'Birch2'
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Families covered: Birch of Ardwick, Birch of Garnston, Birch of Manchester, Birch of Openshaw
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| MGH, which identifies Vistiation (Lancashire, 1664) as its source, starts with the following Ambrose who was "descended from the family of Birch, of Birch, in the Parish of Manchester". | |||||||||||||||
| Ambrose Birch of Openshaw, Lancashire (d c1619) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Ambrose Birch of Openshaw | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ellen Beck (dau of Thomas Beck of Manchester) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Mary Birch | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Andrew of Manchester | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue (dsp) - Raphe, Samuel | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Birch of Openshaw | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Jepson (dau of Robert Jepson of Manchester) | |||||||||||||||
| A.+ | issue - John, Samuel | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Samuel Birch of Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire (d 1669) the first mentioned by FMG & Commoners | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Smith (dau of Ralph Smith of Doblane House, Manchester) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | son (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Birch of Garnstone (Herefordshire) & Ardwick & Ordsall (Lancashire) (b 07.09.1615, d 10.03/05.1691, Colonel, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is partly supported by MGH (vol 1, 1868, 'Birch Pedigree', p308) which identifes Visitation (Herefordshire, 1683 as its source. | |||||||||||||||
| m1 . (c1643) Alice Deane (d 10.09.1676 (probably not 1675), dau of Thomas Deane of Bristol, widow of Thomas Selfe of Bristol) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Birch of Ordsall (b c1648, a 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Esther Freeeman (dau of Edward Freeman ("one of the Welsh judges")) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - Elizabeth, Esther, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Samuel Birch of Whitbourne, Herefordshire (dsps 19.06.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Leicester (dau of Sir Peter Leicester of Tabley, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | daughter (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Bridget Tirell (dau of Sir Timothy Tirrell or Tyrrel of Shotover) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Mary Birch (d before 18.03.1729-30) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.11.1661) George Karver or Kerver of Butthouse | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - George, John | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Elizabeth Birch | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.05.1670) Ralph Bucknall of London | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | 2 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Sarah Birch of Garnstone (dsp 1702) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Birch (cousin) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| vi.+ | other issue - Thomas (d 13.02.1680), George (d 25.12.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Winifred Norris (b c1693, d 10.11.1717, dau of Matthew Norris of Weobley) | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | son (dvp) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Samuel Birch of Manchester had issue, possibly the Samuel of Ardwick who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Clowes (dau of Samuel Clowes of Manchester ) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Thomas Birch (b 1633, d 13.01.1699-1700, rector of Hampton Bishop) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Birch of Hampton Bishop (bur 15.02.1711-2) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary (bur 03.01.1698-9) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Mary Birch (bpt 22.10.1697) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Taylor of Kingsland | |||||||||||||||
| b.+ | other issue - Thomas (bpt 31.05.1694), Samuel (bpt 21.10.1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne (a 1718, m2. Robert Weaver of Aymestry) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Birch of Garnstone (b c1666, dsp 06.10.1735, of the Middle Temple, sergeant-at-law, cursitor baron, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1691) Sarah Birch (dsp 1702, dau/heir of John Birch of Garnstone) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (26.01.1703-4) Letitia Hampden of Holborn (dau of John Hampden of Great Hampden, sister of Richard & John) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Samuel Birch of Garnstone (bpt 31.03.1671, dsp bur 07.04.1752) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lettice Hunt (dau of Rowland Hunt of Bore Acton (Boreatton)) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Alice or Elizabeth Birch | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Mind | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Elizabeth or Alice Birch | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hope | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Elizabeth (2nd?) or Anne Birch | ||||||||||||||
| m. Samuel Peploe (b 1709, d 1781, warden of Manchester) | |||||||||||||||
| Garnstone passed to their son who took the name Peploe-Birch. | |||||||||||||||
| vii.+ | other issue - Richard (bpt 07.01.1673-4), Ambrose (bpt 29.07.1674), Mary of Preston (d unm after 24.10.1722) | ||||||||||||||
| E | Anne Birch (d 1758) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (08.01.1712) Samuel Peploe, Bishop of Chester (b 1668, d 21.02.1752) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Margaret Birch | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Hobson of Ashton | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): FMG (vol 3, MS511/512, 'Birch', p1140+), Commoners (vol 4, section on 'Family of Birch' within 'Peploe of Garnstone', p27+), MGH (vol 1, 1868, 'Birch of Ardwick', p307) with support as reported above plus some details from HoP ("John Birch" (two entries))
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