General Notes

See: Whitbred Pedigrees in Part 2 of this book. Research Essex branch of Whitbred family as shown in Essex pedigrees.
Source: Whitbread Collection at Bedford Record Office, also Anthony R. Wagner, Richmond Herald.
Source: The American Genealogist, Whole Number 127, Vol 32, Nu.3, July, 1956.  The Whitbread Family of Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England by Clarence Almon Torrey, PH.B, of Boston, MA. TMG (27.84)   Gerard Spencer married at Upper Gravenhurst, co., Bedford, England, 10 Nov 1600, Alice Whitebread or Whitbred. The Spencer Ancestry, [same source] page 79, Volume 27. After the year 1500, records of two branches of the family were found. The 1st. Thomas was born,  by 1500, and the 2nd. Thomas, about 1522.  The 2nd Thomas Whitbread's Line: Thomas Whitbread born about 1522; married,  about 1546, The name of only one child is known. Death dates of Thomas and his wife are unknown. He may be the Thomas buried at Upper Gravenhurst 6 June 1585, but this record may refer to a young child of his son John. The authority for his existence is a land transaction in 1639 years after his death. This  record states: Conveyance of Wm. Whitbred of Ion alias Ine, Upper Gravenhurst, gent; Henry Whitbread of the same, son and heir apparent of Wm. and Elizabeth his wife;  Wm. Carter of Offley, Hertsfordshire, gent; and John Shepard of Upper Gravenhurst, yeoman; to Wm. Aleyn, citizen & grocer, of London; for 2, 200 pounds paid to Wm. and Henry Whitebred; with convenat to levy a fine. A capital house or manor house in the tenure of Wm. and Hen. Whitbred; 4 cottages in Upper Gravenhurst (names occupants ). Covenant as to "tytles troubles charges incumbrances and demands whatsoever heretofore donne or wittingly suffered by them the said Wm. Whitbred and Hen. Whitbred or either of them or by John Whitbred deceased father of the sd. Wm. Whitbred or by Thomas Whitbread his deceased grandfather." 8 October 1639.