lHflinqfieli r)ccl)s \ FAMILY +/ SOCIETY TheSaxon held honor O "Wynkefeld **j:A;::_,Hi1l1*"* TheNorman came over the sea" Vol.)CV,No. 1 Winter.2000 A Wingfield descendant Queen of England for 9 Days State Church. L-ady Jane Grey loses WFS Genealogical Data to Bloody Mary No single episode is more impor- The politics of successionto the tant in the whole of Englishhistory. But NOW ON THE INTERNET English throne was frequently full of itteetered badlyand createdsome truly Available to members intrigue and too often bloody. To win bloody events before settling down. It's finally a reality and we can now was to kill your opponent. History's In his quest for a male heir Henry announce a long sought after innova- many e:omples makes one wonder, is had six maniagesthat includeda daugh- tion for the Wingfield Family Societyl theprlze so grand as to be worth losing ter, Mary by Catherine,another daugh- The Wingfield Family Socieg has one's head? ter, Elizabethby Anne Boleyn and fi- reorganlzedits Intemet home page to When Henry Vlll wanted to marry nally a son by Jane Seymour. includevaluable sectlons from it's mas- Anne Boleyn and was refusedan annul- An act of Parliamentin 1533 de- sive 150,000 Wlngfield related genea- ment from Queen Catherine by the clared Mary, his first daughter illegiti- logical databasethat has been accumu- Pope, he merely took over the Church mate and thus deprivedher the right of lating for over 13 years. These records and accomplishedit anyrrday.This in- successionand was ordered to aban- are storedin The Master Genealogist citeda conflictwith Rome,which led to don her title as princess. a basicprogram usedby the WFS. Sara thedissolution of themonasteries (1536- Henry'sonly maleheir wasEdward Garrett is the computer chairperson 9) and the establishmentof a National SeePage9-9DaysQueen who handlesthe upkeepand updating of the records. O 2000 MEETTNGREGrsrRATroN FoRMs ENcLosED On NovemberlsrVance Wingfield, Toronto,Canada May 19-21, 2OOO serve as this proof, but it is not a WFS president and computer wizard lf you have not alreadymarked the requirement.No, one cannotuse U. S. began the process of transferring es- above dates on your calendar,please voter's registrationforms anymore. sential, selective parts from its "The do so now. Citizensof other countriesshould verify Master Genealoglst"records onto the This is our first meetingoutside of requirementswith their travel agent, WingfieldFamily Society's home page, the U.S. visit- after creating a special genealogical ing our neigh- database.This was no smallendeavor bor to the and asof November22 the processwas north, completed.However expectsome fine Canada. lt tuning for some time to come. should be an Vance had to make adjustments exciting,inter- becauseof significantdifferences be- estinglocation tween "The Master Genealogisf" and and perhaps the way our data will be stored on the bestof alla fa- SeePage2-Database vorable ex- change rate Did vou toss awav this between the Whilein Canadayou willvisit Niagara Falls U.S. and the newSletter's enu elope? Go fetchit from the trash,RIGffi Canadiandollar resultingin impressive the CanadianEmbassy or Consulate. NOW! Lookat the addresslabeland if it bargains.It is recommendedthat you The hotel will be the ValhallaInn, shows31 Dec 7999, that meansynur useyour creditcard for most charges. just a 10-minutedrive on the compli- membershiphas explred. Pleasesend you get mentary from PearsonIntema- Thisway a betterexchange rate shuttle your renewalcheck to our treasurer; and your billingwill be in U.S. dollars. tionalAirport in the directionof down- $25 (1 yr) or $100 (5 vn). Addressis All U. S. citizensneed for entryinto town. If you aredriving, or havea rental WFS,90 WoodstoneDr., BuffaloGrove. Canadais a U. S. birth certificatefor SeePageS-Meeting IL 60089. Thanks. proofof citizenship.U. S. passportscan Page 1 FromPagel-Database No memberwill be excludedas Sarawill and has been unable to find a buyer. WFS Home page databasesection for continue to handle genealogicalque- The companyblames "competition from Intemetretrierral. Sara and Lee Preston, ries and all data input from the usual the Intemet" as the reason. our genealogistlent their expertisewith sourcescontinuing to expandthe WFS adviceand suggestionsfor the transfer databaseof information. TENNIS PATENT now on We process. will continue to need new as Display at Wimbledon This excitingenhancement means wellas old membersto sharethe results of theirheritage searches with the WFS, It has been confirmed that the that members who have a personal Royal Tennis patent issued to Walter computer(with modem and an Intemet as this is our most important sourceof new genealogicalinformation that ben- Clopton Wlngfleld ln L874 is now on SeMce Provider), or access to one display in London at the Wimbledon (through efits the entire membership. Sara librariesor friends)can NOW Lawn Tennis Museum,according to the genealogical Garrett's postal (and email) addressis open the WFS database museumcurator, Ms. Honor Godfrey. page listedin the WFS roster. on our home and explore the An exact reproduction of the origi- familylines that are available.The ad- All of us owe Vance Wingfieldan ovenphelmingvote of gratitudefor the nal patentwas a gift from the Wingfield dressis
T FromPagel-Meeting Thisyear the WFSwillelect officers WFS Member Sarah Ferguson the years. car the parking at the hotel is compli- for 3 ensuing Therewill be a Duchessof York is on the move. In mentary. colorful ceremony after the election October she was in Tampa, Floridaat We hold room allotmentsfor the when the Lord of the Monor of BurdinesDepartment store represent- Wingfield title transferred nightsof 17'hthrough the 20'hof May. is to the ing Wedgewoodchina and demonstrat- newly president. penned Reservedrooms on the 17th are to elected You won't ing how to seta table. Shehas miss accommodatethe boardmembers plus want to this. two cookbooks for Weight Watchers WFS board members officers (andrepresents others that want to arrive early. and them as well)wrotetwo are requestedto plan their into historicalbooks Our sleepingroom allotmentmust arriral andtwo childrenbook. Toronto for be releasedby April 18'h. If you fail to the annual board of In addition she wrote her autobiogra- meeting pm phy, reserveyour accommodationsbefore director's at 1:30 on Thurs- My Story. Recentlyshe took on 18 in hotel. that time, our specialrate will still be day May the another Job: London correspondent honored but only if rooms are avail- The registrationand the annual for NBC Today. Hope she has time to meeting will be on Friday May 19. read the WFS newsletter! able. The Valhalla Inn has Just 240 your pleasure. rooms total and is smaller than the Saturdayis a full day for It's sooobig that word leakedto us propertieswe normally use, so there We have arrangedan optional full day all the way from motor-coach could be limitedarailability. lt's best to tour to NiagaraFalls that Arizona. Ralph from BOOK EARLY. Should you need to departsright the hotel.Please sign Wingfield of your cancelyouhave until 36 hrs beforethe up for this on registrationform. Nogalas cel- For those that to plannedanival to do so, and this can- want do shoppingor ebrated his 90th local cellationcan be done with a toll free sightseeing,there is the famous birthday on De- phonecall. So thereis no excusefor not CN Tower, the Metro zoo, Ontario cember 86 with making your hotel resenu'ationsearly. ScienceCenter, Sky Done, Wild Water many, many Kingdom, Woodbine Racetrack,tours frlends in atten- of Toronto and much more. The hotel dance.Everything rjlera)sLetce|k^ can give specific tourist information he doesis big,just rssN detailsand offerscomplimentary shuttle like his ranches. 1084-5887 Ralph Wngfield serviceto a nearbyshopping center or PublishedQuarterly Congratulations, by to the subway.That eveningwillbe the Ralph. finalbanquet. Sunday, May 2l will be When opening the "e-commerce" $ingftehS*nilU Fotirtg for retum departures. specialsectionof theWall StreetJour- 301 BelleviewBlvd Early registrationand hotel reser- nol on November22, the readerwould Belleair,FL 33756 vationsarevery important to assurethe see a full page article by one of our Editor: correct number of accommodations, namesakes,Nick Wingfield. Entitled "The RobertE. Can dinnersand tour arrangementare con- Gameof the Name" it revealsthe (727) 461-4187 firmed. dilemmaby entrepreneursseeking the See vou in Toronto! ideal assignment of "dot.com" type WilsieWingfield Carr Pres. Emeritus addressesfor use on the world wide OFFICERS web. Nick is staff reporter for the VanceWing{ield .President Wingfields in Action Journal's New York Bureau. WayneEstes . Vice Pres. The MarloweAward, the top cita- Clinton Wingfield of the VirginiaColey. . . . . Sec. tion of the American Societyfor Engi- Charlottesville,VA fire departmentre- RobertW. Wingfield. .Treas. neering Educationfor excellencein ceivedgood publicitywhen he assisted administrationhas been awarded to in a rescueat a smoke filled, buming DIRECTORS WFS member Dr. Roland Haden of home. It wasreported in the Richmond Appointed: CollegeStation, Texas. Roland points - Times Dispatchon September14. Bob Carr Newsletter out that he is descendedfrom Owen Susan& Terry Cavanagh- Publishing Clinton along with another Wingfieldwho cameto the Republicof RobertWingfield - Membership firefightercrawled along the floor with - Texasin 1824 as one of the first colo- WingfteldHughes WingfieldStore a thermal imaging camera searching Lee Preston- Genealogy nists. These early arrivalsare eligible each room of the small Cape Cod JocelynWingfield - Historian for membershipin the Sonsor Daugh- - housefinally forcing the door on the SaraGarrett Computer tersof the Republicof Texas. secondfloor and rescuing the occupant Elected: Mary Rose Collom a member who wasawake but disoriented.Using Ed Coussens VirginiaJones from Australia(see profile this issue) SaraGarrett Chas Billy Wingfield this specialcamera it took only a few and husband Percy plan to spend Wally Goodman Lance Wing{ield minutes to surveythe entire house. RatclilfHarris William Christmaswith their daughter near Winglield (Neu,sclipping receiuedfrom WFS O Wingfield Family Gloucester,England. She hopesto see Societv, 2000 member Meruyn Winglield of Rtch - Single lssue Cost $4.00 mond, VA.) See Page lO Action D-^^ ? IOVEJ Deede,"which documentbelongs to Thames. And the mortgage presum- INMEMORIAM the Duke of Manchester- who kindly ably paid off the expedition'sdebts. gaveme permissionto copy the docu- Those namedin the Deedare allcous- ment including Edward-Maria ins or friendsand neighborsof Captain Rava J. Coussens, age7 6 passed Wingfield'ssignature and to write about Edward-MariaWingfield. awayon September2l ather home in it.[31.Until now I havenot hadthe time. The extant Priory Deede is dated Des Plains, IL. She was a native of It is a quinquepartitedeed originally 17th October t6t9 and is signed Chicago, graduated dated (or referringto an original deed "EdwardMarya Wingfeylde"in a neat from ChicagoTeach- dated)17th December 16 - but hand. It revokesthe mortgage in De- ers Collegeand be- [illegible, it simply must have been 1606] be- cember1606 of hisestate at Stonely"to came a special edu- tween "EdwardMarya Wingfeild" (sic, the only use of me, the said Edward cationteacher in the in the main text) of the first part, and Maria Wingfeild my heires and Chicago public lsicl, Lord Chief JusticeSir John Popham, assignesfor ever." ftlis heirs were schoolsin1942. She Priry CounsellorSir Anthony Mildmay, presumablyhis nephews).It is "signed enJoyedteaching in Marshalof lrelandSir Richard Wingfield, sealed and delivered in the presence the primary grades Sir Francis Popham, Sir Robert of" six men, who also countersigned and quit in 1953 to Raua Coussens Wingfield of Upton (nephew of the the deed.These men includedR.J. stay at home to raise l?l great Lord Burghley), Sir Thomas Wingfield and (Sir) John Wingfeild of her family. Or.rerthe yearsshe had been Wingfield of Letheringham,Robert Tickencote Hall, Rutland & of the Ex- an activemember of St. Martin's Epis- ThrockmortonEsquire of Ellingtonand chequer(died 1626), great grandfather copalChurch and served on the church's John Pickering,of the secondpart, and of Thomas Wingfield of York River, altar guild of which she was a former Sir John Hatchcrossof Coung Lincoln Virginia(b. 1664, headright on the York- directress.Edward, her husbandof 53 of the third part, and Gilbert Pickering Mattaponiclaimed 1680), from whom years,a son Bryan;a daughterBarbara Esquireof Titchmarsh of the fourth so many of the 400 Americanheads of Cortino and four gnndchildren survive part, and Gamaliel Crewes Esquire of family of the WFS (Wingfield Family her. Ra'ra and her husband have been Swaffham, Norfolk of the fifth part. lt is Society) claim descent actir.remembers since the WFS. Joining not known if Crewes was Edward- Notes: [7] Two uolumes, New York, Maria'sbrother-in{aw orhis half brother 1964. IZWFS, 1993, 408 pases In- l4l (both of whom were so named), or cludlng notes).t3l MV Ltnks Ftueollos Edwild Marta Wlngffeld, Vlrglnia's whether the Robert Throckmorton Wlngfield Mlllenlum, WFS, due for True Founderllvlng in 1619 - mentionedwas Robert the grandfather publlcatlon 2000. [ ] MV Letters & Hls slgnature on Prlory Deed or Robert the uncle of Robert Diarles,WFS, 7998,Ch.26, Crews[@ by: Jocel5rnR. Wingfield Throckmorton of CharlesCity County, Cruwysl,Kay, p.206. [5]Burke's Peer- NeltherAlexander Brown, author Vlrgfnla (350 acres,1637) and oge, 7949, sub lhrockmorton ol of the inrnluablereference book for Nansemond(600 acres,16aa) [5]. Sir Ellington and Vlrglnla, p.7987. t6l historiansof earb Virglnia,The Gen- FrancisPopham was son & heir of the Frederlck W. & Iuor H.B. Popham,A eslso/ the UnltedStotes [lf nor any Lord Chief Justice and nephew of West Country Famlly: the pophams other Virginia history o(p€rt e',rerdis- George Popham, the 1st Gor.remorof from 7750, Gotesheod,7976, 1986 correredthe slgnatureof the Founding Sagahadoc [6] Captain Edunrd-Marta edn, Chapter 6 Pedlgree. Fatherof Mrginla (with Bartholomew Wlngfield'granted, bargainedand sold" Crosnold,ln 1607), Captain ftlward- his entlre Stonely Priory Estate - an MariaWngfleld.Brown's magnum opus estateprobablybigger (no acreage giwn) Four Mystery John contalnsthe signaturesof most of the than that I describedin Virginla's True, Wingfleld Chrysanthemums other irnportantearly Virginlans. I too Founder-anddetermined that the Priory WFS Member Sue Parry-Wingfield, "his ne',erfound it for my Vlrginla's True Deede should also be last will and Leics Englandlocated and queriedthe Founder:Edward-Marla Wlngfleld & testament". It would appear that in origin of the four John Wingfield chry- Hls Tfmes1550-c.1614121. However accordancewith the l-and Law of 1606 santhemums.Sue found theseintrigu- tn 1995 I wasled to it, whenI recelved Edward-MariaWingfield mortgagedhis ing chrysanthemumentries (all for Oc- a 1991artlcle from and by Phtlip Burkett entire estate to help flnance this long- tober)in the1999 Catalogueof Hallsof of the KtmboltonHlstorlcal Society, delayedvoyage, long dreamedof by his Heddon, near Heddon-on-the-Wall, relerrlng to The Prlory Deed. I then cousin by marriage, Bartholomew Northumberland,England, on the Scot- rrrarragedto locate the manuscriptln Gosnold. tish border, on Hadrian's Wall: tlre RecordOfttce at Huntingdon,less Without Wingfieldand Gosnoldthe John Wingfield. Neatestir,ory white. than ten mlles from Stonely Priory, Jamestown colony really would haw Pink John Wingfteld. Delightful klward-MarlaWingfleld's old home. been preceded by the Sagadahoc light pink sport from John Wingfield. part one. Wingfield's Priory CaptainWingfield signed the of the Maine) Deede YellowJohn Wingfield.Lovely neat 43llne (with some 30 words a line) refersto the mortgagingof his property com yellowsport from John Wingfield. manuscriptM22N4 ("resealed"11th in 1606 datedJust two daysbefore the October1619), known as "The Priory expeditionsailed from Blackwallonthe See Page lO - Four Mystery Page4 room for a detention,for talkingafter also in North Queensland,where they lights out! Little did she know at the lived for three years and had a third Mary Rose Dorothy Collom time, that shewould one day marry the daughter,Ursula. ln 1959, theymoved son of the man (Lt. Col. John Goggs) to South Australia,to Renmark,a river who arrangedfor the capturedsubma- town wherethey grow grapesand vari- rinesto be drivenround eastern Austra- ous fruits on the River Murray.People 'the liato buildcivilian morale. From board- therewere stilltalking about flood' ing school she moved back with her three years earlier when almost the parents now living in Sydneyand en- whole town was submerged.During tered SydneyUniversity. There she re- their sevenyear stay they had two more ceivedan Arts degree,having majored children, Stephen and Sarah. From in Englishand History, with minors in there they moved to one of the oldest Philosophyand Archaeology. city parishes(St. Andrew'sWalkerville) She couldnot decidewhat to do. in Adelaide,a city of aboutone million, After taking drawing lessonsand a andthe capitalof South Austmlia, where It is alwaysinteresting to explore library course she was invited by her they livedfor elevenyears until husband lifestyles,distinctions and differences of friend and neighborthe Professorof Leonardbecame illand died at only50. our cousinsliving in variousparts of the Applied Mathematicsto be his secre- Two yearslater she marriedPercy world.For thisissue we go downunder tary,which she did for two years.Since Wilbur Collom, Jr., whom she and to meet Mary RoseDorothy Wingfield hewas a seismologisttherewere enough Leonard had known since Percy and Collomliving in Australia. mattersof generalinterest to relieveall his wife and three children came to Her grandfather,the younger the maths. He establishedamong other Australiafrom the U. S. in 1970.Their brother of the 6th Earl Castlestewart,thingsthat the Earthhas a solidinner core. girls had gone to school togetherand 'best cameto Australiain 1862 when he as MaryRose met her futurehusband two were friends'at St. Peter's 19 yearsold. His mother was Catherine at a conferencewhen they were both CollegiateGirls' School. Percy had Wingfield,daughter of the SthViscount students.At the tirne,he livedin South spent22 yearsin the U. S. Army and Powerscourt.Catherine's husband was Australiaand shein NewSouth Wales. retiredas a Lt. Col.after a Vietnamtour, the Rector of St. NicholasChurch, It wouldbe 3 years\efore they would be havingcome to Australiaon R & R and Cottesmorein Rutland,England. This marriedafter a long distanceromance chosenAdelaide as a placeof retire- is nearSue and John Parry-Wingfield'sand seeingone anotherfor lessthan a ment.Eight years after they arrived, his residenceso it was especiallyexciting total of 3 weeks.On 1 July 1954 she wife died,and he and Mary Roseboth for MaryRose and her husbandPercy, marriedthe ReverendLeonard Russell feel very fortunatein havingbeen able whileon the recentWingfield tour, to Goggs, an Anglican clergymanwho to makea new beginningtogether, with visit the Parry-Wingfield'shome in had come as a smallchild to Australia two sonsand six daughters.They have Empingham,Rutland. from Englandwith his parents. now been married for 20 years. Re- MaryRose was an onlychild, bom The couplemoved to Hughenden cently they moved from an old stone 8 April 1931 in Cowra, New South in North Queensland,which is the cen- housewith lots of bedroomsand a big Wales. Her fatherwas John William ter of a huge parish (40,000 square garden into a city town house, espe- WingfieldStuart, Chief Engineer of the miles)as big as allof England. It tooktwo ciallywell locatedwithin 5 minutesof WaterConservation and lrrigation Com- yearsfor Leonardto coverthe parish. everythingone needs. missionof New SouthWales. He met Stationholders expected one to stay Before her mother's death there Mary Rose'smother, Dorothy Eleanor the nightand setup an altar,usually in were 40 immediate family members BakerInsollwhen she came from New the diningroom and all of the station rangingfrom age 2 to 706. The arrirral Zealandin 1922 for six-months'draw- peoplewould come for a service. of a new granddaughterbrings it back ing and painting classes.She never In Hughenden,they lived in an up to 40 again. went back.They marriedand she had unlinedcorrugated iron Rectory.It was She recallsthe 15 yearsshe spent an amazinglylong life, outlivingher II4 degreeson their last Christmas working for the AustralianBroadcast- husbandby 16 yearsand dyingat the Day but beingsemi-desert it did cool off ing Commissionin variousparts of the ageof 106justa few monthsago. at night! Duringthe wet seasonthere country,during which time shemet lots In 1941, when Mary Rose was wereviolent thunderstorms every after- of interestingpeople, putting together nine. she was sent as a boarderto a noon making the roads impassable.documentaryprograms as well as doing private girls' school in Sydney, called After her mother camefor a visit she radio interviews.Mary Rose has been Abbotsleigh.During the War when the toldher friends in Sydneythat they were most fortunateto have traveledwidely 'pioneering,' Japanesemanaged to get into Sydney althoughthey did have in Europe,Asia and the U. S. vlsiting Harborwith severalmidget submarines hot waterand electricity.While there someof the world's most beautifuland allthegirls spent the nightin the under- they had two daughters,Brenda and interestingplaces. Their verylarge fam- groundshelters; all exceptMary Rose, Catherine,who kept Mary Rosebusy. ily beingso scatteredhas provided them who slept happily on, in the ironing After two years,they movedto Caims, See Page 7 Profile Page5 dau of Hector Bowe. S-Marcellus"Monk" W. killed at Wingfield 6-lMng W.. Gettysburg,unmarried. 6-Arthur StuartW.. S-ChastainRufus W. b 1839d 1919m Genealogical Exchange 6-Wm. M. W., Jr. m BlancheDyson. Mary Davis. by Lee Preston 7-FleetW., unm. S-HenriettaAmanda W., unm. 7-ArthurStuart W., unm. 4-Martha Hastings"Patsy" Tinsley MRGINIA-Hanover- I 7 OOs/I 9OOs 6-LilyW. m. Schenck. (dauof FrancesBowe Tinsley)m. John BoweADingfield lztters 6-HudsonW. m Mrs. MamieB. Page. Wingfield {sonof ThomasW. & Ann Item*r14-1-1 7-MasonW.. Davis). The descendantsof John Bowe of 7-LorraineH. W.. S-{Descendantsnot listed, except for Hanover/VA includemany Wingfield 7-LouisW.. Samuel Rufus Wingfield re his son, names. A chart showingtheir many S-SusanE. W. m IsaacDavenport. Gideon Hudson Wingfield, see 6 fol- connectionswas preparedby Herbert 6-EdgarDavenport m Dolly McKenzie. lowing.l HayWingfield ca 1930, basedmainly 7-EmestDavenport m EstelleChenault. 6-Emma Mettert m Gideon Hudson on lettersto andfrom HarrietBowe, the 7-EstherDavenport m Dr. C. M. Mercer. Wingfield. {Emmawas dau of S-Ariadne wife of John JoynerWingfield. The 7-Jos.W. Davenport,unm. Perrin&Wm. H. Mettert,and granddau lettersand chartswere depositedper- 7-Betty Lee Davenport,unm. of 4-SusanNicholas Bowe & Samuel manently with the Virginia Historical 6-CharlesDarvenport m Lilly Baker. Perrin.Gideon Hudson Wingfield was Societyin 1993 by the late R. W. 7-ClaudeB. Davenport. son of Samuel Rufus Wingfield & Quarles. For accessto them or for 7-BessieBaker Davenport. JudithStanley, and a grandsonof John furtherinfo, contactVI-JS, Richmond, VA. 6-Laura Davenport 6 1862 m G. B. Wingfield & MarthaHastings Tinsley.) The generationnumbers down from Terry. 7-EmestE. W. m Annie Davis. John Bowe precedeeach name. The 7-BlancheTerry m W.Edw.Guy. 7-SamuelR. W. , unm. recordscannot be expectedto be 100% 7-EstelleTerry m W. B. Bayliss. 7-BessieW. m Bemard Pearson. accurateor complete,and must have 7-LewisTerry m1. SheilaJones; m2. 7-WalkerW. m NellieBriel. additionaldocumentation to be fully Alice Bradshaw. 7-HughW., unm. valid.Marital status, etc., is shownas of 7-AubreyTerry m Mabel Leidy. VIRGINIA-Hanover- I 8 6 3-9 7 the dateprepared, ca 1930. Comments 7-CharlesM. Terrym AdelaideWatkins. Item#14-l-2 inside{ } are observationsby GenEx. 6-lreniusDavenport m NannieKing. HonouerCo., VA, MarriageRegis- Wingfield = W. 7-lsaacDavenport. ter 7863-97 (LDS Film s0031945) 4-SonhiaBowe b.1795 dau of 7-Alfred Davenport,married. containsthe followingWingfield brides NathanielBowe & SusannahDavis m. 7-Emmett Davenport,married. & grooms, arrangedby page number HudsonMorris Wingfield {sonof John 7-EdwardDavenport, unm. (not alphabetical).If you are searching / Wingfield &Susannah( ) of Hanover 7-John Davenport,married. for a recordof birth, marriageor death VA}. 7 -EarleDavenport, married. in Virginiaduring the lasthalf of 1800s, S-WalterLeake W. m Eliz.Brock. 7 -lrene Davenport,married. checkwith Virginia Vital Statistics,PO 6-HectorBowe W. m Roberta(Lewis) 6-Ada Davenportm Rich.T. Wilson Box 1000, Richmond, VA 23218. Hord. 7-SusieWilson, unm. Copiescan be obtainedfor a fee. They 7-NormaW. m AlbertTatum. 4-HarrietBowe (sister of Sophia)b. maypossess the record.If not, visityour 7-WillieW. m. EdwardMillner 1805mJohn JoynerWingfield {son of closestLDS FamilyHistory Centerand 7-HunterW. , unm. FrancisW. & ElizabethW.l. orderthe microfilmfor your countyon 7-H. LeakeW. m ThelmaHolland. S-AlonzoW. b 1834d1920 m Henrico rental from Salt Lake City. 7-ProsserW. m Mary FleetGordon. VirginiaHay. Wingfield: 6-MorrisW. m. May Ratcliffe. 6-HerbertHay W. b 1868m1. MabelE. 4-Pricella(colored; widow) 7-MorrisR. W. m Fan. Satterfleld. Piper of Boston; m2. LyndovaStaples 7-Peter Chastain + Susan Mildred 7-Eliz.W. m H. B. Weatherford Bryant.{By 1'twife}: Strong (his parents:John W. & Patsy 7-BettieW., unm. 7-HleryPiper W. b 1896 m BeatricePaul. N.(or H.) Tinsley) 6-WalterLeake W. , Jr. m NellieStover. 7-DorothyW. b 1897, unm. 9-SamuelLee 7-ByronStover W. , unm. 7-AlonzoHampden W. b 1898d 1918. 14-Mary 7-WalterLeake W. III, unm. 6-EvelinaEllis W. b 1871 d 1876. 15-Parthenia S-Martha Lewis W. m Wm.H.B. 6-WilliamJoyner W. b 1876 d 1877. 15-Keziah Campbell. 6-EmmaVirginia W. b 1873 m W.G. 17-ElizaAnn 6-PattyLewis Campbell b 1853m 1-28- Quarles. 2O-EmmaJ. 1886 J. ThomasWingfield b 1858. 7-RichardW. Quarlesb 1911. 21-WF. {Who is J.ThomasW.?} 7-EdgarB. Quarlesb I9I2. 23-4. 7-J.Campbell W. b 1886mAnna F. Hall. 7-SusieVirginia Quarles b 1918. 23-lraA. 7-OswallMitchell W. b 1889. unm. GHanietBov.re W. b 1878mW. LyleKan. 23-RoseAnn 7-LewisEllis W. b 1892, unm. 6-Mary Burch W. b 1881 m J. W. 24-Monroe S-WilliamMorris W. m VirginiaS. Bowe, Weaver. 26-Wm. Page 6 30-Mary Coordinatorfor NeighborhoodWatch, 31-Richard Secretary of the Handspinners' and WINGFIELD FACES 31-Gilbert Weavers'Guild, member of the Wagner 32-AggyT. Societyof SouthAustralia, President of 32-EdwardC the Ladies Division of the Australian- Tickencote Wingfield Sisters 36-MaryF. AmericanAssociation, member of the 44-Jess Australian and Decorative and Fine 46-J.A. Arts Society, plus being involvedin the 47-MarthaE. publicationof assortednewsletters. She 49-G.H. alsobelongs to a book and an art group S2-MollieE. interestedin painting and collecting. S3-MaryE. And lastly,she and Percybelong to the Wooden Boat Association.Their flat- 'Mary bottomed boat the Rose (40' From Page 5 Profile long and 8'wide) was built by Percy with an excuseto visit them. Stephen himselfand they keep in a marina on lived in the UK for four years. Ursula was a RhodesScholar and married an Englishman and now lives in the 1874 Photo; Left Adelalde Cotswolds. When Catherine and her Wlngfleld (age38, died 1908, middle, husbandand smalldaughter sailed round Annle F. Wingfteld (age 51, died the world in a 37'yacht Mary Roseand 1914)andrlght, Grace Wingfield (age Percywere able visit them in the Greek 36, died 1916).All wereunmarried and Islands.Brenda was an American Field each very active lMng in the Overton Scholar and spent a year in Orange area (Leicestershire)near Tickencote. County,Califomia and Wayne has gone They were the daughtersof John back to the U. S. to live after 20 years 'The Mary Rose' Moxie and Haniet Wingfield nee Lee in Australiaand is in the computerfield (Coton Hall heiressof the sameline as the Munav River. in Little Rock, Arkansas.They also visit General Robert E. Lee), of Tickencote In 1998, Mary Roseknew nothing Hall, and greatgreat aunts of John and other relativesmostly in Pennsylvania.of the WingfieldFamily Society until she Maurice Parry-Wingfteld, With respectto family history, Mary heard Catherine Parry-Wingfield,wife WFS mem- Rose'sfather usedto saythat it wasno of Maurice Parry-Wingfield(John's bers. good havinga'potato family'with the brother) visiting from England, lecture Annie the eldest,was a keenpianist bestpart underthe ground.This may or in Adelaide at the Australian Decora- and founded, and (with her mother, may not be true with Mary Rose as tive and Fine Arts Society. So it was Harriet Wingfield) instructed at the Maurice somehowwhen discussinggenealogy it who sent Mary Rose the ad- Tickencote Sunday school. dressof the WFS. Adelatde was chief instructor of becomesevident that impressivefamily The rest is historv and we are de- music eventsand historycolor her genealogi lightedto have Maryhose (and Percy) church and choir mistressat St. calinterest.She traces her Stuartfamily as members. Peter's Church, Tickencote. line from Walter, the High Steward, Grace together with her brother, who married the daughter of Robert the Rev. Hany Wingfield, also of Mar- Bruce;their son becameKing of Scot- POWERSCOURT GARDENS ket Orrertonin 1880-1894 edltedthe manuscripts of their cousin, Menryn land.But thenshe reminds us that some rated among world's finest Wingfield, the 7th Lord Viscount fought in the Holy Land, others were TheApril 1999 issueof Townand founders great Powerscourt for his great tome "The of abbeysand from time Countrylists a varietyof spectacular to time were fa'.roredwith r.arioustitles. Munlments of the Anclent Saxont'am- places,palatial hotels and exceptional Shecould relate numerous unusual fam- llV of Wlnqfield." Gracewho ls buried experiencesall over the world. There is ily anecdotesthat couldwell be the basis outside the northeast corner of of a book. Some of her familywent to a categoryfor GloriousGardens in Tickencote Church, also wrote "Our Irelandin the 17th centuryand received whichPowerscourt in lrelandis listed Post" (1900) which is about the grantsofland, notably in CountyTyrone, among1 4, includingAlhambra, Spain, TickencoteWingfields (84 pages). and eventuallylaid the foundationof a The Villa d'Esteat Tivoli, ltaly and Allthree sisterswerekeenon danc- castleand villagethat is now the market Versailles,France. Powerscourt, of ing. The grandfather of Thomas town of Stewartstown. As previously coursewas owned by the Powerscourt Wingfieldof York River,Virginia (1680), mentioned,she also can traceher heri- Viscountsfrom 1611 untilitwas sold Sir John Wingfield II of Tickencoatand tage back to the 5th Viscount in 1961 andthe buildingsburned in Market Overton, was 6 greatsgmndfa- - Powerscourt.Some potatoes! 7974. Powerscourtgardens are open ther of thesethree lovelyladies seen Mary Roseis or hasbeen president to the publicand now ownedby the here in their best clothes. The three of the Friendsof the StateOpera, Area Slazengerfamily. See Page 1O - Faces Page7 Tickencote Hall (England) Wingfield). For one to observe the HanoverCourt House.A few of which opulence For Sale of this building is a small cameas high asthe Long [:ne thiswas indication of what TickencoteManor all performedby ten o'clock on Tues- On a simplygorgeous 30 acresof must have been. Its current arrange- day. You will guessthe confusionwas awe inspiringproperty sitsa distinctive ment in additionto having7 bedrooms, then in, men, women, and children residencecalled TickencoteHall. lts also offersamenities such as reception flyingbefore them and leavingthe roads elegancemight be cause to mistake it hall, drawing room, sitting room, took shelterin the woodsnear my fence for a manor house, until one realizes kitchen, dining room, study, house- this was the first that put me in the that TickencoteManor was on this keeper sitting room plus a detached notion of leavinghome whichwe did by propertyuntil 25 yearsago. The ask- cottagethat has 3 bedrooms,2 offices twelveo'clock. We had set one load of ing price is €1.3 million (about $2 plusother facilitiesand rooms. thingsout of the way& cany'd off a few million)and it is locatedin the hamletof The currentowners Peter and Tam others. Everything elsewas cany'd off Tickencotenear Stamford ln Rutland Dearden opened Tickencote Hall to by them of clothesor bed clothesone about 100 milesnorth of London. the public as a bed and breakfastin bed emptyd and tick carry'd off, & 3 TickencoteManor had been the 1993. (NewsletterSpring, 1993). others ript and left in the house.What residenceof the Wingfieldssince the Eachof the four WingfieldEngland we lost could be replaced for sixty late 16s centurywhen it was the home tours visitedTickencote Hall. thousandweight of tobacco. My gray (\592-1631) of Sir John Wingfield mare& blackhorse they cany'd off, but grandfatherof Thomas Wingfield of no cattle,and but few were lost. A Revolutionary War l.etter When we left home got up to the (EdNote: The writer of thisletter place where Mrs. Lyader lived expect- rros the husband ol Elizabeth ing the enemy would move on to Wingfield,doughter John Wingt'ield of Fredericksburg,but Wednesdaymom- ond Francis(Oliuer) Wingfield, Buck ingTarlton moved up to Jno. Wingfield's and the niece Rebecca(Wingfield ol and took post between his fence & Bullock and Agnes (Wingfield)Bul- mine. Sanco with the Queensrangers lock. It urosoddressed to Mr. John took post at Southanna Bridge & Shockel rd, Hal f o Ia f ax(sic).) Comwallistook his Headquartersat the Honouer Court House Thursdaymoming. Find- Tickencote Hall 13Aug. ,178t ing ourselvessurrounded on all sides Dear York River, Virginia. This John Sir: some of our Companywent in & got This Wingfieldwas the firstof a successionof under the Blessingof divine leaveto retum home with their family, providenceleaves in good health. 12 John Wingfieldsinterrupted only by us etc. My wife & children agreedto go Hoping to find you yours Sir RichardWinsfield (1619-1663) to and enjoying home with them & I set out for Camp the own TickencoteManor and the sur- sameValuable Blessings. We have Friday morning early. The Army gone through many roundingland. He becameLord of the scenesof distress marchedagain & Iwas in their front till sinceyou left my house.I think the day Manor of Tickencoteby doing what Igot up to LouisaCourt House & Ithen you left my house eldest more than one Wingfieldwas to do; he our son was thought it wastime to halt & concluded taken with violentflu which the marriedan heiress,in this case Eliza- a Sun- to retum home thinking it in vain to go morning landed bethGresham who, aftera complicated day week after him in any further. At my retum found my Etemity. No seriesof transactionsand law suits,had soonerhad we closedour secondson, Voilant had a disorderbut acquiredthe manor, togetherwith 2,000 eyes,but, like the messengersof Job, happily recovered.The neighborhood one misfortuneon the backof another. acresof land. It was demolishedand hassuffered but nothing in comparison We informed British rebuiltin 1706. Partsof the old house was the wason to what we might havedone. No more their march, and our Army retreating wereincorporated into a buildingto be but my loveto Sisterand Children,I am usedfor stablingand storageand later rapidlybefore this, however,we hoped Sir yours. this would becomeTickencote Hall. wasonly newsat a distance.Expecting EdwardButler to hear of the being at Rich- During World War II when the main enemy Howeverkeepclear of them,am as mond they intothis manor was occupied by Canadian before came county. well off as some that stavedat home. troopsit wasleft in a sorrystate for lack No certain intelligencecould we get of maintenanceand vandalism.The about them till Tuesdaymoming the property was sold in 1947. The pur- 29th oay of May. I was informedthey At the start of a new YEAR, a chaser,who then demolishedthe was at Newcastle.Having neverhalted new DECADE, a new CEN- manor, retainedand convertedthe re- from the time they left BottomsBridges TURYand a newMILLENNUM, mainingbuilding, into an elegantdwell- till they got to BlackHarry's (name of allof usat the WingfieldFamily ing now calledTickencote Hall. (See farmnear Hanover Town). Then taking Societyextend our best wishes NeurslettersWinter 1989 p.5 and possessionof Newcastle& Hanover and hopesfor the timesahead. spring 1989 ps.4& 5 by John Parry- Town. Tarlton proceededhis rout to
Page8 FromPagel-9DaysQueen Dudley, Duke of Suffolk only weeks an open rebellion.He was forcedto bomto JaneSeymour in 1537. There before he died. Guildford Dudley was yield,taken to the towerand o Yage Y FromPage3-Action FromPageT-Faces is shownhere. While not sharpit shows a littlesnow, not justslush and rain. The sisterswith their variousbrothers and it to be a large house partially ob- Colloms are then planning to go to chaperones,often usedto dine at such structedbehind an overgrowthof shrub. Helsinki for Wagner's Ring Cycle in neighboringgreat housesas Burghley bery. It was a wellbuilt home with a 1- June. Her comment, "lt looks like House and Burlev-on-theHill. % story wing on the far sidewith one of someonerobbed our bank account." the two chimneys. Norine Gregory, Another celebntion! This one for who took these pictures, told Lois Bob and Virginia Wingfleld (Buf- Wickham becauseof the growth that falo, Grove,IL) who hit the 50'hmile- Wingfield home in new she could not get a camerashot from stone of marriageon December 7I. book on old Virginta homes the front. Insidethere was an impres- With friendscoming from allover, son At the time thisarticle was written, sive arch. and daughter-in-lawTom and Kathl Norine Gregory's book "Some An. After the Wingfieldsleft the Nelson Wingfteld of Fremont, CA had to cientLandowners tn St Martins'Par- family acquired the property. coordinate the arrlrals. Congrats, Mr- Ish,Hanouer County, Vtrglnia"was at Mrs. Nelson was sister of Sarah ginia and Bob. the printers and should be availablefor Garland.Mr. Nelsonran a boy's school. Mitch Wade age 10, son of Der- sale shortly. Noted therein is an old Later one of the Nelson descendants rick and Glnger Wade of Washing- home that was formerly owned by becametired of living in the "big house" ton, UT has Just eamed his "Bear members of the Wingfield family in and built a smaller one down the hill Badge" as a Cub Scout in the Bov Hanover County. We are grateful to nearer the road. Scoutsof America.(See Autumn 1999 Ms. Gregoryfor the photo and infor- We willhave to await the arailabil- newsletter, page 38 for picture of mation about the Wingfieldproperty. ity of Norine Gregory'sbook for more Mitch with his head on the lamous Lois Wickham WFS member from detailson the Wingfieldhome. Towerof London block.) Ashland, VA also contributedto this information. One of the homes mentioned in Chase off the Squirrels - From Page 4 - Four Mystery thisbook is "Wingfield"that saton 474 Bring on the fuschlas Bronze John Wingfield. Sport of acreson the road to Hewlett Justoff At the 1999 WFSmeeting in Dulles, Yellow John Wingfield. RidgeRoad in HanoverCountv. This Virginla, John Coussens(Park Ridge, We knew there would be no con- lL) received one of the EMW fuschia nection with the Edward-Maria cuttings offered by Lois Wickhan WingfieldFuchsia, the WingfieldFuch- (Ashland,VA). Oncehome he plantedit. siaor the WingfieldLeague Fuchsia. At It grew and was prosperingwhen first we thought that there must be the localsquirrels that had neverheard somelinkwith Sir RobertWingfield the of Edward Maria Wingfield assaulted Fourth of AldersgateStreet, London the healthy plant. The invadersup (Upton Line), third cousinof Thomas rooted the plant and bit off severalof Wingfieldof York River,Virginia (1680) the tips before hunying back to their - since Sir Robert received the tithes tree. Needlessto say John had less (i.e.tenths) from the Manorof Heddon- thankind wordsin describingthe event, on-the-Wallnear Corbridge (coat of some we cannot arns: asfor "the CorbridgeWingfields") print here. Never- backin 1631. llinks, #13.21. thelesshe replanted Howeverit transpiresthat in 1987 road is between the North Anna & the main fuschia ChrisRiley of Tamworth,Staffs, of the South Anna Riversthat run together plus the tips and BritishNational Chrysanthemum Soci- forming the Pamunkey. they too are grow- ety,plant breeder and owner of Riley's, Thomas Wingfield(b.1693, m. ing. He did not ex- of WooleyMoor, Alfreton near South Sarah Garland)owned "Wingfield" in plain how he then Wingfieldin Derbyshire,christened a 1763 and the housewas undoubtedlv kept off the aggres- new ivory-coloredchrysanthemum built much earlier.Thomas Wingfieli si'uesquinels. John Wingfieldfor the severelyhandi- was the son of Thomas Wingfield He sentus and Loisa pictureof the cappedson of his friend,the (now)late (knownas of York River).Thomas died main bloomingplant with its gorgeous TedWingf ield of Chestertonnear South before1782. Mostof the descendantsll/rnch red curlingpebls and a long deep Wingfieldin Derbyshire. of hisline went to Georgiain the mass purple bellsorpr 1 inch from the bell. The other three chrysanthemums migrationin 1784. Unfortunately without color, the followed,and at theIntemationalChrv- Fewdetails as to the descriptionof accompanyingphoto does not do jus- santhemumShow in Toronto,Canada the houseexist sinceit was bumed in tice. Obviously this fuschia is doing in 1998,the PinkJohn Wingfieldwon I974 after being struck by lightning. extremelywell without the help of the fhe Best VarietvPrize. The only know photo of the property lessthan appreciativesquinels. Page10