'Molyneux01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Molyneux of Little Crosby, Molyneux (de Molines) of Sefton

The information highlighted by blue asterisks (**) has provisionally been obtained from the impressive site at www.geneajourney.com.

William de Molines, later of Sephton (a 1066) was father or possibly brother of ...

1.

Vivian de Molines

A.

Adam de Molines of Sefton

m. Annota de Garnett (dau of Benedict de Garnett of Speke)

i.

Robert de Molines or Molyneux (temp John who r. 1199-1216)

m. Beatrix de Villiers (dau of Sir Robert de Villiers of Little Crosby)

a.

Richard de Molines or Molyneux of Sefton and Little Crosby

**

m. Edith le Boteler (dau of Sir Richard le Boteler, 'Pincerna', lord of Warrington)

(1)

Adam Molyneux of Sefton (a 1228)

**

m. Lettice de Brenley

**

(A)

Sir William Molyneux of Sefton

**

m. Margaret de Thornton (dau of Sir Alan de Thornton)

**

(i)

Richard Molyneux of Sefton (d c1320)

**

m. Emma Donne

(a)

Sir William Molyneux of Sefton (a 1286)

**

m. Isabella Scarsbrick (d 1289)

((1))

Sir Richard Molyneux of Sefton and Little Crosby (d 1363)

m. Agatha Kyrton (dau of Sir Roger Kyrton of Lardbrook)

((A))

Sir William Molyneux of Sefton and Little Crosby

m1. Joan Ellall (dau of Jordan Ellall, forester of Wyresdale, by Anne de Thwenge)

((i))

Sir William Molyneux of Sefton (a 1367)

m. Jane Holland (dau of Sir Robert Holland)

((a))

Sir Richard Molyneux of Sefton, Sheriff of Lancashire

m. Ellen Ursewick (dau of Sir Thomas Ursewick)

((b))

Sir Thomas Molyneux probable ancestor of Molyneux of Castle Dillon

((ii))

Sir Thomas Molyneux (d 1388)

((iii))

Sir John Molyneux of Crosby

((a))

Agatha Molyneux

m. David Blundell

((b))

(Jane) Molyneux

m. Robert (Roger) Erneys of Chester

Ormerod's 'Miscellanea Palatina' identifies the following Alice as dau/heir of Roger Erneys of Chester & Speke by Jane, dau/heir of William Molyneux of Crosby.

(((1)))

Alice Erneys

m. Sir Henry Norreys of Speke

((c))

daughter

m. Henry Charnock of Charnock

m2. Margaret (relict of Sir Robert Holland)

((B))

Joan Molyneux apparently of this generation

m. (1360) Henry de Scarisbrick

((C))

Ellen Molyneux apparently of this generation

m. Sir Richard Bold of Bold (d c1390)

(b)

Alice Molyneux probably of this generation

m. Hugh de Standish

(c)

Agnes Molyneux probably of this generation

m. Henry de Aintree

((1))

Emma de Aintree

m. Henry de Atherton of Aintree (d by 1343)

The following comes from VCH (Lancashire, vol 3, Townships: Little Crosby) with some support/input from VCH (Lancashire, vol 3, Townships: Rainhill).

(B)

Roger de Molyneux of Little Crosby, Speke & Rainhill, Lancashire (d c1287)

m. Agnes (dau/coheir of Simon de Rainhill (by Emma), son of Roger)

(i)

Sir Richard Molyneux of Little Crosby & Speke (d by 1325?)

m. Beatrice de Hindley (dau/heir of Adam de Hindley)

(a)

Sir John Molyneux of Little Crosby (d c1262)

((1))+

issue (dvpsp)

(b)

Allan Molineux of Raynhill possibly of this generation

VCH (Rainhill) mentions that there were various Molyneux families 'of Rainhill', Dugdale shows this Allan as son of Richard of Raynhill son of Roger of Raynhill & Hawkley (temp Edward I). As Dugdale does not show any siblings, this connection should not be said to have been confirmed.

(c)

Agnes Molyneux (a 1335)

m1. David Blundell of Great Crosby (d by 1311)

m2. Richard de Holland of Sutton (d by 1335)

(d)

Margery Molyneux

m. John de Lancaster

((1))

John de Lancaster of Rainhill

(e)+

other issue - Maud, Margaret, Elizabeth

Main sources: BP1934 (Sefton) with input from www.geneajourney.com as reported above and a little input from BEB1844 (Molyneux of Teversal)
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