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William (Skipwith) de Skipwith (abt. 1330 - abt. 1397)

Sir William de Skipwith formerly Skipwith
Born about in Skipwith, North Yorkshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died about at about age 67 in Eresby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, Englandmap
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Biography

Birth & Parents

Sir William de Skipwith, Knight of the Bath, was born about 1330 in Skipwith, Selby, East Riding Yorkshire, England and died about 1397. [1]
He was the younger son of William de Skipwith (d. 1336) and Margaret FitzSimon. [2]

Marriage & Children

Sir William Skipwith, Baron of the Exchequer for Edward III, married Alice de Hiltoft, daughter of Sir William de Hiltoft, Lord Ingoldmells, and his wife Alice de Muer.
  1. Margaret Skipwith d. 1 Jul 1415
  2. Sir William Skipwith, Justice of the King's Bench
  3. John Skipwith, Esq., Sheriff of Lincolnshire+ d. 1422
  4. Patrick Skipwith
  5. Stephen Skipwith
  6. Alice
  7. Thomas[3]


Sir William Skipwith, the second son, succeeded his elder brother in the estate a few months after his father died. Sir William was bred to the bar and attained great eminence. He was first chosen one of the king's serjeants, and in the 33rd of Edward III constituted one of the judges of the King's Bench. In three years afterwards, he was sworn in lord chief baron of the Exchequer, and he continued in that high judicial station until the 40th year of the same king, the time of his decease. His lordship married Alice, only daughter and heir of Sir William de Hiltoft, Lord of Ingoldmells, by Alice, his wife, sister and sole heir of Ralph de Muer, Lord of Calthorp and Covenham, in the county of Lincoln, and had issue, William, John, Patrick, Stephen, Alice, and Margaret. [4]

Sources

  1. History of Parliament online: SKIPWITH, John (d.1415), of South Ormsby, Lincs. and Skipwith, Yorks, his son
  2. Wikipedia:William_de_Skipwith.
  3. Gibbons, A. Notes on the Visitation of Lincolnshire 1634 (James Williamson, Lincoln, 1898) p. 180.
  4. John Burke & John Bernard Burke, Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland, and Scotland, Second Edition, Scott, Webster, & Geary, London, 1841, p. 487, Skipwith, of Newbold Hall

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DeSkipwith-2 and Skipwith-5 do not appear to be the same people. I agree with your sources that DeSkipwith-2 birth date should be adjusted to about 1325. However, with the 1314 birth date on your profile and marriage to Margaret Fitzsimon we are talking about two different people. De-Skipwith-2 married Alice Hiltoft. So Skipwith-5 was the father and the Exchequer in the biography was the son Deskipiwth-2. I am not 1500 certified or I would change the birth date on DeSkipwith-2 to 1325.

Randy

posted by Anthony Hare
DeSkipwith-2 and Skipwith-5 appear to represent the same person because: Appear to be the same profile. DeSkipwith-2 would have been born before 1440 if his father died in 1436.
posted by Stevenson Browne
I show William's BD as being 1325 and not 1314 which is more plausible than the date listed here since that woud've put his father being 16 when William was born. Please correct.
posted by [Living Green]

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