From the Herald's Visitation of 1566
by William Harvey
page 59.

Actual wording shown in italics.

Wyrdnam, of Charlton [Harl. MS.5867, fol.144b.]

William WYRDNAM b.c.1455
Arms: Three bears' heads with inverted chevron (as on title page)
of ffarnboroughe in com' Berks gent maried ... doughter of ... and by her had yssue Rycharde Wyrdnam his eldeste son

Rycharde WYRDNAM b.c.1480
Arms: as father.
of Charlton in com' Berks gent eldeste sonne and heire to William aforesaid maried ... doughter to ... Howldwaye of ... in com' Sowthe

..... HOLDWAYE b.c.1482
and by her had yssue
Thomas Wyrdnam his eldeste sone and heire
John WYRDNAM second sonne.

Thomas WYRDNAM b.c.1505
Arms: as father.
of Charlton in com' Berks gent eldiste sonne and heire to William (sic) aforesaid maried Elizabeth doughter to Willm ffrankelin of Eastechallowe in com' Berks gent

Elizabeth FRANKELIN b.c. 1507
and by her had yssue
William Wyrdnam his eldeste sonne and heire
Thomas Wyrdnam seconde sonne and
John Wyrdnam thirde sonne,
Ellyn
(Elianora) maried to John Pownde of Drayton in com' Berks
Margaret maried to John Janes [James] of Harwell in the said countie

William WIRDNAM b.c.1525
Arms: as father.
of Charlton in com' Berks esquire eldeste sonne and heire aforsaide maried Marye doughter to Robert Boswell of Combe in com' Sowthe esquire and by her had yssue Robert Wyrdnam his eldeste Sonne and heir apparante Margerye Marye Elizabeth and Dorothie all vnmaried. (Dorothea later married)

Mary BOSVILLE b.c.1527
Her arms (as illustrated on the right four segments of the coloured arms): Three stars, five diamonds below in top left quarter with
BATT or BATE
: Three hands with inverted chevron in top right hand quarter
STRANGEWAYS (?): One star in top left with two lions below
LEVERTON (?): Five inverted chevrons in top left quarter,
star, upward pointing crescent, star

From Heralds' Visitation by Chitting and Philpott for Camden, page 143.
Page undated [MS.Ashmole 352, p.274 and 275]

WIRDNAM of Priors Hold, Wantage

Shown in the form of a family tree covering the above, then:

Robertus WIRDNAM de Charlton in Com: Berke supstes 1623 gen:
Arms: as Father
= (married)
Alicia
filia Hugonis Hide de Letcombe regis Ar:
issue
Catherina vx: Willi Stevens
Brigetta
Maria
Cecilia
Thomas
Georgius Wirdnam
filius primogenit de Priors Hold in Com: Berke gen:

Arms: as father
= (married)
Elizabetha
fil Bartholmei Tippinge de Com: Oxon: ar:
Their arms (illustrated before) Three bears' heads with inverted chevron
impaling TIPPING "Or, on a bend engrailed Vert, three pheons of the field"
quartering BURTE "Argent, two chevrons gobonne Azure and Or".

(or would these only have been the arms of the son?)
issue
Martha 1 filia & Coh:
Catherina 2 filia et Coh:
Dorothea 3 filia et Colner:

Bartholemew WIRDNAM b.09 May 1626 [later research - no male heir]

GEORGE WYRDNAM


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