The Minor Family of Somerset

Name Suffix:<NSFX> Of Middopp
Name Prefix:<NPFX> Sir
He lived in Thornton andMedhope his will was probated in 1582
Memorials of an Ancient House:-
William Lyster, or Lister, of Midhope and of Thornton, in Craven
, which manor, whith 1 00 messuages, 60 cottages, a water mill
, with lands there in Erby, Kelbrooke, and Hagh in Craven, wit
h the advowson of Thornton Church, he bought fromHenry, Earl o
f Rutland, and John Manners, Esq., 9n 1556, the fine being levie
d in Hilary 1556/7 (Yorks, Feet of Fines, i. 200); of full age J
an. 1551 (C.R.C., which contains a number of references to him)
; sold, as (Thomas Lyster of Myddopp, Esq.," all his messuages a
nd houses in "Arnoldebyggyng," township of Rimington, to Thoma
s Lyster of Westby, 4 Nov 1556 (G.D., 7). In 4 & 5 Philip and Ma
ry 1557/8, William Lyster, Esq., and Christopher Metcalfe were p
arties to a deed conerning the Manor of Hartlynton; William Lyst
er seals a Ducy of Lancaster deposition with a sag's Head erased
; "William Lyster, Esq.,"and Bridget his wife sold a moiety o
f the Manor of Clayton to Hugh AndertonEsq., for 400 pounds, i
n March 1557 (Lancs. Fines). "William Lyster, Esq.,"purchase
d lands at Downham from Anderton for 40 pounds in Aug 1557. I
n 1562 he sold Swinden Hall to John Hartley. He acquired, wit
h Henry Ferrer, gent., the Manors of Grangemere and Gisburne, et
c. from Sir Henry Darcy and Katherine his wife, 13 Eliz., 1571
; the same year he and Ferrer conveyed to "Lawrence Lyster," hi
s second son, the capital messuage called "Lawhger Hall" (Lowe
r Hall, site of the present Gisburne House) in Gisburne, and lan
d lately bought of Sir H. Darcy (G.D., 9, 10, 12, 13). He d 158
2 bur. at Gisburne 4 Oct. will as "William Lyster of Thorneton
, Esquier," dated 1 Sep 1582 "to be buried in the parish churc
h of
Gisburne" "to Bartholmewe Lyster, my son, my capital messuage ca
lled Brockden, also the close called Darkhill, and the corn-mil
l called Barnoldesweeke Mylne, which premises were lately demise
d to meby the most famouse Princes Philip and Marie" "to Lawre
nce Lyster, my son,all my woods which I bought of my cousin Cla
pham in Beamsley woode, also allmy leases of Coundon Grange i
n Bushoppwicke, and all the coall mynes of Trawden, County, Lancast
er, together with all timber at Myddoppe, and all my tables,eds
tocks and brewing vessels at Thorneton, also 1 salt which my gra
ndfathermade, 1 dozen of my best spoons, and 1 drinKing bowl, a
lso my lease of the tythe, corn and hay of Middope," etc - "M
y cousin Gilbert Lyster" "son-in-lawHenry Banckes, and his wife
" "to Barholomew Lyster, my son, my woods at Nether (Lower) Hall
" - "John Proctor and I purchased the moitie of the Manor of Bol
ton nigh Bolland, and 1/4 parte of Bolton Mylne" - "Mr Darcie
" - "two ofmy cousins Anthonie Lyster's daughters late of Stirc
khouse" _ "George Lyster"- "the great sum I paid at the marriag
e of my son-in-law Thomas Sotheworth to his father" - "to my sis
ter Wadnall on Ryall of gold" - "to my son Lawrencemy signet o
f gold" - "the lease of FrearHead which I had of my cousin Marto
n to Ellen Lyster my daughter for 7 years to prefer he in marria
ge and the rest of the years to Mychaell Lyster my son" - "the l
ease of the Lower Hall which I had of my son Lawrence Lyster o
f Bartholomew Lyster' - "children Mychaell, Martine, Mathewe an
d Ellen Lyster" son Laurence exor. admon. 17 Oct 1582.