Richard Eyves, died 1644, whilst fighting in the Civil Wars, according to the Catholic Record Society.He was buried in Preston churchyard December 1644.
The Eyves family of Fishwick Hall, Preston, were recusant and delinquent, and a Catholic Gentry family, losing the family home to sequestration due to Richard's delinquency. Unlike most other Lancashire Catholic Gentry they never regained their property.
I am attempting to locate where Richard met his demise. He was probably part of Prince Rupert's Lancashire Brigade, so may have died at Naseby, Marston Moor or at an incident between Royalists and Parliamentarians at Walton Bridge, which crossed the Ribble at Preston.
Does anyone know of any royalist muster rolls for these battles or point me in a suitable direction.
Thank you.
David Eaves, Lancashire
(Yes if you are wondering Eyves was how the name Eaves was recorded up to the end of the 17thC in Lancashire and I am a descendant of Richard's family line).