Thomas Sheffield Knt. (abt. 1325 - abt. 1402)

Born about 1325 in Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died about 1402 at about age 77 in Bolsterstone, Bradfield, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Thomas Sheffield

Birth: ABT 1325 in Yorkshire, England

Death: AFT 1402 in Bolsterstone, Bradfield, Yorkshire, England

The chapel at Bolsterone here appears to have been founded as early as 1412, by Sir Robert Rockley; originally a private chantry of that family, though it came at length to be used as a place of public worship by the inhabitants of the manor, living at a great distance. At the time of the foundation of this chapel, the Rockleys were owners of the Manor of Bolsterstone, which it appears they had obtained by the marriage of Robert de Rockley with Alice, the sole daughter of Sir Thomas Sheffield. Robert de Rokeley lived in the time of Richard II. and was the chief of an ancient family residing at Rockley, in Worsboroughdale, where they appear to have been seated as early as the reign of Henry II. (From Hunter's Hallamshire.)^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=tibart&id=I54828 citing Classical County Histories: South Yorkshire?Author: Joseph Hunter? Date: 1829 2. Text: Michael Andrews-Reading?mjcar@btinternet.com ?on GEN-MEDIEVAL-L

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