Notes for: Robert Wycliffe
The Wycliffe pedigree in The History of Yorkshire; Wapentake of Gilling West, by Marshall General Plantagenet Harrison (1885) calls this Robert "Esq., Lord ow Wycliffe and Ulvington, etc."
There is a genealogy of this Wycliffe family from Yorkshire in An History of Richmondshire, in the North Riding of the County of York; together with those parts of the Everwicschire of Domesday which form The Wapentakes of Lonsdale, Ewecross, and Amunderness, in the Counties of York, Lancaster, and Westmoreland, by Thomas Dunham WHITAKER. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees (and others), 1823. 2 volumes. About this Robert, Whitaker says this:
Robert Wycliffe, of Wycliffe, Esquire. Married Margaret, daughter of Sir. Christopher, and sister to Sir John Conyers, of Hornby, Kent.
It looks like it says "Comer" in Whitaker, but other genealogies say "Conyers." It seems like someone else might have interpreted "Kent" as "Castle."
The book on the Pearson family says that Robert inherited the Wycliffe estate on the death of his father. This Robert Wycliffe was Lord of Wycliffe in 1480 when Robert Mansfield was killed by the priest at the Wycliffe church. The priest was Roland Mewburn. The king pardoned the priest, but he was later killed by Robert Mansfield's brother.
Info in the Pearson book says Margaret was the daughter of Sir. John Conyers. That is a mistake. She was sister to John Conyers. Whitaker lists her as the daughter of Sir. Christopher Conyers. The Genealogist also has his name as Christopher. The Radcliffe Box information also has her as the daughter of Christopher.
Information on the Wycliffe family in the Radcliffe Box in S. of G. in London says she had some legal proceedings with her brother Christopher Conyers on June 22, 1483 (T. E., iii, 290).
There is another interesting thing from the Radcliffe Box (67) about possibly this Ralph Wycliffe; however, it calls him Rauf Wycliff "one of the sons of John Wyclyf and Agnes his wife." That is probably a mistake since it should say "one of the sons of Robert Wycliffe and his wife Anne." It comes from "Early Chanc. Pror. 31/166." I'll type the whole thing as I understand it: This would make more sense if it were Robert Wycliffe. The problem might be that someone misread "Rauf" for "Rbt." If this is Robert, it is interesting that the text below says "one of the sons of John Wycliffe and Agnes his wife." That would seem to mean that this Robert had other brothers.
To the Rr. Rev. George Archbp of York & chauncelor - Ye poore bedeman Rauf Wycliff Gentleman an oon of the sones of John Wyclyf and Agnes his wyf now ded Where he beying seised.. of the manour of Wyclyf (& lds there of in Thorp on Tees Gyllying Richemond Barton Newsom Ellerton in Swaldall & [other places specified])... and of trust that the sd John had in John Catryh And Cristofore Norton Wyth William late lord ffitzhugh and John Forster late ??? Sone of the Kyrk of Wyclyf now ded enfeffed them in the sd lds ? to perform his will - which John Wyclyf ye xxj day of September in the yere of Henry ye Sixt late in dede and not of right King of England lying sore Syk ... John Catryh & Crystofore to make a state to yer sd besecher and to the Wy males of his body immediately after.
Note from Dave: It just mentions September 21 in "the year of Henry VI." Normally it mentions which year of the king. Since Henry VI ruled from 1422-1461 and then later from 1470-1471, I wonder if this is not talking about the 1470-1471 time period.