'Clapham1'
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Families covered: Clapham of Barnstaple, Clapham of Beamsley, Clapham of Wither
| Adam Clapham of Clapham | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Arthur Clapham (a 1119) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabella Danfield (dau of John Danfield) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Alred/Alured Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| i. | William Clapham this generation omitted by Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Edmond Clapham (a 1193) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Osbertson (dau of Sir Francis Osbertson) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Walter Clapham (a 1230) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Blanche Haryington (dau of Sir Giles Haryngton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Clapham (a 1276) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Armygell or Armiger Thornton (dau/coheir of Sir Gregory or George Thornton) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Clapham (a 1272) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Josyan Sutton (dau/coheir of Sir Alexander Sutton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Clapham (a 1328) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cysseley/Cicily Otterburne (dau of Sir Raff Otterburne or Otterborne) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Clapham (a 1340) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susan Helias (dau of _ Helias (Elias or Helyers) of Tresford or Thressfield or Eresfeld) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Constance Helden (dau of Sir Nicholas (or Myles) Helden (or Hebden) of Helden) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Thomas (Thomlyn) Clapham - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elsabeth Moore (dau of William Moore of Otterborne) | |||||||||||||||
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| Thomas (Thomlyn or Tomlyn) Clapham - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elsabeth Moore (dau/coheir of William Moore of Otterburne by Thomasin, dau/coheir of Peter Maleverer or Malyvery of Beamsley) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Clapham of Beamsley (2nd son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Calverley (dau of Sir Walter (probably not Robert) Calverley) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | William Clapham of Beamsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Scargyll (dau of Sir William Scargyll of Leade Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Christopher Clapham of Beamsley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Ratclyffe (dau of _ Ratclyffe of Stamford) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Smyth (dau of _ Smyth of Withcock) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Clapham of Beamsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Mydelton (dau of Sir William Mydelton of Stokyld) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | George Clapham of Beamsley | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Katherine Thwaytes (dau of William Thwaytes of Lund (not London)) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Gresham Clapham of Beamsley, Wither and Cottingley (d 1602) | ||||||||||||||
| BLG1952 starts with Gresham, showing only his marriage to Anne Fisher with Alexander the only child mentioned. Foster mentions Anne Fisher but shows Rosamund Lister as mother of George & Sheffield. Dugdale does not mention Rosamund Lister and shows Anne Fisher as mother of George & Sheffield. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Rosamund Lister (dau of William Lister of Thornton) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Fisher (dau/heir of Capt. William Fisher of Packington, son of John) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | George Clapham of Beamsley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Heber (dau of Thomas Heber of Marton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Sir Christopher Clapham of Beamsley | ||||||||||||||
| Foster ends showing (in italics, indicating that this was his additions to the Visitation) Charles's marriages to Margaret Oldfield & _ London, showing the latter as mother of Christopher, Sheffield, Margaret & Mary. Dugdale shows the following ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Lowden (dau of John Lowden of Wrenthorpe near Wakefield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Shefiield Clapham (b c1629, a 09.1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Thornbury (dau of Sir Benjamin Thornbury, son of Bishop of Worcester) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A))+ | issue - Christopher (b c1657), Richard (b c1660), William (b c1661), Elizabeth (b c1651), Anne (b c1655), Mary (b c1663) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Mary Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Pitman of London | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Oldfield (bpt 1607, dau of Anthony Oldfield of Spalding, widow of Robert Moyle) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Margaret Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir William Craven of Benham Valence and Coombe Abbey (b 26.08.1638, d 28.10.1695) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Elizabeth Clapham who apparently married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Roger Beckwith, 1st Bart of Aldborough (d 06.12.1700) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5))+ | other issue - Christopher, Anthony, George (d young), Martha (d young), Anna (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Elizabeth Clapham (bur 31.03.1680) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (before 1623) Richard Dawson of Heworth (d before 11.11.1653) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Jane Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Godsonne of Water Fouforthe | |||||||||||||||
| (d) | Anne Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Morley of Winnington | |||||||||||||||
| (e)+ | other issue - Josias of York. George (d 1639, Captain), , Richard (Captain), Thomas (d Preston), William of London | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sir Sheffield Clapham (Major General in Germany) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? of Brabant ("a Dutch woman") | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | (Anne) Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Thomas) Asshton (son of Sir Ralph of Whalley) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Alexander Clapham of Wither (bpt 03.06.1584, d before 1632) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from BLG1952 (Clapham of Ilmington). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Alice (d 1632) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Adam Clapham of Great Woodhouse (bpt c1620, d 1672) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Booth of Shipley (d 1676) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Clapham of Hunslet Lane | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.04.1684) Elizabeth Jackson of Hunslet Lane (d 1731) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Clapham of Briggate (d 02.1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary (d 1736) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | John Clapham of Birstall (b 08.02.1725) | ||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Thomas Clapham of Fieldhead (b c1760, d 18.12.1806) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christina Balmforth (d 03.02.1805) | |||||||||||||||
| (((1))) | Thomas Clapham of Oakwell Hall (b 10.02.1791, d 04.12.1866) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Chadwick (d 08.03.1824) | |||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue - William, Charles, Elsabeth | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Morgan according to Foster & Dugdale, identified in Visitation (1563/4) as Alice, dau of George Jubbe of Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Hercules Clapham (youngest son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? (widow of _ Roos of Ingmanthorp) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Anne Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| Visitation (Yorkshire,1563-4, Clapham) & Foster report Anne's marriages to Francis Gale and John Ingleby but Walker's Yorkshire Pedigrees 1942 (Thwaites of Lund) shows also her first marriage to ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. William Thwaites of Lund (d before 10.02.1588) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Francis Gale of Acomb | |||||||||||||||
| m3. John Ingleby of Lawklands Hall (d before 17.01.1611, son of Sir William of Ripley by Cicely Talboys) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Peter, Marmaduke, Ingram | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Katherine Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Symon Digby of Lowfnam (Luffenham) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elsabeth Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Kelke of Semor | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Harrison of London | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Margaret Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Arthur Dynley of Swyllington | |||||||||||||||
| m2. George Mountford of Sunycotes | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - Symon, Roger, Henry, Francis | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Janet Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Montalto of Hollynghall or Holling Hall | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Agnes Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Walter Wood of Little Tymble | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Lucy Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Malham or Malum of Elslack or Elslake (or Bradley) | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Isabel Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher Parkinson of Storrs | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Anne Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Young of Copyndall or Appletreewick | |||||||||||||||
| vii. | Elsabeth Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Medhope or Midhope of Medhope | |||||||||||||||
| viii. | Jane Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Bankes of Carleton mentioned by Visitation (1563-4) but not by Foster | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Smith of Kowes or Cowes | |||||||||||||||
| ix. | Thomasin Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard or Scarbrugh of Glosborne called Robert by Foster | |||||||||||||||
| x. | Johanna Clapham mentioned by Visitation (1563-4) but not by Foster | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Mawde of Hollynghall | |||||||||||||||
| xi. | daughter mentioned by Visitation (1563-4) but not by Foster | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Womble of the Grange | |||||||||||||||
| xii. | Elsabeth or Alice Clapham called Elizabeth by Foster | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Banke of Bank Newton | |||||||||||||||
| xiii.+ | other issue - James, John | ||||||||||||||
| Except as shown otherwise, the following comes from Visitation (1563-4) which provides more detail on this generation than Foster. However, we note that Foster & Vivian showed the daughters as Elizabeth (m. Thomas _ of Methley according to Foster, m. Thoams Medley of Wakefield according to VIvian), Thomasin (m. _ Nessfield of Flasby), Agnes (m. _ Redman) & Anne (m. _ Bosvile). | |||||||||||||||
| B. | John Clapham (d infant?) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | John Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Vivian. | |||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hume (dau of Lord Hume of Scotland) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | David Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Taylor (dau/heir of Thomas Taylor of London) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Clapham of Helpeston, Northamptonshire had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Juneklin of Wickham | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Clapham of Kime, Lincolnshire (2nd of the name) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Culpeper | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Colpeper Clapham of Barnstaple, Devon (bur 28.07.1641, 5th son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.10.1606) Mary Copland of Barnstaple | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Culpeper (bpt 12.11.1607, a 1620), Peter (bpt 05.06.1610, bur 31.01.1612-3), John (bpt 04.04.1612, bur 27.08.1614), Peter (bpt 30.01.1613-4, a 1620), Arthur (bpt 26.09.1621), William (bpt 14.12.1623), Sarah (bpt 21.02.1615-6, bur 01.11.1618), Rebecka (bpt 12.06.1617, a 1620), Mary (bpt 01.07.1620, a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Raleigh Clapham of Barnstaple (bur 03.09.1636) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.07.1614) Mary Mungond alias Daniell (d before 15.07.1647) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Joseph Clapham of Barnstaple (bpt 18.07.1619, d before 10.02.1646-7, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.01.1640-1) Elizabeth Hartnoll (a 1646) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Mary Clapham (bpt 20.03.1641, a 1646) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Clapham (bpt 09.01.1624) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.12.1647) Hugh Merscer | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue - John (bpt 20.05.1618, a 1646, had issue), Raleigh (bpt 05.07.1629, d before 1646), Richard (bpt 10.07.1631), Mary (bpt 14.02.1620-1, bur 15.03.1622-3), Mary (a 1646), Martha (bpt 19.03.1622, bur 13.04.1628) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Margaret Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.08.1630) Cyrus Brett | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - John, Francis, William, Henry | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Joyce Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Bamford of Helpeston | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Christopher Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - Thomas of Kresdall, George | ||||||||||||||
| E. | Richard Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Jane Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Paslew | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Alice Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Wentworth of Strette | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Thomazyn Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Neshfield of Flashby | |||||||||||||||
| H. | Jane Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Muschamp | |||||||||||||||
| I. | Anne Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Rychard Redman of Hareworth (son of John) | |||||||||||||||
| The following connection comes from Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, Bosvyle). | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Elsabeth Redman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roger Metcalfe of Baber (Beare Park) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. John Bosvyle | |||||||||||||||
| J. | Elsabeth Clapham | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Langton of Langdall | |||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | other issue - John (dsp), Laurence, Nicholas | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, Clapham of Beamsley), Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1584/5+1612, Clapham of Beamsley), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1664-5, Clapham of Beamsley), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Clapham of Barnstaple)
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