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Families covered: Littleton of Pillaton Hall
[This page was originally named 'Lyttleton02'. Its name was changed on 10.09.18.]

                               
Richard Littleton (d 1518-9, lawyer)
m. Alice Winesbury (dau of William Winesbury of Pillaton Hall)
1. Richard Littleton (dvpsp)
2. Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (d 10.10.1558)
  m1. Helen Swinnerton (dau of Humphrey Swinnerton of Swinnerton)
A.+ 6 sons (dsp)
  G. Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (d 19.10.1574)
  m. Alice Cockayne (dau of Francis Cockayne of Ashbourne)
  i. Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (a 1597)
  m. Margaret Devereux (dau of Sir William Devereux of Mirevale Abbey)
  a. Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (d 25.08.1630)
  m. (16.01.1598) Mary Fisher (dau of Sir Clement Fisher of Packington)
(1) Sir Edward Littleton, Sheriff of Staffordshire, 1st Bart of Pillaton Hall (bpt 19.12.1599, bur 03.08.1657?)
  m. Hester Courteen (bur 12.12.1674, dau of Sir William Courteen (Courten) of London (by Hester Tryon), m2. Thomas Thorne of Shelrock)
  (A) Sir Edward Littleton, 2nd Bart of Pillaton Hall (d 1709, 2nd son)
  m1. Mary Wrottesley (dau of Sir Walter Wrottesley, 1st Bart of Wrottesley, by Mary Grey)
  (i) Edward Littleton, Sheriff of Staffordshire (dvp 20.01.1704)
BP1934 (Hatherton) identifies John's wife Susannah as daughter of Sir Theophilus Biddulph, 1st Bart. BP1934 (Biddulph) shows her as Sir Theophilus's niece rather than daughter although the naming of their 2nd son after Theophilus, with a similar situation arising with one of Susannah's sisters, casts some doubt on this.
  m. (01.1670-1) Susannah Biddulph (d 25.08.1722, dau of Simon Biddulph of Birdingbury)
  (a) Sir Edward Littleton, 3rd Bart of Pillaton Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (dsp 02.01.1741-2)
  m. Mary Hoare (d 18.04.1761, dau of Sir Richard Hoare, Lord Mayor of London, by Susanna Austin)
  (b) Theophilus Littleton (d unm)
  (c) Fisher Littleton of Pipe Ridware (d 05.1740)
  m. Frances Whitehall (dau/coheir of James Whitehall of Pipe Ridware)
((1)) Sir Edward Littleton of Teddesley, 4th Bart of Pillaton Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (b c1725, dsp 18.05.1812)
  m. Frances Horton (dau of Christopher Horton of Catton by Frances Buswell)
  ((2)) Fisher Littleton (dsp)
  m. Mary Seace (dau of Thomas Seace of Northrepps)
  ((3)) Frances Littleton
  m. (28.07.1760) Moreton Walhouse of Hatherton, Sheriff (b c1731)
  Their senior grandson inherited Teddesley Park from Frances's brother Edward, took the name Littleton, and later became 1st Baron Hatherton.
  (d) Susan Littleton
m. Sir William (not John) Coryton, Bart (b 1650, d 12.1711)
  (e) Mary Littleton
  m. (1697) Edward Arblaster of Longdon
  (f) Elizabeth Littleton
  m. Humphrey Hodgetts
  (g) Catherine Littleton
  m. John Floyer
  (h) Jane Littleton
  m. John Egglington of Staffordshire
(ii) Walter Littleton (dsp, major)
  m. Anne Knollys (dau of Nicholas Knollys)
  (iii) Elizabeth Littleton
  m. Walter Chetwynd of Ingestre
  (iv) Hester Littleton
  m. (17.08.1681) Humphrey Persehouse of Reynolds Hall
  m2. (before 1674) Joyce Littleton (dau of _ Littleton of Teddesley Hay)
  (v) William Littleton (captain RN)
  (a) Edward Littleton (dsp)
  m. Joyce Wolferstan (dau of Stanford Wolferstan, cousin)
(vi) Mary Littleton
  m. Ward Dilke of Maxstoke Castle
  (vii) Sarah Littleton (d 1775)
  m. (07.07.1713) Stanford Wolferstan of Statfold (d 02.07.1772)
  (viii)+ other issue - Devereux of Tamworth (d unm 07.06.1747), Walter (d unm), Henry (dsp, in Cork), Fisher, Adam (d unm)
  (B) Anne Littleton
  m. _ Cole of Shrewsbury
  (C) Margaret Littleton
m. Robert Napier, younger of Luton Hoo (dvp)
  (D) Mary Littleton (d 01.1722) probably of this generation
  m. (1668) Sir Henry Gough of Oldfallings and Perry Hall (b 03.01.1649, d 24.01.1724)
  (E)+ other issue (dsp) - William, James
  (2) Fisher Littleton (bpt 10.12.1600)
  m. Anne Baynton (dau of John Baynton of Wiltshire)
  (3) Sir Walter Littleton
  m. Priscilla Pemberton (dau of Sir Lewis Pemberton of Rushden)
(A) Walter Littleton of Lichfield had issue
  m. _ Talbot (dau of William Talbot of Stourton)
  (B)+ other issue - Edward (dsp), Fisher (d 03.1696-7), Henry in London (dsp)
  (4) William Littleton
m. _ Webster (dau of John Webster of Amsterdam)
  (5) Gilbert Littleton possibly of this generation
  m. Susan Langhorne (dau of Thomas Langhorne (Sergeant Skinne), m1. John Norton)
  (A) Edward Littleton
  (6) Lettice Littleton (b 01.01.1601)
m1. William Washbourne of Washbourne
  m2. John Clent of Knightwick
  (7) Mary Littleton
  m. Euseby Shuckburgh of Naseby
  (8) Margaret Littleton
  m1. Sir George Browne of Radford
  m2. Francis Fisher (dsp 27.03.1692)
(9) Anne Littleton
  m. (sp) Sir Thomas Holte, Bart of Aston (b c1572, d 1654)
  b. Thomas Littleton
  m. Elizabeth Moreton (natural dau of Adam Moreton of Wilbrighton)
c. Mary Littleton
  m. Richard Fowler of King's Harnage
  d. Annie Littleton
  m. Humphrey Salwey of Stanford
  e. Jane Littleton (b c1584, bur 03.09.1657)
  m. Richard Knightley of Fawesley (b c1580, bur 19.09.1650)
f. Ellen Littleton
  m. William Babington of Curborough
  g. Margaret Littleton
  m. Richard (not John) Skinner of Cofton
  h. Lettice Littleton
  m. John Fulnethy (archdeacon of Stafford)
  i. Constance Littleton
  m. Richard Hill of London
ii. Thomas Littleton had issue
  m. Cassandra Lane (dau of Thomas Lane of Bentley)
  iii. Francis Littleton of Melsho had issue
  m. Gertrude Sutton (dau of Thomas Sutton of Overhaddon)
  iv. Walter Littleton of Eccleshall 'of Badnall'
  m. Alice Comberford (dau of John Comberford)
  a. Jane Littleton apparently of this generation
  m. John Skrimshire of Orslow (b c1593, a 1663)
  b.+ other issue
  v. John Littleton (dsp)
  vi. James Littleton had issue
  m. Mercy Stone (dau of John Stone of London)
  vii. Devereux Littleton had issue
  m. Jane Allen (dau of George Allen of Woodhouse)
  viii. Jane Littleton
m. John Lane of Bentley (d 1605-6)
  ix. Constance Littleton
  m. Thomas Holt of Gristlehurst (d 1609)
  x. Mary Littleton
  m1. Walter Vernon of Hounhill (Houndshill)
  m2. John Vernon of Sudbury (b c1539?, dsp(s) 1600)
  xi. Grace Littleton
  m1. Francis Harnage of Belwsardyne
  m2. Silvanus Lacon of Salop
  xii. Margaret Littleton
  m. Sir John Repington of Amington
H. Barbara Littleton
  m1. Henry Gower of Worcestershire
  m2. John Folliot of Pirton
  I. Constance Littleton (d 1600)
  m. Sir James Foljambe of Walton and Aldwarke, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b c1511, d 26.09.1558)
  m2. Isabel Hill (dau of Richard Hill)
3. Ellen Littleton
  m1. John Cotes of Woodcote
  m2. (1527/8) William Basset of Blore (b 1493, d 31.10.1553)
4. Margaret Littleton
  m1. William Humphry Pigot of Salop
  m2. _ Clifton of Derbyshire
5. Anne Littleton
  m1. Thomas Middlemore of Edgbaston (d 1520)
  m2. William Willington of Edgbaston (d 1555)
6. Lucy Littleton probably of this generation
  m1. Robert Swynnerton of Isewall
  m2. (by 1545) Nicholas Bradburne

Main source(s): BP1934 (Hatherton)
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