Richard Bold (abt. 1469 - 1528)

Born about 1469 in Bold, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 16 Nov 1528 at about age 59 in Bold, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Sir Richard Bold was a member of the aristocracy in England.

Syr Rychard Bowld, Knyght^[1] alias Sir Richard Bold of Bold, knt,^[2] Ricardus Bold de Bold, miles^[3]

Richard was probably born at Bold, Lancashire, where the Bold family of Bold [Bowld], "settled from time immemorial on the estate which gave them their name" and which they held from the lords of Warrington.^[1] Bold is in the parish of Prescot.^[1]

Richard was the son and heir of Sir Henry Bold, knight, who was married in 1464 to Dulcia or Dowse Savage, the daughter of Sir John Savage, but in 1497 the name of his widow was Ellen.^[4]

"Vis. of Lancs., 1664/5," asserts that Catherine was the wife of Richard's grandfather, Richard; Dulcia was the mother of Henry's children; and Elena was Henry's relict.^[5]

Richard was the brother of:

1. Tuger, purchased Eccleston and other manors in Lancashire, and Harleton in Bucks.;^[4]
2. Matilda
3. Catherine
4. Maud
5. Roger

Marriage and Children

Richard married Margaret Butler.^{[1] [2] [3]} Margaret was one of the daughters of Sir Thomas Butler of Bewsey, knight,^{[1] [3]} baron of Warrington.^[2]

The marriage covenant was arranged by Richard's grandfather Sir Richard Bold, in 1483, and they were to be married within thirteen years.^[4] Margaret was born about 1469. Richard and Margaret married about 1496 at Bold, Lancashire.

Richard and Margaret had children:

1. Richard Bold, married 1) Jane, daughter of Sir William Molyneux of Sefton; Jane and all her children were dead by 1533;^[1] 2) Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Thomas Gerrard of the Brynne, Lancashire, knight,^{[2] [3]} in 1535; and 3) Margaret, daughter of William Woodfall;^{[2] [3]} 28 November, 1551, at Barrow Heath in Bold, ^{[4] [5]} of Bold, born before 1511, over age 17 in 1528, died 1558;^[4]
2. Thomas Bold;^[1]
3. John Bold,^{[1] [2]} of North Meals, Lancashire, married 1) Ann, daughter of Sir Thomas Langton, baron of Walton; and 2) daughter and coheir of Sir Richard Atherton of North Meals^[3] (Johannes Aghton de North=Meles^[5] born about 1515, Bold, Lancashire;
4. Francis Bold,^{[1] [2]} of Cranshaw, married Catherine, sister of Richard Barnes, bishop of Durham,^[3] died before 1588;
5. Margaret Bold, was married to Thomas Ireland of the Hutt^[1] or Hutte, Lancashire, armiger,^{[2] [3]} b. Abt 1505; (14 Hen VIII) , son of John Ireland;^[5]
6. Elizabeth Bold, was married to Harry/Henry Byrom of Byrom,^[1] armiger,^{[2] [3]} born about 1507, in 23 Hen VIII to Henry Byrom of Byrom, ar, ^[5]
7. Anne Bold, was married to Roger Bradshawe of the Hagh,^[1] and/or Nicholas Butler of Rawcliff, ar,^{[2] [3]} b. Abt 1499;
8. Dorothy Bold,^[1] Sir John Holcrofte of Holcrofte,^[3] knight,^[2] b. Abt 1511; m. (30 Hen VIII) ^[5] heir of Sir John Holcroft, knight, and Anne, daughter of Ralph Standish of Standish^[6]
9. Maude Bold,^[1] was married to Sir Richard Sherborne of Stanyhurst,^[3] Lancashire, knight,^[2] or Matilda b. Abt 1513, d. 10 Nov 1588; m. (30 Hen VIII) son of Thomas. ^[5]

Property

Richard acquired other lands in Bold and sold some in Flintshire.^[4]

Occupation

Richard was knighted between 1500 and 1506, as in 1499 he was an esquire.^[4] In 1505, he was appointed seneschal of West Derby wapentake.^[4]

Death

Sir Richard Bold, knight, died on 16 November 1528 (20 Henry VIII^[3]), survived by his widow Margaret, four sons and five daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son Richard.^[4] Margaret was living 1553.

His Inquisition post mortem recites his will and found that:^[4]

• Sir Richard's father's widow, Ellen was still living in 1527 as the wife of James Clarell, and had an annuity of £21;
• Ellen had a son John Bold with lands in Bold and Widnes;
• Sir Richard provided for 300 marks for the marriage portion of each of his daughters:
• Sir Richard provided for an annuity of £4 for each of his sons who should be sent to grammar school and then university;
• his body was to be buried in Farnworth church near his father and mother; and
• as his heirs, he named his four sons in birth order: Richard; Thomas; John; and Francis, his brother Tuger, and the right heirs of the body of Sir Henry Bold, knight, his great-grandfather.

Research Notes

During the heraldic visitation of Lancashire in 1567, William Flower recorded Richard's parents as Sir Henry Bolde of Bolde and his wife, Catherine, daughter of Richard Bolde of Chester.^[2] Richard St George recorded the same parents when he conducted a visitation of Lancashire in 1613.^[3] Henry flourished during the reign of King Edward IV of England which was 1461-1483,^[2] and was living in 2 Henry VII,^[3] 22 August 1486-21 August 1487.

Richard was born about 1500. He passed away in 1532.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} William Langton, ed., The Visitation of Lancashire, and a Part of Cheshire, Made in the Twenty-Fourth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, AD 1533, by Special Commission of Thomas Benalt, Clarencieux, Part II (The Chetham Society for Remains Historical & Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, CX, 1882), 147-48, e-Book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/remainshistoric112socigoog/page/n73/mode/1up : accessed 2 November, 2022). [Pedigree of Syr Rychard Bowld, Knyght].
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Rev F R Raines, MA, ed., The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Made in the Year 1567 by William Flower, Esq, Norroy King of Arms (The Chetham Society for Remains Historical & Literary connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, LXXXI, 1870), 111. e-Book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/remainshistorica81chetuoft/page/n136/mode/1up : accessed 2 November, 2022). Pedigree: Bold of Bold.
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14} Rev F R Raines, MA, ed, The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Made in the Year 1613 by Richard St George, Esq, Norroy King of Arms (The Chetham Society for Remains Historical & Literary Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, LXXXII, 1871), 16. e-Book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/visitationofcoun00sainrich/page/16/mode/1up : accessed 3 November, 2022). Pedigree: Bold.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} 'Townships: Bold', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3 (1907), pp. 402-409. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41356&strquery=bold Date accessed: 09 June 2014.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Rev F R Raines, MA, FSA, ed., "The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1664-5, by Sir William Dugdale, Knight, Norroy King of Arms, Part I", archive.org, Remains Historical & Literary connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, LXXXIV, (Manchester: The Chetham Society, 1872), accessed 10 June 2014, https://archive.org/details/visitationcount07britgoog pp.42.
6. ↑ William Langton, ed., "The Visitation of Lancashire, and a part of Cheshire, made in the twenty-fourth year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, AD 1533, by Special Commission of Thomas Benalt, Clarencieux, Part 1", archive.org, Remains Historical & Literary connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester, XCVIII, (Manchester: The Chetham Society, 1876), accessed 10 June 2014, https://archive.org/stream/remainshistoric206socigoog#page/n120/mode/2up pp.85.

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