Richard (Molyneux) of Sefton (abt. 1368 - 1397)

Born about 1368 in Sefton, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1397 at about age 29 in Sefton, Lancashire, England

Biography

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

Sir Richard Molyneux of Sefton, Lancashire (b. c. 1368 - d. c. 1397),^[1] served as the sheriff of Lancashire. He was the son of William Molyneux (d. 1372).^[1] Visitations (1664), states that his mother was Jane, d. & h. of Sir Robert Holland.^[2]

Marriage

Richard was married to Ellen, dau. of Sir Thomas Urswick, kt.^[2]

children

Richard and Ellen are the parents of:

• 1. Sir Richard of Sefton,^[2] (b. c. 1396 - d. c. 1454).^[1]

m.1 Joan, d. & h. of Sir Gilbert Haydock, kt.; wid. of Peter Leigh.^[2]

m.2 Ellen Radcliffe of the Tower, wid. of [. . .] Harington.^[2]

• 2. Adam, Bishop of Chester & Keeper of the Privy Seal in Hen VI, (d. 09 Jan 1450).^[2][3]
• 3. Robert^[2]

m. [. . .], dau. of Sir Baldwin Strange, kt.^[2]

Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 'Townships: Sefton', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3, ed. William Farrer and J Brownbill (London, 1907), pp. 66-74. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/lancs/vol3/pp66-74 [accessed 5 January 2021].
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7} Molineux of Sefton, (Vis. of Lancs., 1664-65)
3. ↑ Lee, S. (1894). "Milman-More," in DNB, XXXVIII, p. 131-3. London: Smith, Elder & co. Archive.org. eBook.
   MIRROR @ >> Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Molyneux, Adam de. WikiSource.org.
4. ↑ Sir Richard de Molyneux of Sefton died on 27 February 1397 at Sefton, Lancashire, England.Earl of Sefton Molyneux, 5th Baron of Sefton, Ancestry Trees.[1][2]