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'Shafto02'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Shafto of Bavington, Shafto of Benwell Tower
| Cuthbert Shafto of Bavington | |||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Bertram (dau/coheir of Roger Bertram) | |||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1886 jumps from the above Cuthbert (m. Isabel Bertran) to the undermentioned William. Various web sites provide the generations from Cuthbert to this George but we have not yet seen confirmation that this George was father (rather than grandfather) of ... | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Shafto of Bavington (a 1715) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Riddell (dau of Thomas Riddell of Swinburne Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| William was attainted in 1715 (as was his son John) and Bavington was forfeited. However, Bavington was purchased by Admiral George Delaval whose sister had married George Shafto who was nephew of this William | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Shafto (a 1715) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | ?? Shafto | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Shafto, later Delaval-Shafto of Bavington, Sheriff of Northumberland (a 1767, dsp?, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1886 suggests that George d unm but, unless there is confusion between different Georges, Wikipedia suggests that the Delaval connection (and the restoration of Bavington into the family) came through his marriage to ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Delaval (dau of George Deleval of North Dissington, sister of Admiral George) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Robert Shafto of Bavington (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | ?? Shafto | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Heron (descended from the Herons of Chipchase Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Cuthbert Shafto of Bavington, Sheriff of Northumberland (b 1736, d 1812) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | George Dalston Shafto of Bavington (dsp 1826) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Robert Shafto of Bavington had issue | ||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | 6 others | ||||||||||||||
| m2. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| (ix)+ | 17 children (most d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
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| Robert Shafto of Benwell Tower, Northumberland (d 1670) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Shafto (bpt 30.05.1626, dvp 08.11.1668) | ||||||||||||||
| m(2). (1660) Mary Foulis (bur 19.08.1624, dau of Sir Henry Foulis, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Shafto of Benwell Tower, Sheriff of Northumberland (bpt 10.03.1664, d 1714) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Heselrigge (a 1715, dau/coheir of Sir Thomas Heselrigge, 3rd Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Shafto of Benwell Tower, Sheriff of Northumberland (d 03.11.1735) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1715) Mary Jenison (dau of Ralph Jenison or Jennison of Elswick,. sister/heir of Ralph) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Shafto of Benwell Tower & Wratting Park (Cambridgeshire), Sheriff of Northumberland (d 18.06.1780) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.04.1752) Camilla Allen (bur 19.06.1782, dau/coheir of Thomas Allen of Chester-le-Street) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Shafto of Benwell Tower & Wratting Park (b 1760-1, d unm 1781) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | son (dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Camilla Shafto of Benwell (bpt 14.02.1756, d 18.11.1827) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1784) William (aka Hugh) Adair (d 1844, Captain) | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Jenison (dsp 1771), Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Dorothy Shafto | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Jane Shafto (bpt 05.02.1663, a 10.1700) | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Sanderson of Durham | |||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Henry (bpt 13.03.1666, dsp bur 03.02.1711), Mary | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : various web sites (particularly here)
(2) For lower section : 'The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: Mortimer-Percy Volume' by Marquis of Ruvigny & Raineval 1907 (available on Google Books) with support from the section on Castle Ward (St. John's Parish) in 'An Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland' (vol II) by E. Mackenzie (1825)
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