Descendants of Hercules Tyrwhitt

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  HERCULES1 TYRWHITT was born Abt. 1044 in Northumberland, England.  He married UNKNOWN.  She was born Abt. 1052.

 

Notes for HERCULES TYRWHITT:

Lineage.

This family, styled by Camden in his Brittania "the honorable and ancient house of Tyrwhitts, knts.," has been seated for several centuries in the north of England. The first person of the name of whom we ??ave any certain account is a SIR HERCULUS, who is said (on the authority of the Vincent and Harleian MSS.) to have been knighted and settled in Northumberland 2nd WILLIAM I. Himself, or his son, bearing the same name, married a daughter of Sir Thomas Scargill, knt. and was living A.D. 1109, 10th HENRY I. This Sir Hercules is stated to have thus acquired the surname of TYRWHITT. Severely wounded in defending a bridge, single handed, against numerous assailants, at the moment he had succeeded in forcing them to retire, he fell exhausted amongst the flags and rushes of an adjoining swamp, while the attention of his party, who in the interim had rallied, was fortunately directed to the spot where he lay by a flock of lapwings (or as called in some counties tyrwhits) screaming and hovering above, as is customary with those birds when disturbed in the vicinity of their nests. Camden, however, in his Remains derives the name from the place so called.

 

ARMS:..Gules (red), three lapwings Or (gold).

 

CREST:..A savage man Proper (natural color), cinctured and wreathed Vert (green), holding in both hands a club.

 

MOTTO:..Me stante virebunt...(While I stand they will flourish); Tyme tryeth truth.

 

 

       

Child of HERCULES TYRWHITT and UNKNOWN is:

2.                i.       ARCHIL2 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1074, Northumberland, England.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  ARCHIL2 TYRWHITT (HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1074 in Northumberland, England.  He married UNKNOWN SCARGILL, daughter of SIR THOMAS SCARGILL.  She was born Abt. 1080 in Northumberland, England.

       

Child of ARCHIL TYRWHITT and UNKNOWN SCARGILL is:

3.                i.       ROBERT3 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1109, Northumberland, England.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  ROBERT3 TYRWHITT (ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1109 in Northumberland, England.  He married UNKNOWN WITHERINGTON 1163, daughter of SIR JOHN WITHERINGTON.  She was born Abt. 1134 in Northumberland, England.

 

Notes for ROBERT TYRWHITT:

SIR ROBERT TYRWHITT, was Lord of Tyrwhitt and Assancke, in Northumberland. He wedded a daughter of Sir John Witherington, and from this marriage descended, through a line of progenitors who allied with the Umfravilles, Lowthers, Harbottles, Ogles, Vauxes, of Gillesland, Nevilles, &c.

 

 

       

Child of ROBERT TYRWHITT and UNKNOWN WITHERINGTON is:

4.                i.       OLIVER4 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1165, Northumberland, England.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  OLIVER4 TYRWHITT (ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1165 in Northumberland, England.  He married JANE UMFREVILLE 1221 in Northumberland, England, daughter of SIR THOMAS UNFREVILLE.  She was born Abt. 1190 in Northumberland, England.

       

Child of OLIVER TYRWHITT and JANE UMFREVILLE is:

5.                i.       BRIAN5 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1225, Northumberland, England.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

5.  BRIAN5 TYRWHITT (OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1225 in Northumberland, England.  He married ANN LOTHER 1260, daughter of SIR STEPHEN LOTHER.  She was born Abt. 1230.

       

Child of BRIAN TYRWHITT and ANN LOTHER is:

6.                i.       RICHARD6 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1262, Tyrwhitt, Northumberland, England.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

6.  RICHARD6 TYRWHITT (BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1262 in Tyrwhitt, Northumberland, England.  He married JANE LAWSON Abt. 1296 in Northumberland, England, daughter of THOMAS LAWSON.  She was born Abt. 1270 in Tyrwhitt, Northumberland, England.

       

Child of RICHARD TYRWHITT and JANE LAWSON is:

7.                i.       ROBERT7 TYRWHITT, b. 1301, Tyrwhitt, Northumberland, England.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

7.  ROBERT7 TYRWHITT (RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born 1301 in Tyrwhitt, Northumberland, England.  He married ANNE OR AGNES WYCLIFFE 1339 in Northumberland, England, daughter of WILLIAM WYCLIFFE.  She was born Abt. 1305 in Wycliff, Yorkshire, England.

 

Notes for ROBERT TYRWHITT:

ROBERT TYRWHITT, grandson of Sir Oliver, who was grandson of Sir Hercules. This gentleman, who is described (Harl. MSS. 810) as "Robertus Tyrwhit arm de Ketilby, com. Linc. ac Tyrwhitt com. Northumbria," is mentioned in several of the MSS. sometimes as of Tyrwhitt and at others as of Ketilby. He m. Anne, daughter of William Wycliffe, esq. of Wycliffe, a (sister or cousin of the celebrated John Wycliffe, who was succeeded in the mastership of Baliol College, Oxford, by Thomas Tyrwhitt, a cadet of the family,) and had two sons,

THOMAS, of Tyrwhitt, who m. a daughter  of Alan de Boisterick, and was ancestor of the Tyrwhitts, of Northumberland.

WILLIAM (Sir).

 

 

       

Children of ROBERT TYRWHITT and ANNE WYCLIFFE are:

                   i.       THOMAS8 TYRWHITT, b. Bef. 1342; m. UNKNOWN DE BOISTERICK.

8.               ii.       WILLIAM TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1342, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.

 

 

Generation No. 8

 

8.  WILLIAM8 TYRWHITT (ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1342 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.  He married UNKNOWN GROVALE 1364 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England, daughter of JOHN GROVALE.  She was born Abt. 1340 in Harpswell, Lincolnshire, England.

 

Notes for WILLIAM TYRWHITT:

SIR WILLIAM TYRWHITT, of Ketilby, in the county of Lincoln, is described in the Harleian MSS. No. 1550, as "Primarius Justicianus Angli‘," but of Sir William's being invested with the chief-justiceship we have no other authority. He m. the daughter and heiress of John Grovale, esq. of Harpswell, in Lincolnshire.

 

 

 

       

Children of WILLIAM TYRWHITT and UNKNOWN GROVALE are:

9.                i.       ROBERT9 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1365, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England; d. January 18, 1427/28.

10.             ii.       CECILIA TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1368.

 

 

Generation No. 9

 

9.  ROBERT9 TYRWHITT (WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1365 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England, and died January 18, 1427/28.  He married ALICE KELKE 1379 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England, daughter of ROGER KELKE.  She was born Abt. 1355 in Yorkshire, England.

 

Notes for ROBERT TYRWHITT:

SIR ROBERT TYRWHITT, knt. of Ketilby, who was one of the judges of the court of King's Bench, in the reigns of HENRY IV., V., and VI.; his patents, four in number, are dated 8th HENRY IV., 1st HENRY V., 1st HENRY VI., and may be found in Calendarium Patentium, Turri Londinensi. He is named among the "Tireurs des Peticions" to parliament either for England or Gascony and Aquitaine, for every parliament between 9th Henry IV. and 7th Henry VI. That the boldness of the feudal chief, however, strongly predominated in the character of this learned functionary over the meekness of the Christian judge, appears too evident by the following curious extract from Cotton's Records. "13 HENRY IV., William Lord Rosse, of Famlake, complayneth against Robert Tirwhitt, one of the justices of the King's Bench, for withholding from him the manor of Molton Rosse, in Lincolnshire, and laying wait for the sayd Lord Rosse with the number of 500 men. Sir Robert Tirwhitt before the kynge confesseth his fault and craveth pardon, and offeringe to stand to by order of two lords of the kindred of the sayd Lord Rosse as they should choose, whereunto the kynge agreed, and the sayd Lord Rosse chose the Archhishop of Canterbury and the Lord Grey, chamberlaine to the kynge, who made alonge award leaving the right of common of pasture in Wragby in com. Linc. to the determination of Sir William Gascoigne, chiefjustice, and it was enjoigned to the said Sir Robert Tirwhitt that at a day certaine he shod repair at Molton Rosse 2 tunnes of Gascoigne wyne, 2 fatt oxen, and 12 fatt sheepes, and offer reparation. And that he should bring together all knights, esquires, and yeomen, that were of his own, and that they shod all confess their fault and crave pardon, and further offer to the sayd Lord Rosse 500 markes in money, and that the sayde Lorde Rosse should refuse the money, graunt him pardon, and take his dinner only." The whole of the proceedings in this matter, from their commencement by the petition of William Lord Roos to the award of the arbitrators above mentioned, are recorded at great length in the rolls of parliament 13 Henry IV. The details are very curious and throw much light on the manners of that day. The award is an object of particular interest to the philological antiquarian, as being almost the earliest specimen, on record, of English as a written language.

 

This feud between the families of Rosse (or Roos) and Tyrwhitt continued up to the time of JAMES I. who on the occasion of several lives being lost on both sides in a casual rencontre during a hunting party, caused a gallows to be erected at Molton Rosse, near Belvoir, declaring that he would hang the first like offender on it. This gallows is said to be renewed from time to time, up to the present day, whenever it falls into decay.

 

 Sir Robert had issue,

WILLIAM (Sir), his heir.

John, of Harpswell, who m. the daughter and heiress of Sir -- Rolleston, knt. and had four daughters, of

  whom Elizabeth, espoused John Whichcote, of Whichcote, in Shropshire.

   Katherine, m. to Sir John Griffith, knt.

   Maud, m. to Sir William de Montresor.

 

 

 

More About ROBERT TYRWHITT:

Occupation: Knight of Ketilby

       

Children of ROBERT TYRWHITT and ALICE KELKE are:

11.              i.       WILLIAM10 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1380, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England; d. 1451.

                  ii.       JOHN TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1384.

                 iii.       KATHERINE TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1386; m. JOHN GRIFFITH.

                 iv.       MAUD TYRWHITT, b. 1388; m. WILLIAM DE MONTRESOR.

                  v.       CECELIA TYRWHITT, b. 1390.

 

 

10.  CECILIA9 TYRWHITT (WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1368.  She married WILLIAM NEWPORT 1414.  He was born Abt. 1366.

       

Child of CECILIA TYRWHITT and WILLIAM NEWPORT is:

                   i.       ELIZABETH10 NEWPORT, b. 1415; m. ADAM TYRWHITT; b. Abt. 1398, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.

 

Notes for ADAM TYRWHITT:

ADAM TYRWHITT, esq. of Ketilby, sometimes styled Sir Adam, knt. This gentleman wedded, first, a dau. of John, second Lord Lumley, and secondly, a dau. of Sir William Newport, knt. by Cecilia, daughter of Sir William Tyrwhitt.

 

 

Generation No. 10

 

11.  WILLIAM10 TYRWHITT (ROBERT9, WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1380 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England, and died 1451.  He married (1) CECELIA DEINCOURT.    He married (2) CONSTANCE ST. QUINTIN 1397 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England, daughter of ANSELM ST. QUINTIN.  She was born Abt. 1382.

 

Notes for WILLIAM TYRWHITT:

SIR WILLIAM TYRWHITT, knt. of Ketilby, shared in the glories of Agincourt,(+) and received by royal grant, 8th HENRY V. the Bailiwick of three towns in France; in this grant he is styled "toutissimo dilecto militi meo Will” Tyrwhit." Sir William, who was likewise appointed in the 1st HENRY VI. Seneschal, of certain castles and parks in the county of Lincoln, founded the hospitals of Wranby and Glanford Brigg, in that shire, and the Chauntry and Chapelry of Higham, in Essex; was sheriff for Yorkshire, 14th HENRY VI. and one of the Knights of the Body to that monarch. He was s. at his demise, 29th HENRY VI. by his son, Adam.

 

 

       

Children of WILLIAM TYRWHITT and CONSTANCE ST. QUINTIN are:

12.              i.       ADAM11 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1398, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.

                  ii.       MARGARET TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1406.

 

 

Generation No. 11

 

12.  ADAM11 TYRWHITT (WILLIAM10, ROBERT9, WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1398 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.  He married (1) ELIZABETH NEWPORT, daughter of WILLIAM NEWPORT and CECILIA TYRWHITT.  She was born 1415.  He married (2) ELIZABETH LUMLEY 1435, daughter of RALPH DE LUMLEY and ELEANOR DE NEVIL.  She was born 1410.

 

Notes for ADAM TYRWHITT:

ADAM TYRWHITT, esq. of Ketilby, sometimes styled Sir Adam, knt. This gentleman wedded, first, a dau. of John, second Lord Lumley, and secondly, a dau. of Sir William Newport, knt. by Cecilia, daughter of Sir William Tyrwhitt.

       

Child of ADAM TYRWHITT and ELIZABETH LUMLEY is:

13.              i.       ROBERT12 TYWHITT, b. Abt. 1436; d. 1458.

 

 

Generation No. 12

 

13.  ROBERT12 TYWHITT (ADAM11 TYRWHITT, WILLIAM10, ROBERT9, WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1436, and died 1458.  He married JANE WATERTON 1455 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England, daughter of RICHARD WATERTON.  She was born 1437.

 

Notes for ROBERT TYWHITT:

SIR ROBERT TYRWHITT, knt. of Ketilby, received a general pardon, 34th HENRY VI. for all offences he might have committed, and died 36th HENRY VI. possessed of three manors in the county of York, and fifteen in the county of Lincoln, (sic inquis: post mortem) besides divers manors, lands, advowsons, &c. in Nottinghamshire, Essex, Sussex, and London. Sir Robert m. Jane, daughter of Sir Richard Waterton, knt.

       

Child of ROBERT TYWHITT and JANE WATERTON is:

14.              i.       WILLIAM13 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1455, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England; d. April 09, 1522, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.

 

 

Generation No. 13

 

14.  WILLIAM13 TYRWHITT (ROBERT12 TYWHITT, ADAM11 TYRWHITT, WILLIAM10, ROBERT9, WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1455 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England, and died April 09, 1522 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.  He married ANNA CONSTABLE Abt. 1480, daughter of ROBERT CONSTABLE and AGNES WENTWORTH.  She was born Abt. 1460.

 

Notes for WILLIAM TYRWHITT:

"Sir William Tyrwhitt, of Ketilby, who acquired by grant, fro Richard III, the Bailiwick and Lordship of Scotter, and though "Armiger de personf" to that monarch, he received a general pardon from Henry VII, and was subsequently, for his distinguished valor at the battles of Stoke and Blackheath, made successively a knight and a barrenet".

 

More About WILLIAM TYRWHITT:

Occupation: thrice sheriff for Lincolnshire, 22nd Edward IV, 16th Henry VII, 8th Henry VIII.

 

Notes for ANNA CONSTABLE:

SIR ROBERT CONSTABLE, knt. of Flamburgh, sheriff for Yorkshire, 19th EDWARD IV. and M.P. for that county. This gentleman m. Agnes, daughter of Sir Roger Wentworth, knt. of Nettlested, in the county of Suffolk, and dying in 1488, left issue,

X. Anne, m. to Sir William Tyrwhitt, of Ketilby, knight banneret.

 

       

Children of WILLIAM TYRWHITT and ANNA CONSTABLE are:

15.              i.       ROBERT14 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1482, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England; d. July 04, 1548, Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.

                  ii.       AGNES TYRWHITT, b. 1484.

                 iii.       EDWARD TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1486.

                 iv.       THOMAS TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1488.

                  v.       HUMPHREY TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1490.

                 vi.       JOHN TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1492.

                vii.       PHILIP TYRWHITT, b. 1494.

               viii.       KATHERINE TYRWHITT, b. 1495.

16.             ix.       ELIZABETH TYRWHITT, b. 1497.

 

 

Generation No. 14

 

15.  ROBERT14 TYRWHITT (WILLIAM13, ROBERT12 TYWHITT, ADAM11 TYRWHITT, WILLIAM10, ROBERT9, WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born Abt. 1482 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England, and died July 04, 1548 in Ketilby, Lincolnshire, England.  He married MAUD TAILBOYS Abt. 1499, daughter of ROBERT TAILBOYS.  She was born Abt. 1482.

 

Notes for ROBERT TYRWHITT:

SIR ROBERT TYRWHITT, knt. of Ketilby, grantee of Cameringham and Stainfield, at which latter place he built the mansion bearing that name, long the residence of the Stainfield branch of the Tyrwhitts, its first baronets. This gentleman, vice-admiral of England, and a banneret, was seneschal of the priory of Newstead, as also of Elsham, and bailiff of Barton on Humber, 26th HENRY VIII.(*) He m. Maud, daughter of Sir Robert Tailboys, of Goulton.

 

More About ROBERT TYRWHITT:

Occupation: Knight of Ketilby, grantee of Cameringham and Stainfield, Vice Admiral of England, Banneret, Seneschal of the priory o f Newstead, and Elsham, Bailiff of Barton on Humber, 26th Henry VIII.

       

Children of ROBERT TYRWHITT and MAUD TAILBOYS are:

                   i.       ELEANOR15 TYRWHITT, b. 1500; m. WILLIAM MONSON, 1511.

17.             ii.       WILLIAM TYRWHITT, b. 1501; d. 1541.

                 iii.       ELIZABETH TYRWHITT, b. 1502.

                 iv.       AGNES TYRWHITT, b. 1504.

                  v.       KATHERINE TYRWHITT, b. 1506.

                 vi.       MARGARET TYRWHITT, b. 1508.

                vii.       MAUDE TYRWHITT, b. 1510.

18.          viii.       ROBERT TYRWHITT, b. 1512; d. November 13, 1581.

19.             ix.       PHILLIP TYRWHITT, b. 1514; d. November 29, 1558.

 

 

16.  ELIZABETH14 TYRWHITT (WILLIAM13, ROBERT12 TYWHITT, ADAM11 TYRWHITT, WILLIAM10, ROBERT9, WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born 1497.  She married WILLIAM SKIPWITH. 

 

Notes for WILLIAM SKIPWITH:

(from: Miller, Joseph L. The Descendants of Capt. Thomas Carter. Virginia Historical Society, Virginia 1912).

Sir William Skipwith, Knight, was sheriff of Lincoln in the eighteenth year of the reign of Henry VIII. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Wm. Tyrwhit, Knight, of Kettleby, and had Sir William, Lionel, John, George and four daughters. This wife died and Sir William then married Alice, daughter and heir of Sir Lionel Dymoke of Scrivelsby, by whom he acquired a large estate. By this second marriage there was issue but one child, Henry Skipwith, who became the ancestor of the Skipwiths of Prestwould, Leicestershire, and of the Skipwiths and Dales of Virginia.

 

 

More About WILLIAM SKIPWITH:

Occupation: Knight, Sheriff of Lincoln in the eighteenth year of the reign of Henry VIII.

       

Children of ELIZABETH TYRWHITT and WILLIAM SKIPWITH are:

                   i.       WILLIAM15 SKIPWITH.

                  ii.       LIONEL SKIPWITH.

                 iii.       JOHN SKIPWITH.

                 iv.       GEORGE SKIPWITH.

                  v.       UNKNOWN SKIPWITH.

                 vi.       UNKNOWN SKIPWITH.

                vii.       UNKNOWN SKIPWITH.

               viii.       UNKNOWN SKIPWITH.

 

 

Generation No. 15

 

17.  WILLIAM15 TYRWHITT (ROBERT14, WILLIAM13, ROBERT12 TYWHITT, ADAM11 TYRWHITT, WILLIAM10, ROBERT9, WILLIAM8, ROBERT7, RICHARD6, BRIAN5, OLIVER4, ROBERT3, ARCHIL2, HERCULES1) was born 1501, and died 1541.  He married ISABEL GIRLINGTON Abt. 1523, daughter of ROBERT GIRLINGTON.  She was born Abt. 1495.

 

Notes for WILLIAM TYRWHITT:

SIR WILLIAM TYRWHITT, knt. seneschal of the priory of Gaykewell, served the office of sheriff for Lincolnshire, 28th HENRY VIII. and, with his brother Robert, was one of the ecclesiastical commissioners for that county, in the 26th of the same reign. Sir William, who obtained large grants from the crown at the dissolution of the monasteries, married a daughter of Sir Robert Girlington, of Normanby, and predeceasing his father in 1541.

 

More About WILLIAM TYRWHITT:

Occupation: Knight Seneschal of the priory of Gaykewell; Sheriff for Lincolnshire, 28th Henry VIII.

       

Children of WILLIAM TYRWHITT and ISABEL GIRLINGTON are:

20.              i.       ROBERT16 TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1520; d. 1581.

                  ii.       WILLIAM TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1521.

                 iii.       TRISTAM TYRWHITT, b. Abt. 1522; m. UNKNOWN SKIPWITH.

21.            iv.       MARMADUKE TYRWHITT (TYRWHITE), b. Abt. 1531; d. 1599.

                  v.       ELIZABETH TYRWHITT, b. Aft. 1532; m. HUMPHREY LITTLEBURY.

                 vi.       FAITH TYRWHITT, b. Aft. 1532; m. (1) AMBROSE SUTTON; m. (2) LAWRENCE MEERS.

22.           vii.       TROTH TY