'Sheffield2'
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Families covered: Sheffield of Cappoly, Sheffield of Croxby, Sheffield of Navestock, Sheffield of Seaton (Seton)
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| John Sheffield of Croxby, Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Thoresby (d befoer 12.10.1530, dau/heir of John Thoresby of Croxby (son of John by Joan, sister/heir of John, uncle/heir of John, son/heir of Roger, son/heir of Sir Robert, son/heir of Sir Roger Aysterby of Croxbye)) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Christopher Sheffield of Croxby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Pyllett (dau/coheir of _ Pyllett of Welton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Sheffield of Croxby (bur 09.12.1586) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Amcotts (dau of Alexander Amcotts of Aisthorpe) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Edmund Sheffield of Market Rasen & Stainton-le-Hole (d by 01.1596-7) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Vincent Sheffield (dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Vincent Sheffield of Croxby (b c1550, a 1597) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Skegness (dau/coheir of Thomas Skegness of Skendleby Thope) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Fulnetby (b c1561, d 01.10.1628, dau/coheir of Sir Vincent Fulnetby of Fulnetby, m2. Charles Metham of Bullington) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | John Sheffield of Gokewell in Broughton (d before 31.01.1596-7, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susan Shawe (dau of Robert Shawe) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Vincent Sheffield of Croxby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Amcotts (dau of Sir Richard Amcotts of Aisthorpe) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Sheffield 'of Croxby' (b c1616, d before 05.08.1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Amcotts (dau of Vincent Amcotts of Langton-by-Wragby) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Christopher Sheffield, last of Croxby (a 1685, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret (a 1676) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Sheffield (d by 1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Hollome | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - Vincent (dsp), Edmund (a 1665), Robert (a 1665), Susana, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue (a 1634) - Richard, Edmund, Elizabeth, Susan, Mary, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue (a 1596) - Thomas, Elizabeth, Dorothy | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Dorothy Sheffield named Joane by Metcalfe | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Dowson of Tetney | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Henry, Philip of Fulstow (bur 05.11.1592) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Alice Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Charles Sheffield of South Willingham (d before 15.06.1541) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Compton (dau of John Compton of South Willingham) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | George Sheffield of Tothill (d c06.1577) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Dorothy Sheffield (a 1577) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Alleriston | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue (a 1577) - Anne, Alice | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Jasper Sheffield (a 1541) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Katharine Sheffield (a 1577) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Edmund Sheffield (a 1541) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Windell | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Jasper Sheffield of Croxby (d c12.1536) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Estoft (bur 05.05.1567, dau of Christopher Estoft of Estoft, m2. Christopher Thorpe of Welwick) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Anne Sheffield probably the Anne who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1543) Christopher Thorpe of Thorpe (a 1565) | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Jane, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Margaret Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Dowson of Tetney | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Alice Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Lownde | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Catherine Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Atkinson | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Matison | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Elizabeth Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Geyton | |||||||||||||||
| 8.+ | other issue - Edmund (dsp), John (rector of Hameringham) | ||||||||||||||
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| William Sheffield of Rutland | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1409) Elizabeth (or Isabella) St. Liz (dau/coheir of Rowland de St. Liz) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Sheffield (2nd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Promis or Promise | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Bayster or Baxter | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Petiver of Peytiver | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edward Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Morgan of Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Sheffield of Seaton (Seton or Seyton), Sheriff of Rutland the first mentioned by CTG (vol IV) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Harrison (dau of Robert Harrison of Stow by Elizabeth FitzGeffrey of Bedfordshire) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Sheffield of Seaton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Boughton of Cawston | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue (dsp) - John, Dorothy | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sampson Sheffield of Seaton (bur 12.12.1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Woodroffe (dau of Robert Woodroffe of London (son of David, Sheriff of London) by Dionysi, dau/heir of Edmund Calthorpe & niece of Sir Martin (Calthorpe), Lord Mayor of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sampson Sheffield, last of Seaton, later of Navestock (Essex) (b c1606, bur 25.09.1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Greene (d 1659, dau of Reginald./Reynald Greene, sister/heir of James of Navestock, relict of Ralph Fetherston) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Sheffield of Navestock (b c1632, d 03.12.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Sedgwick (a 1671, dau/coheir of John Segwick of Runton Holme) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Sheffield of Navestock (a 08.1728, of the Inner Temple) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary (d 16.11.1725) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Henry Sheffield (dsp 1718) | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | John Sheffield of Navestock (b c1659, dsp c08.1734) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Joseph Sheffield in London, later of Navestock & Cappoly, Queens' Co. (d before 09.11.1738) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.06.1665) Mary Archer (a 1670, dau of John Archer) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Elizabeth Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1692) Stephen Cassan of Cappoly | |||||||||||||||
| Cappoly passed into the Cassan family who renamed it 'Sheffield'. | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Christian Sheffield (bpt 18.02.1633, d 03.04.1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c11.1662) John Castell (d 25.03.1686, rector of Greenford Magna) | |||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue (a 1618) - Elizabeth, Sara, Agnes, Mary, Deliverance | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | George Sheffield of Seaton | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Burdett of Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - James, Bridgett | ||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - William of Lidington (a 1618), Edward (bpt 15.02.1565, dsp?), Kenelm (bpt 22.04.1567, dsp?), Kenelm (dsp?, sb Anthony bpt 25.04.1570?), John (bpt 21.05.1579, dsp), Anne, Margaret (bur 14.06.1562, dsp?) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Robert Sheffield (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Joane Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Walthrop | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edward Walthrop | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Thomas, George (dsp), Richard, Christopher, John, Rowland | ||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - John, Raffe, others (dsp - Sentlis, Julian, Mauld, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Julian) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | Alice Sheffield | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Simpson | |||||||||||||||
| 3.+ | other issue (dsp) - William, John, Raffe, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Maddison's 'Lincolnshire Pedigrees' (1903-6, 'Sheffield of Croxby', p869+) with some support from Visitation (Walter Metcalfe, Lincolnshire, 1592, Sheffield)
(2) For lower section : Visitation (Rutland, 1618, 'Sheffeld' (sic)), CTG (vol IV, 1837, 'Pedigree of Sheffield, of Seton, co. Rutland, and Navestock, co. Essex', pp259-260) with support from the section 'Families of St. Liz and Sheffield' in Commoners (vol 1, 'Cassan of Sheffield, p651) and a very little from CTG (vol 1, 1834, p173)
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