Richard Cudworth, of Eastfield, son and heir of Thomas and Gertrude Cudworth, was bapt. at Silkstone
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 as of the Parish of Almondbury.
“Memoriae Sacrum Richardi Cudworth gen. In Choro hujusce ecclesiae jacent reliquiae Rich. Cudworth de Eastfield, gen., cujus proavi a Paulino de Eastfield per 400 annos ibidem floruerunt, donec tres filiae coheredes et superstites in alias familias nomen et hereditatem transtulerunt, Ex Susanna filia Tho: Binns
de Thorpe quinque suscepit liberos, et eorum binas (Richardi viz.: filii unici et Susannae fihiarum natu maximae) vidit exequias, ceterorum nuptias: nam Gratiam disposuit in matnimonium Jo:
Ellison, nuptam postea Will. Wadsworth, et postremo Fran. Morton ; Martham in connubium dedit Samuehi Savill de Mexborough, gen. ; et Annam Nat. Johnson de Pontefract medicinae Doctori. Post taedium longae invahitudinis animam exhalavit, mplacid~ in Domino quiescens, aetatis suae 62, annoque Christi 1657 (uti pusillum pii animo testimonium) liberi ejus moerentes pro charissimo illorum parente posuere monumentum. Lector, ut in aeternum vivas, disce mon.”
The will of Richard Cudworth was proved in London 1658.
His eldest son John, as we have seen, married Ann, widow of John Cudworth, in 1587, and his grand-daughter Frances, daughter and heiress of his third and youngest son William, married one Nicholas Cudworth, N.B.—One Nicholas Cudworth, clerk, had license to marry Christiana Barras, of the parish of Sampson, in 1630.
Amongst wills and administrations at York are those of Richard Cudworth of the parish of Silkeston 1558 (Refc. Adm. Doncaster Act Book). Thomas Cudworth of Silkeston 1594-97
(Refc. Will xxvj. 34).
The estate of Eastfield passed to Richard Cudworth’s daughter, Martha Saville, and of her family it was bought by the Spencers of Cannon Hall. In 1743 a lease of Eastfield Hall was granted by William Spencer, Esquire, for twenty-one years to George Wombersley, who covenanted to pay beside the rent
specified, 9jd. for tithe corn rent, pension, castle farm, serving poor money and St. John’s rent for all Mr. Spencer’s lands in Thurgoland. |
