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'Purefoy1'
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Families covered:
Purefoy of Caldecote, Purefoy of Fenny Drayton, Purefoy of Foxcote, Purefoy
of Misterton, Purefoy of Shalstone (Shalleston), Purefoy of Shireford
| William Purefoy of Misterton (a 1312) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Philip Purefoy of Misterton and Churchover (a 1344) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Shireford (dau of Simon Shireford of Shireford) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Purefoy of Drayton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Whellesburgh (dau of _ Whellesorgh of Fenny Drayton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | ?? Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| This may have been the William Purefoy of Drayton whose daughter was ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Margaret Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Feilding of Newnham Paddox | |||||||||||||||
| b. | ?? Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | ?? Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| Great-great-grandson of the above Thomas was ... | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Purefoy of (Fenny) Drayton (d 1542) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Fitzherbert (dau of Sir Ralph Fitzherbert of Norbury) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Ralph Purefoy of (Fenny) Drayton | ||||||||||||||
| (a) | ?? Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | George Purefoy of (Fenny) Drayton (d 1593) | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Joyce Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Purefoy of Shalleston @1@ below | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Michael Purefoy of Caldecote (b 14.03.1497, d 21.07.1570) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joyce Harwick (dau of John Harwick of Lindly) | |||||||||||||||
| BEB1844 identifies Michael's wife and reports that Michael lived in the time of Queen Mary (who r. 1553-1558). Various web sites provide his dates which indicate that he was probably the father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Purefoy of Caldecote (b 1527, d 01.09.1615) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1572) Katherine Wigston (d 16.04.1653, dau of Sir William Wigston) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Magdalene Purefoy (b 1573, d 16.04.1653) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1590) Anthony Grey, 9th Earl of Kent (b 1557, d 09.11.1643) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Dorothy Purefoy probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roger Dudley (b 1552, d 1627) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Joyce Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Ruding of Ardbury | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Joan Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Staresore | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Elizabeth Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Cawarden of Mavesy and Ridware | |||||||||||||||
| (vi)+ | other issue - Hugh, Anthony, Isabella (nun), Dorothy (nun) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Elizabeth Purefoy possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1416) Richard Knightley of Fawsley and Upton | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Purefoy of Shireford (a 1356) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Chetwyn (dau of Sir William Chetwyn of Ingestre) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Purefoy of Shireford, later of Shalstone or Shalleston and Foxcote (bur 16.09.1466) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marian Ayott (dau of Alan Ayott of Shalstone and Foxcote) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Philip Purefoy of Baddesley Clinton and Foxcote (d 1468) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1464) Isabel | |||||||||||||||
| b. | John Purefoy of Shalstone and Shireford (a 1517) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Nicholas Purefoy of Shalstone and Shireford (d 18.02.1547) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alice Denton (dau (sb sister?) of Thomas Denton of Besselsleigh or Besils Lee) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Edward Purefoy of Shalstone (b 13.06.1494, d 01.06.1558) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Fettiplace (d 16.08.1568, dau of Richard Fettiplace of Besselsleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Purefoy of Shalstone (dsp 1579) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Brown (bur 24.01.1566) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Ann Windsor of Stoke Poges | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Purefoy of Hollingbourne, later of Shalstone (b 01.03.1524, d 05.07.1595) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (12.02.1548) Beatrix Chilhurst (dau of Thomas de Chilhurst) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Purefoy (d unm 10.05.1601, vicar of Wath) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Thomas Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Blendina Goodwin (dau of Thomas Goodwin, Bishop of Bath and Wells) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Marmion Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Cicely Goodwin (dau of John Goodwin of Upper Winchendon) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Edward Purefoy (b 13.09.1555, dvp 15.03.1594) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1580) Joyce Purefoy (d 1596, dau of George Purefoy of Fenny Drayton) @1@ above | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | George Purefoy of Drayton and Shalstone (b 1583, d 13.05.1628) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Knightley (dau of Sir Valentine Knightley of Fawsley) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Dorothy Denny (dau of Henry Denny of Waltham Abbey) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (1627) Jane Roberts (dau of Francis Roberts of Willesden) | |||||||||||||||
| The following come from Visitation (Berkshire, 1665-6, Purefoy of Wadley by Faringdon). | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Edward Purefoy (rector of Battesford) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Broderwick (dau of Francis Broderwick of Langford) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Jane Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Purefoy of Caldecot | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Anne Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Edward Gisborne of Kent | |||||||||||||||
| ((5))+ | other issue - William (dsp), Elizabeth (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | other issue - Thomas (b 09.12.1557), Anne (d 01.11.1558) | ||||||||||||||
| m3. Mary Boys (dau of William Boys of Fredville) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Mary Purefoy apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| The following connection was found in various web sites. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Thorne of Yadley Hastings, Nothamptonshire | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Jane Thorne | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Hender of Botreaux Castle (d 07.06.1611) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Clemence Lydiate | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Simon Purefoy (bur 06.05.1579) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m3. Katharine Brayfield (d 06.5.1566, dau of Richard Brayfield of Buckinghamshire) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | George Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Martin Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1567) Elizabeth Williams | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Richard Purefoy (bpt 10.01.1568) | ||||||||||||||
| (E) | Isabella Purefoy | ||||||||||||||
| The following marriage is given in BEB1844 but not in BLG1952. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Goodwin, Bishop of Bath and Wells | |||||||||||||||
| A daughter of Bishop Thomas, possibly (but not proven) by Isabella, was ... | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Blendina Goodwin | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Purefoy @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
BEB1844 (Purefoy of Wadley), BLG1952 (Purefoy of Shalstone)
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