WHO WERE THE PARENTS OF RICHARD SHERBURNE'S WIFE AGNES, AND OF ISABEL (SHERBURNE) TOWNELEY AND AGNES (SHERBURNE) RISHTON?
Douglas Hickling
myself? I am a retired California attorney and a graduate of Cornell
(1954), the US Army Field Artillery (1956), and the Harvard Law School
(1959). My minor contributions have been recognized in both RD600 and
PA, and my notes on the ancestry of Scottish families have been
published in the Mackenzie and Munro clan magazines and in Hamish
Maclaren's on-line gedcom. Peter Worden of Massachusetts is a gateway
ancestor of my wife and children. I am indebted to Douglas Richardson
and Chris Phillips for their characteristically generous assistance in
my research.
Douglas Richardson, in his recently published PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY, at
678-679, gives convincing proof that the wife of Sir John Stanley
of Lathom and Knowsley in Lancashire, was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir
Nicholas Harington of Farleton, also in Lancashire, and his wife
Isabel English. Some of the sources cited by Mr. Richardson to prove
Elizabeth (Harington) Stanley's parentage also identify the wife of
Richard Sherburne (formerly Bayley) of Stonyhurst as Elizabeth's
sister, Agnes Harington. This effectively disproves the conventional
wisdom, based only upon secondary authorities, that holds that Agnes
Sherburne was a daughter of William Stanley of Hooton, Cheshire.
The most important of the secondary sources cited by Mr. Richardson is
the pedigree chart of the Harington family published in 1823 in vol. 2
of Thomas Dunham Whitaker's AN HISTORY OF RICHMONDSHIRE. In this
pedigree, Whitaker sets forth the names and spouses of the three sons
and five daughters of Sir Nicholas and Isabel (English) Harington,
leaving little doubt that the compiler had access to much information
relating to this generation of the family. The third daughter, Agnes
Harington, is shown to have married Richard Sherburne. Richardson
notes that Sir Nicholas' mother is incorrectly shown as Katherine
Sherburne instead of Katherine Banastre, a mistake which need not
invalidate the rest of what appears to be an extraordinarily detailed
and complete pedigree of this line of Haringtons from its earliest
recorded history.
The wills of the Sherburnes, especially that of Agnes, are rich in
genealogical clues, yet they have been largely ignored. The 1437 will
of Richard Sherburne, not cited by Richardson, was published in
TESTAMENTA EBORACENSIA Part II, at 75-76, in vol. 30 (1855) of
PUBLICATIONS OF THE SURTEES SOCIETY. After bequests to the parish
church of Mitton and to religious orders, he left the residue of his
estate "to Agnes my wyffe," and named "Robert of Haryngton, knyght,
Thomas of Harington, squyer, brother of ye same Robert," among his
executors. No one surnamed Stanley is mentioned.
Agnes Sherburne died shortly after making her will, dated 3 November
1444, more than four years after her husband's death. This will,
referred to by Richardson, appears in TESTAMENTA EBORACENSIA Part II,
at 105-106. Her first bequest to any family member was "to Dame
Elizabeth Staneley, my sister, a pare of golde bedes." There followed
specific bequests to Agnes' then living children, her eldest son
Richard Sherburne, Jr. having died before his parents: Dame Alice
Tempest, Robert, Isabel, Elizabeth, John, Nicholas, John, and Mabel.
"Thomas Staneley, knyght, and Thomas Haryngton, esqwier" were named
overseers of the will. It is more unlikely than not that "Dame
Elizabeth Stanely my sister" would have been placed ahead of Agnes'
children in the will had Elizabeth not also shared Agnes' bloodlines.
James Raine (1830-1896), the editor of TESTAMENTA EBORACENSIA,
claiming to recognize the wealth of genealogical detail contained in
the wills, commented that they confirmed that Agnes was the daughter
of Sir William Stanley of Hooton, thus ignoring the fact that Dame
Elizabeth Stanley's husband was a member of the Lancashire Stanley
family and only a cousin of the Stanleys located in Hooton, Cheshire.
Raine's implausible interpretation seems to have discouraged others
from examining the wills more closely and in the light of other
contemporary records which establish that Agnes Sherburne and
Elizabeth Stanley were true sisters and daughters of Sir Nicholas
Harington of Farleton.
Sir Thomas Stanley and Thomas Harington, both named as overseers in
Agnes' will, were Agnes' nephews and first cousins to each other.
Sir Thomas Stanley was the son of Sir John and Elizabeth (Harington)
Stanley, and Thomas Harington was the son of Elizabeth Stanley's
brother, Sir William Harington. See John S. Roskell"s KNIGHTS OF THE
SHIRE FOR THE COUNTY PALATINE OF LANCASTER (1377-1460), published in
1937 by the Chetham Society as vol. 96 (new series) of its REMAINS
HISTORICAL AND LITERARY OF LANCASTER AND CHESTER, at 123, 127-128, and
179.
The families of Sir Nicholas Harington and Richard Sherburne were
related both by ancestry and property ownership. Richard Sherburne
was descended from Margaret de Holand and her first husband John
Blackburn. From them, the line of descent is: (1) Alice Blackburn m.
Sir Robert Sherburne, (2) Sir John Sherburne m. Margaret, (3) Sir
Richard Sherburne m. Alice Plumpton, (4) Margaret Sherburne m. Richard
Bayley, and (5) Richard (Bayley) Sherburne. VCH LANCASTER 7:2-5.
Richard married Agnes, who was almost certainly Sir Nicholas
Harington's daughter. Sir Nicholas' descent was from Margaret de
Holand and her third husband Adam Banastre, whose daughter Katherine
Banastre and her husband John Harington were Sir Nicholas' parents.
VCH LANCASTER 3:246. As Margaret de Holand's great granddaughter,
Agnes Harington was within the fifth degree of consanguinity of
Richard Sherburne, Margaret's great-great-great grandson, a degree of
kinship which would not have constituted an impediment to their
marriage that required a papal dispensation.
Upon Margaret de Holand's death, about 1329, her manors of Aighton,
Bolton-le-Moors, Chorley, and other lands were divided among her four
heiress daughter. Partial interests in those estates were held by the
Sherburnes and Haringtons for several generations. VCH LANCASTER
5:245-245, 6:130-132. Sir Nicholas Harington held a one-quarter
ownership in the Sherburne manor of Aighton making him the feudal lord
of the Bayleys and Sherburnes who held that estate. VCH LANCASTER
7:4.
Richard Bayley and his wife Margaret Sherburne seem to have died
early. Edward Baines' pedigree of the Sherburnes says that Margaret
was a widow in 11 Richard II (1388), but no authority is cited. See
his HISTORY OF THE COUNTY AND DUCHY OF LANCASTER, VOL. 3 (1836). It
is known, however, that John Bayley died before his father. According
to TOWNELEY'S ABSTRACTS OF INQUISITIONS POST MORTEM, edited by William
Langton. published in 1875 by the Chetham Society as vol. 95 of its
REMAINS HISTORICAL AND LITERARY OF LANCASTER AND CHESTER, at 44-45,
John Bayley died on 22 May 1391, his nearest heir being his grandson
Richard, the son of Richard, the son of John, and that the heir was
then 9 years of age. The abstract dates the inquisition 23 September
1391 and states that: (1) the inquisition was conducted by Robert
Urswyck, the county escheator, (2) John Bayley's wife Mabel survived
him and (3) the decedant had held a quarter part of the manor of
Aighton of Nicholas Harington, subject to a yearly payment of 60s. and
military service.
Several weeks before the date of the inquisition post mortem, young
Richard's great grandmother Margaret, late wife and widow of Sir John
Sherburne and in 1391 the wife of William Dransfeld, granted various
tenements in Longton to Richard and Agnes, his wife, "and to the heirs
issuing of their bodies, for 100 marks and rendering a rose at the
Nativity of St. John the Baptist." Significantly, Richard and Agnes
were represented in this transaction, dated 4 August 1391, "by Sir
Nicholas de Haveryngton, knight, their guardian." See FINAL CONCORDS
OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER, pt. 3:100 (m.37) transcribed, translated,
and annotated by William Farrer, published in 1905 by the RECORD
SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE, vol. 50.
As Richard's feudal lord, Sir Nicholas no doubt had the right to claim
wardship of Richard in order to (1) hold the ward's land and reap the
benefits associated with normal ownership, and (2) control young
Richard's marriage. It is not known how or when Richard Sherburne
became Sir Nicholas Harington's ward. He may have been made the
subject of a guardianship following the death of his father in or
before 1388, but it seems more likely that Sir Nicholas did not become
Richard's guardian until John Bayley's death in May 1391. Upon
gaining control of Richard's wardship, Sir Nicholas almost certainly
arranged Richard's marriage to his own daughter. The grant, dated 4
August 1391, to Richard and Agnes, his wife, cited above, was probably
intended as a kind of marriage gift, probably solicited in their
behalf by Sir Nicholas, for which only partial consideration was paid.
Chris Phillips has suggested that I invite the views of newsgroup
members as to whether the fact that the 4 August 1391 fine quoted
above refers to Sir Nicholas Harington as "their guardian," and not
Richard's alone, is normal usage for a couple where the husband was a
minor, or can it be that this usage indicates that Nicholas was
Richard's guardian by virtue of his being his lord and Agnes's because
he was her father?
If the King, because of his overlordship of a part of Aighton or of
other Sherburne estates, had a superior claim to Richard's
guardianship, Sir Nicholas may have bought the guardianship through
the county escheator Robert Urswyk, whose granddaughter Ellen Urswyk
was the wife of Sir Nicholas' son Sir James Harington. Roskell, at
147-148. Guardianships of minor heirs were commonly bought and sold,
and guardians very frequently arranged for the marriage of their own
sons or daughters to their wards. The arranged marriage of Sir
Nicholas' daughter Agnes to Richard Sherbune, his ward, would have
conformed to the then common practice.
The names chosen for the children of Richard and Agnes Sherburne
strongly support the argument that she was Sir Nicholas Harington's
daughter. Their eldest son Richard predeceased his parents in 1440
and is therefore not mentioned in his mother's will made in 1444, just
before her death. Their eight children named in Agnes' will were:
Alice, Robert, Isabel, Elizabeth, John, Nicholas, James, and Mabel.
Four of these children bear the names of Richard Sherburne's
grandparents: Sir Richard Sherburne and his wife Alice Plumpton, and
John Bayley and his wife Mabel. It follows then that the names of the
remaining four children named in Agnes' will were probably intended to
memorialize their mother's Harington ancestry. The names Isabel,
Nicholas, Elizabeth, and James given to these children lack
Sherburne/Bayley roots, but they do have clear Harington connections
in the names of Agnes' parents, Sir Nicholas and Isabel (English)
Harington, and her siblings Elizabeth (Harington) Stanley and Sir
James Harington. Agnes' own name appears to have had no previous or
contemporary connection with the Stanleys, but Sir William Harington,
who was Agnes' brother, named his two daughters Isabel--the name of
his mother--and Agnes--the name of his sister.
Contemporary records appear to show no instance in which Richard
Sherburne is found to be closely associated with members of the
Stanley family, contrary to what one would expect if his wife Agnes
had been born into the Stanleys. On the other hand, in 1420,
following the death of Agnes' brother Sir James Harington, the
administration of his estate was vested in these executors: (1) Ellen
(Urswyk) Harington, his widow; (2) Sir William Harington, the older
brother; (3) Sir Richard Molyneux, Ellen's son by a previous marriage;
(4) Richard Sherburne, very likely his brother-in-law, (5) Nicholas
Harington, apparently a younger brother named for his father; and (5)
Thomas Urswyk, his father-in-law. In that year, these executors gave
fine for various writs apparently issued for the administration of Sir
James' estate. Roskell at 106. See also FINAL CONCORDS OF THE COUNTY
OF LANCASTER, pt. 3, supra, at 86. It is hardly likely that Richard
Sherburne would have served as co-executor of Sir James Harington's
estate, along with the decedent's brothers, step-son, and
father-in-law, had his wife Agnes not been Sir James' sister or other
close blood relative.
As note above, John de Bayley, because of the early death of his son
Richard Bayley, was succeeded by John's grandson, Richard Sherburne.
Richard was only 9 at his grandfather's death in 1391, and he became
the ward of Sir Nicholas Harington and the subject of a child
marriage. History was repeated following Richard Sherburne's death in
1440. His eldest son Richard Sherburne had married Matilda [shown
also as Maud or Alice] Hamerton, pursuant to a 1422 agreement, and had
died just a few days before his father Richard Sherburne, the elder.
VCH LANCASTER 7: 4-5. Richard Sherburne, the younger, was survived by
three children--Robert Sherburne, who succeeded his grandfather, and
by Agnes and Isabel. Marriages for Robert and Agnes were arranged
following the death of their grandmother Agnes Sherburne, and young
Isabel's marriage was apparently arranged a year or so before the
death of her grandmother.
In the escheator's inquisition post mortem of Agnes' estate in 1447,
her grandson Robert Sherburne, is said to have been 12 years of age at
the time of Agnes' death, following which, but prior to completion of
the inquisition, he had married Johanna Radcliffe. TOWNELEY'S
ABSTRACTS, cited above, vol. 99 (1876), at 52-53.
Dame Elizabeth Stanley, undoubtedly the same person designated as "my
sister" in Agnes Sherburne's will, entered into an agreement with
Richard Towneley on 22 March 1444/45, for the marriage of his son John
Towneley to "Isabell the doghter of Richard of Sherburne." Elizabeth
agreed to make payments to both the groom and his father on the day of
the marriage. See TOWNELEY'S ABSTRACTS , vol. 99 (1876), at 60-61.
Isabel Sherburne's father Richard Sherburne had predeceased his father
Richard, the elder, and her brother Robert Sherburne, the head of the
family, was only a child, himself and not yet in control of either his
father's or his grandather's estate. Elizabeth Stanley stepped
forward to make certain that Isabel, her sister's granddaughter, had a
suitable marriage. Presumably, Elizabeth's Stanley in-laws had
already been taken care of by the Stanley males.
Just as Elizabeth Stanley came forward to buy an acceptable marriage
for Isabel Sherburne, three of the Hamerton relatives of Agnes
Sherburne's mother Matilda (Hamerton) Sherburne financed Agnes'
marriage. An extract of the agreement, dated 26 March 1448, under
which Agnes Sherburne was to marry Henry de Rishton, appears in
"Dunkenhalgh Deeds c. 1200 - 1600," edited by G. A. Stocks and Jams
Tait, published in 1921 in CHETHAM SOCIETY REMAINS vol. 80, new
series, at 34. Under the indenture, Richard , James and Steven
Hamerton of Wigglesworth, at least two of whom were probably the
bride's uncles, gave 40 pounds to Richard Rishton for the marriage of
his son Henry Rishton to "Agnes the doghter of Richard of Shyrburn the
yonger." The editor explains the extract as follows:
In 1448 Henry, son and heir of Richard Rishton of Dunkenhalgh was
contracted in marriage to Agnes, daughter of Richard Shireburne the
younger (d. 1441) of Stonyhurst (V.C.H. vi. 420) whose wife was a
Hamerton (ibid. vii. 5).
Richard Trappes-Lomax in his "A History of the Township and Manor of
Clayton-le-Moors, Co, Lancaster," published in 1928 in CHETHAM SOCIETY
REMAINS vol. 85, new series, at 57, agrees that it was "Agnes daughter
of Richard, son of Richard de Shireburn of Stonyhurst, by Alice his
wife, daughter of Lawrence Hammerton of Hammerton, co. York" who was
married, or contracted to be married, to Henry de Rishton in 1448.
As noted above, Robert Sherburne, son of Richard [d. 1440] and
Matilda (Hamerton) Sherburne, was aged 12 at the death of his
grandmother Agnes Sherburne in 1445 or 1446 when he married Johanna
Radcliffe. It is, therefore, likely that his sisters Isabel
Sherburne, who married Richard Towneley, and Agnes Sherburne, who
married Henry de Rishton, were also children, but probably not below
the age of 7, at marriage. It seems clear that Gary Boyd Roberts is
in error in his RD600, at 416-417, not only for showing the name of
the wife of "Richard Bayley alias Sherburne" as "Agnes Stanley,"
instead of "Agnes Harington," but also because, although correctly
recognizing that Agnes Sherburne, who married Henry Rishton, and
Isabel Sherburne, who married John Towneley, were sisters, he
incorrectly shows, at line 11, that they were daughters of Robert
Sherburne and Joanna Radcliffe.
The contemporary records reviewed above prove that Agnes and Isabel
were daughters of Richard, not Robert, Sherburne. They also show
that Robert Sherburne married Johanna Radcliffe in 1445 or 1446 when
he was aged 12. They could hardly have been the parents of Agnes
Sherburne, who was contracted in marriage to Henry de Rishton in 1448,
or of Isabel Sherburne, whose marriage to John Towneley was the
subject of the 1445 indenture between Dame Elizabeth Stanley and
Richard Towneley. Both these contemporary records and chronology
tell us that Agnes (Sherburne) Rishton and Isabel (Sherburne) Towneley
were siblings, not daughters, of the Robert Sherburne who married
Joanna Radcliffe.
I would appreciate having your comments, additions, and corrections.
Douglas Hickling
516 Blair Avenue
Piedmont CA 94611
Douglas Richardson
Thank you for sharing this wonderful information with the newsgroup.
It opens up all new royal ancestry for the immigrant, Peter Worden, as
well as several other immigrants descended from the Sherburne family.
Great find!
Your material dovetails nicely with my research on Elizabeth
Harington, wife of Sir John Stanley (died 1437). Complete Peerage 12
Pt. 1 (1953): 249-250 (sub Stanley) includes a brief account of the
life of Sir John Stanley. Regarding his marriage, the author states:
"He is said to have married Isabel, da. of Sir John and sister of Sir
William de Haryngton. He died 27 Nov. 1437."
Sir John Stanley's wife was actually Elizabeth Harington, daughter of
Sir Nicholas Harington (or Haverington), of Farleton (in Melling),
Lancashire, by his 1st wife, Isabel, daughter and heiress of Sir
William English. Elizabeth survived her husband, Sir John Stanley,
and was living as late as 22 March 1444/5 (as indicated below in
Douglas Hickling's post). I've found no record that Elizabeth was
assigned dower following her husband's death. So, this appears to be
another case of a woman who survived her husband who is not on record
as having being assigned dower.
For interest sake, I've copied below the information regarding Sir
John Stanley and his wife, Elizabeth Harington, from my newly
published book, Plantagenet Ancestry. This information both corrects
and adds to the Stanley account found in Complete Peerage. If anyone
is interested in ordering a copy of the book, they may contact me
privately at my e-mail address below.
Special thanks go to Douglas Hickling for his assistance in the
preparation of the material presented from my book below. Douglas is
a gentleman and a scholar - in addition to being a retired California
attorney.
Immediately below, I've included a list of the colonial immigrants
descended from Sir John Stanley and his wife, Elizabeth Harington:
l. Robert Abell.
2. William Bladen.
3. Thomas Booth.
4. Grace Chetwode.
5. Elizabeth Coytemore.
6. John Fenwick.
7. Thomas Gerard.
8. Daniel & John Humphrey.
9. Oliver Manwaring.
10. Anne Mauleverer.
11. John Nelson.
12. Joshua & Rebecca Owen.
13. Thomas Owsley.
14. Anthony Savage.
15. Amy Willis.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
E-mail: royala...@msn.com
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Source: PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY: A STUDY IN COLONIAL AND MEDIEVAL
FAMILIES (2004), by Douglas Richardson
12. JOHN STANLEY, Knt., of Lathom and Knowsley (in Huyton),
Lancashire, Lord of the Isle of Man, Knight of the Shire for
Lancashire, Steward of Macclesfield, Justice of Chester, Sheriff of
Anglesey, Steward of the Household to King Henry IV, son and heir,
born about 1386 (aged 28 in 1414). He married before 1405 ELIZABETH
HARINGTON, daughter of Nicholas Harington (or Haverington), Knt., of
Farleton (in Melling), Lancashire, by his 1st wife, Isabel, daughter
and heiress of William English, Knt. They had three sons, Thomas,
Knt., K.G., Richard (clerk) [Archdeacon of Chester], and Edward
(clerk) [Archdeacon of Chester], and two daughters, Alice (wife of
Thomas Dutton, Esq., and John Wolton) and Isabel (wife of John Warren,
Esq.). In 1414 he and his wife, Elizabeth, obtained a papal indult to
choose their confessor. He fought at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415
with eight men-at-arms and 24 archers. He was present at the capture
of Rouen in August 1418. SIR JOHN STANLEY died 27 Nov. 1437. His
widow, Elizabeth, was a legatee in the 1444 will of her sister, Agnes
Sherburne. She was living 22 March 1444/5 (date of indenture between
her and Richard Towneley for the marriage of Richard's son and heir
apparent, John, to marry Isabel, daughter of Richard Sherburne the
younger). [Note: The parentage of Elizabeth Harington, wife of Sir
John Stanley, is often listed incorrectly in printed sources. That
Elizabeth was daughter of Sir Nicholas Harington (died 1404), of
Farleton, co. Lancaster, is indicated by the papal dispensation that
Elizabeth's granddaughter, Margaret Stanley, obtained in 1460 to marry
her cousin, John Boteler, of Warrington. Margaret Stanley and John
Boteler were related in the 3rd and 3rd degrees of kindred (that is,
2nd cousins), they both being great-grandchildren of Sir Nicholas
Harington (see W. Beamont Annals of the Lord of Warrington for the
First Five Centuries (Chetham Soc. 87) (1873): 284-285; J.S. Roskell
Knights of the Shire for Lancaster (Chetham Soc. n.s. 96) (1937):
193-195 (biog. of John Botiller)].
E. Brydges, Collins' Peerage of England 3 (1812): 50–103 (wife
identified as "Isabel (daughter of Sir Robert, and) sister to Sir
William Harington, of Hornby, Knight" … "I suspect her father was Sir
Nicholas [Harington]"). J. Seacome, Hist. of the House of Stanley
(1821). T.D. Whitaker, Hist. of Richmondshire 2 Pt. 2 (1823):
unpaginated Harrington pedigree. E. Baines, Hist. of Lancaster 4
(1836): chart facing 10 (Stanley pedigree) (wife identified as "Isabel
(or Elizabeth), dau. to Sir John, and sister and heir to Sir Wm.
Harington, knt."). W. Pollard, Stanleys of Knowsley (1868).
Testamenta Eboracensia 2 (Surtees Soc. 30) (1855): 105–106 (will of
Agnes Sherburne); 3 (Surtees Soc. 45) (1865): 363. W. Dugdale, Vis.
of Lancaster 1664–5 3 (Chetham Soc. 88) (1873): 280–283 (Stanley
pedigree: "Sir John Stanley. = Elizabeth, dau. and heir of Sir John
Haryngton."). C. Towneley, Abs. of IPM 2 (Chetham Soc. 99) (1876):
58–61. J.P. Earwaker, East Cheshire 2 (1880): 602–605 (Stanley
pedigree) (wife identified as "Isabel (?Elizabeth), dau. of Sir Robert
(?John) de Harington of Hornby, co. Lanc., Knt."). R. Glover et al.,
Vis. of Cheshire 1580, 1566, 1533 & 1591 (H.S.P. 18) (1882): 212–213
(Stanley pedigree: Sr John Stanley Steward of ye house to K.H. 4 obijt
1431. = Elizab. sister to Sr Wm Harrington."). J.B. Burke, Dormant,
Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages (1883): 503 (sub Stanley).
E. Baines, Hist. of Lancaster 5 (1893): 79–93. Memorials of the
Duttons (1901): 204–207, 211, 240. Papal Regs.: Letters 6 (1904): 402
(15 Kal. March 1414. John de Stanley, donsel, nobleman, son of John
de Stanley, knight, nobleman, and Elizabeth, his wife, noblewoman, of
the same diocese), 413. VCH Lancaster 3 (1907): 158–167. D.N.B. 18
(1909): 962–965 (biog. of Thomas Stanley). Genealogist n.s. 28
(1912): 38. H. Hornyold-Strickland, Biog. Sketches of the Members of
Parliament of Lancashire (1290–1550) (Chetham Soc. n.s. 93) (1935): 92
(biog. of Sir John Stanley). J.S. Roskell, Knights of the Shire of
Lancaster (Chetham Soc. n.s. 96) (1937): 123–128 (wife identified as
"Isabel daughter of Sir Nicholas Haryngton"). J.H. Lumby, Cal. of
Norris Deeds (Lancs. & Cheshire Rec. Soc. 93) (1939): 11–12, 65, 132.
C.P. 12 Pt. 1 (1953): 249–250 (sub Stanley). A.B. Emden, Biog. Reg.
of the Univ. of Oxford 3 (1959): 1762 (biog. of Richard Stanley). B.
Coward, The Stanleys (Chetham Soc. 3rd Ser. 30) (1983): 6, 194–195.
J.J. Bagley, The Earls of Derby 1485–1985 (1985): charts facing 11.
J.S. Roskell, House of Commons 1386–1421 4 (1992): 455–458 (biog. of
John Stanley) (wife identified as "Elizabeth, da. of Sir John
Haryngton of Hornby"). Special thanks go to Douglas Hickling for his
assistance on this account.
Dh...@comcast.net (Douglas Hickling) wrote in message news:<2049a0d.04052...@posting.google.com>...
CyberSleuth
Robert who married Joanna Radcliffe, Isabel who married John Towneley and
Agnes who married Henry Rishton, all Sherburnes, were siblings. When you
take the Isabel Sherburne=John Towneley route you get to Elizabeth
Bowes-Lyon and the current British royal family. When you take the Agnes
Sherburne=Henry Rishton route you get to Peter Worden I immigrant to
Massachusetts (1638) and thousands of other Worden ancestors. Despite the
discrepancies we are still amazed at the genealogy and the dedication of
all those who provided this information for all of us to enjoy. Thanks to
everyone. Respectfully submitted by Bob Symons, a Worden ancestor.