William Welbancke

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ralph Welbancke was born about 1530 in North Cowton; died after 1579.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Note: This approx birth date is based on the assumption that he is the father of brothers William and George, who feature in a land dispute of 1558-79. There is no direct evidence of this, there may be more than one Welbancke family in North Cowton at this time.
• Note: 1546; Firste, John Welbancke holdeth a ten. with appurtenances leyng in the towne and parysshe of Northcowton, xixs-; j ten. lyeng in Bolton, withoute lande, in the tenure of Anne Chylton, wydowe, xijs.; j cotage there in the tenure of Launcelott Johnson, iijs ; and ij chambers standyng in the church yarde, in the tenure of ^Robert Tdmpson, pryste, and Cristofer Johnson, pryste, being incumbents, either at ij*. vs. In all, paiable at Whytsonday and Martynmas, xxxixs. Page 115 The certificates of the Commissioners appointed to survey the chantries, guilds, hospitals, etc., in the county of York. Durham, Pub. for the Surtees Society by Andrews & Co., 1894-95 [He has to pay tithes to a chantry at Bolton-on-Swale. He seems to be living in North Cowton while renting out his properties in Bolton]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Note: 1480?; Assigning him John as a son is speculative but enables navigation between all the N Cowton Welbanks.
• Note: 1468, Willesden, Middlesex [1] ; 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. It seems likely that John and Thomas are relatives and possible that they are both sons of John the son of John and Christine. As this John was occupying a messuage in North Cowton in 1444 and 1477, perhaps it's more likely it would be his sons who were in Middlesex. National Archives CP40/826, 305f, 573f, 1529d

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).

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