Thomas HINTON

                   Thomas and Anne sold their one-half interest in Bournton to Richard and Jane for a valuable consideration, 7 July, 1541. Mr. Hynton [as he is named in the deed] purchased from Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, the Manor of Earlscote, Parish of Wanborough, Co. Wilts, containing 600 acres. He eventually acquired an estate of over 4,000 acres and at his death in 1568 was rated as the largest landowner in Berkshire. He was Justice of the Peace and High Sheriff. He died 25 December 1568, will probated in Prerogative Court (an ecclesiastical court for the trial of certain testamentary cases, such as wills), Lichfield 1568. [Babington, Inquisition Post Mortem 27 April 1569.]Had issue:Anthony,Robert, b. 1534, removed to Coventry, County Warwick. He was the ancestor of the Hintons of Lichfield, County Stafford.Elizabeth, married Henry May of Broughton. She was born 1536.Dorothy, b. 1538, died unmarried.William, b. 1540.Thomas, b. 1542.[Either William or Thomas was the ancestor of the Hintons of Salisbury and adjoining towns.]***********************Thanks to Notes from Margie marhinton@earthlink.net 9/29/2005: ... submit the following which I found in the book "The de Hyntone family of England, Virginia, and North Caroloina" by Philip Wharton Dickenson, Herald and Genealogist, a book I located in the Frankfort Historical Library in Frankfort, Kentucky. This is a hand typed book of 1914 and has very good documentation (early pipe roll records, etc) for early dates and less so for later dates, unfortunately. Even so, it is considered to be 'the source' material for the family names of de Hynton/Henton/Hinton and similarly spelled names. I have noticed that place names in some recently submitted databases to Ancestry are located in both England, France and the Netherlands - seemingly referring to the same location. Examples of this are: Fullwood Rents, Leyden, Wiltshire, England, and died in Escott, Wiltshire, England. Fullwood Rents, was located in the city of London, and is shown simultaneously as being in the County of Wiltshire and in Netherlands (Leyden). Escott is actually the manor of 'Earlscote' in the parish of Wanborough in the County of Wiltshire (see below). "Sir Thomas Hinton, (son of John Hinton and Joane Franklyn, of Hynton, Thomas Hinton of Bourton died 1635, who was the son of John (who spelled his name both ways). Sir Thomas Hinton was born at Stainswick (Staveewyke) in 1505, and he died 25 December 1598; married Anne Goddard who died 1612. Sir Thomas Hinton was a man of considerable wealth and power as had been those of the Hynton/Hinton family of the past, he had a large list of properties. "He eventually became the largest land owner of and in Berkshire, paying taxes on over 4,000 acres." Sir Thomas Hinton purchased from Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, on July 7, 1541, the manor of `Earlscote' in the parish of Wanborough, then containing over 600 acres. Under his father's will, Thomas inherited the manor of `Over-Bourneon.' Also his wife's father, John Goddard, willed many valuable possessions to his already large estate. He was knighted early in life and was appointed to many high offices." (A map of England shows the County of Wiltshire with Warnborough, Chilton Foliat and Over Bourneon.) and"Sir Doctor John Hinton was resident in London at Fullwood Rents between 1645 to 1648 at which time his wife died, then he moved to a house in St. Brides Parish where his only daughter kept house for him. There is a very good sketch of Dr. Hinton in Monk's `College of Physicians,' Volume I, page 329. His 'memoirs' of which only 199 copies were printed in 1814 is also very good reading. If there is one man who deserves credit for establishing the Hinton name in the New World, he certainly does. His family supported the company which his father owned. He had a sister, a brother, three sons and many grandsons who came to the New World to settle. Also, Dr. Hinton came to the new World for the first time in 1622 with his brother-in-law Captain (later Governor of Virginia) Samuel Matthews. Dr. Hinton returned to England to report his findings t
o his father... . It has also been stated that Dr. John Hinton married Catherine Van de Ruckle after the death of his first wife, but no proof is found of this marriage."I am hoping this clears up some of the mystery of the various locations.