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Families covered: Speke of Jordans, Speke of Whitelackington

Possibly of the same family as Walter Le Espec was ...

Richard Le Espek (a temp Henry II who r. 1154-1189)

William Le Espek

Richard Le Espek (a 1184)

Sir William Le Espek

m. Alice (dau of Sir Walter Gervois of Exton)

William Le Espek

m. Julian (dau of Sir John de Valletort of Clist St. Lawrence)

(1)

William Le Espek

(2)

John Le Espek or L'Espek of Bramford

m. Constance (dau of John de Esse)

(A)

(Sir) William Speke (3rd son)

m. Constance Totwell

(i)

John Speke of Dowlish, Cudworth and Compton Martin

m. Joan Keynes (dau of John Keynes or Keymes of Dowlish)

(a)

Sir John Speke

m. Alice Beauchamp, heiress of Whitelackington (dau of Sir Thomas Beauchamp)

((1))

John Speke of Whitelackington

m. _ Somaster (dau of William Somaster)

((A))

Sir John Speke of Whitelackington (a temp Henry VII who r. 1485-1509)

m. Alice

((i))

Sir John Speke of Whitelackington (a temp Henry VIII who r. 1509-1547) - continued below

m. Joan Wimworthy (dau of John Wimworthy)

(B)+

other issue (dsp) - John, Robert

Sir John Speke of Whitelackington (a temp Henry VIII who r. 1509-1547) - continued above

m. Joan Wimworthy (dau of John Wimworthy)

Sir John Speke of Whitelackington

m. Alice Arundel (dau of Sir John Arundel of Lathern)

Sir Thomas Speke of Whitelackington (a 1547)

m. Anne Berkeley (dau of Sir Richard Berkeley)

Sir George Speke of Whitelackington

m1. Elizabeth Luttrell (dau of Sir Andrew Luttrell, widow of Richard Mallett)

Sir George Speke of Whitelackington

m. Phillippa Russell (dau of William Russell or Rowsell of Ford)

(1)

George Speke of Whitelackington, Sheriff of Somersetshire (a 1592, 1623)

m. Joan Portman (dau of Sir John Portman, Bart of Orchard Portman)

(A)

George Speke of Whitelackington (a 1686)

m. Mary Pye (dau of Sir Robert Pye)

(i)

John Speke (3rd son)

m1. (sp) Katherine Prideaux (dau of Edmund Prideaux)

m2. Elizabeth Pelham (dau of Robert Pelham)

(a)

George Speke of Whitelackington

m1. Alice Brooking (dau of Nicholas Brooking)

((1))+

2 daughters (d young)

m2. (sp) Jane Hickmore (widow of William Pitts)

m3. Anne Peer-Williams (dau of William Peer-Williams)

((3))

Anne Speke (d 1797

m. (20.05.1756) Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guildford (b 12.04.1732, d 05.08.1792, Prime Minister)

(ii)

William Speke of Shipton Beauchamp (d 09.1734, 6th son)

m. Margaret Bond (dau of William Bond of Bestwall, son of Denis of Lutton)

(a)

George Speke of Curry Rivel (b 13.04.1699, dsps)

m. Jennings Anderton (dau of James Anderton) below

(b)

Anne Speke (b 10.12.1696)

m. Sir Edmund Elwill, Bart

(c)

Mary Speke

m1. _ Hawker

m2. John Howe

(d)+

other issue - William, John (b 10.04.1701), Margaret

(iii)

Mary Speke

m. Thomas Jennings of Burton, Somerset

(a)

Thomas Jennings (d unm young)

(b)

Mary Jennings

m1. Edmund Star

m2. Sir William Pynsent, Bart of Erthfont (d 15.06.1754)

(c)

Elizabeth Jennings

m1. James Anderton

((1))

Jennings Anderton

m1. (sp) Sir Charles Cornwallis Lloyd, Bart of Milfield

m2. George Speke (dsps) above

((2))+

other issue - Mary, Elizabeth

m2. John Trevelian

(iv)

Phillippa Speke

m1. Sir John Trenchard

m2. _ Sadler

(v)+

other issue - George (b c1644, d 1668), Hugh (a 1686), Charles, Thomas in London (d young), Elizabeth

(B)

Henry Speke (d young)

(C)

William Speke of Jordans

m. Anne Roynon

(i)

William Speke of Jordans

m. Elizabeth King of Devon

(a)

William Speke of Jordans (d 13.11.1792, prebendary of Wells and Bristol)

m. Juliana Webber (d 1792, dau of Charles Webber of Exeter)

((1))

William Speke of Jordans (b 1771)

m1. (1794) Mary Dickinson (d 17.06.1805, dau of Benjamin Dickinson of Tiverton)

((A))

iWilliam Speke had issue

m. Georgiana Elizabeth Hanning (dau of William Hanning of Dillington)

((B))

George Speke had issue

m. Elizabeth Dickinson of Tiverton

((C))

Hugh Speke (4th son) had issue

m. Mary Coles (dau of J.B. Coles of Porrocks Lodge)

((D))

Juliana Speke

m. S. Barnes (son of Archdeacon of Exeter)

((E))+

other issue - Benjamin Dickinson (d young), Mary (d unm 21.03.1827)

m2. (1809) Frances (dau of Archdeacon Andrew of Exeter)

((G))+

other issue - Frances, Isabella, Charlotte

m3. (1823) Susan Mico (dau of J. Mico of Hortman)

((J))

child (d infant)

((2))

Mary Speke

m. _ Follet of Dorset

((3))

Sarah Speke

m. Rev. _ Fewtrell of Somerset

((4))

Anne Speke

m. Rev. C. Marshall of Exeter

(ii)

Anne Speke

m. _ Walrond

(iii)

Joane Speke (d 13.03.1680)

(iv)

Phillippa Speke

m. _ Musgrave of Exeter (MD)

(a)

son

(b)

daughter

m. Thomas Brown of Kings Carswell, Devon

(D)

Ann Speke (bur 14.06.1674)

m. Thomas Warr (bpt 28.03.1611, d before 12.12.1682)

(E)

Phillippa Speke

m. Edward Berkeley of Pylle (d 1669)

One of their descendants inherited Orchard Portman and took the name Portman.

(2)

Anne Speke

m. Sir John Horner of Mells

(3)

Dorothy Speke (d before 10.04.1674)

m. Thomas Warr or Warre of Hestercomb (b 28.11.1576, bur 30.04.1617)

(4)

Margaret Speke

m. Henry Dennis of Pucklechurch

(5)

Elizabeth Speke

m. Thomas Chester of Allmerburie

(6)

Philippa Speke

m. Thomas (not Edward) Bridger or Brydges of Keynsham

Barbara Speke

m. William Thornhill

Anne Speke

m. Sir George Trenchard

m2. Dorothy Gilbert (dau of Edward Gilbert of London)

Hugh Speke

m. ?? (heiress of Beke of Berkshire)

Elizabeth Speke

m. John Chudly of Charleton

Dorothy Speke

m. (c1585) Sir Edward Gorges (b 1564, d 1624)

Main source(s): Commoners (vol iv, Speke of Jordans) with a little support from Visitation (Somersetshire, 1623, Speke)
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