Sir Thomas Willoughby, Serjeant-at-law, King's Serjeant, Justice of the Common Pleas from 1537, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas in later genealogical descriptions
Dates: died 28 September 1545
Biography
Sir Thomas was a younger son of Sir Christopher Willoughby and established the Bore Place succession through his marriage to Bridget Read, daughter and coheiress of Sir Robert Read, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. The marriage brought Bore Place and associated Kent estates into the Willoughby family. He was buried with Bridget at Chiddingstone.
Notes / Sources
Visitation of England and Wales, Willoughby pedigree — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Visitation_of_England_and_Wales_%28IA_visitationofengl30howa%29.pdf
Edward Hasted, History of Kent — https://www.durobrivis.net/hasted/octavo/1797-hasted-o-03.pdf
Royal Descents and Pedigrees of Founders' Kin — https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Royal_Descents_and_Pedigrees_of_Founders%27_Kin_%28IA_royaldescentsped01burk%29.pdf
Family / Armorial Context
Family / cadet branch: Bore Place Willoughby
Father: Sir Christopher Willoughby, K.B.
Mother: Margaret Jenney, daughter of Sir William Jenney of Knodishall
Spouse(s): Bridget Read, daughter and coheiress of Sir Robert Read of Bore Place
Children / next generation: Robert Willoughby of Bore Place; Christopher Willoughby of Southwark
Armorial Registry
Sir Thomas Willoughby, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas — founder of the Bore Place Willoughby succession
Branch: Bore Place, Chiddingstone, Kent
Issued / recorded: 1502
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