'Culley1'
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Families covered: Culley of Akeld, Culley of Beaumont Hill, Culley of Coupland Castle, Culley of Denton, Culley of Fowberry Tower
| BLG1886 reports that "This ancient Northern family has been for several centuries located in the counties of Durham and Northumberland.' | |||||||||||||||
| John Culley of Beaumont Hill in Haughton-le-Skerne (bur 26.03.1690) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Parkinson (bur 10.11.1658, sister/heir of Robert Parkinson of Chester-le-Street, widow of George Bellamn) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Matthew Culley of Beaumont Hill (bur 24.01.1701/2) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Shaw (bur 14.05.1686) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Culley (bpt 02.11.1671, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | John Culley of Beaumont Hill (bpt 02.06.1674, d after 16.06.1753) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1696) Mary Harrison (dau of Michael Harrison of Hurworth) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Anne Culley (bpt 02.05.1699) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Harrison | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Matthew (bpt 28.09.1697, dvp 1722), Michael (bpt 17.09.1700), John (bpt 11.07.1703), Thomas (bpt 17.09.1704), Robert (bpt 19.12.1706, bur 19.03.1706/7), Mary (bpt 17.02.1701/2, bur 09.06.1703) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.03.1741/2) Anne Gates (bur 25.06.1770, widow) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Matthew Culley of Denton in Gainford (bpt 16.11.1685, bur 17.12.1762) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (29.09.1719) Eleanor Surtees (bpt 28.07.1696, bur 17.06.1776, dau of Edward Surtees of Mainsforth (by Jane. dau/coheir of George Crosier of Nwebiggin)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Culley of Denton & Darlington (b 08.11.1726, d unm 12.08.1783, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Matthew Culley of Akeld, later of Denton (bpt 14.09.1731, d 16.12.1804, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.07.1783) Elizabeth Bates (b 1747-8, d 10.02.1814, dau of Thomas Bates of Halton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Matthew Culley of Coupland Castle & Akeld (bpt 25.09.1786, d 19.04.1834) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.08.1831) Margaret Anne Tewart (d 11.04.1834, dau of Edward Tewart of Southgate Park, niece of John Tewart of Glanton & Swinhoe) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Culley (bpt 25.05.1791, bur 19.05.1792) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Eleanor Culley (bpt 13.01.1785) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (22.04.1816?) Henry Morton | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Elizabeth Culley (bpt 17.02.1788) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher Robinson (vicar of Kirknewton) | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Jane Culley (bpt 10.06.1795) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.12.1824) Henry Stobart (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | George Culley of Fowberry (b 23.02.1735, bur 11.05.1813) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (29.04.1777) Jane Atkinson (b 30.10.1747, d 17.01.1780, dau of Walter Atkinson) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Matthew Culley of Fowberry Tower & Denton (bpt 15.0.1778, d unm 20.06.1849) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Eleanor Culley (b 03.07.1779, d 18.04.1806) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.06.1803) James Darling of Cornhill | |||||||||||||||
| Fowberry Tower passed to their only son George whose eldest son assumed the name Culley. | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (24.12.1787) Isabella Spours (bur 29.06.1788, dau of Thomas Spours of Heckley) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (12.06.1794) Hannah Nesbitt (b c1743, bur 02.10.1824, sister of John Nesbitt of Ancroft) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | James Culley of Grindon in Norham (b 01.05.1740, d 15.02.1793, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (20.12.1781) Margaret Pickering (bpt 19.05.1754) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Eleanor Culley (bpt 08.04.1784) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.08.1805) Grieve Smith of Budle | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Matthew (bpt 24.05.1722, bur 18.08.1722), Edward (bpt 27.06.1724, d infant?), John (bpt 06.05.1729, d 22.02.1748), Edward (bpt 03.06.1730, d 17.11.1749), Thomas (bpt 06.02.1738/9, d infant), Jane (bpt 21.09.1720, bur 23.01.1716), Anne (bpt 03.10.1725, bur 30.05.1752) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Culley (bpt 02.04.1674) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1708) Thomas Sawyer of Yarm | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Jane Culley (bpt 16.11.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (16.05.1703) William Wastell of Great Burdon | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Mary Culley (bpt 23.02.1678/9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.05.1708) John Martindale of Auckland St. Helen's | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Dorothy Culley (bpt 19.09.1682) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.06.1711) Thomas Reed of Yarm | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Robert Culley (bpt 19.12.1643) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'A History of Northumberland' (vol 11, Kenneth Vickers, 1922, 'Culley of Coupland Castle', p224+) with support from BLG1886 ('Culley of Coupland Castle'), BLG1886 ('Coupland of Fowberry Tower')
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