Sir Francis Baildon, Thomas Rookwood and Edmund Rolte, Sir Francis Baildon of Kippax, Thomas Rookwood of London, Edmund Rolte of Gray's Inn
Dates: Active in the early seventeenth century; individual dates not established here
Biography
These three men are recorded as the purchasers of the entire Manor of Wensleydale or Abbotside from the Duke of Lennox in 1614.
Notes / Sources
Further biographical identification is not necessary to establish the conveyance.
Research sources:
- The Dales, Coleby Hall Askrigg historical account, citing the relevant Exchequer and conveyancing records and Victoria County History, A History of the County of York: North Riding, volume 1, pp. 68-70. — https://thedales.org.uk/coleby-hall-askrigg/
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