'Mainwaring02'
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Families covered: Mainwaring of Bromborough, Mainwaring of Ightfield, Mainwaring of Over Peover

Randle Mainwaring of Over Peover (b c1368, d 1456)
m. (1393) Margery Venables (dau of Hugh Venables of Kinderton)
1. Sir John Mainwaring of Over Peover (d before 1481)
  Visitation (1580) shows Sir John's wife as Margaret Tuchett, dau of Lord Audley, and shows Mary Delves as first wife of their son William. We follow BP1934 & BLG1952 in showing the marriages as follows ...
  m1. (1411) Margaret Delves (dau of John Delves of Doddington)
  A. William Mainwaring (dvp)
  m. (1443) Ellen Butler (dau of Sir John Butler of Bewsey)
  BP1934 identifies the Sir John who married Catherine Honford as grandson of the Sir John above. We follow BLG1952 and Visitation (1580).
  i. John Mainwaring of Over Peover (d 08.07.1495)
m. Maud Legh (dau of Robert Legh of Adlington)
  a. Sir John Mainwaring of Over Peover, Sheriff of Flintshire (b 1470, d 03.1515)
  m. Catherine Honford (sister of William Honford of Honford or Hanford)
  (1) Sir Randall Mainwaring of Over Peover (b c1495, d 06.09.1557)
  m1. Elizabeth Brereton (dau of Sir Randoll Brereton)
  m2. Elizabeth Leycester (dau of Sir Ralph Leycester of Toft)
Visitation (1580) shows Sir Randall'ssole wife and mother of his children as Elizabeth Brereton. Visitation (1613) reports one source that identifies Elizabeth Leister (Leycester), second wife, as mother of his children but another source that says the mother was Elizabeth Brereton. There is obviously some doubt here.
  (A) Margaret Mainwaring
  m. Sir Arthur Mainwaring of Ightfield, Sheriff of Shropshire (a 1563) @@ below
  (B) Katherine Mainwaring
  m. John Davenport of Henbury
  (C) Elizabeth Mainwaring
  m1. Peter Shakerley of Hulme (d 06.01.1553)
  m2. Christopher Holford of Holdford (d 1581)
(2) Philip Mainwaring of Over Peover (7th son)
  m. Anne Leycester (dau of Sir Ralph Leycester of Toft)
  (A) Sir Randle Mainwaring of Over Peover (d 1612)
  m1. (1568) Margaret Fitton (dau of Sir Edward Fitton of Gawseworth)
  (i) Sir Randle Mainwaring of Over Peover (d 1634)
  m. Joan Smithe (dau of Sir Thomas Smithe of Houghe)
  (a) Philip Mainwaring of Over Peover (b c1596, d 01.12.1647)
  m. (c12.1617) Ellen Minshull (dau of Edward Minshull of Stoke)
  ((1)) Sir Thomas Mainwaring, 1st Bart of Over Peover, Sheriff of Cheshire (b c1623, d 28.06.1689, 2nd son)
  m. (26.05.1622) Mary Delves (dau of Sir Henry Delves, Bart of Doddington)
  ((A)) Sir John Mainwaring, 2nd Bart of Over Peover (d 04.11.1702)
  m. (28.09.1676) Elizabeth Whitley (dau of Roger Whitley of Peel)
((i)) Sir Thomas Mainwaring, 3rd Bart of Over Peover (b 07.08.1681, dsp 21.09.1726)
  m. (20.03.1724-5) Martha Lloyd (dau of William Lloyd of Halgton)
  ((ii)) Roger Mainwaring (dsp 1707)
  m. Elizabeth Middleton (of Skipton)
  ((iii)) Henry Mainwaring of Over Peover (b 03.08.1686, d 01.07.1726)
  m. (26.07.1725) Diana Blackett (dau of William Blackett)
((a)) Sir Henry Mainwaring, 4th Bart of Over Peover (b 07.11.1726, d unm 04.1797)
  Diana married a second time, to Rev. Thomas Wetenhall (rector of Walthamstow), and had a son Thomas Wetenhall who succeeded to Over Peover and changed his name to Mainwaring.
  ((B)) Elizabeth Mainwaring
  m. Peter Shakerley of Hulme (dsp 1726)
  ((2))+ other issue - Randall (b c1621), Edward
  (b) George Mainwaring
  m. Elizabeth Tatton (dau of Robert Tatton of Withensham)
(c) Elizabeth Mainwaring
  m. Robert Ravenscroft (bur 15.04.1640, son of Thomas of Bretton)
  (d) Anne Mainwaring
  m. Robert Brereton
  (e) Margaret Mainwaring
  m. Henry Birkenhead (son of Henry of Backford)
(ii) Anne Mainwaring
  m. Lawrance Smithe (d 1621, son of Sir Thomas Smithe)
  (iii) Katharen Mainwaring (d 11.1613)
  m. Sir Edward Stanley, 1st Bart of Bickerstaff (bur 04.05.1640)
  (iv) Elizabeth Mainwaring (b 1587, d 1641)
  m. (1611) Peter Leycester of Nether Tabley (b 1588, d 07.03.1647)
  (v)+ other issue - Edmond, Thomas, Edward, John, Anthony or Arthur, Phillipe, Elianor
  m2. Katharen Hurleston (d 1618, dau of Roger Hurleston of Chester)
(B) Edmund Mainwaring
  (3) Edward Mainwaring of Whitmore and Biddulph (d 1586, 8th son)
  m. Alice de Boghay (d 1573, dau of Robert de Boghay or Boghey)
  (4) Robert Mainwaring of Marton (9th son)
  m. Margaret Glegg (dau of John Glegg of Gaiton or Geyton)
  (5) Henry Mainwaring (13th son)
  (A) Philipe Mainwaring
  (6) Catherine Mainwaring presumably the Katherine who married ...
  m. William Newton of Pownall
(7)+ other issue - Edmund (dsp), John (dsp), Piers (dsp), William (dsp), Richard (dsp), Thomas of Canterbury, George, Richard, Margaret, Catherine
  b. Robert Mainwaring
  c. Maud Mainwaring
  m. (1490) Thomas Starkey of Wrenbury
  d. Joan Mainwaring
  m. (1512) Sir Thomas Ashton of Ashton
  B. Elizabeth Mainwaring
  m. Piers Warburton, younger of Arley
  C. Margaret Mainwaring
  m. Hamnet Ashley of Ashley
  m2. (1455) Joan Warren (dau of John Warren of Pointon)
  partner unknown
D. Nicholas Mainwaring of Nantwich
2. William Mainwaring of Ightfield (b c1396, d 1499)
  m. Margaret Warren (dau of John Warren)
  A. George Mainwaring (dsp)
  B. Thomas Mainwaring of Ightfield (b c1450, d 1508)
  This generation is not given by Visitation (1580) but was found in various web sites and appears to be confirmed by cross-reference from the Sutton records.
  m. Jane de Sutton (dau of Sir John de Sutton, Lord of Dudley)
  i. Sir John Mainwaring of Ightfield (b c1478, a 06.1513)
  m. Joan Lacon (dau of Sir Andrew Lacon)
a. Sir Richard Mainwaring of Ightfield, Sheriff of Shropshire (d 30.09.1558)
  Visitation (1580) identifies Richard's wife as daughter of Sir Andrew Corbett but various web sites show her as ...
  m. Dorothy Corbet (dau of Sir Robert Corbet)
  (1) Sir Arthur Mainwaring of Ightfield, Sheriff of Shropshire (d 1590)
  m. Margaret Mainwaring (dau of Sir Randall Mainwaring of Over Peover) @@ above
  (A) Sir George Mainwaring
  m. _ More (dau of Sir Edward More)
  (i) Arthur Mainwaring
  (B) Mary Mainwaring (b c1541, d 1578)
  m. (06.01.1559/60) Richard Cotton of Combermere (b 1540, d 1602)
(C) Elizabeth Mainwaring
  m. (1569) Sir Thomas Aston of Aston, Sheriff of Cheshire (d 1613)
  (2) George Mainwaring possibly of this generation
  m. Ellen Aston (dau of John Aston of Aston)
  (3) Mary Mainwaring possibly of this generation
  m. Adam Oteley of Pitchford (d 16.10.1578)
  ii. Cicely Mainwaring (d c1558?)
  m. John Cotton (d c1588?)
  C. Margery Mainwaring
  m. Philip Egerton of Egerton (d c1474)
3. Randle Mainwaring of Kirmincham or Carincham
  m. Margaret Savage (dau of Sir John Savage of Stainesby and Clifton)
4. Hugh Mainwaring or Manwaring of Croxton
  m. Warren Croxton (dau of _ Croxton of Croxton)
5. Elizabeth Mainwaring
  m. Rafe Egerton of Wrynehill (d 1452)
6. Cicely Mainwaring
  m. Thomas Fowlehurst of Crewe
7. Joan Mainwaring
  m. (1411) John Davenport of Davenport
8. Ellen Mainwaring
  m. Thomas Fitton of Gawsworth
9. Agnes Mainwaring (d unm)
10. Margaret Mainwaring
  m1. William Bromley (of Boddington family)
  m2. Sir John Nidham (judge in Chester)
11. Clemence Mainwaring mentioned by various web sites
  m. (1413) William Beeston of Beeston (d 1416)
12. Maud Mainwaring possibly of this generation
  m. William Poole of Poole (a 1429)
13. Alice Mainwaring possibly of this generation
  m. William Richard de Spurstowe

Main sources: BP1934 (Mainwaring), BLG1952 (Cavenagh-Mainwaring of Whitmore and Biddulph), Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, Meinilwarin or Manwaringe of Peever), Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, Mainwaring of Peover)
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