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William WOTTON
Abt 1544 - Bef 1570 (~ 25 years)
Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name William WOTTON Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1544 - Eldest son, not necessarily eldest child. Aft 1544 IF the estimated date of marriage given in the History of Parliament for his father is correct.
Gender Male Miscellaneous Inner Temple Died Bef 1570 - Before Walter wrote his will in 1613 he had succeeded William.
If the College of Arms information is correct then before his wife's father died, date given in the info. for that is Dec. 1570.
Siblings4 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I18434 All Last Modified 16 Feb 2017
Father John WOTTON, b. Abt 1522, d. Aft 1578 (Age ~ 57 years) Mother Agnes HACKWELL, d. Yes, date unknown Married Bef 1544 - John's wife's name and date ('by 1544') from John's page on the History of Parliament website.
The first 7 names I show here as their children are from the will of William, John's father; writing in May 1554 he names these 7 as John's children, including eldest son William and younger son William [sic - not youngest - what does this mean? youngest of all sons, or just younger of the 2 Williams?]. I am guessing younger did mean youngest in placing him last on the list. I do think he must have been born after his brother Walter, as Walter appears to have been ahead of him in inheriting Engleborne.
Apart from that, the order is as they are mentioned in the will (i.e. sons first, probably not birth order!).
The History of Parliament entry for John mentions 5 sons and 3 daughters, if accurate it would appear a son is missing from the will, I guess because he was born after it was written. That fits with the Arthur shown in the 1620 Devon visitation record.
Other documents mention others:
Anne - The visitation of Devon of 1564 shows an 'Anne, d. of John Wootton of Inglebury' married Andrew Holland of Weare [ no date given but a nephew of Andrew is shown as b. 14 Mar 1576 ]
In Colby's book of the 1620 visitation it was shown that:
'Andrew Holland of Weare co. Devon = Anne d. of John Wootton of Bugleborne'(!)
A daughter (name not given) married William Hakewill, possibly a cousin? Interesting grandsons. (see Devon Visitation 1620)
Family ID F7324 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth GIBBES, d. Yes, date unknown Married - An entry in a College of Arms book when Elizabeth's father died shows that she had married the Wotton heir but that he had died without issue (before her father). A transcription of the entry shows his name as Edward. That doesn't fit this family. However, the notice also shows that Silvester married 'Edward's' brother Walter. That bit not only fits, the 1620 heralds' visitation shows that it was Walter the brother of this William.
This William is missing, with no children shown, implying he died without issue between his grandfather writing his will (1554) and 1620.
I think there has been a transcription error somewhere, probably with what the College of Arms recorded, and the entry in their book should read William (in place of Edward).
The College of Arms entry can be seen on this webpage.
Last Modified 16 Feb 2017 Family ID F7334 Family Group Page | Family Chart