Richard Wrightson 1490 of Eryholme

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1.1 RICHARD WRIGHTSON

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Birth:    1490, Eryholme Yorkshire

Death:  1578

 Richard Wrightson during his lifetime was the Freeholder as well as the copyholder of the Eryholme land.  In the Homberston survey his freehold is described as "one tenement built with diverse lands, meadows, and pastures which the said Richard holds freely by charter in free socage by service of - part of one knight fee and renders therefor by the year at the feast of Martin only three shillings and four pence"

This was a quit rent in lieu of military service

It is unlikely that there were more than two sons, but nothing more is known.

Children:            JOHN (1520-1586)

                        THOMAS