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Lady Margaret Metcalfe, I

Also Known As: "Margaret Metcalf Hilton"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Nappa, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
Death: June 04, 1566 (45)
North Biddick, Durham, England (United Kingdom)
Place of Burial: North Biddick, Durham, England
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Sir James Metcalfe, of Nappa, Knt. and Margaret Metcalfe
Wife of William Hilton, IV
Mother of Sir William Hilton; Ellen (Helen) Hilton; Katherine Hilton; Elizabeth Threlkeld; Ralph Hilton and 7 others
Sister of Sir Christopher Metcalfe; George Metcalfe, of Hoode Grange; Edmund Metcalfe; Oswald Metcalfe; Brian Metcalf, of Bear Park and 5 others
Half sister of Agnes Widdrington

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About Margaret (Metcalfe) Hilton

Margaret Metcalfe's Will of 4 June 1566

Margaret Hilton of North Biddic, Widow. To be buried at Washington.

Her three daughters Elizabeth, Dorathie, and Helen ; her son Wyllyam and his wyf Anne.

Her executors to be Robert, Roger, Rauff, Sibill, and Margaret Hilton. Supervisors,

her son Wyllyam, her brother Sir Christopher Midcalfe, Mr. Robert Bowes, Mr. Thomas

Layton, her brother Oswold Metcalf, and her sonnes in law Michael Constable and Mar-

maduke Thirkeld, and her nephew Anthony Thomlinson. Dat. 4 June, 1566

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  • Margaret Metcalfe Hilton
  • Birth: 1520 Nappa, North Yorkshire, England
  • Death: 1565 Washington, Tyne and Wear, England
  • Margaret Metcalfe of Nappa, Yorkshire daughter of James Metcalfe and Margaret Pigott. She married Baron William Hilton Lord Biddick of Hilton and Biddick today within the City of Sunderland, Durham.
  • Margaret was the mother of eleven children: Dorothy wive of Robert Dalton then Michael Constable, Sibyl wife of Mr. Quintaine, Margery wife of Richard Vavsor, Anne wife of John Baxter, Baron William husband of Anne Yorke, Robert, Ralph, Katherine, Ellen (Helen) wife of John Hosley, Mark Roger husband of Ellen Mainwaring and Elizabeth wife of Marmaduke Thirkeld.
  • Family links:
  • Parents:
  • James Metcalfe (1460 - 1539)
  • Margaret Pigott Metcalfe (____ - 1531)
  • Spouse:
  • William Hilton (1516 - 1562)
  • Children:
    • Mark Roger Hilton (1560 - 1605)*
  • Sibling:
  • Christopher Metcalfe (1513 - 1574)*
  • Margaret Metcalfe Hilton (1520 - 1565)
  • Burial: Holy Trinity Churchyard, Washington, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 138636656
  • From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=138636656 _____________
  • Margaret Metcalfe
  • F, #71037, b. circa 1520, d. 1565
  • Father James Metcalfe b. c 1480, d. 20 Sep 1539
  • Mother Margaret Pigott b. 5 Aug 1492, d. 3 Feb 1531
  • Margaret Metcalfe was born circa 1520 at of Nappa, Yorkshire, England. She married William Hilton, son of Sir William Hilton, 9th Lord Hylton and Sibil Lumley, circa 1548. Margaret Metcalfe died in 1565 at North Biddick, Durham, England.
  • Family William Hilton b. c 1525
  • Children
    • William Hilton+ b. c 1550, d. c Jun 1605
    • Mark Hilton+1 b. c 1560, d. c 1605
  • Citations
  • [S61] Unknown author, Family Group Sheets, Family History Archives, SLC.
  • From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2364.htm#... _______________________
  • Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions, Parts 5-7 By Sir William Dugdale
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=FqJCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA121#v=onepage&q...
  • Pg.121
    • Metcalfe of Nappa.
  • I. JOHN METCALFE, of Nappa or the neighbourhood, mar. Alice . . . and his issue —
  • II. JAMES METCALFE, of Napa, in com. Ebor., Esq'r., was a Cap't in the Battell of Agincourt, temp. H. 5, bought Nappa of Sir Richard Scrope, b. 1389, d. cir. 1472, probably buried with his wife at Askrigg, mar. . . . daughter of . . . Gibson, of Ireby Hall. (This marriage considered doubtful.) The had issue —
    • 1. Thomas (III).
    • 2. Brian Metcalfe, of Beare Parke, in co. Ebor.
    • 3. Miles Metcalfe, Recorder of York, Justice of Assize at Lancasster, M.P. York 1477, d. 12 Feb. 1485-6, bur. at York Minster. Will 12 Feb. 1485-6, pr at york 21 Nov. 1486 (Test. Eb., iv, 9), mar. Matilda . . . Will 22 Jan., pr. at York 22 mar. 1491-2, to be bur. in York Minster. They had issue —
      • .... etc.
    • Edmund, (?) eldest son, b. circ. 1420, d v.p., mar. Katherine . . .
    • Joan, (?) mar. . . .
  • III. THOMAS METCALFE, Chancellour of ye Dutchy of Lancaster, temp. R. 3, of Nappa, J.P., b. cir 1424, d. 1503-4,
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=FqJCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q...
  • Pg.122
  • mar. Elizabeth, daughter and coheire of William Hartlington. They had issue —
    • 1. Sr James (IV).
    • 2. Francis Metcalfe, became a lunatic 1507, marr. Joane, daugh. and coheire of Everard Seyton, of Maidwell, in co. North'ton. They had issue —
      • .... etc.
    • Ottiwell, of Swinethwaite, in Wensleydale (a quo Metcalfe, of Firby, etc.).
    • Ciceley, mar. William Burgh (Glover, 3).
    • Joan, mar. Christopher Conyers, of Marske (Glover, 71).
  • IV. Sr JAMES METCALFE, of Nappa, Knt., High Sheriff of Yorks. 1525, knighted 1528, J.P., b. cir 1460, d. 20 Sept 1539, Inq. p.m. 10 Nov. 1539, mar. Margaret, daughter & coheire of Thomas Pigot, of Clotherham, in com. Ebor., 22 H. 7, on or before May 1512, d. 3 Feb. 1530/1, Inq. p.m. 17 Mar. 1530/1. They had issue —
    • 1. Sr Christopher (V).
    • 2. Humphry.
    • 3. Edmund, of Worton.
    • 4. Oswald, of Hornby, bur. there 4 June 1604, (?) mar. first . . . dau. of Wm. Parkinson, secondly Mary, dau. of Roger Meynell, of North Kilvington.
    • 5. Robert.
    • Ann, mar. Richard Hebborne, of Hardwyke (Glover, 621).
    • Alice, mar. Leonard Frank, of Knighton (Glover, 619).
    • Elizabeth, mar. Thomas Layton, of Sexhow (Glover 540).
    • Margaret, mar. William Hilton, of co. Durham. Will 4 June 1566.
  • V. Sr. CHRISTOPHER METCALFE, .... etc. _______________
  • The visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564 (1881)
  • https://archive.org/details/visitationofyork00flow
  • https://archive.org/stream/visitationofyork00flow#page/169/mode/1up
    • Hylton.
  • .... etc.
  • Sir William Hylton Knight Baron Hylton. = Sybell daughter of Thomas Lomley son & heyr to the Lord Lomley.; ch: Anne (m. Sir Raff Hedworth), Sir Thomas (m. Elsabeth Clervaux & _ Harleston & _ Boynton), William (m. Margaret Metcalff) Hylton.
    • William Hylton 2 son to Sir William Baron Hylton. = Margaret doughter to Sir James Metcalff.f; ch: William (m. Anne Yorke), Robert, Roger, Raff, Sybell, Margery, Kateren (m. Pyter Thorpe), Ellen (m. John Horsley), Elsabeth (m. Marmaduke Thyrkell), Doraty (m. Robert Dalton), Anne (m. John Baxter), Hylton.
      • William Hylton Baron Hylton son & heyr. = Anne doughter of Sir John Yorke Knight.; ch: Thomas, Harry, Kateren, Anne Hylton.
    • f See Surtees' 'Durham,' II. 32; 'Durham Wills,' Part I., p. 181. Margaret Hilton's will dated 4 June, 1566, is in 'Durham Wills,' Part I., p. 265. Her daughter Dorothy was wife of Michael Constable. She does not name Anne and Katherine at all, nor the husband of her daughter Ellen. Her husband's inventory, dated 1562, is on p. 203 of the same volume. _____________
  • HILTON, Sir William (d.1600), of Hilton Castle, co. Dur. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumb.
  • 1st s. of William Hilton, who was bro. and h. of Sir Thomas Hilton†, baron of Hilton, by Margaret, da. of Sir James Metcalfe of Nappa in Wensleydale, Yorks. educ. Peterhouse, Camb. 1555. m. 1558, Anne, da. of Sir John York of Gouthwaite, Yorks., 3s. 1da. suc. fa. 1562. Kntd. 1570.
  • .... etc.
  • From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/hi... _____________________
  • 'Metcalfe01'
  • James (or Miles) Metcalfe of Wensleydale & Nappa (& Bere Park), Yorkshire (a Captain at Agincourt 25.10.1415)
  • m. _ Gibson (dau of _ Gibson of Ireby Hall)
    • 1. Thomas Metcalfe of Nappa (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
    • m. Elizabeth Hartlington (dau of _ Hartlington of Hartlington)
      • A. Sir James Metcalfe of Nappa
      • m. Margaret Pigot (dau of Thomas Pigot or Pigott of Clotherham)
        • i. Sir Christopher Metcalfe of Nappa & Wensleydale
        • m. Elizabeth Clifford (dau of Henry, Earl of Cumberland)
          • a. James Metcalfe of Nappa (d 1579/80)
          • m. Joan Savile (dau of John Savile of Stanley)
            • (1) Sir Thomas Metcalfe of Nappa (b c1579, d 07.1655)
            • m. Elizabeth Slingsby (dau of Sir Henry Slingsby of Screvin or Scriven)
              • (A) James Metcalfe of Nappa (b 1603/4, a 08.1665, recorder of Richmond)
              • m. Margaret Hicks (dau of William Hicks of London)
                • (i) Elizabeth Metcalfe
              • (B) Thomas Metcalfe (3rd son)
              • m1. Frances Burdet (dau of Francis Burdet of Burthwayt)
              • m2. Grace Rokeley (dau of Robert Rokeley of Rokeley)
              • (C) Frances Metcalfe (d 1658)
              • m. Sir William Robinson of Newby
              • (D)+ other issue - Scroope (Major), Henry, Elizabeth (d young), Mary (d unm), Katherine (d young), Joane
          • b. Margaret Metcalfe
          • m. George Middleton of Leighton
          • c.+ other issue (dsp) - John, Ingram, Charles
        • ii. Edward (Edmund) Metcalfe or Medcalfe of Morton (3rd son?)
        • m1/2. Anne Clifton
          • a. son (doctor)
        • m2/1. ??
          • b. other (haberdasher)
        • iii. Oswald Metcalfe or Medcalfe (5th son)
        • m. _ Parkinson (dau of William Parkinson)
        • iv. Anne Metcalfe or Medcalfe
        • m. Richard (probably not Thomas) Hebborne
        • v. (Margaret) Medcalfe (d before 10.06.1566)
        • m. (Sir William) Hilton (b by 1511, d 1562)
        • vi. (Agnes) Medcalfe
        • m. (Sir John) Widdrington (b c1503, d 10.10.1571)
        • vii. Alice Metcalfe or Medcalfe
        • m. Leonard Frank of Knighton
        • viii. (Alice) Medcalfe married _ Bowes, presumably ...
        • m. Robert Bowes (Master of the Rolls)
        • ix. Elizabeth Metcalfe or Medcalfe
        • m. (Thomas) Layton of Saxhow (d 22.12.1583)
        • x.+ other issue - Humphry, Robert
      • B. Ottiwell Metcalfe
        • i. James Metcalfe
          • a. Ottiwell Metcalfe
            • (1) George Metcalfe
              • (A) Ottiwell Metcalfe
          • b. George Metcalfe
            • (1) Gilbert Metcalfe
            • m. Jane Jerom of London (widow of _ Greene of Lamouth)
              • (A) George Metcalfe (a 1612)
              • m. Mary Trotter (dau of Robert Trotter of Skelton Castle)
                • (i)+ issue (a 1612) - Gilbert (b 1610/1), Margaret
              • (B) John Metcalfe
              • m. Elizabeth Hopwood (dau of Robert Hopwood)
              • (C) James Metcalfe (5th son)
              • m. _ Merriman
              • (D)+ other issue - Anthony, Leonard
            • (2) John Metcalfe
            • (3) Richard Metcalfe of North Allerton or Northallerton (d c1616)
            • m. Margaret or Anne Wilson (dau of Roger Wilson of Danby Wiske)
            • (4) Anthony Metcalfe
            • m. _ Lambert (dau of Robert Lambert of Oulton)
              • (A)+ issue (a 1612) - George (b c1597), Robert, Peter, Anthony, John
      • C. Francis Metcalfe
      • m. Joane Seyton (dau of Everard Seyton of Maidwell)
      • D. daughter
      • m. _ Fulthorpe (Christopher?)
      • E. Cicily Metcalfe
      • m. _ Burgh
      • F. daughter
      • m. _ Copley
      • G. (Joan) Metcalfe
      • m. (Christopher) Conyers of Marske
    • 2. Brian Metcalfe or Medcalfe of Beare Park
    • One of Foster's pedigrees, that for Metcalfe of Bellerby and Nappa, starts with Miles of Bere Park (rather than James of Wensleydale) father of Bryan of Bere Park father of Richard of Bere Park father of Nicholas of Bere Park + Anthony (priest) + Symon of Askrigg & Bere Park father of the Lucas who married Katherine Jackson. We follow Dugdale and the other of Foster's pedigrees which cover this family.
    • m. _ Boughton
      • A. Richard Medcalfe of Bedale
        • i. Lucas Medcalfe of Bedale and of Bellerby
        • m. Katherine Jackson (dau of Robert Jackson of Bedale)
          • a. Thomas Medcalfe of Bellerby (dsp 18.05.1575)
          • m. Dorothy Dransfield
          • b. Mark Medcalfe of Bellerby (a 1585, vicar of Northallerton, 4th son)
          • m. Elizabeth Thomlinson (dau of Anthony Thomlinson of Gateshead)
            • (1)+ issue (a 1585) - Mary (b c1577), Martha (b c1578)
          • c. Matthew Medcalfe
          • m. Lucy Parkinson (dau of William Parkinson of Burniston)
            • (1)+ issue (a 1585) - Francis (b c1569), Lucas, Nicholas, 4 daughters
          • d. John Medcalfe of York
          • m. Alice Herbert (dau of _ Herbert, alderman of York)
            • (1)+ issue - Thomas, (John,) Matthew, Ursula
          • e. Anthony Medcalfe had issue (daughters)
          • m. _Crumpe of London
          • f. Richard Medcalfe of Louth Park (9th son) had 4 wives
            • (1)+ issue - Thomas, Myles
          • g. Mary Medcalfe
          • m. Bartholmew Stringer of Richmond
          • h. Dorothy Medcalfe
          • m. John Stapleton of Bedale
          • i. Jane Medcalfe
          • m. Thomas Parkinson of Burnistoni
          • j. Margaret Medcalfe
          • m. John Smelt (son/heir of John of Ainderby Myre)
          • k.+ other issue - Nicholas (dsp 08.09.1581), Lucas (dsp), Symon
      • B. Leonard Medcalfe of Burton
      • m. _ Thursby (dau of _ Thursby of Thursby)
        • i. Ambrose Medcalfe
        • ii. Godfrey Medcalfe of the Henring (3rd son)
        • m. _ Snynaye of Kent
          • a. Valentine Medcalfe
          • b. Michael Medcalfe
          • m. _ Thursby
            • (1) Edward Medcalfe
            • (2) William Medcalfe
            • m. _ Trollope (dau of John Trollope of Thornley)
              • (A) Christopher Medcalfe of Heneage
              • m. _ Godsworth
                • (i) Vincent Medcalfe
            • (3) John Medcalfe in York
              • (A) Michael Medcalfe in York
            • (4) Vincent Medcalfe of Otterington
            • m. _ Metcalfe
              • (A) Michael Medcalfe
      • C. Nicholas Medcalfe or Medcalfe
        • i. Nicholas Medcalfe
        • m. _ Devinthe
        • ii. John Medcalfe of St. Nicholas (dsp)
      • D. Roger Medcalfe or Medcalfe of Beare Park
      • The following is partly supported by Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, Bosvyle).
      • m. Elsabeth Redman (dau of Richard Redman of Hareworth by Anne, dau of Thomas Clapham of Beamsley)
        • i. Leonard Medcalfe of Beare Park
        • m. _ Redman (dau of James Redman of Twistleton)
          • a.+ issue - John, Brian, Roger
        • ii. George Medcalfe of Alnwick
          • a.+ issue - William, Anthony
        • iii. Marmaduke Medcalfe of Hutton
        • m. ?? (widow of _ Conyers of Hutton)
          • a. George Medcalfe
        • iv. Winifred Medcalfe
        • m. _ Procter
    • 3. Miles Metcalfe or Medcalfe (d 1485, recorder of York)
    • m. Elizabeth de la River (dau of Brian de la River)
      • A. Edmond Medcalfe
      • m. Ellinor Tomlinson (dau of Christopher Tomlinson 'of Birdforth')
        • i. Ellinor Medcalfe
        • m. George Layton of Sproxton
    • 4. Reginald Metcalfe or Medcalfe
      • A. Elizabeth Medcalfe
      • m. Thomas Thornton of Thornton
        • i. Stephen Thornton
        • m. Cicely Medcalfe (dau of John Medcalfe of Holme)
    • 5. Johanna Metcalfe probably of this generation
    • m. (c1437) William Tempest of Broughton (d before 07.1490)
  • Main source(s): Visitation (Foster 1875, Yorkshire, 1584/5+1612, Metcalfe - various), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, Metcalfe of Nappa)
  • From: Stirnet.com
  • http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/mm4ae/metcalfe01.php ______________
  • 'Hilton01'
  • .... etc.
  • A. Sir William Hilton of Hilton (de jure 9th Lord) (a 11.1526)
  • m. Sibyl Lumley (dau of Sir Thomas Lumley)
    • i. .... etc.
    • ii. Sir William Hilton of Bidick (de jure 11th Lord) (b by 1511, d 1562)
    • m. Margaret Metcalfe (d before 10.06.1566, dau of Sir James Metcalfe of Nappa by Margaret Pigot)
      • a. Sir William Hilton of Hilton (de jure 12th Lord), Sheriff of Durham (bur 09.09.1600)
      • m. (after 21.02.1557/8) Anne Yorke (dau of Sir John Yorke, Sheriff of London, by Anne Smyth)
        • (1) Thomas Hilton of Alston (dvp 27.02.1597/8)
        • m. Anne Bowes (bur 03.07.1608, dau of Sir George Bowes of Streatlam by Jane Talbot)
          • (A) Henry Hilton of Hilton (de jure 13th Lord) (b by 1587, dsp 3.03.1641)
          • m. Mary Wortley (dau of Sir Richard Wortley of Wortley by Elizabeth Boughton)
          • Visitation (Durham) identifies Mary's father as Sir Francis Wortley, Bart of Wortley, but TCP names him as above which is confirmed by BEB1844 (Wortley).
          • (B) Robert Hilton of Hilton (de jure 14th Lord) (dsp bur 25.12.1641, 3rd son)
          • m. Margaret (d 1673)
          • (C) John Hilton of Hilton (de jure 15th Lord) (bur 12.12.1655, 7th son)
          • m1. Thomasine Warter (dau of Thomas Warter of Whitwell)
            • (i) John Hilton of Hilton (de jure 16th Lord) (b by 1619, bur unm 21.06.1670)
            • (ii) Henry Hilton of Hilton (de jure 17th Lord) (b c1628, bur 16.04.1712)
            • m. Anne Proctor (dau of Henry Proctor of Warsill)
              • (a) John Hilton of Hilton (de jure 18th Lord) (bur 16.04.1712)
              • m. (22.02.1693/4) Dorothy Musgrave (bur 06.09.1709, dau of Sir Richard Musgrave of Hayton by Dorothy James)
                • ((1)) Richard Hilton of Hilton (de jure 19th Lord) (d unm bur 23.09.1722)
                • ((2)) Richard Hilton of Hilton (de jure 20th Lord) (d unm 25.09.1746)
                • ((3)) Anne Hilton (b 26.01.1697, d 01.02.1766)
                • m. (13.01.1723/4) Sir Richard Musgrave, 4th Bart of Hayton Castle (b c1701, d 05.10.1739)
                • Hilton Castle passed to their son who took the name Hylton.His daugher married William Joliffe. Their grandson became Lord Hylton in 1866.
                • ((4)) Elizabeth Hilton
                • m. (31.05.1726) Thomas Younghusband
                • ((5)) Catherine Hilton (b 22.12.1706)
                • m. Rev. John Brisco
              • (b) Thomasine Hilton (b 07.1666)
            • (iii) Margaret Hilton
            • m. John Forde of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
            • (iv) Mary Hilton
            • m. Robert Hilton of Hilton, Northumberland
            • (v) Thomasine Hilton
            • m. George Shardford of Eppleton
            • (vi) Barbara Hilton
            • m. William Smith of West Herrington
          • m2. Alice Binion (dau of Robert Binion of Barmston)
            • (viii) John Hilton (d infant)
          • (D) Jane Hilton
          • m. Sir Raphe Delaval of Seaton (d 24.11.1628)
          • (E) Mary Hilton
          • m. Robert Brandling of Felling
          • (F)+ other issue (d unm) - George, Francis, Matthew
        • (2) Henry Hilton of South Shields had issue
        • (3)+ other issue - Talbott, George, Ralph Bowes
      • b. Eleanor Hilton probably of this generation
      • m. John Horsely of Horsley (d c1605)
    • ii. .... etc.
  • Main source(s): TCP (Hylton or Hilton of Hilton) with some support/input for the lower section from Visitation (Durham, 1575+1615+1666, Hilton)
  • From: Stirnet.com
  • http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/hh4bz/hilton01.php _____________________________
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Margaret (Metcalfe) Hilton's Timeline

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July 4, 1520
Nappa, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom)
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South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom
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Yorkshire, England
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Yorkshire, England
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Yorkshire, England
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Yorkshire, England
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Yorkshire, England
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Biddick, Durham, England
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Yorkshire, England
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