Robert Twysell

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Died 14 Dec 1501 in England

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Biography

Concerning the family, the VCH for King's Stanley says that:

"William Marshal granted the estate in 1369 to Hugh Twissell (Cal. Pat. 1367-70, 272.) (d. 1381). (C 136/34(4)/76.) John Twissell died seised of the estate in 1454, (C 139/152/2) and it then passed to successive sons John (d. 1471), (C 140/36/19.) Robert (d. 1501), (Cal. Inq. p.m. Hen. VII, ii, p. 318.) and George (d. 1534). (C 142/56/21.) George's son Edward (L. & P. Hen. VIII, xv, p. 169, which gives Edward's grandfather as Edward instead of Robert. [see below]) in 1548 made a grant of the estate, said to comprise a capital messuage and 60 a. to the lessee, Thomas Winston of Randwick, but was later disputing it with Winston."^[1]

In 1533 there was a case brought by a Thomas Twesell in Gloucestershire, against a George, son of a Robert Twesell in Gloucestershire. See also the AALT website for indexing to a scan of one original record.

In 1537, Thomas Twesell was granted by the king an annuity of 10 pound out of the possessions of George Twesell, deceased, in co. Glouc., during the minority of Edward Twesell, son and heir of the said George; with the wardship and marriage of the said heir.^[2] (Possibly Margaret had died also by then?)

In 1540 Edward took livery of lands "as son and heir of Geo. Twysell, deceased, and kinsman and heir of John Twysell of Stanley Regis, Glouc., and Joan, late his wife, likewise deceased, viz., son and heir of the said George, son of Edw. Twesell, son and heir of the said John and Joan; viz., of a third part of one messuage and one virgate of land in Stanley Regis, Glouc., whereof the said John died seized (which third part has been in the King's hand from 23 Aug. 11 Edw. IV., for the assignation of the said Joan's dower); and of all the possessions of the said George or John."^[3] This implies two different generations of Edwards: john->Edward->George->Edward. See more below.

Thomas died 1544.

C 4/36/57. Date of document after 1544 Date: 1545 Jan 1 - 1600 Dec 31 Description: Clement Smyth, executor of Elizabeth Twysell, executrix of Thomas Twisell v. Edward Twesell: answer and replication

C 4/36/58. Date of document after 1544. Date: 1545 Jan 1 - 1600 Dec 31 Description: Edward Twyell v. Clement Smyth, executor of Elizabeth Twysell, executrix of Thomas Twisell: answer, replication and rejoinder

C 1/1164/55-56. Date: 1544 April 22 - 1547 Feb 15. Short title: Twysell v Twysell. Note: Mutilated. Plaintiffs: Edward TWYSELL. Defendants: Elizabeth, executrix and late the wife of Thomas TWYSELL, his uncle, Richard and William HALYDAIE, and William BENYTT. Subject: Debts of the three last defendants assigned by the said Thomas for the re-building of his house at King's Stanley. Gloucestershire

C 1/1157/30. Date: 1544 April 22 - 1547 Feb 15. Short title: Smyth v Twisell. Note: See C78/4/13. Plaintiffs: Clement SMYTH, executor of Elizabeth, executrix and late the wife of Thomas Twisell. Defendants: Edward TWISELL, nephew of the said Thomas. Subject: Purloining goods and bonds of deceased at King's Stanley. Gloucestershire

C 78/4/13. Date of chancery decree: 22 June 1 Edw VI. Date: 1547 June 22. Short title: Smyth v Twesell. This one is online at the AALT website (wiki, scan). Plaintiffs: Clement Smyth. Defendants: Edward Twesell. Subject of decree: will and legacies of Thomas Twesell, deceased, whose widow was plaintiff's wife.

Sources

1. ↑ Kathleen Morgan and Brian S Smith, 'King's Stanley: Manors and other estates', in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 10, Westbury and Whitstone Hundreds, ed. C R Elrington, N M Herbert and R B Pugh (London, 1972), pp. 245-250 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol10/pp245-250 [accessed 2 December 2015].
2. ↑ 'Henry VIII: April 1537, 26-30', in Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic, Henry VIII, Volume 12 Part 1, January-May 1537, ed. James Gairdner (London, 1890), pp. 477-516 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol12/no1/pp477-516 [accessed 3 December 2015].
3. ↑ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/letters-papers-hen8/vol15/pp150-181