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Sir John Widdrington, Kt., of Chipchase

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John Widdrington, Kt.
Birthdate:	circa 1430
Birthplace:	Widdrington, Northumberland, England
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Immediate Family:	Son of Sir Roger Widdrington, Kt. and Elizabet Widdrington Husband of Isabel Widdrington Brother of Elizabeth Fenwycke; Gerard Widdrington; Isabel Strother; Sir Roger Widdrington, Kt.; Sir William Widdrington, Kt. and 6 others

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'Men of Mark 'twixt Tyne and Tweed: L-Y By Richard Welford
http://books.google.com/books?id=WFveUhCy9boC&pg=PA616&lpg=PA616&dq...
Pg. 615
" The ancient and worthy family of the Widdringtons," as the older historians designate them, were rulers and leader of men in Northumberland for centuries. "Chiefest" among them, in chronological order, come the following:-
Bertram de Widdrington, owner of the vill of Widdrington, and a moiety of Burradon, in the middle of the twelfth century.
- Sir Gerard de Widdrington, knight, born in 1303; Commissioner of Array in Northumberland, 1335; obtained licence to crenellate his manor-house at Widdrington, 1341; captured Gilbert of Carrick, and another, at the battle of Neville's Cross, 1346, and allowing them to escape, forfeited his lands to the Crown, but obtained their restoration, 1347; Justice Itinerant at Wark, 1348.
  - Roger de Widdrington, brother of Sir Gerard, married Elizabeth daughter of Richard Acton (twice Mayor of Newcastle), by Maud, daughter of Richard Emeldon (seventeen times Mayor), and thereby added greatly to the family estates; High Sheriff of Northumberland, 1361; Warden of the Marches, 1369 and 1371; died, 1372.
    - Sir John de Widdrington, knight, married Catherine, daughter of Sir William de Acton, knight; Commissioner of Oaths of Allegiance, 1403; Commissioner of Array, 1410; died 1443, aged ninety-eight, leaving vast possessions, extending over half the county.
      - Roger de Widdrington, son of Sir John; born in 1403; High Sheriff of Northumberland, 1431, 1435, 1442, 1449; died, 1451.
        
        ' Sir John de Widdrington, knight; married Isabella, daughter of Robert, Lord Ogle, and widow of Sir John Heron, knight; High Sheriff of the county, 1472-74.
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'Full text of "The visitation of Yorkshire in the years 1563 and 1564"
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http://www.archive.org/details/visitationofyork00flow
http://www.archive.org/stream/visitationofyork00flow#page/234/mode/1up
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WODERYNGTON.
ARMS. - Quarterly, Argent and Gules, over all a bend Sable [WODERYNGTON], impales barry of six *Argent and Azure [Grey].
1. ___ Woderington.=
- 1. 2. Gerard Woderyngton.
- 1. 3. Roger Woderyngton.* = Margaret doughter of Sir Thomas Grey by Ales Nevell, doughter of Rafe first Erle of Westmerland.f
  - 3. 4. Sir Roger Woderyngton. = __ doughter of Sir Robert Claxton
  - 3. 5. Margaret, dyed yonge
  - 3. 6. Thomas, dyed yonge
  - 3. 7. Ales, obiit.
  - 3. 8. Raff, dyed sans issu.
  - 3. 9. Robert, dyed sans issu.
  - 3. 10. Izabell.
  - 3. 11. Roger.
  - 3. 12 Elsabeth, wyff to John Fenwyke.
  - '3. 13. Johannes de Woderyngton fuit Miles. = Izabell filia Domini Ogle relicta Sir John Heron. +"
    - * Son of Sir John Widdrinton, who died 1443, aged 100, by Catherine, daughter of Sir William Acton. He was aged 40, 1443, and died 1451; his wife, Elizabeth Grey, died 1454. His brother Gerard, husband of Margaret Grey, died 1477, without issue, says Dr. Raine ('North Durham,' p. 326).
    - f A later hand says "Ales Nevell maryed 2 Sir Gylbert Lancaster" (Vincent, p. 587). Her son Gilbert Lancaster married a daughter of Sir Thomas Horton, Knight. See Hodgson's 'Northumberland," II., Part ii., p. 230.
    - +" "Obiit 17 Edward IV." See page 234 of this Work.
    - $ "Fuit Armiger 17 Edward IV." Was of Great Swinburn 8 May, 1490
    - II "Son of Sir John Woderyngton." Another hand has written, "I doubt of this. He was brother to Roger" (f. 128). Sir Gerard Widdrington, son and heir of Roger and Elizabeth Grey, was living in 1490, but is said to have left no issue by his wife Margaret, daughter of Christopher Boynton of Sedbury, named on page 34 of this Work. These children may be those of Gerard, son of Sir John, but not by is grandmother's sister, who was also widow of his great uncle Gerard.
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'Stirnet.com
http://www.stirnet.com/main/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=79&...
John de Woderington (a 1139) possibly father of ..
- 1. Bertrum de Woderington (a 1166) possibly father of ..
  - A. Sir Godfrid de Woderington of Widdrington
    - i. Sir Gerard de Widdrington of Widdrington (a 1208)
      - a. Sir John de Widdrington of Widdrington (a1254) m. Constance
        
        (1) Sir Gerard de Widdrington of Widdrington (a 1294)
        
        (A) Sir John de Widdrington of Widdrington (a 1304) m. Christiana de Swinburne (dau of Adam de Swinburne of East Swinburne)
        
        (i) Sir Gerard de Widdrington of Widdrington (b c1322, dsp 1363) m. Joan Riddell (dau of William Riddell of Tilmouth)
        
        (ii) Roger de Widdrington (d 1372) m1. Elizabeth de Actone (dau of Richard de Actone of Newcastle)
        
        m2. Agnes (a 1371)
        
        (e) Sir John Widdrington of Widdrington, Sheriff (b 02.02.1371, d. by 1444) m. Margaret
        
        ((1)) Roger Widdrington of Widdrington, Sheriff (d 02.08.1451) m. Elizabeth Grey (d by 1454, dau of Sir Thomas Grey of Heton)
        
        ((A)) Sir Gerard Widdrington of Widdrington (d 1491) - continued below m. Elizabeth Boynton (dau of Christopher Boynton of Sudbury)
        
        ' ((B)) Sir John Widdrington of Chipchase, Sheriff of Northumberland m. Isabel Ogle (dau of Robert, Lord Ogle)
        
        ((C)) Elizabeth Widdrington m. John Fenwich
        
        ((D))+ other issure - Roger (b c1424), Thomas (dsp), Ralph (dsp), Robert (dsp), William (dsp), Alexander, Margaret (d young), Alice, Isabel
        
        ((2)) Gerard Widdrington (a 1419) m. (?) Margaret Grey (dau of Sir Thomas Grey of Heton)
Sir Gerard Widdrington of Widdrington (d 1491) - continued above m. Elizabeth Boynton (dau of Christopher Boynton of Sudbury)
- 1. Sir Ralph Widdrington of Widdrington (d 1502) m1. Felicia Claxton (dau of Robert Claxton of Dilston)
  - A. Sir Henry Widdrington of Widdrington ( d before 12.1517) m. Margery Percy (dau of Sir Henry Percy of Bamburgh)
    - i. Sir John Widdrington of Widdrington, Sheriff (b. c1503, d 10.10.1571) m1. Agnes Metcalf (dau of Sir James Metcalf of Nappa)
    - ii. Dorothy Widdrington m. (c1526/7) Robert Ogle, Lord (d 06.03.1544/5)
    - iii. Constance Widdrington m. Valentine Fenwick of Walker
    - iv. Mary Widdrington m. John Mitford of Seghill
    - v. Margary Widdrington m. Robert Fenwick of Pitchfield
    - vi.+ other issue - Ralph (dsp), Anne (d unm)
  - B. Cuthert Widdrington (dsp)
  - C. Roger Widdrington of Chilburn (d before 1525) m. Maud/Matilda Strother (dau of Thomas Strother of Kirknewton)
- m2. Mabel Sanford (possibly widow not dau of __ Sandford)
  - D.+ other issue - Thomas (dsp), Margaret
- 2.+ other issue - Robert (dsp), Elizabeth
Main source(s): 'Northumberland Families (vol 2, edited by W. Percy Hedly for the Society of Antiquaries of Newcaste-upon-Tyne, 1970) with some support from BE1883 (Widdrington) and BEB1841 (Widdrington of Widdrington)
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