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Agnes Hesketh 1374–1441 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1374

Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Jan. 4, 1441

Death Location: St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Father: William Hesketh

Mother: Marcella Thweng

Spouse(s): Laurence Fitton

Children(s): Joan Fitton, Margaret Fitton, Agnes Fitton, Hugh Fitton, Thomas Fitton, Elizabeth Fitton, Ellen Fitton, Alice Fitton, Randle Gawsworth, John Fitton, Edward Fitton, Hugh Fitton, Laurence II, William Fitton

The story of Agnes Hesketh began in 1374 in Rufford, Lancashire, England. Agnes Hesketh married Laurence Fitton, and had children including Agnes Alice Fitton, Alice Or Ellen Fitton, Edward Fitton, Elizabeth Fitton, Ellen Fitton, Hugh Fitton, Joan Fitton, John Fitton, Laurence Fitton Ii, Margaret Fitton, Randle Fitton Rector Of Gawsworth, Thomas Fitton, William Fitton. Agnes Hesketh passed away in 1441 in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Agnes Hesketh began in 1374 in Rufford, Lancashire, England.
  • Agnes Hesketh married Laurence Fitton, and had children including Agnes Alice Fitton, Alice Or Ellen Fitton, Edward Fitton, Elizabeth Fitton, Ellen Fitton, Hugh Fitton, Joan Fitton, John Fitton, Laurence Fitton Ii, Margaret Fitton, Randle Fitton Rector Of Gawsworth, Thomas Fitton, William Fitton.
  • Agnes Hesketh passed away in 1441 in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England.

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Agnes Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Hesketh
1374–1441
Birth Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Hesketh
1320–1378
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Marcella (de) Thweng
1336–1379
Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (de) Hesketh
1276–1334
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Alice (de) Radcliffe
1290–1354
Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Marmaduke (de) Thweng
1310–1369
Over Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Northwode
1310–1345
Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William III
1219–1318
Matilda Fitton
1250–1294
William Radcliffe
1270–1333
Margaret Hindley
1270–1349
Edmund Thwenge
1275–1344
Isabel Constable
1283–1346
John II
1280–1317
Mary Saye
1280–1320
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Agnes Hesketh's Descendants

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Agnes Hesketh (1374–Jan. 4, 1441) m. Laurence Fitton (1375–aft Feb. 14, 1456)
  1. 1. Joan Fitton 1413–1486 m. Robert (Le) Grosvenor 1403– m. Janet (de) Chedell 1409–
    1. 1. Catherine Grosvenor 1435–1506 m. Richard (Winnington) II 1430–1506
      1. 1. Richard (Winnington of) Cheshire 1475–1525 m. Catherine Grosvenor 1477–1558
        1. 1. Antoinette (Elizabeth) Winnington 1500–1559 m. Peter Warburton 1489–1550
        2. 2. Richard Winnington 1501–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Winnington 1458–1482 m. Robert Wynninge 1451–1483
      3. 3. Mary Winnington 1460–
    2. 2. Emma Grosvenor 1432–1490 m. Philip Egerton 1428–1497
    3. 3. Margery Grosvenor 1440–1474
    4. 4. Margaret Leycester 1435– m. Thomas Leycester 1444–1526
    5. 5. Margery Grosvenor 1437–1474
    6. 6. Katherine Wynnington 1437–
    7. 7. Agnes Grosvenor 1435–1521 m. William Stanley 1439–1512
    8. 8. Catherine Grosvenor –1558 m. William Venables 1439–1493
    9. 9. Margaret Grosvenor 1442–1474 m. Thomas Leycester 1444–1526
  2. 2. Margaret Fitton 1410–1443 m. John Egerton 1404–1459
    1. 1. Phillips (Edgerton Van) Ridley 1428–1474 m. Margery Mainwaring 1434–1510
      1. 1. Ralph Egerton 1465–1528 m. Margaret Bassett 1472– m. Margaret Bassett 1472–1534 m. Elizabeth Done 1463–1492
        1. 1. Eleanor Egerton 1498–1572 m. Ralph Leycester 1488–1572 m. Robert Honford 1488–
        2. 2. Margaret Bassett 1472– m. Ralph Egerton 1465–1528
        3. 3. John (Egerton of) Ridley 1505–1529
        4. 4. Margaret Egerton 1495–1539
        5. 5. Mary Egerton 1504–1558 m. Samuel Lloyd 1503–1590 m. Samuel Lloyd 1520–1545
        6. 6. Catherine Egerton 1502–1523 m. William Cureton 1494–1581
        7. 7. Ralph Egerton 1510–1579 m. Mary Grosvenor 1515–
        8. 8. Sir (Richard Egerton of) Ridley 1510–1579 m. Alice Grosvenor 1512–1562 m. Alice Sparks 1515–1562 m. Dorothy Harpur 1500–1532
      2. 2. Anne Egerton 1456–1487 m. John Starkey 1460–1529
      3. 3. Philip Egerton 1456–1528 m. Jane Smith 1462–1509
      4. 4. Catherine Egerton 1458– m. John Almac 1456– m. John Starkey 1451–1529
      5. 5. Helena (de) Egerton 1455–1530 m. William Wilbraham 1445–1536
      6. 6. John Egerton 1463–1526 m. Elizabeth Done 1463–1492
      7. 7. William Egerton 1464– m. Margaret Kebyll 1466– m. Margery Egerton 1448–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Egerton 1430–
    3. 3. Ralph Egerton 1434–
    4. 4. William Egerton 1432–
    5. 5. Hugh Egerton 1436–1505
    6. 6. Peter Egerton 1438–
    7. 7. John Egerton 1440–1483
  3. 3. Agnes (Alice) Fitton 1398–1478 m. Robert (de) Davenport 1398–1435 m. Mathew Mere 1394–
    1. 1. John (Davenport of Bramhall,) Esquire 1419–1478 m. Cicely (de) Warren 1419–1478
      1. 1. Ann Waldron 1440– m. Richard Waldon 1440–
        1. 1. Ann Davenport 1460–1515 m. Richard (Walden) IV 1465–1539 m. Richard Waldron 1469–1536
      2. 2. Thomas Davenport 1448–1463
      3. 3. John Davenport 1460– m. Miss Rodall 1465–
      4. 4. Margaret Davenport 1450–1542 m. Thomas Hopwood 1440–1511 m. Nicholas Jodrell 1450–1528
      5. 5. William Davenport 1446–1528 m. Margery (Stanley) Leigh 1447–1506
    2. 2. Nicholas (de) Davenport 1423–
    3. 3. Thomas Davenport 1419–1463
  4. 4. Hugh Fitton 1418–1449
  5. 5. Thomas Fitton 1402–1449 m. Helena Mainwaring 1404–1482 m. Fitton 1396– m. Fitton 1396–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Fitton 1396–1413 m. William (del) Mere 1330–
  7. 7. Ellen Fitton 1420– m. John (Fitton of) Pownall 1422–
  8. 8. Alice (or Ellen) Fitton 1401–1478
  9. 9. Randle (Fitton Rector of) Gawsworth 1401–1500
  10. 10. John Fitton 1398–1455
  11. 11. Edward Fitton 1404–1459
  12. 12. Hugh Fitton 1407–1418
  13. 13. Laurence (Fitton) II 1407–1434
  14. 14. William Fitton 1408–1459

Agnes Hesketh's Timeline

3 Records

1374
1374
Birth of Agnes Hesketh in Rufford, Lancashire, England
Rufford, Lancashire, England
1441
Jan. 3, 1441
Age 67
Death of Agnes Hesketh in Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
1441
Jan. 4, 1441
Age 67
Burial of Agnes Hesketh in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England
St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1374
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan. 3, 1441
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan. 4, 1441
    Event Place: St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire, England

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