The following is from Ancestry Pulic Stories.
The Favells were a family of some consequence in the parish in the 17th century, who sprang from the Favells of Burnsall in Craven, in which district they were large landowners at an early period." Christ. Favell of Burnsall, who died about 1630, married Elizabeth, widow of Wni. Shute, of Shutenook in the Forest of Knaresborough, and they had a son James who lived at Kearby, and died in 1658. A son of this James was Henry Favell of Kirkby Overblow, who was steward to Algernon, Earl of Northumberland, lord of Spoffbrth, &c., and patron of the churches of Spofforth and Kirkby Overblow. This nobleman was interred at Petworth in 166S. Mr. Henry Favel was also secretary to Oliver, Lord Grandison, and brought up a family at Kirkby Overblow. He died in 1656, having married Dorothy, daughter of Christ. Wright of Maltby, solicitor to George, Earl of Cumberland, father of the celebrated Lady Anne Clififord, Countess of Pembroke, Dorset, and Montgomery. From the above match descend the P'avells of Normanton, to whom there are many memorials in Normanton church.
Full text of "Kirkby Overblow and district. Being a record of the history, antiquities, folk-lore, and old customs of the ancient parish of Kirkby Overblow in the West Riding of Yorkshire. With brief notices of adjacent places" I have already mentioned the Favells of Kirkby Overblow {see page g8). Edward de Fauvell held Thoralby manor and a capital messuage of the King in capitc, and of the Honor of Skipton as long ago as 1284-5. From this family came the Favells of Burnsall and Kirkby Overblow. Christ. Favell entered his pedigree at York at the Visitation in 1666. Katherine, wife of Henry Favell, gent., of Pontefract, his brother, who died in 1699, was daughter and sole heiress of John Stocks, of Doncaster, and widow of Richard Layton, of Barrowby Grange, in Kearby township. James Favell. who died in 1 714, married Lydia, heiress of Christ. Redman, and Redman Favel, of Normanton, married Ann, daughter of Richd. Wordsworth, of Normanton, who died in 1700. She was great-aunt to William Wordsworth, poet-laureate. There are many entries of the family in the registers of Kirkby Overblow. In 1701 it is recorded that " Mr. \\'illiam Favell from Kearby," was buried Sept. 21st, and in 1745 the marriage is recorded of Edward Stead and Susanna F'ai\il, Nov. I ith. Members of the family continued to reside in the parish down to the present century.
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