n 1619 William Camden, Clarenceux King of
Arms, made a Visitation of the County of Leicester, and recorded
pedigrees of many families. The Dillinghams were not so honored,
but two of them married above their station and appear in the
Allen and Marstone pedigrees. William Allen of Burrow, Leics
married Katherina (or Catherine) daughter of Henry Dillingham of
Deane. Was this our Henry? He might have moved from Deane to
Cottesbach afterward; alternately this might have been his cousin.
Winthrop Alexander has the same source: "William Allen of
Burrow, county Leicester, aged 26 in 1619, married Katherine,
daughter of Henry Dillingham of Dean. Their first child was born
1619." Alexander does not identify her father Henry as the
father of Edward, etc. and lists his eight children by name.
Katherine would fit in the middle of these. Moreover, Henry was
Rector of Cottesbach in 1600. Henry father of Katherine may be a
cousin of our Henry. [DILLIN.GED]
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