William Pickering, Esq.

Origins

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

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

• https://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/crosby-ravensworth “ manor of Crosby Ravensworth descended through Hastings family, passing to Threlkeld family by marriage of Isabel Hastings to William Threlkeld in early 14th century; then descended through Threlkeld family until early 16th century when passed by marriage to Pickerings. Thomas Pickering sold it to Sir John Lowther in early 17th century.”
• http://www.gatehouse-gazetteer.info/English%20sites/415.html A Threlkeld heiress brought the estate by marriage to the family of Pickering, and it was a Pickering who, about the year 1550, erected the manor house up against the Pele. Over the door the Pickering arms are displayed with eight quarterings and supporters. From the last of the Pickerings the manor was purchased by Sir John Lowther who gave it as a marriage portion to his daughter Frances and John Dodsworth. They are known to have been in residence here in 1682 and to have made repairs to the building.
• John F Curwen, 'Parishes (West Ward): St Laurence, Crosby Ravensworth', in The Later Records Relating To North Westmorland Or the Barony of Appleby (Kendal, 1932), pp. 302-324. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/n-westmorland-records/vol8/pp302-324 [accessed 8 June 2022].
• 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.
• http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/lyvennet/lyv6_crosby.html In 1527 this James Pickering held the manor of Henry, Earl of Cumberland, by cornage of 13s. 7d., owing also wardship, marriage, relief, and suit to the county court. He was succeeded by his son, William Pickering, Esq., who in 1532 was an arbitrator in a cause between Guy and Hugh Machell of Crackenthorpe. William was succeeded by his son Lancelot, who lived many years at the Hall.