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Families covered: Shafto of Bavington, Shafto of Newcastle, Shafto of Whitworth

Son of Cuthbert, 2nd or younger son of Sir Thomas Folliott, was ...
Thomas Folliott aka Shafto of Shafto Crag, Northumberland (a 1300)
1. ?? Shafto
  A. ?? Shafto
  i. ?? Shafto
a. ?? Shafto
  (1) ?? Shafto
  6th in descent from the above Thomas was ...
  (A) William Shafto (a 1441)
  m. ??, heiress of Bavington
  (i) Edward Shafto of Bavington, Northumberland
  m. Elizabeth Swinburne (dau of Thomas Swinburne of Nafferton)
  (a) Cuthbert Shafto of Bavington
  m. Isabel Bertram (dau/coheir of Roger Bertram)
The following was found on various web sites (in particular here).
  ((1)) John Shafto of Bavington (d by 1565)
  m. Anne Ellerker (dau of Sir William Ellerker of Dunstanburgh & Warkworth Castle)
((A)) John Shafto of Bavington (dsp by 1583)
  ((B)) Edward Shafto of Little Bavington (d by 1593)
  m. Margerie Heron (dau of _ Heron of Chipchase Castle)
  ((i)) George Shafto of Little Bavington (d 1679)
  ((ii)) Mary Shafto
  m. Cuthbert Fenwick of Little Bavington
  ((C)) William Shafto of Little Bavington (d 06.10.1599) possibly the William who married ...
  m. Ann Swinburne (b 1546, dau of Roger Swinburne of Edlingham) possibly mother of ...
  ((i)) Margery Shafto
  m. Edward Shafto (son of Reynold of Throckington)
  ((D))+ other issue - Luke, Jane, Mary, Dorothy, Grace
 

One of the daughters married ...

  m. (by 1571) John Fenwick of Brenkney
  (b) Alexander Shafto
  m. Anne Fenwick (dau of _ Fenwick of Little Harle)
  (c) Mark Shafto, Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (a 1548, youngest son) - continued below
  m. Margaret Riddle
  (d)+ other issue - Sampson, Ninian

 

 

Mark Shafto, Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (a 1548) - continued above
m. Margaret Riddle
1. Edward Shafto of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (d 1576) had issue
  m. Isabel Ogle
2. Ninian Shafto of Newcastle (d 1581, 3rd son)
  m. Anne Brandling (dau of Henry Brandling of Newcastle)
  A. Robert Shafto, Sheriff of Newcastle (a 1607, eldest son)
  m. Jane Eden (dau of Robert Eden of Newcastle)
i. Robert Shafto of Benwell Tower ancestor of Shaftos of Benwell
  ii. Mark Shafto, 1st of Whitworth (co. Durham) (d 25.02.1659, recorder of Newcastle)
  m. Mary Legard (dau of Thomas Legard of Newcastle)
  a. Sir Robert Shafto of Whitworth (d 21.05.1705, recorder of Newcastle, Serjeant-at-law)
  m. (1661) Catherine Widdrington (dau/coheir of Sir Thomas Widdrington of Cheeseburn Grange by Frances Fairfax)
(1) Mark Shafto of Whitworth, Sheriff of co. Durham (b 1662, d 28.12.1723)
  m. Catherine or Margaret Ingleby (dau of Sir John Ingleby of Ripley, Bart)
  (A) Robert Shafto of Whitworth (dsp)
  m. Dorothy Dawney (dau of Henry Dawney, 2nd Viscount Downe, m2. Rev. Thomas Eden)
  (B) John Shafto of Whitworth (d 03.04.1742)
  m. Mary Jackson (d 1768, dau/heir of Thomas Jackson of Nunnington, m2. _ Wynne)
  (i) Robert Shafto of Whitworth (d 24.11.1797)
  m. (18.04.1774) Anne Duncombe (dau/heir of Thomas Duncombe of Duncombe Park by Diana Howard)
  (a) John Shafto of Whitworth (d unm 07.1802)
  (b) Robert Eden Shafto of Whitworth Park (b 23.03.1776, d 17.01.1848) had issue
  m. (11.1803) Catherine Eden (d 19.03.1872, dau of Sir John Eden, Bart of Windlestone)
  (c) Thomas Shafto (b 23.08.1777)
(ii) Dorothy Shafto (d 1805)
  m. (19.04.1763) William Vaughan, Earl of Lisburne
  (iii)+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas Goodfellow (d 17.10.1797, rector of Brancepeth, Canon in Oxford), Margaret (d 1818)
  (C) Catherine Shafto
  m. (31.01.1715) Sir John Eden of Windestone, Bart
  b. Jane Shafto
  m. (10.01.1652) William Strother of Fowerby
  c.+ other issue - Thomas, Mary
  iii. Ninian Shafto (d 1647) had issue
  m. Jane Carr
  iv. Eden Shafto
  m. Anthony Metcalfe
  v. Anne Shafto
  m. John Clavering of Axwell
  vi. Dorcas Shafto
  m. Henry Cock of Newcastle
  vii.+ other issue (d unm) - Mary, Alice, Isabel, others (dvp)
3. Elizabeth Shafto
  m. William Greenwell
4.+ other issue - Mark (dsp 1593, Sheriff then Mayor of Newcastle), Leonard (d unm 06.12.1594), Launcelot (dsp)

Main source(s): Commoners (vol 1, Shafto of Whitworth), BLG1886 (Shafto of Whitworth)
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