William Pighills (abt. 1650)

Born about 1650 in Oxenhope, Yorkshire, England

Husband of Grace (Hanson) Pighills — married Feb 1676 in Haworth, Yorkshire, England

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Biography

William was born about 1650, estimated from marriage.

He married Grace Hanson in February 1576 at Haworth, Yorkshire, "William Pighills of Haworth Parish and Grace Hanson of Heptonstall Parish".^[1][2] They had children Martha and Grace, both "of William Pighills of Lawnd in Staires". Stairs is a district of Oxenhope, part of Haworth township.

"William Pighills of Lawnd" attended the Haworth Manor Court on 12 June 1688. He was doing fealty for land inherited from "his late father" John Pighills. In the full description he is described as "William Pighills of Lawnd in Stanbury". It is possible that Stanbury may be an error for Stairs, as these were two different places at either side of the main village.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 - Ancestry.com https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/23583656?h=858886
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLDB-1YB : 13 March 2020), William Pighills, 1676.
3. ↑ Court Rolls of the Manor of Haworth, ed. C Whone, in Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society Local Record Series Volume 3, pages 17 and 18.

• SU:418/20 Calderdale, West Yorkshire Archive Service, Title Lawnd, Oxenhope, Description Grant, 1 William Pighells of the Lawnd at the Staires in Oxenhopp in Haworth Township, yeoman, 2 Joseph Rishworth, Recites Martha wife of Joseph Rishworth, and Grace wife of James Rishworth (both daughters of 1), Property: messuage lately built at the Lawnde (more description given), With attached pedigree chart of Pighill and Rushworth Families, Date 25 Jan 1698 https://www.catalogue.wyjs.org.uk/