Other good families were the Mugglestons, who bore a
chevron engrailed between three hicks' heads, and the Pilkingtons
who bore a cross patonce. The former occurs early in the 17th
century; in 1698, Edward Muggleston, gent., purchased of John
Bull, of Sawley, co. Derby, clerk, and Sarah his wife, a messuage
with the appurtenances containing five roods, and called Stockwell
House ; taking down the old buildings he erected a new residence
for himself on the site. He also made a seat in the " church or
chancel," and annexed it to the freehold of the house, along with
which, by purchase, it passed to John Piddocke, of Ashby de-la-
Zouch, gent, and afterwards, in 17 19, to Leonard Piddocke.
Several interesting tombs of the Mugglestons (now destroyed)
were standing in the churchyard in Nichols' time, and the
inscriptions are preserved in his history. The Pilkingtons belonged
to the family of that name of Stanton,* Derbyshire, and Worthing-
ton, Leicestershire; the name first occurs in connection with
Packington in 1 73 r, when George Pilkington, of Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
gent., purchased Stockwell House of Leonard Piddocke ; he was
a man of some estate, having property in Belton, Gracedieu and
Worthington, which, with his house at Packington, he devised by
will to his nephew George Middlemore Pilkington, of Bridgnorth.
In 1756, George, the devisee is described as of Packington, gent. ;
under his will dated Nov., 1758, his house here was sold to
Elizabeth Bakewell, a relative of the Bakewells and Goodes of
Normanton.
