134 A HISTORY OF LONGRIDGE. [Chap. 6. 



In 1432 Ughtred Hotliersall was one of the executors of tlie will of 

 Sir John Talbot and of Isabella Talbot. 



"In Aug., 1230, Walter de Motun, and Amab'l, his wife, gave half 

 a mark for a writ of novel disseism 'versus Swanum de Huddleshale de 

 ten' in Eibbecester.' " 



Inquisition taken at Preston, 4 Oct., 1 6 1 0, it was declared that Eichard 

 HothersaU was seized in fee of a capital messauge, called HothersaU 

 Hall, situate in HothersaU, 5 messauges, 6 cottages, 30 acres of land, 

 10 acres of meadow, and 30 acres of pasture, with the appurtenances 

 in HothersaU, also an acre of land in Eibchester ; which are held of 

 the King in fee and common socage by 5s. rent paid yearly to the 

 hands of the General Eeceiver of the Duchy of Lancaster, and are 

 worth fee ann. (clear) 40s. Eichard HothersaU died 28 Jan., 1609-10, 

 and John HothersaU, gentleman, his son and next heir, is now aged 

 25 years and more (1610).' 



"John Hotheisall, captain in the royal army, born in 1614, was the 

 eldest son of Thomas HothersaU, of HothersaU HaU, co. Lancaster, 

 Esq., by Bridget, daughter of WiUiam Haydock, of Cottam HaU, 

 Esq., and his wife Bridget, daughter of Sir Eichard Hoghton, of 

 Hoghton Tower, Knt. 



"At the time of Dugdale's Visitation of Lancashire in 1664, Captain 

 HothersaU's father was stUl alive, at the age of about 80. Two of 

 his sons had lost theii- Uves in defence of their sovereign — John, the 

 captain, at Greenhalgh Castle, near Garstang, in 1645 ; and Lieutenant 

 George, the second son, at Liverpool, in 1644. His third son, WiUiam, 

 resided at Alston, and, with his wife Grace, suffered severely under the 

 laws against recusants. Indeed, the famUy was always noted for its 

 staunch adherence to the faith. A sister to the captain, Elizabeth, 

 became the wife of her cousin, Cuthbert Haydock, of Cottam, Esq. 



" Captain HothersaU married Margery, daughter of James Wall, of 

 Preston, Esq., by IsabeUa, daughter of WiUiam Travers, of Nateby 

 HaU, Esq., and after he was slain in 1645, his widow married at 

 Woodplumpton, Feb. 13, 1647, Eobert Haydock, of Cottam, gent. 

 His only surviving son and successor, Thomas HothersaU, Esq., born 



»"Lanc. Inqu." 



