'Cressy2'
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Families covered: Cressy (Cressey) of Birkin, Cressy of Holme
| See note at the top of (Draft) Cressy1. | |||||||||||||||
| Christopher Cressy of Firbeck, West Riding, Yorkshire (a temp Henry VIII who r. 1509-1547) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Cressy (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Grice of Wakefield | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Cressy of Holme, Nottinghamshire (d 1555) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Hansard (bur 17.02.1569) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Cressy of Wilford, Nottinghamshire (a 1575, vicar of Blithe) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Hugh Cressy of Letwell & Barnby Don the first mentioned by Foster | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Portington (dau of Thomas Portington of Barnby Don, widow of Nicholas (sb Robert?) Malever of Letwell) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Cressy of Holme (b c1541, a 1575) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Jessop (dau of George Jessop of Brancliffe) possible confusion with later generation just below? | |||||||||||||||
| Foster identifies the eldest son William (named Hugh by one manuscript) as having had the following son who is shown by FMG (p525) as a younger brother of his father. and by FMG (527) as possibly a son of Francis of Holme (by Joan Parke). However, FMG notes that discrepancy and adds "I think (the Visitation) must be right". | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Hugh Cressey of Wakefield (judge in Ireland temp Charles I who r. 1625-1649) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Doyley (dau of Thomas Doyley of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | William Cressy (d 09.03.1645) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Jessop (dau of George Jessop of Brancliffe, brother of Wortley) possible confusion with earlier generation just above? | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Hugh Paul (b 1604, a Benedictine), George | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Gervase (not George) Cressy of Birkin, Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elinor Everingham au/heir of Sir Henry Everingham of Birkin, widow of Francis Wilsthorpe or Wilstrop) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Everingham Cressy or Cressey of Birkin (d c1644) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Fairfax (dau of Sir William Fairfax of Steeton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Gervas Cressy or Cressey of Birkin (b c1609, dvp 1636) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Chester (dau of Sir Anthony Chester of Lincolnshire, m2. _ Duncombe, m3. Sir Charles Bowles) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Everingham Cresey or Cressey (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Everingham Cressy of Birkin (b c1611, a 1670) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah Metcalfe (dau/heir of Marke Metcalfe of York) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Everingham Cressy of Birkin (b 1640-1, a 04.1666) last generation mentioned by Dugdale | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Nevile (dau of Sandford Nevile of Chevet) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Dorothy Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.1690-1) Archibald Primrose, 1st Earl of Rosebery (b 18.12.1664, d 20.10.1723) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Gervas Cressy of Birkin | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Brooke (dau of C(harles?) Brooke of Gateford | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Everingham Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Sarah Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Burton (Canon of York) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Joseph Cressy (vicar of Sheriff Hooton, rector of Birkin, 4th son?) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Dorothy Catelin (dau of Rev. John Catelin of Burstwick) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - Slingsby (a 1710), Martha, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Ann Trotter (dau of Hugh Trotter of Skelton Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Martha Thurcross (dau of Toby Thurcross) | |||||||||||||||
| m4. Dinah Steveley (dau of Robert Staveley of Pontefraft) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Mary Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Harland of Sutton | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Ann Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Trotter | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Elizabeth Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roger Beckwith | |||||||||||||||
| (G)+ | other issue - Nathaniell (or Timothy), Sarah, Alice/Eleanor | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Mabel Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marmaduke Constable of Kexby | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Mary Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Farmer of Hamledon | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Elizabeth Cressy (b after 1612?) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Edmund or Edward Wingate of Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Harrison | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue - Henry, Ann (b by 1612) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sarah Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Bryan Hammond of Scarthingwell (b c1572, d 1601) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomas Anlaby of Etton & Scarthingwell | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth or Ellen Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Thimbleby or Thimbelby of Birkin | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Ann Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Lionel Rolleston of Gunthwaite possibly husband of sister Mary | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Copley of Wadworth | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Mary Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Dymoke possibly husband of sister Anne | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Robert or Roger Bradshaw | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir William Rayner | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Susan Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m1. James Rolston of Tanshelf | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Christopher Copley of Wadworth | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Mary Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Rogers of Everton & Maplethorpe | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Nicholas Cressy of Holme | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Joan or Elizabeth?) Everingham (dau of Sir Henry Everingham of Birkin) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Francis Cressy of Holme (bur 04.02.1614) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Joan Parke (d 01.05.1588, dau/heir of William Parke of Stansford) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Gervas Cressy of Holme (d 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Riddal (bur 18.03.1608, dau of _ Riddale of Ferriby, Kiddal, or Kindal) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Parke Cressy of Holme (d 1659) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Ann Smith (dau of Roger Smith of East Redford & Arkham) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Gervas Cressy of Oldcotes (bpt 27.02.1626, d 09.04.1685) | ||||||||||||||
| FMG notes the possibility, albeit that it would be "remarkable" if it were the case, that this was the same person as Gervas Cressy of Blythe (d 17.04.1688), a quaker, who has the following family. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (01.04.1675) Elizabeth Newcome of Torworth | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Joseph Cressy of Rampton (b 14.04.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.06.1703) Susan Morley of Mattersey | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Levi Cressy (b 08.12.1677) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Hugh Cressy (bpt 1630) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Ann Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Graves or Greaves of Nottingham | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Susan Gainsford (dau of John Gainsford of Crowhurst) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | John Cressy (b c1635, a 1662) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Batney (dau of Arnold Batney (son of Ann Virley?)) | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - Francis (dsp), Robert (bpt 13.01.1603), Hugh (b/bpt 09.01.1604, bur 1609), George (b/bpt 20.03.16087, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Lindley of Heringthorpe | |||||||||||||||
| m2/3. Ann (bur 12.07.1602) | |||||||||||||||
| m3/2. Mary (m2. _ Trousdale) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Hugh, Nicholas, Robert, Peter | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Roger Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Harrison (dau of "the learned man") | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Margaret Cressy | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hall | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): FMG (vol 2, MS220, 'Cressy', p523+) with some support from Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1612, Cressey of Birkin), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1666, Cressy of Birkin)
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