Yorkshire, Whitkirk
1531 Robert Scargill of Thorpe Hall, Richmond and wife Jane d1546 daughter of Christopher Conyers of Sockburn and Marske by Anne daughter of Sir Thomas Markenfield www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8668473781/
Robert was the son of William Scargill who founded a chantry here in 1448 and Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Pygott of Clothoram
Children
3 sons who died young leaving their sisters as co-heiresses
1. Margaret d1575 m Sir John Gascoigne d1568 of Cardington son of c1540 Sir William Gascoine by 1st wife Elizabeth Pennington
www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9710143872/ (They had 2 sons, George d1577 and John, and 1 daughter In July 1543, Margaret complained to the Privy Council about her husband's behaviour and in 1556, Cardinal Pole ordered Gascoigne to end his adultery with a servant. He eventually had to settle an annuity on his ex-mistress).
2. Mary Scargill d1578 m. c.1525 Sir Marmaduke Tunstall 1557 of Thurland
" Orate pro alab' " dmi roberti scargyll millitis & dne Jahne uxoris sue et ancetoru ** suoro fundatora hui' cantarie quor[um animabus] propicietur [Deus •* ac] etiam hie jacent [filii] eorum."*
;Alabaster monument built as stipulated by Jane's Will. "to be built by her executors within 3 years of her death"
Will of "Jane, Ladie Scargill, of Leade Hall "— "That is to sale, firsle and principallie I yelde and bequeathe my soule to Almyghtie God my Creator and Redemer, to that mosle glorious immaculate virgine our ladie Sainte Marie and to all the copanyne in heven and my bodie to bee buried in the psh churche of Whitkirke within the chauntrie quere there besides my saide late
husbinde where I will that myne executores within three years nexte and immediately ensuenge my decease shall cause a tombe of albaster to be raaide and sette over the boannes of my saide laite husbande and me withe such armes and scuptures as to my saide executores shall seme moste convenient : the same to be in facion like to one erected within the Colledge at Macclesfeld."
Yorkshire, Whitkirk
1531 Robert Scargill of Thorpe Hall, Richmond and wife Jane d1546 daughter of Christopher Conyers of Sockburn and Marske by Anne daughter of Sir Thomas Markenfield www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/8668473781/
Robert was the son of William Scargill who founded a chantry here in 1448 and Elizabeth daughter of Thomas Pygott of Clothoram
Children
3 sons who died young leaving their sisters as co-heiresses
1. Margaret d1575 m Sir John Gascoigne d1568 of Cardington son of c1540 Sir William Gascoine by 1st wife Elizabeth Pennington
www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/9710143872/ (They had 2 sons, George d1577 and John, and 1 daughter In July 1543, Margaret complained to the Privy Council about her husband's behaviour and in 1556, Cardinal Pole ordered Gascoigne to end his adultery with a servant. He eventually had to settle an annuity on his ex-mistress).
2. Mary Scargill d1578 m. c.1525 Sir Marmaduke Tunstall 1557 of Thurland
" Orate pro alab' " dmi roberti scargyll millitis & dne Jahne uxoris sue et ancetoru ** suoro fundatora hui' cantarie quor[um animabus] propicietur [Deus •* ac] etiam hie jacent [filii] eorum."*
;Alabaster monument built as stipulated by Jane's Will. "to be built by her executors within 3 years of her death"
Will of "Jane, Ladie Scargill, of Leade Hall "— "That is to sale, firsle and principallie I yelde and bequeathe my soule to Almyghtie God my Creator and Redemer, to that mosle glorious immaculate virgine our ladie Sainte Marie and to all the copanyne in heven and my bodie to bee buried in the psh churche of Whitkirke within the chauntrie quere there besides my saide late
husbinde where I will that myne executores within three years nexte and immediately ensuenge my decease shall cause a tombe of albaster to be raaide and sette over the boannes of my saide laite husbande and me withe such armes and scuptures as to my saide executores shall seme moste convenient : the same to be in facion like to one erected within the Colledge at Macclesfeld."