Ryley of the Green in Hapton

Genealogical notes on Ryley of Green in Hapton in the parish of Padiham.

Chet. Soc. LXXXI p125

Thomas Ryley of the Green

Lancashire Wills

• Thomas Ryley of the Green in Hapton 1611 (Supra)
• Thomas Ryley of Hapton, Lancs. Account, Dep. &c. 1631
• Thomas Ryley of the Green in Hapton, co. Lancaster gentleman 1634 (Supra)
• Susan Riley of the Green within Padiham, widow 1635 (Supra)

Footnotes from British History Online

In 1424 the feoffees restored to Emota widow of Thomas Ryley of the Green within the vill of Hapton all lands, with remainders to Henry and John the sons of Emota, and to her right heirs; Huntroyde D. H 24. Emota may be the Emma de Altham of 1380; in 1437 there were disputes between Emma widow of Thomas Ryley and James Altham; ibid. H 30.

An arbitration award in 1444 shows that Henry Ryley of the Green had refused to marry Emot dau. of Henry Shuttleworth; a divorce must be procured and payment made; Towneley MS. C 8, 13, S 117. 

Thomas son and heir of Henry Ryley of the Green is named in 1521; Huntroyde D. H 43.

Thomas Ryley in 1547 gave his son Henry, who married Elizabeth daughter of James Catterall, a messuage in Hapton called Over Green, &c.; ibid. H 60, 62.

John son of Henry son of Thomas Ryley in 1580 gave his uncle Thomas Ryley lands in Hapton, viz. Lower Green, Over Green alias Gayle Green or Fennyfold, &c.; ibid. H 73.

Thomas Ryley of the Green in 1604 granted lands to feoffees with remainders to his sons Thomas, Henry, Hugh and Vincent; ibid. H 79.

There is a short pedigree, not pertaining to the visitation, in Visit. of 1567 (Chet. Soc.), 125. It shows Henry Ryley —s. Thomas —s. Thomas and three other sons.

In the fines John Ryley occurs in 1578–9, John and Thomas in 1581, Thomas and Hugh in 1591; Pal. of Lanc. Feet of F. bdle. 40, m. 84; 41, m. 66; 43, m. 161; 52, m. 180; 53, m. 72.

Thomas Ryley of the Green in 1631 paid £10 as fine on refusing knighthood; Misc. (Rec. Soc. Lancs. and Ches.), i, 217.

The Visitation of Wiltshire 1565.
Together with Additional Pedigrees from Various Harleian MSS

Archive Documents

Reference: DDKS 6/7 - Date: 1559 19 Apr

Copy of court roll of verdict found in favour of Thomas Ryley, son of Thomas Ryley of the Greene, deceased, against Henry Robinson to the effect that Thomas Ryley the son should be admitted to Hunterholme, as his father wished

Reference: DDKS 14/6 - Date: 1605 11 Dec

Quitclaim of a close called the Greene of Goscrofte als Gousecrofte (1a.) Hapton, lying between the River Calder and Green Brook, and abutting land once called Lower Stockbridge Holme. (1) Thomas Ryley of the Green, Hapton, gent. (2) Lawrence Shuttleworth of Gawthorpe, esq.