Notes for Thomas MALLORY
[Bill Hardman of Chester Cathedral sent us this information on Thomas Mallory: We have tried to find out any information the cathedral may have about him, apart from his name listed as dean. With thanks to Canon Roy Barker, who looked this up in the cathedral library, we can pass on the following information, realizing that you may already know all this, but hoping so me of it may be new.]
Thomas Mallory, b. about 1566; A.D., Cambridge University; Rector of Romaldkirk, co. York, 1599; of Mobberley and Davenham, co. Chester, 1621; Archdeacon of Richmond, 6 Nov. 1603; Dean of Chester Cathedral, 25 July 1607, and so began his long reign of thirty-seven years, for he did not die until 1644 at the age of seventy-eight. He was the sixth son of Sir William Mallory of Studley in Yorkshire and married Elizabeth, daughter of Bishop Vaughan, by whom he had eight (or ten) sons and four daughters. With a bishop for a father-in-law preferment in those days came easily. In 1601 he was given the living of Davenham, two years later he was made Archdeacon of Richmond, a sinecure worth �50, and in 1621 he left Davenham for Mobberly, having purchased the Advonson himself in 1619. Thus began the connection of the Mallorys with Mobberly which still continues. Thence forward he lived at Mobberly until he was turned out by Parliament in 1642 and forced to take refuge in his Deanery inside the walls of Chester. In spite of his preferments he appears to have been in debt, for which perhaps his large family will account, for in 1624 the York Convocation on his behalf recited the Act of 8 Henry VI which gave proctors freedom from arrest on their way to and from Convocation and stated that "Mr. Thomas Mallorie Dean of Chester is at this instant much molested with divers persons, or someone at the least, with troublesome suits of lawe so that he is thereby hindered for [sic] attending his Majesties service at Convocation now at York dependinge. "
Thomas Mallory born 1566 at Studely and died 3 April 1644 at Chester and buried in the quire of the Cathedral (1). Married Elizabeth daughter of Richard Vaughn, Bishop of Chester (1) . Thomas earned a Bachelor of Divinity at Cambridge (1) and instituted 27 June 1599 to Ronalds Kirk in the North Riding (1). 6 Nov 1603 he was Archdeacon of Richmond (1). 25 July 160 7 Dean of Chester (1). During the Civil War, he and his sons were active adherents of the King (1). In 1642 they had to flee the rectory house in Mobberly and took refuge in Chester (1 ).
Sources:
(1). My Mother's Family; Bradley, Noah (929.273 Sm51bn)
(2). Genealogy of the Mallorys of Virginia 1955: p. 11
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