William Danyers
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Death: unknown.
Place of Death: unknown.
Relationships
Father: uncertain.
Mother: uncertain.
The pedigree in Rylands gives “Thomas Daniers miles ao 40 E. I [1276] = vxor eius filia & haeres Roberti de Chedle de Chedle et Clifton.” Helsby (Ormerod vol. 1, p. 472) suggests William’s father was probably Robert de Aan or D’Anyers, based on the grants in the Arley charters.
Spouse: Agnes de Legh.
This relationship is given by Leycester (p. 307), citing a deed. Agnes de Legh is recorded as William’s wife in documents attached to the pedigree-roll of the Danyers family (Rylands).
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Sir Thomas Danyers (died 1354) married (1) Margaret de Tabley; married (2) Joan Norreys.
Margery Danyers married Henry Horsall.
Agnes Danyers married Alexander de Waleton.
William Danyers married Agnes.
Evidence
from the Warburton of Arley Charters:
ARL/1/29
no date [c. 1240-78] deed poll
Parties: (1) Robert de Aans; (2) Geoffrey son of Geoffrey de Dutton.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2), of all the land which Geoffrey Schort held of him in Folchichecrubul, and half of the advowson of Lymm; rendering two barbed arrows.
Witnesses: lord Hammond de Massey; lord William Boydell; lord William le Massey; Aytrop de Millington; Thomas de Lymm; and many others.
ARL/1/26
no date [c. 1240-1278]
Parties: (1) William Hancelin, son of Richard Hancelin; (2) Geoffrey, son of Geoffrey de Dutton.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2), of two bovates of land in Guilden Sutton which (1) had from his father, for Geoffrey's homage and service.
Witnesses: lord Hammond de Massey; lord William Boydell; lord Thomas de Dutton; Thomas de Lymm; Aytrop de Millington; John Boydell; Robert Danyers; and others.
ARL/1/41
1249-61
Parties: (1) Peter de Dutton; (2) Adam son of William son of Hammond de Walton.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2), of one acre of land in Hough and the wood, abutting west to the land which Adam had from him before, abutting south on Holghebroke, and abutting north on Buralys [Appleton, Walton?], to hold to him and his heirs and assigns, except men of religion and the lord-in-chief; rendering 6d. a year and (2) to have marl in some convenient place.
Witnesses: lord Roger of Manchester, then Prior of Norton; lord Hugh de Dutton; Robert, his brother; Nicholas de Leicester, knights; Ranulph Starkey; Henry le Norris; Alan de Walton; Thomas his son; John de Hatton; William de Weston; William Danyers; William de Sutton; Simon de Stockton, clerk; and others.
ARL/1/90
no date [c. 1273]
Parties: (1) Peter de Dutton; (2) Geoffrey, his eldest son, and Margaret, his wife.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2) and the heirs of their bodies, of lands in Aston [by Sutton], namely all the lands held by Adam de Tressewalleshe, Richard de Faldey, Ranulph de Faldey, Richard Durge, Roger the priest, Robert Keml, Robert Schayl, Robert Vabrn, Alexander and John le Sinover, Thomas de More, and John del Mere; also, of a rent of 6s. from Richard son of John de Quetale, 6s. 6d. from Helve de Pikemere, 5s. 6d. from Alexander de Plinules, 10d. from Henry de Monilves, 5s. 2d. from Robert de Shorwes; also of twenty-four acres of waste land in Aston.
Witnesses: Reginald de Grey, justice of Chester; Hamon de Massey; Richard de Massey; Geoffrey de Dutton; William Danyers.
ARL/2/2
no date [c. 1301]
Parties: (1) Peter de Dutton, lord of Warburton; (2) his son, Hugh.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2), of all his part of Lower Walton, and of the mill and mill pool between Hull [in Appleton] and Walton.
Witnesses: lord William Trussell, then justice of Chester; Richard le Massey; John de Boydell, knights; William Danyers; Robert de Massey; Thomas de Appleton; and others.
ARL/2/5
20 July 1304
Parties: (1) Ralph de Clayton; (2) lord Peter de Dutton.
Details: Demise, by (1) to (2), of all his lands and tenements in Thelwall and Bollington for seven years; with a condition not to assign without (1)'s consent. Dated at Chester.
Witnesses: lords William Trussell, then justice of Chester; Hammond de Massey, knights; Hugh de Dutton; William Danyers; Gilbert de Lymme; Henry le Norris; Richard de Aston; Roger the hunter [venatore]; Robert, his brother; and others.
ARL/2/6
no date [c. 1304]
Parties: (1) Richard called le Warde of Lymme; (2) Peter de Dutton, lord of Warburton.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2), of his part of the water of the Mersey, within the limits of Lymm, with all fisheries, and liberty to make a mill or a weir.
Witnesses: lord William Trussell, then justice of Chester; John Boydell, knights; Gilbert de Limme; Thomas de Leye; William Danyers; Henry Clayne; and others.
ARL/2/8
no date [c. 1301-7]
Parties: (1) Peter de Dutton, lord of Warburton; (2) Hugh, his son.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2), of all lands in Lower Walton.
Witnesses: William Trussell, then justice of Chester; Richard de Massey; John de Boydell, knights; William Danyers; Robert de Massey; Thomas de Apeton [?]; and others.
ARL/1/64
no date [c. 1261-1311]
Parties: (1) Henry son of Felicia de Sutton; (2) lord Peter de Dutton, her lord.
Details: Release, by (1) to (2), of all claim to Sutton Marsh near Alton.
Witnesses: William de Wombwell then bailiff of Halton; Henry le Norris; William Danyers; Alan de Walton; Henry, chamberlain of Frodsham; Philip of the bridge; William de Sutton; and many others.
ARL/1/78
no date [c. 1261-1340]
Parties: (1) Robert son of Roger de Hoythinton; (2) Peter de Dutton.
Details: Release, by (1) to (2), of an attachment with a weir on his land [at Oughtrington?] beyond the Boline, between Yeldenale and Plattecroft; in consideration of being toll free, and hopper free at Bollen mill.
Witnesses: lord Hamon de Massey; John de Boydell knight; William Danyers; Henry de Bolde; John de Ringstead; Alan Danyers; William de Flixton; and others.
ARL/1/23
no date [c. 1261-1311]
Parties: (1) Peter de Dutton; (2) Hugh de Flixton.
Details: Grant by (1) to (2) of land in Appleton.
Witnesses: William Deynrs [Danyers?]; Simon de Stockton; Thomas de Appleton; William de Hull; Adam de Stockton; and many others.
ARL/4/2
10 February 1338
Parties: (1) William son of Thomas Wylm; (2) Thomas, his son.
Details: Grant, by (1) to (2), of all the lands [in Oughtrington?], which (2) had given him; and also (1)'s part of Vin Maschalg and del Pulmeduns.
Witnesses: Gilbert de Lymme; Richard de Statham; John Boydell; William Deaniers [Danyers?]; John, chaplain of Foxlegh; and many others; dated at Lyme [Lymm].
from the “Pedigree-Roll of the Family of Danyers” (apparently 17th century copies or abstracts of original documents):
VI. Joh’es filius Hugh de Lega dedit Will’o Daniers et Agnetae de Lega vxori eius cert’en’ in Lega, dat’ 1304.
X. Will’mus Danyell dedit Marg’ie filie sue de Agneta de Legh p’creat’ terr’ in Wilmondismore in Lymme h’end’ ei et hered’ de corpore suo procreat’. Test. Dñis Joh’e de Boydell, Riĉo de Mascy, Petro de Dutton, militbz, Will’o de Mera, Ada de Tabley, Eytrop’ de Mylynton, Will’o de Eicton, Rogro de Toft.
XVIII. Hec est conuēnĉo fact’ int’ Margeriā fil. Will. Dayns ex vn’ p’te et ip’m W. p’rem. euis ex altera vizt. quod prd’ Margeria dimisit prdco Will’o tot’ ten’ sua’ suꝑ. Wilmondismore. Test: Dñis Petro de Dutton, Ric’o de Mascy militibz, Thoma de Legh &c.
from Leycester (p. 363):
William Danyers senior Purchased Lands in Daresbery from Henry le Norreys, Anno Domini 1291. 19 Edw. 1. Lib. C. fol. 184.d. and had to Wife Agnes de Legh, Daughter of Thomas de Legh of High-Legh of the West-Hall, by whom he had Issue Margery, married to Henry Horsale of Limme: Lib. C. fol. 233.a. & 243.b. c. Agnes, another Daughter, married Alexander, Son of Richard, Son of Alexander de Waleton nigh Daresbury, 30 Edw. 1. Lib. B. pag. 204. num. 12. He had also two Sons, Thomas Daniers of Bradley in Appleton, eldest Son; and William Daniers of Daresbery junior, second Son; and (if I mistake not) John, a third Son: Lib. C. fol. 243.a. unless that John Son of William Daniers, 23 Edw. 3. be meant of William Daniers junior.
from the National Archives catalogue:
Schedule of Leigh Family Deeds
DLL 3/13
Testament
Of William Deyner, dated Friday after the feast of the declaration of St. John the Baptist 1306. To be buried in the churchyard of St. Mary of Limme. Thomas de Lega and Agnes his wife executors.
[Leycester thinks this is probably the will of William junior, but it seems possible that it could be the will of the William of this page.]
References
Beaumont, William. A Calendar of Ancient Family Charters preserved at Arley Hall, Cheshire. (1866).
Leycester, Peter, Sir. Historical antiquities, in two books the first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland : the second containing particular remarks concerning Cheshire / faithfully collected out of authentick histories, old deeds, records, and evidences, by Sir Peter Leycester, Baronet ; whereunto is annexed a transcript of Doomsday-book, so far as it concerneth Cheshire, taken out of the original record. (1673)
Ormerod, George; Peter Leycester; William Smith; William Webb; and Thomas Helsby. The history of the county palatine and city of Chester: compiled from original evidences in public offices, the Harleian and Cottonian mss., parochial registers, private muniments, unpublished ms. collections of successive Cheshire antiquaries, and a personal survey of every township in the county, incorporated with a republication of King's Vale royal and Leycester's Cheshire antiquities. (London: G. Routledge, 1882).
Rylands, J. Paul. “A Vellum Pedigree-Roll of the Family of Danyers, alias Danyell, of the County of Chester” in The Genealogist series 2, volume 32 (1916).
Wrottesley, G. Pedigrees from the Plea Rolls. (1905).