'Barnston1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Barnston of Chester, Barnston of Churton

                               
Ormerod identifies the arms of the following family as "Azure, a fesse dancette Ermine, between six cross crossletts fitchee, Or".
Hugh de Bernston of Barnston (a 1292) possibly father of ...
1. Hugh de Bernston of Barnston (a temp Edward II who r. 1307-1327) possibly father of ...
  A. Robert de Barnston of Barnston & Haselwall (a 1353) possibly father of ...
  i. John de Barnston (a 1361)
  m. Eustatia de Haselwall (d by 1361, dau/coheir of Ralph de Haselwall, widow of William de Egerton)
  ii. Robert Barnston of Churton (a 1379)
a. Ralph Barnston of Churton (a 1403)
  b. ?? Barnston
  (1) Urian Barnston of Churton (a 1448, 1452)
  m. Catherine de Crew (dau of Edward de Crew of Crew)
  (A) Thomas Barnston of Churton (a temp Henry VII who r. 1485-1509)
  (i) William Barnston
  (a) Thomas Barnston of Churton the first mentioned by Crisp
  m. Elizabeth Manning (dau/heir of Thomas Manning of Chester)
  ((1)) William Barnston of Churton (d 21.07.1620) - continued below
  m. Elizabeth Massey (dau of Roger Massey of Coddington)
  ((2) Anne Barnston
  m. John Stringer of Crewe
  (2) Margery Barnston (a 1448)

 

 

William Barnston of Churton (d 21.07.1620) - continued above
m. Elizabeth Massey (d 13.01.1606/7, dau of Roger Massey of Coddington by Elizabeth Brereton)
1. Thomas Barnston of Churton (a 1631)
  m. Elizabeth Taylor (dau of Richard Taylor of Hardwick)
  A. William Barnston of Churton (b c1597, d 08.03.1664/5)
  m. (10.08.1618) Dorothy Brooke (dau of Thomas Brooke of Great Sankey (by Elizabeth Merbury), sister of Sir R(ichard) of Norton)
  i. Thomas Barnston of Salop (bpt 01.1620, dsp by 1687)
m. Abigail Lowe (dau of John Lowe of Shrewsbury)
  ii. John Barnston of Churton (bpt 18.07.1630, d 08.05.1661, youngest son)
  m. Alice Trafford (d 23.10.1666, dau/heir of Thomas Trafford of Bridge Trafford (by Mary, dau/coheir of Richard Aldersey of Chester), m2. Richard, son of Lord John Savage of Rock Savage)
  a. Trafford Barnston of Churton (bpt 10.05.1660/3, bur 13.04.1686)
  m1/2. Dorothy (bpt 10.10.1658)
  m2/1. Anne Massie (b c1659, dau of Roger Massie of Coddington by Mary Middleton)
(1) Trafford Barnston of Churton (b c1681, dsp by 1702)
  (2) John Barnston of Churton (dsp by 1706)
  m. Elizabeth Salusbury (dau of Owen Salusbury of Ruge)
  (3) Roger Barnston of Churton (bpt 25.10.1683, d by 1772) the first in BLG1866's pedigree
  m1. (22.04.1707) Jane Gregge (bur 22.11.1720, dau/heir of Edward Gregge of Hapsford by Abigail)
  (A) Trafford Barnston of Churston, Sheriff of Cheshire (dsp)
  m1. Letitia Owen of Condover
  m2. Elizabeth Hurleston (dsp, dau of John Hurleston of Newton by Mary Williams)
  (B) Roger Barnston (bpt 19.07.1709, dsp bur 04.12.1782, Rector of Condover)
m1. (21.08.1748) Elizabeth Marsh (bur 15.07.1767)
  m2. Anne Egerton (d 17.10.1802, dau of Philip Egerton of Egerton & Oulton)
  (C) Robert Barnston of Chester (bpt 21.07.1715, d 07.08.1783, younger son)
  m. Elizabeth Acton (bur 23.11.1799, dau of Sir Whitmore Acton of Aldenham, Bart, by Elizabeth Gibbon)
  (i) Roger Barnston of Churton & Chester, Sheriff of Chester (bpt 29.11.1749, d 04.02.1837, Colonel, 2nd son)
  m. (12.1793) Anne Parker (b 03.08.1767, d 28.05.1850, dau of Rev. John Parker of Astle & Brightomett by Jane, dau/heir of Robert Gartside of Manchester)
(a) Roger Harry Barnston of Crew Hill & Churton (b 29.09.1803, d 22.05.1849) had issue
  m1. (10/20.12.1825) Selina Martha Thackeray (b 29.11.1806, d 13.01.1835, dau of William Makepeace Thackeray of Chester (by Elizabeth, dau of Edward Wilson of Liverpool), widow of John Jones of Rhargarth)
  m2. (02.01.1838) Emma Frances Boydell (b 1806, d 29.06.1893, dau of James Boydell of Rossett by Marianne, dau of Richard Barker of Llyndir)
  (b) Mary Barnston (b 20.09.1797, d 21.07.1877)
  m. (13.11.1845) Thomas Kinnersley of Clough Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (b 19.08.1782, d 04.02.1855, son of Thomas of Newcastle & Cough Hall by Mary, dau of Edward Shepherd of Sheffield)
  (b) Alice Emma Barnston (b 15.01.1800, d 16.05.1834)
  m. (1824) Charles Napier (b 24.10.1794, d 15.12.1874, Major, son of Francis, 8th Lord)
  (c)+ other issue - Robert (b 24.09.1806, bur 10.03.1807), Anne Elizabeth (b 02.04.1796, a 1837?), Mary (b 20.09.1797, dvp?)
  (ii) Eliza Barnston (bpt 03.1741, bur 09.11.1795)
  m. Brooke Forester of Salop (MP)
(iii)+ other issue - Trafford (bpt 15.02.1744-5, d infant?), Thomas (bur 04.04.1749), Trafford (bpt 06.09.1748, dvp?), Robert (bur 24.10.1751), Peter (bur 26.11.1755), Anne Maria (p[t 10.05.1742), Mary (b 1745-6, bur 29.03.1809), Letitia (bpt 05.01.1754, a 1816, d unm?)
  (D) William George (or Gregge?) Barnston of London (bpt 25.0.1717, bur 23.06.1784)
  m. (30.07.1741) Mary Sawbridge (bpt 19.09.1718, d 07.03.1804, dau of William Sawbridge)
  (i) Jane Barnston (d 28.10.1839)
  m. (19.021765) Thomas Sikes of London (b 24.02.1733/4, d 21.11.1798, banker)
  (ii) Elizabeth Barnston (b 1755, d 01.1823)
  m. (19.07.1778) Charles Daubeny (bpt 16.08.1745, d 10.07.1827, Archdeacon of Sarum, son of George of Bristol)
  (iii) Catherine Barnston
  m. (1792) Thomas Meade of Chorley (b c1755, d 05.09.1845)
  (iv)+ other issue - Trafford, Mary (b 1744, d before 31.03.1817)
  (E)+ other issue - Edward (bpt 1710, dsp), Robert (bpt 13.09.1711, bur 29.09.1711), Edward (bpt 18.03.1713/4), Peter (bpt 29.11.1720), Jane (bpt 12.02.1716/7)
  m2. Mary Williams (bur 14.08.1723, dau of Sir John Williams of Pengethley, Bart, widow of John Hurleston of Newton)
  b. Dorothy Barnston (bpt 10.10.1658)
iii. Mary Barnston (bpt 01.1621, d before 04.06.1694)
  m. Jonathan Bruen of Bruen Stapleford (bur 11.09.1676, m1. Mary Tilston)
  iv.+ other issue - William (bpt 15.07.1627, bur 27.04.1650), Dorothy (bpt 31.05.1629)
  B. Richard Barnston of London (d 1667)
  C. Elizabeth Barnston
  m. Richard Aldersey of Chester
2. John Barnston (d 1642/30.05.1645, Rector of Everley then Winterslow)
  m. ?? (bur 1625)

Main source(s): 'Ormerod' (Cheshire, vol 2, 'Barnston of Churton', p408+), Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 7 (1907), 'Pedigree of Barnston', p4+) with some input/support from BLG1886 ('Barnston of Crewe Hill')
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