Over Peover

Over Peover is in Cheshire.

In 1316 William "The Elder" IV Mainwaring was born to William Mainwaring III of Over Peover (age 30) in Over Peover.

Around 1344 John Mainwaring was born to William "The Elder" IV Mainwaring (age 28) in Over Peover.

Around 1345 William Mainwaring was born to William "The Elder" IV Mainwaring (age 29) in Over Peover.

Around 1390 Catherine Harcourt (age 18) died at Over Peover.

In 1390 Richard Bulkeley (age 21) was buried at Over Peover.

On 12 Jan 1685 Charles Cholmondeley was born to Thomas Cholmondeley (age 57) and Elizabeth Vernon at Over Peover.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 21 Feb 1690. Friday, one Potter of Chester dined with us; parted about 3. daughter Mainwaring went that morning towards Peover.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 26 Feb 1690. Wednesday, my sonne (age 39) & Morgan went towards Aston: (about 11) after dinner Huxley & Gardiner came to speake with my sonne (age 39) about money; I gave them a bottle of beere & left them; about 5 Mr Lleeke came; then Mainwaring my daughter & Swetnam with them from Peover.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 07 Mar 1690. Friday, 2 Gentlemen came from Shenton to speake with sister Anne, I conceive about some businesse relating to Mr Needham; Richard Lightfoote came to me to treate about a lease for some ground at Lach; Mainwaring dined at home, Nat. Lee came after, did eate something; went away with Mainwaring (past 3) Mainwaring went to Peover, Hardware came as they went, stayd but awhile; Huson retorned from Dysert, about 9.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 22 Mar 1690. Satorday, Bidolph, Mainwaring & G.Mainwaring (age 47) & my sonne (age 39) went towards Elmehurst & London; Swetnam towards Lancashire; Norbery went to Chester before 11; Huson & Houseman past 12; cosen Mainwarings & 3 Gransons towards Peover about 1; about 6 cosen Whitley of Aston came to see us.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Apr 1690. Tuesday, Wakefeild the plasterer (& a laborer) came to worke; Finchet brought the rent of Kelsall; after dinner came John Hussey the Peover gardner with some money for Morgan Whitley but stayd not; also a man of Tarvyn for money for curing? Harison's head; & Mrs Hardware to visit my daughters.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 12 Apr 1690. Satorday, Huson went to Chester; Houseman to Namptwich to meete the Judges & conduct them to Peele; Hussey & the coachman came from Peover; Morgan from Chester; he went to meete the Judge; about 4 came Gerard to see me; & the Sheriffe of Flint to speake with the Judge; about 8 came Judge Trenchard, Hopkins; William Minshall, &c. stayd all night.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 02 Jun 1690. Monday, Fletcher, Holland, Foster, Barker, Jordan;,&c. came to work; Philips of Barrow dined; Bidolph & Minshall went to shoote in the forest; Scranmore, & Solmes men went after them; Sir John Mainwaring retorned from London in the evening; Hussy came from Peover; Hardware & his wife to visit us & Traverse supt with us;,&c.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 01 Jul 1690. Tuesday, Jackson came from Chester past 9; Crew came about 10; I left them & Goldsmith there; they dined with my sonne (age 39), Bidolph & Mainwaring; the 2 last went to Peover about 4; my daughters, sister Sydney & I went to Chester past 11; dined with Angell; I went to the Sunne with G.Mainwaring (age 47); there was Baroby & Gleg; I left them in ½ houer; went with daughters & sister about 4 towards Ruabon; met brother Robinson & cosen Lloyd at Wrexam; called on cosen Powell, saw her sister, &c. there, stayd ½ houer; went to Ruabon, found my sister indifferent well; Cos Loyd supt with us.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 05 Jul 1690. Satorday, Huson, Delves, & Tomkinson went to Chester about 9; Mainwaring, Bidolph & Baroby came from Peover about one; Mainwaring & my daughter went to Peover in the evening; Bidolph, Baroby & I went to Chester (past 2) we alighted at Jacksons; I went to Angells & Hunt; there was Taylor & Huson with us; we discoursed our businesse; I came past 6 to Jacksons; spoke with Gray, Crosse, &c. below; went up to Bidolph, Baroby, Streete, G.Mainwaring (age 47), Jones, Parry, Farington, Warburton, &c. the Governor came to us & 2 or 3 with him; also Colonel St George, an Irish Lord, &c. they stayd not; Bidolph. Baroby & I went back, past 8, came to Peele about 10.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 08 Jul 1690. Tuesday, after dinner, I & Bidolph daughters, &c. went to the funerall of Mrs Crew; there was much company; Mainwaring his wife, &c. retorned from Peover; Lord Warrington & G.Mainwaring (age 47) came to Peele, supt, & stayd all night.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 19 Jul 1690. Satorday, after dinner daughter Mainwaring went to Utkinton & Peover & I & my sonne (age 39) to Chester, alighted at Wrights, went to the Angells; thence I went to Booth's; there was Fernaugh & 2 others, they stayd not; I discoursed him about sister Whitley's suites; proposed a reference; left him presently; discoursed awhile with Anderson in the streete; went to the Sunne, there met Viccars, Jones, Parry, Murray, & Deane; Murray's brother came to us & the barber to trimme me; I left them past 6; went to Jackson's; there came to me Crosse, Gray, Farington, Bradshaw; then the Governor & Bell; they drank a glasse of wine & left us presently; after, I & sonne (age 39) took coach (about 8) went home.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 21 Jul 1690. Monday, Alderman Mainwaring's man brought me 2 Irish letters from my sonne (age 39); Crosse & Cotton came about sealing Cotton's lease for his house without the Norgate; dined with us; went past 2: daughters & sisters went to Utkinton, retorned at 8; G. Taylor came from Peover with a letter & venison from daughter Mainwaring.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 24 Jul 1690. Thursday, about 9, Mr Jenkinson came from Peover in his way to Chester; stayd ½ houer; Tomkinson & Mosse went to Stone faire to buy sheepe; in the evening a man brought a pike & a sword for my servant Castor to muster for Mr Barneston but I would not let him goe; James Kent came from Peover & retorned agen before morning.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 20 Aug 1690. Wednesday, the fast day, we went to church; came in the first sermon; stayd till after the 2nd sermon, &c. came home past 3; Hardwar, his wife, Traves, Gerard & Grantham dined with us; went away about 6 & 7: 21. Thursday, MainwarinG. went to Dunham & Peover about 7; my daughter, 4 girles & servants went to Peover past 2; Tomkinson went to Shotwick.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 27 Aug 1690. Wednesday, I discoursed the Staffordshire man, he retorned presently; I sent Gill to Frodesly & 2 carts to Shotwick; my sonne (age 39) & Morgan went past 9 to Peover.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 28 Aug 1690. Thursday, no company; my sonne (age 39) & Morgan retorned from Peover in the evening.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 02 Sep 1690. Tuesday, about 5 came Hardwar & another (stranger to me) with him; past 6, Mainwaring daughter & children retorned from Peover; I sent Nixon in the morning to visit Sir Robert Cotton & the coachman to Chester.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 15 Sep 1690. Monday, Mainwaring went to Peover early; Anderson, Edwards & Basnet dined with us, retorned about 5; Basnet from Shotwick, & Lady Calveley's tenant (at Lee) dined in the buttry; after dinner Bolton & one Hodskin came from Tatenhall; Basnet stayd all night; the rest went back; brother Peter's sonne (age 39) & Jarvis went to Chester (about 4) my 2 sisters with them.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 26 Sep 1690. Friday, my sonne (age 39) & Morgan retorned from Mold & Alrey; Nat. Lee came in the evening & Mr Hussey from Peover.

Roger Whitley's Diary. 27 Oct 1690. Monday, Huson went to Manchester, Tomkinson to call on Norbery at Chester & soe to keep the Courts at Brombrow & Soughall;,&c. my 2 gransons came from Peover.

On 24 Jun 1726 Thomas Cholmondeley was born to Charles Cholmondeley (age 41) at Over Peover.

On 06 Apr 1797 Henry Mainwaring 4th Baronet (age 70) died unmarried. Baronet Mainwaring of Over Peover extinct. Thomas Wittenhall (age 61) succeeded to the Over Peover estates and adopted the name and arms of Mainwaring, in compliance with the will of his half-brother Henry Mainwaring 4th Baronet (age 70).