'Whatton2'
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Families covered: Watton (Whaddon) of Addington, Waddon (Whaddon) of Plymouth, Waddon of Tonacombe
| Robert Watton of Addington, Kent (d 1444) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Snath (dau/heir of William Snath or Snayth of Addington by Alice, sister/coheir of Robert Charles of Addington son of Richard) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Watton of Addington (d 1467) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Benedicta Towne (dau/coheir of Thomas Towne of Towneplace in Throwley) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Watton of Addington (d 1470) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Clerke (dau of John Clerke, Baron of the Exchequer) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Edmund Watton of Addington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Arnold (dau/coheir of Robert Arnold by Rose, dau of Richard Benne of Gillingham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Watton | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Watton of Addington | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret (sister of Edmund, Lord Sheffield) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Watton of Addington (d 16.09.1622) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Rutland (dsp) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Martha Roper (dau of Thomas Roper of Eltham) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Watton (b c1598 (or 1593), d 28.10.1651) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Symonds | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | William Watton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Morland | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Watton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Fane (dau of Robert Fane, son of Francis, Earl of Westmorland) | |||||||||||||||
| Berry finishes at this point. BHO reports that the line continued down to Edmund, father of Elizabeth. We presume that William & Mary were parents of that Edmund. | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Edmund Watton of Addington | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Elizabeth Watton (d 1775) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Leonard Bartholomew (son of Leonard of Oxenhoath) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Edmund Bartholomew (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| ((ii)) | Leonard Bartholomew of Addington Place, Sheriff of Kent (a 1790) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Wildash of Chatham (widow of _ Thornton of East Maling) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | (Frances) Bartholomew (d 13.07.1827) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.04.1797) John Wingfield (brother of Viscount Powerscourt) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (10.01.1736) Sir Roger Twisden of Bradbourn, Bart | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Elizabeth Watton | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Elizabeth Watton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher Morland of Stroud, Kent | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Margaret Watton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Austen Morland | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Anne Watton | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Anne Watton | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Margaret Watton | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Spicer | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Anne Watton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Hinde | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Elizabeth Watton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Dedicott | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | daughter possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Turner of London | |||||||||||||||
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| Vivian shows the first few generations above (albeit spelling the family name as Whaddon and ending with Catherine, dau/heir of Robert by Alice Clarke, m. Peckam) and Vivian identifies the Arms of this family as originally "Arg., a lion ramp. Gu. debruised with a bend Sa. charged with three crosses crosslet fitchee of the field" and then reports that "This branch of the family subsequently adoped as their arms:" Sa., a fess Or." Vivian reports that the following John "whose auncestors lived at Addington in Kent ... came to Plymouth & there died". | |||||||||||||||
| John Waddon of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Whaddon or Waddon, Mayor of Plymouth (bur 01.08.1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? (dau of Thomas) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.05.1584) Alice (d 1630) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Whaddon or Waddon, Mayor of Plymouth (bpt 13.01.1590-1, a 1648, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.06.1613) Prudence Fownes (bur 19.04.1644, dau of Thomas Fownes, Mayor of Plymouth) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Waddon (b c1615, bur 13.10.1684) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Honor Ley (dau/heir of John Ley alias Kempthorne of Tonacombe) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Waddon of Tonacombe & Moditonham (bpt 18.01.1649, dsp 25.08.1695, MP, (Deputy) Governor of Pendennis Castle) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Herle (dau of Edward Herle of Prideaux, widow of _ Coke of Tregassow) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Waddon of Tonacombe | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.04.1682) Bridget Docton (bur 1727, dau of Thomas Docton of Docton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Waddon of Tonacombe (bur 1755, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.09.1727) Eleanor Herle (bur 1765, dau of Nicholas Herle of Landue) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Waddon of Tonacombe (dsp 13.02.1768) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Hammett | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Bridget Waddon (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Waddon (d 1756, vicar of Stratton, rector of Cardinham, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1715?) Mary Bayly (dau/coheir of John Bayly of Eastleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Bridget Waddon (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. _ Mitchell | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Laetitia Waddon (d 27.04.1788) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Martyn (bur 23.12.1803, vicar of Stratton, rector of Luffincott) | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue (d unm) - Thomas, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (20.05.1733) Thomasin Burridge of Tiverton | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Honor Waddon (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Oliver Rouse (vicar of Morwenstow) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - John (d unm 1726), Edward (d unm 09.05.1768), otehr sons (dsp - Richard, Philip, Dennis, Isaac, Grenville) | ||||||||||||||
| c.+ | other issue - Isaac, Timothy, Richard, Edward, Ulalia, Prudence, Honor | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Alice Waddon (bpt 25.04.1614) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.05.1642) Timothy Allsop | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Prudence Waddon (bpt 25.03.1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.11.1638) Oliver Ceelye | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Sara Waddon (bpt 04.08.1630) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.08.1655) George Ceelye | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - John (b c1617, a 1620), Edward (bpt 19.03.1622-3), Richard (bpt 14.11.1624), William (bpt 07.05.1628), Mathias (bpt 07.11.1632, bur 15.07.1633), Nathaniel (bpt 11.12.1633), Benjamin (bpt 27.09.1637), Margaret (bpt 28.02.1620-1), Joan, Mary, Elizabeth (bpt 26.12.1638) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Peter Whaddon or Waddon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Elliot (dau of John Elliot) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | James Whaddon or Waddon (bpt 17.01.1594-5, bur 19.12.1642) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c02.1621-2) Joanna Hitchyns of Totnes | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Jonae Whaddon or Waddon | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.05.1603) Thomas Wolridge of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Margaret Whaddon or Waddon (bpt 26.07.1587) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.07.1604) William Canne of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Mary Whaddon or Waddon | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Leake of London | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Anne Whaddon or Waddon | ||||||||||||||
| m. John White of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
| H. | Elizabeth Whaddon or Waddon (b c1603, a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 09.11.16) : CountyGen (Kent, Berry, 1830, p8 & p477) with some support from Visitation (Kent, 1619, 'Watton') and some support/input from BHO (Bristow's 'The History and Topographical Survey of the Clounty of Kent, col 4. 'Parishes: Addington')
(2) For lower section (uploaded 03.06.18) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Waddon of Plymouth', p765)
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