The Thwaites Family
Johuanna (Thwaites) Copley
Thomas Thwaytes
Lyonell
Copley
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The Copley Chantry in Batley church,
Yorkshire
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Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of York
p112 (Michael Sheard, 1894)
The Chantry of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
There are no monuments in this chapel to record the death and
virtues of its now silent occupiers, but there are a series of
interesting shields with arms on the screen, which tell of the earlier
members of the Copley family during the most eventful period of their
lengthy residence in the parish.
The first shield at the east end of the chancel is plain.
The second is the Copley arms:—Argent, a cross moline sable.
...
The fourth shield:—Copley impaled with Thwaits, Argent on a
fess sable, between three fleur-de-lis gules, as many besants.
This coat of arms was also in a window in Harewood church on the
visitation in 1585.
The Copley represented by the fourth shield was Lionel, son of
the last mentioned Sir Richard Copley, and great grand-son of Adam de
Copley, the founder. He married Jane, daughter of Thomas Thwaites of
Lofthouse, and died in 1508, and was interred in the “church garth of
Batley.”
Lionel made a marriage settlement of lands for his eldest son, John, dated
at Malsis, Yorkshire, on 20 April 1468. "Thomas Thwayts" was one of the
trustees of the settlement.
Records
of the Parish of Batley in the County of York p11 (Michael
Sheard, 1894)
Marriage
Settlement of the Copley Estates.
I, Lionel Copley, have granted to Thomas Thwayts, Christopher
Wandisforth, William Vavasour, William Copley, John Pygott, and Thomas
Copley, my manor of Malsis and Okeworth, with the appurtenances, moreover
all my lands, &c., in Luteryngton, Abyrford, Thorp Audeley,
Wrangbroke, Wentbrigg, Sutton Collyng, Glusburn, Haweworth, Oxenhop, and
elsewhere in the co. of York, and also the reversion of the manor of
Batley, which the Lady Elizabeth Copley, my mother, holds as her dower
from my father, Sir Richard Copley, her former husband, to them their
heirs and assigns for ever, according to the provision in a certain
indenture between Sir Geoffrey Piggott and Lionel Copley, of and
concerning the marriage of John Copley, the son and heir of the said
Lionel, and Agnes the daughter of the said Sir Geoffrey, dated 20th Jan.,
5 Edw. IV. (1465). Dated at Malsis, 20th April, 8 Edw. IV.
Witnesses:— Sir John Savyle, Sir John Pudsay, Robert Nevile Esq.,
and others.
Johuanna was remembered in the will of her brother in law, William Copley,
dated 15 March 1489(90), "for her diligence in the care of the children of
the said Thomas Copley". The will of Thomas, another of her brothers-in-law
had been proved on 26 October 1483
Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of York
pp298-9 (Michael Sheard, 1894)
To the said Lionel, 10 marks, and to Johuanna his wife, 5 marks
from my buildings on Birstall Green, for her diligence in the care of the
children of the said Thomas Copley.
... CODICILLUS. ... I will yat ye
money growing nowe of my smyth go to th’ execucion of my will. I will yat
my brother Lionell have x marc, and my sistir his wiff v marc of the same
smythe’s, and my nevu Richard and Henry the residue of the same, and my
cole horses and instrumentes and tooles of ye smyth.
Testamenta
Eboracensia vol 5 p11n (1884)
XI THE WILL OF JOHN COPLEY, ESQ OF BATLEY.
... Lionel Copley, the testator’s father, according to the Visitn
of 1584, married Joan dau. John Thwaites of Lofthouse; or, according to
Mr. Hunter, Jane d. Thos. Thwaites of Denton (South Yorkshire, i. 51).
Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions
parts1-4 p154 (William Dugdale, 1894)
II. LYONELL
COPLEY of Batley Hall. Will pr. at York 26 May 1508, Inq. p.m. 1
July 23 Hen. VII says he died 18 Apr. that year, mar. Jane, dau of
Thomas Thwaites of Lofthouse. They had issue—
John (III).
Henry of Batley. Will 15 Dec. 1511, pr. 22 Apr. 1512, to be bur.
at Batley.
Richard, in his brother John’s will.
Thomas, in his brother John’s will.
Sibel, wife of Henry Savile of Copley, Esq.
Alice, wife of John Mallett of Normanton (Glover).
Batley churchyard, Yorkshire,
England
In his will, Johuanna's son, John, requests "to be buried in the church
garth of Batlay, next my fader and my moder".
Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of York
pp302-4 (Michael Sheard, 1894)
... and my body to be buried in the church garth
of Batlay, next my fader and my moder,
- Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions
parts1-4 p154 (William Dugdale, 1894); Thomas Thwayts was a
trustee of the marriage settlement of Johuanna's son John from Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of
York p11 (Michael Sheard, 1894)
- Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of
York p11 (Michael Sheard, 1894); Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions
parts1-4 p154 (William Dugdale, 1894); Testamenta Eboracensia vol 5 p11n
(1884)
- Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of
York p10 (Michael Sheard, 1894); Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions
parts1-4 p154 (William Dugdale, 1894); Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of
York pp298-9 (Michael Sheard, 1894)
- Johuanna's son, John,
requests in his 1500 will "to be buried in the church garth of Batlay,
next my fader and my moder" from Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of
York pp302-4 (Michael Sheard, 1894), and another son,
Henry requests in his 1511 will "to be buryed in the Kirk yard of
Batley, at the feet of my brother John Coplay, lately Deprtyd, near my
fader and moder" from Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of
York pp306-7 (Michael Sheard, 1894)
Thomas Thwaytes
Thomas was of Lofthouse, Yorkshire.
Thomas Thwayts was one of the trustees of the marriage settlement which his
son-in-law, Lionel Copley, made for his eldest son, John, dated at Malsis,
Yorkshire, on 20 April 1468.
Records
of the Parish of Batley in the County of York p11 (Michael
Sheard, 1894)
Marriage
Settlement of the Copley Estates.
I, Lionel Copley, have granted to Thomas Thwayts, Christopher
Wandisforth, William Vavasour, William Copley, John Pygott, and Thomas
Copley, my manor of Malsis and Okeworth, with the appurtenances, moreover
all my lands, &c., in Luteryngton, Abyrford, Thorp Audeley,
Wrangbroke, Wentbrigg, Sutton Collyng, Glusburn, Haweworth, Oxenhop, and
elsewhere in the co. of York, and also the reversion of the manor of
Batley, which the Lady Elizabeth Copley, my mother, holds as her dower
from my father, Sir Richard Copley, her former husband, to them their
heirs and assigns for ever, according to the provision in a certain
indenture between Sir Geoffrey Piggott and Lionel Copley, of and
concerning the marriage of John Copley, the son and heir of the said
Lionel, and Agnes the daughter of the said Sir Geoffrey, dated 20th Jan.,
5 Edw. IV. (1465). Dated at Malsis, 20th April, 8 Edw. IV.
Witnesses:— Sir John Savyle, Sir John Pudsay, Robert Nevile Esq.,
and others.
Testamenta
Eboracensia vol 5 p11n (1884)
XI THE WILL OF JOHN COPLEY, ESQ OF BATLEY.
... Lionel Copley, the testator’s father, according to the Visitn
of 1584, married Joan dau. John Thwaites of Lofthouse; or, according to
Mr. Hunter, Jane d. Thos. Thwaites of Denton (South Yorkshire, i. 51).
Records of the Parish of Batley in the County of York
p112 (Michael Sheard, 1894)
The
fourth shield:—Copley impaled with Thwaits, Argent on a fess sable,
between three fleur-de-lis gules, as many besants. This coat of
arms was also in a window in Harewood church on the visitation in 1585.
The Copley represented by the fourth shield was Lionel, son of
the last mentioned Sir Richard Copley, and great grand-son of Adam de
Copley, the founder. He married Jane, daughter of Thomas Thwaites of
Lofthouse, and died in 1508, and was interred in the “church garth of
Batley.”
Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, with Additions
parts1-4 p154 (William Dugdale, 1894)
II. LYONELL
COPLEY of Batley Hall. Will pr. at York 26 May 1508, Inq. p.m. 1
July 23 Hen. VII says he died 18 Apr. that year, mar. Jane, dau of
Thomas Thwaites of Lofthouse.
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