'Blount04'
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Families covered: Blount of Blount's Hall, Blount of Burton-on-Trent, Blount of Grendon, Blount of Orleton, Blount of Tittenhanger

Sir James Blount
m. Anne Parker (dau of Roger or James Parker of Lillinghall)
1. Roger Blount of Grendon
  m. Elizabeth Whitney (dau of Sir Robert Whitney of Witney)
A. Thomas Blount of Bromyard
  m. _ Bridges (dau of Sir Richard Bridges)
  i. Walter Blount of Grendon
  m. Peryn Barton (dau of Thomas Barton of Barton Hall and Webley)
  a. John Blount of Grendon
  m. Joan Bodenham (dau of Roger (not Sir Richard) Bodenham)
  (1) James Blount
  m. _ Mervin (dau of Sir Edward Mervin)
  (A) Anne Blount
  m. R. Berrington of Stoke Lucy
  (B) Elizabeth Blount
  m. _ Myntridge of Bosbury
b. Thomas Blount of Hereford
  m. Maria Lloyd (dau of David Lloyd)
  (1) Edward Blount of Pembridge, Sheriff
  m. Katherine Bracey (dau of Henry Bracey of Noke)
  (2) Roger Blount of Grendon
  m. Maria Berrington (dau of William Berrington or Berington of Winsley or Winslowe or Wimbersley)
  (A) Richard Blount of Grendon (d 1621)
  Some detail provided by Visitation (Herefordshire, 1569, Blount of Grendon).
  m. Rachel Smith (dau of Richard Smith of Upton)
  (i) Anne Blount
  m. Wallop Brabazon (brother of Earl of Meath)
  (ii) Elizabeth Blount
  m. Richard Clarke of Wellington
(B) Myles Blount of Orleton (d 1663)
  m. Anne Bustard (of Addlebury)
  (i) Thomas Blount (d 1731, lawyer, antiquary, writer)
  (ii) Myles Blont
  (a) Thomas Blount (d 1731)
  m. Mary Mostyn (dau of John Mostyn of Talacre)
  ((1)) Edward Blount
  m. _ Cotham
  ((A)) Rowland Blount (d 1812)
  m. Elizabeth Davies (dau of John Davies of Henfryn)
  ((i)) Elizabeth Blount
  m1. John Browne of Belfast
  m2. Jonadab William Hunt of Northwich
  ((B)) William Blount (b 1760) had issue
  m. Mary Lamb (dau of Lacon Lamb or Lambe of Bidney)
  ((C))+ other issue - Thomas, Edward (d 1805)
  (C) Jane Blount
  m. James Bridges of Ley
  (D) Elizabeth Blount
  m. _ Vaughan
  (E)+ other issue - Thomas (dsp), John (Lt. Colonel), Edmund (dsp), Sir James (dsp)
  c. Richard Blount of Monkland (dsp)
  B. Walter Blount of Eldersfield ancestor of Blounts of E. Churchtown, Mintie and Bristol

 

 

Peter Blount
Visitation shows the progenitor of this family, and father of the following Thomas, as Johannes (John) Blount whose wife was Alicia. As mentioned on the continuation, "As a compromise" between various sources, we show him as the above Peter. BEB1841 starts with Walter of Burton-on-Trent, great-grandson of this Peter.
1. Thomas Blount of Burton-on-Trent
  m. Agnes Kniveton
  A. John Blount of Blounts Hall (d 1524)
  m. Ellena Hall (dau of John Hall of Dovebridge)
  i. Thomas Blount of Blounts Hall
  m. Katherine Aston (sister of Edward Aston)
a. John Blount of Blounts Hall
  m. Susanna Draycot (dau of Philip Draycot of Pensley)
  (1) Edward Blount of Alleston
  m. Katherin Audley (dau of Henry Audley of Castlehaven)
  (2) Anthony Blount
  ii. Walter Blount of Burton-on-Trent
  m. Mary Sutton (dau of John Sutton of Osberston or Osbaldeston)
a. William Blount of Osberston
  m. Frances Love (dau of Edward Love of Eynore by Alice Pope)
  (1) Sir Thomas Pope Blount of Tittenhanger, Sheriff of Hertfordshire (b c1552, d 10.01.1638-9)
  m. Frances Pigot (d 23.06.1616, dau of Sir Thomas Pigot of Doddershall)
  (A) Thomas Pope Blount of Tittenhanger (b 07.02.1598-9, dsp 07.08.1654)
  m. Margaret (widow of _ Pate)
  (B) Sir Henry or Harry Blount of Blount's Hall, later of Tittenhanger, Sheriff of Hertfordshire (b 15.02.1602, d 09.10.1682)
  m. (1647) Hester Wase (d 1678, dau of Christopher Wase of Upper Halloway)
  (i) Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 1st Bart of Tittenhanger (b 12.09.1649, d 30.06.1697)
  m. (22.07.1699) Jane Caesar (d 14.07.1726, dau of Sir Henry Caesar)
(a) Sir Thomas Pope Blount, 2nd Bart of Tittenhanger (b 19.04.1670, d 17.10.1731)
  m. (08.11.1695) Catherine Butler (dau of James Butler of Amberley Castle)
  ((1)) Sir Harry Pope Blount, 3rd Bart of Tittenhanger (b 13.09.1702, dsp 08.10.1757)
  m. (19.09.1728) Anne Cornwallis (dau of Charles Cornwallis of Medlow)
  ((2)) James Pope Blount (b 01.11.1705, d unm)
  ((3)) John Pople Blount of Clare Hall, Cambridge (b 15.10.1707, d unm 08.04.1734)
  ((4)) Katharina Blount (b 09.04.1704)
  m. (21.02.1730-1) William Freeman of Aspeden Hall (son of Ralph of Hammels)
  ((A)) Katharine Freeman (d 1759)
  m. (19.05.1755) Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor (b 30.12.1722, d 20.01.1770, of Hardwicke family)
  (b) Caesar Blount (b 05.03.1687-8)
  m. Jane Hodges
  (c) Susannah Blount (b 24.07.1677)
  m. (17.06.1696) Michael Arnall of Ampthill
  (d) Anne Blount (b 18.07.1682, d 02.06.1718)
  m. (16.02.1712) Rev. James Mashborne
(e) Christian Blount (b 19.08.1690)
  m. (03.05.1733) Rev. Rowland Bowen
  (f)+ other issue - Charles (b 21.08.1683, d unm 07.1714, captain), Robert (b 18.03.1688-9, d unm 07.1726), Elizabeth (b 15.12.1673, d unm 25.10.1734), Judith (b 28.12.1674), Jane (b 27.07.1678, d unm 14.04.1735), Frances (b 20.11.1680, d unm 25.04.1729), Mary (b 17.04.1685, d unm 25.01.1737-8)
  (ii) Charles Blount of Blount's Hall (b 27.04.1654, d 08.1693)
  m. Eleanor Tyrrell (dau of Sir Timothy Tyrrell of Shotover)
(a) Charles Blount of Blount's Hall (b 12.09.1681, dsp 04.1729)
  (b) Hester Blount of Blount's Hall (b 27.12.1673)
  m. (21.10.1692) Sir Henry Tyrrell, 5th Bart of Thornton (d 06.11.1708)
  (c) Charlotte Blount (b 13.05.1687, d 1707)
  m. _ Smith
  (d)+ other issue - Henry (d unm Schellenburg 1704, Lt. Colonel), Thomas Pope (b 25.03.1683, d unm 1702), Eleanor (d young)
  (iii) Ulysses Blount (b 07.04.1664, d 1704)
  m. (06.06.1687) Hester Hewet (dau of Sir John Hewet, Bart)
(a) Hester Blount (bpt 08.03.1687)
  m. Stephen Bateman of London
  (b) Philippa Blount (d 22.05.1718)
  m. Sir Henry Bateman of London
  (vi) Frances Blount (b 25.10.1648, d 07.06.1699)
  m. (1666) Sir Thomas Tyrrell, 4th Bart of Thornton (d 14.10.1705)
  (2) George Blount
  m. Martha Turuile (dau of Richard Turuile of Thurlston)
  (3) Walter Blount
  b. Edward Blount of Burton-on-Trent probably of this generation
  m. (1573) ?? Pope (dau of John Pope of Wroxton)
  c. Elizabeth Blount (dsp 07.10.1593)
  m1. Anthony Beresford of Bentley
  m2. Sir Thomas Pope of Tittenhanger (dsp 29.01.1558-9)
  m3. Sir Hugh Pawlett of Hinton St. George
  d. Mary Blount
  m. Sir _ Sydenham
  e. Ann Blount

Main sources:
(1) For Blount of Grendon : Commoners (vol iii, Blount of Maple Durham), BLG1886 (Blount of Orleton) with a little input/support from Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Blount)
(2) For Blount of Tittenhanger : BEB1844 (Blount of Tittenhanger) with some input/support from Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Blount).
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