1600s
1611
Feoffment by Thomas Sandwith of St. Mariegate, York, gent., and George Reames of Wheldrake, husbandman, to John Vavasour of Spaldington, esq., of a messuage and oxgang at Spaldington once occupied by Sir Peter Vavasour at the annual value of 6s and parcel of the lands of Thickhead Priory, granted by James I to George Salter and John Williams. With appointment of Francis Lamberd of Spaldington to perform livery of seisin for Sandwith and Reames. WYL639/170; 20 Mar 1611; West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
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1600 - 1682
Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Reference MD175 - The Vavasour Papers at the Yorkshire Archaeological Society Archives consists of one archive box containing 1 small A5-sized packet, 2 large A4-size packets, and 1 large A5-sized envelope.
Letter: to Mr George Vavasour, Spaldington, from Robert Doweman, circa 1600.
Bargain and Sale: Arthur Hudson of Broughton, Lancs, generosus, and Peter Hudson of Thornthwaite, Cumb., for Lamanbie Hall in Skelton in Cumberland, dated 14 Aug 1611. [Latin and English].
Roll 1: An inventory of the goods of Owen Doddins, late of Great Harrowden, dated 10 April 1615
Bond: William Gilney alias Daye, merchant and citizen of London, and George Vavasour of Great Harrowden, Northants, dated 9 Oct 1616. [Latin and English]
Arbitration Deed: Sitr William Willmer, knt, of Sywell, Northants, Arbitrator, and George Vavasour of Great Harrowden, Northants, gent, and William Ball of Wellingborough, Northants, yeoman, dated 27 Sep 1617.
Indenture: George Vavasour of Willitoft, and Thomas Emmerson of South Cave, yeoman. Witness William Blaunchard and others, dated 8 Feb 1621.
Deed of gift: between George Vavasour of Willitoft, gent, and Sir John Vavasour of Spaldington, knt. Witnesses include Thomas Vavasour, William Blaunchard, and others, dated 14 Feb 1621.
Indenture (two copies): between Sir John Vavasour and Thomas Emmerson, dated 14 Feb 1621. Witnessed by William Blaunchard and others. [English, bargain and sale]
Indenture: between Thomas Emmerson of South Cave, yeoman, and George Vavasour of Willitoft, dated 14 Feb 1621.
Bond: Raphael Neall generosus of Wellingborough, Northants, and Robert Newport generosus of Exton, Northants
Indenture: between William Baylie of Howke, husbandman, and George Vavasour of Willitoft, dated 2 Mar 1625.
Document type unclear: Henry Flynt, yeoman of South Cave, and Thomas Skipwith, yeoman of Willitoft, dated 11 Jul 1626. [Latin, small seal]
Indenture of Bargain and Sale: between George Vavasour of Willitoft and John Leng of Willitoft, yeoman.
Indenture: between Right Rev. Barnaby, Bishop of Carlisle, and William Briscoe of Lincoln's Inn, gent, fr 21 years, re. farm of tythes in Little and Great Cumbersdale, Browrelston Stanwix, dated 30 Sep 1632.
Deed of sale: between Sir John Vavasour, knt, of Spaldington, Peter Vavasour esq, and George Vavasour of Willitoft, gent, dated 13 Feb 1633.
Bonds: of Sir John Vavasour of Spaldington for performance of covenant to George Vavasour of Willitoft, 1633.
Receipt: of William Orpin, yeoman of Great Harrowden, Northants, for 2 ewes and 2 lambs from George Vavasour, gent
Doc type unclear: Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury and Roger Wetherell, armiger, of Lincoln's Inn
Marriage Settlement: of Philip Saltmarsh, son of Edward Saltmarsh, of Newby on Wiske, and Troth Salvine, daughter of Bryan Salvine of Grockstall, Durham, deceased, dated 6 May 1676.
Recusants Roll: dated 6 Oct 1677. John Vavasour of Willitoft named.
Indenture: John Vavasour of Willitoft, and Peter Blanchard of Newsome, Yorks, bachelor, dated 9 Jun 1682. (Within it mentions John Vavasour, and George Vavasour, son and heir of the said John Vavasour. [1]
1633 - 1636
Peter Vavasour, Esq. of Spaldington and his wife Ann, daughter of Sir Thomas Gower of Stittenham near Malton in North Yorkshire, had two sons:
John Vavasour was born in 1633. He was baptised at Bubwith on 23rd January 1633.
John married Catherine Ackroyd of Foggathorpe. Their only child, Mary, died unmarried in 1655.
John died c 1678. [2]
Thomas, second son of Peter and Ann, was born in 1636. He was baptised at Bubwith in April 1636. [2]
Thomas married Dorothy, daughter of Sir Ferdinand Leigh of Middleton near Leeds. They also had a daughter, Mary.
It was through Mary that the Vavasour ownership of Spaldington continued.
1633
Richard, son of John Vavasour of Spaldington, was baptised at Bubwith on 7th April 1633. [2]
1634
Signature / mark of Vavasour, Churchwarden, in Bubwith Church Register. [2]
1634
Frances, daughter of Peter Vavasour of Spaldington, was baptised at Bubwith. [2]
1679
The manor descended in the Vavasour family until the last male heir, Thomas Vavasour, Esq., died in 1679, leaving an only daughter and heir, Mary Vavasour, who married Sir Ralph Assheton of Middleton, Lancs, Baronet. Their eldest daughter and co-heir, Anne, married Humphrey Trafford, Esq., 5th Aug 1701, in Manchester. Humphrey and Anne had a daughter and co-heir, Elizabeth Trafford, who married Mail Yates, of Mail, Lancs, and had an elder daughter and co-heir, Anne Assheton Yates. [1]
Sources:
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/