On Saturday, 30 April 2016 15:49:03 UTC+1, Ken Rolston wrote: > Back in March 2014 we were discussing in this forum the rather intricate complexities of the Rowlstons of Tanshelf branch in Yorkshire and their marriages with Copleys and Bosviles and Cressy, etc. Following Terry Booth's excellent proposal of 3 x Edward Rowlstons in succession for the family at Cridling Stubbs in Womersley parish, I posted a lot of detail in "Rolston of Tanshelf in Pontefract, Part 1" and more about the connections to Goodrickes at their moiety of Nether Toynton in Lincolnshire, in "Rolston of Tanshelf in Pontefract, Part 2". We discussed our interpretations of the Rowlston marriage to Anne Goodricke, by which Nether Toynton first came to the Rowlstons. > > Since then I have been concentrating on refining the details and have hopefully resolved many of the questions that concerned us at that time. I agree now with Terry that Edward Rowlston who married Anne Goodricke was not of the Watnall branch, but was son of Edward (I) Rowlston and Mabel Anne at Cridling Stubbs. > There was also discussion about Edward Rowlston of Nether Toynton who received all of the Watnall estates by bequest from Lancelot Rolleston of Watnall in 1685, through whom the Toynton and Watnall branches combined. The identity of that Edward of Toynton was questionable, Burke, following errors in Visitations, defined him as son of Philip Rolleston of Watnall and Frances Pierrepont. I have now proved that to be wrong. I have identified a number of errors in the family's previous pedigrees and have pinned down the identity of Edward of Toynton. I have tentatively integrated Vance Meade's data from the Close Rolls about John & Isabell Roulston at Pontefract who might provide the connection between Swarkeston manor and Tanshelf around 1483. > As I feared at the time, this has radically changed the generally accepted lineage of the Rollestons at Watnall, of whom the post-1687 family have a different ancestry to those at Watnall pre-1685. > I have to confess that much of the interpretation about individuals and family lineages in the Part 2 post of March 2014 is superseded and I strongly recommend that conclusions derived from that post should be scrapped. > > I have written all of this into a research paper that I would like to present to any on this forum who may be interested to follow through with the story. The paper runs to 59 pages including 6 pedigree charts and cannot be posted here. I have placed it into DropBox and provide the link here for anyone to access it to view or download. The paper is titled: "The Rollestons of Toynton and Watnall, a Re-Evaluation - 2nd Draft". It remains in draft form until I have found supporting data for the Swarkeston-Tanshelf connection and for the proof of identity of Thomas Rowlston who received the conveyance of Nether Toynton from Anne Goodricke in 1606 and thus became ancestral to Rollestons of Toynton and Watnall. The charts define the revised lineage from around 1370 when Rollestons branched off to Swarkeston and from there to Tanshelf, then onward to Nether Toynton and finally Watnall. As this is still a draft, there are likely to be further changes in future as I gather more detail, and some of the charts will be revised, but I believe I am now much closer to a correct definition of these family lines. > > In 7 chapters, the paper discusses: > History of Nether Toynton and how it came to the Rollestons. > Rolleston of Watnall Chaworth, the direct family line. > Rolleston of Swarkeston manor in Derbs. > Rowlston of Tanshelf in Pontefract, Yorks. > The transfer of Nether Toynton manor to Thomas Rowlston. > Rowlston of Toynton, inheritors of Watnall and progenitors of the post-1687 Watnall branch. > Conclusions regarding the re-evaluated Watnall branch. > There is also an Appendix providing a summary description of each of the 11 x Thomas, 10 x Edward and 6 x Lancelot that come into the story. > > Please note that this paper is only about the Rolstons of Tanshelf descended from Lyonell (II), mercer of Pontefract, and is not concerned with the other Rolstons descended from his father Lyonell (I) who were involved with Copleys, Cressys, etc. That substantial other half of the Tanshelf branch will be discussed in a future research paper. > > Here is the link to the pdf file in DropBox: > https://www.dropbox.com/s/hgs41be16c5wc37/Toynton%20%26%20Watnall%20re-evaluation.pdf?dl=0 > > Happy reading..... > Ken Rolston. Thank you for those references Jordan. I do have a copy of DD/1355/64 of John Ballet the chaplain at Nether Toynton. It contains very useful information. DD/1355/99 I have not seen, I shall view it next time at Notts Archives. DD/1355/100 I think is regarding ironworks at Carburton, held by the Rollestons and before them by the Mosleys. DD/1355/101 and 102 I have not seen, again I shall view it. DD/1355/103 is all about the will of William Rolleston, the last of the family of Rolleston manor in Staffordshire. He was a Major in the King's Regiment of Guards during and after the civil war and for financial reasons was forced to sell the manor property, to Sir Edward Mosley (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)who already held a mortgage. William did not want his lands at Acton etc to go to his nieces, daughters of his brother Symon, so he bequeathed 12 pence each to Mary and Elizabeth Rolleston, to prevent them claiming in future that they had been inadvertantly left out of the will. This was a common device for the purpose. Even so, they later brought a court case and eventually won control of the properties. There is quite a lengthy story about all of this, to be written up. I have not seen this particular document but I know most of the detail behind it. I shall be visiting Notts Archives probably later this year and will place your refs on my list of docs to view. Thanks again, Ken.