Hugh Starkey esq (1457 - 1526)

Born 1457 in Oulton Lowe, Cheshire, England

Husband of Margaret (Egerton) Starkey — married about 1495 in Over, Cheshire, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 31 Jul 1526 at about age 69 in Oulton Lowe, Cheshire, England

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Biography

Hugh Starkey, armiger^[1]

Hugh was born about 1457 (he was of age, ie 21, by 22 May, 1478^[2]). His father was known as "Starkey of Oulton"^[2] so John was probably born at Oulton Lowe, Cheshire, England. Oulton Lowe was a major settlement in the parish of Over & Whitegate, Eddisbury hundred, Cheshire, England.^[3]

His parents were John Starkey, of Olton,^[2] and his wife, Agnes Needham. On 6 September, 1461, a writ diem clausit extremum was issued on the death of John Starkey, of Olton.^[2] Hugh, son and heir of John, was about five years old at the time of his father's death, because he had to wait until 22 May 1478, for livery.^[2]

Hugh married Margaret Egerton. Margaret was the daughter of Philip Egerton, Esq, and his wife, Joan Smith, widow of Richard Winnington.^[4]

Hugh and Margaret had at least 3 children:

1. Elizabeth Starkey, b. ca. 1498-1500
2. James Starkey, b. ca. 1510
3. Hugh Starkey, b. ca. 1516

On 30 July, 14 Henry VIII [1522], Henry VIII, king of England, granted Hugh Starkey the demesne lands of the manor of Wrynehill, Staffordshire and Cheshire during the minority of John, son and heir of Ranulph Eggerton, deceased.^[5]

Hugh died on 31 July, 1526.^[1] He was survived by his wife Margaret.

On 9 September, 1526, a writ of livery was issued to Hugh Starkey armiger setting forth the finding of an inquisition, that Hugh held no lands in the county of Chester on the day he died because on Monday next after the Feast of St Barnabas the Apostle, 12 Henry VII, he gave to William Croxton of Ravenscrofte, his manor of Olton alias Olton-Lowe, with a third of the manor of Erdeswike, a third of two messuages and one toft and one cottage in Churchemynshull, to hold for the life of Margaret, Hugh's wife; on 3 October, 12 Henry VII, Hugh gave one messuage in Mynshull-Vernon, one messuage in Olton and 23 acres of land Warleston to Randal Ketyll, chaplain, John son and heir of Thomas Broke of Leghton, Philip son and heir of Hugh Wetenhall, and Robert son and heir of Thomas Legh, in trust to the use of Hugh for life with remainder for life to James Starky his son, with remainder to Hugh's right heirs for ever; on 9 September, 14 Henry VII, Hugh gave two other messuages in Mynshull-Vernon to James Starky his son for life for the preferment of James' marriage, but the marriage didn't take place; the manor of Olton alias Olton-Lowe was held of the heirs of Randal de Kyngesley, in socage; the third part of the manor of Erdeswike of the Earl of Chester by the serive of a 3rd part of a knight's fee; the messuages &c in Churche-Mynshull of the Earl of Chester by the attainder of Lord de Lovell, in socage, and lands &c in Worleston of the Earl of Chester, in capite, by the 20th part of a knight's fee, Hugh died on the last day of July last past, and Hugh Starky was his son and heir.^[1]

Oulton Park was made into a Formula II Racetrack in the 1950s when the then-Egerton heir and owner sold it. See: Oulton Estate article on Wikipedia for the history of this historic property.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Peter Turner, comp, "Appendix: No 1. Welsh Records: Calendar of Recognizance Rolls of the Palatinate of Chester, 1 Henry VIII. to 11 George IV." The Thirty-Ninth Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records [16 May 1878], (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1878), 28. e-book Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/39thAnnualReportOfTheDeputyKeeperOfThePublicRecords/page/n265/mode/1up : accessed 23 February, 2023). [17 & 18 Hen. 8. m. 2].
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Peter Turner, comp, "Appendix II: No 1. Welsh Records: Calendar of Recognizance Rolls of the Palatinate of Chester, from the beginning of the reign of Henry V to the end of the reign of Henry VII," The Thirty-Seventh Annual Report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records [9 March 1876] (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1876), 686. e-book HathiTrust (https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015011704189?urlappend=%3Bseq=910%3Bownerid=13510798900606340-986 : accessed 23 February, 2023). [17 & 18 Edw. 4. m. 8 (1).]
3. ↑ "Oulton Lowe, Oulton Lowe Cottage, Oulton Lowe Covert, Oulton Lowe Fm & Oulton Lowe Green," Survey of English Place-Names (1923-2023) The Institute for Name‑Studies, University of Nottingham, UK. (Oulton Lowe, Oulton Lowe Cottage, Oulton Lowe Covert, Oulton Lowe Fm & Oulton Lowe Green : accessed 23 February, 2023).
4. ↑ George Omerod, "The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences," London: 1819, Egerton of Egerton pedigree chart, Vol. II, pg. 350.
5. ↑ J S Brewer, MA, Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic of the Reign of Henry VIII. Volume III, Part II, 21 volumes, (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1867), 1020. e-Book Internet Archive, (https://archive.org/details/Vol3Pt2LettersAndPapersForeignAndDomestic/page/n474/mode/1up : accessed 13 August, 2022). [Grant 31. More. Del Westm. 31 July—P.S.].

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