Hugh Westropp of Brompton

✓ 'HUGH WESTROPP, Gent., of Brompton, m. 1st, a dau. of John Conyers, of Hutton-on-Wyske. She d.s.p.; he m. 2ndly, 1522, Jane, 2nd dau. of John Sayer, of Worsall-on-Tees, in whose will, 1530, they are legatees. Hugh Westropp d. 1545 (admon. at York, 3 Feb. 1545).' Children by Jane: JAMES (our line), Thomas (Capt. in the Army 1568-89, pensioned by Elizabeth for the loss of his right arm in the Irish war, d.s.p. 1604), Ralph (Serjeant-at-Arms 1590, saved Clifford's Tower, York, from demolition 1596, d. unm. 1606, tomb in York Minster), Agnes (d. unm. 1606). Son of Ralph Westropp. Source: Burke's Landed Gentry of Ireland (1912), 'Westropp of Attyflin' pp.757-8 (lineage citing York wills 1430, 1466/7, 1490/1, 1579, 1604, 1605, 1606; IPMs 1369, 1495, 1603, 1610; the 1586 Visitation of Yorkshire at which the pedigree from John Thweng 1369 was registered; and Dugdale's Visitation 1665), archive.org genealogicalhera00burkuoft, read 27 Oct 2026. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.] ||27 Oct 2026|| VCH Sheriff Hutton: 'Ralph's son Hugh was succeeded at his death in March 1544-5 by his son James, a minor, for whom writs of livery were issued in 1557 and 1561' - death refined to March 1545 (new style; admon. York 3 Feb 1545 old style = 1545/6? BLGI's date is left as it stands). Source: VCH Yorkshire North Riding vol. 2 (1923), 'Parishes: Sheriff Hutton' - Cornbrough manor (british-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/north/vol2/pp172-187), read 27 Oct 2026.