'Fox02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Fox of Bromfield, Fox of Greet (Salop), Fox of Hurst, Fox of Leighton Court, Fox of Ludlow, Fox of Pedwardin, Fox of Stoke

                               
John Fox of Knighton, Wales (a c1410)
m. Jane Stoke (dau/heir of William Stoke by Jane, dau/heir of George Otley of Steventon)
1. Thomas Fox of Pedwarin in Wigmoreland, Herefordshire
  m. Anne Pedwardin (dau/heir of William Pedwardin of Herefordshire by Johanna, dau/sister of William de Harley)
  A. Roger Fox of Pedwardin & Stoke
  m. Elizabeth Cludd (dau of Richard Cludd of Orleton)
i. Edmund Fox of Stoke, Salop
  m. Katherine Pickenham (dau/coheir of John Pickenham or Pechenham of Essex by Johanna, dau/sister/heir of Barrington of Barrington Hall in Essex)
  a. William Fox of St. Johns in Ludlow
m. Jane Downe (dau/heir of Richard Downe of Ludlow by Alison)
  (1) Edmund Fox of Ludford, Herefordshire
  m. Katherine Trentham (dau of Thomas Trentham of Salop, relict of ?? Hacklute)
  (A) Edward Fox of Ludlow, Salop
  m. Jane Oteley (dau of Adam Oteley of Pichford)
  (i) Mary Fox
  m. Thomas Horde (Hoorde) of Park Bromage
  (ii) Susanna Fox
m. John Wolryche of Dinmore
  (iii)+ other issue - Edmund (bpt 02.12.1570), William (bpt 17.02.1571-2), George (bpt 27.09.1573), Roger (bpt 1574, bur 12.06.1629), Thomas (bpt 19.10.1575)
(B) Elizabeth Fox
  m. Jacob Barrow of Gloucestershire
  (2) Charles Fox ('of Micheldean?) of Bromfield, Salop
  m1. Elizabeth Crosby (bur 27.03.1574, dau of Miles Crosby of Suffolk)
  (A) Sir Charles Fox of Bromfield (a 1623, bur 20.11.1634)
  m. Isabella Newport (bur 23.08.1615, dau of Sir Richard Newport of Arcall)
  (i) Sir Richard Fox of Whichcot, Salop (a 1623, 2nd son)
  m. Anna Cage (dau of Anthony Cage, sister of Sir John)
(ii) Francis Fox of Bromfield (dsp bur 26.05.1632)
  m. Mary Wykes (dau of Walter Wykes of Morton)
  (iii) Margaret Fox
  m. (28.01.1594-5) Mathew Herbert of Dolgeyoge
  (iv) Martha Fox
  m. (27.02.1592-3) Edward Waties of Ludlow (son of John of Ludlow (by Elizabeth, dau of Edward Badgehot of Ludlow), son of _ Wateis by _ Davies)
  The following comes from Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Waties of Ludlow).
  (a) Margaret Wateis
  m. (c1617) Edward Corbett of Longnor
  (b) Anne Wateis
  m. Edward Fox (son/heir of Sir William of Ludford)
  (c)+ other issue - Edward (dsp), Timothy (a 1623)
  (v)+ other issue - Roger (William bur 05.10.1587), Maria, Jane (d unm)
  (B) Edmund Fox of Leighton, Herefordshire (a 1623)
The following is supported by Visitation (Michael Powell Siddons (2002), Herefordshire, 1634, 'Fox of Leighton Court', p72+).
  m. Anna Aberford (dau of John Aberford)
  (i) Charles Fox of Leighton Court (dsp by 1634)
  m. _ Skidmore (dau of George Skidmore (Scudamore))
  (ii) Edward Fox of Leighton Court (a 1634)
  m. Agatha Berington (dau of Richard Berington of Cowarne)
  (a)+ issue (a 1634) - Anne, Agatha, Elizabeth
  (iii) Edmund Fox
  (iv) Katherine Fox
  m. Richard Weaver (not Wener) of Hereford
  (v) Elizabeth Fox
  m. Robert Perkes (Peark) of Micheldeane
  (vi) Jane Fox
m. Rudhall Gwyllim of Whitchurch
  (vii) Martha Fox
  m. Richard James of Shropshire
  (C) Martha Fox
  m1. Richard Harford of Beebury (Bosbury) (dsp before 26.05.1576)
  m2. Michael Hopton 'of Canon From' (dsp 1601)
m3. Jacob (John) Barrow 'of Awer'
  (D) Mary Fox
  m1. Roland (sb Robert) Baynham
  m2. _ Hill
  m3. Sir Robert Woodroff
(E) Dorothy or Elizabeth Fox
  m(1). Jacob (James) Clifford of Frampton (d 1613)
  (m2. (?) Jacob Clive of Cheshire)
  m2. Katherine Leighton (dau of Sir Edward Leighton of Watlesborough)
  (F) Sir Edward Fox of Guernego, Montgomeryshire (bpt 20.07.1578, a 1623)
  m1/2. Frances Barker (dsp, dau of Roland Barker)
  m2/1. Elizabeth Somerset (dau/heir of Sir Charles Somerset)
  (i) Somerset Fox of Ranham (Caynham), Salop (a 1623)
  m. Anna Long (dau of Sir Walter Long of Wraxhall)
(a)+ issue - Somerset (bpt 18.01.1617-8, bur 11.10.1689), Walter, William, Richard, Elizabeth, Anne
  (ii) Thomas Fox
  (iii) Henry Fox
  m. Anna Reignald
  This may be the Edward who (also) married ...
m3(?). Catherine Thynne (dau of Sir John Thynne of Longleat, widow of Sir Walter Long)
  (G) William Fox (bpt 14.10.1579)
  (H) Henry Fox of the Hurst (a 1623)
  m. Margaret Gage (dau of Edward Gage of Aston)
  (i) Edward Fox 'of Hurst' (b c1600, a 1623, bur 29.04.1676)
  m. Frances Otley (dau of Thomas Otley of Pichford)
  (ii) Anne Fox probably the Anne who married ...
m. John Mostyn of Talacre
  (3) Edward Fox of Greet (in Burford), Salop (bur 08.09.1599, 4th son)
m1. Katherine Crowther (bur 20.11.1573, dau of Ludovic Crowther of Ludlow)
  (A) Elizabeth Fox
  m. Christopher Whichcote of Stoke
  m2. Elizabeth Leighton (dau of Edward Leighton of Watlesburgh)
  (B) Charles Fox of Greet (a 1623)
  m1/2. Jane Jenkes (dau of John Jenkes of Bridgnorth)
  (i) Elizabeth Fox probably the Elizabeth who married ...
  m. Somerford Oldfield
  (ii)+ other issue - Thomas, Francis, Jane, Katherine
  m2/1. _ Hawkins
(vi)+ other issue - Edward (bur 04.01.1604), Anna (bur 02.02.1601)
  (C) George Fox of Bower in Greet (a 1623 (?), 5th son)
  m. Katherine Withy (dau of Richard Withy of Wytmore)
  (i)+ issue - Elizabeth, Anne, Katherine
  (D) Katherine Fox
m. Priam Lloyd of Marington
  (E) Anna Fox
  m1. Edward Morice of Commerle (Cwm Earl)
  m2. Henry Hawkins of Keynes
  (F)+ other issue - Thomas, Richard, William (a 1623), Roland
  (4) Katherine Fox
  m. Francis Adams of Kaynham (Raynham)
  (5) Anna Fox (dsp)
  m. Thomas Wheelar of Ludlow
  (6) Elizabeth (Margaret?) Fox
  m. William Hopton of Hopton
  (7) Alice Fox
  m. _ Bradock of Ludlow
  (8)+ other issue - Edward (Bishop of Hereford), George in Leicestershire

Main source(s): Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Fox of Caynham, Bromfield, Greet. etc.) with some details (mainly dates, shown in italics) from a schedule kindly provided by a contributor (MF, 27.11.10)
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