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{geni:about_me} *'''Thomas Clifton1 *'''M, #335303, d. 18 December 1657 *Last Edited=10 Feb 2009 *''' Thomas Clifton died on 18 December 1657.1 *'''Children of Thomas Clifton **Sir Thomas Clifton, 1st and last Bt.+1 **John Clifton+1 *Citations *[S35] BLG1965 volume 3, page 189. See link for full details for thissource. Hereinafter cited as. [S35] *From: http://www.thepeerage.com/p33531.htm#i335303 ___________________ *'''Thomas Clifton *'''Birth: 1601 *'''Death: Dec. 15, 1657 *Family links: *''' Parents: * Cuthbert Clifton (____ - 1634) *''' Spouse: *''' Anne Halsall Clifton (____ - 1675)* *''' Children: ** James Clifton (____ - 1717)* ** Thomas Clifton (1628 - 1694)* *'''Burial: Unknown *Find A Grave Memorial# 146254656 *From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146254656 ______________ *'''A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of GreatBritain & Ireland Vol. 1 by Burke, Bernard, Sir *https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera01byuburk *https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalhera01byuburk#page/324/mode/1up **CLIFTON OF CLIFTON AND LYTHAM. * .... etc. * WILLIAM DE CLIFTON, who held ten carucates of land in the hundredof Amoundernes, 42 HENRY III., A.D. 1257. His son, * GILBERT DE CLIFTON, who, during part of the reigns of HENRY III.and EDWARD I., executed the office of Seneschal to Henry de Lacy, Earlof Lincoln, Lord of Clithero and Blackburnshire, &c., served theoffice of Sheriff of co. Lancaster in the years 1278, 1286, 1287,1289, and d. 17 EDWARD II., A.D. 1323. His eldest son, * SIR WILLIAM DE CLIFTON, was elected Knight of the Shire inSeptember, 1302, jointly with Gilbert de Singleton; and again in 1304,with William de Banastre. By his wife Elen, he was father of hissuccessor. * SIR WILLIAM DE CLIFTON, Knt., m. Margaret, dau. of Sir RobertShireburn, Knt., and was s. at his decease, in 1365, by his son, * SIR NICHOLAS DE CLIFTON, Knt., who served in the wars in France,and was appointed Governor of the Castle of Ham in Picardy, by letterspatent, 14 Jan. 7 RICHARD II., A.D. 1383. He m. Eleanor, dau. of SirThomas West, Knt. of Snitterfield, co. Warwick, and was father of * ROBERT DE CLIFTON, Knight of the Shire for co. Lancaster in 1382,whose eldest son, * THOMAS CLIFTON, was in the retinue which accompanied HENRY V. toFrance in 1415 (see NICOLAS'S History of the Battle of Agincourt, p.278). He d. in 1442, leaving by his wife Agnes, dau. of Sir RichardMolyneux, Knt. of Sephton, a son, his successor, * RICHARD CLIFTON, m. Alice, dau. of John Butler, of Rawcliffe, co.Lancaster, and had issue. * JAMES CLIFTON, m. in 1457, Alice, dau. and heiress of JamesLancaster, of Westmorland, and dying in 1490, was s. by his son, * ROBERT CLIFTON, m. Margaret, dau. of Nicholas Butler, of Bewsey,co. Lancaster, and had two sons, CUTHBERT, his successor, and WILLIAM.The elder son, * CUTHBERT CLIFTON, of Clifton, m. Alice, dau. and co-heir of SirJohn Lawrence, Knt. of Ashton, co. Lancaster, and d. in 1512, leavingan only dau., ** ELIZABETH, m. 1st, Sir Richard Hesketh, Knt. of Rufford, withoutissue; 2ndly, Sir William Molyneux, Knt. of Sephton, who became inconsequence, Lord of Clifton. *Cuthbert's youngest brother, * WILLIAM CLIFTON, of Westby, m. in 1517, Isabell Thornborough, ofHampsfleld, in Lonsdale North, and was s. by his eldest son, * THOMAS CLIFTON, Esq. of Westby, m. Ellen, dau. of Sir AlexanderOsbaldiston, Knt. of Osbaldiston, co. Lancaster, and had a son andheir, * CUTHBERT CLIFTON, Esq. of Westby, m. Catherine, dau. of SirRichard Hoghton, Knt. of Hoghton, and dying, was s. by his eldest son, * THOMAS CLIFTON, Esq. of Westby, m. Mary, dau. of Sir EdwardNorris, Knt., of the Speke, co. Lancaster, and was s. by his son, * SIR CUTHBERT CLIFTON, Knt. of Westby, m. 1st, Ann, dau of ThomasTildersby, of Morley, co. Lancaster, by whom he had issue, **''' THOMAS, his successor. ** Cuthbert, Col. in the army of King Charles I., slain at the siegeof Manchester, Oct. 1642. ** Elizabeth, m. Sir William Gerard, Knt. and Bart. of Bryn andGarswood. *He m. 2ndly, Dorothy, dau. of Sir Thomas Smith, Knt. of WoottonWalwyns, co. Warwick, and by her had a numerous issue. Sir Cuthbertpurchased, 14 Feb. 1606, the manors of Marton and Lytham of Sir JohnHolcroft, Knt. He d. in 1634, and was s. by his eldest son, *https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalhera01byuburk#page/325/mode/1up *''' THOMAS CLIFTON, Esq. of Westby, m. Anne, dau. and co-heir''' ofSir Cuthbert Halsall, of Halsall and Clifton (representative ofElizabeth, heiress of Cuthbert Clifton, of Clifton), and thus thelatter estate became again the possession of the Cliftons. '''Mr.Clifton d. 15 Dec. 1657, and was s. by his eldest son, * CUTHBERT CLIFTON, Esq. of Westby and Clifton, who m. 1641,Margaret, dau. and sole heir of George Ireland, Esq. of Southworth,co. Laneaster, but dying without issue, was s. by his brother. * SIR THOMAS CLIFTON, b. 7 July, 1628; created a Baronet 1642. He m.1st, Bridget, dau. of Sir George Heneage, of Hainton, co. Lincoln, bywhom he had several children, who all d. young, except Mary, who m.Thomas, 6th Lord Petre. Sir Thomas Clifton m. 2ndly, Bridget, dau. ofSir Edward Hussey, Knt. of Hunnington, co. Lincoln, by whom he had adau. Bridget, m. Sir Francis Andrews, of Denton, co. Northampton. SirThomas Clifton, with Lord Molyneux, and several other Catholicgentlemen of rank, were unjustly accused of treason, 1689, and allacquitted. He d. 13 Nov. 1694, when the Baronetcy became extinct, andthe estates devolved on (the son of his brother John) his nephew, * THOMAS CLIFTON, Esq., m. Eleonora Alathea, dau. of RichardWalmesley, Esq. of Dunkenhalgh, co. Lancaster, and dying 1720, was s.by his son, * .... etc. ________________ *'''Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry,Volume 1 *https://books.google.com/books?id=ZNEKAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=thomas+clifton+1657&source=bl&ots=6s7fl1tNcA&sig=zPMYHKSDbWaynbQ_yHQ8Oftspr0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBTgKahUKEwjpvbHL_JLJAhUBw2MKHcZxAOM#v=onepage&q=thomas%20clifton%201657&f=false *Pg.249 **CLIFTON OF CLIFTON AND LYTHAM. * .... etc. * THOMAS CLIFTON, who was in the retinue which accompanied HENRY V.into France, 1415. he d. 1442, leaving by his wife, Agnes, dau. of SirRichard Molyneux, of Sefton, Knt., a son, his successor, RICHARDCLIFTON, of Rawcliffe, co. Lancaster, direct ancestor of *''' THOMAS CLIFTON, Esq. of Westby, who m. Anne, dau. andco-heir''' of Sir Cuthbert Halsall, of Halsall and Clifton(representative of Elizabeth, heiress of Cuthbert Clifton, ofClifton), and thus the latter estate became again the possession ofthe Cliftons. '''Mr. Clifton d. 15 Dec. 1657, and was s. by his eldestson, * CUTHBERT CLIFTON, Esq. of Westby and Clifton, who m. 1641,Margaret, dau. and sole heir of George Ireland, Esq. of Southworth,co. Lancaster, but dying without issue, was s. by his brother, * SIR THOMAS CLIFTON, b. 7 July, 1628; created a Baronet 1642. He m.1st, Bridget, dau. of Sir George Heneage, of Hainton, co. Lincoln, bywhom he had several children, who all d. young, except Mary, who m.Thomas, 6th Lord Petre. Sir Thomas Clifton m. 2ndly, Bridget, dau. ofSir Edward Hussey, Knt. of Hunnington, co. Lincoln, by whom he had adau., Bridget, m. to Sir Francis Andrews, of Denton, co. Northampton.Sir Thomas Clifton, with Lord Molyneux, ans several other Catholicgentlemen of rank, were unjustly accused of treason, 1689, and alladquitted. He d. 13 Nov. 1694, when the baronetcy became extinct, andthe estates devolved on (the son of his brother John) his nephew, * THOMAS CLIFTON, Esq., who m. Eleanora-Alathea, dau. of RichardWalmesley, Esq. of Dunkenhalgh, co. Lancaster, and dying 1720, was s.by his son, * .... etc. __________________ *'''A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of GreatBritain and Ireland enjoying territorial possessions or high officialrank, but uninvested with heritable honours Vol. 2 by Burke, John,1787-1848 *https://archive.org/details/heraldichistory02burk *https://archive.org/stream/heraldichistory02burk#page/55/mode/1up ** CLIFTON, OF CLIFTON AND LYTHAM. * .... etc. * THOMAS CLIFTON, whose name appears in the list of the retinue ofKing Henry V. into France, in 1415, which terminated by the battle ofAgincourt, 25th October, 1415. (Nicolas, p. 278.) He settled lands inGoosnargh and Wood Plumpton, upon his son, James, on his marriage withMar- *https://archive.org/stream/heraldichistory02burk#page/56/mode/1up *garet, daughter of Sir Richard Huddlestone, of Millum Castle, in thecounty of Cumberland, knt. who died in the lifetime of his father,without issue, on the 8th September, 1419. Thomas Clifton died in1442, leaving by his wife, Agnes, daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux, ofSephton, knt. a son, his successor, * RICHARD CLIFTON, who on the 4th October, 21st Henry VI. 1442, paidforty shillings to Thomas de Latham, receiver of the rents of theDuchy of Lancaster, on obtaining livery of his lands in Clifton,Westby Field, Plumpton, Salwyk, and Barton. In 1460, he settled landsin Salwyk on his son James. He m. Alice Butler, daughter of JohnButler, of Rawcliffe, in the county of Lancaster, and had issue, JamesClifton, who m. Alice, daughter and heir of James Lancaster, of ___ inthe county of Westmoreland, 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, ofBewsey, in the county of Lancaster, by whom he had two sons, ** CUTHBERT, his successor. ** WILLIAM, who in 1516, on the division of the estates of his elderbrother, Cuthbert Clifton, who died without male issue, by the awardof Justice Brudenell and Serjeant Palmes, had the manor of Wortley,and its dependancies, allotted to him. This gentleman will be foundcarrying on the male line of the family. *The elder son and heir, * CUTHBERT CLIFTON, of Clifton, m. Alice, daughter and co-heir ofSir John Lawrence, of Ashton, in the county of Lancaster, knt. By deedof November, 18th HENRY VII. A.D. 1502, he settled his estates uponhimself for life, and to his issue male, with remainder to hisbrother, William. He d. in 1512, leaving an only daughter, ** ELIZABETH, who m. first, Sir Richard Hesketh, knt. of Rufford, inthe county of Lancaster, but had no issue by that gentleman, who diedin 1520. She wedded secondly, Sir William Molyneux, knt. of Sephton,who became in consequence, Lord of Clifton. By Sir William, who diedin July, 1548, she had an only daughter, *** ANNE MOLYNEUX, who espoused Henry Halsall, esq. of the county ofLancaster, and conferred upon him the Lordship of Clifton, whichremained with his descendants until it again merged in the Cliftonfamily, by '''the marriage of Anne Halsall''', daughter of SirCuthbert Halsall, '''with Thomas Clifton, of Westby. *Cuthbert's younger brother and continuator of the male line, * WILLIAM CLIFTON, of Westby, m. Isabell, daughter of Thornborough, .... etc. __________________ *'''The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster, Volume2 By Edward Baines *https://books.google.com/books?id=aTJRAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA403&lpg=PA403&dq=ann+halsall+1602+hesketh&source=bl&ots=ui09U3JUDP&sig=eWBfRzKNND-LIGGGi9DzLywnXy8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBGoVChMItZKI1K-QyQIVVeRjCh1XyQU8#v=onepage&q=cuthbert&f=false *Pg.497 * .... *Cuthbert Clifton, who died in 1512, left Elizabeth, daughter and soleheiress, married first to Sir Richard Hesketh, and afterwards to SirWilliam Molineux of Sefton, her brother Thomas, who inhabited Clifton,conveyed the manor in marriage to Henry Halsall, of Halsall,9 whoseson, Sir Cuthbert Halsall, of Halsall and Clifton, had a '''daughterand co-heiress Ann, who, marrying Thomas Cuthbert Clifton, brought themanor once more to the ancient possessors. He died 15 December1657.''' .... etc. _____________________ * .... etc. *Sir William was about 1370 succeeded by his son Sir Robert, (fn. 19)who died in 1401 holding the manors of Clifton, Salwick andMoorhouses, also the manor of Westby and various lands of the king insocage by the service of 40s. yearly. The heir was his nephew Thomasson of Sir Nicholas de Clifton, then twelve years of age. (fn. 20) Themanors descended regularly to Cuthbert Clifton, (fn. 21) who died 14August 1512, leaving an only daughter Elizabeth, the heir male beinghis brother William. (fn. 22) A division ensued, Clifton going to thedaughter and Westby to the brother, (fn. 23) and thus the Cliftonsbecame known as 'of Westby.' Elizabeth by her second husband SirWilliam Molyneux (fn. 24) had a daughter and heir Anne, (fn. 25) whosegrandson Cuthbert Halsall had a '''daughter and co-heir Anne. Shemarried Thomas Clifton of Westby, and the whole estate becamereunited'''. (fn. 26) *It will thus be convenient to give in this place the descent of themanor of Westby. William Clifton died in 1537, (fn. 27) and wassucceeded by his son Thomas, who died in 1551, leaving a son and heirCuthbert, twelve years of age. (fn. 28) Cuthbert was a recusant in1577, his income being stated at 100 marks a year. (fn. 29) He died in1580, leaving a son Thomas, eighteen years of age, (fn. 30) who at hisdeath only five years later was followed by his son Cuthbert, threeyears old. (fn. 31) This son, the purchaser of Lytham, was made aknight at Lathom in 1617, (fn. 32) and died in 1634 holding the manorsof Westby, Lytham and Little Marton. (fn. 33) '''Thomas, his son andheir, was twentynine years of age, and, as above stated, had recoveredthe manor of Clifton and the other moiety of the ancient family estateby his marriage with Anne Halsall'''. Pedigrees of the family wererecorded at the heralds' visitations in 1567 (fn. 34) 1613 (fn. 35)and 1665. (fn. 36) *The Cliftons adhered to Roman Catholicism, (fn. 37) and in the CivilWar to the king's side. (fn. 38) '''Thomas Clifton had his estatessequestered as a recusant and delinquent, (fn. 39) and at length theywere sold by order of the Parliament.''' (fn. 40) His eldest son,Colonel Cuthbert Clifton, was taken prisoner at Liverpool in 1644, anddied at Manchester, (fn. 41) and three other brothers are stated tohave lost their lives in the king's service. (fn. 42) '''Thomas diedin 1657, and his second son''' Thomas succeeded. (fn. 43) He was madea baronet in 1661 as a recognition of his family's loyalty, (fn. 44)and he was accused of treason after the Revolution. (fn. 45) He diedin 1694, and his son having died before him the baronetcy expired,while the manors descended to his nephew Thomas Clifton of Fairsnape,who registered his estates in 1717 as a 'Papist,' the annual valuebeing given as £1,548 17s. 2d. (fn. 46) He died in 1720, .... etc. *25. Sir William Molyneux of Sefton died in 1548 holding the manor ofClifton, &c., in right of his wife Elizabeth, who was mother of ThomasMolyneux the heir. Elizabeth died nine months before her husband, viz.on 5 June 1547, and Thomas was of full age. The manor and other landswere held of the king as of his duchy by a rent of 20s. 4d. a year;Duchy of Lanc. Inq. p.m. ix, no. 6. It appears from the pedigrees thatthere were several children of the marriage, but that Anne, adaughter, was eventually the heir and married Henry Halsall ofHalsall, by whom she had a son Richard; Visit. of 1567 (Chet. Soc),94, 104. Settlements of the manor appear to have been made by HenryHalsall and Anne his wife in 1557 and 1571; Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F.bdle. 17, m. 55; 33, m. 76. Richard was succeeded by his illegitimateson Sir Cuthbert Halsall, who had two daughters, '''Anne''' andBridget; see V.C.H. Lancs. iii, 195; Visit, of 1613 (Chet. Soc), 59.The manor of Clifton, held by the rent of 20s. 4d., is named in thepossessions of Henry Halsall in 1574; Duchy of Lanc. Inq. p.m. xiii,no. 34. Sir Cuthbert Halsall as lord of the manors claimed services in1600; Ducatus Lanc. (Rec. Com.), iii, 420. *26. An agreement as to the manors of Clifton and Westby was made in1612 between Sir Cuthbert Halsall and Cuthbert Clifton; Pal. of Lanc.Plea R. 307, m. 9 d. The manors were granted to the Earl of Derby andother trustees; Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 80, no. 24, 25. *From: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol7/pp161-165 ______________________
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