Babthrope family

Babthorpe family, gentry, in Yorkshire, could boast of an ancient pedigree which included a number of medieval knights who had been soldiers and courtiers. The family's principal seat was at Osgodby in the extensive East Riding parish of Hemingbrough, where they had been lords of the manor since about 1440. In addition they had residences at Babthorpe in the same parish and, from 1543, at Flotmanby in the parish of Folkton, near Filey. For many years they were involved in a dispute with the Plumpton family over the descent of their ancestral estates. The issue was finally resolved in 1565 when an arbitration award left them in possession of the manors of Osgodby, Babthorpe, and Brackenholme and of other property in the East Riding.

The most notable of the Tudor Babthorpes was Sir William Babthorpe (c.1490–1555), son of William Babthorpe and Christina Sothill; succeeding his father aged eleven in 1501, he then became a ward of the crown. He was a lawyer who served as a legal member of the council in the north from 1525 until his death. ..... more

Thurland Castle, where Christina Babthrope married Sir John Girlington in 1564.

• A1. Ausbord of Osbert de Babthorpe, m. Grisacre Bruce;
  • B1. Adam de Babthrope, m. Margaret Newmarche;
    • C1. Adam de Babthrope, m. Jane Dawnay;
      • D1. Sir Thomas de Babthrope, m. Answith de la Haye;
        • E1. Edmund de Babthrope, m. Christian Mowbray;
          • F1. Sir John Babthrope, m. Elizabeth Skipworth;
            • G1. Sir William Babthrope, m. Maud Hildyard;
              • H1. John Babthrope, m. Elizabeth Sakam;
                • I1. Sir Thomas Babthrope, lvd:1327/1350, m. Barbara Baskerville;
                  • J1. Thomas Babthrope, m. Joan Osgodby;
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  • K1. Sir Robert Babthrope of Babthope & Osgodby, d:1436, m. Elizabeth Waterton;
    • L1. Sir Ralph Babthrope, d:1455, m. Dulcia Ashley;
      • M1. Thomas Babthrope, d:1468, m. Isabel Ryther;
        • N1. William Babthrope, m. Christina Soothill;  ==>  Plumpton family
          • O1. Sir William Babthrope, knight, lvd:1501/1555; m. Anne Palmers;
            • P1. Sir William Babthrope, d:1581, m. Frances Dawnay;  ==>  Dawnay family
              • Q1. Christina Babthrope, lvd:1564, m. Sir John Girlington;  <==  Girlington family