1460-1469 Northumberland, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net

+Blenkinsop Castle, Northumberland Co., England, Will

Blenkinsop, Thomas Son of

Blenkinsop, John Son of Thomas Blenkinsop & Margaret ?

Blenkinsop, Gerard Son of John Blenkinsop &

Blenkinsop, Thomas Son of Gerard Blenkinsop & Agnes Denton

Denton, Agnes Wife of Gerard Blenkinsop

“John Blenkinsop and his son Gerard granted to Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, in 3 Hen. 7, 1463, the office of constable of the castle of Blenkinsop; And, in the following year, John de Blenkinsop, esq., son and heir of Thomas Blenkinsop, gave to Thomas Blenkinsop, son of Gerard Blenkinsop and Agnes his wife, daughter of Richard de Denton, all his land in Denton How and the water-mill there, and falling them., and Issue of their bodies, to His son Gerard, and the heirs of his body”

Rev. Hodgson's History of Northumberland Page #131

From: Don Blankenship db452(at)earthlink.net

+Blenkinsop Castle, Northumberland Co., England

Blenkinsop, John Son of Thomas Blenkinsop & Margaret ?

Blenkinsop, Gerard Son of John Blenkinsop &

“John and his son Gerard granied the office of Co—able of Blenkinsopp Casle to Henry Earl Percy in 1463”

Taken from the Blenkensop Castle Tree

From: Don Blankenship db452(at)earthlink.net

+Blenkinsop Castle, Northumberland Co., England

Blenkinsop, Gerard son of John Blenkinsop

Blenkinsop, John son of Robert Blenkinsop

“Gerard Blenkinsopp and his cousin John an award was made as insurance of Ralph Lord Novill of the castle and manor of Blenkinsopp, 1469. Bouthr the manor and partk of Bellister from John Salvaynbe in 1470. Held the maonor of the warden in Northumberland 1488”

Taken from the Blenkensop Castle Tree

From: Don Blankenship db452(at)earthlink.net