who succeeded him, was Knight of the Shire 1382-1383, and espoused Eleyne, the daughter of Sir Robert Ursewyck, knt., by whom he had three sons—Thomas, Roger, and James. In course of time, Thomas, the eldest, became the representative of the family, and married Agnes, the daughter of Sir Richard Molyneux, of Sefton. This gentleman (Thomas Clifton), accompanied the army of Henry V., when that monarch invaded France in 1415. He settled Goosnargh and Wood-Plumpton upon his second son, James, while the other portion of the estates passed, on his death in 1442, to Richard, his heir. Richard Clifton formed a matrimonial alliance with Alice, the daughter of John Butler, of Rawcliffe, from which sprang one child, James Clifton, who afterwards espoused Alice, the daughter of Robert Lawrence, of Ashton. The offspring of the latter union were Robert and John Clifton. The former on inheriting the property married Margaret, the daughter of Nicholas Butler, of Bewsey, in Lancashire. His children were Cuthbert and William; and now, for a few generations, we have two separate branches, the descendants of these gentlemen, which afterwards became united in the persons of their respective representatives:— SENIOR BRANCH. Cuthbert Clifton, = Alice, d. and co-heiress of of Clifton, | Sir John Lawrence, of died 1512. | Ashton-under-Lyne. | | Sir R. Hesketh, = Elizabeth Clifton, = Sir W. Molyneux, of Rufford, died 1548. | of Sefton & Larbreck, 1st husband. | 2nd husband. +------------------------------+ | | | | | William Molyneux, died young. Thos. Molyneux, Ann Molyneux, = Hy. Halsall unmarried heiress of | of Halsall. or without issue. her brother. | +----------------------+ | Richard Halsall, = Ann, d. of Alex. Barlow. | +---------+ | Sir Cuthbert Halsall, = ( ) of Halsall and | Clifton. | +-------------+ | Ann Halsall, = Thomas Clifton, [Transcriber’s Note: refer to the daughter | of Westby JUNIOR BRANCH (below) for the and | and Lytham, descent of this Thomas Clifton.] co-heiress. | died 1657. +--------+-----+--------------+-----------------------+ | | | | Cuthbert Sir Thos. John Clifton. = Widow of Ten other Clifton. Clifton. | Geo. Parkinson, children. | of Fairsnape. | Thos. Clifton, of Clifton, etc. JUNIOR BRANCH.