Willoughby Family Founders
Starting At About 1200 A.D.

 

The Founding Members Of The Willoughby Family

Willoughby in Old English meant "by the willow tree farm".

Below are the earliest references I could find, through genealogical records, to Willoughby.


NAME William Willoughby
TITLE
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1170
PLACE probably Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 1226
MARRIED Maud De Fulletby (the daughter of William de Fulletby)
CHILDREN Robert


NAME Robert Willoughby
TITLE
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1200
PLACE probably Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 1256 or 1257
MARRIED Alice Margaret Orreby (the daughter of John Orreby)
CHILDREN William


NAME William Willoughby
TITLE
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1245
PLACE probably Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 29 MAR 1300
MARRIED Alice Beke (the daughter of John de Beke (Baron of Beke)
and Sarah Furnival, the daughter of Thomas de Furnival)
CHILDREN Thomas, Robert (Lord of Willoughby), Richard, Margaret


NAME Robert Willoughby
TITLE Lord Willoughby
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1260
PLACE Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 1316
MARRIED Margaret Deincourt (the daughter of Edmund Deincourt (Lord)
and Isabel de Mohun, the daughter of Reynold (Reginald) II de Mohun) about 1303
CHILDREN John (Lord of Willoughby)


NAME John Willoughby
TITLE Lord Willoughby
SEX Male
BIRTH about 6 JAN 1303/1304
PLACE Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 13 JUN 1349
BURIED Spilsby Lines
MARRIED Joan Roscelyn (the daughter of Peter Roscelyn (Sir)) before 2 Jul 1323
CHILDREN John (Lord of Willoughby)


NAME John Willoughby
TITLE Lord Willoughby
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1325
PLACE Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 1372
BURIED Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
MARRIED Cecily Ufford (the daughter of Robert de Ufford (Earl of Suffolk)
and Margaret (Katherine) de Norwich, the daughter of Walter de Norwich (Sir))
CHILDREN Robert (Lord Willoughby), Joan (m. William De Astley)


NAME Robert Willoughby
TITLE Lord Willoughby
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1349
PLACE Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 9 AUG 1396
BURIED Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
MARRIED
1 Alice Skipwith (the daughter of William Skipwith (Sir; Chief Baron Excheck)
and Alice Hiltoft, the daughter of William de Hiltoft (Sir; Knt.)) before 1370
2 Marjory La Zouche (the daughter of William La Zouche (Lord of Haryngworth)
and Elizabeth de Ros, the daughter of William de Ros (IV; Lord of Hemesley)) before 29 Mar 1372
3 Elizabeth Latimer (the daughter of William Latimer (Lord of Latimer) and Elizabeth) after Oct 1391
CHILDREN William (K.G.; Lord Willoughby) (1st marriage)


NAME Joan de Willoughby
TITLE Countess/Angus
SEX Female
BIRTH about 1354
PLACE probably Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 1390
BURIED Newminster Abbey, Northumberland, England
MARRIED William De Astley
CHILDREN


NAME William Willoughby
TITLE Lord Willoughby
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1370/1375
PLACE probably Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 6 DEC 1409
BURIED Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
MARRIED
1 Lucy Le Strange (the daughter of Roger Le Strange
and Aline Fitzalan, the daughter of Edmund Fitzalan (Earl of Arundel)) before 23 Apr 1383
2 Joan Holland (the daughter of Thomas de Holand (II; Earl of Kent)
and Alice of Arundel Fitzalan, the daughter of Richard 'Copped Hat' Fitzalan (Earl of Arundel)) between 1402 - 1404
CHILDREN Margery, Thomas, Elizabeth, Robert


NAME Margaret (Margery) Willoughby
TITLE
SEX Female
BIRTH about 1389/1405
PLACE probably Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH about 22 OCT 1452
BURIED York,England
MARRIED William Fitzhugh
CHILDREN


NAME Thomas Willoughby
TITLE Sir
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1389/1405
PLACE probably Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH
BURIED
MARRIED
CHILDREN . William, Robert


NAME Elizabeth Willoughby
TITLE
SEX Female
BIRTH about 1389/1405
PLACE probably Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH
BURIED
MARRIED
CHILDREN


NAME Robert Willoughby
TITLE Lord Willoughby
SEX Male
BIRTH about 1389/1405
PLACE probably Willoughby, Eresby Manor, Lincolnshire, England
DEATH
BURIED
MARRIED
CHILDREN


NAME William Willoughby
TITLE Knight
SEX Male
BIRTH
PLACE probably Boston, Lincoln, England
DEATH about 1460
BURIED
MARRIED Joan (Jane) Strangeways (the daughter of Thomas Strangeways
and Catherine Neville, the daughter of Ralph of Westmoreland de Neville (Earl of Westmoreland))
CHILDREN Cecily (m. Edward Dudley)