Lit(t)leton, George, of Salop, gent. Magdalen Hall, matric. 8 May, 1618, aged 19; B.A. 28 June, 1620, M.A. 15 June, 1626 (s. Thomas, of Stoke Milburgh, Salop), vicar of Long Staunton, Salop, 1621, and rector of Munslow, Salop, 1630; brother of Thomas 1609, and father of the next-named. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Littleton, George, s. George, of co. Salop, minister. Christ Church, matric. 14 Dec., 1660, aged 17; B.A. 1664, M.A. 1667.
Littleton, Gerard, s. Tho., of Sandford Orcas, Somerset, gent. St. Mary Hall, matric. 13 July, 1668, aged 17; student of Lincoln's Inn 1668. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
[Littleton, Gervase (als. Westcot), a violist and also singing man, of St. John's Coll. 1656. See Ath. i. p. xxvi.]
Lit(t)leton, Gilbert, of co. Worcester, arm. University Coll., matric. 8 July, 1586, aged 16 (son of Gilbert, of Frankley); died unmarried; perhaps brother of Humphrey and John 1576.
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Littleton, Gilbert, of co. Stafford, eq. aur. fil. Balliol Coll., matric. 11 May, 1615, aged 19; B.A. 18 Jan., 1616-7, M.A. 8 July, 1619, student of Gray's Inn 1608, as of Holbeck, co. Stafford (s. George), rector of Handsworth, co. Stafford, 1636. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Foster's Gray's Inn Reg.
Littleton, (Sir) Henry, 1s. Thomas, of Hagley, co. Worcester, bart. Balliol Coll., matric. 12 Sept., 1640, aged 16; 2nd bart., taken prisoner at the fight of Worcester, and imprisoned in the Tower, high sheriff Worcestershire 1655, M.P. Lichfield Feb., 1677-8, to Jan., 1678-9, and March, 1678-9, to July, 1679; died 24 June, 1693. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.
Littleton, Humphrey, of Worcester, gent. Christ Church, matric. entry under date 1574, aged 18; B.A. from Broadgates Hall 9 Feb., 1579-80, M.A. 4 July, 1582, vicar of Hales Owen, co. Worcester, 1582; perhaps brother of Gilbert 1586, and of John 1576. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Littleton, James, of co. Stafford, eq. fil. Balliol Coll., matric. entry under date 1575, aged 17; brother of Francis 1575.
Lit(t)leton, James, of Salop, arm. Christ Church, matric. 30 Oct., 1612, aged 16; B.A. from Broadgates Hall 3 Feb., 1617-18; fellow All Souls' Coll., M.A. 7 July, 1621, B.C.L. 22 Jan., 1624-5, D.C.L. 8 Dec., 1635 (3s. Sir Edward, of Henley, Salop), bencher Inner Temple 1639, chancellor of Worcester, a master in chancery; brother of William 1609, and of John 1624; died unmarried 1645. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
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Littleton, John (Lytyltun) B.Can.L. sup. Dec., 1532, perhaps rector of Naunton Beauchamp, co. Worcester, 1545, canon of Exeter 1546, and prebendary in collegiate church of Penkridge, co. Stafford, 1547, parson of Mounslow, Salop; made his will 12 Aug., 1560; ancestor of the next-named.
Littleton, John, of co. Worcester, arm. Magdalen Coll., matric. entry under date 22 Dec., 1576, aged 15; student of Inner Temple 1580, as of Frankley, co. Worcester (s. Gilbert), M.P. co. Worcester 1584-5, 1586-7, 1597-8, concerned in the rebellion of the earl of Essex, convicted of high treason 21 Feb., 1600-1; died in prison 25 July following; father of Thomas 1610. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Littleton, John, 5s. Sir Edward, of Henley Hall, Salop, bart., fellow All Souls' Coll.; M.A. from Broadgates Hall 10 June, 1624 (as John); B.D. from Jesus Coll. 17 Dec., 1631 (as Robert); D.D. 8 Dec., 1635 (as John), of Gray's Inn in 1638, rector of St. George, Southwark, 1638, vicar of Tilehurst, Berks, 1638, and master of the Temple 1638, until ejected in 1644 for being in the king's army; brother of James 1612. See Foster's Index Eccl. & Add. MSS. 15,669-70.
Littleton, John, s. Matthew, of Hedsall (Hedsor), Bucks, sacerd. Pembroke Coll., matric. 25 May, 1627, aged 15.
Littleton, John (Lyttleton), 1s. Thomas, of Franckly, co. Worcester, bart. Magdalen Coll., matric. 8 July, 1634, aged 16; drowned at Oxford, near the college, 9 May, 1635, in trying to save his younger brother Thomas. See Hearne, iii. 83.
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Littleton, Theophilus s. Edw., of Penkridge, co. Stafford, gent. Balliol Coll., matric. 17 March, 1702-3, aged 16; died unmarried.
Littleton, Thomas, of co. Stafford, equitis fil. Balliol Coll., matric. Nov., 1594, aged 16; student of Inner Temple 1598, as of Pillaton Hall, co. Stafford, gent.; brother of Edward 1594. See Foster's Inns of Court Reg.
Littleton, Thomas (Lytleton), of Salop, gent. Christ Church, matric. 20 Jan., 1608-9, aged 19; B.A. from Broadgates Hall 5 Dec., 1611, M.A. 6 July, 1614 (3s. Thomas, of Stoke Milburgh, Salop), vicar of Halesowen, Salop, 1621, etc.; brother of George 1618; father of Adam 1647. See Foster's Index Eccl.
Littleton, (Sir) Thomas, of co. Worcester, arm. fil. Balliol Coll., matric. 22 June, 1610, aged 14; B.A. from Broadgates Hall, sup. 2 July, 1614, a student of Inner Temple 1613, as of Frankley, co. Worcester, esq. (s. John), knighted at Whitehall July, 1618, created a baronet 25 July, 1618, M.P. co. Worcester 1621-2, 1624-5, 1625, 1626, and April-May 1640, royalist colonel of the Worcestershire horse and foot, taken prisoner at Bewdley and imprisoned in the Tower; died 22 Feb., 1649-50, aged 57. See Foster's Parliamentary Dictionary.
Littleton, (Sir) Thomas, s. Adam, of Stoke, Salop, arm. Jesus Coll., matric. 15 June, 1638, aged 16; of Stoke Milburgh, Salop, and of North Ockendon, Essex, 2nd baronet, "Pointz alias Littleton", bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1642; licenced 6 Oct., 1637 (then aged 17), to marry Anne, daughter of Sir Edward Littleton, solicitor-general (then aged 12); M.P. Much Wenlock 1661-78, East Grinstead April-July 1679, Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Feb., and March, 1681; buried at North Ockendon 16 April, 1681; brother of William 1638 and of Edward 1641; father of the next and of Edward 1660. See Foster's Judges and Barristers & London Marriage Licences, ed. Foster.
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Littleton, (Sir) Thomas, s. Tho., of Wenlock, Salop, bart. St. Edmund Hall, matric. 21 April, 1665, aged 18; of Stoke Milburgh, 3rd bart., bar.-at-law, Inner Temple, 1671, M.P. New Woodstock in 6 parliaments 1689-1702, and Castle Rising 1702-5, Chichester 1705-8, and Portsmouth Dec., 1708-9, a lord of the admiralty 1681-2, speaker 1698-1700, treasurer of the navy 1700, until his death 1 Jan., 1709-10; brother of Edward 1660. See Foster's Judges and Barristers.
Littleton, Walter, eq. aur. fil., kept 12 terms at Cambridge; B.A. from Lincoln Coll., Oxford, 21 Oct., 1626; M.A. from St. John's Coll., Cambridge, 1630, LL.D. 1639 (s. Sir Edward 1594), knighted 23 Feb., 1661-2, chancellor of the diocese of Lichfield and Coventry; died 1680; brother of Edward 1617, and father of the next-named.
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