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William De WYCHINGHAM, & Upton, Sir Knight

William De WYCHINGHAM, & Upton, Sir Knight[1]

Male Abt 1328 - Abt 1381  (~ 53 years)

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  • Name William De WYCHINGHAM 
    Suffix & Upton, Sir Knight 
    Born Abt 1328  Upton With Fishley, Blofield, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID G79R-W4G 
    Name William WITCHINGHAM 
    Occupation   [2
    Lawyer, Judge of Common Pleas 1363 
    _UID B2299212BF2848DDAE0CCCBBAA8CBE4505EE 
    Died Abt 1381  Great Witchingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Great Witchingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I13472  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 

    Father Richard Roger WYCHINGHAM,   b. 1308, Blofield, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1360, Upton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Margaret ANTINGHAM,   b. 1310, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1360, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 1327  Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F536728408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret BRAOSE,   b. Abt 1330, Stinton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1374, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Children 
     1. Dionysia WYCHINGHAM,   b. Abt 1348, Upton With Fishley, Blofield, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Richer WYCHINGHAM,   b. 1348, Wychingham. Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1384, Wychingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     3. William WYCHINGHAM,   b. 1355, Witchingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Nicholas De WYCHINGHAM, & Upton, Sir,   b. Abt 1365, Upton With Fishley, Blofield, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1434, Witchingham, St Faith's, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)
    Last Modified 13 Dec 2022 
    Family ID F6452  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • About Sir William Witchingham (Wychingham)
      Sir William de Wychingham, son of Richard de Wichingham, was lord in the 33d of Edward III.; he was bred to the law, of which he was a serjeant, and a judge of the Common-pleas in 1363; by his will proved March 25, 1381, he was buried in the south isle of Wichingham St. Mary's church, which he had built; gives legacies to Margaret his wife, (fn. 6) to Richer, Nicholas, and William, his sons, and to William [Clere] and Dionysia his wife, who was his daughter.

      That his wife's name was Margaret is certain; that she was Lady Margaret de Brewse is not. It is rather more likely that she was the daughter of one Roger or William de Rising or Woodrising, of merely local importance.

      St. Mary's church includes (or included) many armorial bearings and impalements, but that of de Brewse is not to be found. If his wife were a de Brewse, surely her family's blazon would have been prominently featured?

      [I]n the 18th of Edward III. John de Enepol and Joan his wife, Henry Broom of Reedham and Maud his wife, Thomas Pykel and Joan his wife, sold their right in this lordship, with lands, &c. to Wichingham St. Mary, and St. Faith's, to Will. de Witchingham, quit of the heirs of John, Maud, Joan, and Alice. http://apling.freeservers.com/Villages/WoodrisingBlomfield.htm

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      Sir William Witchingham (Wychingham)'s Time
      William Witchingham (1328 - 1381)
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      William Witchingham
      Born 1328 in Norfolk, , Englandmap
      Son of Roger Wychingham and Margaret De Antingham
      [sibling(s) unknown]
      Husband of Margaret (Braose) Witchingham — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
      DESCENDANTS descendants
      Father of Dionysia (Wychingham) Clere and Nicholas Wychingham
      Died 1381 in Norfolk, , Englandmap
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      Biography
      "Roger, son of Walter, was living in the said reign, and granted messuages, lands, &c. to Sarah, widow of Walter.

      "Sir William de Wychingham, son of Richer [Roger] de Wychingham, was lord in the 33d of Edward III [1360]. He was bred to the law, of which he was a serjeant, and a judge of the Common Pleas in 1363. By his will, proved March 25, 1381, he was buried in the fourth aisle of Witchingham St. Mary's church, which he had built; gave legacies to Margaret his wife, to Richer, Nicholas, and William, his sons, and to William Caley and Dionyisia his wife, who was his daughter. ..."[1]



      See Sir William Witchingham's page at the Knight Family website, with quotations from other sources.

      Sources
      ? https://archive.org/stream/historyantiquiti03jeffiala#page/108/mode/2up The History and Antiquities of Norfolk, vol. 3 (1781): Hundred of Eyensford, p. 109].
      Percival Oakley Hill, A History of Upton, Norfolk (1891), pp. 7- 8, pedigree chart showing the descent of the manor of Upton.
      Acknowledgement

  • Sources 
    1. [S579] Jim Weber.

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for William De WYCHINGHAM, person ID G79R-W4G. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 13 Dec 2022), entry for Richard Roger Wychingham, person ID GCPY-51S. (Reliability: 3).