Richard de Molyneux

• Preferred Name: Richard de Molyneux^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
  
• Alternate Name: Richard de Molyneux
  
• Alternate Name: Richard de Molines
  
• Gender: M
  
• LdsBaptism: 19 MAY 1934 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Birth: 1159 in Sefton, Lancashire, England at LATI: N3.5015 LONG: E3.0057
  
• FSID: LH2K-X8N
  
• Death: 1211 in Little Crosby, Lancashire, England at LATI: N3.5058 LONG: E3.0239
  
• LdsSealingToParents: 15 FEB 1962 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• LdsEndowment: 12 NOV 1934 with note: GEDCOM data
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41292 states: Robert de Molyneux, to whom about 1125 Stephen, count of Boulogne and Mortain, granted land in Down Litherland. (fn. 10) In the latter half of the century Richard de Molyneux, (fn. 11) sometimes called Richard son of Robert, held the estates; from him the descent of the manor is clearly established. (fn. 12)
  
  His son and successor was Adam, who held the manors for about thirty-five years, and appears to have been one of the most prominent men in the district in his time. (fn. 13) He is sometimes described as a knight. (fn. 14) William his son followed; a number of his grants have been preserved, (fn. 15) and his name occurs as a witness down to 1275; (fn. 16) some traditional verses say that he was made a banneret in Gascony and died in 1289. (fn. 17) He certainly died before 1292, when his son Richard was in possession of Sefton, and concerned in various suits. (fn. 18) Richard died about 1320, having shortly before made a number of grants to his younger children by Emma, who was perhaps a second wife. (fn. 19)
  
  ¶William, the eldest son, succeeded. (fn. 20) In 1327 he was one of those charged to engage men in this hundred to serve in the Scottish war. (fn. 21) He died before 29 June, 1336, when the manor of Sefton was released to his son Richard, (fn. 22) who held it for nearly thirty years, dying on 6 April, 1363, (fn. 23) his son William having predeceased him in 1358. (fn. 24) The new lord of Sefton was William's son William, aged about eighteen years at his grandfather's death. (fn. 25) His tenure, however, was but short, for he died in 1372 after distinguishing himself in the wars in France and Spain. (fn. 26) There was again a minority, this time a long one, the son and heir Richard being in 1388 still a minor, (fn. 27) whose wardship was granted to a relative, Thomas de Molyneux of Cuerdale. (fn. 28)
  
  (goes on to detail lineage until present)
  
  Richard DE MOLYNEUX
  Richard DE MOLYNEUX Lord of Sefton 814,9870
  
  * Born: Abt 1159, Little Crosby, West Derby, Lancashire, England
  * Married: Abt 1184 814
  * Died: After 1211, Sefton, West Derby, Lancashire, England
  Genera

• m. ABT 1184 in Sefton, Lancashire, England

1. Adam Molyneux Lord Of Sefton, b. 1185 in Sefton, Lancashire, England     d. OCT 1246 in Sefton, Lancashire, England

1. Title: British History.ac.uk - Townships: Sefton
   Publication: Name: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=41292;
   Note: Robert de Molyneux, to whom about 1125 Stephen, count of Boulogne and Mortain, granted land in Down Litherland. (fn. 10) In the latter half of the century Richard de Molyneux, (fn. 11) sometimes called Richard son of Robert, held the estates; from him the descent of the manor is clearly established. (fn. 12) His son and successor was Adam, who held the manors for about thirty-five years, and appears to have been one of the most prominent men in the district in his time. (fn. 13) He is sometimes described as a knight. (fn. 14) William his son followed; a number of his grants have been preserved, (fn. 15) and his name occurs as a witness down to 1275; (fn. 16) some traditional verses say that he was made a banneret in Gascony and died in 1289. (fn. 17) He certainly died before 1292, when his son Richard was in possession of Sefton, and concerned in various suits. (fn. 18) Richard died about 1320, having shortly before made a number of grants to his younger children by Emma, who was perhaps a second wife. (fn. 19) ¶William, the eldest son, succeeded. (fn. 20) In 1327 he was one of those charged to engage men in this hundred to serve in the Scottish war. (fn. 21) He died before 29 June, 1336, when the manor of Sefton was released to his son Richard, (fn. 22) who held it for nearly thirty years, dying on 6 April, 1363, (fn. 23) his son William having predeceased him in 1358. (fn. 24) The new lord of Sefton was William's son William, aged about eighteen years at his grandfather's death. (fn. 25) His tenure, however, was but short, for he died in 1372 after distinguishing himself in the wars in France and Spain. (fn. 26) There was again a minority, this time a long one, the son and heir Richard being in 1388 still a minor, (fn. 27) whose wardship was granted to a relative, Thomas de Molyneux of Cuerdale. (fn. 28) .....
   
2. Title: Visitation of Lancashire 1664, pages 1-5
   Author: Sir William Dugdale
   Publication: Name: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/152259793;
   
3. Title: The peerage of Ireland : or, A genealogical history of the present nobility of that kingdom by Lodge, John, 1692-1774; Archdall, Mervyn, 1723-1791 Published 1789
   Author: page 241
   Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/peerageofireland03lodg;
   Note: Gives entire history of the Molineux line and also gives details of Allen de Thornton his wife Alicia Bickerstaff and her parent Simon.
   
4. Title: The Baronetage of England: Or The History of the English Baronets ..., Volume 1 By William Betham
   Author: pages 99-100
   Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books?id=5ikwAAAAYAAJ&q=molyneux#v=onepage&q=richard%20molyneux&f=false;
   Note: Gives great details of the Molineux family back to the first person that came into England with William the Conquerer named William des Molines