MORESBY, Christopher (1380-1443), of Distington and Culgaith, Cumb. and Asby Winderwath, Westmld.

Family and Education

b. Winderwarth Nov. 1380, s. and h. of Sir Christopher Moresby. m. by 1422, Margaret (d. 5 Aug. 1459), da. of Sir Peter Tilliol, sis. and coh. of Robert Tilliol (d.s.p. by 2 May 1436) of Scaleby, Cumb., at least 1s. Kntd. by Mar. 1422.C137/33/56; C139/112/61; CFR, xvi. 277-8; Cumb. and Westmld. Antiq. and Arch. Soc. n.s. viii. 308; xxxiii. 53. According to Harl. 782, Christopher Moresby was made a knight on the eve of the battle of Agincourt (24 Oct. 1415), but other evidence suggests that Robert Moresby was the one to be knighted (N.H. Nicolas, Agincourt, 102n, 369).

Offices Held

Sheriff, Cumb. 6 Nov. 1424 – 15 Jan. 1426, 4 Nov. 1428 – 10 Feb. 1430, 3 Nov. 1438–5 Nov. 1439.PRO List ‘Sheriffs’, 27. Although a Thomas Moresby is named as sheriff in 1428–30, it was (Sir) Christopher who accounted.

Commr. of array, Westmld. Mar. 1427, Oct. 1429, Mar. 1430, July 1434, Cumb., Westmld. July 1437; inquiry, Westmld. Mar. 1439 (attacks on Elizabeth, widow of Robert Crackenthorpe, at Ryedale).

Envoy to conserve and negotiate truces with Scotland 25 Oct. 1429, 28 Mar., 17 May 1438.Rot. Scot. ed. Macpherson etc. ii. 268, 303, 310.

J.p. Westmld. 8 July 1432 – d.

Assessor of taxes, Cumb. Jan. 1436.

Parlimentarian

MORESBY, Christopher (1380-1443), of Distington and Culgaith, Cumb. and Asby Winderwath, Westmld.

Main residences: Distington; Culgaith, Cumb.; Asby Winderwath, Westmld.

Author

C.R.

Volume

Commons 1386-1421

Web Title

MORESBY, Christopher (1380-1443)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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