WHARTON

1.  Lawrence Warton of Kingston, m. Anne, dau. of ----- Radly of Radly, Linc.

2.  Sir Michael Warton of Beverly m. (1) Eliz., dau. and co-heir of Ralf Hansby, Knt.; dyed A. D. 1655.

3.  Michael Wharton of Beverly m. Catherine, dau. and co-heir of Xtoper Maltby of Maltby, Ebor.  “Michaell Warton of Beverly, Esq., dyed in his father’s lifetime, being slayn by a cannon bullet at Scarborough Castle in the time of the late wars, it being then a garrison for the King – 23 Oct. 1593 at St. John’s Beverly.”  (This date evidently refers to his birth, as he was married 1 Oct. 1620 at Cottingham to Catherine Maltby.)

In the British Museum there is an Index to the Pedigrees and Arms contained in the “Heralds Visitations and Other Gen. Mans.,” edited by R. Sims.  Those marded with a star will be found at the end of these heraldry notes; the ones unmarked have never been found by the compiler, and if any of those who read these pages can furnish copies of these missing pedigrees it would be deeply appreciated.

MALTBY, 2109 fo. 63, Bedfordshire.

MALBY, 1096 (or 1696 ?) fo. 73; 1504 fo. 97, London.

*MAWTEBY, 1552, fo. 173. Norfolk.

MAWTEBY, 6093, p. 2.

*Maltby, of Stoneham, fr. Co. Essex, 1560, fo. 197, b. Suffolk.

MAWTEBY, 1449, fo. 4b. Suffolk.

*MALBEIS, 1487, fo. 254b. Yorkshire.

MALBYE of Cowton, 4630, p. 408, Yorks.

*MALTBY of Maltby and Muston, 1487. ff. 465b, 270b York

(This is evidently Pedigree No. II.)

* Since writing these notes on the Maltby arms there came to my attention another blazon quite new to me, and of very early date.  In fact, it seems doubtful if it be a Maltby seal.  Under date 1213-4, Henry III we find Robert Mauteby giving to St. Mary of Sibton Priory in Suffolk, all his rent in his salt works.  A lion rampant on the Seal.  Unfortunately the compiler is not sufficiently versed in heraldry to solve this problem.  A gentleman writing of Bishop Edward Maltby’s coat-of-arms says: “The Lion rampant represents some marriage with a Beaumont.”  By consulting the English Notes we find the Sutton and Maltby families closely connected and also not the name Beaumont Sutton.  It may be a connecting link.  (See Will of John Maltby of E. Retford, 1647-8, believed to be father of the three brothers who emigrated to New England.  In this will he makes Beaumont Sutton of E. Retford, gent., overseer of his estate.)

In conclusion we find that the Anglo-Norman Malbys family evidently obtained grants temp. of the Conquest – their arms the Hinds’ heads.  The name Malesbys appears in Le Land’s List amongst others who accompanied William the Conqueror to England.  (Vide Hist. of the Conquest of England by Augustin Thierry, translated by William Hazlett, 1891; pub. By Geo. Bell and Co.)

We also learn that the Norfolk Mautbys held the Manor of Maltby, Co. Norfolk, from the crown prior to 1166.  Arms: a cross.

It seems to the compiler that the progenitor of the Maltby family was Hugo de Malbisse (Pedigree No. I).  The Norfolk branch, tracing to Simon de Mauteby it would seem were closely related to Sir Simon Malebisse, Lord of Crowton in Craven, who married a daughter of Lord Methley (See Pedigree No. I); and the Maltbys of Maltby and Muston, Cleveland, York, were probably nearly related to Sir William de Maltby, who had lands in Cleveland, built the chapel at Ayton, where he was Lord of the Manor before 1200.

In regard to the coat-of-arms of the Cleveland, Yorks., Maltbys, Mr. Rees-Webbe, late captain in the English army, and then a clergyman in the Church of England, told the compiler that the garbs in the arms denoted they held large church lands.  Mr. Rees-Webbe had a fine collection of seals and was well posted in heraldy.  But this statement has been contradicted by another gentleman who maintains the wheat sheaves are used by so many different families they could hardly all have been holders of considerable church lands.  However, it is a fact that the Maltbys did give largely to the church land in their possession and were founders of various abbeys: as Hugo (2) who founded the Priory of Spinney; Sir William (3) who built the Chapel at Ayton; Richard (3) who founded the Monastery of Neubo Abbey, Lincoln, in 1198; John (4) who confirmed grants of Morton Grange to the Abbot Neubo; William (5) who confirmed grants to Byland Abbey in 1247; William (6) gave lands to the Priory of Briddlington, 1267, and various other such records which will be found in the English notes.

The conclusion reached by those most familiar with the records of the Maltby family is, that they all decend from the original Hugo de Malebisse, who held lands at the time of the Conquest.  This seems a broad statement, but if we refer to the emigrant ancestor of the American branch, we find we can state the same; for although three brothers went to New England the line of John in the male issue failed in the third generation; Robert is not known to have had any descendants, consequently this branch of the family all descend from William (1) and in like manner those bearing the name Maltby, must be descendants of the here youngest sons, namely: Daniel (2), Samuel (2) and Jonathon (2).  The following extract from an old letter may be of interest in this connection:

The letter is dated “Taunton, Mass., June 14, 1895,” and was from Mrs. Lovering to Mrs. George Ellsworth Maltby.

Mrs. Lovering writes: “The home of the English Maltbys is many, yet notwithstanding I have spent many months in England, the only Maltby I have ever met lived in Brussels.  We were attending an international exhibition of arts and sciences in Brussels.  Walking slowly past a bench or platform devoted to hand decorated china, my attention was attracted to some pieces more original in design that others.  Examining them closely I was surprised to see the paintings signed ‘Gertrude Maltby’ and ‘Eva Maltby.’  To be as brief as possible . . .I met Gertrude, who was organizing a choir of children, who were to take part in the festivities that afternoon to do honor to King Leopold’s guest, Rudolf of Austria, who had come a-courting the Princess Stephanie.

“Gertrude was a matronly English maiden of about thirty-five.  She and her sister Eva were the daughters of the English consul at Brussels, who had been stationed there forty years.  She said, ‘I wish my father could meet you, he is much interested in the family genealogy and is always mousing around old libraries and record cabinets to glean something new.  Durham was once a famous headquarters for our race,’ etc.  When I hinted that my interest was in the name, even though we might not have had a common origin, she answered, ‘O, do not say that, my father says we are all descended from Hugo de Maltby, who was in the train of William the Conqueror.’”

It was in 1880 that Rudolf of Austria made this trip to Brussels which terminated so disastrously for the Princess.  As Mr. Maltby had been for forty years consul at Brussels, this would place his appointment as consul to Brussels in the year 1840; so he has probably born about 1810 or 1815.  Could his descendants be discovered it is extremely likely that many of the records so earnestly desired by present day Maltbys would be found.