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to view a picture of the person124. Richard
BURDET was born about 1589 in Denby, Yorkshire. He lived
in Cannon Hall, Cawthorne, Yorkshire on 12 Apr 1611. This lease shows
that Richard was a Gent. and a further lease dated 24 June 1611 shows Richard
paying £30 to Thomas Waterton and a further £30 on 19 December 1611
for "closes of 12 acres arable, meadow and 8 acres pasture in Cawthorne
called Kettle Royd" which Richard was already using.
He was the recipient of a Bond dated on 8 May 1616. The Bond stated:
"William Field of Carhead, Yorkshire, gent, to Richard Burdett of Carhead,
Yorkshire, gent, tithes of corn and grain from a messuage at Carhead, now in
the possession of Richard Burdett, and all arable lands and meadows belonging
to this messuage, in Hewland als. Hewland swaine als Hoyland swaine, parcel of
the rectory of Silkstone, Yorkshire, part of the late dissolved monastery of
Pontefact." He was the recipient of a Bargain and Sale on 1 May 1617.
The Bargain and Sale stated: "William Field of Carhead, Yorkshire, gent,
to Richard Burdett of Carrhead, Yorkshire, gent, tithes of corn and grain annually
arising from a messuage at Carrhead." He was the recipient of a Bargain
and Sale on 27 Dec 1617 in Carr Head, Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire. The
Bargain and Sale stated: "Samuel Wortley of Swinton, Yorkshire, gent, to
Richard Burdett of Carhead, Yorkshire, gent, "tithes of hay, wool and lamb
arising from the capital messuage or farm called Carhead, situated in Hoylandswaine,
par. Silkstone, and all lands ajoining;
one little meadow;
2 closes called Green Leyes;
1 close called Calf Close;
1 little spring wood called the Carr Spring;
1 close called Healdinge Close;
2 closes called Oxclose and Norcroft;
1 close called Walkeringe and Walkeringe Springe;
2 closes called West Crofts;
2 closes called the Scoutroyds;
3 closes called the Batles;
1 close called the Slowgreave;
closes called the Newclose, Kebinge and Crossefield,
parcel of the rectory of Silkstone".
He left Cannon Hall at this time and was known from then on as Richard Burdet
of Carr Head as a confirmation of a grant dated 14 June 1623 shows He confirmed
a grant on 14 Jun 1623. The grant stated "Richard Burdet of
Carhead, Yorkshire, gent, to Richard Burdet of Highley, Yorkshire, gent, and
Mary Burdet, daughter of Richard Burdet of Carhead. All his goods and chattels,
provided that he pay 12d. in 3 years time, in order to make void the estate of
tithes previously made to the use of Mary Burdet, and provided also that he can
continue to live at Carhead." He appointed attornies in Jun 1624.
"Richard Burdet of Carhead, Yorkshire, gent, confirms that he has appointed
William Wordsworth of Scholehill, and Rauf Wordsworth of Waterhall, Yorkshire,
yeoman, his attornies, to recover from Thomas Hanson of Thurgoland, Yorkshire,
gent, £20." The problems concerning the dealings with Thomas Hanson
continued and on 25 February 1639 there is a ratification of a deed which states
"Samuel Wortley of Swinton, Yorkshire, gent, confirms that by a previous
deed of 27 Dec 1617, he sold the tithes of Carhead, in Hoylandswaine to Richard
Burdett. Now, at the request of Mary, daughter and heir of Richard and Thomas
Hanson, assignee of Richard Burdett, Wortley confirms that the tithes are to
be held to the use of the heirs and assigns of Richard." and in 1647 there
was a bill for the "case of Thomas Hanson of Carhead, Yorkshire, yeoman
versus Richard Burdett, then of Carhead concerning tithes of hay, wool, lamb,
corn and grain, issuing from the capital messuage of Carhead." He sold
Carhead on 5 Oct 1652. Carhead was sold to Thomas Walshaw (of Horbury)
on 5 October 1652. The Confirmation of a Bargain and Sale of that date stated:
"Capital messuage in Hoylandswaine, called the Carhead, together with all
the buildings and lands adjoining called:
the Inge;
the Greenefield;
the Heald;
the Lamb Close;
the Calve Close;
the Calf Close spring;
the Ox Close;
the Rough Close;
the Whitefield and Springwood;
the Acre;
the New Field sometime divided into two parts, with the building or decayed cottage
in the Slowgreave;
the Kebane and Keb Ing, sometimes divided into 2 parts;
the Half Acre lying in a close called the Lathecrofte;
one parcel of land lying on the north side of the fold of John Sotwell and John
Couldwell, and butting east on the common, west on a little hillock near John
Couldwell's ing, and south, on a parcel of John Couldwell's land".
He died about 1656 in Carr Head, Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire. A document
dated June 1656 shows a "bargain and sale with feoffment. William Shaw of
Penistone, Yorkshire, fellmonger, and Mary, his wife, daughter and heir of Richard
Burdet, late of Carr Head, gent, deceased.... to John Sotwell of Cathill, Yorkshire,
gent and Thomas Walshaw of Carr Head, yeoman. Tithes of corn, grain, hay, wool
and lamb and all other tithes isuing from the capital messuage called Carr Head,
lying in Hoyland Swaine, parish of Silkstone".
Richard BURDET and Barbara
(Barbary) WORDSWORTH were married on 12 Jun 1619 in St. John's Church, Penistone,
Yorkshire. Barbara (Barbary) WORDSWORTH
was buried on 19 Jan 1669 in St. John's Church, Penistone, Yorkshire.
She died about 1669. Richard BURDET and Barbara (Barbary) WORDSWORTH
had the following children:
+161 | i. | Mary BURDET. |
