Paternal Family Tree: Middleton
In 1541 [his father] Richard Myddelton (age 32) and [his mother] Jane Dryhurst (age 16) were married. They had nine sons and seven daughters.
In 1550 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk was born to [his father] Richard Myddelton (age 41) and [his mother] Jane Dryhurst (age 25).
On 31st December 1565 [his mother] Jane Dryhurst (age 40) died. Brass memorial at St Marcella's Church, Denbigh [Map].
On 8th February 1575 [his father] Richard Myddelton (age 66) died. Brass memorial at St Marcella's Church, Denbigh [Map].
Richard Myddelton: Before 1509 he was born to Fulke Myddelton of Llansannan. In 1541 Richard Myddelton and Jane Dryhurst were married. They had nine sons and seven daughters. In 1542 Richard Myddelton was elected MP Denbigh Boroughs. In 1563 Humphrey Llwyd aka Lluyd lived at Denbigh Castle by permission of Sir John Salusbury [Note. Some sources say Richard Myddelton] who was then the Lord of the Manor of Denbigh.
On 18th February 1584 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 34) and Hester Saltonstall (age 29) were married.
In 1586 [his son] Richard Myddelton 1586 1607 was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 36) and [his wife] Hester Saltonstall (age 31). He married 1604 Katherine Unknown.
In 1586 [his son] Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 36) and [his wife] Hester Saltonstall (age 31). He married before 2nd November 1624 Maria Napier, daughter of Robert Napier 1st Baronet and Mary Robinson, and had issue.
In 1587 [his wife] Hester Saltonstall (age 32) died.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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Before 25th March 1588 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 38) and Jane aka Elizabeth Danvers (age 45) were married.
After 25th March 1588 [his son] Henry Myddelton was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 38) and Elizabeth Olmstead. He died young.
Around 1590 [his son] Timothy Myddelton 1590-1655 was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 40) and Elizabeth Olmstead. He married in or before 1655 Martha Johnson.
In 1595 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 45) purchased Chirk Castle [Map] for £5000.
In 1598 [his brother] Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet (age 38) and Elizabeth Olmstead were married. She the step-daughter of his brother Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 48) who had married her mother [his wife] Jane aka Elizabeth Danvers (age 55). They had fifteen children, of whom only three sons and four daughters appear to have survived their father.
In July 1603 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 53) was knighted.
In 1604 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 54) was elected Sheriff of London.
In 1604 [his son] Richard Myddelton 1586 1607 (age 18) and [his daughter-in-law] Katherine Unknown were married.
Around 1607 [his son] Richard Myddelton 1586 1607 (age 21) died.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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In or before 1612 [his son-in-law] Henry Salusbury 1st Baronet (age 22) and [his daughter] Hester Myddelton were married.
In 1613 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 63) was elected Lord Mayor of London.
In 1614 [his daughter] Hester Myddelton died.
Before 2nd November 1624 [his son] Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle (age 38) and [his daughter-in-law] Maria Napier were married.
On 12th August 1631 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk (age 81) died. [his son] Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle (age 45) inherited Chirk Castle [Map].
[his daughter] Mary Myddelton was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk and Elizabeth Olmstead. She married before 1653 John Maynard.
[his daughter] Hester Myddelton was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk and Elizabeth Olmstead. She married in or before 1612 Henry Salusbury 1st Baronet and had issue.
Great x 1 Grandfather: David Myddelton
GrandFather: Fulke Myddelton of Llansannan
Father: Richard Myddelton
GrandFather: Hugh Dryhurst of Denbigh
Mother: Jane Dryhurst