Richard Whittington, Esq.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whittington-1314

Origins

Richard was the son of Richard Whittington of Leigh, second son of Guy Whittington MP.[1]

Marriage and Children

The name of his wife is unknown. He had children:

1. Isabel Whittington, who married (1) John Rudhale and (2) Walter Horton.[2][3]

In 1538, Isabel Horton filed a lawsuit in her capacity as daughter and heir of Richard Whittington, Esq.[2]

Sources

1. C. R. Elrington, ed. Parishes: Leigh, in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 8, (London: 1968), British History Online, pp. 60-67 BOL, accessed 4 August 2022.
2. Richardson, Douglas, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd ed., Vol. IV, page 365-6.
3. Duncumb, John, Collections Towards the History And Antiquities of the County of Hereford. London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1882. Accessed online at Hathitrust, vol. 3, p.165.
4. Roberts, Gary Boyd. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., (2004). Section: Immigrant Descendants of High Medieval Kings. Page 385. < Ancestry.com >; (document attached.) "Descent from Alfonso IX, king of Leon and Galicia & Berenguela I la Grande, reina de Castilla."