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Agnes De Hesketh 1378–1442 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1378

Birth Location: Rufford, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Jan 1442

Death Location: St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: William Hesketh

Mother: Marcella Thweng

Spouse(s): Lawrence Gawsworth, John Fitton

Children(s): Joan Fitton, SIR Elder, Elizabeth Fitton, Alice Fitton, Margaret Fitton, John Fyton, Randle Fitton, Thomas Fitton, Edward Fitton, Matilda Fitton, Lawrence Fitton, Hugh Fyton, William Fitton, John Fitton, Richard Fitton, Margaret FITTON, Hugh Fitton, Ellen Fitton

In 1378, Agnes De Hesketh entered the world in Rufford, Lancashire, England, born to William Hesketh And Marcella De Thweng. Agnes De Hesketh married John Fitton, Lawrence Fitton Of Gawsworth, and had children including Alice Or Ellen Fitton, Edward Fitton, Elizabeth Fitton, Ellen Fitton, Hugh Fitton, Hugh Fyton, Joan Fitton, John Fitton, John Fyton, Lawrence Fitton, Margaret Fitton, Matilda Mawde Fitton, Randle Fitton, Richard Fitton, Sir Knight Thomas De Fitton The Elder, Thomas Fitton, William Fitton. Agnes De Hesketh passed away in 1442 in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1378, Agnes De Hesketh entered the world in Rufford, Lancashire, England, born to William Hesketh And Marcella De Thweng.
  • Agnes De Hesketh married John Fitton, Lawrence Fitton Of Gawsworth, and had children including Alice Or Ellen Fitton, Edward Fitton, Elizabeth Fitton, Ellen Fitton, Hugh Fitton, Hugh Fyton, Joan Fitton, John Fitton, John Fyton, Lawrence Fitton, Margaret Fitton, Matilda Mawde Fitton, Randle Fitton, Richard Fitton, Sir Knight Thomas De Fitton The Elder, Thomas Fitton, William Fitton.
  • Agnes De Hesketh passed away in 1442 in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Agnes Hesketh's Ancestors

Self
Agnes Hesketh
1378–1442
Birth Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Hesketh
1320–1378
Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Marcella (de) Thweng
1330–1379
Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Hesketh
1300–
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Alice Fitton
1305–1360
Rufford, Lancashire, England
Marmaduke (de) Thwenge
1310–1369
Over Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Norton
1320–
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rufford
1270–1304
Alice Byspham
1275–
Edmund Thwenge
1275–1330
Isabel Constable
1281–1346
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hesketh
1240–1288
John Thwenge
1261–1330
Joan Mauley
1265–1347
Robert Constable
1242–1294
Katherine Mauley
1246–1294

Agnes Hesketh's Descendants

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Agnes (De) Hesketh (1378–Jan 1442) m. Lawrence (Fitton of) Gawsworth (1365–Feb 1456) m. John Fitton (1388–14 Feb 1456)
  1. 1. Joan Fitton 1399–1486 m. Robert Grosvenor 1405–1464 m. Ralph Grosvenor 1407–1476
    1. 1. Emma Grosvenor 1432–1465 m. John Leigh 1440–1500
    2. 2. Elizabeth Grosvenor 1429–1469 m. Peter Dutton 1428–1502
      1. 1. Peter Dutton 1444–1502 m. Elisabeth Fouleshurst 1454–1515 m. Elizabeth Fouleshurst 1454–1520
        1. 1. Peter (Dutton (Piers XVIII Lord Dutton) Knight) 1483–1545 m. Eleanor Leigh 1480–1522
        2. 2. Eleanor Dutton 1464–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Dutton 1468–1522 m. George Calveley 1456–1538 m. George CALVELEY 1456–1515
      2. 2. Piers Dutton 1450–1502
    3. 3. Margery Grosvenor 1437–1474
    4. 4. Margaret Grosvenor 1442–1474 m. Thomas Leicester 1444–1526
  2. 2. SIR (KNIGHT Thomas de Fitton the) Elder 1394–1449
  3. 3. Elizabeth Fitton 1395–1413 m. William (del) Mere 1330–
  4. 4. Alice (or Ellen) Fitton 1398–1478 m. Robert Davenport 1398–1435
  5. 5. Margaret Fitton 1398–
  6. 6. John Fyton 1401–
  7. 7. Randle Fitton 1401–
  8. 8. Thomas Fitton 1402–1449 m. Elizabeth Mainwaring 1395–1481
    1. 1. Matilda (Grace) Fitton 1441–1501 m. Thomas (de) Poole 1448–1509
      1. 1. William Poole 1471–1538 m. Margaret Hough 1473–1525
        1. 1. Thomas Poole 1504–1595 m. Mary Talbot 1510–1560
        2. 2. Blanch Poole 1489– m. Richard Bunbury 1465–1540
        3. 3. Randle Poole 1497–1539
        4. 4. Ralph Poole 1502–
        5. 5. Randle Poole 1508–
        6. 6. Eleana Pool 1512–
        7. 7. Matilda (Maud) Poole 1513–1582 m. Thomas Grosvenor 1505–1549
      2. 2. Isabell Peale 1465–1501 m. Humphrey Hurleston 1475–
      3. 3. John Poole 1469–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Fitton 1425–1485 m. Thomas Weaver 1410–1440
      1. 1. Elizabeth Weaver –1513 m. John Doane 1424–1500
        1. 1. Thomas Doane 1467–1563 m. Joane (Alice) Buckland 1463–1544
        2. 2. Joan Donne 1459–1541 m. Tochett (De) Beeston 1449–1518 m. William (De Bunbury Of) Beeston 1449–1518
        3. 3. Robert Done 1461–1497
        4. 4. Lady (Ellen) deDONNE 1467–1537
        5. 5. Richard Downe 1469–1517
        6. 6. Mary Donne 1475–1505
        7. 7. Ralph Dedoane 1475–1553
        8. 8. Ralph Done 1475–1553
        9. 9. William Done 1480–
        10. 10. Elizabeth Donne 1481–1537
    3. 3. Elizabeth Fitton 1420–1445 m. Thomas Weaver 1410–1440
    4. 4. Thomas Fitton 1432–1494 m. Ellen Legh 1432–1481
    5. 5. Joan Fitton 1433–1480 m. Robert Grosvenor 1433–1502
    6. 6. Edward Fitton 1434–1510 m. Emma Sidington 1438–1500
    7. 7. Robert Fitton 1435–1501
    8. 8. William Fitton 1436–
    9. 9. George Fitton 1439–
    10. 10. Randle Fitton 1441–1453
    11. 11. Richard Fitton 1441–
    12. 12. Kathering Fitton 1442– m. Roger (De) Rowe 1445–
    13. 13. Fitton 1446– m. Thomas Massey 1444–
  9. 9. Edward Fitton 1404–1459
  10. 10. Matilda (Mawde) Fitton 1404–1460 m. Sir (William Thomas Hesketh Lord of) Rufford 1407–1459
  11. 11. Lawrence Fitton 1406–1434 m. Clemence (De) Pilkington 1405–
  12. 12. Hugh Fyton 1407–1418
  13. 13. William Fitton 1408–1459
  14. 14. John Fitton 1408–
  15. 15. Richard Fitton 1410–1459 m. Richard Fitton 1412–
  16. 16. Margaret FITTON 1412–
  17. 17. Hugh Fitton 1418–
  18. 18. Ellen Fitton 1420– m. John Fitton 1391–

Agnes Hesketh's Timeline

3 Records

1378
1378
Birth of Agnes De Hesketh in Rufford, Lancashire, England
Rufford, Lancashire, England
1442
3 Jan 1442
Age 64
Death of Agnes De Hesketh in Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
1442
Jan 1442
Age 64
Burial of Agnes De Hesketh in St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1378
    Event Place: Rufford, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Agnes De Hesketh, person ID LC28-7RP.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1442
    Event Place: Gawsworth, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Agnes De Hesketh, person ID LC28-7RP.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan 1442
    Event Place: St James Churchyard, Gawsworth, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Agnes De Hesketh, person ID LC28-7RP.

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