'Danvers3'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Danvers of Swithland

                               
Thomas Danvers
1. Bertram Danvers
  m. _ Stanton of Staffordshire
  A. William Danvers
  i. Sir Robert Danvers
  ii. John Danvers of Shakerson
  m. Margaret Walcott (dau of William Walcott by Elizabeth, dau of John Walleis of Swithland, son of Sir Robert of Swithland)
  a. John Danvers
  (1) Bertram Danvers
  m. Agnes
  (2) Thomas Danvers (a 1498)
  m. Alice Venables (dau of _ Venables of Kinderton)
  (A) John Danvers of Swithland
  m. Margaret Shirley (dau of Sir Ralph Shirley)
(i) Francis Danvers of Swithland
  m. Margaret Kingston (dau of George Kingston of Rothley)
  (a) John Danvers of Swithland (a 1563)
  m. Isabella Coke (dau of William Coke of Trusley)
  ((1)) Francis Danvers of Swithland (a 1619)
  m1. Elizabeth Skeffington (dau of John Skeffington of Fisherwick)
  ((A)) William Danvers of Rothley, later of Swithland (b c1591) - continued below
  m. (04.11.1618) Elizabeth Babington (dau of Thomas Babington of Rothley)
  ((B))+ other issue - John, Elizabeth
  m2. Bridget Werley (relict of Arthur Barford of Shakerston)
  ((2)) Dorothy Danvers
  m. Arthur Barford of Shakerston
  ((3)) Anna Danvers
  m. Francis Mulsho of Turwell (Twiwel)
  (3) Joyce Danvers
  m1. John Barfoote
  m2. William (of) Kendall

 

 

William Danvers of Rothley, later of Swithland (b c1591) - continued above
m. (04.11.1618) Elizabeth Babington (dau of Thomas Babington of Rothley)
Visitation ended with this generation. Although there was only 1 generation in-between Elizabeth & Frances Babington (below), we suspect that there was another generation within the Danvers family.
1. ?? Danvers presumed intermediary generation, possibly Henry, son/heir of William, who married ...
  m. Anne Coke (dau of Sir John Coke of Melbourne, widow of Henry Sacheverell) possibly mother (could be aunt?) of ...
  A. Samuel Danvers or D'Anvers
  m. Elizabeth Morewood of Overton
  i. Sir Joseph Danvers, 1st Bart of Swithland (d 21.10.1753)
  m. (1721) Frances Babington (dau of Thomas Babington of Rothley)
  The following is supported by Lipscomb (Bucks, vol 1, 'Pedigree of Danvers, Harrison, Snell, and Hood', p280).
  a. Sir John Danvers, 2nd Bart of Swithland, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b c1723, d 21.09.1796)
  m. Mary Watson (dau of Joel Watson of Clapham by Sarah, dau of Sir Edmund Harrison of Ickford)
  (1) John Watson Danvers (b c1755, d 12.1769)
  (2) Elizabeth Danvers (d 10.05.1802)
  m. (08.03.1792) Augustus Richard Butler, later Butler-Danvers (b 10.07.1776, d 26.04.1820)
  b. Catherine Danvers
  m. (Lancelot) Lee of Coton
  c. Ann or Lucy Danvers (dsp 1799)
  m. John Grey (brother of the Earl of Stamford)
  d.+ other issue (d unm) - Frances (d 1724), Fanny (d 1740)
2. Elizabeth Danvers probably of this generation
  m. William Palmer of Wanlip (b 1636, d 1692)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, Danvers)
(2) For lower section : BEB1841 (D'Anvers of Swithland)
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