Sir William Plumpton

Sir William Plumpton was born about 1365 in Spofforth, Yorkshire, England to Sir Robert Plumpton, Constable of Knaresborough Castle and Isabella le Scrope. He married Alice Gisburn, daughter of John Gisburn, Mayor of York and Ellen on about 1382 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had six sons and three daughters:

1. Sir Robert Plumpton

2. William Plumpton

3. Brian Plumpton

4. George Plumpton (cleric)

5. Thomas Plumpton

6. Richard Plumpton

7. Isabel Plumpton, wife of Stephen Thorpe and William Bukton

8. Katherine Plumpton, wife of Mr. Zouche

9. Jane Plumpton

Sir William Plumpton was involved in the failed Northern Rising against King Henry IV, who had recently supplanted King Richard II in a suspicious manner. This rebellion was lead by Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York and uncle Sir William Plumpton. Richard le Scope was supported by Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, who initially supported Henry IV but in 1403 turned against him in favor of Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, conspiring with Owain Glyndwr against King Henry. The three parties signed the Tripartite Indenture, where upon the overthrow of King Henry IV, England was to be divided up between them: Glyndwr was to receive Wales and a large part of western England; Northumberland was to receive all of northern England as well as Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Warwickshire, and Leicestershire. The Mortimers were to receive the remainder of England below the river Trent.

In 1405, Northumberland, joined by Lord Bardolf, failed to capture Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, which set the stage for the next failed attempt which ultimately led to Sir William Plumpton's demise.

On May 27, 1405, Le Scrope together with Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk and Sir William Plumpton assembled a force of 8000 men on Shipton Moor. However, rather than go into battle, Scrope parleyed with Westmorland. Scope, believing that his demands would be accepted and his personal safety guaranteed, disbanded the army and on May 29, Scrope, Mowbray, and Plumpton were arrested and taken to Pontefract Castle in Yorkshire to await King Henry IV, who arrived on June 3, 1405. The king denied the three trial, and a commission headed by the Earl of Arundel and Sir Thomas Beaufort sat in judgement of them in Scrope's own hall at his manor of Bishopthorpe, three miles south of York. They were all sentenced to death for treason and taken to a field belonging to the nunnery of Clementhorpe, which lay just under the walls of York. Before a great crowd they were beheaded on June 8, 1405. Scrope requested the headsman deal him five blows in remembrance of the five woulds of Christ.

Sources:

    1. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 367.
    2. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 387-388.
    3. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 387.
    4. [S16] Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 258.
    5. [S4] Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 246.

From wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_le_Scrope

Notes below are from https://www.geni.com/people/Sir-William-Plumpton-Kt/6000000001743967433

Father of Robert, Thomas, Isabella, Bryan, Katherine, Jane, George, William, and Richard

Brother of Alice and Joan

Half brother of Joan

Note: "William suffered death on the scaffold in 1405 for taking part in an insurrection stirred up by his uncle Richard, archbishop of York, whose sister his father had married. He is described by a contemporary historian as a brave and daring Knight."

Note 2: Archbishop of York Richard le Scrope led a failed rebellion against Henry IV in northern England (1405). Scrope and other rebel leaders were executed. This was the second of three attempts to overthrow Henry IV lead by Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland and his allies. Percy again fled to Scotland as he had after his defeat at the Battle of Shrewsbury (1403). [Percy Rebellion (1402–1408): three attempts by the Percy family and their allies to overthrow Henry IV]

Father: Robert Plumpton

Mother: Isabella Scrope

Marriage 1 Alice Gisburn

Children

Robert Plumpton b: 1383

Richard Plumpton

George Plumpton

Thomas Plumpton

Bryan Plumpton

Isabell Plumpton

Katherin Plumpton

Sources:

Title: Coat of Arms Sutliff, Sutliffe, or Sutcliffe

Author: Compilation: Samuel Milton Sutliff, Jr. (1909); Donald D. Sutliff; Bennett Hurd Sutliff

Publication: 1995

Note: Not clear who published the final manuscript.

Note: A monumental work.

Repository:

Note: Donald D. Sutliff, 605 SE 98th Ave., Vancouver, WA 98664 Phone 1-360-892-0949

Media: Book

Page: 36

William PLUMPTON, [SIR KNIGHT]

Born: 1362 - Of, Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Marr: 1381/1382 - Of, York, Yorkshire, England

Died: 8 Jun 1405 -

Father: Robert PLUMPTON

Mother: Isabella SCROPE

Other Spouses:

Wife

Alice GISBURN

Born: ABT 1364 - Of, York, Yorkshire, England

Died: 1424 -

Father: John De GISBURN

Mother: Ellen

Other Spouses:

Children

1. Robert PLUMPTON

Born: 1383 - Of, Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Marr: 1392 - Alice FOLJAMBE (other spouses)

Died: 8 Dec 1421 - 2. Thomas PLUMPTON

Born: ABT 1385 - Of, Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Died: 18 Jul 1420 - 3. William PLUMPTON

Born: 1387 - Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Died: - 4. Richard PLUMPTON

Born: 1389 - Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Died: 1443 - 5. George PLUMPTON, [REVEREND]

Born: ABT 1392 - Of, Bingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Died: 1451 - 6. Bryan PLUMPTON

Born: ABT 1395 - Of, Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Died: 1424 - 7. Jane PLUMPTON

Born: ABT 1397 - Of, Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Marr: - William MALLORY, [Sir Knight]

Died: - 8. Isabella PLUMPTON

Born: ABT 1400 - Of, Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Marr: 1425 - Stephen THORPE (other spouses)

Died: - 9. Katherine PLUMPTON

Born: ABT 1403 - Of, Plumpton, Yorkshire, England

Marr: - Gilbert DABENHAM, (Sir) (other spouses)

Died: 1463 -

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Om Sir William Plumpton, Kt. (Norsk)

Sir William av Plumpton, ridder

Williiam døde på skafottet i 1405 for å deltatt i et opprør pisket opp av hans onkel Richard, erkebiskopen av York, bror av hans mor.

William er beskrevet av en moderne historiker som en modig og dristig ridder."

Erkebiskop av York Richard le Scrope ledet et mislykket opprør mot Henrik IV i Nord-England (1405). Scrope og andre opprørsledere henrettet. Dette var det andre av tre forsøk på å styrte Henrik IV ledet av Henry Percy, jarlen av Northumberland og hans allierte. Percy flyktet igjen til Skottland etter hans tap i slaget av Shrewsbury (1403).