Thomas Welbank

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1468; husbandman. In 1468 there is a suit against John Welbank formerly of Northcoueton in Yorks, husbandman Thomas Welbank formerly of Northcoueton,, husbandman, and William Fox formerly of Northcoueton husbandman. The suit is brought in Middlesex, for trespass with force of arms and wounding and beating one John Harryson who lives towards Willesden. I have assumed John and Thomas are father and son, although it might be a different relationship. I have also assumed that John is Christina's son, although he could be a grandson.
• Occupation: 1470, Richmond Yorkshire; In 1470 Thomas Welbank of S Cowton becomes an acolyte at the Archdeaconry in Richmond, then in 1473 a deacon and then a priest at Coverham Abbey. [he may not be the same man as the one who was sued for trespass in Middlesex]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Note: 1444, CP40/732 National Archives, 1237d; Lawsuit, Hillary sessions, Richmond. John Welbank along with several other men from surrounding villages is charged with trespass against Christopher Boynton. This is presumably most likely to be John Welbank the younger, as John Welbank the elder had recently died in 1444. Cristoforus Boynton per -hom Thornburgh attorn sui. op se iiij die vsus Johem Smythson de Gillyng- in Dom. pdce husbondman Ricud Efych de Gillyng. in Dom pdce Sclater [slater?] Johem Prestman de Barton in Dom pdce husbondman Johem Welbank de coweton in dom pdco husbondman Johem Potter de coweton in dom pdco yoman Johem Walker de Leyburn in dom pdco yoman Thomam Walker in dom pdco yoman Henry del Wrea de Gille in Wenselawedale ...... hyrd [herder]. & Hugonem Skarre de parochia de ayscogh in..... yoman de placito quare vi & armis clausa & domos ipms cristofori apud Barton coweton leyburn & myddelton Dyas fregerunt [broke into] & bona & catalla [goods and chattels] sua ad valenc.. decem librarum.. ibm innent. ceperunt & asportanerunt [took and carried away] & h[er]bam suam ibm nuper crestenc... ao blada nitasio... ibm existent.. ad valenc.. viginti librerum. cum quibusdam amis depasti fuerunt conculceaner. & consumpserunt & alia enorma etc ad g[ra]ve dampnu etc et cont pacem etc Et ipi non ben Et .... plur pres fint vic qdl. caperet scis si etc Et saluo etc qta qdlheret corpora eorum hic adhimo diem sale in Decabis s..hillary .. etc Et vic[ecomiti?] modo mand. qdl. non sunt muerti etc qod pres.. est vic. qdl exigi fac.. ... de Dom in Dom quonsq[us] etc volageno si non etc Et ai etc omio eos capiat Et saluo etc qta qdlheat corpora eorum hic in .rastino aia.. Et vude etc ad quem diem mand. vie qd. ae sond ..lorum tene ibm die lune [Monday] per x aid seson ... luce enugliste anno regin dui. Regis umio vicesimo ecio pdono. Johes Smythson & oe.. defendent sio exact fuer & non comperuer. ut qd. non fuer. plur. dom. etc Jo se nono exigant.a on foinia pdta Jta qdl sinthio in ottab. Christopher Boynton through his attorney Thomas Thornburgh .... versus John Smithson of Gilling in the aforesaid county husbandman Ricud Efych of Gilling...slater John Prestman of Barton....husbandman.....John Welbank of Cowton in the aforesaid county husbandman...... to plead why with force and arms they broke into the close and home of the same Christopher of Barton Cowton Leyburn and Middleton Dyas and took and carried away goods and chattels to the value of ten pounds and consumed and laid waste his grass formerly flourishing to the value of twenty pounds and other outrages and serious damage and contrary to the peace of the realm
• Note: 1444, North Cowton; There is a suit of Formedon Descender against Christine Welbank widow of John Welbank, and John Welbank, in Richmond. They each are in possession of one messuage in North Coweton, which were held by the late John Welbank for life but on his death should revert to John Laton. It doesn't specify that John Welbank is the son of the late John Welbank, but it seems likely that he is. National Achives CP40/732, 1407d
• Occupation: 1444, North Cowton; husbandman
• Note: 1477, National Archives CP40/861, 481d; There is a follow-up to the formedon descender lawsuit. John Laton has died and Christopher Boynton is occupying the disputed land on behalf of his son Robert Laton. (Christopher Boynton is the son of the Christopher Boynton who sued John Welbank for trespass in 1444).

Notes:

Birth:
As he holds a messuage in 1441, he must be at least 21.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Note: 1444/1477, suit of formedon in the descender; This suit is in the National Archives Court of Common Pleas rolls. In 1444 there is an initial suit by John Laton to recover two messuages in North Cowton from Christina, widow of John Welbank, and John Welbank. They would have been given to a relative of John Laton when she married the late John Welbank, for the benefit of their heirs. After she died John Welbank had their use for life, and had apparently married again and had a son, but on his death they were supposed to revert to the original giver or his heirs. John Laton as the heir, sued for their return. In 1477 the messuages had not been returned and John Laton had died and Christopher Boynton had seized the messuages on behalf of Robert Laton, son of John. Robert Laton is described as an "armiger" ie he has the right to a coat of arms. Although the late John Welbank was not an armiger, he had enough standing to be considered a suitable husband for a woman from the Laton family (probably John Laton's sister). John Laton of Sexhowe died in 1467 and was succeeded by his son Robert Laton of Sexhowe, who died in 1480. work in progress: pres fuit [was] vic qdl tum quidam Johes Laton nuper [lately] in Cur [administration] H sexti [sixth] nuper de fid [faith] et non de inre Regis [King] Angl apud [among] Westm scilt tame sti. Hillary anno regin sin vicesimo [twentieth] stda coram [before] Rico Fenton et socys suis [his partners] tunc [thereupon] Justis ipius nuper ut premittit [permits] Regis de Banco [Kings Bench] recuperasset [recovered] seniam suam [its .... ] versus Cristinam qua fuit uxor Johis Welbank [against Christina who was the wife of John Welbank] de uno mesuagis triginta acris [of one messuage of thirty acres] tre et duabus acris prati [two acres of meadowland] cum pertm in North Coweton et versus Johem Welbank de uno mesuagis triginta acris tre et duabus acris prati in eadem villa [the same village]. ut ind sim per bre ipius......ut premittit Regis de forma donatois in distendera [forme don in descender] per defaltam [by default] iporum [the actual] Cristina et Johis prout per recordum [according to the record] et protessum inde in Cur ura. coram Justis uris apud Westm residencia [a court to examine the decisions of a predecessor] lignet manifeste [plainly] execuas [enforced] tamen [however] indicy [evidence] pda ad huc [until now] restat faciend [remains to be done] et predict Johes Laton mortuus est [the aforesaid John Laton is dead] ac quidam [and also some] Cristoforus Boynton armiger pdta ten cum pertin modo ingressus est et illa tenet [has just now entered and holds it] contra formam [fashion] recuperacois [recovery] pdte prout ex insumacoe Roba Laton armiger fily et her pda Johis Laton [Robert Laton, arms-bearer, son and heir of the aforesaid John Laton] accepunus et quia [because] etc quod per probos [which is for the good] etc scire fac profat [make speaking out] Cristoforo qdl esset his ad hunc diem [at this day] solt a dia sci Hillary in xv dies ostens [exhibiting] si quid [what] etc quare [why] predict Robens senam de mesuagys et alys ten predas versus pro Thomam List attorn sui et vis modo mand qdl mandanit plenu [full] returnu uris predts John Conyers aqilit Ballino din Regis libtatis [freedom] sue Richmond tui etc Et qui nullus [no one] etc Jo. pres est vis qdl scire [know] faciat profat Cristoforo qdl sit hic a die pasthe in xv dies ostens in forma pdca si etc Et vic non omittat [disregard] prorit [proof] libertatte [freedom] predictam etc

Notes:

Birth:
He had recently died in 1444, and had an adult son from a second marriage, as said son was occupying a messuage in his own right. So was born more than 42 years earlier.

Possibly not originally from North Cowton, since he acquired the messuages there on marriage to his first wife.

John de Welbank, also in the database, was a juror on an inquisition post-mortem at Sledmere in 1405. Possibly the same man, before his marriage?

John married Christina before 1419. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]