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A History of the County of Lancaster
… may be that subsequently held by Beconsaw and Clifton of Westby. 55 Though it is Preesall which is named in Domesday … wife of Francis Booth, in 1550 complained that William Westby detained the title deeds of the moiety of the manor; …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… include those of Balderston of Balderston, Clifton of Westby, Harrington of Westleigh, Hesketh of Rufford, Langton …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Wray Green cross roads go south to Warton and north to Westby and Blackpool. The soil is clayey, and wheat, beans … queen's farmers of part of Ribby, Cuthbert Clifton of Westby and the lords of the manor of Kirkham were the parties … dispute. It was alleged that, large parts of the wastes of Westby and Kirkham having been wrongfully inclosed within the …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… to enjoy the benefice should remain to Mr. Tempest and Mr. Westby and their families for ever, if they remained in the … first trustees were Stephen Tempest of Broughton and John Westby of Alston. The bequest, at that time illegal, was …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… a priest receipted in the house of William Bennet of Westby about the beginning of June last, from whence young …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… 45 till the 15th century, when it passed on partition to Westby of Mowbreck. 46 This family retained it for over 300 … J. Benison, who married Anne daughter and co-heir of John Westby. 49 Afterwards it was sold to Fleetwood and later to … years of age, and Elizabeth, the widow, sister of John Westby of Mowbreck, took charge of the estates. She was a …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… William Starkie in 1564 agreed with Thomas Lister of Westby for a division of Twiston Moor. 21 The same or a later …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… portion appears to have been sold before 1655 to George Westby, 66 a son of Thomas Westby of Mowbreck, who built White Hall, 67 in later times … he had sons Thomas (aged ten) and John. 69 In 1717 John Westby of Upper Rawcliffe, son of John and nephew of Thomas …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… Townships Westby-with-Plumptons WESTBY-WITH-PLUMPTONS Westbi, Dom. Bk.; Westby, 1226. Pluntun, Dom. Bk.; Plumton, 1226. This township …
A History of the County of Lancaster
… way unknown the possession of the Cliftons of Clifton and Westby, 8 and of them was held by the Botelers of Rawcliffe …