Plumpton, William (1404 - 1480)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 1
Properties - 5
Total events naming patron - 4
Troupes - 2
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1404-10-07
Death Date: 1480-10-15

Notes

Ward of Henry de Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland 1421--1425 (when he attained his majority). Fled to Cumberland after the battle of Towton 29 March 1461; captured at Cockermouth; agreed to pay bond for good conduct 1 May 1461; imprisoned in the Tower for failure to pay bond 12 July 1461; pardoned 5 Feb. 1461/2. Charged with treason late 1463; acquitted and at liberty by early 1464

Siblings

Female

Plumpton, Joan ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Stapleton, Elizabeth ( - 1464)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: after 1416-1
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Union produced 'several daughters and 2 sons' [ODNB]
  2. Wintringham, Joan ( - )
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Stapleton, Elizabeth ( - 1464)

  1. Male offspring: Plumpton, Robert (d. 1450)
  2. Male offspring: Plumpton, William (d. 1461)

From Wintringham, Joan ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Plumpton, Robert (1453 - 1525)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed Circa 1427 (probably knighted around 1427--8)
    Vacated 1480-10-15

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: West Riding 1435/6 n.d.
Constable, Yorkshire: West Riding 1439 1461
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1439 1440
Steward & Master Forester, Yorkshire: West Riding 1439 1461
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1441/2 n.d.
Steward, Yorkshire: West Riding 1441/2-2-20 n.d. For life. Steward of this and other Yorkshire estates of the Earl of Northumberland; renewed 1472
Sheriff, Yorkshire 1447-11-9 1448-11-9
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1448 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1451/2 n.d.
Sheriff, Nottinghamshire 1452-11-8 1453-11-5
Sheriff, Derbyshire 1452-11-8 1453-11-5
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1454 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1456 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1458 1459
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: West Riding 1459 n.d.
Constable, Yorkshire: West Riding 1464 1471
Steward & Master Forester, Yorkshire: West Riding 1464 1471
Commissioner of Array, Yorkshire: West Riding 1471/2 n.d.
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1471/2 1473
JP, Yorkshire: West Riding 1476 1479

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Plumpton, Yorkshire: West Riding
    Patrimony
    Acquired: 1421
    Divested: 1480

Lands

  • Derbyshire
  • Nottinghamshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Yorkshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1447-1447 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir William Plumpton's Minstrel
Performance 1448-1449 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir William Plumpton's Minstrel
Performance 1449-1449 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir William Plumpton's Minstrel
Performance 1449-1449 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir William Plumpton's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir William Plumpton's Minstrel Plumpton, William (1404 - 1480) Entertainers/Minstrels 3
Sir William Plumpton's Minstrels Plumpton, William (1404 - 1480) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)