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| We have in the past come across a book (in a library) that covers the early generations of various Middleton (Mydelton, Midelton, etc) families. That book will be revisited in due course. It was in anticipation of such a visit that we labelled the pages MiddletonXX (on the Myddeltons of Chirk Castle and those of Ruthyn) and MiddletonXY (on the Mideltons of Stockeld) rather than the more normal Middleton01, 02, etc. The following is given to provide a record of what we have found elsewhere on those early generations, hoping to agree or otherwise reconcile it with that book in due course. However, not least because there are several villages/towns called Middleton, we think it unlikely that all of the Middleton families came from the same root. |
| Hypolitus de Braham |
| 1. |
Hugh de Midelton |
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A. |
Sir Ralf de Midelton |
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i. |
Sir Peter de Midelton (a 1284) |
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m. Agnes |
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a. |
Sir Peter de Midelton of Midelton (a 1315) |
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Visitation follows the line of Sir Peter's younger brother William. The following connection is wholly presumptuous. It is thought by some that the undermentioned Middletons of Middleton Hall and those of Leighton were connected to the Mideltons of Stockeld. However, this has not been proved and, as reported above, there were several places called Middleton which may have given rise to different families of that name. We presume to show (temporarily at least) that Sir Peter was father (could be grandfather) of the following Thomas who was the first mentioned by BEB1841. |
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(1) |
Thomas Middleton of Middleton Hall, Northumberland (a temp Edward III who r. 1327-1377) |
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(A) |
John Middleton of Middleton |
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m. _ Medcalf (dau of John Medcalf) |
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(i) |
Thomas Middleton of Middleton Hall |
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(a) |
?? Middleton |
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((1)) |
?? Middleton |
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Unknown number of generations left out. BEB1841 reported thatt the above Thomas was ancestor of the undermentioned John. |
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((A)) |
?? Middleton |
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((i)) |
?? Middleton |
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((a)) |
John Middleton of Middleton Hall (a temp Charles II who r. 1649-1685) |
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(((1))) |
Bridget Middleton |
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m. Joshua Heblethwaite of Dent |
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(((2))) |
Mary Middleton |
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m. James Cragg of Dent |
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(ii) |
John Middleton |
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(iii) |
Sir Jeffrey (Geoffrey) Middleton - continued below |
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m. (1438) Alyson Croft of Leighton Hall |
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(iv) |
Jacomia or Jacobina Middleton |
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m. Richard Preston of Preston Patrick |
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b. |
Richard de Midelton |
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c. |
William de Midelton |
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m. Agnes Boteler (dau of Sir Nigel Boteler) |
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(1) |
Sir Peter de Midelton, Sheriff of Yorkshire (a 1334) |
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m. Eustacia Plumpton (dau of Sir Robert Plumpton of Plumpton) |
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(A) |
Sir Thomas de Midelton (d by 03.1393) |
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m. Elizabeth Gramary (dau of Sir Henry Gramary of Bickerton) |
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(i) |
Sir Nicholas Midelton of Midelton and Stockeld |
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m1. Matilda |
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m2. Avice Stapleton (dau of Sir Gilbert Stapleton by Agnes, dau of Brian FitzAlan) |
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(a) |
Sir John Midelton of Stockeld |
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m. Alice Mauleverer (dau of Sir Peter Mauleverer of Beamsley) |
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((1)) |
William Mydelton of Stockhyll or Stockeld (d 1474) |
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m. Margaret Hamerton (dau of Sir Stephen Hamerton of Hamerton and Wyckelsworth) |
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m3. (before 1414) Isabel de Kirkoswald (widow) |
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(B) |
Eleanor de Midelton |
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m. Sir John Mauleverer of Allerton |
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(C) |
Margaret de Midelton |
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m. Sir John Vavasor of Weston |
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(D)+ |
other issue - Adam, John |
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(2) |
Elenor (Alice?) de Midelton |
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m. John Fitzwilliam of Woodhall |
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| Sir Jeffrey (Geoffrey) Middleton - continued above |
| BEB1841 does not identify the wife of Jeffrey/Geoffrey but a site visitor (JH, 18.04.08) has kindly advised us that Leighton Hall came to Geoffrey through his marriage to ... |
| m. (1438) Alyson Croft of Leighton Hall |
| 1. |
Sir Robert Middleton of Leighton Hall (a temp Richard III who r. 1483-1485) |
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m. Anne Betham (dau of Roger Betham of Betham) |
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A. |
Thomas Middleton of Leighton (d 1516-7) |
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m. Joan Strickland (dau of Sir Thomas Strickland) |
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i. |
Gervase Middleton (d 1547-8) |
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m. _ Kirkham of Northamptonshire |
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a. |
George Middleton of Leighton (b 1522) |
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m1. (Anne) Tunstall (dau of Sir Mamaduke Tunstall of Thurland Castle) |
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(1)+ |
2 daughters |
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m2. Margaret Metcalf (dau of Sir Christopher Metcalf of Nappa by Elizabeth Clifford) |
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(3) |
Thomas Middleton of Leighton Hall |
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m. Katharine Hoghton (sister of Sir Richard Hoghton, Bart of Hoghton Tower) |
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(A) |
Sir George Middleton, Bart of Leighton Hall, Sheriff of Lancashire (b 1599-1600, d 27.02.1673, Colonel) |
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m1. Frances Rigg (dau/heir of Richard Rigg of Little Strickland) |
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(i) |
Gregory Middleton (d young) |
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(ii) |
Mary Middleton |
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m. Somerset Oldfield of Somerford, Cheshire |
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(a) |
George Somerset Oldfield of Leighton |
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m. "Lady Clarke" |
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((1)) |
daughter |
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m. Albert Hodgson of Leighton |
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((A)) |
Ann Hodgson |
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m. George Townley of Leighton Hall (dsp, son of Charles of Townley) |
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((B)) |
Mary Hodgson (dsp) |
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m. (1737) Ralph Standish of Standish & Borwick |
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((2)) |
daughter (dsp) |
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m. _ Fletcher of Hutton |
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m2. Ann Preston (d 12.04.1705, dau of George Preston of Holker Hall) |
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(iii) |
Thomas Middleton (d young) |
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(B) |
Robert Middleton (3rd son) ancestor of Middletons of Warton |
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m. Jane Kitson (dau/coheir of Thomas Kitson of Warton) |
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(i) |
?? Middleton |
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(a) |
Robert Middleton (d 1699) had issue ("a large family") |
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(b) |
Margaret Middleton |
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m. Thomas Booker |
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((1)) |
Robert Booker of Broughton, Lancashire |
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((A)) |
Margaret Booker or Bouker (d 07.1802, only child) |
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m. Robert Preston (son of Richard of Cockerham) |
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(ii)+ |
other issue presumed |
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(C)+ |
other issue - Thomas (dsp), 8 daughters |
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(4)+ |
2 sons and 3 daughters |
| 2. |
Elizabeth Middleton probably of this generation |
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m. John Hamerton of Hamerton (d 1515) |