Background
William was the eldest son of William Ayloffe (died 1585), a judge of the Queen"s Bench, and Jane, daughter of Sir Eustace Sulyard.
William was the eldest son of William Ayloffe (died 1585), a judge of the Queen"s Bench, and Jane, daughter of Sir Eustace Sulyard.
And educated at Christ"s College, Cambridge (1583) and studied law at Lincoln"s Inn (1585).
He was appointed Sheriff of Essex for 1594-1595. He was knighted, at the Charter House, 5 May 1603 along with many others when James I first arrived in London. He was created a baronet on 25 November 1612, and was elected Member of Parliament for Stockbridge, 1621-1622.
He died 5 August 1627 and was buried at Great Braxtead.
The sons were:
William, the eldest, died in the West Indies within the life-time of his father;
Benjamin, the second son, succeeded in the title and estate;
James, the third son, had his mother"s estate, at Melbourn, Cambridgeshire. The daughters were:
Mary, wife of Sir Anthony Thomas, of Cobham, in Surry,
Elizabeth, wife of Gervase Lee, of Norwell, in Nottinghamshire,
Anne,who died without issue,
Jane, wedded to Edward ward Kighley, of Grays, in Essex.
Sir William married secondly Barbara, daughter and heir of Thomas Sexton. She died and was buried at Hornchurch on 16 December 1617.
They had two sons who that survived him:
John, second son, was a Colonel in the West Indies, and died, leaving no children.
Sir William married thirdly Alice, daughter of James Stokes of Stoke near Coventry on 4 December 1624. She died and was buried on 17 April 1652 at Hornchurch.