Jane Pigot (abt. 1501 - 1597)

Born about 1501 in Yorkshire, England

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Descendants

Died 1597 at about age 96 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

Raine (1869) states that Jane (Johanna) Pigot was the second daughter of Thomas Pigot of Clotherholme, while Eden & Cole (1897), assert that she was the fourth daughter.

Based on Raine's (1869), commentary about the will of her uncle Ranulf Pigot (d.s.p. 09 Aug 1503), dated 26 May 1503, she is referred to as a co-heir with her father and her sisters, Margaret Metcalfe and Elizabeth.[5] So Jane may have been born before 1503, and there is some evidence to support this.

Marshall (1878), citing Harl MS 1364; "Cole's Escheats," Harl MS 756; and Thomas' post-mortem inquistion, dated 09 March 1513, asserts that Thomas had three daughters and co-heirs aged: 20 (b. 1493), 15 (b. 1498), and 12 (b. 1501).

He goes on to respectively link them with Margaret Metcalfe, Elizabeth and Jane but then lists contradictory information which states that Jane was born in 1530 ... seventeen (17) years after this Thomas dies, and about five years before the death of Jane's first husband, Sir Gyles Hussey! So regarding dates, more research is clearly needed...

Parents

• Father: Thomas, son of Sir Geoffrey Pigot of Clotherholme, Rippon and Margaret (d. 1485), dau. of William Sewerby, esq. of Sewerby
• Mother: _____

Siblings

• Margaret (d. 03 Feb 1531).^[1]

m. James Metcalfe of Nappa, Yorkshire (b. c. 1460 - d. 20 Sep 1539).

• Elizabeth.^[1]

m.1 Sir James Strangeways of Harlesey Castle (d.s.p 1541)

m.2 (by 1545) Charles (b. by 1525 - d. 1551), illegitimate son of Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

m.3 (as first wife) Francis Neville of Barnby, Doncaster, Yorkshire (d. 23 Dec 1582).[6]

• Margery.^[2]

m. Thomas Waterton, esq.

Marriage

Jane married twice. Her first husband Gyles (b. c. 1495/1505 - d. ante 22 Oct 1535),^[3] is the son of Sir John Hussey of Sleaford (b. abt. 1466 - d. 1537; will 22 Oct 1535).[7]

m.1 Sir Gyles Hussey of Caythorpe, Lincoln.^[3] Issue:

• Francis
• John
• Thomas

m. Bridget, dau. of Richard Bowes of Aske, York

• Alice

m. Blaise Holland of Howell

• Elizabeth

m. Percival Lumley of Kew, base son of Lord Lumley.

m.2 Thomas Folkyngham, esq. of North Hall, Yorkshire (bur. 15 Jun 1593, St.Peter's, Leeds). Issue:

• 1. John, esq. of North Hall (living 1612).
• 2. Randolph
• 3. Thomas
• Anne

m.1 James Standish of Killingham, Lincolnshire

m.2 George Balydon of Yorkshire

Will

• Date: 02 Feb 36 Eliz. (c. 1594)
• Proved: 14 Dec 1597
• adm. granted to executor

Dame Jane Hussey, widowe, late wief of Thomas Falkingham, esq., of the North Hall, neare Leedes, and in the parishe of Leedes.

I bequeathe my soule into the hands of Almightie God, my maker, and to Jesus Christ, his sonne, my redeemer, and to the Holy Ghoste, my comforter, trusting in the mercie of Almightie God to be saved and delivered from all my sinnes, and my body to be buried within the high quear of Leedes, neare unto Sir Roger Leedes, my ancester, without any pompe or ceremonie, but accordinge as I have will[ed] and declared unto my exequutor and children in my lieftyme.

Unto Pigott Falkingham, eldest sonne unto John Falkingham, my sonne, all my inheritance, etc., in all England.

Unto Thomas Falkingham the younger, the sonne of Thomas Falkingham of Temple, my sonne, all my goodes, etc., to take them as of my guifte and in possession and full season of the same. I have presently given unto the sayd Thomas Falkingham yonger one ringe of golde, to weare for mee, willinge him and commandinge him to pray for mee and to have mee in his remembrance, and to see my body honestly caried to the church and buried, and all my servantes wages payed, and the litle wench Catt that lyeth with mee to have ten shillinges payed her.

All the rest of my goodes, etc., I do freely give unto the sayd Thomas Falkingham yonger, whome I do ordaine my sole exequutor of this my last will and testament, spoken and declared often tymes in my lief tyme afore these witnesses, Thomas Falkingham, the elder, Christofer Boyes, P[h]illippe Lambert, and Agnes Hare."^[4]

Death

On 29 October 1597, Jane was buried as, "Ladye Hussye of the North Hall," at Leeds.

Sources

Bibliography

• Eden, R. & Cole, G. (1897). History of the Manor and Township of Doddington, pp. 81. J. Williamson. Google Books.

• Flower, W. (1881). The Visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564. Charles Norcliffe, Ed. London: Mitchell and Hughes. Google Books.

• Larken, A.S. (1903). Lincolnshire Pedigrees, 51, pp 527. Harleian Society. Google Books.

• Marshall, G.W. (1878). Pigot of Melmorby in Coverdale and of Clotherham near Rippon, co. York. Genealogist, 2, pp. 297. London: Golding & Lawrence. Google Books^[5]

• Skaife, R.H. (1903). Testamentum Willelmi de Ledes filii et heredis Rogeri de Ledes factum. The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, 17, pp. 57. Leeds. Google Books.

• Raine, J. (1869). Testamenta Eboracensia: A selection of wills from the registry of York, IV. Publications of the Surtees Society, 53, pp. 214. Durham: Andrew & Co. Google Books.

Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} [1]
2. ↑ Urban, S. (1823). "Minor correspondence," in Gentleman's Magazine, pp. vi. Google Books.[2]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} knighted in 1522.[3]
4. ↑ Rag. Test, xxvii, fo. 111.[4]
5. ↑ see: "X. Thomas Pigot of Clotherham, esq."

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