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Fenton.

OF Oswardbec Soc in Fenton half a Caru∣cat was the Kings Land and Soc to Mauns∣feild. But in Oswardebec Wapentac Roger de Busli had in Fentune three Mannors,* 1.1 which be∣fore the Conquest Vlfac, Leuric, and Grim had, and paid to the Geld (or Tax) for one Bov. of Land, and the third part of a Bovat. The Land was waste, except one Bordar. In the Confes∣sours time the value of this was 5^s. There also had Speranoc two Bovats and ⅔. for the Geld. The Land one Car. Sac and Soc without an Hall.

This was waste too. There was six Acres of Pasture Wood, and kept the same value it had in the time of the Confessour, viz. 10^s. 8^d.

There was a Fine, 24 H. 3.* 1.2 between Robert de Aldwerk, and Isabell his wife, Quer. and Ranulf de Fenton, Tenant, of seven Bovats of Land, and 7^s. 1^d. Rent in Fenton and Sturston, &c. The Jury, 23 E. 1.* 1.3 found that Thomas de Normanvile held in Egmanton seven Bovats of Land in Bon∣dage, and two Tofts of Iohn de Eyvile, then in the custody of Roger de Moubray, by the service of a Rose, and that he held likewise the Mannor of Fenton of several mean Lords, and that Ed∣mund his son and heir was then about four years old.

An ancient Gentleman called Fenton had his House and Lands here, of which name I have seen one Pedigree beginning with Sir Richard Fenton Lord of this place, and ending with Katherine, wife of Sir Rich. Boyle Earl of Corke in Ireland.

Another in the Visitation of Norroy 1614.

• Tho. Fenton de Fenton-
  • * 1.4Willielmus de Fenton-....fil.... Abdy de Abdy in Com. Ebor.
    • Thom. Fenton de Fenton-Jana fil. naturalis...Nevill de South Leverton.
      • Laurentius Fenton de Fenton-Katherina fil. Joh. Legat de Sturton.
        • Nicolas Fenton de Fenton 1614.-Gracia fil. Steph. Casely de Com. Devon.
          • Willielmus Fenton de Fenton 1614.-Sarah fil. Will. Tacy de insula Vectis.-... fil.... Monteford de Littleburgh ux. 2.
            • Willielmus Fenton fil. & haer. aet. 19. 1614.-
            • 2 Georgius.
            • 3 Francisc.
            • 4 Carolus.
            • Maria ux. Will. Estrop de Com. Linc.
            • Elizab.
            • Gracia.
          • 2 Thom.
        • 2 Carolus.

The greatest part of this Hamlet was the Inhe∣ritance of Sir Francis Thornagh,* 1.5 Knight, descend∣ed unto him from Francis Thornagh his Grandfa∣ther, and Sir Iohn Thornagh his father: his House and Seat was here, and is now possessed by Iohn Thornbagh, Esquire, his Grandchild, eldest son of his son Francis, who married Elizabeth, one of the daughters and co-heirs of Iohn S. An∣drew of Gotham, Esquire, by whom he left issue the said Iohn and others: he was a valiant man, and a Colonel of Horse for the Parliament, in whose service he lost his life by a Scotch Lance, as it is said, at the Battel begun near Preston in Lancashire, between Duke Hamil∣ton and that Party; his widow was afterwards married to William Skeffington, Esquire, and is yet living with him.

• Johannes Thornhaugh-
  • Averey Thornhagh de Fenton-Ellena fil. & haer....Ripers de Leversall Ebor.
    • John Thornhaugh de Fenton-Eliz. fil. & haer. Briani Bailes de Potters Newton, Ebor.
      • Johannes Thornhagh, miles, de Fenton-....fil. Fran. Rodes Justic.
        • Franc. Thornhagh, miles, aetat. 21. 1614.-Jana fil. Joh. Jackson de Hickleton Ebor. mil.
          • 1 Francis Thornhaugh occisus in praelio de Preston.-Eliz. fil. & cohaer. Joh. St. Andrew de Goteham, Ar.-Will. Skeffington, Ar. mar. 2.
            • Johannes Thornhaugh, Ar.-...fil. Earle.
          • 2 Henr.
          • 3 Johan.
          • 4 Ant.
          • Penelope.
          • Jana.
        • Eliz. ux. Joh. Jackson, mil.
        • Brigitta ux. Willoughby Hickman.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Lib. Dooms.
• * 1.2

  Fin. in di∣vers. Comi∣tat. & non apud Westm. 24 H. 3. Derb.
• * 1.3

  Esc. 23 E. 1. n. 35.
• * 1.4

  Ex Copia ••isit. pen. Reas. Mel∣lish, Gen.
• * 1.5

  B.