'Darell01'
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Families covered: Darell (Darrell) of Calehill, Darell of Littlecote, Darell of Pageham, Darell of Scotney, Darell of Sesay [This family is still being resarched.]

According to BP1934, "The family of d'Ayrel or Darel or Dayrell or Darell, is mentioned in the roll of Battle Abbey, and takes its name from a village in Normandy."
William Darell of Sesay,Yorkshire (a temp King John who r. 1199-1216)
1. William Darell (a 1270)
  m. Ada Percy
  A. Sir Marmaduke Darell (a 1298)
  m. Helen (dau of William de Insula)
  i. Sir William Darell of Sesay (a 1304)
  m. Joan Holtby (dau of Sir William Holtby)
  a. Sir Marmaduke Darell (a 1358)
  m. Cecilia (a 1355)
  (1) Sir William Darell (a 1350)
  m. Eliza (a 1356)
  (A) Sir Marmaduke Darell of Sesay (a 1365)
  m. Alice Pigot (a 1371, dau of Ranulph Pigot, sister of Geoffry)
(i) Sir William Darell of Sesay (a 1370)
  m. Emma
  (a) Marmaduke Darell of Sesay had issue
  ((1)) ?? Darell
  ((A)) ?? Darell
  Uncertain on number of intervening generations. A Sir George of around this time married Margaret Plumpton (d 05.1487, dau of Sir William of Plumpton).
  ((i)) ?? Darell
  ((a)) John Darrell of Sessay
((b)) Joan Darrell
  m. Sir Guy Daunay of Cowick (d 17.08.1522)
  Sesay (Sessay) passed into the Daunay family.
  (b) William Darell of Littlecote,Wiltshire
  m. Elizabeth de Calston (dau of Thomas de Calston of Littlecote)
  Uncertain on number of intervening generations. William & Elizabeth were possibly parents or grandparents of ...
  ((1)) Sir George Darell of Littlecote
  m. Margaret Stourton (dau of John Stourton, 1st Lord)
Presumably it was this Sir George Darell who was father (by Margaret ?) of Elizabeth and possibly also of ...
  ((A)) William Darell of Littlecote
  William was father of Florence and is presumed father of...
  ((i)) Sir Edward Darell of Littlecote
  ((a)) Jane Darell
  m. Sir Anthony Hungerford of Down Ampney
  ((b)) Elizabeth Darell
  m. Edward Hungerford
  ((ii)) Florence Darell
  m. Thomas Bruges of Cubberley or Coberley (d 30.01.1492/3)
  ((B)) Elizabeth Darell
  m. John Seymour (b c1450)
  ((C)) Mary Darell possibly of this generation
  m. Sir Thomas Long of Wraxall and Draycot (d 1510)
  ((2)) Constantine Darell of Collingborne, Wiltshire (3rd son)
  m. Julia Collingborne (dau of Robert Collingborne)
((A)) William Darell of Pageham, Sussex
  m. Jane Knotsworth (dau of William Knotsworth of Pageham)
  ((i)) Marmaduke Darell of Pageham (d before 23.07.1558)
  m. Anne Scott (d before 26.10.1573, dau of Richard Scott, niece of Sir Reginald of Scott's Hall)
  ((a)) Mary Darell
  m. Edward Darell of Pageham (d 1573) below
((B)) Anne Darell probably of this generation
  m. John Erneley of Erneley (a 1490)
  (c) John Darell of Calehill, Kent (d 25.10.1438)
  m1. Thomasin Barret (dau of Valentine Barret of Perry Court)
  ((1)) William Darell or Dorrell or Darrell of Calehill or Caleshill (d 03.04.1471)
  m. Anne Guldford (d 05.01.1485, dau of Sir William Guldford or Guylford of Halden & Rolvenden)
  ((A)) Sir John Darell of Calehill (d 1509)
  m. Anne Isaac (dau of James Isaac of Bekesborne)
((i)) James (Jacob) Darell or Darrell of Calehill (d 05.10.1521)
  m. Anne Dyker (d 12.01.1562, dau of Nicholas Dyker of Rotherfield)
  ((a)) George Darell of Calehill (d 02.07.1578)
  m. Mary Whitehead (d 21.06.1585, dau of George Whitehead of Normans Court)
  (((1))) John Darell of Calehill (d 19.01.1618)
m. Anne Horne (d 04.01.1624, dau of Robert Horne, Bishop of Winchester)
  (((2))) Elizabeth Darell
  m. Robert Sidley
  ((b))+ other issue - Nicholas of Lexham, Hugo (had issue), daughter
  ((ii)) John Darell of Wittersham
  ((iii)) Agnes Darell or Darrell (d by 1474)
  Visitation (1619) reports that Agnes died before her husband and reports that he died in 1574. The Jerningham records show that he died in 1474 which would work if he was older than she.
  m. John Jernegan of Little Wirlingham (d 1474)
  ((iv)) Isabel Darell or Darrell reported in Commoners
  m. John Fane of Hilden
  ((B)) Juliana Darrell
  m. John Dering of Surrenden
  m2. Florence Chicheley (d 08.12.1465, dau of William Chicheley, Sheriff of London, niece of Henry, Archbishop of Canterbury)
  ((2)) Robert Darell of Ospring, Kent
  ((3)) Thomas Darell of Scotney, Sussex (b 24.07.1422)
  m. Thomasine Gresley (dau of Sir John Gresley of Staffordshire)
  ((A)) Henry Darell of Scotney (d 1536)
  m. Elizabeth Cheney (dau of John Cheney of Evall)
  ((i)) Thomas Darell of Scotney (d 1558)
  m. Elizabeth Horne (dau of James Horne of Bethersden)
((a)) Thomas or George Darell of Scotney presumably father or grandfather of ...
  (((1))) William Darell of Scotney
  (((A))) ?? Darell of Scotney
  According to BLG1886 (Darell of Calehill), the last of this line died in 1720.
  (((B))) Anne Darell
  m. Thomas Berkeley of Spetchley
  ((b)) Edward Darell of Pageham (d 1573, 3rd son)
Edward was listed 3rd in the Visitation (behind Thomas and George) but was identified in BP1934 as 2nd surviving son.
  m. Mary Darell (dau of Marmaduke Darell of Pageham) above
  (((1))) Sir Thomas Darell of Pageham
  m1. Elizabeth Morley (dau of Robert Morley of Glynde)
  m2. Anne Muschamp (dau of William Muschamp of Unsted and Godalming)
  m3. Bridget Crosby
  (((2))) Sir Marmaduke Darell of Fulmere (d 22.03.1631)
  m. Anne Leonard (dau of John Leonard of Knoll)
  (((3))) George Darell (d 1631, prebendary of Winchester)
  m. Anne Darell (d 1634, dau of John Darell of Calehill)
  (((4))) Elizabeth Darell
  m. George Shakerley
  ((c))+ other issue - Thomas or George, Christopher, Ursula, Frances
  B. Geoffrey Darell
  C. Beatrix Darell
  m. Sir John Maleverer of Allerton

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Darell formerly of Trewornan), BP1934 (Darell) with input (for Calehill & Scotney) from Visitation (Kent, 1574, Darrell), Visitation (Kent, 1619, Darrell and Dorrell), Visitation (Kent, 1530-1, Darell), Commoners (vol i, Darell of Calehill)
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