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Families covered: Bedell of Hamerton, Bedell of Mouldsworth, Bedell of Oundle

                               
John Bedell of Wollaston, Northamptonshire
m. Johanna Wolleston (dau of _ Wolleston of Wolleston)
1. Thomas Bedell
  A. William Bedell of Catworth, Huntingdonshire
  m. Goditha Villers of Leicestershire
i. Silvester Bedell of Hamerton, Huntingdonshire
  m1. Margaret Highfeild (dau of William Highfeild of Cheshire)
  a. John Bedell of Hamerton
  m. Matilda Lane (dau of William Lane of Cottesbroke)
(1) Sir Thomas Bedell of Hamerton (bur 11.07.1613)
  m. Winifred Capell (dau of Sir Arthur Capell of Haddam)
  (A) Sir Capell Bedell, Bart of Hamerton (b c1602, bur 14.12.1643)
  m. Alice Fanshawe (bpt 03.06.1602, bur 12.01.1666, dau of Sir Henry Fanshawe of Ware Park) wife of Capell, presumed mother of ...
  (i) Mary Bedell (d 30.04.1683)
  m. (02.01.1654-5) Sir Thomas Leventhorpe, 4th Bart of Shingey Hall (b 30.11.1635, d 27.07.1679)
  (2) Bridget Bedell
  m. George Catesby of Elton (Ecton) (b 23.10.1575, d 1645)
  (3) Dorothy Bedell
  m. Sir Seymour Knightley of Norton (b 15.05.1580, d c1640)
(4)+ other issue - Henry, John, Frances
  b. William Bedell of Moldsworth and/or Great Catworth (d c1587)
  Visitation (Northamptonshire) reports that William "married 2 wives and had issue about 20 children" and also that Sylvester "was the only child by the first wife".
  m1. ??
  (1) Sylvester Bedell of Mouldsworth or Mullesworth (b c1569, d 1629)
  m. Ann Pickering (dau of James Pickering of Tichmersh)
  (A) William Bedell
  m. Anne Browne (dau of _ Browne, commander of Nimeguen)
  (i) Edward Bedell of Mount Rising (a 1682)
  m. Arabella or Isabella Porter (dau of George Porter of Whitehall)
  (a)+ issue (a 1681) - Edward (b c1679), Arabella, Anne
  (B) Gabraell Bedell in London (bookseller)
  (i)+ issue - Gabriel (b 09.04.1646, d 14.06.1646), Anne, Rebecca, 2 daughters
  (C) Edward Bedell of Oundle (b c1627, bur 25.12.1693, youngest child)
  m1. (c10.1661) Barbara Askew (dau of Henry Askew of Holborn)
  (i) Henry Bedell (b c1667, bur 19.08.1730, vicar of Southwick, 2nd son)
  m. (29.06.1726) Sara Lenoir (dau of Peter Lenoir by Sarah)
  (ii)+ other issue - Edward (b 1661/2), Barbara (b c1665)
  m2. (03.04.1679) Susan Spenser (bur 03.10.1731, dau of Rev. Henry Spenser of Waddenho by Katherine, dau of Michael Wright of Brixworth, Susan m2. Edward Caldwell, Master of Oundle School)
  (D) Letice Bedell
  m. _ Brinkhurst of Laund End in Marlow
  (E) Ann Bedell
  m. John Clement
  (F) Jane Bedell
  m. _ Larkin in London
  (G) Brdiget Bedell
  m. (c06.1661) Henry Spenser of Wadenho
  (H) Anthonina Bedell
  m. _ Maydwell of Midleton
  (I) Elizabeth Bedell
  m. William Taylor (schoolmaster of Oundle)
  (J)+ other issue - Sylvester (d unm), John (d unm), James, Francis, Henry (dsp), twins (d young)
  m2. Bridget Power of Northamptonshire
  (2) Francis Bedell of Catworth
  (A)+ issue - Julius, William, Frances
  (3) Henry Bedell of Catworth (youngest son)
  m. _ Audeley
  (A) Henry Bedell of Uttoxetor, Staffordshire (d c1680)
  m. (Mary?) Bowes (bur 02.12.1692?)
  (i) William Bedell (b c1662, bur 13.08.1726, rector of Hargrave)
  m. Penelope (bur 28.08.1716)
  (a) Henry Bedell (bur 29.11.1745, rector of Hargrave)
  m. Mary (bur 31.12.1735)
  ((1)) William Bedell of Hargrave (bpt 29.08.1709, a 1741)
  m. (24.04.1733) Elianor (widow of _ Chapman)
  ((2)) Mary Bedell
  m. _ Spenser
((3))+ other issue - Anthony, Elizabeth (bpt 22.11.1711), Millicent (bur 23.04.1715), Rebecca (bur 07.08.1728), Penelope (a 1746)
  (b) Elizabeth Bedell (bpt 24.11.1694, bur 19.03.1722-3)
  m. (13.02.1717-8) John Bullivant (bur 13.12.1741, rector of Cranford St. Andrew's)
  (c)+ other issue - Edward (bpt 29.10.1690), Mary (bur 03.06.1696), Penelope (bpt 28.07.1698)
  (ii) Elizabeth Bedell (a 1682)
(B) daughter
  m. _ Waring
  (C) Elizabeth Bedell
  m. Gilbert Boun of Colby (son of Gilbert, sergeant-at-law)
  (D)+ other issue - Mary, daughter
  (4)+ other issue including William (d unm), Gabriell (d unm), Alexander (d unm), John (d unm)
  c. Joane Bedell
  m. Nicholas Calton of Nedingworth
  m2. Anna Lane (dau of John Lane of Ketering)
  d.+ other issue
  ii. Alice Bedell
  m. Ambrose Lane of Orlibury
  iii. Elizabeth Bedell
  m. Henry Clarke of Stanweeke
  iv.+ other issue - Gabriel, William
2.+ other issue - John, George

Main source(s): Visitation (Huntingdonshire, 1613, Bedell), Visitation (Northamptonshire, 1681, Bedell of Oundle)
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