Sir Thomas Wilford, Sr.

From: http://users.telenet.be/marywilford/EnglishAncestors.html

• ENGLISH ANCESTORS
  • The English surname WILFORD is of locative origin, in this instance the Parish of WILFORD (St.Wilfrid) in the county of Nottinghamshire.
  • The surname WILFORD is beleived to have arrived in England from Normandy.
  • The first record of the name WILFORD was found in Nottinghamshire.
  • Alternatives spellings were traced in the archives, WYLEFORD, WYLFORDE, WILFOORD, WILLFORD, WILLIFORD, WILFORT, WILSFORD...

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• Also known as Wilford of Cranbrook

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• Gentleman of Harbridge, Parish of Cranbook, County Kent, England.

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Thomas Wilford of Hartridge in Cranbrooke, Kent[1]

• Male, #8438, (say 1491 - )
• Father* James Wilford Sheriff of London 1499 (s 1461 - a 1499)
• Mother* Elizabeth Betenham (s 1463 - )
• Birth*say 1491 Thomas was born at Ford Hall, Wrotham, co. Kent, England, say 1491. 
• Marriage before 1514 
  • He married Elizabeth Culpeper before 1514.
  • Birth of Son after 1514 
    • His son Sir James Wilford was born after 1514. 
• Will 4 Sep 1532 
• He is mentioned in the will of Anne Aucher at co. Kent, England, on 4 Sep 1532.2,3 
• Marriage* circa 1534 
  • He married Rose Whetenhall circa 1534. 
  • Birth of Son after 1534 
    • His son Sir Thomas Wilford was born after 1534. 
• Biography For descendants, see Wilford Pedigree in Visitations of Kent, 1574. 
• Family 1 Elizabeth Culpeper (say 1499 - between 1520 and 1532)
• Marriage* before 1514 
• He married Elizabeth Culpeper before 1514. 
• Children
  • Sir James Wilford (after 1514 - )
  • Elizabeth Wilford (1517 - )
  • Bridget Wilford+ (circa 1520 - )
• Family 2 Rose Whetenhall (say 1513 - )
• Marriage* circa 1534 
• He married Rose Whetenhall circa 1534. 
• Children
  • Cicely Wilford+ (after 1534 - )
  • Sir Thomas Wilford (after 1534 - ) Citations
• 1. E-mail written 1999 to Lew Griffin from Trudy Standridge, e-mail address.
• 2. Col. F.W.T. Attree R.E./F.S.A. & Rev. J.H.L. Booker M.A., "The Sussex Colepepers, Part I", Sussex Archaeological Collections, XLVII,47-81, (1904)http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/sussex/default.htm. 
C. Liber 15, No. 169.
• 3. Fairfax Harrison, The Proprietors of the Northern Neck - Chapters of Culpepper Genealogy, Richmond, VA: The Old Dominion Press (Privately printed), 1926, Repository: LDS Family History Library - Salt Lake City, Call No. US/CAN Film #929429. Transcription available online at: http://gen.culpepper.com/historical/nneck/default.htm 
Chapter 2a.

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• Edwin SANDYS (Archbishop of York)
• Born: 1519, Hawkshead, Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England
• Died: 10 Jul 1588, Southwell, England
• Notes: See his Biography.
• Father: William SANDYS of Esthwaite
• Mother: Margaret DIXON
• Married 1: Mary SANDYS (d. 1558, Strassburg, Germany) (dau. of William Sandys of Wadham) BEF 1553, Germany
• Children:
  • 1. James SANDYS (d. 1557, Germany)
• Married 2: Cecily WILFORD (b. ABT 1537 - d. 12 Feb 1611/12) (dau. of 'Thomas Wilford of Hartridge and Rose Wethenhal') 19 Feb 1558/59, London
• Children:
  • 2. Samuel SANDYS of Ombersley (Sir Knight MP Sheriff)
  • 3. Edwin SANDYS (Sir Knight)
  • 4. Miles SANDYS of Wilberton (Sir Knight Bt.)
  • 5. William SANDYS
  • 6. Margaret SANDYS
  • 7. Thomas SANDYS (Esq.)
  • 8. Anne SANDYS
  • 9. Henry SANDYS (Esq.)
  • 10. George SANDYS

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