Thomas Leybourne (abt. 1460 - 1510)

Born about 1460 in Cunswick, Westmorland, England

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Died 5 Aug 1510 at about age 50 in England [uncertain]

Biography

Thomas Leybourne was born in Westmorland, England.

Thomas Laiborne, esquire, married Margaret, daughter of Sir John Pennington of Moncastre. "The said Thomas died Aug. 5 in the year 2 Hen. 8, and by an inquisition on the 16 Jan. following, it appears, that he died seized of the manors of Conswyk, Bradley, and Skelimergh: and that James his son and heir was then of the age of 20 years."^[1]

"1487 Agreement between James Laybourne of Konnyswyke, esq.', and Sir John Pennyngton of Monkastyr for a marriage between Thomas, son and heir apparent of the said James, and Margaret daughter of the said Sir John, relict of John Lamplogh. Dated 8 February, 2 Henry VII; Hist. MSS. Com., Rep. X, app. IV, 228."^[2]

Thomas married Margaret Pennington and had three children, Sir James (b 1490), Isabel and Jane. ^[3] He is Queen Elizabeth II's 14th great grandfather.

"1511 Inquest taken at Kirkby in Kendale, 16 January, 2 Henry VIII (1511), before John Flemyng, escheator: Thomas Layburn held no tenements of the king in chief; he made certain feoffments to divers persons, and whether they are lawful or not the jurors know not. He held of Thomas Par, knight, lands and tenements in the hamlet of Sleddal by knight service and a yearly rent at St. Peter's Chains of a sparrowkawk or 12d., worth yearly 20 marks; the manor of Conswyk and Bradley, held of Thomas Par, knight, by the yearly rent of one pound of pepper and one grain of pepper, worth yearly 20 marks; he held as of one of the barons of Kendale, by socage 2 messuages in Wynster, rendering yearly one pound of cumin, worth yearly 40s.; he held all his lands and tenements in Skelmysser of one of the lords of Kendale, rendering yearly a pair of gilt spurs, of whom or by what service they know not, worth yearly £16. Thomas Layburn died 5 August, 2 Henry VIII (1510), and James Layburn his son aged 21 years, is his next heir; Excheq. Inq. p.m., ser. ii, file 116, n. 1."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Nicolson, Joseph and Burn, Richard, "The History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and Cumberland", London: W. Strahan, 1778, Vol. I, Google Books, p. 144
2. ↑ 'Underbarrow, Bradley Field and Cunswick', in Records Relating To the Barony of Kendale: Volume 1, ed. William Farrer and John F Curwen (Kendal, 1923), pp. 355-376. British History Online [accessed 15 March 2018].
3. ↑ S. T. Bindoff, The House of Commons, 1509-1558, Volume 1 (London: Secker and Warburg, 1982), p. 531, digital images, https://books.google.com/books?id=u_eIrJpc_T0C&pg=RA1-PA531. Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 12 September 2015).
4. ↑ 'Underbarrow, Bradley Field and Cunswick', in Records Relating To the Barony of Kendale: Volume 1, ed. William Farrer and John F Curwen (Kendal, 1923), pp. 355-376. British History Online [accessed 15 March 2018].

See also:

• The Visitations of Yorkshire in the Years 1563 and 1564, Made by William Flower, Esquire, Norroy King of Arms [Harleian Society], 1881), vol. 16 p. 189, 237.
• The Wallop Family and Their Ancestry, Watney, Vernon James, (4 volumes. Oxford: John Johnson, 1928), vol. 2 p. 489.