'Damer1'
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Families covered: Damer of Chapel, Damer of Came, Damer of Dorchester, Damer of Milton Abbey

BE1883 reports "This family was long seated in the counties of Somerset and Dorset, and claimed descent from William D'Amory, who came into England with the Conqueror." We note that the Damory page contains a reference to the possibility of such a descent.
Joseph Damer of Chapel, Devon
m. Jane St. Lo (dau of William St. Lo of Dorset)
1. Robert Damer of Chapel (b 1571)
  m. (1600) Mary Colmer (dau of Edward Colmer)
  A. John Damer of Godmanston (b 1602)
  m. (1628) Elizabeth Maber (dau of Rev. William Maber)
i. George Damer (b 1644, d 1730, 6th son)
  m. Sarah Fowler (dau of Richard Fowler)
  a. John Damer of Shronehill, Tipperary (dsp 1768)
  m. (1724) Margaret Roe (dau of Andrew Roe of Roesborough)
b. Joseph Damer of Came, Dorset (b 1676, d 01.03.1736-7)
  m. (06.12.1714) Mary Churchill (dau of John Churchill of Henbury)
  (1) Joseph Damer, Lord Milton of Milton Abbey, 1st Earl of Dorchester (b 12.03.1717/8, d 12.01.1798)
  m. (27.07.1742) Caroline Sackville (b 06.03.1718, d 24.03.1775, dau of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset)
  (A) John Damer (b 25.06.1744, dvpsp 15.08.1776)
m. (14.06.1767) Anne Seymour-Conway (b 08.11.1748, dsp 28.05.1828, dau of Henry Seymour-Conway)
  (B) George Damer, 2nd Earl of Dorchester (b 28.03.1746, d unm 07.03.1808)
  (C) Lionel Damer (b 16.09.1748, dsp 28.05.1807)
  m. (16.04.1778) Williamsa Janssen (dau of William Janssen, son of Sir Stephen, niece of Sir Stephen Theodore Janssen, Bart)
  (D) Caroline Damer of Milton Abbey (b 04.05.1752, d unm 1829)
  (2) John Damer of Came (b 27.10.1720, d 26.12.1783)
  m. Martha Rush (dau of Samuel Rush of Benhall)
  (3) George Damer (d unm 1752, MP)
  (4) Mary Damer (d 02.06.1769)
  m. (08.12.1737) William Henry Dawson, 1st Viscount Carlow (d 22.08.1779)
  (5) Martha Damer
  m1. (1741) Sir Edward Crofton, Bart of the Moat (b 12.04.1713, dsp 26.03.1745)
  m2. Ezekiel Nesbitt
  c. Elizabeth Damer
  m. (1717) Edward Clavell of Smedmore
  ii. Elizabeth Damer
  m. John Trevelian of Mildenay
  iii.+ other issue - Joseph (b 1627-8, d unm 06.07.1720, to Ireland), Edward (rector of Wyke Regis), Jonathan (b 1635, dsp), Benjamin (dsp), Nathaniel (dsp)
  B. Elizabeth Damer
2. Ambrose Damer (b 1572)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Portarlington), BE1883 (Damer of Milton & Dorchester)
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