Richard Woodruffe of Woolley

WOODRUFE

1. BRYAN of Allerston in Pickering Lithe, Yorkshire

b.c.1230
m. BRIDGETT ETTON, d. of Sir Hugh Etton, Kt.

St. John's Church- Allerston, Yorkshire

Issue-

2I. EDWARD- b.c.1255, m. LUCY BIGOD

2I. EDWARD (BRYAN 1)

b.c.1255
m. LUCY BIGOD, d. of Sir Rafe Bigod of Settrington and Bertha de Ferrers

Issue-

3I JAMES- b.c.1285, m. ELLENOR BRUCE

II. Margaret- m. Thomas Bromicham

III. Jane- m. William Hilton, Esq.

IV. Barbara- m. Thomas Middleton

V. Agnes- m. John Hebbethwayte

3I. JAMES (BRYAN 1, EDWARD 2)

b.c.1285
m. ELLENOR BRUCE, d. of Sir William Bruce and Elizabeth de Sully

Issue-

4I. OLIVER- b.c.1322, m. CHRISTIAN St. QUINTIN

II. Edmund- m. Diones, Rotherford

III. Christopher- m. Elizabeth Ashton, d.s.p.

4I. OLIVER of Allerston (BRYAN 1, EDWARD 2, JAMES 3)

b.c.1322
m. CHRISTIAN St. QUINTIN, d. of Sir William St. Quintin

Issue-

5I. RICHARD- b.c.1345, m. MABELL PUDSEY

II. Christian- m. Thomas Bridgvile

III. Isabel- m. Thomas Broughe of Hackford

IV. Winifred- m. Godfrey Leverett

5I. RICHARD (BRYAN 1, EDWARD 2, JAMES 3, OLIVER 4)

b.c.1345
m. MABELL PUDSEY, d. of Hugh Pudsey, Esq. of Barford

St. Peter's Church- Woolley, Yorkshire

The Woodruffe family bought land in Woolley and Notton beginning in the 14th century and continued until 1517 when they owned five out of the ten knights fees. Woolley was their chief residence.

Issue-

6I. JOHN- b.c.1375, m. MARY LANGFIELD, will 21 Richard II (1397)

II. Richard- m. d. of John Dransfield of West Bretton

III. Rafe- m. d. of John Crestacre of Barnbrough

IV. Robert- m. d. of Henry Everingham of Stainbrough

V. Henry- m. Ursula, d. of Sir William Brailesford

Ref:

"South Yorkshire: History of the Deanery of Doncaster"- Rev. Joseph Hunter, 1831- Vol. II

6I. JOHN (BRYAN 1, EDWARD 2, JAMES 3, OLIVER 4, RICHARD 5)

b.c.1375
m. MARY LANGFIELD will 21 Richard II (1397)

John was the Receiver of Wakefield and held the lands of Woolley, near Wakefield, Yorkshire. In his will he wished to be buried in the churchyard at Normanton.

All Saints Church- Normanton

Issue-

I. Oliver- d. 20 Nov. 1420

7II. CHRISTOPHER- m.c.1413 ALICE MIRFIELD

III. Richard- d.s.p.

IV. John- m. Joyce Burton

V. Thomas- m. d. of Sir Rafe Langfield, Kt

7II. CHRISTOPHER (BRYAN 1, EDWARD 2, JAMES 3, OLIVER 4, RICHARD 5, JOHN 6)

m.c.1413 ALICE MIRFIELD, d. of Peter Mirfield, Esq.

Issue-

8I. JOHN- m. ISABELL HAMERSON (d. after 4 Oct. 1453), will 6 Oct. 1487- 20 Nov. 1488

II. Elizabeth- m. James Cressacre

III. Ann- m. John Wadsworth

IV. Mary- m. Thomas Wheatley

8I. JOHN (BRYAN 1, EDWARD 2, JAMES 3, OLIVER 4, RICHARD 5, JOHN 6, CHRISTOPHER 7)

m. ISABELL HAMERSON (d. after 4 Oct. 1453), d. of Laurence Hamerson, Esq. and Isabel Tempest of Hamerton Hall
will 6 Oct. 1487- 20 Nov. 1488

John was receiver of Edward IV and Richard III for the manors of Wakefield, Coningsbrough and Hatfield as well as Constable of Sandal.

In his will, John makes his son and heir, Richard Woodruffe, his executor and he mentions Richard's daughter Elizabeth Wentworth.(1)

At St. Peter's church you can find John and Elizabeth and their arms in one of the north windows of what used to be his chapel.

Issue-

9I. RICHARD- b.c.1440, m.1. Jane Wortley, 2. BEATRICE FITZWILLIAM, d. 6 Oct. 1522 Woolley, Yorkshire

Ref:

(1) "Testamenta Eboracensia- A Selection of Wills from the Registry at York"- Surtees Society, Whittaker & Co., London, 1855-Part II, Vol. 30, pp. 5-7 notes

9I. RICHARD (BRYAN 1, EDWARD 2, JAMES 3, OLIVER 4, RICHARD 5, JOHN 6, CHRISTOPHER 7, JOHN 8)

b.c.1440
m.1. Jane Wortley
2. BEATRICE FITZWILLIAM
d. 6 Oct. 1522 Woolley, Yorkshire

The oldest bell in St. Peter's church in Woolley is inscribed that it was given by Sir Richard Woodruffe. Sir Richard was the High Sheriff of York from 1510 until 1518.

Woolley Hall- Home of the Woodruffe and Wentworth Families

Issue- First child by Jane, last three children by Beatrice.

I. Elizabeth- m.1. Matthew Wentworth of West Bretton, Esq., 2. James Langley

II. Thomas - m. Elizabeth Waterson of Walton, Yorkshire, will 1549

III. James- m. Katherine Wombwell (m.1. Nicholas Drax of Woodhall). James settled in Ufcomb, Devonshire.

IV. BEATRICE- b. Wooley, m.1. John Drax of Woodhall, Esq., m. before 13 June 1514 Sir THOMAS WENTWORTH (b.c.1478 Wentworth-Woodhouse, d. 5 Dec. 1548)

Ref:

"Pedigree of Woodrooffe"- S.M. Woodrooffe, Mitchell & Hughes, London, 1878- pp. 26ff
"Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants"- Vol. II, p.290

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