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1524 John Robinson Greave of Pendle surrendered a parcell of land lying on Blacko Hill in the Forest of Pendle. Rent 1d pa which Humphrey Hartley delivered to him to the use of James Hartley of Barrowford.
1524 John Robinson Greave of Pendle surrenders 1 messuage and appurtenances called Blacko at 10s 11d pa rent which William Emmott, Thomas Driver, Richard Mitchell and James Hargreaves delivered to him, to the use of John Kippax, Roger Hartley, Henry Walton, John Hargreaves, Henry Shaw and Nicholas Marsden jnr. William Hird, Chaplain (by his attorney John Wallis) forbids fine for certain covenants between them.
1525 Lawrence Robinson sues James Hartley of Barrowford for partition of certain lands at Barrowford. Agreement made.
1525 James Hartley sues Lawrence Robinson for unjust detention of a parcel of land at Stone Henge (Stone Edge) 12d pa rent. Plaintiff wins.
1527 The jury declare that a messuage and other buildings at 22s 2.5d pa rent in Roughlee reverted to the King upon the death of Henry Hartley and that John Hartley is his son and heir and 16 years of age or more and that Lawrence Hargreaves is his uncle to the said John and agrees to be his guardian until he attains maturity. Margery Hartley (widow of Henry) forbade fine for her dower and Henry Mitton forbade fine until the said John HARTLEY should fulfil the intention of the said will of his father.
1527 James Hartley fined 3d for diverting a stream.
1527/8 James Mitchell and his wife, of Colne, sued James Hartley of Laund for debt and breach of contract to 40s. James Hartley had promised to pay maintenance for Christopher Hartley (the son and heir of Humphrey Hartley) 6 years ago but had not done so. James Mitchell said that James Hartley had promised to keep Christopher in food and clothes for 12 years for his lying in the forest, viz. For that 1/3 part of land and tenement which the defendant now occupies. The jury find for James Hartley the defendant.
1530 Bernard and Lawrence Hartley sue Lawrence Hargreaves and other tenants of Lower Barrowford. The jury decides that both parties shall occupy all those lands lying between the Kiln Yard and Barrowford Kiln as of ancient times.
1537 Bernard Hartley and Henry Higgin surrender a messuage and land with appurtenances in Colne and Alkincoates to Lawrence and Henry Parker.
1537 James Hartley snr of Blacko sues James Hartley jnr for trespass in obstructing a certain way in Le Bryghill up the Star bank. The jury declared the defendant shall have right of passage in each year from St.Martin untill March for the carrying of dung and likewise between the feast of the Initiation of the Holy Cross untill St. Michaels the Archangel he shall drive his beasts to and fro to Bryghill and not at other times.
1537 James Hartley of Blacko fined 4d for keeping an objectionable dog (canem irracionabilem) to his neighbours injury.
1538 John Smith of Over Barrowford, Christopher and John Robinson, Thomas Holt, James hartley, Lawrence Blakey, Christopher Blakey, John Hanson, Christopher Nutter, John Hartley of Roughlee, Christopher Hartley of Roughlee, Robert Swire (the relict of Robert Blakey) etc etc. all fined 1d for withdrawing their soke from the Kingsmill at Colne.
1538 James Robinson alias Jemelen fined 20d for a fray on James Hartley and Alexander Hartley son of James Hartley lately deceased.
1539 James Hartley of Fulshaw serves on a jury
1540 John Hartley and Bernard Hartley complain against Robert Blakey in a plea of trespass for open fences between Juddefield and the Long Rodes upon a dyke calles Le Blacke Dyke. Jury award damages.
Robert Hartley was named Pynus.
Richard Hartley was called Little Hodge. Copyright John A Clayton 2005
John Hartley was called Hoydye.
1547 Jury present James Hartley of Stone Edge for trespassing with his sheep on Marsden Pasture.
1556 James and Katherine Hartley leave a third of a messuage and a third of all lands lying in Bertshaybooth to the use of their daughter Jennet Hartley. Also another third to their daughter Isobell Hartley and another third to Nicholas Dicson son of Christopher Dicson.
date: 21 May 1863
Particulars of Sale of Spittlefield Head in Barrowford Booth, & the Moorcock Inn in Brogden with Admergill, co. York. Plans.
From William Waddington's collection of papers - originally posted on the oneguyfrombarlick web site by Stanley Graham:
THE HARTLEYS OF ADMERGILL AND WHITELEE IN PENDLE FOREST.
James Hartley of Admergill in the county of York by his will dated 1642 left that estate to his son William Hartley, whos son and heir, John Hartley of Admergill appears to have died in 1699 having had issue. Alexander, William, John, James, George, Anne and Margaret. The eldest son Alexander succeeded his father and had a son, John Hartley, who sold the Admergill estate to his uncle John Hartley in 1726.
William Hartley (second son of John, who died in 1699) married Ellen Robinson of Roughlee and was ancestor of the late William Hartley, gent, of Fence Gate in the Forest of Pendle. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Mr Nicholas Grimshaw of Higham, and he had with a son William Hartley baptised at New Church in Pendle 18th June 1797, died unmarried. The following daughters: Mary baptised 17th February 1788 died unmarried. Susannah baptised 23rd May 1790 married Mr John Robertshaw and is now resident at Fence Gate. Margaret baptised 2nd September 1792 died unmarried. Ann, baptised 8th December 1799died unmarried. Agnes, baptised 24th of April 1803 died unmarried and Ellen baptised 30th of March 1806 died unmarried.
Margaret Hartley (Third daughter of William Hartley by his wife Elizabeth Grimshaw) married Mr Henry Waddington and had issue an only son and heir, Henry Waddington Hartley Esq of Fence Gate who married Susan, daughter of Harry Bolton Esq. Of Colne, solicitor by his wife Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Henry Hargreaves Esq., of Newchurch in Rossendale. And has issue a son and daughter.
John Hartley of Newchurch in Pendle and Higher White Lee in Pendle Forest (an estate which was acquired by purchase about the close of the 17th or the beginning of the last century) was the third son of John Hartley of Admergill who died in 1699. He had issue two sons, John and George and four daughters, Jane married to Mr John Manknowles, Elizabeth married to the Revd. Mr Nabbs of Newchurch in Pendle, Mrs Cronkshaw and Mary Married to Mr Bernard Hartley of the Hague near Colne.
John Hartley, Gent., of Higher White Lee (elder son of the above John Hartley) was party to a surrender dated 17th April 1765 , the other parties being Christopher Shackleton of Stone Edge in the Forest of Pendle and Bernard Hartley of White Lee, son of the said John Hartley. Mr John Hartley died in 1770 (buried at Newchurch in Pendle 7th of March 1770having had by Elizabeth his wife, (buried at Newchurch Aug 2nd 1768) the following children: John, Bernard, James(buried 1st Feb 1759) George died unmarried, Elizabeth died unmarried, Alice, baptised 10th November 1741 married Mr Southeron of York. Catherine, baptised 8th February 1745/46 died unmarried. Mary, baptised 1st August 1747/8 buried 16th October 1748. Jane baptised 11th April 1754buried 2nd July 1759. Ellen buried 23 January 1768.
John Hartley, of Blackburn, surgeon, Late of Whitelee was eldest son of John by Elizabeth his wife. He married Ann Brooks (buried 27th December 1761) and had an only son and heir.
Revd. John Hartley D.LL. Brazenose College, Oxford, incumbent of Colne baptised at Blackburn 30th of January 1760. he was JP for the county and died unmarried at Colne May 1811 aged 51. His brother Bernard Hartley, gent of Lower Whitelee, (2nd son of John Hartley) built the present house of Lower White Lee and married Sarah, daughter of Mr William Roberts of Ightenhill by whom he had issue; John, died unmarried; James, buried April 9th 1775; William, buried 23rd December 1781; Bernard, Alexander, Jane died unmarried; Sarah married Mr James Topper of Burnley, Elizabeth married Mr John Kenyon of Accrington, Mary married Mr John Heeles of Whitebank near Bolton and Ann buried 13th March 1793.
Bernard Hartley died in May 1797 buried 18th May. His son was Bernard Hartley of Lower White Lee. He married Ellen Haworth and died in 1750, buried on 26th April aged 68 leaving an only son.
Bernard Hartley of Lower White Lee gent., was twice married. First to Miss Margaret Ann Topper by whom he had a daughter who died young. Second to Ann daughter of Mr John Grimshaw of Bank House in Higham. He died in 1858 aged 25 years buried at Fence April 23rd leaving no issue.
Alexander Hartley, younger surviving son of Bernard Hartley who died in 1797, married Maria Crook and had issue a son, Mr John Hartley, printer, Colne who now possesses the estates of Lower White Lee and Admergill; and three daughters, Alice, wife of Mr Law, surgeon of Padiham. Sarah, wife of Mr Henry Johnson of Rochdale and Jane, wife of Mr Doyle of Colne, surgeon. Mr Alexander Hartley died June 1839 and was buried June 20th aged 56 years.
John A Clayton
Barrowford
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