Sir Richard Sherburne

   Another name for Richard was Ricahrd de Bayley.

  General Notes:

~Weis' Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition 170A:32 ¹⁶⁰

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ⁷⁷²
Richard de Sherburne of Stonyhurst, was born in 1381, and married Agnes, daughter of William Stanley of Hooton, Cheshire, and Richard died 29 May 1441. Richard attended the Parliaments of 8 and 9 Henry V, 1420-21, at Westminster, for Lancashire. In 8 Henry VI (1429-1430), we find Richard Sherburne settling certain quarrels that had arisen between half-a-dozen women as to where they should kneel in Church. [Cuerdon MS.; W., ii. 494] He is also mentioned in Sir H. Nichols, Proc. Privy Council, iii. 327, on 4 Jun 1429.

Richard de Sherburne died 19 Herny VI or 1441. His will is an early specimen of English, is dated 3 Jan 1436, and was proved 7 Jun 1441. The inquisition post mortem was taken at Lancaster on Thursday the Feast of St. Lawrence Martyr, 19 Henry VI, or 10 Aug 1441. The jury said that Richard died seised of the manor of Aghton and Hamilton, lands in Baggerburgh and Frekleton, land in Leylond, a quarter part of the manor of Bolton, a moiety of the manor of Wiswall, two burgages in Clitheroe, and together with his wife Agnes of the manor of Lonton, and that said Richard died on Monday before the Pentecost 19 Henry VI (29 May 1441), and that Robert, aged six years, son of Richard, son of the aforesaid Richarch, is the grandson and next heir.
~A History of the Family of Sherborn, pgs. 12-15

Richard married Agnes Stanley, daughter of William Stanley Esquire and Unknown, before 4 Aug 1391 in Lancashire, England.⁷⁷² (Agnes Stanley was born in Mitton Craven, Yorkshire, England, died after 3 Nov 1444 in Mitton Craven, Yorkshire, England ⁷⁷² and was buried after 3 Nov 1444 in Mitton Craven, Yorkshire, England ⁷⁷².)