The Minor Family of Somerset

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Knight
Name Prefix:<NPFX> Sir
he was knighted by King James I at Oatlands, 2 July 1615. Was M
.P. for the borough of East Redford (dates ) A deed was m
ade July 20 1618 ;between Sir William, his three uncles, Michael
l Lister of FryerHead, Esq., Martin Lister of Middle Claydon, Bu
cKinghamshire, Esq., Matthew Lister, of London, Dr. of Physicke
, and Giles Parker of Horrockforth, Lancs., for the purpose of s
ettling Sir William's estate, in failure of his issue male, on h
is said uncles and their issue male.....Sir William sold to hi
s son William certain lands in Thornton 19 Apr 1637. His hous
e at Thornton (the old Manor, near the present Rectory) was besi
egedin July 1643 by a party of Royalists under Lord Darcy, he b
eing on the Cromwellian side in the Civil War, and after havin
g been taken by them, was again attacked by the Parliamentary fo
rces. It was soon after burned, with the barns and stables by P
rince Rupert, and was never rebuilt. A number of years ago, o
n digging into the rubbish, an apartment was discovered on the g
round floor with the old furniture undisturbed. Sir William rec
eived a Grant in 1646of 1500 pounds for the damage done to hi
s estate, and for the loss of his son Col. William Lister, slai
n in the service of the Parliament.
Sir William fought at Marston Moor (of which battle there is a p
icture by A. Cooer, R.A.,at Gisburne, with portraits of Cromwel
l, Generals Ireton and Lambert, Sir Charles Lucas, Sir William L
ister, Sir Thomas Slingsby), 2 July 1644. It wouldappear tha
t Sir William West Riding and for the City of York. He'd 1650
, having married at Coxwould Church, Yorks, 17 Feb 1610 Mary Bel
lasys, daug SirHenry Bellasys, Knt, and Bart., of Newburgh, Yor
ks, and siter of Sir Thoms, cr. Baron and Viscount Fauconberg, w
ho was dead in 1666.