Wrightson Mundy


Wrightson Mundy was an English landowner, member of parliament for the Leicestershire constituency and, in 1737, Sheriff of Derbyshire.

Biography

Wrightson Mundy was born circa 1712, he was the son of Francis Mundy and his wife Anne Mundy. His first name was the maiden name of his paternal grandmother Philippa, who was the daughter and heiress of Michael Wrightson of Osbaston. It was due to her that the Mundys came into possession of Osbaston.
Through his paternal line Wrightson was the direct descendant and heir of Sir John Mundy, who first purchased the manors of Markeaton, Allestree and Mackworth from Lord Audley in 1516.
He was a direct descendant of Edward III via his maternal grandfather Sir John Noel, 4th Baronet of Kirkby Mallery, who could trace his ancestry back to Edward's granddaughter Philippa, Countess of Ulster. As such he was also a descendant of the Plantagenet Kings preceding Edward III, as well as William the Conqueror, the Dukes of Normandy and of Alfred the Great.
Wrightson married Anne Burdett, who was the daughter of Robert Burdett, who was the son and heir of Sir Robert Burdett, 3rd Baronet of Bramcote, but did not succeed to his father's baronetcy as he predeceased him.
With Anne, Wrightson had four children:
She was also the heir to the estate of her uncle William Forrester, who had died childless. He was the owner of the manor of Broadfield in Herefordshire. This inheritance came with the condition that her son should take the name of Forrester, hence why his middle name was Forrester.