'Offley1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Offley of Madeley, Offley of Norton Hall

William (or Richard) Offley of Chester
m. _ Cradoke or Cradock
1. Sir Thomas Offley of Mandeley aka Madeley (Staffordshire), Lord Mayor of London (d 29.08.1582)
  m. Joan Nichells (dau/heir of John Nichells by Katherine/dau/heir of Sir Stephen Jennings, Lord Mayor of London)
A. Henry Offley (d 03.09.1613-4)
  m. Mary White (dau of Sir John White, Lord Mayor of London)
  i. Thomas Offley (dsp)
  ii. Sir John Offley of Madeley (d 1646)
  m. Anne Fuller (dau of Nicholas Fuller of Chamber House)
a. John Offley of Madeley (d 1658)
  m1. Dorothy Lidcott (dau of Sir John Lidcott of Mousley)
  m2. Mary Broughton (dau of Thomas Broughton of Broughton)
(1) John Offley of Madeley (b 1649-50)
  m. Anne Crewe (dau of John Crewe of Crewe Hall)
  Their son John inherited Crewe Hall and took the name Crewe.
  (2) Thomas Offley (b 1650-1)
  (A)+ issue (a 1694) - Thomas (b c1677), Henry (b c1678), Walter (b c1680), Charles (b c1682), Edward (b c1683)
  (3) Mary Offley
  m. Sir Willoughby Aston of Aston, Bart (d 14.12.1702)
  d. William Offley probably of this generation
  m. Frances Lane (dau of John Lane of Bentley)
  b. Elizabeth Offley (d 1686)
  m. Sir Robert (not Arthur) Jenney (d 1660, son/heir of Sir Arthur of Knodsall)
c. Katherine Offley
  m1. Thomas Willis (son of Thomas of the Inner Temple)
  m2. William Willis (b c1615, dsp 1676, brother of Sir Thomas, Bart of Fen Ditton)
  d. Sarah Offley
  m. Peter Browne of London
2. William Offley
  m. Anne Beswick (dau of William Beswick, alderman of London, m2. Sir Henry Bromley of Holt (son of Lord Chancellor), m3. John Thornboroughm, Bishop of Worcester)
  A.+ issue - William, Robert, Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary, 10 others (d infant)
3. Richard Offley
  m. Jane Chester (dau of Sir William Chester)
4. Robert Offley
A. Robert Offley 'of London'
  m. Anne Osborne (dau of Sir Robert Osborne, Lord Mayor of London)
5. John Offley
  A. Mary Offley
6. Hugh Offley
  Possibly the Hugh of London who, according to Visitation (London, 1633-5, Offley) was father of ...
  A. Thomas Offley of London
  m. Amie Cletherow (sister of Alderman Cletherow)
  i. Catherine Ofley
  m. Philip Edlin of Middlesex
  ii.+ other issue - Christopher, Francis, Anne, Brigit
7. Margaret Offley
  m. James Leveson (brother of Nicholas who m. Dennis Bodley)
8. Margaret Offley (d before 05.06.1573)
  m. Stephen Kirton of London
9. Isabel Offley
  m. Nicholas Leveson of London
10.+ other issue - 2 daughters

 

 

We do not know what the connection (if any) was between the family above and the family below but we show the following here for convenience.
Stephen Offley
m. Ursula Clarke (sister/heir of Cornelius Clarke of Norton Manor)
1. Robert Offley of Norwich, later of Norton Manor probably father of ...
  A. Stephen Offley of Norton Hall, Derbyshire
  m. Anne Shute (dau of Benjamin Shute)
  Parents of Amelia. Presumed parents of ...
  i. Joseph Offley of Norton Hall (d 1751) called Stephen by some sources
  a. Edmund Offley (d young)
  b. Urith Offley (d 30.11.1781)
  m. (15.03.1759) Samuel Shore of Norton Hall & Mearsbrook (b 05.02.1738, d 16.11.1828)
  c. daughter
  m. Francis Edmunds of Worsboroiugh
  ii. Amelia Offley (b 27.07.1717, d 26.05.1778)
  m. (1741) Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Bart of Nettleham (b c1712, d 16.06.1779)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Staffordshire, 1614+1663-4, Offley of Madeley)
(2) For lower section : various web sites
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