotts, Lincolnshire. She inherited the manor of Aisthorpe
after the death of her father. She left a son and heir, Alexander
Amcotts [22].
Regards,
John
References:
1. Final Concords of the County of Lincoln: 1244-1272 (1920), p. 205,
No. 73
2. Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids, Vol. III
(London: 1904) p. 131
3. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol. 10, p. 72, No. 69
4. William Wheater, History of Sherburn and Cawood (London: 1882) pp.
51, 141
5. Joseph Hunter, Three Catalogues: Describing the Contents of the Red
Book of the Exchequer (London: 1838) p. 116
6. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Record Series, Vol. 42, Feet of
Fines for Yorkshire, 1327-47 (1910) p. 5, No. 23
7. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Record Series, Vol. 52, Feet of
Fines for Yorkshire, 1347-77 (1915) p. 59, No. 51
8. Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, Records of the Earls
Cowper of Cole Green House and Panshanger [DE/P/T4469-71]
9. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Record Series, Vol. 42, Feet of
Fines for Yorkshire, 1327-47 (1910) p. 134, No. 3
10. W. Paley Baildon, Baildon and the Baildons, Vol. 2 (1924) p. 100
11. Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward 3, Vol. 8, p. 207
12. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol. 11, p. 413, No. 542
13. Calendar of Fine Rolls, Vol. 7, p. 1
14. Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/288/49, number 725
15. Surtees Society, Vol. 57, Register of the Guild of Corpus Christi
in the City of York (Durham: 1871) p. 238
16. Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/289/53, number 99
17. Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/278/144, number 36
18. Calendar of Fine Rolls, Vol. 14, p. 336
19. Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/279/150, number 16
20. Surtees Society, Vol. 57, Register of the Guild of Corpus Christi
in the City of York (Durham: 1871) p. 11
21. Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids, Vol. III
(London: 1904) p. 358
22. Charles Wilmer Foster, A History of the Villages of Aisthorpe and
Thorpe in the Fallows (1927) p. 52 [Google snippet]
23. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Vol. 2, p. 262
No. 431
After I recently discovered that Margaret, wife of Sir John Chaumont
of Colton was probably the daughter of Sir Roger de Leeds, I have been
looking further into the Leeds family. This has allowed me to trace
the descent of two manors; Aisthorpe in Lincolnshire and Saxton in
Yorkshire and join up a few genealogical loose ends in my data.
Here is a brief overview. I am hoping that some researchers may be
able to fill in more details:
1. Peter de Kirketon (ca. 1240 - bef. 1303)
Peter de Kirketon (possibly a son of Sir Alexander Kirketon) married,
before June 1263 Elizabeth, one of the three daughters and co-heirs of
William Woodthorpe [1]. In the division of William's lands, Elizabeth
had the manor of Aisthorpe, Lincolnshire.
Peter was dead before 1303, when an inquisition into knight's fees in
Lincolnshire shows his widow Elizabeth, lady of Aisthorpe, holding the
manor [2].
Peter de Kirketon and Elizabeth de Woodthorpe had the following
children:
- Ralph
- Margaret
- John
1.1 Ralph de Kirketon (ca. 1270 - 25 Sep 1341)
Ralph de Kirketon married Joan but they had no surviving children but
he had an illegitimate son called Thomas de Aisthorpe. The jurors at
Ralph's inquisition post mortem held in 1353 [3], after the death of
Joan his wife, (she died before 20 Oct 1349) found that he died on 25
September 1341, and that his son Thomas, in 1353 aged 38 or more, was
his heir. There must have been a further inquisition which found that
Thomas was illegitimate, since the manor of Aisthorpe did not remain
with Thomas or his descendants (see below).
1.2 Margaret de Kirketon (ca. 1272 - aft 1356)
Margaret de Kirketon was a servant of Lady Alice de Lacy (widow of
Edmund de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln). "I, Alice de Laci, have given to
Margaret de Kirkton, my mayd servant, my manor of Saxton and five
score and two acres of arable land in Saxton, whereof twenty acres lie
in a place called Towton-dale, and two placeas of pasture lying at
Maydencastell, and the mill of Lede. Witnesses, Sir William Vavasour,
Richard Tyas, John Reygate, Gilbert Singleton" [4]. Dodsworth made a
copy of this deed which is in the Bodleian; Alice de Lacy grants the
manor of Saxton-in-Elmet, Yorkshire to Margaret de Kirketon [5].
Margaret married, some time before December 1325, perhaps as his
second wife, Sir Roger (de North Hall) de Leeds (died ca. 1328).
Margaret had given her lands in Saxton to her brother John, because in
1327 he granted them to Roger and Margaret for their lives to hold of
John and his heirs for the annual rent of a rose [6]. Margaret lived
to a great age and died in late 1356 [7]. The manor of Saxton did not
descend to Roger de Leeds, the son and heir of Sir Roger de Leeds,
which probably means that Roger was not Margaret's son, and the manor
remained with the descendants of Margaret's brother John de Kirketon.
Roger de Leeds had four sons who were all old enough to be involved in
legal proceedings in 1320 when Robert son of Sir Roger was accused of
murder [see Thoresby Society, Miscellanea, Vol. IV (Leeds: 1895) 'A
Brawl in Kirkgate' pp. 125-6], but whether they were the children of
Margaret is not clear.
- Roger (d. abt. 1350)
- Richard
- Robert
- Thomas (a priest?)
- He also apparently had a daughter Margaret who married Sir John
Chaumont of Colton, [1349-50, Grant and quit claim to Sir John de
Chaumont and Margaret his wife of lands, tenements, services, etc in
Potter Newton held by Margaret widow of Sir Roger de la Northall de
Ledes for life, and right of inheritance of Roger son of Sir Roger
[8].]
1.3 John de Kirketon (ca. 1275 - aft 1327)
John, second son of Peter de Kirketon was alive in 1327 [6] but that's
about all the information I can find for him. John and an unknown wife
had two sons:
- Peter
- Edmund
1.3.1 Peter de Kirketon (ca. 1310 - 1349)
In 1339 Peter de Kirketon of Saxton was married to Ellen [Holt?], [9]
but apparently left no children. On 8 May 1340, he was involved in a
dispute with one of his neighbours, John Giffard, Master of St.
Leonard's Hospital, York who lived at the manor of Lede in Saxton.
Peter and many others besieged John's manor and John was "forced to
swear to give up a bond of 10l. from Margaret de Ledes, who was
Peter's aunt" [10]. In November 1348, Peter was pardoned for good
service in the war of France for all homicides, felonies, robberies
and trespasses perpetrated by him in England before 4 September 1346
[11]. Did he fight at the Battle of Crecy (26 August 1346)? He
apparently died in late 1349, possibly of the plague. His heir was
Olive, the daughter of his brother Edmund.
1.3.2 Edmund de Kirketon (ca. 1315 - ca. 1349)
Nothing is known about Edmund brother of Peter de Kirketon or his
wife, but they apparently lived in Saxton. He dies around the same
time as his brother Peter. Edmund and his wife had one daughter:
- Olive
1.3.2.1 Olive de Kirketon (2 Feb 1347 - bef. Apr 1384)
According to her proof of age, Olive daughter of Edmund de Kirketon
was born and baptised at Saxton on 2 February 1347 [12]. In 1353 an
inquisition had found that the heir of Ralph de Kirketon was his son
Thomas de Aisthorpe, but this verdict was apparently overturned for on
16 February 1356, Robert de Horneby was granted 'the wardship of the
manor of Asthorp, co. Lincoln, late of Peter de Kirketon, who held by
knight service of the heir of Adam de Welle, a minor in the king's
ward, to hold until the lawful age of Olive, daughter of Edmund de
Kirketon and kinswoman and heir of the said Peter' [13]. Olive de
kirketon was heiresss not only of Aisthorpe, held of the king, but
also of the manor of Saxton, held of the honour of Pontefract.
Some time before the inquisition for Olive's proof of age, held in
February 1363, when she was 15, she married Robert de Hornby's son
William. Olive and William son of Robert de Hornby had one daughter,
Margaret who was born about 1365-70. William de Hornby was dead before
October 1371 when Olive had re-married William Sawley (de Salley)
citizen and merchant of York [14].
William Sawley was sheriff of York in 1397-8. In 1401 he occurs as
the founder, or patron, of a Maison Dieu in North Street, York. His
will was proved on 12 October 1408. He left a widow called Margaret
[15]. Olive had died some time before April 1384 when her daughter
Margaret was in possession of Aisthorpe [16]. Note to Langton
researchers: If John Langton of Farnley married a daughter of William
Sawley, then she must have been the daughter of his second wife
Margaret.
Olive and her second husband William Sawley had three children:
- Robert
- Katherine
- Ellen
1.3.2.1.1 Margaret de Hornby (ca. 1365 - ?)
Margaret daughter of William de Hornby and Olive de Kirketon married
Robert, son and heir of Sir Robert Urswick of Upper Rawcliffe,
Lancashire and his first wife Margaret Southworth before October 1387
[17]. Before her marriage to Robert Urswick, Margaret Southworth had
been married to a Robert Hornby, who was probably a relative of Robert
Hornby, Margaret Hornby's grandfather [it seems unlikely they were the
same person].
Margaret inherited her mother's manors of Aisthorpe and Saxton. In
1384 Margaret granted the manor of Aisthorpe and lands in Yorkshire to
trustees with remainders in tail to Robert, son of William de Sallay
and Olive and his sisters Katherine and Ellen [16]. In October 1387,
she and Robert Urswick were dealing with land in Saxton [17].
Robert Urswick died before 17 October 1420 [18] without heirs of his
body. His heir for the lands he inherited from his father was his
younger half-brother Sir Thomas Urswick. These included half of the
manor of Badsworth in Yorkshire. Sir Thomas Urswick already held the
other half of Badsworth in right of his wife, Joan de Hartforth [19].
Under the terms of the entail of 1384, Margaret's lands after her
death including Aisthorpe and Saxton reverted to her half-brother
Robert Sawley.
1.3.2.1.2 Robert Sawley (ca. 1375 - Jul 1457)
Robert son and heir of William Sawley of York inherited the manors of
Aisthorpe and Saxton after the death of his half-sister Margaret
Hornby and her husband Sir Robert Urswick in 1420. In 1429, when he
presented William Eudstone to the chantry which his grandfather,
Robert de Salley, had founded in the church of St. Michael at Ouse-
bridge-end, he is described as "Robertus Sallay de Saxton,
domicellus" [20]. In 1432, Robert Salley of Saxton in the county of
York, esq. was seised of the manor of Aisthorpe by service of half a
fee [21]. Robert Sawley married Margaret (Saxton?) who survived him
and was succeeded by his son William. Robert was living at Saxton at
the time of his death. His will, where he is styled "armiger," is
dated 11 June 1457 and was proved on 13 July 1457. He appointed his
wife Margaret and son William joint executors [20].
1.3.2.1.2.1 William Sawley (ca. 1420 - 20 Jul 1492)
William Sawley son of Robert Sawley of Saxton, married firstly,
Elizabeth daughter of Sir Robert Ughtred, knight, by whom he had three
daughters and co-heirs [22];
- Margaret
- Agnes
- Elizabeth
William Sawley married secondly Sibyl who died on 21 February 1507
[23].
1.3.2.1.2.1.1 Margaret Salley
Margaret daughter of William Sawley and Elizabeth Ughtred married
William Hungate. She inherited the manor of Saxton after the death of
her father. The manor of Saxton was held by her heirs, the Hungates of
Saxton for many generations [22].
1.3.2.1.2.1.2 Agnes Salley
Agnes daughter of William Sawley and Elizabeth Ughtred married William
Amcotts of Amcotts, Lincolnshire. She inherited the manor of Aisthorpe
after the death of her father. She left a son and heir, Alexander
Amcotts [22].
Regards,
John
References:
1. Final Concords of the County of Lincoln: 1244-1272 (1920), p. 205,
No. 73
2. Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids, Vol. III
(London: 1904) p. 131
3. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol. 10, p. 72, No. 69
4. William Wheater, History of Sherburn and Cawood (London: 1882) pp.
51, 141
5. Joseph Hunter, Three Catalogues: Describing the Contents of the Red
Book of the Exchequer (London: 1838) p. 116
6. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Record Series, Vol. 42, Feet of
Fines for Yorkshire, 1327-47 (1910) p. 5, No. 23
7. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Record Series, Vol. 52, Feet of
Fines for Yorkshire, 1347-77 (1915) p. 59, No. 51
8. Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, Records of the Earls
Cowper of Cole Green House and Panshanger [DE/P/T4469-71]
9. Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Record Series, Vol. 42, Feet of
Fines for Yorkshire, 1327-47 (1910) p. 134, No. 3
10. W. Paley Baildon, Baildon and the Baildons, Vol. 2 (1924) p. 100
11. Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward 3, Vol. 8, p. 207
12. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Vol. 11, p. 413, No. 542
13. Calendar of Fine Rolls, Vol. 7, p. 1
14. Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/288/49, number 725
15. Surtees Society, Vol. 57, Register of the Guild of Corpus Christi
in the City of York (Durham: 1871) p. 238
16. Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/289/53, number 99
17. Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/278/144, number 36
18. Calendar of Fine Rolls, Vol. 14, p. 336
19. Feet of Fines: CP 25/1/279/150, number 16
20. Surtees Society, Vol. 57, Register of the Guild of Corpus Christi
in the City of York (Durham: 1871) p. 11
21. Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids, Vol. III
(London: 1904) p. 358
22. Charles Wilmer Foster, A History of the Villages of Aisthorpe and
Thorpe in the Fallows (1927) p. 52 [Google snippet]
23. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry VII, Vol. 2, p. 262
No. 431