'Willington2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Willington of Hurley, Willington of Tamworth, Willington of Whateley, Willington of Wilnecote

                               
Thomas Willington of Hurley, Warwickshire (bur 18.06.1593)
m. Joan Nightingale (bur 07.01.1599, dau/heir of Nicolas Nightingale by Joyce, sister/heir of John Waldyve)
1. Waldyve Willington of Hurley & Wilnecote (bur 03.08.1569)
  m1. Joyce Winter (d 1560, dau of George Winter of Worthington)
  A. Elizabeth Willington (d infant)
  m2. (1563) Margery Bracebridge (sister/heir of Michael Bracebridge, m2. Barnaby Easte)
  B. Thomas Willington of Hurley & Wilnecote (bpt 02.02.1565/6, d 1652)
  m. (09.07.1599) Alice Willington (b 1575, d 20.11.1652, dau of John Willington of Whateley) @@ below
  i. Waldyve Willington of Hurley & Wilnecote (bpt 18.04.1600, d 1676)
  m. (27.10.1630) Joane (dau of Henry Porter or Parker of Edgbaston)
  a. Waldyve Willington of Hurley Hall (bpt 03.03.1633, d 02.11.1677)
  m. (09.05.1665) Susannah Jones (bur 09.11.1696, dau of Roger Jones of Hackney)
  (1) William Willington of Wilnecote (b 29.07.1666, dsp)
  (2) Thomas Willington (b 13.06.1674, bur 04.1718)
  (A) Thomas Willington of Nottingham (d 07.1768)
  m. Mary Ashe of Lincolnshire
(i) Thomas Willington of Hurley Hall, last of Wilnecote (b c1744, dsp bur 30.12.1815)
  m. Mary White of Nottingham
  (ii) William Willington (dsp?)
  (iii) Katharine Willington of Hurley Hall (a 1840)
  (B) Waldive Willington (bur 19.12.1756)
  (3) Waldive Willington of Hurley Hall (b 26.12.1677, d 10.09.1733)
  m. Martha Harvey (dau of Richard Harvey of London)
  (A) William Willington of Hurley & Wilnecote (dsp 24.03.1752)
  (B) Susanna Willington
  m. Charles Floyer of Hints
  (C) Catharine Willington of Wilnecote (dsp 1762)
  m. Richard Jackson of Tarrington (b c1700, d 1782, rector of Shelsley)
  (D) Mary Willington (d unm 1762)
  (4) Sarah Willington, later of Nottingham (b 08.03.1667)
  m. _ Watkinson
  (5)+ other issue - Susanna (b 18.11.1669), Frances (b 15.03.1670), Elizabeth (b 28.05.1672)
  b. Thomas Willington of London (bpt 18.10.1649, bur 19.10.1717)
  c. Sarah Willington (d 24.09.1666)
  m. (20.11.1662) Thomas Berisford of Daventry (son of Richard of Hawkeswell)
  d. Mary Willington
  m. Richard Avery of Arley
  e. Elizabeth (Esher?) Willington
  m. Alexander Ward of Shenston
ii. Hugh Willington of Plupmtons (bpt 05.04.1601, bur 1691)
  m. Sarah Brookes (dau of Thomas Brookes of Lea Marston)
  iii. Mary Willington (b c1604)
  m. Edward Glover of Baxterley
  iv. Elizabeth Willington (b c1606)
  m. Thomas Watts
  v. Alice Willington (b 1614)
  m1. Richard Beresford of Hawkeswell
  m2. John Daukins of Maxtock
  vi.+ other issue - John in Ireland (bpt 05.08.1612), Judith (b c1603), Susanna (b c1608)
  C. Elizabeth Willington
  m. (21.04.1590) William Aston of Milwich
D.+ other issue - Henry (bpt 1567), George in Ireland (bpt 12.10.1568)
2. John Willington of Whately or Whateley (d 08.08.1617)
  m. Isabel Litherland of Dordon
A. Antikel Willington of Whateley mentioned by Commoners & Bigsby but not by Visitation
  i. Thomas Willington of Whateley
  a. Thomas Willington of Whateley
  m. (16.03.1670) Mary Swinfen (dau of John Swinfen of Swinfen)
  (1) Thomas Willington (dsp)
  (2) Jane Willington
  m. (17.09.1702) John Skip of Ledbury
  (3) Anne Willington (d unm 06.11.1711)
b. Dorothy Willington probably of this generation
  m. Gawen Grosvenor of Holt Hall (b c1638, a 1682)
  ii. George Willington
  a. Richard Willington
  (1) Richard Willington
  (A) John Willington of Tamworth
  (i) Thomas Willington (4th son)
(a) Francis Willington of Tamworth had issue
  m. (1825) Jane Anne Pye (dau of Henry James Pye of Faringdon House)
  (ii)+ other issue - John of the Inner Temple (dspms), Bayly (dspms, Lt. General), Richard (dspms), Francis (dspms, rector of Walton-on-Trent)
  B. Thomas Willington of Merivell, Warwickshire mentioned by Visitation but not by Commoners or Bigsby
  m. Margaret Cooke (dau of Christopher Cooke of Merivell)
  i.+ issue - Ichabod (b c1592, a 1619), Thomas (b c1602), Benjamin (b c1604), John (b c1607), Joseph (dsp), Patience (dsp), Temperance (b c1594), Prudence (b c1596), Content (b c1598), Prisilla (b c1600), Loyis (b c1609), Patience (b c1611)
  C. Alice Willington (b 1575, d 20.11.1652)
  m. (09.07.1599) Thomas Willington of Hurley (bpt 1565/6, d 1652) @@ above
3. James Willington (bpt 01.03.1555, youngest son)
  m. _ Crow (dau of _ Crow of Mereden or Meriden )
  A. Jane Willington
  m. William Younger
  B.+ other issue - William (b c1600), Anna, Frances
4. Elizabeth Willington
  m. Hugh Grontwich or Growtage of Staffordshire
5.+ other issue - Nicholas (b 1547), Thomas (bur 1554), William (dsp), Michael (dsp), George, Joyce (bpt 1549)

Main source(s): Commoners (vol IV, Willington of Hurley), 'History of Repton' by Robert Bigsby (1854, Chapter IX, in Google Books), Visitation (Warwickshire, 1619, Willington), Visitation (Warwickshire, 1682-3, Willington of Hurley)
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