Barbara Belasyse

Barbara was born around 1575. She married Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg of Henknowle in 1601. Evidence for this marriage is to be found in their son-law Henry Slingby's diary in which he mentions my brother John Belasyse’ – ‘brother’ here meaning brother-in-law. Barbara died in 1615.

Her husband died around 1653, leaving a will which was written on 9 September 1652 and proved at the PCC on 12 July 1653. Their daughter, Barbara (who married Henry Slingsby) died before her father. Neither Henry Slingsby, nor any of his children, are named in Thomas’s will.

Source: Richard III: Sources for the Ibsen Lineage

According to the History of Whitby and Whitby Abbey, Before the Conquest, by Lionel Charlton, her husband had lands of great value given him for her portion Value at that time -8-10 thousand pounds. (Memoirs of Sir Hugh Cholmely)