Sir Roger Ill de Pilkington

Biography

Sir Roger Pilkington, of Pilkington, was born about 1325 at of Pilkington, Lancashire, England. He died on 2 January 1406/7.

He was the son of Sir Roger Pilkington b. c 1291, d. 1343 and Alicia (living 1360;[2] d. c. 1374), daughter of Henry de Bury and Margaret de Radcliffe.

He married Margaret b. c 1328 about 1360. The name “Margaret” for his wife is from Douglas Richardson; pedigrees have no name for her. She was not Alice or Ann Savage, who married a later Roger de Pilkington.

Children

1. Sir John Pilkington[3] b. c 1365, d. 16 Feb 1421. Married Margaret de Verdon.
2. Isabel Pilkington b. c 1367 (perhaps this generation). Married 1) Thomas de Lathom 2) Sir John de Dalton.
3. Lora Pilkington[4] b. c 1369. Married Lawrence Standish, of Standish.
4. Matilda (Maud) Pilkington[5] b. c 1371, d. 1423. Married 1) Sir John Arderne, of Aldford 2) Sir Robert Babthorpe, Sheriff of Staffordshire.

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We provisionally start with ...

• Leonard de Pilkington, Lancashire presumed father or grandfather of ...
  • 1. Alexander de Pilkington of Pilkington (a 1200, 1231) probably father of ...
    • A. Roger de Pilkington of Pilkington (a 1242) probably father of ...
      • i. Alexander de Pilkington of Pilkington (a 1282) m. Alice de Chetham (sister/coheir of Sir Geoffrey de Chetham of Chetham & Crompton)
        • a. Sir Roger de Pilkington of Pilkington (a 1291, d c1322)
          • (1) Roger de Pilkington of Pilkington (d c1347) m. Alice de Bury (sister./heir of Henry de Bury of Bury)
            • (A) Sir Roger de Pilkington of Pilkington (d 1407)
              • (i) Sir John de Pilkington of Pilkington (d 16.02.1420/1) m. (before 26.08.1383) Margaret de Verdon (dau/heir of Sir John de Verdon, widow of Hugh de Bradshagh)
              • (ii) Lora de Pilkington possibly of this family, of this generation m. (1398) Lawrence de Standish of Standish (d 1432)
          • (2) William de Pilkington
        • b. Richard de Pilkington of Rivington - continued below m1. (mcrt 25.11.1288) Ellen de Anderton (dau of William de Anderton of Anderton) m2. (1308) Joan (relict of Adam de Pennington)
        • c. John de Pilkington brother of Richard m. (mcrt 25.11.1288) Marjory de Anderton (dau of William de Anderton of Anderton)

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• 'Sir Roger Pilkington1,2,3
• 'M, b. 1325, d. 2 January 1406
• Father Sir Roger Pilkington b. c 1291, d. 1343
• Mother Alice Bury d. c 1374
• ' Sir Roger Pilkington was born in 1325 at of Pilkington, Lancashire, England. He died on 2 January 1406.
• Family
• Children
  • ◦Sir John de Pilkington+ b. c 1365, d. 16 Feb 1421
  • ◦Isabel Pilkington b. c 1367
  • ◦Lora Pilkington+2 b. c 1369
  • ◦Matilda (Maud) Pilkington+3 b. c 1371, d. 1423
• Citations
• 1.[S9432] Unknown author, The Pilkington Family, by Lt. Col. John Pilkington, 3rd Ed., 1912, p. 43/4.
• 2.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 4.
• 3.[S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 23-24.
• http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1016.htm#...
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• 'Full text of "History of the Pilkington family of Lancashire and its branches, from 1066 to 1600"
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofpilking00pilk/historyofpilki...
• 'History of the Pilkington family of Lancashire and its branches, from 1066 to 1600 (1912)
• http://www.archive.org/details/historyofpilking00pilk
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofpilking00pilk#page/38/mode/1up
• Descent VIII. ---Sir Roger de Pilkington (born about 1291 ; died in 1343), the eldest son of Sir Roger, succeeded to the lordship
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofpilking00pilk#page/39/mode/1up
• of the manors of Pilkington, Cheetham, &c., in 1323 ; he was also the over-lord of Rivington manor.
• He died in 1343 — in which year his eldest son, being then under age, was fined for not undertaking Knighthood.95
• His wife was Alicia, the daughter of Henry de Bury, lord of Bury (her mother being Margery the daughter of Richard de Radcliffe, of Radcliffe), who became heiress to her brother Henry de Bury, junior. After the death of her mother and her brother, she inherited the manor and lordship of Bury by virtue of the settlement of 1313,96 and so enriched the Pilkingtons of this branch.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofpilking00pilk#page/40/mode/1up
• About the year 1374 Alicia died intestate, and, according to the Treaty Rolls, her eldest son Sir Roger was appointed Administrator of her estate — the entry being as follows, " Rogerus filius Rogeri de " Pilkynton miles administrator bonorum et catellorum Aliciae de " Pilkynton alias dictus Rogerus filius Rogeri de Pilkynton. Teste Rege apud Westm'r., 6th December, 1374; per billam."97 It would appear that, prior to the latter date, Henry the brother of Roger had acted as administrator98 — perhaps without right — and on the 30th January, 1375, Roger proceeded against Henry, Robert, and Richard (who are styled his brothers) in a Plea for debt99 arising out of same.
• The issue by the marriage with Alicia de Bury comprised four sons and three daughters, viz. : —
  • ' 1. Roger, of whom see Descent IX.
  • 2. Robert, the second son, who was born in 1329, and the date of whose death was not earlier than 1399. . . .
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofpilking00pilk#page/42/mode/1up
  • 3. Henry, the third son; described as "Henry son of Sir Roger" in a suit of 1356, regarding lands in Highfield, Farnworth, . . . . .
  • 4. Richard, was the fourth son of Sir Roger. He became Rector of Prestwich in 1361 on the nomination of Richard de Radcliffe, and held the benefice until his death in 1400.114 . . . . .
• Sir Roger de Pilkington's three daughters were : —
  • (1.) Jane, who became the wife of John del More, of Liverpool.116
  • (2.) Margaret, who married Sir John son of Sir Thomas de Ardern117 of Elford, co. Staff., by whom there was issue an only daughter Matilda who became the wife of Thomas the third son of Sir John de Stanley, K.G., of Lathom. After the death of Sir John de Ardern in 1408 Margaret married Sir Robert Babthorp as his second wife, by whom she had no issue and died 1423.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofpilking00pilk#page/43/mode/1up
  • (3.) Isabel, who married Nicholas de Prestwich.
• ' Descent IX.---Sir Roger de Pilkington, the eldest son of Sir Roger, and Alicia de Bury his wife, was born about 1325 ; he died on the 2nd January, 1406, as will be seen later.
• ' According to the Pipe Rolls of Edward the Third, he was fined 40s. when under age in 1343, and again in 1345, for not undertaking Knighthood [" non suscipit ordinem militarem "].
• ' On the death of his father in 1343, he became lord of Pilkington, Cheetham, Crompton, &c., and in 1375, on the decease of his mother, he succeeded to the manor and lordship of Bury, together with the right of presentation to Bury Church.
• http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofpilking00pilk#page/44/mode/1up
• ' The date of his death was the 2nd January, 1406-7 (9 Henry IV), as stated at the Inquisition postmortem taken 11th August, 1407.127
• ' He left issue, one son and two daughters : —
  • 1. Sir John, his son and heir, of whom details will be found at Descent X.
  • 2. Isabel, who married Thomas de Lathom, son of Sir Thomas de Lathom, who died at Knowsley in 1382.128 They had an only daughter who died young. Isabel afterwards married Sir John de Dalton.
  • 3. Lora, who, in 1398, married Laurence de Standish, of Standish, a son of Ralph de Standish and Cecilia daughter of Roger de Bradshagh, and settlements were made upon them of lands in Shevington, Standish, and Longtre.129
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Generation No. 8

ROGER DE PILKINGTON III was born Abt. 1325 in Of Pilkington, Lancashire, England, and died January 02, 1405/06 in Pilkington Manor, Lancashire, England. His wife is unknown.

Notes for ROGER DE PILKINGTON III:

Sir Roger de Pilkington, the, eldest son of Sir Roger, and Alicia de Bury his wife was born about 1325. He died on the 2nd January 1406. According to the Pipe Rolls of Edward the Third, he was fined 4os. when under age in 1343, and again in 1345, for not undertaking Knighthood.

On the death of his father in 1343, he became lord of Pilkington, Cheetham, Crompton and in 1375, on the decease of his mother, he succeeded to the manor and lordship of Bury, together with the right of presentation to Bury Church. In 1346 he contributed to the Aid for Knighting the King's eldest son, a subsidy which was not collected until 1355.

He was appointed on the Commission of the Peace for County Lancaster in 1350. On the 3rd July 1354, he received Letters of Protection whilst on an expedition with John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, to France, and was granted a license for Attorneys to act on his behalf in all Pleas, &C., during that absence.

Sir Roger was in high favour during the reigns of Kings Edward the Third and Richard the Second, and the Close Rolls show that he was six times returned Knight of the hire, as one of the two representatives in. Parliament for County Lancaster, viz. in 1363, 1364-5, 1368, 1376-7, 1382 and 1384. On the 1st June, 1383, a precept was granted to Sir Roger de Pilkington, and Robert de Clifton, for the payment of 10p, the expenses to the Parliament at Westminster, as Knights elected for the Duchy Commonalty."'

In 1369, he and four others were appointed Commissioners of Array, for the County of Lancaster, to press and enroll 400 archers to accompany John of Gaunt to'Aquitaine.

On the 20th February, 1382-3, Sir Roger and three others were appointed Commissioners of Array against the Scots for Salford Hundred. On the 1sth March, 1383-4, he was appointed on the Commission of the Peace for Salford. At the great heraldic controversy, " Scrope v. Grosvenor," He was one of the four Pilkington’s who were summoned to give evidence before the Court of Chivalry.

On the 13th June 1386 he received a grant of Protection, with clause Volumus, on going to Ireland in company with Sir John de Stanley, on the King's service.

The date of his death was the 2nd January 1406 as stated at the Inquisition post mortem taken 11th August 1407.

Generation No. 9

ISABEL PILKINGTON was born 1344 in Knowsley, Lancashire Co. England, and died October 20, 1414. She married (1) SIR THOMAS LATHOM, Abt. 1363 in Knowsleys, Lancashire co. England. He was born 1324 in Knowsleys, Lancashire Co. England, and died Abt. 1381. She married (2) SIR JOHN DALTON 2ND. Abt. 1368, son of SIR JOHN DALTON 1st and ALICE HUSSY. He was born Abt. 1363 in Knowsley, Lancashire Co. England, and died 1407. She married (3) SIR JOHN STANLEY, KNIGHT OF THE GARTER 1385.

Children of ISABEL PILKINGTON and SIR JOHN DALTON 1st are:

• i. SIR RYCHARD DALTON, b. Abt. 1370, Of Apethorp, Northamptonshire, England; d. 1442; m. KATEREN VENABLES.
• ii. SIR JOHN DALTON, b. Abt. 1375.
• iii. ROBERT DALTON, b. 1380.

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References

1. https://www.genealogics.org/getperson.php?personID=I00433867&tree=LEO cites
   1. Pilkington, Lt.-Col. John, History of the Pilkington Family of Lancs and its Branches from 1066 to 1600 Liverpool. (1912) Page 43-4. Page 170-171. < PDF >
2. “Pilkington, of Pilkington, in Prestwich” < [https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pilkington-49

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hQXYHpWdojAd1ahTGDUyAWJBu1qNu2Ox/view GoogleDrive link] > Alice, (b. c. 1328), wife of SIr Roger Pilkington (d. 1406) and mother of his children. Daughter of Magota … and grand daughter of Richard (?Robert) de Radcliffe, of Radcliffe Tower. Note: The Alice described is his mother, Alice de Bury.

1. FYI: Full text of "(The) history of the Lancashire family of Pilkington and its branches from 1066 to 1600. Compiled from deeds, charters, wills, inquisitions post mortem, public records, and ancient manuscripts" Worth looking thru this online book . Janet Milburn 1/28/23
2. (The) history of the Lancashire family of Pilkington and its branches from ... By John Pilkington < GoogleBooks >
3. https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1016.htm... cites
   1. [S9432] Unknown author, The Pilkington Family, by Lt. Col. John Pilkington, 3rd Ed., 1912, p. 43/4.
   2. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 4.
   3. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. I, p. 23-24.
   4. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 104-105.
   5. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 109.
   6. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 138.
   7. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 558.
   8. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. II, p. 486-487
4. http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pilkington-49