Notes for: Nicholas Wycliffe

The name of this Wycliffe comes from a Wycliffe pedigree in The History of Yorkshire; Wapentake of Gilling West, by Marshall General Plantagenet Harrison (1885). I don't know where Harrison got this information. I can only assume it is guesswork on his part from looking at old records. Harrison's pedigree seems to be the only one that goes back this far; so I will go with it for now.

About him the pedigree says "Nicholas de Wycliffe, claimed against Thomas Sclater/Selater of Aldburgh and William and John his sons in a plea of debt, 1 Henry IV [abt 1399]. Was at York assizes 3 Henry IV [abt 1402]; plaintif 22 Henry IV [abt 1410]. Robert de Wycliffe executor to his will, 13 Henry IV [abt 1412]." No wife is listed.