Sir William de Hellesby Knight

  General Notes:

~George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol II, p. 90, Thornton of Thornton Pedigree, named as the father of Lucy, wife of Sir Peter de Thornton. ⁷¹³

  Information about this person:

• Background Information. ⁷¹³
Sir William Hellesby, knight, lord of Hellesby, son and heir was married before 31 Edward I to Hawise, daughter of Sir Wiliam Trusell of Trussell Martston, Northamptonshire. Sir William was a Crusader and died sometimes after 1332. Children of Sir William and Hawise given by Ormerod were:

Lucy, daughter and coheir, wife of Sir Piers de Thorneton.
Alice, daughter and coheir, wife of Sir ______ de Beston, married a second time to Ralph de Vernon.
Joan, or Margery, wife of _______ Griffyn, lord of Bartherton.
Katherine, married Adam de Hatton of Great Aldersey.
Jane, or Joan, married Sir _______ de Trafforde.

~George Ormerod's The History of County Palatine and City of Chester, Vol II, p. 73

• Web Reference: A Norman Pedigree.
By Thomas Helsby, Reprinted from the "Religuary quarterly archeological journal and review", edited by Llewellynn Jewitt, F.S.A.No XXXVI, for April 1869. London and Derby: Bemrose & Sons.

William married Hawise de Trussell, daughter of William Trussell and Rose Pantulf.⁷¹³ (Hawise de Trussell died in Cheshire, England.)