Notes |
- Hugh Alington (d. 1617) and his younger brother George (c.1550/1-1632/3), two of the sons of George Alington of Rushford (Norfolk) and grandsons of Sir Giles Alington (1483-1521), bought the manor of Swinhope (Lincs) from the Carsey family in 1577. When Hugh died without issue in 1617 his share of the manor and other property in Lindsey passed to George, and at his own death devolved on his great-nephew, Henry Alington (c.1605-62). Henry also inherited Hugh's lands in Holland through his father, Metcalfe Alington (1575-1631), and himself acquired property at Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire. At his death these estates were divided between his two sons, the elder, Hugh (c.1635-74), receiving the majority of the Lincolnshire property and the younger, Henry (c.1636-90), Swinhope and the Hertfordshire estate.
Hugh Alington (d. 1674) left only one surviving child, Barbara (1672/3-1750), the wife first of Richard Pye and later of Peter Persehouse. Although she left a surviving son by both her marriages, her Lincolnshire property descended in the female line to her daughter, Sarah Turton (b. 1689), granddaughter, Sarah Rowe (d. 1805) and great-granddaughter, Sarah Rowe (d. 1828). The last-named died unmarried and without issue and bequeathed her Lincolnshire estate back to the main line of the family, then represented by Rev. Marmaduke Alington (1760-1840), together with an estate at Bosbury (Herefordshire) which went to Alington's second son, on the condition that he adopted the surname Pye.
Henry Alington (d. 1690) again divided his estates between his two eldest surviving sons. His Lincolnshire property, chiefly Swinhope, went to his elder son, Marmaduke (1671-1749), who died unmarried. The Hertfordshire property went to next son, William (1674-1731), who lived at Edmonton (Middx). The estates of both men ultimately passed to Henry's younger son, Rev. Henry Alington (1718-81), who was rector of Aston (Herts) as well as of Swinhope and Stenigot (Lincs). His elder son, Rev. Marmaduke Alington (1760-1840) inherited the Lincolnshire property of Sarah Rowe, and was responsible for building the present Swinhope House in 1785.
|