THE WALCOT FAMILY OF WALCOT, SHROPSHIRE
Revised December 2008
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The name, Walcot, is an English place name, probably derived from "Walh", meaning "Welch", "Wald", meaning "forest", or "Wealh" meaning "foreigner", and "cot", meaning "house". There were actually four hamlets with that name in Shropshire, and others in other counties. There were manors named Walcott in Norfolk and Leicestershire and a village with that name in Lincolnshire, so medieval use of the name "de Walcott" does not necessarily mean that the persons so-called were members of the same family. The Shropshire family derives their name from a hamlet named Walcot, in the manor of Lydbury, near the town of Bishops Castle. This town is named for the castle erected there by the Bishop of Hereford, who was lord of Lydbury Manor.
A family pedigree was registered with the Herald’s office by Humphrey Walcot, Jr., during the Visitation of Shropshire of 1623. Other family papers of the Walcot family, now deposited in the Shropshire Records and Research Centre at Shrewsbury, were the source of information published in 1930 by Rev. John R. Burton as The History of the Family of Walcot of Walcot.The 1623 Visitation is shown below in italics. Information from the Burton book, Antiquities of Shropshire, by Robert Eaton, and from other sources, have been added to the Visitation pedigree by the compiler of this web page.
(1) Trahairn ap Jerworth of Gorthmoc, m. Dyddgo, filia Meridithe ap Rob’t of Kedowan. Trahairn is said to be the son of Iorworth, son of Einion, son of Rees, son of Llewelyn Vynchan, son of Llewelyn ap Coel "Aurdochog" who married Effa, sister of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, Lord of Powis in Wales who lived 1025-1075. Preservation of genealogies was part of the Welsh culture, and this and a few following generations are probably from a Welch source. The accuracy of this pedigree is uncertain
(2) Jerworth, m. Jane, filia Petri Corbet militis. The Corbets came from Normandy with William the conqueror and settled in Shropshire were they built Castle Caus and were among the leading families in the 12th and 13th centuries.
(3) Rhees ap Jerworth, m. Jonetta, filia Einani Penn de Morcheir
(4) David ap Rees de Becthw., m. Jana, fil. Unica et Haer Joh’is Walcot militis
(5) Jevan Walcot de Walcot, m. Ann, filia Joh’is Mynde. Evan Walcot, 10 generations removed from Llewelyn Aurdorchog, born c. 1005, would probably have been born after 1300. This date does not fit with later generations, so the previous generations probably include some errors.
William de Walcote held Walcot in 1221, and may have been the predecessor to Roger, below.
(6) Rogerus Walcot de Walcot, m. Editha, fil. Willi. Downes militis. Roger Walcot, born c.1200; married Edith Downes. Roger de Walcote was named as a juror in 1252, 1255, and 1256. An inquest of 1255 states that Roger de Walcot held a quarter of a hide in Walcot by a rent of 8s payable to the Bishop of Hereford. He was probably born about 1200.
(7) Philipus Walcot de Walcot, m. Juliana, filia Johis Herle, b. c.1230; m. Julia Herle.(8) Joh’es Walcot de Walcot, m. Alicia fil. Davidis Lloyd ap Sr. Griffith Vychan, b. c.1260. In 1283, John, son of Philip de Walcote, granted one messuage in Walcote with 4 virgates (120 acres) of land, 20 acres of woods, 20 acres of meadow, and 12s annual rent to Reginald fitz Walter, who in turn settled it on John, son of Philip de Walcote and his heirs by his wife Isolde at a penny rent. This was apparently a marriage settlement at the time of John’s marriage to Isolde fitz Walter. Alice Lloyd may have been a second wife, or in my opinion, was confused with Margaret, daughter of David Lloyd, son of Sir Griffith Vychan, who married Roger Walcot, below. John de Walcote witnessed a deed in 1291, and one with this name was a juror for Purslow Hundred at the Assize of 1292. Purslow was about 2 miles from Walcot. John is also named in a deed of 1310, and was a witness in 1309 and 1313. In 1316 John de Walcote was lord of the vill of Walcote.
A Shropshire lay subsidy tax roll dated 1327, names all land holders, including four Walcots at Lydbury North, the parish where Walcot was located, and one at nearby Clunbury. John is not named on it so was probably dead and his son, Roger, a minor.Adam de Walcot, paid a tax of 2s 4d in 1327, and was one of 6 men, 2 from Shrewsbury, owing L60 to Sir Richard de Hawley in 1301.
David de Walcot paid a tax of 15d in 1327; David de Walcote was a witness to deeds at Lydbury in 1318 and 1327 and 1328; in 1357 Reginald, son of David de Walcot of Shropshire was creditor of L20 owed by John le Skyer of Little Stretton. Reginald de Walcote witnessed a deed at Lydbury in 1349.
Henry de Walcot paid13d tax in 1327.
William de Walcot paid16d tax in 1327; William de Walcote was witness to deeds at Lydbury in 1327, 1328, and 1330.
Philip Walcot, possibly a younger son of the above Philip, paid a tax in 1327 of 18d at Oakley and 12d at Clunbury, Shropshire. Oakley was a town 3 miles east of Walcot. Clunbury was a manor 3 miles south of Walcot. Philip, was the wealthiest Walcot at this time, and possibly guardian of Roger, below.
(9) Rogerus de Walcot. If Roger was the father of the following John he was probably born about 1310. There was no Roger Walcot listed on the Shropshire Lay Subsidy of 1327, and was probably under age at that time.
(10) Joh’es Walcot de Walcot in com. Salop miles. anno 6 R.2. Arms: on a cross patonce azure 5 fleur-de-lis or. John was probably born about 1340. The year, 6 Richard II, or 1383, would be a date on the evidence in the possession of the heralds at the time of the Visitation, registering his right to the arms given here. The Surrey Roll of Arms dating from shortly after 1380, lists the arms of Sir John de Walcote, as given above. Froissant’s Chronicles records that in 1380, John Walcott and several other men were knighted on the battlefield before the Battle of Troyes, by Thomas, Earl of Buckingham, who was commander of the English army. John would probably have then been about age 25-45, therefore born 1335-55. In 1390 Sir John Walcott was sent to the Tower of London. He was later transferred to the Marshalsea Prison for 3 more years. The Tower was generally reserved for political prisoners, so John must have opposed King Richard II. In 1399 Henry, Duke of Lancaster, deposed Richard II and assumed the crown as Henry IV. Henry died in 1413, and his son succeeded him as Henry V, of Agincourt fame.This may be the Sir John Walcot, knight, who married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Walleis of Swithland, Leicestershire, sheriff of Derby and Nottinghamshire, who died 1363. John Walcott, knight, was pardoned for assault on William Lodbrook of Sheepshead, Leicestershire, in 1388. John and Elizabeth held the Walleis lands in 1391. Their daughter and heiress, Alice Walcot, married William Sheppey, whose arms were quartered with Comyn, Walcot and Walleis. He is also said to have been the father of William Walcot who inheried Swithland Hall and conveyed it to John Danvers of Shakerstone on his marriage to William’s daughter and heiress, Margaret Walcot, called "The Lady of Swithland". William Walcote is named as a collector for Shropshire in 1401. If this was the same Sir John, the Walcot lands were probably inherited by John’s nearest male relative, probably a nephew or cousin.
Another contemporary was Edward de Walcote who witnessed a deed at Lydbury in 1368.
(11) Thomas Walcott, A.D. 1405. If Thomas was the grandfather of John, below, he was probably born about 1345, and may have been a brother of Sir John. The date given here, 1405, apparently represents evidence shown to the herald at the time of the Visitation. It may have been a deed or Inquisition Post Mortem taken at the time of John’s death, showing his heir as John Walcot, below.
(12) John Walcot, probably b. c.1370 .
(13) John Walcot of Walcot, anno 3 Henry V, arms, argent a chevron between three chess rooks ermines, m. Matilda, daughter of Sir Richard Cornwall of Bereford. John was probably born about 1390. The date, 3 Henry V, or 1416, was apparently the date John was granted the chess rook arms. John’s father-in-law, Sir Richard de Cornwall, Baron Burford, was born in 1360 and died in 1443. Sir Richard’s wife, Alice Merbury, was born c.1364, and died in 1417. They were parents of Sir Edmund Cornwall, Baron Burford, who was born c.1382, and died in 1435. Sir Richard’s daughter, Matilda, must have been born c.1390. John was too old to have been a great-grandson of Sir John, but more likely a great-nephew, possibly the grandson of Thomas. Matilda’s first cousin, Sir John Cornwall, Baron Stanhope, was married to Henry V’s aunt, Princess Elizabeth. In order to marry into the Cornwall family, John must have had family connections, most probably because Sir John Walcot had been imprisoned for supporting the Lancastrian cause. King Henry V, who ruled 1413-1422, established rules for using coats-of-arms. He is said to have granted the chess rooks arms to John for defeating the king at chess, but it is equally likely that they were derived from the town of Bishops Castle, located 3 miles from the Walcot lands. Burke’s Landed Gentry shows this John as son of John Walcot and Alice Lloyd, above, but those dates don’t seem to fit either.
Contemporary with John was William Walcot of Walcot, who was Collector for Shropshire in 1401, 1419, 1440, 1442, and 1445. William was apparently born about 1375.
(14) Rogerus Walcot de Walcot, Ar., m. Margareta fillia Davidis Lloyd ap Ll’nn ap Griffith de Mathuvar, Armigeri. Roger was probably born about 1420. Armiger means that Roger was the acknowleged bearer of a coat of arms, in this case the chess rook arms of granted to John Walcot, above. Roger’s son, Edward was surity for David Lloyd’s nephew.
David Lloyd, 1395-1497, second son of Sir Griffith Vychan, c.1385-1447. "At a seat called Mathavarn, which in 1644 was destroyed by fire, resided the famous seer and bard of the 15th century, David Llwydd" (National Gazetteer, 1868). David Lloyd was the bard who told Henry Tudor that he would be victorious at Bosworth Field in 1485. A poem about Sir Griffith Vychan ap Griffith executed in 1447 for supporting the House of York, was written by David Lloyd of Mathavern: "For the man with the golden collar whom I loved best, the heart is pining. If, Gruffydd Vechan, thou art alive and well why dost thou not kindle a fire? If thou art, tall hero, unrecorded killed, may God avenge thy beauteous brow. No man with wrathful hand could have slain thee unless he were a fiend inspired with jealousy. My friend, I did not counsel reliance on the sign-manual of a Saxon. Miserable remnants of Troy! For ages we have known the perfidy of the Saxons, were it not for our madness! The head of the Prince of Wales in Buellt, the head of Gruffydd Vechan whose long ruddy lance was like the lightning, the firm support of his country. Knight with a brave hero’s arm they cut off! A head that would not be sold for pounds; a holy head like John the Baptist; a fair head even when it was made a present of; a head that long gave law to Powys, a sacred head, the head on an illustrious chief. A beautiful head until he was betrayed. Was not the ‘safe conduct" execrable? When this head was severed in violence it was struck off by the double tounged Earl Harry Gray! Long may he hang." This quotation is from a translation by Rev. Sylvan Evans.Another contemporary Walcot was Walter Walcote who quit claimed to Joan late wife of Roger Jones of Lydbury all his right to 3 acres of meadow in the fee of Walcot and 2 shillings yearly paid him for 2 messuages and 3 acres of meadow in the village and fields of Walcot reserving yearly one rose if demanded.
(15) Edwardus Walcot de Walcot, Ar., m. Auicia fil. et haer Thomas English militis. Edward, c.1450-1500, said to have married Alice, daughter of Sir Thomas English. Edward Walcot and others were surities for Reynold, son of Sir Griffith Vaughn regarding a covenant made for Reynold’s son’s marriage, 1475-85. Reynold was eldest son of Sir Griffith, and brother of David Lloyd, above.Edward is sometimes said to have had a younger brother, John, who married Alice, dau. and heiress of James Goldsmith and had children Humphrey and Alice. Humphrey died young. Alice is sometimes said to be the Alice Walcott who married (1) John Boys of Bourne, Lincolnshire, and (2) William Heckington by whom she had Jane Heckington 1500-1587, who m. William Cecil, Lord Burleigh, but this is considered unlikely.
(16) Joh’es Walcot de Walco, Ar., m. Margareta, fil. Ed’r’i Plowden de Plowden Hall in com. Salop. This John was probably born about 1470 and died about 1507. In 1508, Humphrey Plowden, was granted the wardship of Humphrey, son and heir of John Walcot, recently deceased, and all his property and the marrying of Humphrey during his minority, and if he died before coming of lawful age, Plowden was to have the custody and marriage of Humphrey’s brother, John, and sisters, Margaret and Elizabeth, if under age. Humphrey Plowden, c.1480-1557, was the son of John Plowden of Plowden and Margaret Blaney. Margaret Plowden was probably his sister. Humphrey Walcot apparently died young as John, below, is listed in the Visitation as John’s heir.(17) Humphrey Walcot, c.1503-c.1515.
(17) Joh’es Walcot de Walcot m. Maria, filia Petri Newton militis, arms: argent a cross fleury gules. John, b. c.1507, m. Mary Newton, said to have been the daughter of Sir Peter Newton of Highley, Shropshire, a member of the Council of Henry VII, who m. Agnes, daughter of Geoffrey Kyffin and grandaughter of George Stanley, Earl of Derby. Mary m. (2) Thomas Acton of Acton Scott.
(18) Carolus Walcot de Walcot in com. Salop, Ar.; m.(1) Margareta filia Johannis Isham, son to Roger; m. (2) Beatrixt fil Antho Gerling per filiam Tho. Seckford de com. Suff. Charles Walcot, c. 1545-1596, bur. Lydbury North; his father died while he was a minor, and Charles was a ward of Sir Henry Sidney, KG. He was a student at the Middle Temple. In 1571 and 1579 Charles Walcott Sr. of Llanfair-in-Bulith was sheriff of Breconshire. About 1570 the town of Bishop’s Castle and surrounding lands became crown property and about 1573 the Crown land there was purchased by the Walcotts. At that time a new town charter was granted with powers of self-government and the right to send two members to Parliament. Charles Walcot was one of the burgesses named in that charter. Charles was MP for Bishop’s Castle in the Parliament of 1586 and 1588. He m. (1) Margaret Isham, dau. of John Isham by whom no children; m. (2) 1566 at Ludlow to Beatrice Gerling, dau. of Sir Anthony Gerling, KG, and Elizabeth Seckford. Elizabeth Seckfordwas a first cousin of Charles’ guardian, Sir Philip Sidney, and closely related to Sir Henry Sidney KG and Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir Robert Sidney, Viscont Lisle and Earl of Leicester, William, Earl of Pembroke, and Philip, Earl of Montgomery.
(19) Carolus Walcot de Walcot in com. Salop., Ar., filius et haeres m. (2) Elizabetha filia Joh’is Games de Newton in co. Breknok, arms:Sable a chevron between three spears heads argent. Charles Walcot Jr., 1567-1630, graduated from Oxford 1585, was a student at Middle Temple 1587. Charles Walcott Jr. of Llanhamlach was Sheriff of Brecon, Wales, living at Bulith, Breckon; sold Walcot family estates at Lydbury to his uncle, Humphrey in 1611; overseer of the will of Joan Games, wife of John Parry, in 1617.His son, Thomas, stated that his father was killed in 1641 by Irish Papists. He may have meant his brother, John, born 1619. His descendants usually spelled their surname, Walcott, while his brother’s family used Walcot. He m. (1) Mary Foster, m. (2) c. 1610 Elizabeth Games, dau. of Sir John Games of Newton, Breckon.
(20) Isham Walcott; m. Morgan Jeffries.
(20) Beatrix, uxor Joh’is Dive de Bromham in com. Bedf. militis, renupta Joh’i Digby Comiti Bristoliae anno 1623. Beatrice Walcott, c.1585-1658, was a daughter of Charles’ first wife. She m. Sir John Dyve of Brampton who d. 1607, by whom an only son, Sir Lewis Dive, Governor of Sherborne Castle. She m. (2) in 1609 John Digby of Coleshole, Warwickshire, c. 1580-1653, knighted 1606, Baron Digby of Sherborne 1618, created 1st Earl of Bristol in 1623, by whom a son, George, 1612-1677, MP for Dorset 1640, governor of Nottingham 1642, KG and 2nd Earl of Bristol 1653.
(20) Charles Walcott, b. c.1615, d. y.
(20) Johannes Walcot. John Walcott, Jr., born 1619, was a child of Charles’ second wife; perhaps the Walcot who was killed in 1641 "by Irish Papists".
(20) Maria. Mary Walcott, b. c.1613, m. c. 1630, John Minchin, an "adventurer" in Ireland. Their children included Charles, Humphrey, Ambrose, and Sarah Minchin. Charles’ son, Edward Minchin, was father of John Minchin, 1700-1753, who took the name John Minchin Walcott, having married the daughter of his father’s cousin, Catherine Walcot, below, and succeeding to the estates of her brother, John Walcott, in 1736. John Minchin Walcott left his estates to his brother, William Walcott Minchin, and to Paul Minchin, son of his cousin, Edward Minchin, provided they also assumed the surname of Walcott.
(20) Capt. Edward Walcott of Sherbourne, Dorset, b. c.1621, d. 1671; in 1651 sold his residence called Nash Court with 380 acres of land at Marnhull, Dorset, to George Hussey, husband of his cousin Elizabeth, dau. of Ellis Walcot, below, his children apparently having died young; m. Anne ___.
(21) Beatrix Walcott, b. 1646.
(21) Thomas Walcott, b. 1655.
(21) William Walcott, b., d. 1656.(20) Col. Thomas Walcott, 1625 Warwickshire. He purchased Ballyvarra Castle in 1655, and in 1659 was at Dunmurry; became a Puritan and Lt. Col. in the Parliamentary Army, serving in the Irish campaign. He had large estates at Croagh, Co. Limerick, Ireland, prior to 1662. In 1669 Thomas Walcott of Moyhill was assigned Dromoland Castle, in County Clare. He was executed in 1683 for his part in the Rye House Plot, a conspiracy to assassinate Charles II and his brother, James, Duke of York as they traveled from the Newmarket races to London past Rye House in Hertfordshire. The plot was aborted but was betrayed to the government. His attainder was reversed in 1696 in favor of his eldest son, John. Thomas m. Jane Blayney, dau. Thomas Blayney and niece of Baron Blaney; they had nine children, of which:
(21) John Walcott, c.1655-1736, he and brother, William, aided the Prince of Orange at the Battle of Reyne in 1690 and he was restored to his father’s estates; Deputy Lieutenant for Limrick, died 1736 without heirs, leaving his Irish estates to his niece’s husband, John Minchin, below; m. Eleanor Bryon.
(21) Catherine Walcott, b. c.1658, married William Fitzgerald of Six-Mile-Bridge and Moy Castle, Co. Clare, Ireland. Their daughter Eleanor Fitzgerald, born c. 1701, married John Minchin Walcot, MP for Askeaton 1751. He assumed the surname Walcot on succeeding to the Croagh Estate on the death of his kinsman John Walcott, above, in 1736. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was called to the Irish Bar in 1726, and was MP for Askeaton 1751. His descendants lived at Southampton and Gloucester.
(21) Ludlow Walcott, d. y..
(21) Thomas Walcott, Jr.; fought at Battle of Boynes, d.s.p..
(21) Joseph Walcott, d. y..
(21) Edmund Walcott, d.s.p..
(21) William Walcott; of Billavara, served in the Royal Army, fought at Battle of Boynes, d.s.p..
(21) Elizabeth Walcott; m. Maj. John Miller.
(21) Bridget Walcott; m. J. Cox of Waterford.
(20) Games Walcott, d. y..
(20) Lewis Walcott, d. y..
(19) Anna. Anne Walcott, b. 1568 .
(19) Cornwall Walcott, 1569-1574.
(19) Elias Walcot 2 fil m. Dorothea fil. Ric’i Conquest de Houghton in co. Bedford militis. Elias Walcott, b. 1573, d. 1608 Bedfordshire, was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1601; lived at Saywell, Houghton Regis, Bedford; m. Dorothy Conquest, dau. of Sir Richard Conquest of Houghton, Bedfordshire.
(20) Beatrix Walcott, b. 1605, bapt. Bronham, Bedford.
(20) Elizabeth Walcott, b. 1608, bapt. Bromham, Bedford; m. (1) Philip Briscoe of Ridge, m. (2) George Hussey, widower of Grace Dive, grandaughter of Beatrix Walcott, above. George purchased Noah Court, Sherbourne, Dorset, from Capt. Edward Walcott, above.
(20) John Walcott, b. 1609, bapt. Bromham, Bedford, d. y..
(19) Brigetta, ux. Joh’s Dunne, mil. Beatrix Walcott, b. 1574, m. Sir John Dunn.
(19) Johanes Walcot 3 fil. m. Johanna filia Hen. Winston militis, Soror et haeres Henrici Winston, Ar. John Walcott, c.1580-, lived at Castleton, Dorsetshire; m. Joan Winston, c. 1580-1630, eldest dau. of Sir Henry Winston of Standish, Glostershire, 1555-1609, and Elizabeth Vaughn.
(20) John Walcott, b. c.1600; of Nash Court, Marnhull, Dorset, living 1642.
NOTE: There are no known descendants in the male line of Charles Walcott, born 1545.
(18) Humphridus Walcot de London 2 fil. m. Alicia filia Ric’i Halse de London. Humphrey, 1545-1616, was a merchant and member of the Company of Grocers in London; m. 1582 at London to Alice Hale, 1566-1648, dau. of Sir Richard Hale, alderman of London. He lived at London all his adult life. He purchased in 1611, from his nephew, Charles Walcot, the Walcot lands at Lydbury North, Shropshire, which his son, Humphrey occupied. Alice died at London 1648.
(19) Anne uxor Barnard Hide. Ann Walcot, 1583-1633 ; m. 1606 at London to Bernard Hyde of London. Children: Bernard, Humphrey, John, William, Anne.
(19) Humfridus Walcot de Walcot in co. Salop., Ar. m. Anna filia Thos. Docwra de ___ in com. Hertf. Humphrey, 1586-1650, bapt. London, admitted to Middle Temple 1607, admitted to bar 1615, settled at Walcot c. 1620; Sheriff of Shropshire 1631; purchased the manor of Clun, Shropshire, from Sir Robert Howard. He and his family were Royalists and were heavily fined for their support of the Crown in 1646-7; m. (1) Anna Docwura c. 1572-1620. She was dau. of Thomas Docwura, 1548-1628, Sheriff of Hertfordshire and Ann Perriam, dau. of Sir William Perriam and Jane; Humphrey m. (2) Catherine Clinton, dau. of Sir Edward Clinton, 1572-1623, and Mary Dighton, and widow of Thomas Saville.
(20) John Walcott of Walcott, 1624-1702, bapt. and bur., Lydbury North, Shropshire, graduated Exeter College, Oxford, in 1640, student at Inner Temple 1641, taken prisoner and ransomed when Parliamentary troops captured Shrewsbury in 1644, inherited Walcot 1650, Deputy Lieutenant for Shropshire 1673 , MP for Shropshire 1685. John purchased Bitterley Court from his brother, Thomas, who d. 1685; John m. 1651 (1) Elizabeth Lucy, dau. Sir Thomas Lucy of Charlecote who d. 1654; m. c. 1656 (2) Elizabeth Clarke, who d. 1686 at Lydbury North, dau. of Sir George Clarke, Mayor of London.
(21) Humphrey Walcot, 1653-1653 Lydbury North.
(21) Elizabeth Walcot, b. 1657 Lydbury North.
(21) Charles Walcot of Walcot, 1660-1726, bur. Lydbury North, Shropshire, graduated Oxford 1677, student at Middle Temple 1683 , High Sheriff of Shropshire 1710, lived at Bitterley Court until the death of his father in 1702, and having no male heirs, sold it for 3,500 pounds to his brother, Humphrey, in 1709; m. 1685 (1) Elizabeth Wyndham, dau. Sir Wadham Wyndham; m. 1696 (2) Hon. Anne Brydges, 1670-1703, dau. of James, 8th Lord Brydges, first Duke of Chandos; m. 1709 (3) Bridget Hackett, 1667-1764.
(22) Elizabeth Walcot, b. 1688 Bitterly, d. 1745.
(22) Barbara Walcot, b. 1690 Bitterly, d. 1737.
(22) Alice Walcot, b., d. 1691 Bitterly.
(22) Joan Walcot, b., d. 1691 Bitterly.
(22) Anna Walcot, b. 1694 Bitterly.
(22) John Walcot of Walcot, b. 1697 Bitterly, d. c.1765; m. Mary Dashwood, dau. of Sir Francis Dashwood, Bart.. John inherited Walcot when his father died in 1726. In 1727 he purchased the manor of Bishops Castle from his uncle, the Duke of Chandos, for L7,000, MP for Shropshire 1727-34. Under the influence of his brother-in-law, Sir Francis Dashwood, who was made Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1763, he ran up large debts improving his home and gardens and running for Parliament. Sir Francis Dashwood was a notorious rake and intimate friend of the Prince Regent. John left the running of his estates to his son, Charles, who sold the heavily indebted estate, including Walcot, land in the town of Bishops Castle, and the manor of Clun, to Lord Clive for L92,000 in 1763.
(23) Charles Walcot, 1738-1799, attended Oxford Univ. 1756-59; m. 1764 at Lydham his cousin, Anne Levett, dau. of Rev. John Levett, Rector of Blithold, and Catherine Walcot. He moved to Bitterly Court in 1765 and had that residence intensively renovated and added to the lands. He served as MP for Weymouth 1763-68. He was High Sheriff of Shropshire in 1782.
(24) Rev. John Walcot, 1766-1835, m. Sarah, dau. of Sir John Dashwood King.
(25) Rev. Charles Walcott of Bitterly Court, b. 1794; Rector and patron of Bitterley, JP, m. 1818 Stoke St. Milborough (1) Anne Walcot, eldest dau. of Maj. William Walcot of Perry Park, near Dublin, above, ; m. 1827 (2) Charlotte Molyneux, m. (3) 1851 Mary Anne Rocke. Children: Rev. John Walcot b. 1820, Charles Thomas Walcot b. 1821, Capt. William Henry Walcot, b. 1823, Reginald Herbert b. 1855.
NOTE: Charles’ descendant, John Humphrey Walcot is the current representative of this branch of the family.
(25) Mary Walcot, b. 1895 Bitterly.
(25) Catherine Walcot, b. 1797 Bitterly.
(25) Ann Walcot, b. 1799 Bitterly.
(24) Rev. Charles Walcot, 1771-1810; MA Oxford; rector of Pitchford, Shropshire; m. Anne Tomkins; children Ann, Caroline, John, Emma Lucy all b. Pitchford.
(24) Catherine Walcot, b. 1768 Bitterley; m. 1788 her cousin, Maj. William Walcot of Perry Park, near Dublin, below.
(23) John Walcot Jr., b. 1740 Lydbury North worked in the Post Office where he became Accountant General; m. (1) Mrs. Eliza Coleby who d. 1803, (2) Mrs. Jemima Douglas who d. 1817.
(22) James Walcot, b. 1698 Bitterley. James is said to have died in infancy, but he or another Rev. James Walcot received a MA degree from Oxford University and went to Jamaica with Captain Bird. He then shipped to South Carolina in 1740 and returned to England where he wrote "The New Pilgrims Progress, or The Pious Indian Convert George James".
(22) Charles Walcot Jr., 1700-1716 Bitterley.
(22) Emma Walcot, b. 1701 Bitterley, d. 1763 unm..
(22) Catherine Walcot, b. 1702 Bitterley, m. 1720 to Rev. John Levett, rector of Blithfield and Leigh, Staffordshire; dau. Anne m. her cousin, Charles Walcot, above.
(22) Mary Walcot, b. 1704, whose birth caused her mother’s death, d. 1754 unm..
(21) Barbara Walcot, b. 1661 Lydbury North, d. 1724; m. (1) 1680 Lydbury North to Richard Oakley b. 1684, MP for Bishops Castle; m. (2) 1696 Sir John Gresley; children: Sir Thomas, 4th Bart., William d. in infancy, Bridget m. Adam Ottley, Sir William d. 17 Oct 1711.
(21) Sarah Walcott, b. 1662 Lydbury North; m. 1701 Robert More of Linley, MP and naturalist.
(21) Mary Walcot, b. 1664 Lydbury North.
(21) John Walcot, b. 1666 Lydbury North, d. 1700, bur. Bitterley, Somerset; graduated Oxford 1684; m. 1696 Anne Taylor, by which marriage he obtained the Manor of Sibdon as a marriage portion, and dying without male heirs this property was inherited by his brother, Charles, who sold it to their brother Humphrey for 3,500 pounds in 1720 with the responsibility of providing marriage portions for his daughters.(22) Letitia Walcot, b. 1698 Lydbury North.
(22) Sarah Walcot, b. 1699 Lydbury North.
(22) Anne Walcot, b.1700 Lydbury North; m. George Manwaring 1735.
(21) George Walcot, b. 1667 Lydbury North, d. 1743, Councilman at Ludlow 1612, apprenticed to a London merchant, engaged in wool trade in London and Spain, using profits to purchase land in Shropshire, purchased North Leach, Gloucester 1694, MP for Bishops Castle 1701; m. Catherine Whitmore 1693 Astey Abbott, Shropshire, dau. of Richard Whitmore and his heiress to the manor of Kings Barton, Gloucester in 1667, sold 1694; she d. 1724, dau Elizabeth b. 1696 London.
(21) Thomas, b. 1668 Lydbury North.
(21) Alice Walcot, b. 1671 Lydbury North.
(21) Humphrey Walcot, b. 1672 Lydbury North, d. 1743. In 1714, Humphrey Walcot purchased the manor of Great Stanmore, Middlesex, a few miles from London, from the heirs of James Brydges, 1st Earl of Chandos, father of the wife of his brother, Charles. He also purchased from the widow of Lord Chandos the manor of Clee Stanton in Shropshire. He formed a company to use his uncle William’s patent for making sea water into fresh water. He was a Director of the Royal African Co., and lost heavily in the South Sea Bubble episode. Humphrey Walcott purchased Bitterley Court from his brother, John’s estate in 1709; MP from Ludlow in 1713-14 and 1715-22; m. (1) Margaret Pearce who d. 1715; m.(2) c. 1720 Anna Curtis who d. 1755.
(22) John Walcot, b. c. 1715, died in infancy.
(22) Rev. Humphrey Walcot Jr., c.1720-1766, Vicar of Clun, a village 4 miles from Walcot, Shropshire, part of the property the Walcots sold to Lord Clive in 1763; m. 1751 Elizabeth Francis who d. 1759. His cousin, Charles Walcot purchased Bitterley from his estate and was guardian of his five children.
(23) Elizabeth Walcot; m. Capt. William Baugh, d.s.p..
(23) Rev. Humphrey Walcot III, b. 1753 Barnwood, Gloucester, d. 1793 Dublin; clerk in the office of Secretary of the General Post Office. His trustees sold the manor of Clee Stanton in 1768; m. 1783 Sarah Price, widow of William Pitt-Burnaby by whom he had Humphrey Francis c. 1785 Berkshire, and Ann.
(23) Charles Walcot, b. 1755 Bitterley, d.1805 Southgate, Middlesex; clerk in the Post Office and Comptroller of the Penny Post in 1785; m. 1783 Mrs. Sarah Osborne, d.s.p..
(23) Maj. William Walcot, b. 1756 Bitterley, d. 1807; of Ferry Park, Dublin, and Moor Hall, Shropshire. In 1793 he purchased Moor Hall, Stoke St. Milborough, Shropshire, to which he was succeeded by his son, William, from whose co-heirs Lord Boyne bought it in 1871. The house, a stuccoed villa, was probably built by William Walcot c.1793; Major in the Oswestry Artillery 1806; m. 1789 Catherine Walcot, dau. of his guardian, Charles Walcott by whom he had: Ann 1812 who m. her cousin Charles Walcot, Catherine , Sarah, and son, William, who d. 1860 unm..
(23) Thomas Walcot, b. 1759 Bitterley, d. 1827 Birmingham; apprenticed to a Bristol merchant, druggist of Birmingham; m. 1785 Birmingham to Ann Porter by whom he had :John 1791, Marie Antoinette 1794, Thomas Porter 1796, Emmeline 1798, Charles Henry 1801, Frances Catherine 1808. NOTE: Thomas’s descendant, Michael Walcot, of Beaminster, Dorset, compiled and published in 1975 an account of Thomas’ descendants, "The Walcots of Birmingham and Bristol".
(20) Beatrice Walcot, b. 1674 Lydbury North; m. Robert Morgan.
(20) Humphrey Walcot, b., d. 1626 Lydbury North.
(20) Mary Walcot.
(20) Sir Thomas Walcot, b. 1629, d. 1685; attended Oxford 1650, graduated Balliol College 1653, studied Grey’s Inn 1654 and at Middle Temple. Thomas Walcot was called to the Outer Bar 1n 1653 and assigned a chamber there for life in 1655. In that year he was bondsman for Humphrey, second son of his cousin, Bernard Hyde of Boreplace, Kent, who was admitted to the Outer Bar in that year. Thomas was admitted to the bar in 1657, an active member of the Middle Temple until his death, Justice of the King’s Bench, MP for Ludlow 1679-81; m. 1663 Bitterley, Shropshire, to Mary Littleton, d. 1695, dau. of Sir Adam Littleton. Thomas and his in-laws, the Littletons, purchased Bitterly Court, a country house four miles from Ludlow, Shropshire, in 1655. This became the primary seat of the Walcots after Walcot was sold in 1766. There is a fine web page about Bitterly Court, prepared by John Wheeler, the current owner, at http://www.bitterleycourt.co.uk Thomas was knighted in 1681. He died childless, and sold Bitterly Court to his brother, John. shortly before his death.
(21) Humphrey Wacot, b. c.1664 Bitterley, d. y.
(21) Thomas Walcot, 1666-1667 Bitterley.
(20) William Walcot, b. 1633 Lydbury North, d. after 1695 unm.; a page to King Charles I, and attended the king at his execution in 1648. He and the other page present were each given half of the king’s blood-stained cloak. This garment was at Bitterly Court for many years, and is still in the possession of one of the family. William graduated from Oxford 1653, was student at Gray’s Inn 1654, and was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1657 with Thomas Walcott and Henry Dighton, both of the Outer Bar as bondsmen. In 1675, William Walcott petitioned the Crown for a patent for 14 years for his invention "for making water corrupted fit for use." A pamphlet of 1702 entitled "Sea Water Made Fresh" by Humphrey Walcot of London, merchant, says "My uncle William spent most of his life and a considerable estate in making it, but now the right thereto by Letters Patent, Hague 1684, comes to me."
(19) Richardus Walcot de London, mercador, 2 fil. Richard Walcot, b. 1587, bapt. 1588 London, d. 1647, a London merchant, sometimes baliff of the Manor of Kennington; probably the Richard Walcott who paid 24L tax at St. Thomas the Apostle in 1638; m. 1615 at London to Elizabeth, dau. of William Vincent, merchant of London.
(20) Richard Walcot, b. c1616 London. Richard, son and heir-apparent of Richard Walcott, citizen and merchant of London, admitted to the Inner Temple in 1638; probably m. 1642 at London to Elizabeth Miller.
(20) Elizabeth Walcot, b. 1621 London; m. 1648 Sir Samuel Baldwin c. 1648.
(19) Dorothy Walcot, b. 1590 London, d. 1594 London.
(19) Sarah Walcot, b. 1592 London.
(19) Johannes. Rev. John Walcot, b. 1592, bapt 1593 London, d. 1660; Cambridge University BA 1613, MA 1616, DD 1631; Prebendary of St. Margaret’s, Leicester 1618, rector of Yelling, Hunts. 1619-22, rector of Keyston, Hunts., 1624-42. Possibly m. Frances Knight 1619 Cambridge. He had 3 children
(20) John Walcot; entered Cambridge University 1645.
(19) Robert Walcot, bapt. 1594 London, d. y..
(19) Willimus. William Walcott, bapt. 1597 London, d. 1668 London; he and son, Edmund, were haberdashers with a shop and residence above on London Bridge in 1666.
(20) Edmund Walcott , d. 1667; freeman of the Haberdashers Company in 1649; purchased 17 acres of land in Cotmansfield in 1657 which he left in his will to his father for life with remainder in trust for the poor of St. Mary’s, Lambeth, and St. Olave, Southwark, which became the foundation of the Lambeth Endowed Charities; owned an addional acre at Cotmansfield bequeathed to him by his uncle Richard, which reverted to the Bishop because the charity did not claim it. His will also mentions Eleanor, wife of his uncle Francis Walcott, deceased.
(19) Alica. Alice Walcot, bapt. 1598 London; m. 1621 at London to Anthony Terringham.
(19) Dorthea. Dorothy Walcot, bapt. 1602 London; m.1625 Sir John Gore of Gilson, Hertsfordshire, son of Sir John Gore, Mayor of London and Hester Campbell.
(19) Rose. Rose Walcot, b. 1604 London, d. 1653; m. 1625 Robert Bourne, had one child.
(19) Maria. Mary Walcot, 1605 -1650, youngest dau. of Humphrey Walcot of Walcot; m. 1625 at London to Richard Bishop of Holway, 1592-1658. Richard succeeded to the family estate on the death of his father in 1638. In 1635 he purchased the manor of South Wamborough in Hampshire, and was Sheriff of Hampshire in 1647. The arms given for Mary’s family was "on a chief or a lion passant B, quartered with a chevron ermine between 3 millrinds of the 2nd, overall a crescent for difference". In heraldry, the millrind is similar in appearance to a chess rook. The first arms appear to be a variation of the arms of English, Humphrey’s great-grandmother. The crescent indicates Humphrey was a second son.
(19) Bernardus. Bernard, 1608-1671, b. London; Cambridge University 1623-4, Sheriff of Rutland 1648; lived at Langtoft, Lincoln, 1651 and later at Cranford, Northampton; purchased manor of Walcot, Northampton, 1662 and built a mansion house there; m. c.1640 (1) Sarah, dau. of William Gibson and widow of Humphrey Hyde of Langtoff, Lincolnshire, by whom 4 sons and 5 dau.; m. 1654 at London (2) Elizabeth Littleton, 1627-1677, dau. of Sir Adam Littleton and sister of his uncle, Thomas Walcot’s, wife., by whom he had 2 sons and 5 dau..
(20) Bernard Walcot, b. 1646 London; Captain of the Northampton Trained Band; sold Walcot Manor and Cranford, Northampton, and settled at Rectory House, Oundle, in 1673; Justice of the Peace for Northampton 1687; m. 1674 Elizabeth Page 1674.
(21) William Walcot, b. 1675 Oundle, Northampton, d. 1723 Oundle; m. 1714 Susanna Mowse. William’s grandson, William Walcot III, who died at Oundle in 1872, was the last of this line of Walcots. The story is that in his old age, being childless, he considered leaving his considerable estate to the elder branch of the Walcot family at Bitterley. He visited there but was inhospitably received and so left his estate to his mother’s cousin’s family.
(21) Bernard Walcot, b. 1678 Oundle; d.s.p..
(21) Thomas Walcot, b. 1691 Oundle; d.s.p.
(20) John Walcot, b. 1647 London; d.s.p..
(20) William Walcot, b. c.1650 Oundle; d.s.p.
(20) Humphrey Walcot, b. c.1655 Oundle; d.s.p.
(20) Sarah Walcot, b. c.1658 Oundle; d.s.p.
(20) Alice Walcot, b. c.1660 Oundle; d.s.p.
(20) Thomas Walcot, b. 1662 Oundle; graduated Hart Hall, Oxford 1678, age 16; d.s.p..
(18) Maria uxor Tho. Powell de Burnell. Mary Walcot, b. c.1546 Lydbury North; m. 1574 Lydbury North to Thomas Powell of Burnell.
(18) Margareta ux. Joh’is Best de Worcester. Margaret Walcot, b. c.1548 Lydbury North; m. John Best of Worcester.
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