Elizabeth Pickering, heiress of Crosby Ravensworth

James Pykerynge 2 son. = Elsabeth doughter & on of theyres of Sir Launcelet Thyrkell.; ch: (Pg.251 Lancelot Pykerynge.)

Family

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James PICKERING was the son of James PICKERING esquire, born before 1443, died 2 May 1498, who married Anne MORESBY (daughter and heir of Sir Christopher MORESBY) died 1523.

James IV Pickering married Elizabeth THRELKELD (daughter of Sir Lancelot THRELKELD and Margaret BROMFLET) inherited 1510 Crosby Ravensworth. Children:

1. William PICKERING
2. Lancelot PICKERING

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House, in Penrith. Writing at Naples, without being able to refer to my authority, I cannot give my proofs, but I am sure the statement is correct. I think she would be the mother of his children. His second marriage was, like his father's, calculated to bring eclat and a good dowry to his house, for Margaret was the illegitimate daughter of Richard Neville, the great Earl of Warwick, and widow of Richard Hudleston, K.B., eldest son of Sir John Hudleston, of Millom, whom he predeceased. By Sir Richard she had a son and two daughters. Sir Lancelot was created a Knight of the Bath at the marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales, in 1501 ; he was also one of the escort of the Princess Margaret when she went to Scotland to marry King James the IV. of that kingdom. I am unable to state when he or his second wife died, or where they were buried ; but he was dead before 1513, the date of the partition deed of his estate amongst his three daughters. Elizabeth, who had married James Pickering, took Crosby Ravensworth ; Winifred, who married William Pickering, the brother of James, (both younger sons of Anne, the heiress of Sir Christopher Moresby by their aunt Margaret Threlkeld, which Anne had married Sir James Pickering of Killington and Winderwath,) took Threlkeld ; and Grace, the eldest daughter, whom Dugdale and some other genealogists erroneously call Sarah, brought her husband, Thomas Dudley, the beautiful domain of Yanwath, the descent of which I propose to follow till it became merged in the wide-spreading possessions of the Lowther family.

The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and ..., Volume 1. By Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn. Page 499. <GoogleBooks>

MANOR OF CROSBY RAVENSWORTH.

… This Lancelot Threlkeld knight was son of Sir Lancelot by Margaret daughter and heir of Henry Bromflett lord Vescy, widow of the aforesaid John de Clifford.

This Sir Lancelot the son was:wont to fay, he had three noble houses; one for pleasure, Crolby in Westmorland, where he had a park full of deer; one for profit and warmth, wherein to reside in winter, namely, Yanwith nigh Penrith ; and the third, Threlkeld, well stocked with tenants to go with him to the wars.

He had three daughters coheirs; one married to Thomas Dudley, with whom he had Yanwith; the other two were married to two brothers, Pickerings, younger fons of Sir James. Pickering of Killington in Westmorland. One of ihese two brothers with his wife had Threlkeld; the other brother, viz. James, had, with Eliznbeth the eldest fister, Crosby Ravensworth.

The arms of Threlkeld differed only in colour from those of Hastings; being, Argent, a manch Gules. · In a feodary of Henry earl of Cumberland, in the 18 Hen. 8. it appears, that James Pickering' esquire, as in the righr of Elizabeth his wife, one of the daughters and coheirs of Lancelot Threlkeld knight, held of the said earl the manor of Crosby Ravyoswath, by the cornage of 1357d, owing also to the faid earl for the same wardship, marriage, relief, and suit to the county court.

James was succeeded by his son William Pickering esquire ; who in the 23 Hen. 8. was an arbitrator, together with Thomas Dudley of Yanwith and Christopher Threlkeld of Melmerby esquires, in a cause between Guy and Hugh Machel of Crackenthorp.

The laid William had a son Lancelut, who about the 10 Eliz. married a daughter of Thomas Blenkinsop. of Helbeck, esquire. He appears to have been living in the 41 Eliz, and was succeeded by his son and heir, viz.

Tbomas Pickering of Crosby esquire; who in the reign of king James the first sold the manor and part of the demesne to Sir John Lowther of Lowther knight.

The arms of Pickering were; Ermine, a lion rampant Azure, crowned Or.

References

• “The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and ..., Volume 1“ By Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn, William Nicolson, Daniel Scott, Henry Hornyold-Strickland. Page 498. GoogleBooks
• The visitations of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564, made by William Flower, esquire, Norroy king of arms by Flower, William, ca. 1498-1588; Norcliffe, Charles Best; College of Arms (Great Britain). Page 250-251 A line. Son Lancelot Pickering. <Archive.Org>
• http://www.matthewpemmott.co.uk/2013/12/crosby-ravensworth-hall-and... William de Threlkeld received permission to empark around 700 acres of land in the vicinity in 1336, and in 1350 built his pele tower here. The Threlkeld family married into the Pickering family in about 1550, and it was about this time that a hall was built up against the pele tower.