'Amadas1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Amadas (Amadys) of Plymouth, Amidas of Jenkins

                               
William Amadys ("Serviens ad Arma H. 8.")
1. John Amadys (d by 1553, 'Sergeant at arms')
  m. Elizabeth (a 1546, widow of _ Trevosper)
  A. William Amadys (Amadas) (d 12.09.1560, 2nd son)
  m. Katherine Butside (a 1553, dau of Anthony Butside)
  i. John Amadys (Amadas) 'of Plymouth' (b c1542, d 27.02.1581)
  m. Jane Nicoll (dau of John Nicoll of St. Tudy)
  a. Francis Amadas of Plymouth (bur 08.04.1649)
  m. Judith Fownes (dau of Humphry Fownes of Plymouth)
  (1) Jane Amadas (bpt 13.11.1614)
m. (01.10.1646) Thomas Lane
  (2)+ other issue - John (bpt 06.10.1609, bur 21.03.1610-1), John (bpt 29.11.1605, bur 14.12.1605), Dorothy (bpt 23.05.1622)
  b. Isabell Amadas
  m. Richard Gayer of Plymouth
  c. Susan Amadas
  m. (21.09.1584) John Lemot
  d. Judith Amadas
  m1. (21.04.1599) William Sparke
  m2. (17.09.1607) Robert Trelawny
  e.+ other issue - John (a 1627), Philip (b c1565), Mary (bur 18.01.1581-2)
  ii. Alice Amadys (Amadas)
  m1. _ Dowse of Totnes
  m. _ Savory of Eadm
  iii. Grace Amadys (Amadas)
  m. _ Stiert of Biddiford
iv. Johanna Amadys (Amadas)
  m. John Blomfield of London
  v. Susanna Amadys (Amadas)
  m. _ of Plymouth
  vi. Margaret Amadys (Amadas)
  m1. (sp) John Heath
m. Nicholas Slanyng of Bickea Mater (Bickleigh)
  vii. Agnes Amadys (Amadas)
  m. Edward Marlor of London
  viii.+ other issue (a 1553) - William, Charles, Richard, Mary
  B. Agnes Amadys (Amadas)
  m1. Thomas Mohun ("Servientis ad Arma H. 8.")
  m2. Thomas Stoford
  m3. John Charles
  m4. William (not John) Abbott of Hartland
  C.+ other issue - Charles (dvp), Robert (a 1546)
2. Margaret Amadys
  m. John Sowle

 

 

Robert Amidas (d by 1532, Master of the Mint, Keeper of the Jewels)
m. Elizabeth Bryce (b c1478, d before 1542, dau of James Bryce of Jenkins, m2. Sir Thomas Nevill of Mereworth)
1. Elizabeth Amidas (d before 1532)
  m. Richard Scrope of Castle Combe (d 1572)
2. Thomasine Amidas
  m. Sir Richard Stapylton of Burton Joyce

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 25.01.18) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Amadas of Plymouth', p12)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 21.03.26) : 'The Chesters of Chicheley' (Robert Edmond Chester Waters, vol 1 ( 1878), p22)
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