'Stillington1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Stillington of (Nether) Acaster, Stillington of Kelfield

                               
John Stillington of Nether Acaster, Yorkshire
m. Katherine Holthorpe (dau of John Holthorpe)
1. Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath & Wells
  Wikipedia ("Robert Stillington") reports that Robert (1420-1491) was Lord Chancellor of England under King Edward IV.
2. John Stillington of Nether Acaster
  m. Jennet Percival of Ripon
  A. Thomas Stillington 'of Nether Acaster'
  m. Agnes Bigod (dau of Raphe Bigod)
  B. John Stillington continued below??
  C. Katherine Stillington
  Both Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, Ingleby) & BEB1841 (Ingleby of Ripley) identify Katherine as daughter rather than sister of Thomas. Provisionally we follow Foster in showing her as his sister.
  m. Sir William Ingleby of Ripley
3. Johanna Stillington
  m. Thomas Nick
  A. Richard Nick, Bishop of Norwich
4. Julian(a) Stillington probably of this generation
  m. John (?) Hampton

 

 

John Stillington of Acaster & Kelfield, Yorkshire (d 07.02.1533-4) continued above??
The dates make it appear not unlikely that this John was the same person as the John shown above as younger brother of Thomas of Nether Acaster. However, we have not yet seen this confirmed anywhere so must view that view as presumptuous.
m. Elizabeth FitzHenry (dau/coheir of John FitzHenry of Kelfield)
1. Thomas Stillington of Kelfield
  m. Isabel Hungate (dau of William Hungate of Saxton)
  A. Robert Stillington of Kelfield (d before 21.11.1629, 2nd son?)
m. Olive Sutton (dau of Sir William Sutton of Averham)
  i. John Stillington of Kelfield (d before 18.01.1669-70)
  m. (21.09.1620) Ursula Darcy (bpt 07.07.1601, dau of Conyers, Lord Darcy & Conyers)
  a. Thomas Stillington of Kelfield (b 1630, d 25.10.1678)
  m. (24.01.1657-8) Dorothy Micklethwaite (d 12.1696, dau of Joseph Micklethwaite of York by Ann)
(1) Thomas Stillington of Kelfield (b 1665, 2nd son)
  m. Dorothy Pierce or Peirse (sister of Thomas Pierce or Peirse) wife of Thomas, possibly mother of ...
  (A) Joseph Stillington of Kelfield
  m. Mary Pierce (dau of Thomas Pierce, sister of William of Hutton Bonvile)
  (B) Dorothy Stillington
  m. (13.02.1722) William Pierce of Hutton Bonvile (son of Thomas)
  (2)+ other issue - John (d infant), Joseph (d 11.03.1706), Ann (d young), Ursula (bpt 02.09.1659)
  b. John Stillington (a 1660)
  (1) Dorothy Stillington
  m. Daniel Hoare of Hull
  c. Margaret Stillington
  m. John Shaw (vicar of Rotherham)
  d. Ursula Stillington
m. George Tolston of Stakes, Yorkshire
  (1) Clement Tolston
  m. _ Herbert (a 02.1705, dau of Robert Herbert of Skipwith)
  (A)+ issue - George, Elizabeth
  (2) Elizabeth Tolston
  m. Charles Moor of Rotherham (a 03.1729)
  (3) Mary Tolston
  e. Mary Stillington
  m. William Drake of Barnoldswick
  f.+ other issue - John (d unm), Robert (d unm), William (d unm), Elizabeth (d unm 1660), Olve
  ii. William Stillington
  m. _ Harrison (dau of _ Harrison of Burton Stather)
  a. William Stillington (d unm)
  b. Elizabeth Stillington
m. Richard Hooker or Hooke (vicar of Halifax, prebendary of Ripon)
  iii. Thomas Stillington
  a.+ issue - Thomas (d young), Elizabeth
  iv. Olive Stillington (d unm)
  v. Margaret Stillington
  m. (c1637) William Legard of Beverley
  B. Audrey Stillington
  m. James Wetherhead or Wetherall 'of Kelfield'
  The following comes from Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1612, Stillington of Kelfield).
  i. Anne Wetherall
m. Edward Warton of Beverley Park
  ii. Mary Wetherall
  m. Thomas Arksey
  iii. Isabel Wetherall (nun)
  C. Elizabeth Stillington
  m. Michael Oglethorpe of Thorner
  D. Ann Stillington
  m. Peter Vavasour of Willowtoft
  E. Katherine Stillington
  m. Clement Hodgson of Allerton Grange
  The following comes from Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1612, Stillington of Kelfield).
  i. Audrey Hodgson
  m. Francis Stelle
  ii. Isabel Hodgson
  m. _ Killingbeck
  F.+ other issue (dsp) - William (d unm), Thomas (professor of divinity at Louvaine)
2. Ann Stillington
  m. William Hungate of Saxton

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1584/5, Stillington of Acaster)
(2) For lower section : FMG (Continuation ('Hunter's Pedigrees', 1936), 'Stillington of Acaster and Kelfield', p135+) with support from Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, Stillington of Kelfield)
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