406 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



shire in 1619, we learn that William Underhill of Wolverhampton, 

 County of Stafford, "lyved in the yere of our Lord 1423," and by his 

 wife * * * * daughter of Stanley of Bromwick, left Nathaniel 

 Underhill, who married * * * * daughter of * * * * 

 Butt, County of Warwick, their son John Underhill, rt of Huningham, 

 County of Warwick, had a lease for eighty years of the Manor of Eat- 

 ington, &c, County of Warwick, from Sir Ralph Shirley, in 1509; he 

 died November 29th, 15 18. By his wife Agnes, daughter and heir of 

 Thomas Porter, of Eatington, County of Warwick, he had two sons — 

 Edward Underhill, his second son, who had a fresh lease for one hun- 

 dred years of the Manor of Eatington, in 1541 ; Francis, son of Sir 

 R. Shirley died Nov. 5th, 1546, and was the ancestor of the Underhills 

 of Eatington, 6 Tallicote and New Place, Stratford, &c. 



" In the body of the church be severall marble grave stones," says Dugdale, 

 whereon arc portriatares in brasse, viz: The first of a man in a gown with his 

 wife, over whose heads are two coats of arms, I a cheveron betwixt 8 trefoils II 

 party per cheveron an; and sable, 2 morecocks, of the second, in chief, and at 

 their feet a plate with this epitaph: 



Ilere lyeth buried under this stone 



EDWARD UNDERHILL, 



sometime gentleman of this town, with 



Margaret, 



his wife, which Edward deceased this world 



the fifth day of November, A.D. MDCLVL, on 



whose follys Jhesu have mercy, amen." 



On another is the following inscription : 



" Here lyeth buried the bodyes of 



THOMAS UNDERHILL, 



of this town, Esquire, and 



Elizabeth, 



his wife, who lived married together in perfect aniitie 



almost sixty-five years, and had issue between 



them XX children, viz : XIII sons and 



VII daughters. 



a John Underbill was born in St. Martin's parish, Oxford, entered N«-w College in to 1 



an eminent preacher, chaplain to Oneen Elizabeth, and made Bishop of Oxford In 

 1589, and died in 1592, and was probably Of the Warwickshire family.— Collectanea Topo- 

 graph. .182. 

 6 Th- cbnr< h of I r Eatington, situated in the manor of that name which 

 tons of Kimlworth. still contains some remains of the brass i 

 - of the ar^ieht family of the I'nderhilld. 



