Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Henry de Clayton
1. Henry de Clayton was born about 1295 in Clayton le Moors, Eng; died in 1361 in Clayton le Moors, Eng. Family/Spouse: Matilda. Matilda was born about 1295 in Clayton le Moors, Eng; died about 1355 in Dutton, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Margaret de Clayton
was born about 1345 in Clayton, Eng; died about 1430.
- 2. Margaret de Clayton
Generation: 2
2. Margaret de Clayton
(1.Henry1) was born about 1345 in Clayton, Eng; died about 1430. Family/Spouse: Henry de Rishton. Henry (son of Richard de Rishton and Alice de Tottleworth) was born in 1325 in Rishton, Eng; died after 1376. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Richard Rishton
was born in 1350 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng.
- 3. Richard Rishton
Generation: 3
3. Richard Rishton
(2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1350 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng. Family/Spouse: Joan. Joan was born in 1350 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Henry Rishton
was born in 1370 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng; died on 29 May 1428 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng.
- 4. Henry Rishton
Generation: 4
4. Henry Rishton
(3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1370 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng; died on 29 May 1428 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng. Family/Spouse: Margaret De Legh. Margaret (daughter of Mathew De Legh and Alice Clayton) was born in 1370 in Lancashire, Eng; died in 1449 in Lancashire, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Richard Rishton
was born in 1395 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1470.
- 5. Richard Rishton
Generation: 5
5. Richard Rishton
(4.Henry4, 3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1395 in Rishton, Eng; died in 1470. Family/Spouse: Margaret de Holt. Margaret (daughter of William de Holt and Joan) was born in 1400 in Studleigh, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Henry Rushton
was born in 1425 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng; died in 1490 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng.
- 6. Henry Rushton
Generation: 6
6. Henry Rushton
(5.Richard5, 4.Henry4, 3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1425 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng; died in 1490 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng. Family/Spouse: Agnes Sherburne. Agnes (daughter of Sherburne and Matilda Hamerton) was born about 1422 in Stonehurst, Eng; died in 1471 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Sir Nicholas Rushton
was born in Dec 1445 in Rishton, Eng; died on 3 May 1508 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng.
- 7. Sir Nicholas Rushton
Generation: 7
7. Sir Nicholas Rushton
(6.Henry6, 5.Richard5, 4.Henry4, 3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born in Dec 1445 in Rishton, Eng; died on 3 May 1508 in Dunkenhalgh, Eng. Family/Spouse: Margery Radclyffe. Margery was born in 1461 in Radclyffe Tower, Eng; died on 6 Jul 1528 in Clayton-le-Moors, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Agnes Anne Rishton
was born in 1470 in Rishton, France; died on 19 Oct 1563 in Blainscough, Eng.
- 8. Agnes Anne Rishton
Generation: 8
8. Agnes Anne Rishton
(7.Nicholas7, 6.Henry6, 5.Richard5, 4.Henry4, 3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1470 in Rishton, France; died on 19 Oct 1563 in Blainscough, Eng. Family/Spouse: Sir Robert Bolton. Robert was born in 1466 in Blackburn, Eng; died in 1504 in Somme, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Thomas Boulton
was born in 1520 in Dalton in Furness, Eng; died in 1622 in Lancashire, Eng.
- 9. Thomas Boulton
Generation: 9
9. Thomas Boulton
(8.Agnes8, 7.Nicholas7, 6.Henry6, 5.Richard5, 4.Henry4, 3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1520 in Dalton in Furness, Eng; died in 1622 in Lancashire, Eng. Family/Spouse: Janet Askew. Janet was born in 1515 in Lancashire, Eng; died in 1561 in Grange, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Isabel Bolton
was born in 1550 in Lancashire, Eng; died in 1611 in Grange, Eng.
- 10. Isabel Bolton
Generation: 10
10. Isabel Bolton
(9.Thomas9, 8.Agnes8, 7.Nicholas7, 6.Henry6, 5.Richard5, 4.Henry4, 3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1550 in Lancashire, Eng; died in 1611 in Grange, Eng. Family/Spouse: William Askew. William (son of Richard Askew, II and Jenat Fell) was born in 1542 in Preston, Eng; died about 1585 in Lancashire, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Sir William Askew
was born about 1580 in Millom, Eng.
- 11. Sir William Askew
Generation: 11
11. Sir William Askew
(10.Isabel10, 9.Thomas9, 8.Agnes8, 7.Nicholas7, 6.Henry6, 5.Richard5, 4.Henry4, 3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born about 1580 in Millom, Eng. Family/Spouse: Lady Jane Anne Latus. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. John Askew, Sr.
was born on 30 Sep 1610 in London, Eng; died on 25 May 1691 in Dalton in Furness, Eng.
- 12. John Askew, Sr.
Generation: 12
12. John Askew, Sr.
(11.William11, 10.Isabel10, 9.Thomas9, 8.Agnes8, 7.Nicholas7, 6.Henry6, 5.Richard5, 4.Henry4, 3.Richard3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Henry1) was born on 30 Sep 1610 in London, Eng; died on 25 May 1691 in Dalton in Furness, Eng. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Burley. Elizabeth (daughter of William Berry and Katherine Shipton) was born on 23 Oct 1613 in Gnosall, Eng; died after 1639 in Cockerham, Eng. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. John Askew, Jr
was born in 1629 in Lancashire, Eng; died on 23 Aug 1683 in Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial Amer.
- 13. John Askew, Jr
