Anthony Stylleman of the same place and conte gent sone and heire to Robert Stylleman maryed xpiane doughter to edmonde Leverseige of Valleys in the county of Somersett esquier and by her had yssue Rychard Stylleman his eldist sone William Stylleman second sone Robert Stylleman thyrde sone Jone Katheryn and elynor and the said Katheryn was maryed to ....twyno of Glostershire - extracted from the records of the College of Arms London - (signed) James Frere, Chester, Chester Herald
Succeeded his father Robert as bailiff to the Abbess of Romsey - Steeple Ashton Village History and Guide.
On 14/2/1491 he was admitted to Lincoln's Inn and was Escheator of the Inn 1491/2 and remained practicing in London until 1500 when he was granted land by the Abbess of Romsey Abbey (Ref. Black Book of Lincoln).
In 1491/2 he was Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Wiltshire County (Wilts) (Ref J.C. Wedgewood History of Parliament 1439-1540 Biographies P.810).
In 1500 Anthony bought certain land from the Abbess, and about this time built the house. (Ashton House, opp. The Green and next to present Post Office)
On 26/6/1502 he was appointed Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wilts and held office until death.
In 1504 he was executor of the Will of Robert Tocotes of Wardour who had been M.P. for Calne in 1478 and had received Royal Pardon as of Devizes.
In 1513 he was one of the arbitrators in the Mayoral election strife at Devizes. (Ref to last 3 items - Letters and papers Hy. VIII-XXI)
As Anthony is unlikely to have been less than 21 when elected to Parliament, he must have been born by 1470 at the latest, and from his Commission of the Peace had to have died between 1538 and 1541 [The preceding conjecture is unlikely as five children were born to Anthony after 1545. The "break" in birth of his children - 26 years - strongly suggests either a second marriage or children born of a household mistress and credited to Christiane. Anthony's earliest death date should be circa 1550].
The stone facade is dated 1724 on the rainwater head, which also bears the initials C.S. for Christian Stileman. Family lived there until the 1843 death of the village Doctor William Stillman, after which his sons emigrated to Australia.
Children of Anthony Stylleman
and Christiane Leversedge
daughter of Edmonde Leversedge Esquier of Valleys in the County of Somerset
Richard Stylleman
Born: 1520
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Died: 1570
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Married: Elizabeth Hulcott
Born: circa 1522
Place: Barcott, Berkshire County, England
Died: 1557
Place:
Date Married: circa 1547
William Stylleman
Born: 1520
Place: Hinton, Wiltshire County, England
Died: 1580
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Married: Alice Hill
Born: circa 1522
Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire County, England
Died:
Place:
Date Married: circa 1541
Robert Stylleman
Born: 1 Mar 1546
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Died: 4 Apr 1625
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Married: Margaret ???
Born: circa 1548
Place:
Died: 20 Apr 1581
Place:
Date Married: circa 1567
Jone Stylleman
Born: 1547
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Died: 1580
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Katherine (Edith) Stylleman
Born: circa 1549
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Died:
Place:
Married: Edward Twynehoe
Born: circa 1547
Place: Glostershire
Died:
Place:
Date Married: circa 1570
Elynor Stylleman
Born: Oct 1549
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Died:
Place:
Agnes Stylleman
Born: circa 1551
Place: Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire County, England
Died:
Place:
Married: ? Wyse
Born: circa 1549
Place:
Died:
Place:
Date Married: circa 1572