'Dennis1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Dennys of Alveston, Dennis (Dennys) of Derham, Dennys of Gloucester, Dennis of Pulcherchurch (Pucklechurch)

                               
William Dennis of Gloucestershire
m. Margaret Corbett (dau of Walter Corbett of Alweston)
1. Sir Gilbert Dennys 'of Syston' and/or 'of Derham' (d by c1422)
  m1. Jone Kemys
  m2. Margaret Russell (dau of Sir Maurice Russell, she m2. John Kemis)
  A. Morrys Dennys 'of Olveston (Alveston)'
  m1. Katherine Stradling (dau of Sir Edward Stradling)
i. Sir Walter Dennys
  m1. _ Fiennes (dau of Lord Dacres of the South)
  m2. Agnes Davers (dau of Sir Robert Davers or Danvers, judge)
  a. Sir William Dennys or Dennis 'of Dirham & Alveston'
  m. Ann Berkeley (dau of Maurice Berkeley, brother of Marquess William)
  (1) Sir Walter Dennys or Dennis 'of Fairford'
  m. (10.05.1520-1) Margaret Weston (dau of Sir Richard Weston of Surrey)
  (A) Richard Dennis of Gloucestershire
  m. Anne St. John (dau of Sir John St. John of Blethshoe)
  (i) Walter Dennis
  m1/2. Margaret Pauncefoote (widow of John Read of Dodington)
  (a) Katherin Dennis
  m. Lewes Pigott
  ((1)) Elizabeth Pigott (d young)
(b) Jane Dennis
  m. _ Cokein
  m2/1. ?? (widow of _ Grenvile)
  (ii) William Dennis or Dennys (3rd son) possibly the William of Gloucestershire who was father of ...
  (a) Mary Dennys
  m. William Peake of London (a 1634)
  (iii) Anne Dennis
  m. Sir Thomas Porter of Hamsted
  (iv) Frances Dennis
  m. John Guilliams (Williams) of Minsterworth
  (v) Mary or Mabell Dennis
  m. Anthony Dowle of Dunsbery
  (a)+ issue - Edward, Walter
  (vi) Mary Dennis (dsp)
  m. Andrew Fisher
  (vii) Margaret Dennis
  m1. _ Hill of Tokington
  m2. _ Spencer
  (viii)+ other issue - Morrice (dsp), Gilbert, Elizabeth
(B) Thomas Dennys
  m1/2. Elizabeth Pansefoot (dau of _ Pansefoot of Hassefeild)
  m2/1. Joane Bell (dau of Thomas Bell of Gloucester)
  (i) Thomas Dennys of Gloucester (a 1623)
  m1. Mary Blackett (dau of William Blackett)
  m2. Dorothy Compton (dau of Walter Compton of Hartburgh, Gloucester)
  (a)+ issue (a 1623) - William (b c1606), Walter, Thomas, Morris, Allice, Catherine, Margaret, Elizabeth
(ii) Margaret Dennys
  m. William Evans of Gloucester
  (C) Jane Dennis
  m. William Compton
  (D) Anne Dennis
  m. Symon Cotherington
(E)+ other issue - Francis, Walter (d 1577, parson of Derham), William
  (2) Anne Dennis
  m1. John Ragland
  m2. Sir Edward Carne of Ewenny Priory (d 09.01.1560/1)
  (3) Isabel Dennis
  m1. Sir John Berkeley of Stoke Gifford (d 1546)
  m2. Arther Porter
  (4) Katharine Dennis
  m. (15.09.1521-2) Sir Edward (sb Edmond?) Tame
  (5) Eleanor Dennis
  m. William Lygon (d 08.09.1567)
  (6) Margaret Dennis
  m. (19.06.1527-8) Sir Nicholas Arnold (son of John)
(7)+ other issue - Sir Morris (dsp), William, Thomas, Francis, John, Bridget, Mary (nun)
  b. John Dennis of Pulcherchurch, Gloucestershire (3rd son)
  m. Fortune Norton (dau of Thomas Norton of Bristow, widow of William Kemysh of Newport)
  (1) Hugh Dennis of Pulcherchurch
  m. Catherine Trye (dau of ?? Trye of Hardwike)
  (A) John Dennis of Pulcherchurch (Pucklechurch)
  m. Ellinor Millett (dau of Thomas Millett of Warwickshire)
(i) Henry Dennis of Pulcherchurch (a 1623)
  m1. Margaret Speke (dau of Sir George Speke of Somerset)
  (a) John Dennis who apparently d 1660 having married ...
  m. Mary (or Margaret) Still (dau of Nathaniel Still of Hutton)
  (b) Henry Dennis (a 1623)
  m2. Jane Whitmore (d 1639, dau of William Whitmore of London, widow of Nathaniel Still of Hutton)
  (ii) Cecily Dennis
  m. (20.02.1616) William Gye (Gyse or Guise) of Elmore
(iii) Catherin Dennis who apparently married ...
  m. John Milborne of Wonastow
  (B) Alison Dennis
  m. Gilbert Bery of Eston
  (C)+ other issue - Walter, William (dsp), Henry (dsp)
  c.+ other issue - Richard (dsp), Anne (dsp), Jane (d unm), Katherine (d infant)
  m3. Agnes Mynns
  m4. Alice Baynham
  ii. John Dennys
  m2. Alice Pointz (dau of Nicholas Pointz)
  iii. Hugh Dennys
  m. Mary Roos (dau of Richard Roos, brother of Lord Roos, she m2. Sir Giles Capell)
  iv. Isabell (Elizabeth) or Jane Dennys
  m. Reyborne Mathew of Wales
  v.+ other issue - Morris, Francis (dsp), Jane (or Isabell/Elizabeth?), Emme, Alice (dsp)
  B. Janet Dennys probably of this generation
  m. Sir Thomas Gamage of Coity Castle
  C.+ other issue - William, Richard (priest), Margaret (nun)

Main source(s): Visitation (Gloucestershire, 1623, Dennis)
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