Paternal Family Tree: Middleton
On 18th February 1584 [his father] Thomas Myddelton of Chirk [aged 34] and [his mother] Hester Saltonstall [aged 29] were married.
In 1586 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk [aged 36] and Hester Saltonstall [aged 31].
In 1587 [his mother] Hester Saltonstall [aged 32] died.
Before 25th March 1588 [his father] Thomas Myddelton of Chirk [aged 38] and Jane aka Elizabeth Danvers [aged 45] were married.
In 1598 [his uncle] Hugh Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 38] and Elizabeth Olmstead were married. She the step-daughter of his brother Thomas Myddelton of Chirk [aged 48] who had married her mother Jane aka Elizabeth Danvers [aged 55]. They had fifteen children, of whom only three sons and four daughters appear to have survived their father.
On 22nd February 1605 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 19] matriculated from Queen's College, Oxford University.
In 1607 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 21] became a student at Gray's Inn.
On 10th February 1617 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 31] was knighted.
In 1624 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 38] was elected MP Weymouth and Melcombe Regis which seat he held until 1625.
Westminster Chronicle of King Richard II, 1381-1394
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Before 2nd November 1624 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 38] and Maria Napier were married.
On 2nd November 1624 [his son] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 38] and [his wife] Maria Napier. He married (1) before 1651 Maria Cholmondeley and had issue (2) after 1658 Jane Trevor.
In 1625 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 39] was elected MP Denbigh.
Around 1625 [his daughter] Sarah Myddelton was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 39] and [his wife] Maria Napier. She married 1654 Richard Wynn 4th Baronet, son of Owen Wynn 3rd Baronet and Grace Williams, and had issue.
In 1631 [his son] Richard Myddelton was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 45] and [his wife] Maria Napier.
On 12th August 1631 [his father] Thomas Myddelton of Chirk [aged 81] died. Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 45] inherited Chirk Castle [Map].
In 1640 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 54] was elected MP Denbigh which seat he held until 1648.
11th June 1643. Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 57] was appointed sergeant-major-general for North Wales.
On 10th August 1643 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 57] reached Nantwich, Cheshire [Map] where he was joined by William Brereton 1st Baronet [aged 38]. The proceeded on 4th September 1643 to Market Drayton, Shropshire, Wem, Shropshire on 11th September 1643, which they seized, garrisoned and made their Shropshire headquarters.
In 1646 John Edisbury [aged 38] became Steward of Chirkland under Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 60].
Before 1651 [his son] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 26] and [his daughter-in-law] Maria Cholmondeley [aged 22] were married.
In 1651 [his son-in-law] Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert of Cherbury [aged 18] and [his daughter] Ann Myddelton were married.
In 1654 [his son-in-law] Richard Wynn 4th Baronet [aged 29] and [his daughter] Sarah Myddelton [aged 29] were married.
After 1658 [his son] Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 33] and [his daughter-in-law] Jane Trevor were married.
Around 1660 [his daughter] Ann Myddelton died.
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Translation of the Annals of the Six Kings of England by that traces the rise and rule of the Angevin aka Plantagenet dynasty from the mid-12th to early 14th century. Written by the Dominican scholar Nicholas Trivet, the work offers a vivid account of English history from the reign of King Stephen through to the death of King Edward I, blending political narrative with moral reflection. Covering the reigns of six monarchs—from Stephen to Edward I—the chronicle explores royal authority, rebellion, war, and the shifting balance between crown, church, and nobility. Trivet provides detailed insight into defining moments such as baronial conflicts, Anglo-French rivalry, and the consolidation of royal power under Edward I, whose reign he describes with particular immediacy. The Annals combines careful year-by-year reporting with thoughtful interpretation, presenting history not merely as a sequence of events but as a moral and political lesson. Ideal for readers interested in medieval history, kingship, and the origins of the English state, this chronicle remains a valuable and accessible window into the turbulent world of the Plantagenet kings.
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On 13th July 1663 Thomas Myddelton 1st Baronet [aged 38] died. His son Thomas [aged 12] succeeded 2nd Baronet Myddelton of Chirk Castle.
In 1666 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle [aged 80] died.
In 1674 [his former wife] Maria Napier died.
After 1674. St Mary's Church, Chirk [Map]. Monument to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle and Maria Napier by John Bushnell of London. Life sized busts of Sir Thomas and his wife Maria flanked by obelisks carrying flaming urns. Black field curtained from a baldachin. The pedestalled busts stand on a moulded shelf, bracketed by a wide strapwork panel with a central Latin inscription, added in 1722.
Maria Napier: she was born to Robert Napier 1st Baronet and Mary Robinson. Before 2nd November 1624 Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle and she were married. In 1674 she died.
[his daughter] Ann Myddelton was born to Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle and Maria Napier. She married 1651 Edward Herbert 3rd Baron Herbert of Cherbury, son of Richard Herbert 2nd Baron Herbert of Cherbury and Mary Egerton Baroness Herbert of Cherbury.
Great x 2 Grandfather: David Myddelton
Great x 1 Grandfather: Fulke Myddelton of Llansannan
Grandfather: Richard Myddelton
father: Thomas Myddelton of Chirk
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Dryhurst of Denbigh
Grandmother: Jane Dryhurst
Thomas Myddelton of Chirk Castle
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert Saltonstall
Grandfather: Richard Saltonstall
mother: Hester Saltonstall
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Poyntz of South Ockendon 
Grandmother: Suzanna Poyntz