Nicholas Pershale

Nicholas was sheriff of Staffordshire in 1436 ("Hmmmm! His date of death above states 10/25/1415 and that he dies at the Battle of Agincourt in France"). He was actively engaged in the warefare then rampant in Staffordshire-Shropshire. Of course, he was an important factor in the party composed of his family and their associates. His brother, Richard appears to have been the family leader in this generation. The seizure of the crown by Henry IV, [1399] divided Staffordshire into two camps. As a fact, the war between the House of Lancaster and Northumberland which later developed into the War of the Roses [1455-1480's], continued to divide the gentry of Staffordshire for a long time after the accession of the Lancaster dynasty. As a result, the county was where the factions were divided the deepest both in political and family division, and where a substantial number remained openly hostile to the king. The last few years of the reign of Henry IV [1399-1415] were peaceful in the whole of the kingdom but unfortunately not in Staffordshire. There was essentially a civil war being waged between those families supporting Northumberland royalty and those supporting the Lancaster royalty.

History of the Parshall Family from the Conquest of England by William of Normandy, A. D. 1066, to the close of the 19th century... By James Clark Parshall. Syracuse 1903

Nicholas Pershale, by Helen, his wife, dau. and co-heiress of Hugh Malpas, left a son and heir

Hugh Pershall, Esq., the first of the family, who resided at Horseley, in the County of Stafford. He was sheriff 4 Henry VII (1489)« and by Julia, his wife, dau. of Sir Robert Corbet, of Moretón Corbet, had a son and heir.

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• Nicholas Peshall
• M, #51311, b. circa 1379
• Father Thomas Pershale b. 1343, d. 1387
• Mother Philippa Bennet
• Nicholas Peshall was born circa 1379. He married Helen Malpas, daughter of Hugh de Malpas and Margaret de Prayers, circa 1400.
• Family Helen Malpas b. c 1380
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1707.htm#... ___________________________
• History and genealogy of the Pearsall family in England and America Vol. 1
• Ancestry.com
• http://interactive.ancestry.com/12211/dvm_GenMono001651-00001-1?bac...
• http://books.google.com/books?id=bjxMAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvol...
• Pg.557
• *10. SIR RICHARD DE PERSHALE, son of Adam de Pershale, Chapter 17, Section 1, married Joan de Chetwynd, daughter and heir of Reginald de Chetwynd of Co. Salop, Chapter 18, Section 2. Children: -
  • 1. *9. THOMAS DE PERCHALE, Chapter 19, Section 1.
  • 2. Humphrey de Pershale, Chapter 19, Section 3.
  • 3. Nicholas de Pershale, Chapter 19, Section 4.
  • 4. Adam de Pershale. .... etc.
• Pg.727
• 9. SIR THOMAS DE PERSHALE, son of Sir Richard de Pershale, Chapter 18, Section 1, married Philippa Bennet, daughter of Richard Bennet de Boteyle (now Butley), Chapter 19, Section 2. Children:-
  • 1. *8. NICHOLAS DE PERSHALE, Chapter 20, Section 1.
  • 2. Richard de Peshall, Chapter 20, Section 3.
• Thomas Peshall is referred to in a deed made by his father, which reads as follows:
• ... etc. (Translation: Be it known to those present and to come what I Richard Peshall and Joan my wife of the home, &c. to our son Thomas, mil. and his wife Philippa Bennet, our lands and tenements in Knighton and Caverswell, in Staff. &c.) .... etc.
• Pg.761
• 8. NICHOLAS DE PESHALL, son of Sir Thomas de Peshall, Chapter 19, Section 1, married Helen, daughter and coheir of Hugh de Malpas, Chapter 20, Section 2. Child: -
  • 1. *7. HUGH DE PESHALL, Chapter 21, Section 1.
• Nicholas de Peshall was sheriff of Stffordshire, 14 Henry VI (1436). He was Actively engaged in the warfare then rampant in Staffordshire-Shropshire. Of course he was an important factor in the party composed of his family and their associates. His brother Richard appears to have been the family leader in this generation .... etc.
• Pg.785
• 7. HUGH PESHALL, son of Nicholas de Peshall, Chapter 20, Section 1. Child: -
  • *6. 1. SIR HUGH PESHALL, Chapter 22, Section 1.
• The pedigree of the family as given by Rev. John Persall and the Pedigree of the Pearsall family of Wallsbridge, make Sir Hugh Peshall the son of Nicholas Peshall; whereas the latter was father of Hugh, and grandfather of Sir Hugh. The Visitations of 1614, 1663-64 allowed the descent there claimed, but as the same time indicated that there was a generation intervening between Nicholas and Sir Hugh, which is confermed by the records, which disclose his part in the War of the Roses, as a partizan of the side of the house of Lancaster. This statement of the pedigree of Hugh Peshall is confirmed by a comparison with the generations of descent from Humphrey Peshall brother of Sir Thomas Peshall, grandfather of Hugh Peshall, as is clearly shown by the following chart: .... etc.
• 6. SIR HUGH DE PESHALL, son of Hugh de Peshall, Chapter 21, Section 1, married Juliana, widow of John Sandford and daughter of Sir Roger Corbet of Moreton Corbet Castle, Salop. Child: -
  • 1. *5. HUMPHREY PESHALL, Chapter 23, Section 1.
• Sir Hugh took part in the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, where he was one of the four who were knighted on the field. .... etc.
• Pg.808
• 5. HUMPHREY PERSHALL, son of Sir Hugh de Peshall, Chapter 22, Section 1, married Helena, daughter of Humphrey Swinnerton of Swinnerton Castle and his wife Ann, daughter of Thomas Swinnerton of Hilton, Chapter 23, Section 2. She was the widow of John Delves (The Delves Family Genealogy of Cheshire). Child: -
  • 1. *4. JOHN PERSHALL, Chapter 24, Section 1.
• Humphrey Pershall only survived his father one year, so that he had no opportunity to make any impression upon the records of Staffordshire. His whole life was spent in turmoil of thw Wars of the Roses except the last four years unter the rule of King Henry VII. of the House of Lancaster and Tudor. He died in 1489. .... etc.
• The alliance between Humphrey Peshall and his wife is of unusual interest as thereby we became again double Peshalls. The Swinnerstons were originally Peshalls and both the father and mother of Helena were Swinnertons, hence by her marriage with Humphrey Peshall she was coming right back into the original line of her own ancestry, even though it was of course many generations removed. The following chart give the ancestry of Helen Swinnerton beginning with Stephen the son of John de Swinnerton and his wife Eleanor de Peshale.
  • CHART
• *1. Stephen (de Swynnerton) de Usewall, oe. as a juror 1276 = Joan de Waure; ch: John, Robert (m. Joan Hastang), Gilbert, Richard, Stephen de Swynnerton.
• *2. Roger de Swynnerton ae. 1278. Lord of Swynnerton, 1286, a knight 1290; ob. 1298 = Joan, dau. of Sir Robert de Hastang. rel. 1298-1290.; ch: Sir Roger (m. Matilda _), Sir John (m. Anna Montgomery), Richard, Nicholas, Stephen, Alexander de Swynnerton.
• *3. Sir Roger de Swynnerton, Kt. of Swynnerton a minor in 1300; summoned as a Baaron 1337; died 1338. = Matilda relict 1357; ch: Sir Roger (m. Matilda _), Robert, Sir Thomas (m. Matilda Holand), Richard, Humphrey (m. Hillaria _) de Swynnerton.
• *4. Sir Thomas de Swynnerton, Knt. Banneret, heir to his brother Robert; died 1361. = Matilda, dau. of Sir Robert de Holand of Yoxhall, Knt.; ch: Sir Robert (m. Elizabeth Beck & Joan _), Anna (m. John Le Beysin & Thomas Latymer), Alice (m. Sir John Gresley), Roger de Swynnerton.
• *5. Sir Robert Swinnerton knight, died 1385-6. = Elizabeth, dau. & heir of Sir Nicholas Beck, Knt. 1st wife.; ch: Matilda (m. Humphrey de Peshale & Sir Wm. Ipstones & Sir John Savage); = Joan, 2nd wife.; ch: Thomas (m. Cicely _) de Swynnerton.
• *6. Thomas de Swynnerton Lord of Swynnerton, 1396 1410 = Cicely rel. d. about 1436.; ch: William (m. Elena Trumwyn) de Swynnerton.
• *7. William de Swynnerton Esq. Lord of Swynnerton. dead before 1429. = Elena dau. of . . Trumwyn.; ch: Humphrey (m. Anna Swynnerton).
• *8. Humphrey de Swynnerton of Swynnerton, Esq. inf. set. 1429. dead before 14 Feb. 1464. = Anna, dau. & coheir of Thomas Swynnerton of Hilton, Esq., remarried to John Mitton, of Weston-under-Lizard, Esq. died 27 Mar. 1470.; ch: Helen (m. Humphrey Peshall), Humphrey (m. Joan _), John (m. More or Moode), William, Roger, Anne (m. Humphrey Persall) Swynnerton.
• Helen = Humphrey Peshall son of Sir Hugh of Horsley.
• Ancestry of HELEN SWINNERTON. The Swinnertons were originally Peshales and, as we have seen, Adam de Peshale (I) married Alice Swinnerton and therefore, in Chapter 16, Section 2, the pedigree of the Swinnertons was fully set forth. It will only be necessary therefore at this place to continue the line of Swinnerton from John Swinnerton and his wife Eleanor de Peshale. ..... etc.
• Pg.829
• *4. JOHN PERSHALL, son of Humphrey Peshall, Chapter 23, Section 1, married Helena Harcourt, daughter of Thomas Harcourt, Chapter 24, Section 2, and his wife Isabella, daughter of Hugh Egerton of Winehill. He was born in 1485. Children:-
  • 1. *3 RICHARD PERSHALL, Chapter 25, Section 1.
  • 2. Ralph Peshall, Cahpter 25, Section 3.
• John Peresall de Chekeley in Cheshyre had a motto, .... etc.
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• The Heraldic Visitations of Staffordshire Made by Sir Richard St. George ... By Sir Richard Saint-George, Sir William Dugdale
• https://archive.org/details/collectionsfora10socigoog
• https://archive.org/stream/collectionsfora10socigoog#page/n260/mode...
• Pg.239
  • Peshall of Horsley.
• Joh'es Swinnerton, miles, D'n's Manerii de Peshall, 55 H. 3. = ch: Ricardus (m. Margeria Knighton) Peshall.
• Ricardus Peshall, miles, a0 55 H. 3. = Margeria, filia et haeres Hugonis Knighton, D'ni de Knighton.; ch: Adam (m. Agnes Caverswell & .... Weston), Ricardus Peshall.
• Adam Peshall, Dominus de Peshall. = Agnes, filia et haeres Jo. Caverswell.; ch: Ricardus (m. Johanna Chetwynd) Peshall; = .... filia et haeres Jo'is Weston, D'ni de Weston sup. Lizard.; ch: Adam Peshall
• Ricardus Peshall, miles, a0 17 E. 3. = Johanna, filia et haeres Reginaldi Chetwynd, Filii et haered. Joh'is Chetwynd, militis.; ch: (Pg.240 Thomas (m. Philippa _ & Alicia Knightley) Peshall
• https://archive.org/stream/collectionsfora10socigoog#page/n261/mode...
• Pg.240
• Thomas Peshall, miles. = Philippa, ux. 1ma.; ch: Ricardus (m. Margareta Malpas), Nicholaus (m. Helen' Malpas) Peshall; = Alicia, filia et haeres Rogeri Knightley.; ch: Humfridus (m. Matildis Swinnerton) Peshall.
• Ricardus Peshall, filius et haeres. = Margareta, filia et haeres Hugonis Malpas.; ch: Jacosa (m. _ Pigott), Isabella (m. Thomae Grosvenor) Peshall
• Nicholaus Peshall, 2 filius, duxit Helen', filiam et cohaeredem Hugonis Malpas de Checkley.; ch: Hugo (m. Juliana Corbett) Peshall de Horsley
• Humfridus Peshall, 3 filius. = Matildis, filia et cohaeres Rob'ti Swinnerton, nupt. Joh'is Savage, mil; ch: Ricardus Peshall. ________________________________
• The history of the Parshall family (1903)
• https://archive.org/details/historyofparshal00pars
• https://archive.org/stream/historyofparshal00pars#page/n15/mode/1up
• Pg.2
• SIR RICHARD DE PERSHALL, son of Sir Richard Pershall, by Alice Swinnerton, his wife. He was a Knight and a person of great power in Staffordshire, having been high sheriff, an office in those days of great authority, 7 Edward III (1333) and from the 11th to the 15th (1337-1341) of the same King. He m. Margaret dau. and heiress of Hugh, Lord of Knighton, and thus added that manor to his possessions. He was succeeded by his son
• SIR ADAM DE PERSHALL, who was sheriff 15 Edward III (1341), and who made a similar accession to his estate by marriage with two heiresses, the daus. of John Weston, Lord of Weston Lizard, in the County of Salop
• https://archive.org/stream/historyofparshal00pars#page/n16/mode/1up
• Pg.3
• and John de Coverswall, of Bishop's Offley. By the former he had a son and heir
  • SIR ADAM DE PERSHALL, of Weston Lizard, whose grandson and heir another ....
• By the latter he had a son
• SIR RICHARD PERSHALL, who acquired a considerable fortune with his wife, Johanna, dau. and heiress of Reginald Chetwynde, of Chetwynde, and left a son and heir
• SIR THOMAS PERSHALL, Knight, living 4 Richard II (1370), who, by his first wife. Philippa, had two sons
  • RICHARD } who m. temp. Henry IV (1399-1413), two sisters, the daus.
  • NICHOLAS } of Hugh Malpas, of Checkley. and thus brought great estates into the family.
  • Richard, the elder son, left two daus. m. temp. Henry VII (1485-1509), the elder Isabella, to Sir Thomas Grosvenor; and the younger, Jocosa, to W. Pigott, of Cheshire. Of Nicholas more presently.
• Sir Thomas, by his second wife, Alice, dau. of Roger Knightley, of Knightley, in Staffordshire, left a son
  • HUMPHREY, of Over Tayne, father of ....
• The second son of the first wife
• NICHOLAS PERSHALL, by Helen, his wife, dau. and co heiress of Hugh Malpas, left a son and heir
• HUGH PERSHALL, ESQ., the first of the family, who resided at Horseley, in the County of Stafford. He was sheriff 4 Henry VII (1489) and by Julia his wife, dau. of Sir Robert Corbet of Moreton Corbet, had a son and heir. _____________________
• The Parshall family, A.D. 870-1913 : a collection of historical records and notes to accompany the Parshall pedigree (1915)
• https://archive.org/details/parshallfamilyad00pars
• https://archive.org/stream/parshallfamilyad00pars#page/n106/mode/1up
• Pg.70a
  • COPY OF PEDIGREE OF THE FAMILY OF PESHALL FROM THE VISITATION OF ST. GEORGE - CHART
• Johes Swinnerton, miles, dus manorii de Peshall, 55, H. 3.; ch: Richardus (m. Margeria Knighton) Peshall.
• Richardus Peshal, miles, A0 25 E. 2. = Margeria, filia and haeres Hugonis Knighton, Dus de Knighton.; ch: Adam (m. Agnes Caverswall & dau. Weston), Richardus de Peshall.
• Adam de Peshall Dominus de Peshall. = Agnes, filia et haeres Jo. Caverswall.; ch: Richardus (m. Johanna Chetwynd) Peshall; = filia et haeres Johis Weston, Dus de Weston-Super-Lizard.; ch: Adam (de Weston Super-Lizard) Peshall.
• Richardus Peshall, miles A0 17 E. 3. = Johanna, filia et haeres Reginald Chetwynd filius et haeres Johis Chetwynd, miles; ch: Thomas (m. Alice Knightley & Phillipa _) Peshall
• Thomas Peshall, miles. = Phillipa, ux 1.; ch: Richardus (m. Margareta Malpas), Nicholas (m. Helen Malpas) Peshall; = Alice, fil et haeres Rogeri Knightley; ch: Humfidus (m. Matilda Swinnerton) Peshall
• Richardus Peshall, 1 filius et haeres. = Margareta, filia et haeres Hugonis Malpas; ch: Jocosa (m. _ Pigott), Isabelle (m. Thom. Grosvenor) Peshall.
• Nicholas, 2 fil. duxit Helen, filiam and cohaeres Hugonis Malpas de Checkley; ch: Hugo (m. Juliana Corbett) Peshall
• Humfridus Peshall, 3 fil. = Matilda, filia and cohaeres Robii Swinnerton, nupt. John Savage, miles.; ch: Richardus Peshall. _________________________

22. Nicholas17 de Peshall (Sir Thomas16, Sir Richard15, Adam14 de Peshale, Adam13, Walter12, William11, John de Lumley10, Robert9, Robert Fitz Gilbert8 de Corbeil, Gilbert7, Regnault6, Guillaume surnamed5 Werlac, Mauger4 de Normandii, Richard I the Fearless,3 , Guillaume I, William Longsword2, Robert (Rollo)1 Rognavaldsson) was born on (birth date unknown).

He was sheriff of Staffordshire in 1436 and took part in the war between Staffordshire and Northumberland which became the Wars of the Roses.

Nicholas de Peshall had the following child:

+ 23 i. Hugh18 de Peshall was born on (birth date unknown).

Malpas, Helan

b. 1355 Malpas, Chestershire, England

Gender: Female

Parents:

Father: Malpas, Hugh De

Mother: Blakenhall, Margaret

Family:

Marriage: ABT 1387 or nearby Checkley, Stafford, England

Spouse: Pershale, Nicholas De

b. ABT 1368 Checkley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England

d. 14 Oct 1415 Battle Of Agincourt

Gender: Male

Parents:

Father: Pershale, Thomas De

Mother: Bennett, Philippa

Children:

Pershale, Hugh De

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• 'Peshall1'
• Families covered: Peshall of Chetwynd, Peshall (Pershall) of Horsley, Peshall of Peshall, Peshall of Weston Lizard
• It is not known if, whether by the following Richard or his wife's mother (Elenor de Peshall) or by one of their descendants, this family is connected to the family of Pateshall on Pateshall1 or that of Pateshulle on PZmisc01.
• Sir Richard de Peshall
• m. Alice Swinnerton (dau of Sir John Swinnerton of Peshall)
  • 1. Sir Richard de Peshall or Pershall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (a 1271, 1340)
  • m. Margaret or Margery (dau of Hugh de Knighton of Knighton)
    • A. Sir Adam de Peshall, Sheriff
    • m1. _ Weston (dau of John Weston of Weston Lizard)
      • i. Sir Adam Peshall of Weston Lizard, Salop
        • a. Robert Peshall of Weston Lizard
          • (1) Sir Adam Peshall of Weston Lizard (d 1439)
          • m. Joyce Botetort (d 1455, dau of John Botetort of Weley)
            • (A) Margaret Peshall
            • m. Sir Richard Mitton of Weston under Lizard
            • (B) Johanna Peshall
            • m. W. de Bermingham
    • m2. Agnes Caverswell (dau of John Caverswell of Bishop's Offley)
      • ii. Sir Richard Peshall, 'Sheriff of Shropshire' (a 1350, 1375)
      • m. Johanna Chetwynde (dau of Reginald Chetwynde of Chetwynde)
        • a. Sir Thomas Peshall (of Chetwynd) (a 1380)
        • m1. Philippa
          • (1) Richard Peshall 'of Chetwynd'
          • m. Margaret Malpas (dau of Hugh Malpas of Checkley by dau/heir of Adam de Prayers by Helen dau of Richard Blackenhall of Blackenhall by dau/heir of Hugh Wistason son of the dau/heir of Robert Prayers of Checkley)
            • (A) Isabella Peshall
            • m. Thomas Grosvenor of Bellaport
            • (B) Joyce Peshall
            • m. Richard Pigot of Cheshire ancestor of Pigot of Chetwynd
            • BP1934 (Chetwynd) shows Isabella & Joyce as daughters of 2 generations earlier, being children of Sir Richard by Johanna Chetwynde, but we follow the Visitation & BEB1841 in showing them as of this generation not least because that appears to fit the dates better.
          • (2) Nicholas Peshall
          • m. Helen Malpas (dau of Hugh Malpas of Checkley, sister of Margaret)
            • (A) Hugh Peshall of Horsley, Sheriff of Staffordshire
            • m. Juliana (or Elizabeth) Corbet (dau of Sir Robert Corbet of Morton Corbet)
              • (i) Humphrey Peshall of Horsley
              • m. Helen Swinnerton (dau of Humphrey Swinnerton of Swinnerton, widow of Henry Delves)
                • (a) John Peshall of Checkley - continued below
                • m. Catharine (probably not Hellena) Harcourt (dau of John Harcourt of Ranton)
                • (b) Richard Peshall
                  • ((1)) Henry Peshall (dsp)
                • (c) William Peshall
                • m. _ Hickford (dau of Hamon Hickford)
                  • ((1)) John Peshall had issue
                  • m. _ Wirley of Sussex
                  • ((2))+ other issue - John, Robert, Charles, Francis, Humphrey, Edmund, Anna
                • (d) Sir Charles Peshall mentioned by Visitation but not by BEB1841
              • (ii) Brereton Peshall
              • (iii) Mary Peshall
              • m. George Blount of Kinlett
              • (iv) daughter
              • m. _ Chetwind of Chetwind
              • (v) daughter
              • m. _ Bassett
        • m2. Alice Knightly (dau of Roger Knightly of Knightly)
          • (3) Humphrey Peshall of Over Tayne (d 1388)
          • m. Matilda Swinnerton (dau/coheir of Robert Swinnerton, later married Sir John Savage)
            • (A) Richard Peshall
            • m. Alice Knightly (dau of Robert Knightly of Gowsell)
              • (i) Humphrey Peshall 'of Knightly'
              • m. Agnes Egerton (dau of Robert Egerton of Wrenhill)
                • (a) Sir Hugh Peshall 'of Knightly' (d 1484)
                • m. Isabella Stanley (dau/(heir?) of John Stanley of Pipe)
                  • ((1)) Catherine Peshall
                  • m. Sir John Blount of Kinlett
                  • ((2)) Isabella Peshall
                  • m. Richard Fane of Tunbridge
                  • ((3)) Joyce Peshall
                  • m. Humphrey Wolrych of Dudmaston
                • (b) Jane Peshall possibly of this generation
                • m. Richard Sandford of Sandford (b c1448, d 1520)
    • B. Richard Peshall
• Main source(s): Visitation (Staffordshire, 1614 & 1663-4, Peshall of Horsley), BEB1841 (Peshall of Horsley) with a little support/input from King's Staffordshire Pedigrees (1664-1700, Pershall or Peshall)
• From: Stirnet.com
• http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/pp/peshall1.php#con2 ________________________________
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