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Life History

1560	Born
11th Nov 1574	Educated Matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford
13th Jun 1580	Educated B.A. at Trinity College, Oxford
9th May 1582	Occupation Admission to Grays Inn Grays Inn Admission Register 1521-1887 p.61
2nd Nov 1603	Married Margaret LITTLETON
2nd Nov 1603	Misc in Settlement of the Deanery of Tamworth.1
1604	Birth of son John REPINGTON in Tamworth, Staffordshire / Warwickshire
13th Oct 1604	Death of son John REPINGTON in Tamworth, Staffordshire / Warwickshire
6th Mar 1608	Birth of son Sir John REPINGTON in Amington Hall, Tamworth, Staffordshire / Warwickshire
1614	Misc in Sheriff of Warwickshire The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James the First - p.25
21st Nov 1614	Misc in Knighted at Newmarket The progresses, processions, and magnificent festivities, of King James the First - p.25
1617	Land Purchase in Bought the land and erected the hall at Atherstone, Warwickshire
1617	Land Purchase in He was the first Repington to own Atherstone Hall
1625	Buried in Tamworth, Staffordshire / Warwickshire
23rd Jan 1625	Died.2
2nd Dec 1625	Wrote will

Notes

• Manor of Atherstone:
  In 1609 Sir Edward and Margaret Littleton settled their half of the manor, with a court leet and the view of frankpledge, on their son Edward, who, with his mother, sold it in 1617 to Sir John Repington.
  He must have acquired the other half, for his son, Sir John Repington of Amington, was in possession of the whole manor in 1640.
  The Repington family retained Atherstone for over a century, and when the Inclosure Award was made in September 1765 Charles Repington was lord.
  However, he disposed of the property to Stratford Squire Baxter of Gray's Inn in 1786.
• Manor of Atherstone: Court Rolls and Minute Books
  Deposited on loan for safekeeping in the Warwickshire County Record Office by Sir William Dugdale, Bt., on 3rd June, 1941.
  Administrative history:
  Names of Lords and Stewards of the Manor
  Lady Jane Devereux, widow, on or before 24 April 1589-11 June 1607
  Sir Edward Lyttleton sen. kt., Richard Repington, Esq., 2 July 1607-?
  Margaret Repington, widow. on or before 16 Oct. 1645-8 March 1649
  Sir John Repington, kt. 29 March 1649-28 July 1661
  Sebright Repington, Esq. 8 Aug. 1661-27 Oct. 1692
  Edward Repington, Esq. 24 Jan. 1693-6 Nov. 1758
  Charles Repington, Esq. 3 July 1759-18 Oct. 1764
  Charles Edward Repington, Esq. 19 Dec. 1764-8 Nov. 1786
  Stafford Squire Baxter, Esq. 4 Jan. 1787-2 July 1811
  Dugdale Stratford Dugdale, Esq. 25 Oct. 1811 21 Oct. 1836
  William Stratford Dugdale, Esq. 18 Nov. 1836-30 Oct. 1878
  Turner, Esq., c. 1595-1600
  John Savage, gent., on or before 16 Oct 1645-after 6 May 1685
  Francis Wolferstan, gent. on or before 6 May 1685- ?
  Samuel Walmisley, gent. before 26 Oct. 1693- 6 May 1697
  William Milward, gent. 8 May 1697
  Humphrey Hall, gent., 5 Dec. 1700-17 Aug 1701
  Henry Rathbone, gent., 30 Oct. 1701-2 May 1728
  Theophilus Levett, gent. 14 Oct. 1728-17 March 1746
  Michael Baxter, gent. 28 April 1746-11 Dec 1771
  Stafford Squire Baxter, gent. 27 Dec. 1771-2 April 1773
  Dudley Baxter, gent. 3 May 1773-29 Dec. 1813
  William Eborall, jun., gent. 30 April 1814-22 May 1816
  William Francis Stratford Dugdale, Esq. 26 Oct. 1893-?
  Henry Radford, gent. 25 Oct. 1816-Sept. 1877
  Michael Glover Atkins, gent. Sept. 1877-after 26 Oct. 1893
• Articles of agreement to levy a fine on marriage of Clement Throckmorton esq. and Lettice Fisher  CR8/58  19 July [1602]
  ... John Repington, son and heir apparent of Thomas Repington.
• Miscellaneous Deeds and Papers  ER 3/620  30 April 1618
  Contents:
  Copy of Court Roll of the Manor of Atherstone of Sir John Repington, Knight.
• Burke's Peerage:
  Sir John Repington, knt. of Amington, living in 1620, bought the land and erected the hall at Atherstone, in Warwickshire.
• Manduessedum Romanorum:
  John Repington died January 23, 1625. He was the first owner of Atherstone, and married Margaret daughter of Sir Edward Lyttleton of Pillaton hall co. Stafford, knt.
• Collections for a history of Staffordshire
  DIVERS COUNTIES. TEMP. JAMES I. 7
  On the Octaves of Holy Trinity. 4 James J.
  [1606]
  Between John Repyngton, gentleman, Robert Fissher, gentleman and John
  Lisley, gentleman, complainants, and William Colmore, the elder, gentleman,
  and William Colmore, the younger, gentleman, deforciants of 3 messuages,
  3 gardens, 3 orchards, 100 acres of land, 30 acres of meadow, 80 acres of
  pasture, 60 acres of wood, 100 acres of moor, and common of pasture for all
  cattle in Leeke, Warslowe, Alstonfielde, and Bradnappe, co. Stafford, and
  of tenements in Birmingham, co. Warwick.
• The National Archives
  Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service, Lichfield Record Office
  Messrs Hinckley, Birch and Exham, Solicitors, Lichfield
  DW1851/8/122
  1595-1688
  Contents:
  Warwickshire.
  Amington. Exchange of tithes from property in Amington for tithes of Broadmeadow in p. Wiggington. co. Staffordshire.
  (Repington/Breton). 1595.
  Manors of Great Amington, Little Amington and Whittington with appurtenances and closes (named).
  Covenant to suffer a recovery.
  (Repington/Stanford & Hysley). 1618.
  Great Amington. Closes called Stony Wast, Cowpers Close, Middle Wast and Coppy End Close; and part of Cumberhill.
  (Payne/Repington.) 1635/6.
  Great Amington. Exchange of closes in Hedge Lane, Bracegreene, Frythlane and Wyreylane.
  (Payne/Reppyngton.). 1648/9.
  Amington, Great & Little. 1 messuage, 1 cottage, 1 watermill, 10 acres land, 10 acres meadow, 20 acres pasture.
  Final Concord (Milner/Fisher, Beardsley). 1658.
  Amington. Messuage in Dog land and closes called Newshayes.
  Covenant to levy fine.
  (Gabbetas & Wescott/Pretty.) 1661-2.
  Amington. Messuage in Dog Lane.
  Conveyance.
  (Lillie Rippington). 1675.
  Amington. 3 messuages, 3 cottages and closes.
  Repington trust deed. 1676/7.
  Amington. Messuage and 2 cottages and appurtenances.
  (Orton/Talbott). 1688.
• Sir John Repington, Knt. constructed Atherstone Manor on the site of the Anglo Saxon Friary.
  The property was later purchased by the Bracebridge family, the old buildings were taken down, and a mansion was erected by Abraham Bracebridge, Esq.
  The Hall (which by modern references was located round the back of St Mary's Church) was demolished in 1963/64 and houses were built on the site.
  All that remains is the nearby elegant Chapel House, built in 1728 (now a five star restaurant), which was the dower house to the hall.
  [A dower house is usually a moderately large house on an estate which is occupied by the widow of the late owner.]
• Grays Inn Admission Register 1521-1887
  One of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London.
  May 9, 1582     John Repington
• Parish Records Collection 1538-2005
  REPINGTON       John    1625            Tamworth        Staffordshire
• Derbyshire Record Office
  RefNo D231 M/F 354
  Title Copy will of Sir John Repington of Amington, Staffs
  2 Dec
  Date 1625
• The Topographer for the year 1789 - Volume 1
  From Seckington to Tamworth is about four miles.
  A good turnpike road soon led us by Statfold, the seat of Samuel Pipe Wolferstan, Esq. In whose family it was as early at least as the year 1565.
  We shall omit any further particulars at present, as this place is intended for an article in a future Number.
  Nearly opposite to this, in the county of Warwick, is the adjoining Manor of Amington.
  As this place is not mentioned in the Conqueror's Survey, Dugdale supposes it to be then involved in Wilnecote, and that the great lord of most of this country, as mentioned at Seckington, &c. was enfeoft thereof. It afterwards descended thro' a female to the family of Clinton, of which John de Clinton, jun. claimed divers privileges here, by prescription in 13 E. I.
  In 1 H. VI, Sir Wm. Clinton, Kt. sold a large portion of this estate to Wm. Repington, and his heirs, for 200 marks of silver; and in 29 H. VIII, Edward, Lord Clinton, granted more lands here to Francis Repington, his descendant, of all which, and the capital messuage, or manor house, the said Francis died seized in 4 E. VI.
  His great grandson, Sir John Repington, Kt, enjoyed it in 1640, in whose lineal descendants it has continued to the present day.
  This ancient family, who are of Lincolnshire origin, have, since their residence here, intermarried with some of the principal families in the country.
  Amongst whom, in the last century, we find Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Burdet de Foremark, married to Sebright Repington, Esq.
  The house still remaining here, wears the venerable aspect of ancient hospitality, and from its stile of architecture, in a transient view, must be as old at least as the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
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  Behind, down in that bottom look,
  Attended by tall pines in files,
  Close by the willow-wedded brook,
  See the old mansion, how it smiles!
  Enter the lofty hall, &c.
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  This fine old room is spacious and lofty, with an arched roof turned upon wooden pillars. In the two front windows are these arms painted, England, with a lion and griffin or, supporters. In the lower window is the same coat, with a griffin and greyhound  supporters, for Thomas of Woodstock. Also the arms of Repington and Staunford twice over.
  A pair of stairs led us from hence to a curious old room, called the Vineyard, coved and ornamented at the top with vines and birds. The wainscot is also curiously carved, which brought these other lines to our memory from the same ingenious Poem.
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  See birds and beasts play round the Pannels,
  Such as the Gothic Chissel breeds!
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  Over the chimney is the following inscription in old golden Capitals.
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  "Ne derelinquas amicum tuum anticum
  "Quia novus non erit ei similis."
  [Do not forsake your friend the front porch
  For a new one it will not be like him.]
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  Below in one of the compartments is carved F. M. which are the initials, no doubt, of Francis and Mary Repington, the builders of the room, and perhaps the house.
  Round the wainscot amongst other arms, are, those of Repington impaling Cotton, and the letters F. M. over the husbands and wives arms respectively.
  This is not a parish in itself, but a member to Tamworth, where in the church are some flat stone memorials of the family.

Sources

• 1. Reports of cases, upon appeals and writs of error, in the High Court of Parliament 1772
  • (secondary evidence)
• 2. Manduessedum Romanorum: being the history and antiquities of the parish of Manceter
  • 1779
  • (secondary evidence)
• 3. Collections for a history of Staffordshire
  • (secondary evidence)
• 4. Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1886
  • (secondary evidence)
• 5. A collection of the reports of cases, the statutes, and ecclesiastical laws relating to Tithes 1826
  • (secondary evidence)
• 6. Repingtons Warwickshire
  • (secondary evidence)