Mark Jennings
2021-03-10 18:28:01 UTC
The Visitations of Staffordshire (1583, 1614 + 1663-4) contain various pedigrees of the Skrymsher family, largely focusing on the progeny of Thomas Skrymsher of Norbury (died circa 1552).
The earlier Visitation has a single pedigree, which runs thus:
(1) - Skrymsher, had issue:
(1)(1) - Skrymsher, eldest son; had issue:
(1)(1)(1) William Skrymsher of Muskham, Notts, and North Deighton, Yorks; had issue:
(1)(1)(1)(a) Maud Skrymsher, daughter and heir, married - Marshall
(1)(2) Thomas Skrymsher of Norbury, 2nd son, married - Swinshed, daughter and heir of - Swinshed of Swineshead; had issue:
(1)(2)(1) John Skrymsher of Norbury, eldest son, married Dorothy Talbot, daughter of Sir John Talbot, knight; left issue
(1)(2)(2) Thomas Skrykmsher of Johnson, Staffs, 2nd son, married - Talbot, daughter of - Talbot; left issue
It is this visitation which accords the family paternal arms quartering the arms of the Muschamp family of Muskham, implying an earlier marriage to an heiress of that family.
The 1663-4 Visitation as published in 1885 has four pedigrees: Skrymsher of Aqualate, Skrymsher of Norbury, Skrymsher of Orslow and Brocton Grange, and Skrymsher of Johnson, which are presented together with the relevant portions of the same pedigrees from the 1614 Visitation (these latter elements are printed in italics). As far as the earlier generations go, they present:
(1) Sir William Skrymsher of North Deighton, Yorks; had issue:
(1)(1) William Skrymsher, 1st son, "died without issue"
(1)(2) Thomas Skrymsher of Norbury, married Mary Swynshead, daughter and heir of William Swynshead of Swineshead; had issue:
(1)(2)(1) John Skrymsher of Norbury, married Dorothy Talbot, daughter of Sir John Talbot of Grafton [note: the 1563-4 Visitation of Yorkshire states she was daughter of John Talbot of Salwarpe, Worcs, son of Sir John Talbot]; left issue
(1)(2)(2) Thomas Skrymsher of Jonsson; married - Talbot, daughter of - Talbott
I will aim to go through each of these generations to determine what primary evidence exists to support these pedigrees.
The earlier Visitation has a single pedigree, which runs thus:
(1) - Skrymsher, had issue:
(1)(1) - Skrymsher, eldest son; had issue:
(1)(1)(1) William Skrymsher of Muskham, Notts, and North Deighton, Yorks; had issue:
(1)(1)(1)(a) Maud Skrymsher, daughter and heir, married - Marshall
(1)(2) Thomas Skrymsher of Norbury, 2nd son, married - Swinshed, daughter and heir of - Swinshed of Swineshead; had issue:
(1)(2)(1) John Skrymsher of Norbury, eldest son, married Dorothy Talbot, daughter of Sir John Talbot, knight; left issue
(1)(2)(2) Thomas Skrykmsher of Johnson, Staffs, 2nd son, married - Talbot, daughter of - Talbot; left issue
It is this visitation which accords the family paternal arms quartering the arms of the Muschamp family of Muskham, implying an earlier marriage to an heiress of that family.
The 1663-4 Visitation as published in 1885 has four pedigrees: Skrymsher of Aqualate, Skrymsher of Norbury, Skrymsher of Orslow and Brocton Grange, and Skrymsher of Johnson, which are presented together with the relevant portions of the same pedigrees from the 1614 Visitation (these latter elements are printed in italics). As far as the earlier generations go, they present:
(1) Sir William Skrymsher of North Deighton, Yorks; had issue:
(1)(1) William Skrymsher, 1st son, "died without issue"
(1)(2) Thomas Skrymsher of Norbury, married Mary Swynshead, daughter and heir of William Swynshead of Swineshead; had issue:
(1)(2)(1) John Skrymsher of Norbury, married Dorothy Talbot, daughter of Sir John Talbot of Grafton [note: the 1563-4 Visitation of Yorkshire states she was daughter of John Talbot of Salwarpe, Worcs, son of Sir John Talbot]; left issue
(1)(2)(2) Thomas Skrymsher of Jonsson; married - Talbot, daughter of - Talbott
I will aim to go through each of these generations to determine what primary evidence exists to support these pedigrees.