Re: Sir Thomas Wither (ff 1328) and Agnes his wife

On 24 Mai, 20:20, taf <farme...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 23, 1:16 pm, m...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Sir Thomas Wither holds a small footnote in history as the murderer in
1328 of Sir Robert Holand.

It is perhaps worth noting that the London Wither(s) family claimed
descent from him. They are in turn ancestral to immigrant Mary
(Robinson) Birchard.

taf

Many thanks, Todd. I understand that the (Bigg-)Withers of Manydown,
Hants - well-known to any Austen afficienados - also claimed a
relationship. There are two pedigrees at Winchester from their
papers, detailing their descent from "Sir Thomas Wither, servant and
councillor to Henry I" (77AO5/4-5), the first dated 1576 and the
second probably an updated copy of circa 1709. I will check these
when I am next there.

Michael

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