Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-09

AT Joppa. IN Palestine. was ancestor or
the Estaterilles. OF Crossing Hall:
Patrick t), of Skipwith.
This youngest son. Patrick de Estate
Vile. having. by the gift OF his father
the lordshtp of Skipwith. his descend
ants took their name therefroni, in ac-
cordance with the custom of the age.
He married BeatriX. daughter and heir
Of sir Pagan de Langtun. and was
succeeded by his son. Jeffrey CD de
Schypwith. who married Mariana.
daughter and heir of William de Mani
thorp, and had two sons. Reginald 90
was hostage for the Lord Scales in the
Barons' Wars, ninth, of John
Reginald ca had Sir William dc
Skipwith. Lord of Skipwith. who. living
in time of Henry ILL.,, married Alice.
daughter of Sir John Thorn and heir
came possessed of great estate in
Lincolnshire, and was the last of the
family who resided at Skipwith.
His son and heir. living at Thorp.
was sometimes styled De Thorp; he
likewise possessed the manor Of
Beakby, i'll right of his mother, and.
having married Isabel. daughter and
heiress of Sir de Aeches. knight of
Wranhy.- in the same county, had also
possession of that estate, He was sue
ceeded by his son. John de CO. Skip
with, who resided at Beakby, and aug
3
Margaret, daughter and heir Of Herbert
de tNnton, of Yorkshire, by whom he
had son and heir, William % de
| Skipwith. who married Margaret,
daughter OF Ralph Fitz Simon, Lord OF
Ormsby, i'll the County OF Lincoln, and
sister and sole heir of Simon FitI Ralph
whereby he became possessed OF that
Inheritance which was the possession
Of Sir Ralph Fitz Simon, knight, who
I III several charters was termed mobilis.
and had obtained the estate and manor
OF his Wife the daughter and heir OF
Drmsby of Ormsby. From this mar
.'ia:e with Margaret FitZ Simon pro-
cceded three sons.
john 80. eldest son and heir, died
without issue. Sir William (S). Sir
. Ralph. from whom descended tho Skip
"iths or Heburgh in Lincolnshire.
who held lands in Southlistin, kim.
ington, Alesky and Laseby In the time
OF Henry ".
Sir William S), Shipwith. second
| son. succeeded his elder brother in the
estate few months after his father
died. Sir William was bred to the bar
and attained great emnence. He was
first chosen one of the Kings SER
seants. and in the thirty third year
OF Edward III constituted one of the
Judges OF the Kings bench.
In three years afterwards he was
sworn in as Lord Chief Baron of the
| ENchequcr and he continued in that
nigh judicial station until the fortieth
year of the same King. the time of his
deceasc. His lordship married Alice.
only daughter and heir OF Sir William
de Hiltott. Lord OF lngoldmells. and
had Sir William go. his heir: John Cos,
| heir to his brother: Patrick co, ste.
! phen 90. Alice, married to Robert,
fourth Lord Willoughhy de Eresby.
Margaret, married to William Vavasor,
ESQ.
Sir William CO.. Skipwith pursuing
the learned profession OF his father.
was made one OF the justices OF the
! Kings bench in the tiftieth year Of
Edward III. and his patent was re-
ed in the first OF Richard H., when
lie was senior judge of that court,
and deported himself therein so up-
rightly that his name is handed down
ny English historians with the highest
honor.
On the accession of Richard he oh
tanned free warren In all his demisnes
nj Ormesby, Ingoldmells Carleton
| Cotenham and Bekeby; and In the
eleventh year of the same reign had,
ut his own request. a quietus from his
oAice of justice. The College CT Es-
sex tsaSs an old writer), now worn
by the judges first introduced from
the initial letters Sanctus Simon Sim
pli"us an interrupted justicicr in the
primitive times, we'll suited this Sir
William Shipwith wro died full of
honor without issue male, leaving only
one daughter, married to Lord George
Monboncher, whereupon TIE bulk of
his estate DESCENDED to his brother
aud heir.
John I0) Skipwith. Esq. OF ormes-
by. Lincolnshire, eighteen Richard H.,
and ono OF the knights in Parliament
Ter the same country In the time of