William Clifton, of Westby

• 'A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke
• A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke
• Pg. 56
• RICHARD CLIFTON, who on the 4th October, 21st HENRY VI. 1442, paid forty shillings to Thomas de Latham, receiver of the rents of the Duchy of Lancaster, on obtaining livery of his lands in Clifton, Westby Field, Plumpton, Salwyk, and Barton. In 1460, he settled lands in Salwyk on his son James. He m. Alice Butler, daughter of John Butler, of Rawcliffe in the county of Lancaster, and had issue, James Clifton, who m. Alice, daughter and heir of James Lancaster, of --- in the county of Westmorland, 1st March, 36th HENRY VI. A.D. 1457. He d. 6th HENRY VII. A.D. 1490, (Inq. P.M.) and was succeeded by his son,
  • ROBERT CLIFTON, who m. Margaret, daughter of Nicholas Butler, of Bewsey, in the county of Lancaster, by whom he had two sons,
    • 1. CUTHBERT, his successor. '2. WILLIAM, who in 1516, on the division of the estates of his elder brother, Cuthbert Clifton, who died without male issue, by the award of Justice Brudenell and Serjeant Palmes, had the manor of Wortley, and its dependancies, allotted to him. This gentleman will be found carrying on the male line of the family.'
    • The elder son and heir,
    • CUTHBERT CLIFTON, OF Clifton, m. Alice, daughter and co-heir of Sir John Lawrence, of Ashton, in the county of Lancaster, knt. By deed of November, 18th HENRY VII. A.D. 1502, he settled his estates upon himself for life, and to his issue male, with remainder to his 'brother, William'. He d. in 1512, leaving an only daughter.
    • 'WILLIAM CLIFTON, of Westby, m. Isabell, daughter of ___ Thornborough, of Hampsfield, in Lonsdale North, settlement dated 28th August, 1517, and had issue,
      • 1. THOMAS, his successor., 2. William., 3. Ellen.
    • He was s. by his eldest son,
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• 'A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of ..., Volume 1 By John Burke, Bernard Burke
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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~clifton/clifton/c8a.htm William Clifton

• b. ca 1453, Westby, Lancashire, England.
• d. _____
• m. ca 1473, Hampfield, Lonsdale North to Isabell Thornborough, b. ca 1458, Hampfield, Lonsdale North, daughter of William Thornsborough, b. ca 1432 and Elizabeth Broughton, b. ca 1436.

children:

• Thomas Clifton, b. ca 1475
• William Clifton, b. ca 1477
• Ellen Clifton, b. ca 1479