William de Plumpton1

M, b. 1362, d. 1405
FatherRobert de Plumpton b. 1341, d. 1407
MotherIsabella Scrope
     William de was born in 1362 in Spofforth Parish, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, at the Ville de Plumpton. William married Alice Gisburn, daughter of John Gisburn Merchant of York, circa 1382 in England. William departed this life in 1405. He was hung as an insurrectionist. William's death by hanging was a result of his supporting an insurrection led by his uncle, the Archbishop of York. He was described by a contemporary historian as a "brave and daring knight".

Citations

  1. [S179] Levi B. Chase, A Genealogy and Historical Notices of the family of Plimpton or Plympton in America and of Plumpton in England.