4096. Sir (Knight) Bryan Palmes of Lindley
Gabriel Fairfax was son of Henry Fairfax of Street Houses, by Dorothy Aske. By his wife Frances. daughter of Brian Palmes of Naburn, Esquire, be had two daughters, Dorothy and An (Foster's Visitations, p. 97).
FILE [no title] - ref. F(M) Charter/1831 - date: 28 Nov 3 Hen VIII [1511] [from Scope and Content] EXEMPLIFICATION of a common recovery by John Cutte, Knt. Brian Palmes, serjeant-at-law, John Pateshale, and William Asterley, gent. against Elizabeth Scrop, widow, of the manor of Inglesthorp, with 12 messuages, 200 acres of land, 100 acres of meadow, 300 acres of pasture, 10 acres of wood, yearly rents of £23.13d. one pound of pepper, and of 3 lambs, in Emmeth, Walsoken, Walton, Walpole, Upwell, Kenwyk, Tylney, Owtwell, Islyngton, Wygnale, and Fyncham, Norfolk
* Original document at Northamptonshire Record Office:1 September 1539
Gift : Nicholas Palmes, son and heir of Brian Palmes serjeant at law dec'd., to Sir William Fayrfax, Sir Oswald Wyllestroppe, Henry Ryther esq., William Palmes, Richard Palmes and John Donyngton gents., Henry Trewe and Richard Chapman yeomen :-- capital messuage called Gren Hall in his demesne of Naborn, with adjacent toft and croft, 40ac. pasture, 2ac. arable, 1ac. meadow and 10s. rent (which B.P. purchased of Robert Bulmer esq.) --: In trust to convey to John Heslarton and others when called upon to do so. Given at Naburn. Witn. to livery of seisin John Mathew, Richard Gudyer.10 October 1517
Feoffment : Brian Palmes serjeant at law and James Duffeld gent. to Sir Robert Aske, Sir Peter Vavasor, John Aske (son of Sir R.A.), John Dawney esq., William Babthorppe esq., Nicholas Palmes (son of B.P.); George, William and Richard Palmes (brothers of N.P.); Thomas Langton gent., George Scalby gent., George Banke, Christopher Welles chaplain, Thomas Parkynson, William Potage, James Dale and Christopher Dale :-- all lands in Rikall lately in tenure of Thomas Clarke, chaplain; and reversion of lands held by Francis Duffeld for life (except parcel called Four Acre Lane). All which B.P. & J.D., with others now dec'd., had of the gift of John Charleton esq. --: Power of attorney to Henry Townend and John Wayneman to deliver seisin. Witn. Sir John Roclyff, William Thwayttes, John Acclome, Robert Fayrfax gent., Edmund Chapman yeoman, Robert Toodd yeoman, John Thomlynson.Endorsement that the feoffees shall hold the premises to the use of the said Thomas Clarke `who now doth syng for the soulles of the wythyn named James Charleton and Janne hys wyff at the alter of Saint Nycholes wythyn the parysshe churche of Rykall' or other priests hereafter appointed as his successors by Bryan Palmes in accordance with the will of J.C.
Livery of seisin. Witn. John Clay gent., Christopher (Guy?) chaplain, Thomas (Blacbarn?), Brian Stokes, William Strynger, 25 October 1517
1526 Letters Patent granting a general pardon to Brian Palmes serjeant at law.
*Original documents on file at The University Oh Hull in the United Kingdom**Credit for above note given to Author Linda M. Marrone from her book Our Branch of the Palmes Family (Palmes Hart Marrone), Higginson Book Company Salem Ma**
4097. Isabell "Elizabeth" Lindley
LDS has an alternate spelling of Lyndley. Ancestry.com also has Linly as possible last.
The Lindley's
History and Origins
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The name Lindley comes from the old English for a clearing in the midst of lime trees, Lind - meaning lime tree and Ley - meaning clearing. The place name Lindley occurs at least four times in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Old Lindley and Nether Lindley ( between Elland and Huddersfield), Lindley in the ancient parish of Otley and Lindley in Healingly a lost locality. There are at least two distinct surnames derived from these and they cannot always be kept apart. What follows is an account of the Otley family drawn from various sources. The Lindley's took their name from the hamlet of Lindley near the township of Otley now represented by Lindley Hall, a substantial farm on the northern side of the reservoir of the Washburn Valley.
Lindley was one of the small hamlets of the Liberty of Otley which came into being in 937 AD by a grant to the Archbishop of York by King Athelstan after the battle of Brunanburgh The Liberty was cantered around Otley, the market town with church, court house, pinfold the Archbishops Hall and chapel.
The custom of identifying a person by his place of origin seems to have started in the Saxon times but did not become common until Norman times and in many cases much later. Early references to the surname may be unrelated individuals, many occur in undated deeds, but it is fair to assume that the Lindley name was an hereditary surname from the 1200's.
The first Lindley to appear in writing was a Sivard and Thomas de Lindele in the York Assize Court Rolls in 1204. Folcasuis, known as Falk appears in the Extent of Otley in 1307, his son William was in Otley in 1292.
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In the 1200's a certain Edard or Udart de Lindley was farming the land around Lindley Hall, his grandson William de Lindley was betrothed to Alice Fulk of Wakefield. Alice was well connected as her father known as Fulk the Butler was a manservant to the Archbishop of York, as a result of his connections to the Archbishop Fulk was enabled to buy half the Manor of Farnley as a wedding present for Alice and son-in-law William de Lindley and as a result of this it marked the rise to prominence of the Lindley's who throughout the middle ages were to become an important family in Yorkshire.
Sometime in the 12th century the Lindley's moved to the next township of Leathley when the township became part of the Forest of Knaresborough but returned to Lindley after the signing of the Magna Carta.
A Robert de Lindeley was at Lindley in 1378 and is described as an Armiger, a William de Lindley became Lord of Farnley a township to the east in about 1230, the Lindley's continued as Lords of the Manor of Leathley until the 1524 period when Isobel the sole heiress of Thomas Lindley of Lindley married Brian Palmes of a York family. During this time the Lindley's became established at Otley and are named in many records.
Sometime during the 15th century a branch of the family became established at Leathley and at Skutterskelf in Cleveland, this is shown in the Will of Thomas Lindley gent., in which he mentions his son and heir Percival and William Lindley of Leathley, amongst his possessions he mentions "My suit of armour in the tower at Hexham". In a footnote of the extract of the will there is a reference to Skutterskelf and the Gower family, So now we have an ancient family land owning and with some influence in three locations, Lindley, Leathley and Skutterskelf in Cleveland.
Heraldic and Pedigree <pedigree_of_lindley.htm> connections
To find out more about the armigerous connections of the Lindley's we must turn to the Heralds Visitations of the 16th and 17th centuries and Glovers Ordinary, these show clearly that the three branches of the family were arms bearing.
The original Arms of the family were "Argent on a Chief Sable three Griffins heads erased Argent" this is a simple design and almost certainly of an early period as shields tended to be of a simple pattern in earlier times. The three branches of the family had differences to distinguish them from each other.Lindley Hall
Lindley of Lindley ARMS: Argent on a chief Sable 3 Griffin heads erased Argent
In Thomas Lindley's Will of 1439 he leaves his son and heir Percival his land and property in Lindley and personal effects of silver spoons and covered cups. Percival his son is mentioned in records of Otley dated June 3rd 18 Edward (1478) that he holds land and tenements in Lindley by Military service. Most influential people of this period had some connection with the Military such as Lords of the Manor who, because of the land and property they owned they were expected to provide men and arms in support of the King.
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In the Will of Thomas Lindley of Lindley 1439, he mentions 'My Brother Robert' as well as Percival below. (See notes about Robert Lindley) <notes_about_robert_lindley_of_lindley.htm>.( My thanks to John Lindley of North Yorkshire for the information)
Percival's Will of 1495 mentions land in Skegby <lindley_of_skegby_nottinghamshir.htm>, Nottinghamshire and he leaves this as well as personal effects to his son and heir Thomas. Other bequests were also made to the Churches of Otley and Leathley and the Chapels of Stainburn and Farnley.
In 1513 Thomas had exchanged land in Stainburn for the Abbeys (Fountains) tofts in Otley.
In Thomas's Will of 1524 it shows that he had no male heir, but had two co-heiresses, his daughters, Isabel and Elizabeth. The two daughters both married into arms bearing families, Isabel into the York family of Palmes and Elizabeth into the family of Everingham.
On the death of Thomas in 1524 not having a male heir the Lindley family of Lindley ceased and the Palmes family through the marriage of Isabel to Bryan Palmes became the principal owner of the Manor of Lindley. However, Bryan Palmes only lived for a further three years leaving his son Francis to continue the Palmes line at Lindley. Isabel Palmes (nee Lindley) then married Sir Thomas Johnson of Northumberland descent.