John Tempest ¹

  General Notes:

Described "of the Rayne" in ped: of 1647 at Bro'ton Hall (Steph: Tempest's Ped^s p.22, K.6). John Tempest, gent., a juror and amerced for cutting etc: greenwood at the manorial courts of Barnoldswick, September 1536, February 1536-7, January 1537-8, July 1538, January 1538-9, October 1540, February 1540-1, and the 1 May 1542 he is called "de le Rayne" (Duc: of Lanc: C^t. Rolls, Bdle 13, Nos. 2013, 2015 & 2016).
On the Muster Roll of 1539, John Tempest of Barnolds-wick is set down to provide a horse and harness, but sta-ted "not hable". John Tempest gent. however appears at the Muster 3 April 1539, among Sir Thomas Tempest's ser-vants, armed with "a spere" and found with a horse and harness (Exch: T.R. Miscell: Bks, No. 34, pp.123 & 186).
He died between 1 May 1542 and 23 January 1542-3 as at the latter date, the relict of John Tempest of the Rayne was fined (Duc: of Lanc C^t Ro:. Bdle 13, No. 2016).

289.
Miscell: Rayne, Nos. 1 & 2, penes Col. J^o Parker C.B).
It has been suggested she was daughter of William Lister of Midhope, by Elizabeth daughter and heir of Thurstan Banyster of Swinden and to have wed, firstly 1515, Roger Hoghton who died before 1536 (Vic: Hist: of Lanc: vol. 6, p.393, note etc:); secondly, Edmund Wad-dington of Brungerley in Waddington, who 22 March 1537-8 made "master John Tempest" (? of Bracewell) guardian to his heir. The relict Elizabeth proved the will 15 June 1538 (Flower's Visita: of Yorks sub Lister and Reg: Test: Ebor.) ? second wife.

John married Elizabeth on 23 Jan 1543.