Whitneys of Clifford

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Origin

This family originated with John Whitney of Gorsington, whose son inherited Clifford through his marriage.^[1] Although John's parentage is not conclusively known, we do know that "this Branch bore the same Arms as Whitney of Whitney, with a Crescent for Difference",^[2] so it is almost certain that they descended from a younger son of the Whitneys of Whitney. In addition, according to heraldic cadency, a crescent was traditionally used to differentiate the arms of the second son from those of his elder brother.^[3] Robert Whitney of Whitney had a second son named John who was just about the correct age to be the same as John Whitney of Gorsington.

Primary Male Lineage

• See the Whitneys of Whitney for earlier ancestry
• John Whitney (b1450-?) of Gorsington
• Eustace Whitney (s1497-1525) of Gorsington
• James Whitney (s1500-1564) of Clifford
• Eustace Whitney (s1525-1599) of Clifford
• James Whitney (s1575-1617) of Clifford
• Eustace Whitney (s1600-1648) of Clifford
• James Whitney of Clifford

Related Branches

• Whitneys of Whitney

Primary Holdings

• Clifford

• Inherited by Eustace Whitney, of Gorsington, Esq., and his heirs from his wife -----, the daughter and heir of William Vaughan, the tyrant of Clifford.

Resources

• Index of records of the manors of Whitney and Clifford, Herefordshire

External Resources

• Description of Clifford
• Clifford Castle Description

References

1. ^  Pedigree of Whitney, of Clifford, in Herefordshire

2. ^  Ibid.

3. Cadency (last visited July 9, 2006).