'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
  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, dau of Roger Massey of Coddington)
1. Thomas Barnston of Churton (a 1613)
  m. Elizabeth Taylor (dau of Richard Taylor of Hardwick)
  A. William Barnston of Churston (b c1597, d 08.03.1664)
  m. (10.08.1618) Dorothy Brooke (dau of Thomas Brooke of Great Sankey, sister of Sir R(ichard) of Norton)
  i. Thomas Barnston of Salop (bpt 01.1620, dsp(vp))
m. Abigail Lowe (dau of John Lowe of Shrewsbury)
  ii. John Barnston (bpt 18.07.1630, bur 13.05.1661, youngest son)
  m. Alice Trafford (d 1666, dau/heir of Thomas Trafford of Bridge Trafford, m2. Richard, son of Lord John Savage of Rock Savage)
  a. Trafford Barnston (bpt 10.05.1660, bur 13.04.1686)
  m1/2. Dorothy (bpt 10.10.1658)
  m2/1. Anne Massie (b c1659, dau of Roger Massie of Coddington)
(1) Trafford Barnston of Churton (dsp)
  (2) John Barnston (dsp)
  m. Elizabeth Salusbury (dau of Owen Salusbury of Ruge)
  (3) Roger Barnston of Churton (bpt 25.10.1683) the first in BLG1866's pedigree
  m1. (22.04.1707) Jane Gregge (bur 22.11.1720, dau/heir of Edward Gregge of Hapsford)
  (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)
m. Elizabeth Acton (bur 23.11.1799, dau of Sir Whitmore Acton of Aldenham, Bart)
  (i) Roger Barnston of Churton & Chester, Sheriff of Chester (bpt 29.11.1749, d 04.02.1837, Colonel)
  m. Anne Parker (a 1816, dau of Rev. John Parker of Astle & Brightomett)
  (a) Roger Harry Barnston of Churton (b 29.09.1803, d 22.05.1849) had issue
  m1. (10.12.1825) Selina Martha Thackeray (dau of William M. Thackeray of Chester)
  m2. (02.01.1838) Emma Frances Boydell (dau of James Boydell of Rossett)
  (b) Alice Emma Barnston (b 15.01.1800)
  m. (1824) Hon. Charles Napier
  (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 Barnston of London (bpt 25.0.1717, bur 23.06.1784)
  m. (30.07.1741) (Mary) Sawbridge (b 1718, d 1804)
  (i) Catherine Barnston possibly fits here
  m. (1792) Thomas Meade of Chatley Lodge (b 1753, d 05.9.1845)
  (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)
  iii. Mary Barnston (bpt 01.1621)
  m. Jonathan Bruen of Bruen Stapleford
  iv.+ other issue - William (bpt 15.07.1627, bur 27.04.1650), Dorothy (bpt 31.05.1629)
  B. Richard Barnston of London
  C. Elizabeth Barnston
  m. Richard Aldersey of Chester
2. John Barnston (d 1642, prebendary of Sarum)

Main source(s): 'Ormerod' (Cheshire, vol 2, 'Barnston of Churton', p408+) with some input/support from BLG1886 ('Barnston of Crewe Hill')
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