I SOME ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILY OF CUDWORTH OF YORKSHIRE, LANCASHIRE, ETC., ETC., PARTICULARLY THAT BRANCH SETTLED AT SANDAL MAGNA, NEAR WAKEFIELD, CO. YORK; AND DARLINGTON, CO. DURHAM. CIRCA 1630 1898. — COMPILED BY JOSEPH S. GREEN. PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION ONLY. LONDON: HEADLEY BROTHERS, 14, BISHOPSGATESTREET WITHOUT, 1.0. 1808. ABBREVIATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS. F.M.HX—Friends’Meeting House. F.B.G.—Friends’ Burial Ground. I.P.M.—Inquisitio post-mortem. S.P.—Sineprole(without issue). Roman numerals for the months imply that the individuals concerned were at thetime members of the Society of Friends. (In casesof marriage, solemnized at a F.M.H.) CONTENTS. PAGE. ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF CUDWORTH 5-6 - - - - - ARMS OF CUDWORTH 6 - - - - - - - PEDIGREE OF CUDWORTH OF EASTFIELD 6-13 - - - - WERNETH 13-15 “ “ “ - - - - CUDWORTH WILLS AT YORK 15-16 - - - - - - CUDWORTH MARRIAGE LICENSES 16-17 - - - - - CUDWORTH CLERGY, ETC. 17-19 - - - - - - CAPTAIN JAMES CUDWORTH 19-20 - - - - - - DR. RALPH CUDWORTH AND FAMILY 20-23 - - - - - CUDWORTH AUTHORS 23-26 - - - - - - - CUDWORTH CHANCERY PROCEEDINGS 26 - - - - - MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES re CUDWORTH 26-29 - - - - CUDWORTH OF SANDAL MAGNA 29-30 - - - - - - PEDIGREE OF CUDWORTH OF SANDAL MAGNA 31-36 - - - - FAMILIES OF WALKER, STANSFIELD, LONGMAN, ETC. 36-40 - - - CUDWORTH OF LEEDS 40-42 - - - - - - - CUDWORTH OF DARLINGTON (A) 42-44 - - - - - - (B) 48-52 “ “ ,, - “ - - - - CUDWORTH OF ASHFORD AND REIGATE 45-46 - - - - KITCHING OF DARLINGTON, GREAT AYTON, KINGSTON HILL, ETC. 46-48 - Short Genealogical Table to show the lineal descent of WILLIAM OSWALD CUDWORTH of Darlington, from RICHARD CUDWORTH ofSandal Magna, circa 1630-1898. I. Richard Cudworth of New Miller Dam, parish of Sandal Magna, co. York, died 1670. Presumablyfatherof II. Abraham Cudworth (1) of Pledwick and Miln- thorpe, parish ofSandal Magna; died 1713. Father of III. Abraham Cudworth (2) ofMilnthorpe and Wood- more, parish of Sandal Magna; bapt. 1690; mar. circa 1716; died 1722, aged 32. Father of IV. John Cudworth ofDirtcar in Crigglestone, parish of Sandal Magna; bapt. 1719; mar.as hissecond wife,1752, Martha Li.ndley. Died 1785, aged 66. Parents of V. Abraham Cudworth (3) of Painthorpe in Criggle- stone, parish of Sandal Magna; bapt. 1758; joined the SocietyofFriends circa. 1790; mar. 1781, Mary Fitton (bapt. 1758, died 1814, aged 56). He died 1793, aged 35. Parents of VI. William Cudworth (1) of Darlington; bapt. 1783; mar. 1810, Mary Ianson (born 1785, died1871, aged85). He died 1820, aged 37. Parents of VII, William Cudworth (2) of Darlington; born 1815 ; mar. 1847, Mary Thompson (born 1821, died 1882, aged 61). Now living 1898. Parents of VIII. William John CudworthofDarlington; born 1849; mar. 1880, Margaret Thistlethwaite (born 1857). Parents of IX. William Oswald Cudworth of Darlington; born 1885. The Family of Cudworth ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF CUDWORTH. There can be, we think, but little doubt that the surname of Cudworth is derived from the small township bearing the name, in the Parish of Royston, and ecclesiastical Parish of Monk Bretton, Wapentake of Staincross, West Riding of Yorkshire, and about three and a half miles E.N.E. from Barnsley. It is named in the Chartulary ofthe richly endowed Priory ofNostell, in theParish of Wragby, five miles from Wakefield, also in that of the Cluniac Monastery of Monk Bretton, two miles from Barnsley, both ofwhich heldlands at Cudworth. The township ofCudworth is divided into two villages,calledUpper and Lower Cudworth, and has a station on the Midland Railway. It is situated on an acclivity half-a-mile east from the station on the Barnsley and Pontefract Railway. There is also a very small Parish of the same name, Cudworth (St. Michael), in the Union of Chard, West Division of Somerset, three miles from Ilchester. Whether the names of Cusworth and Cutforth have a similar origin to Cudworth is a matter ofconjecture. In the SandalRegisters there are farmore Cusworths than Cudworths, and from 1650 at least they appear to be totally distinct families. There are also more Cusworth wills at York, sometimes spelt Cuthwith, Cushworth, etc., than Cudworth, but both names occur in the same localities, near Wakefield, Barnsley, etc. There is a hamlet in the Parish of Sprotbrough (three miles from Doncaster) named Cusworth, one and half miles from Sprotbrough, which includes Cusworth Hall, a mansion in a well timbered deer park. So that it seems most probable that the two names of Cudworth and Cusworth have a distinct origin, or at least have had no connection for some hundreds of’ years. ARMS OF CUDWORTH, The arms attributed to Cudworth whose daughter Eleanor was married after 1512 to Robert son and heir ofJohn Eure of Belton, Yorkshire, were “Or, three piles sable, on a canton argent, a fleur-de-lis ofthe second.” The arms of CudworthofWerneth, county Lancaster, which family appears to have sprung from Yorkshire, were “Azure, a fesse erminois between three demi lions rampant or.” Crest. “On a mount vert, an arm couped at the elbow, erect, vested erminois, holding in the hand proper a battle-axe, handle sable, headed or.” We do not appear to be in possession ofthe coat ofarms of Cudworth ofEastfield, county York, But probably this family may have had a grant, which should appear at the College of Arms. The existing families of Cudworth cannot possess the right to bear the arms of the Werneth or Eastfield families, unless they can prove their descent from one or other ofthem, since grants were given. PEDIGREE OF CUDWORTH OF EASTFIELD. “At Eastfield in this township (of Silkston co. York) resided for 400 years the family of Cudworth, whose possession was traced by Johnston, the antiquary, who married a daughter of thefamily, to Paulinus do Eastfield, as he has recorded in an 7 inscription on the monument of the last of the name in the Church of Silkston.” So says Hunter in his “South Yorkshire,” who proceeds to give a pedigree ofthe family. As this is by far the most important family ofthe name in Yorkshire and not improbably ofthe same stock as that of Sandal, about which we shall treat presently, we give the pedigree, with additions from other sources which have claimed our notice. I. John Cudworth ofEastfield probably of the same family as Henry Cudworth who was named in 1471 in the Wakefield Manor Rolls as under. Holme Graveship 1471. On Monday next after the Feast ofthe Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary (4 Edward IV), Peter son ofPeter Stanefeld late of the Parish ofHalifax, gent, drew blood from Henry Cudworth against the Peace, etc. Ofthe above John Cudworth we find the followingfrom the same source. 1534 Holme. John Cudworth and others presented for not coming to the election ofBailiff. 1539 Holme. John Cudworth presented for encroachment from the waste. 1543 Holme. Seventy-two trees on John Cudworth’s enclosure from the waste. 1546 Holme. John Charlesworth surrenders land to John Cudworth for all his term ofyears therein. 1555 Holme. Court held 10th July, 3 and 4 Philip and Mary. Thomas Littlewod surrenderstwo acres in Alstorley tothe use ofJohn Cudworth and his heirs. Fine xijd. John Cudworth ofEastfield, died 1563. Hiswillwasproved that year at York (Refc. xvij. 321). He married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Adam Beaumont of Newsom, and had issue— 8 (1) Thomas Cudworth; he is named in the Manor Rolls in 1563, under Holme Graveship, as son and heir ofhis father John Cudworth, and pays xxxiijs. iiijd. heriot on the death ofhis father. In 1504, 1565 and 1568 (Holme), he surrenderslands byway oflease, He diedin 1569, having married apparently and had issue, for in the Manor rolls we find this entry under date 1571, Holme Graveship. William Wordesworth of Snodnehill, co. York, by John Cudworth a tenant, surrenders the reversion in two acresafterhisowndeathtothe use ofRalph Wordesworth, his son and heir apparent, andAgnes Cudworth, daughter of Thomas Cudworth, who are shortly to be married, and their issue. Fine ixa. iiijd. (2). John Cudworth (below). II. John Cudworth of Eastfield, son and eventual heir of his father John Cudworth, In 1569, Holme Graveship, John Cudworth, brother and heir of Thomas Cudworth, pays xxxiv’. iiijd. heriot on the death of his brother. Lands in Woldale, and Cartworth. Alstonley In 1570 Holme. Several leases from John Cudworth, In 1572 Holme. John Cudworth leases land to Roger Armytedge on the expiration of the lease which he has from Thomas Cudworth decd. In 1575 Holme. John Cudworth leases land for eight years at lOs. rent. John Cudworth married Anne, daughter of John Words- worth of Brookhouse near Penistone. He died 1585. His will is dated 25th June, 1585, and was proved at York that year (Refc. xxiij. 76). His widow Anne married secondly 6th April, 1587, John Cutler of Falthwaite, co. York, and London, Esq., Sergeant at law, to whom arms were granted by Robert 9 Cook, 26th April, 1585. He was buried at Silkston, 9th April, 1588. He was the eldest son ofLawrence Cutler ofDodworth, by Anne Crawshawhis wife, and had issue Penelope Cutler, who married Richard Wheatley ofthe White Cross, in Emley, and after to Richard Phipps of Wortley. Anne—Wordsworth— Cudworth—Cutler married thirdly John Morley of Staynton. John Cudworth had issue by Anne his wife— (1) Thomas Cudworth, son and heir (of whom presently, vide p. 10.) (2) Francis Cudworth, living 1585. (3) Godfrey Cudworth, living 1585. (4) John Cudworth, living 1585. (5) William Cudworth, living 1585. (6) George Cudworth, living 1585. (7) (?)Beatrice Cudworth, sister of Thomas Cudworth of Eastfield, ‘married as his second wife Christopher Wilson, Esq.,ofBroomhead, co. York,son andheir of Christopher Wilson., Esq.,, of the same, andElizabeth Hattersley of Langsett, his wife. He was born circa 1555, and by her (who married secondly Richard Oddy of Hampole), had with other issue a son, George Wilson of Chester, Regis- trar ofthe Vice-Admiralty Court, who appeared at the Herald’s Visitation in 1664 and entered his coat armour: his eldest daughter Eizabeth was wife to Randle Holme, deputy to Garter, King of Arms. Christopher Wilson died 1622, aged 67, and was succeeded by his eldest son Christopher Wilson, Esq., of Broomhead (bapt. 1595),by his first wife. 2 10 III. Thomas Cudworth, of Eastfield, son and heir of John Cudworth, of the same (vide p. 9), was born circa 1569, being aged 60 in 1629. In the Manor Rolls we find under date 1585, Holme, that John Cudworth, late ofEstfeld, decd., in his lifetimesurrendered allhislands inWoldale,Austonley, andHolme, to the use ofhimself for life, and then of Thomas Cudworth, his son and heir apparent in tail, with remainders to his five brethren (named above) under the conditions declared by his will dated 25th June, 1585. Fine xxx’. In 1590, Holme. Thomas Cudworth, of Eastfield, sur- renders all his lands in Woldale, Austonley, and Holme, to the John Romsden, sen¶ ofLongley Hall, gent. use of Thomas Cudworth married hismother’s step-daughter, viz,, Gertrude, daughter of the above named John Cutler, by Alice Copley, his first wife (her first husband was Thomas Clark, of Hodroyd). Thomas and Gertrude Cudworth had issue— (1) Richard Cudworth, of whom presently (vide below). (2) (?) Sarah Cudworth, of the Parish of Silkston, had license to marry in 1614 Robert Hopwood of the chapeiry ofWortley. (3) (?) Frances Cudworth, of Silkston, had license to marry in 1614 William Saxton ofthe said Parish. IV. Richard Cudworth, of Eastfield, son and heir of the above Thomas and Gertrude Cudworth, was bapt. at Silkston 16th May, 1596. Was aged 34 in 1629. He married after October, 1616, Susan, daughter of Thomas Binns, of Thorpe, described in the marriage license asof theParish ofAlmondbury, and had issue— (1) Richard Cudworth, died in infancy.