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- Whittington Witintune: King's land. Now 2 towns, Old and NewWhittington. The plan to replace James II with William of Orange wasplotted in Revolution House.http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/derbyshire3.html#whittington
William had 2 sons who came to Maryland and lived with William'sbrother John, but he didn't come to America himself. He was aGentleman (heir to his father's estate) and cordwainer (derived fromthe use of Cordovan Leather in the manufacture of fine leather goods.This leather was first made from goat's skins in Cordova, Spain, butlater was made from horse hides split so that the fine grain of theleather shows).
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teepee_@att.ne Father: **William WHITTINGTON b: 1585 in Nottingham,England
Marriage 1 **Margery ROBOTHAM b: ABT 1620 in Radford, England
Married: 14 DEC 1639 in Nottingham, England
Note: Married in St Mary's Parish
Children
**William (II) WHITTINGTON b: 1649 in Nottingham, England
John Whittington b: ABT 1651 in Nottingham, England
THIS IS A PORTION OF THE FAMILY HISTORY THROUGH ANOTHER BRANCH INSCOTLAND BEFORE 1717 AND LATER IN ENGLAND:
Whittington Family History
Clements, Wethington; Maryland to Casey Co, KY
Entries: 10595 Updated: Tue Jan 13 07:55:04 2004 Contact: Joseph LClements
ID: I06728 Name: **William WHITTINGTON Sex: M Title: **Capt Birth: ABT1610 in Nottingham, England Death: BET 1698 AND 1710 in Nottingham,England Reference Number: 7043 Note:
WETHERINGTON-L Archives WIDDRINGTON, Sir Thomas Sergeant at LawWIDDRINGTON, Sir Edward of Cartington, Northumberland CountyWIDDRINGTON, Ralph of Colwel, Northumberland County WATERTON, Thomasof Carraw, Northumberland County
WIDDRINGTON, Henry of Ritton, Northumberland County WIDDRINGTON, Henryof Bootland, Northumberland County Widdrington, one of the oldestfamilies of Northumberland, owners of Cartington Castle, nearRothbury. They were staunch Catholics, very loyal to the Scottishking. One of their estates was Cartington Castle, near Rothbury. Partof which is still standing. During the reign of Elizabeth 1st, RogerWidderington was deputy warden of the middle marches under Sir RobertCary, October 29th 1523 Lord Thomas Dacre quartered some of his troopsat Cartington on his march north. After the union of the crowns, 1604,the owner of Harbottle castle was a Widdrington, who built the modernmansion there. In 1632 Roger Widdrington of Cartington marriedRosamond, widow of Bertram Reveley of Mitford. The ceremony took placein a field on the Scottish side of the border. the witness were Edwardand John Hall.
During the civil war between Charles 1st and his Parliament, RogerWiddrington warmly espoused the kings cause, when in 1639 royalistswere marching through Northumberland towards Berwick, he acted asguide. He is described as "on old blade and well versed in theseparts" Roger Widderington died 1641,was succeeded by his son SirEdward Widderington, a baronet of Scotland, who in 1642 was created anEnglish Baronet. Sir Edward followed the same loyal course as hisfather, for which he suffered greatly at the hands of theparliamentarians. His eldest son Roger Widderington was buried atRothbury 25th May 1654. John Widdrington buried 14 November 1662.Rothbury Henry son of Edward Widdrington buried 8 Sept 1689 RothburyFrancis son of Edward Widdrington buried 6 April 1696
Rothbury.
"WORTHINGTON,WITHERINGTON is an English name going back to theCeltic-Saxon
days.Its original spelling was WYDDERENDUN,later WIDDERINGTON whichincluded LORD
WIDDERINGTON whose castle and estate grounds were at the North Seanear Tynemouth in Northumberland. Evently the cognomen WITHERINGTONevolved.The early family in England were intensely loyal to theStuarts and were banished to the colonies before and after theJacobite rebellion." There is record of a Jacobite prisoner sailingfrom Liverpool on the Goodspeed in 1716 for Tidewater,Va.(RICHARDWITHERINGTON)
Widdrington is a small place on the Northumberland coast, some 15 or20 miles north of Tynemouth. It gave its name to a Chapelry of theparish of Woodhorn.
The Widdringtons of Widdrington had a castle there at one time. Theygo back to Lionel de Woderington, who flourished c1139/40 but theconnected pedigree starts with Galfrid, who was at Widdrington in 1178and 1187 and who was probably Lionel's grandson. The family has beencovered in several places in the Northumberland County History andalso in W P Hedley's "Northumberland Families",
Vol ?2. At its peak it had many branches and was one of the mostwidespread of the Northumberland "County" families. While it is trueto say that the main branch were staunch Catholics, Royalists in the1640s and Jacobites in the '15, other branches were not necessarilyso, and there were even a few Widdrington Puritans.
The title "Lord Widdrington" was acquired but eventually forfeited forthe part the 4th Lord took in the '15. His eldest son was always knownas "Lord" Widdrington, but it was never his official title.
When dealing with the early generations, remember that the spellingdoes not matter at all - anything which could be pronounced (by aNorthumbrian of centuries ago!) as anything similar to "Widdrington"will do.
The Widdrington family was heavily involved in the Jacobite Rising of1715 and a very good, recent book about the Jacobites of theNorth-East of England is "The Desperate Faction?" by Leo Gooch (1995;The University of Hull Press; ISBN 0 85958 6367).
It contains an appendix listing some of those involved and althoughthere are several Widdringtons, there isn't a Richard. There is achapter devoted
to the part played by the Derwentwater and Widdrington families.
Trevanion was the youngest of Sir Cuthbert's sons, and was named afterElizabeth Trevanion of Carhayes in Cornwall, who married first SirHen. Widdrington, who became a Deputy Warden of the East March, andsecondly Sir Robert Carey. The latter was the son of the Queen'scousin, Lord Hunsdon, and the marriage, without the Queen's consent,got him into hot water.
Widddrington was formerly included in the parish of Woodhorn, but, in1768, it was admitted to the enjoyment of separate and distinctparochial privileges, This manor was formerly the property of a familywhich bore the local name, Gerard de Widdrington possessing it in thereign of Edward III.; and we find various members of this family standconspicuous in the list of sheriffs of the county.
Sir William Widdrington, a most zealous royalist, was created LordWiddrington by Charles 1., in 1643, and was subsequently slain atWigan, in 1651. William, the third Lord Widdrington, having taken partwith the Earl of Derwentwater, suffered attainder in 1715, when hisreal and personal estate, amounting to £100,000, was sold for publicuse, the purchaser being Sir George Revel, from whom it descended byheiresses to Viscount Bulkeley
1651 Royalist Confiscations Acts Lands and Estates forfeited forTreason, to
be sold.
WIDDRINGTON, Sir William Widdrington Castle, Northumberland
The Jacobites had inflicted heavy casualties on their opponents withthe loss of very few of their own troops. Early the next morning, menat the Church Gate barricade repulsed a small attack which was nearlythe last action in the battle. General Carpenter arrived withreinforcements and blocked the only remaining exit from town. TheHighlanders wanted to attack the government forces
and die "like Men of Honour, with their Swords in their Hands,"[31]but Forster, with Lord Widdrington and Colonel Oxburgh, and unknown tothe rest of the commanders, sent Colonel Oxburgh out to discusssurrender terms.
Widdrington, Sir Thomas
Widdrington, Sir Edward of Cartington, Northumberland County
Widdrington, Ralph of Colwell, Northumberland County
Widdrington, Henry of Ritton, Northumberland County
Widdrington, Henry of Bootland, Northumberland County
In 1716 two ships, the Friendship of Belfast and the Good Speed ofLiverpool, arrived in Annapolis, Maryland with Jacobite prisonerstaken in the rebellion at Preston in Lancashire. These two shiploadsof prisoners were sent over after the defeat of Mar and Dermentwater's"risings" in 1715 - 1716.
After the political union of Scotland and England in 1707 allrestrictions on trade between Scotland and the colonies were lifted.The Scottish Burghs expanded their economic links to the Chesapeake,but the first major group of Scottish "emigrants" to arrive were theJacobite prisoners captured after the Siege of Preston in 1715 andsubsequently banished to America. The prisoners were usually sold intoa indenture for a term of seven years.
Jacobites fought for the restoration of the House of Stuart well intothe 18th century and their devotion stemmed variously from theirbelief in Divine right, attachment to Catholicism, and later withtheir discontent with the Hanoverian Dynasty.
The name Wethington is spelled many different ways; in Dobson's "Scotson the Chesapeake 1607 - 1830" Wethington is spelled Witherington,whereas in the transcription of the documents provided by Scharf's "AHistory of Maryland: it is spelled Withington. In some subsequentdocuments the name is spelled Withorington. This fact is probably ofno particular significance expect to explain the various spellings ofWethington in the descendant lines.
Notes provided by:
Michael A Smolek April 30, 1999, edited May 1, 1999
WETHERINGTON-L Archives
WIDDRINGTON, Sir Thomas Sergeant at Law
WIDDRINGTON, Sir Edward of Cartington, Northumberland County
WIDDRINGTON, Ralph of Colwel, Northumberland County
WATERTON, Thomas of Carraw, Northumberland County
WIDDRINGTON, Henry of Ritton, Northumberland County
WIDDRINGTON, Henry of Bootland, Northumberland County
Widdrington, one of the oldest families of Northumberland, owne rs ofCartington Castle, near Rothbury. They were staunch Catholics, ve ryloyal to the Scottish king. One of their estates was Cartington Castle, near Rothbury. Part of which is still standing. During the reign ofEli zabeth 1st, Roger Widderington was deputy warden of the middlemarches und er Sir Robert Cary, October 29th 1523 Lord Thomas Dacrequartered so me of his troops at Cartington on his march north. Afterthe union of t he crowns, 1604, the owner of Harbottle castle was aWiddrington, who bui lt the modern mansion there. In 1632 RogerWiddrington of Cartington marri ed Rosamond, widow of Bertram Reveleyof Mitford. The ceremony took pla ce in a field on the Scottish sideof the border. the witness were Edwa rd and John Hall.
During the civil war between Charles 1st and his Parliament, Roger Widdrington warmly espoused the kings cause, when in 1639 royalists weremar ching through Northumberland towards Berwick, he acted as guide.He is de scribed as "on old blade and well versed in these parts"Roger Widderingt on died 1641,was succeeded by his son Sir EdwardWidderington, a baron et of Scotland, who in 1642 was created anEnglish Baronet. Sir Edward fo llowed the same loyal course as hisfather, for which he suffered great ly at the hands of theparliamentarians. His eldest son Roger Widderingt on was buried atRothbury 25th May 1654. John Widdrington buried 14 Novemb er 1662.Rothbury Henry son of Edward Widdrington buried 8 Sept 1689 Rothb uryFrancis son of Edward Widdrington buried 6 April 1696
Rothbury.
"WORTHINGTON,WITHERINGTON is an English name going back to the Celtic-Saxon
days.Its original spelling was WYDDERENDUN,later WIDDERINGTON whichinclud ed LORD
WIDDERINGTON whose castle and estate grounds were at the North Seanear Ty nemouth in Northumberland. Evently the cognomen WITHERINGTONevolved.The e arly family in England were intensely loyal to theStuarts and were banish ed to the colonies before and after theJacobite rebellion." There is r ecord of a Jacobite prisoner sailingfrom Liverpool on the Goodspeed in 17 16 for Tidewater,Va.(RICHARDWITHERINGTON)
Widdrington is a small place on the Northumberland coast, so me 15 or20 miles north of Tynemouth. It gave its name to a Chapel ry of theparish of Woodhorn.
The Widdringtons of Widdrington had a castle there at one time. Th eygo back to Lionel de Woderington, who flourished c1139/40 but theconne cted pedigree starts with Galfrid, who was at Widdrington in1178 and 11 87 and who was probably Lionel's grandson. The family hasbeen cover ed in several places in the Northumberland County Historyand al so in W P Hedley's "Northumberland Families",
Vol ?2. At its peak it had many branches and was one of the most widespread of the Northumberland "County" families. While it is true tos ay that the main branch were staunch Catholics, Royalists in the1640s a nd Jacobites in the '15, other branches were not necessarilyso, and the re were even a few Widdrington Puritans.
The title "Lord Widdrington" was acquired but eventually forfeited for the part the 4th Lord took in the '15. His eldest son was alwayskno wn as "Lord" Widdrington, but it was never his official title.
When dealing with the early generations, remember that the spelling does not matter at all - anything which could be pronounced (by aNorthumbr ian of centuries ago!) as anything similar to "Widdrington"will do.
The Widdrington family was heavily involved in the Jacobite Risi ng of1715 and a very good, recent book about the Jacobites of the North-East of England is "The Desperate Faction?" by Leo Gooch (1995; TheUnivers ity of Hull Press; ISBN 0 85958 6367). It contains an appendixlisting so me of those involved and although there are severalWiddringtons, there is n't a Richard. There is a chapter devoted
to the part played by the Derwentwater and Widdrington families.
Trevanion was the youngest of Sir Cuthbert's sons, and was named after Elizabeth Trevanion of Carhayes in Cornwall, who married first SirHe n. Widdrington, who became a Deputy Warden of the East March, andsecond ly Sir Robert Carey. The latter was the son of the Queen'scousin, Lord H unsdon, and the marriage, without the Queen's consent,got him into hot wa ter.
Widddrington was formerly included in the parish of Woodhorn, bu t, in1768, it was admitted to the enjoyment of separate and distinct parochial privileges, This manor was formerly the property of a familywhich b ore the local name, Gerard de Widdrington possessing it in thereign of Ed ward III.; and we find various members of this familystand conspicuo us in the list of sheriffs of the county.
Sir William Widdrington, a most zealous royalist, was created Lord Widdrington by Charles 1., in 1643, and was subsequently slain at Wigan, in 1651. William, the third Lord Widdrington, having taken partwith t he Earl of Derwentwater, suffered attainder in 1715, when hisreal and per sonal estate, amounting to £100,000, was sold for publicuse, the purchas er being Sir George Revel, from whom it descended byheiresses to Viscou nt Bulkeley
1651 Royalist Confiscations Acts Lands and Estates forfeited f orTreason, to
be sold.
WIDDRINGTON, Sir William Widdrington Castle, Northumberland
The Jacobites had inflicted heavy casualties on their opponents wi ththe loss of very few of their own troops. Early the next morning, m enat the Church Gate barricade repulsed a small attack which was near lythe last action in the battle. General Carpenter arrived with reinforcements and blocked the only remaining exit from town. The Highlanderswant ed to attack the government forces
and die "like Men of Honour, with their Swords in their Hands,"[31]but F orster, with Lord Widdrington and Colonel Oxburgh, and unknownto the re st of the commanders, sent Colonel Oxburgh out to discusssurrender terms .
There are FIVE villages/ hamlets in England named "Withington" and one geographic feature/place named "Withington Green." All are locat edin the West Midlands -- about as far west as you can get from Londonwi thout going into either Wales or the Irish Sea. The northernmostone is n ow a cross-roads neighborhood in Greater Manchester and thesouthernmost o ne is in the Northern Cotswolds southeast of Gloucesterand directly nor th of Cirencester. Manchester has an internationalairport with direct fl ights to the U.S. If you follow highway M6 fromManchester to Birmingh am and highway M5 from Birmingham to Bristol,you should be within 15 km or 12 miles of all six of them.
Lancashire is located to the northwest of Manchester along the Iri shSea. From about 1700 to 1715 (but particularly after the death of Queen Anne in 1714) its people were deeply involved in the JacobeanRevolt. T hese folks were the followers of "The Old Pretender" --called by the Engl ish insurgents "James III" and by the Scots "JamesVIII" while the Engli sh loyalists used his given name, James Edward.These Jacobean followe rs were heavily -- and maybe exclusively --Roman Catholic.
At the time of King James II's accession to the throne (1685), he w asa widower, had no male heir, was personally a devout Roman Catholic but was also a serious believer of the political philosophy of "DivineRig ht of Kings." He was also well up in years (54) and both of hisliving da ughters (one who became Queen Mary and the other Queen Anne)were ju st as devout Protestants. That was acceptable enough to theParliament a nd people of England. What changed everything was thatJames II remarri ed and his second wife (Mary of Modena) had a son --James Edward.
That precipitated a serious crisis (in 1687) which eventually l ed tothe "Glorious Revolution of 1688" and the installation of William a ndMary of Orange (Mary was James II's eldest dughter by his first wif e)to the throne. Parliament eventually declared the still living Jam esII as having "abdicated" the throne since he, his second wife, and their young son had fled to France.
Rumors had spread like wildfire, however, that while James Edward m ayhave been the son of the king's second wife, his sudden appearance was just too politically convenient for the cause of Roman Catholicismin E ngland. Serious doubts began to surface whether James Edward wasa genuine
Crown-Prince (btw most scholars today believe he was the natural sonof Ja mes II and that the rumors were the not-unexpected politicalfall-out of t he "Test Act of 1673.")
The Jacobean Revolt -- then -- was an attempt to get the direct ma leline of Stuart kings back on the throne -- a line that had solidcommit ments to Roman Catholicism. Men and moneys were raised in bothSpain a nd France and much of the military manpower was raised inIreland (The alm ost senile James II eventually died in "the EmeraldIsle" in 1701).
The revolt ebbed and flowed from 1688 until Queen Anne died in 171 4.That provided an unusual "window-of- opportunity" which came to aserio us crisis when James Edward claimed his ancestral title as KingJames VI II of Scotland and landed at Peterhead in December of thatyear. By 171 5, however, the English portion of the revolt had beenisolated in Lancash ire and that branch was thoroughly crushed. Thosewho could, blended in to the countryside or escaped by boat over toIreland. Those who could n ot were eventually arrested and -- as yourship's manifest documents -- so ld into indentured service/penalservitude typically in the colonies.
Once the main campaign collapsed, foreign support quickly dried u p.By 1719, James Edward Stuart was living in quiet retirement near Rome( where he eventually died in 1766). The Jacobean cause, however,continu ed in Scotland for a number of years by followers of his son"Bonnie Prin ce Charlie."
There are all kinds of interesting legends and stories about that branch of this revolt -- but it is rather outside of our specific area ofint erest.
That core of historical background gives some explanation for the Lancashire emigrants of 1715. You have already made some documentedconnecti on with veterans of that campaign. Unfortunately, thatconnection only so lves part of the problem.
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