'Cornewall1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Cornewall of Bredwardine Castle, Cornewall (Cornewalle or Cornwall) of Burford, Cornewall of Moccas

Richard de Cornewall of Thunnock (b c1234, d Berwick 1272)
m. Joan de St. Owen (dau of John, Lord St. Owen)
BLG1952 indicates that Edmund was the elder of Richard's 2 sons but BE1883 indicates that Geoffrey was.
1. Sir Geoffrey de Cornewall of Ever, 1st of Burford (d c1336)
  m. Margaret Mortimer (dau of Hugh de Mortimer, Baron of Burford, son of Lord Wigmore)
  A. Geoffrey de Cornewall
  B. Sir Richard de Cornwall, 2nd of Burford (b 1313, d 1343)
  m. Joan (or Sibella, dau of Otho Bodrugan)
i. Sir Geoffrey de Cornewall, 3rd of Burford (b 1335, d 1365)
  m. Cecilia Seymour (dau of John Seymour)
  a. Sir Bryan de Cornewall, 4th of Burford, Sheriff of Salop and Staffordshire (b 1355, dsp 1400)
  m. Matilda
  b. Richard de Cornewall, 5th of Burford (b 1360, d 1443)
  m. Cecilia (or Alice, possibly dau of John Merbury)
(1) Edmund Cornewall (dvp 1435)
  m(2). Elizabeth de la Barre (dau of Thomas de la Barre)
  (A) Thomas Cornewall, 6th of Burford, Sheriff of Salop (d 1473)
  m. Elizabeth Lenthall (dau of Sir Roland Lenthall)
  (i) Sir Edmund Cornewall, 7th of Burford (d 1489)
  m. Maria Hoorde (dau of Thomas Hoorde)
  (a) Sir Thomas Cornewall, 8th of Burford (b 1468, d 1538) - continued below
  m. Anne Corbet (dau of Sir Richard Corbet)
  (ii) Sir Rowland/Richard Cornewall
(B) Eleanor Cornewall
  m1. Sir Hugh Mortimer of Kyre Wyard
  m2. Sir Richard Croft of Croft Castle, Sheriff of Herefordshire (b c1431, d 29.07.1509)
  (2) Maud Cornewall possibly of this generation
  m. John Walcot of Walcot
  C. Sir John de Cornewall
  m. ? (niece of the Duke of Brittany)
i. Sir John de Cornewall, Lord Fanhope, Lord Milbroke (d 10/11.12.1443)
  m. (before 12.12.1400) Elizabeth Plantagenet (b by 21.02.1363, d 24.11.1425, dau of John Plantagenet 'of Gaunt', Duke of Lancaster)
  partner(s) unknown
  a.+ issue - John (b c1404, d Meaux 12.1421), Thomas
  D. Ellen de Cornewall
  m. Iorwerth of Dudleston
2. Sir Edmond de Cornwall of Kinlet (d 22.03.1354)
  m. Elizabeth de Brampton (dau of Sir Brien de Brampton of Brampton Brian)
A. Sir Edmond de Cornwall of Kentwell
  m. Isabel
  i. John de Cornewall (dsp)
  B. Brian de Cornwall of Outragorther, Kinlet, etc (b c1326, d 1392)
  m. Maud Strange (b c1333, dau of Lord Strange of Blackmere)
  i. Sir John Cornwall of Kinlet (d c1415)
  m. Elizabeth Wastneys (dau of Sir John Wastneys of Tixhall)
  a. Elizabeth Cornwall
  m. Roger Corbett of Morton Corbett
  b. Matilda Cornwall
  m. John Wode
c. Elizabeth Cornwall
  m. Sir William Lichfield
  ii. Isabella Cornwall
  m. Sir John Blount of Sodington (d 1423)
  C. Peter of Cornwall (d 13.07.1387/8)
  m. _ Hanley (dau of Roger Hanley) parents or grandparents of ...
  i. Edmond Cornewall
  a. Thomas Cornewall
3. Joan de Cornwall (b c1285, d 1341)
  m. Sir John Howard of Wigenhall (d 1331)

 

 

Sir Thomas Cornewall, 8th of Burford (b 1468, d 1538) - continued above
m. Anne Corbet (dau of Sir Richard Corbet)
1. Richard Cornewall, 9th of Burford (b 1493, d 1569)
  m. Janet Wogan (dau of Henry Wogan)
  A. Edmund Cornewall, 10th of Burford, Sheriff of Salop (b 1537, d unm 1585)
  B. Thomas Cornewall, 11th of Burford (b 1538, d 1615)
  m. Katherine Hartley (dau of John Hartley (Harley))
i. Sir Thomas Cornewall, 12th of Burford, Sheriff of Salop (b 1573, d 1638)
  m. Anne Lyttleton (dau of Sir Gilbert Lyttleton)
  a. Sir Gilbert Cornewall, 13th of Burford (b 1598, bur 05.10.1671)
  m. Elizabeth Reade (bur 24.12.1671, dau of Sir Thomas Reade of Ipsden)
(1) Thomas Cornewall, 14th of Burford (bur 22.07.1686, Major)
  m. Anne Reade (bur 15.03.1691, dau of Thomas Reade of Ipsden)
  (A) Thomas Cornewall, 15th of Burford (b 1651, d 1724)
  m. Katherine Read
  (i) Francis Cornewall, 16th of Burford (b 1685, d 1727)
  m. Mary Woodhouse (dau of James Woodhouse of Woodhouse)
  (a) Anna Maria Cornewall (d 07.07.1741)
  m. (1731) George Legh of High Legh (b 11.07.1703, d 26.01.1780)
(2) Mary Cornewall (d 26.04.1703)
  m. (1650) Sir Compton Reade of Barton Court, 1st Bart (bpt 24.01.1625-6, d 29.09.1679)
  b. Mary Cornewall
  m. (08.09.1624) Thomas Reade of Ipsden and Appleford (bpt 22.02.1606-7, dvp bur 14.12.1634)
c. Katharine Cornewall possibly of this generation
  m. John Barneby of The Hill (d 03.1639-40)
2. Sir Rowland Cornewall of Berrington apparently of this generation
  A. Sir Richard Cornewall of Berrington
  m. Jane Milbourne (dau of Simon Milbourne of Tillington)
  i. Sir George Cornewall of Berrington
  m. Mary Brydges (sister of Edmond, Lord Chandos ?)
a. Humphrey Cornewall of Berrington, Sheriff of Herefordshire (d 1663)
  m. Elizabeth Bradshaw (dau of John Bradshaw of Presteign)
  (1) John Cornewall of Berrington
  m. Mary Barnaby (dau of William Barnaby of The Hill)
  (A) Humphrey Cornewall of Berrington had issue
  (B) Edward Cornewall of Brewardine Castle (and Moccas) (Colonel)
  m. Frances Pye (dau of Sir Walter Pye, widow of Sir Roger Vaughan of Moccas)
  (i) Henry Cornewall of Brewardine Castle and Moccas
  m(2). Susanna Williams (dau of Sir John Williams, Bart)
  (a) Veltere Cornewall of Moccas
  m(3). Catherine Hanbury
  ((1)) Catherine Cornewall (d 27.03.1835)
  m. (15.07.1771) Sir George Amyand, later Cornewall of Moccas Court, 2nd Bart (b 08.11.1748, d 26.09.1819)
3.+ 3 daughters

Main sources:
(1) For Cornewall of Burford, Kinlet, etc. : BLG1952 (Legh of High Legh), BE1883 (Cornwall of Fanhope, etc) with some details of some early wives kindly provided by a site visitor (LW, 09.03.04).
(2) For Cornewall of Berrington (added 03.04.06) : BP1934 (Cornewall)
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