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Robtus Hemingway (bef. 1539)

Robtus "Robert" Hemingway
Born before in Southowram, Yorkshire, Englandmap
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Husband of — married 28 Aug 1580 in Halifax Parish, WRY, Yorkshiremap
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Robert was born in 1539. He is the son of Thomas Hemingway and Mary Wigglesworth. Christening: 10 September 1539, Halifax.

Robert Hemingway of Walterclough was also the owner of the Newarks, Royds and Ridings which he purchased from Henry Burgh. The Burghs of Flanshaw had been the owners of both Over and Neather Lee, and nine closes of land called Over and Nether Newark, Milner-roydes and Rydings. One of the boundaries of this land was the "lane leading from Halifax, through Pule Nick to Shipden Milne." This land was located on the other side of the brook, and part of the land had been in occupation of Edward Gibson when tenant of the mill. "The Over Lee" was adjoining property to Shibden Milne and was to become the property of the Drakes. Robert Hemingway's son Edward later married Pheobe Drake, daughter of William Drake of the Lee. (Another daughter, Susan Drake married Samuel Lister, son of Thomas Lister and Sibella Northend. Samuel and Susan's sons, Thomas and John, married the daughters, Sibil and Pheobe, of another Robert Hemingway and his wife, Edith Lister. The daughters were the heiresses of Jane Crowther, nee Hemingway, aunt of the girls, and inherited amongst other properties the Shibden Hall Estate.)

Prior to Edward Gibson's death, in about 1592, Robert and Isabel took up residence at Shipden Milne. At some point Robert purchased from Henry Burghe, of Flanshaw, the 'Lower Lee', while William Drake, of Boothtown, at the same time and by the same deed purchased 'Over Lee'." By an agreement, dated 1st October 1592, the two purchasers arranged between them the apportienment of the tithes and taxes. The joint property was liable to pay a yearly rent to the Queen of 8s. 6d. and of 2s. to the owner of the tithes. The owners were also liable to serve, when elected, as ' a greave and a half" i.e. to perform the whole duties of one Greave, and share the half of those of another with some other person. The property being copyhold was also chargeable with paying its portion of the cost of repairing the Lord of the Manor's mill-dam in Wakefield. This task was usually performed by the copyholders themselves. The witnesses to the deed containing this agreement were: John Bentley, Humphrey Drake, Michael Drake and Samuel Drake.

On the 26th of Nov 1602 a marriage Settlement was drawn up between Robert and Isabel Hemingway when their son Edward became afianced to Pheobe Drake. Robert and Isabel conveyed to trustees, Joseph Drake, of Over Lee and to Michael Drake, of Damhead, yoeman, on trust. One messuage in the tenure of the said Robert Hemingway, one orchard, one garden, and one water-corn mill called Sibden Milne, in consideration of a marriage to be solemnized between Edward Hemingway, son and heir of Robert, and Pheobe, one of the daughters of William Drake of the Lee, yoeman. The uses or trusts were that the property was to be held by Robert Hemingway, the feoffer, for life, and after his death 1-3rd to Isabel his wife, for life, and 1-3rd. to Pheobe Drake, his daughter, for her life, and the remainder in whole estate to Edward Hemingway, his son, in fee. It is noted that this deed only pertained to the freehold estate. The Newarks, etc., containing 15 acres, were "courted" on the 10th May 1603. They were settled in a similar manner.

There was another settlement, the purpose of which is not apparent, among the deeds at Shibden Hall. It is dated "Easter Term, 4 James (1606), between John Sagar, Joseph Drake, and Michael Drake, plaintiffs, and Thomas Allerton, Richard Allerton, and Robert Hemingway and Isabella, his wife, deforciants of 3 messuages, 1 water corn-mill, 3 gardens, 50 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 40 acres of pasture, and 2 acres of wood in Norhtowram, and Allerton, in Bradford-dale.

In 1607 there is a comprhensive survey of the Greaveship of Hipperholme, made between Lordship of the Manor and the copyhold tenants. The copyholds and tenements of Robert Hemingway were described as: "Robert Hemingway, of the Milne, doth hold by copy for the term of his life with Remainder to Edwarde Hemygwaye, his son and others, Nine Closes of Land, meadow and pasture called Newark, Milner Roydes, and Rydings, containing by estimation 15 acres, with their appurtenances in Northowram, abounding Shibden Brook on the east, the lands of Robert Hall on the South, the lands of Nicholas Stanckliffe on the west, and the lane leading to Pule to Sibden Milne on the north, whereof three acres are sometimes used as meadow, six acres as pasture, and six acres as arable land, and for which ther is yearly paid to his Majesty the rent of 4s."

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Source: Shibden Mill, Halifax Antiquarian Society





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Hemyngwey-14 and Hemingway-263 appear to represent the same person because: Same names, wife, marriage, house. Different spelling
posted by Lynn Drasdo
Hemyngwey-14 and Hemingway-263 do not represent the same person because: Different wives and different mothers. There are a lot of people with names similar to Robert Hemingway in the Yorkshire area, even this long ago.
posted by Kathie Painter

Rejected matches › Robtus Hemyngwey (1539-)

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