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'Halford1'
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Families covered: Halford of Edith Weston (Edithweston), Halford of Welham, Halford of Wistow
| ?? Halford | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Richard Halford of Chepston (Clipstone), Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Andrew Halford of Wistow, Leicestershire (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Johanna Barret (dau of _ Barret of Medburne) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Edward Halford of Langham, Rutland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dionisia Bury of Rutland | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir Richard Halford, Sheriff of Leicestershire, 1st Bart of Wistow (b c1580, d 1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Isabella Bowman (dau of George Bowman of Medburne) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Andrew Halford of Kilby (b c1603, dvp 1657) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Turpin (dau of Sir George Turpin of Knaptoft) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Thomas Halford, 2nd Bart of Wistow (d 1679?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Selina Welby (d before 04.1698, dau of William Welby of Denton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Thomas Halford, 3rd Bart of Wistow (d unm 1689/960) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir William Halford, 4th Bart of Wistow (dsp 1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Judith Boothby (dau of Thomas Boothby of Tooley Park) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Sir Richard Halford, 5th Bart of Wistow (d 05.09.1727) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Cotton (dau of Rev. WIlliam Cotton of Broughton Asley) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir William Halford, 6th Bart of Wistow (b 1709, d unm 1768) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Thomas Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Palmer (dau of Thomas Palmer of Leicester) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Charles Halford, 7th Bart of Wistow, Sheriff of Leicestershire (dsp 21.07.1780, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.05.1769) Sarah Farnham (b 25.10.1741, dsp 02.10.1814, dau of Edward Farnham of Quorndon House, she m2. 6th Earl of Denbigh) | |||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | 3 sons (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Elizabeth Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Smalley (alderman of Leicester) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Hester Smalley (d 07.04.1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1764) James Vaughan of Leicester (b 27.03.1740, d 19.08.1813) | |||||||||||||||
| Wistow passed to one of their sons who took the name Halford. | |||||||||||||||
| (iv)+ | other issue - Charles, Welby (d unm), Benjamin, Mary (d 1742), Rebecca (d 1728) | ||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | 19 other children | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Joan Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Andrew Freeman | |||||||||||||||
| (3)+ | other issue - Richard (d unm), Andrew (d unm), Elizabeth, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Hasket (dau of Humphrey Hasket of Creeton) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Mary Nichols (dau of William Nichols of Haslted, widow of Richard Orton of Lea Grange) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | George Halford of Turlangton (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Joan Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Bowman | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Francis St. John | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Mary Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Luddington | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) joan Amber (d 1665) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Halford of Knebworth (a 1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Johanna Coleman (dau of _ Coleman of Turlangton) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - John, Richard | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Dionisia Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Sprigge of Langton | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Agnes Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Fauson of Little Bowden | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Andrew, William, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| C. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Henson of Slapton | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Halford | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Roger Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Brodgate | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Halford of Wellam or Welham, Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Foxley (dau of Nicholas Foxley of Blakesly or Blakesley) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Halford of Welham (a 1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Bussy (dau of Edmond Bussy of Hether) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Halford (b c1615) | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation ends with this generation. It is assumed that this was the William, identified in BEB1841 as grandfather of the 1st Bart of Welham, who married ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Atkyns (dau of Sir Henry Atkyns of Clapham) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir William Halford of Welham | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 04.1659) Elizabeth Pretyman (dau of Sir John Pretyman, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir William Halford, 1st Bart of Welham (b 1663, d 03.1708-9) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1692) Frances Cecil (d 1698, dau of James Cecil, 3rd Earl of Salisbury) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir James Halford, 2nd Bart of Welham (d unm after 1711) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Sir William Halford, 3rd Bart of Welham (d unm?) not mentioned by BEB1841 | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | John Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Elizabeth Lewis of Stanton St. John (b c1650, bur 17.11.1720) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Thomas, Jane | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Elmes (dau of Thomas Elmes of Greenes Norton) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Anthony Halford of Libourne, Northamptonshire (a 1619, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (1)+ | issue - Edward, Nicholas, Emma | ||||||||||||||
| c. | John Halford of Shankton, Leicestershire (5th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Saunders (dau of Mathew Saunders of Shankton) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Emma Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Bale of Carleton Curlew | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Grace Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Milo Bussie of Hether | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - Edward, Henry in London, Roger in London | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Richard Halford of Edithweston, Rutland | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Moore (dau of _ Moore of Weld) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Halford of Edith Weston, Sheriff of Rutland (b c1595/7, d 1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Montgomery (d c1627, dau of Sherrington Montgomery of Sherrington) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Charles Halford of Edith Weston, Sheriff of Rutland (b c1623, a 1681) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Michell (a 1681, dau of Thomas Michell of South Witham) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Jane Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher Berisford of Long Ledenham | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - Richard (b c1663, a 1681), Charles (d young), Elizabeth (b c1658), Anne (b c1659), Catherine (d young), Mary (d young), Catherine (d young), Dorothy (b c1667, a 1681) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | John Halford (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Jane Day (dsp 1667, dau of John Day of Chard) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Halford (d 1648, rector of Edith Weston, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Dowman (dau of William Dowman of Uffington) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Richard Halford | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jane Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Barr of Dowsby | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Catherine Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Clamp of Lynn Regis | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Anne Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Wilson of Edith Weston | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Jane Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Burton of Brarnston | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Grace Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Oliver of Norton | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Susanna Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Roos of Ashwell | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Dorothy Halford | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Cooper of Elton | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | other issue - Thomas (parson of Edithweston), Roger in London (d unm), John (dsp), William (dsp), Mary (d young), Elizabeth (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Brandwood of Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For line of Wistow : Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, Halford), BEB1841 (Halford of Wistow), TCB (vol ii, Halford of Wistow)
(2) For line of Welham : Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, Halford), Visitation (Rutland, 1618-9, Halford), Visitation (Rutland, 1681-2, Halford of Edith Weston), BEB1841 (Halford of Welham), TCB (vol iv, Halford or Holford of Welham)
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