2954244.
Lord Brian Thornhill & 2954245. Joan FitzWilliam
1299, Bryan de Thornhull born in Yorkshire, England, s/o 5908488. Sir John de Thornhill &
5908489. Beatrice Talboner.
~1326, Joan born in England, d/o 3803072. Sir John Fitz William & 3803073. Joan Reresby.
5/18/1322, Brian’s father died.
6/16/1322, John de Thornhull held on the day of his death
certain lands in Folrigge in chief … the service of an eighth part of a
knight's fee, and a messuage in the town of Thornhull in chief … by knight
service, and the manors of Thornhull and Hundesworth … by knight service, and
certain lands in Suellushull as of the manor of Fameleye, … by knight service,
… Brian his son is his nearest heir and of full age,—to deliver to Brian the
said manors, messuage and lands, he having done fealty, saving to Beatrice late
the wife of John her dower. (S) CFRs.
7/9/1322, “Rec. of the Grant to Beatrice widow of Sir John
de Thornhill by William de Knol, attorney of Brian son & heir of the said
Sir John, as her dower, of the manor of Thornhill called Le Grenehalle with all
appurtenances except the advowson of Thornhill, with the boat ferry in
Thornhill on the Kelder, …, Brettewysel, Farneley Tyas, Soutz Deneby and
Waddesworth … Wydehope and Smaleshagh …, Halton, Theuelby, Haytheby and Burton …”
[Nottinghamshire.] (S) UKNA.
1325, Grant: Brian of Thornhill to William, son of Simon of
Shelf and wife Beatrice (Brian’s re-married mother), lands at Cockhill, Shelf,
Yorks. (S) UKNA.
1325, Quitclaim: Brian son of John of Thornhill to John
Tylly of lands etc in Thurleston late of Thomas de Dalton. [Nottingham.] (S)
UKNA.
11/25/1325, Bryan witnessed the grant of Adam de Everingham,
knight, to John de Metheley of Thornhill, of the Manor of Middelshiteligton.
4/25/1326, Do. of Ct. of Brian de Thornhill at Thurleston.
[Bryan held court.]
1327, Gaol delivery at York Castle, Wm son of William of
Emley, kt, John his son and Brian of Thornhill, accused of killing Richard
Playce at Dringhouses, put themselves on the county are found not guilty.
3/12/1328, Grant by Brian de Thornehill to John son of
Thomas de Halifax of lands and tenements.
1331, John son of Mathew de Bosco of Skircoates to Brian of
Thornhill lands etc in Skircoates.
10/13/1334, Bryan witnessed a charter of Adam de Copley.
3/6/1335, To William de Scarthgill, John de Eland and Brian
de Thornhull in the West Riding to supervise that all the men of that Riding,
knights and others, should be provided with horses and other arms according to
their estate, and assessed and arrayed at arms … (S) CCRs.
7/26/1335, Appointment to arrest and imprison those guilty
of trespasses of the statute of Northamton while the king was gone to Scotland
… Brian de Thornhill in the West Riding of Yorkshire. (S) CPRs.
1336-7, Grant: Ralph de Manflete of Tolby and Alice his wife
to Brian of Thornhill knight half part of lands in fields of Walcote.
Aft. 5/6/1336, Bryan’s mother died.
By 1341, Sir Bryan knighted. (S) Grant of this date to his
heirs.
1341, Thomas Clarell and Brian reached an agreement on lands
in Thurlstone, Yorkshire.
1343-4, Brian de Thornhill, Master Thomas de Morton and John
de Cromwellbothum, who are the executors of the will of Brian de Thornhill,
parson of Bedale.
4/13/1345, Commission de walliis et fossatis to … Brian de
Thornhill, … co. York. (S) CPRs.
5/6/1347, Sir Brian de Thornhill, kt, came to Thornhill on
this day and did service to Ric lord of Tang' for the manor of Grenehall in
Thornhill and for the manor of Hundesworth and Byrle, which said manors were
held of the said Ric by knight's service. (S) UKNA.
8/25/1347, Commission to Brian do Thornhull and Peter de
Nuttelegh to levy the 10th and 15th in East Riding, co.
York. (S) CFRs.[Commissioned again in 1348]
1347-8, Quitclaim by Richard son of Thomas de Popilwell in
favour of Sir Brian de Thornehill knight and Lady Joan his wife.
1/13/1348, Ct. Roll of Ct. of Brian de Thornhill held at
Hundesworth.
7/25/1348, Sir Brian de Thornhill ', named executor [together
with Sir John FitzWilliam] of the will of Isabel Deincourt [his paternal
grandmother].
8/6/1349, Brian de Thornhill, escheator in the county of
York. (S) CFRs.
8/25/1349, Commitment during pleasure to Brian de Thornhull
of the office of sheriff in the county of York and the keeping of York castle.
(S) CFRs.
1349-50, Grant: Sir Brian of Thornhill to Lord John, rector
of Thornhill and Thomas his brother Greenhall manor, Thornhill with advowson,
Langfeld Hall etc. (S) UKNA.
2/10/1353, Commission of oyer and terminer to William
Basset, Brian de Thornhill, … (S) CPRs.
1/13/1355, Grant by John son of John de Eland, knight, to
John de Eland, knight, and Alina his wife, of the manor of Bryghowse … Witnesses:
Sir Brian de Thornhill, Sir John Flemyng, knights, … (S) West Yorkshire
Archive Service, Calderdale.
11/30/1355, Writ for payment to Brian de Thornhull, one of
the knights of the shire of York, of £6 for his expenses in attending the
parliament summoned at Westminster …, to wit for 30 days at 4s. a day. (S)
CCRs.
1358, Bryan, Knight of the Shire for York.
7/27/1360, Quitclaim of Robert de Arthyngton … Witnesses:
John, son of William, "chivaler", Brian de Thornhill,
"chivaler", … (S) UKNA.
10/26/1361, Commission of oyer … on complaint by the king’s
son Edmund de langele that … Brian de Thornhill, ‘chivaler,’ … [many persons] …
hunted in the warrens and in his free chases … (S) CPRs.
3/15/1363, Agreement between Auveys who was wife of John de
Swynburn and Alexander her son of the one part and Joan who was wife of William
de Swynburn and William her son of the other. … through Brian de Thornhill
during the minority … (S) UKNA.
10/25/1364, Association for certain causes of … to … Brian
de Thornhill, … in the West Riding, co. York … (S) CPRs.
12/8/1365, Bryan, Knt., Lord of Thornhill and Hunsworth,
died.
7/20/1372, Grant by Brian Thornyll, knight, to John
Haldworth and the heirs male of his body
of a messuage and land in Haldworth hamlet in Ovenden, and a close called le Hayne, reserving rents of 5s. to
himself and 3s. to Sir Edmund de Langlay. (S) West Yorkshire Archive Service, DD12/II/3/10[2].
Brian died.
(S) Nottinghamshire Archives: Savile of Rufford: Deeds and
Estate Papers. (S) Foster’s Yorkshire
Pedigrees. (S) The Fitzwilliams of Emley and Sprotborough. (S) Biographia
Halifaxiensis: Watson, 1883, P263.
Children of Bryan and Joan:
i. Simon Thornhill
(1477122), born ~1345 in England.
ii. Thomas Thronhill,
born ? in England.
Thomas the ancestor of the Thornhills of Fixby, Yorkshire.
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