Sir Michael Throckmorton

In the retinue of Cardina Pole, buried at Mantua, Italy.

Ullenhall Manor:

Queen Mary in 1553 granted the manor to Michael Throgmorton of Coughton, (fn. 12) who died seised of it in 1558, leaving his son Francis, then aged 7, his heir. (fn. 13) From him it descended to his son John, who obtained livery of the manor in 1636. (fn. 14) It had, however, already been conveyed in 1630 by his father, probably on a mortgage, to William Bolton of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, (fn. 15) who was in possession of the manor at the time of his death in 1648. In his will, proved on 21 Dec. of that year, he states that he had already settled the manor of Ullenhall on his son William at his marriage. (fn. 16) This son died in 1651 and is described as a mercer and freeman of London in his will. He left half of 'his goods and personal estate' to his three daughters Elizabeth, Dorothy, and Mary equally. (fn. 17) Elizabeth, daughter of William Bolton of Ullenhall, married on 13 July 1661 Edward Bullock of Falkbourne Hall, Co. Essex, (fn. 18) and they were dealing with ⅓ of the manor in 1665. (fn. 19) In 1696 Edward Bullock and Mary his wife and John Bullock transferred 'the manor' to Wm. Parker and John Hopkins. (fn. 20) A lease of the manor was in 1712 granted by John Parker of Henley-in-Arden and four daughters of Wm. Parker to Wm. Somerville of Edstone and Henry Neal of Allesley. (fn. 21) It then came into the possession of the Smiths of Wootton Wawen and in 1724 Charles Smith, then of Ludlow, was lord. (fn. 22) It descended with the manor of Wootton Wawen (q.v.) and Sir Edward Joseph Smythe of Wootton was holding it in 1832. (fn. 23) It then went to Robert Knight of Barrells, who in 1837 is stated to be lord of it. (fn. 24) After his death it was sold in 1856 to William Newton of Whately Hall, Castle Bromwich, who is named as lord in 1859. (fn. 25) He died at Barrells on 24 Nov. 1862 and was succeeded by his son Thomas Henry Goodwin Newton. At his death in 1907 his son Hugh Goodwin Newton inherited it, but when he died in 1924 the manor with the advowson of Ullenhall was sold to the Martyrs' Memorial Trust, now known as the Church of England Trust. (fn. 26)