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Biography of Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys 1669-1725

Paternal Family Tree: Winnington

Before 28th August 1666 [his father] Francis Winnington (age 31) and [his mother] Elizabeth Salwey were married. They had four sons and three daughters

On 8th October 1669 Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys was born to Francis Winnington (age 34) and Elizabeth Salwey.

Before 1676 [his father] Francis Winnington (age 41) and Elizabeth Herbert of Powick were married. They had one daughter.

On 18th May 1694 Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys (age 24) was called to the bar at Middle Temple.

On 1st May 1700 [his father] Francis Winnington (age 65) died.

In 1708 Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys (age 38) was elected MP Droitwich which seat he held until 20th July 1725.

In September 1709 Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys (age 39) and Jane Bloom were married. She the niece and heir of Henry Jeffreys 1634-1709, who died in July 1709, brother of her mother Jane Jeffreys, of Ham Castle who estates he inherited and who surname he adopted. According to Charles Baldwyn she was rumoured to be worth about £30,000.

In 1719 [his wife] Jane Bloom died.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

Before 20th July 1725 Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys (age 55) had one of his legs amputated having developed gangrene following a hunting accident.

On 20th July 1725 Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys (age 55) died without issue. His estate were inherited by his elder brother [his brother] Salwey Winnington (age 58).

Ancestors of Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys 1669-1725

Edward Winnington aka Jeffreys

Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Salwey of Stanford Court, Stanford-on-Teme

GrandFather: Edward Salwey

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Littleton

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Littleton

Mother: Elizabeth Salwey

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Dryden of Canons Ashby

Great x 1 Grandfather: Erasmus Dryden 1st Baronet

GrandMother: Dorothy Dryden

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wilkes of Hodnell, Warwickshire

Great x 1 Grandmother: Frances Wilkes