SIXTH GENERATION

24. Sir Thurstan de HOLLAND Kt.⁽¹⁾ was born about 1297 in Denton, Lancashire, England.⁽¹⁾ He died after 1368.⁽¹⁾ Thurstan de Holland had 5 sons. Only three names are listed in the pedigree. Thurstan de Holland was Knighted before 1355. Sir Thurstan de Holland (the second) was born under Edward I and lived into the reign of Edward III, founded the Hollands of Denton line and their branch of Clifton. Sir Thurstan was born by non-legal union to Margaret de Shoresworth and Sir William de Holland. Not having a son by his lawful wife he took much trouble to found a family through Thurstan. He endowed him by grant with the Sharples estate, while Margarets uncle, Alexander de Shoresworth, also not having heirs, endowed Thurstan with the Denton estate.

He was married to Mary COLLYER (daughter of John COLLYER) about 1324.⁽¹⁾ Mary COLLYER was born estimated date of 1295.⁽¹⁾ Sir Thurstan de HOLLAND Kt. and Mary COLLYER had the following children:

+25 i. Sir Richard de HOLLAND.
26 ii. Willilam de HOLLAND was born about 1326.⁽¹⁾
27 iii. John HOLLAND died after 1338.⁽¹⁾ He was born Est. 1927 in Denton, Lancashire, England. ⁽¹⁾ (Matthew de Holland database shows birthdate to be estimated as 1317, which was 7 years before the estimated marriage date of his father and mother. However, additional information stated that he was the youngest son of Thurstan, which make his birthdate to be after 1326. It is possible that the date is incorrect or he is the son of another Thurstan. Also not that his surname is listed as HOLLAND not de HOLLAND. - Meredith Russell Butler, Sr.) John Holland, youngest son of Thurstan, was outlawed in 1338 for an assault, vi et armis, on William de Hulton and had all his cattle confiscated.