'Giffard06'
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Families covered: Giffard of Awlescombe, Giffard of Brightleigh, Giffard of Clifford, Giffard of Clovelly, Giffard of Halsbury, Giffard of Tiverton, Giffard of Wotton
| BP1934 provides the following ancestry for the Bartholomew Giffard who m. the heiress of Halsbury. BP1934 reports that the following Baldwin "held Clovelly from his cousins the Giffards of Were-Giffard". | |||||||||||||||
| Baldwin Giffard of Clifford in Hartland & Clovelly | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Sir Roger Giffard of Clovelly, Clifford & Aulescombe | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Walter Giffard of Clifford (Devon) (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| This was probably the Walter shown below as 'of Clifford' who, so it appears, was indeed father of Gervase but was uncle, rather than grandfather, of Bartholomew. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Floer Giffard of Clifford apparently father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Bartholomew Giffard of Clifford (d 1314) see alternative ancestry & continuation below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane de Halsbury (dau/heir of Peter de Halsbury in Parkham) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Gervase Giffard ancestor of Giffards of Bowood & Yeo Vale | ||||||||||||||
| The following few generations (to Bartholomew) come from Vivian. Thenafter it combines Vivian & BP1934. | |||||||||||||||
| Robert de Tellieres, later Giffard of Whitchurch & Lamerton (Devon) (a temp Henry II who r. 1154-1189) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Gervaise Giffard (a temp Richard I who r. 1189-1199) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Walter Giffard of Wear Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Emma Giffard (d by 1276) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Hugh Widworthy | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Emma Widworthy (b c1266) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Sir William Treawin | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Sir Robert Dinham | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir Roger Giffard of Clovelly, Awlescombe & Mildford in Harltand (a 1243) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Brewer (dau/coheir of Sir William Brewer of Brewer) | |||||||||||||||
| Uncertain on the order of their sons. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir Walter Giffard (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir Roger of Awlescombe Giffard (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Bartholomew Giffard of Halsbury (d 1314) see alternative ancestry above | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Halsbury (dau/heir of Peter de Halsbury) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Baldwin Giffard of Halsbury, Devon (a 1308) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan/Jane | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Giffard of Halsbury | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sybel/Sybilla | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Walter Giffard of Halsbury | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabell | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Giffard of Halsbury | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Deuclive (dau/coheir of Richard Deuclive) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Thomas Giffard of Halsbury | ||||||||||||||
| m. Wilmot Knight | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Giffard of Halsbury | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Dabernon (dau/coheir of John Dabernon (of family of Dunsland) by Isabella, dau of John Miles of Irishborough | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Thomas Giffard of Halsbury - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Avis Dennis (dau of John Dennis of Orleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Coryton (dau of John Coryton of Newton St. Quethiock) | |||||||||||||||
| ((ii))+ | other issue - Lewis, John | ||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Margaret Giffard (a 1486) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Coffin | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Andrew Giffard of Thewborough in Sutcombe | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ingaret Ease (dau/coheir of Sir Alan Ease of Thewboorugh) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Giffard of Thewborough | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Ugworthy (dau/coheir of John Ugworthy) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Stephen Giffard of Thewborough (a 1438) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Joan Spencer (dau of John Spencer of Tedburn) | |||||||||||||||
| ((a)) | Alice Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Michelstow of Lanteglos | |||||||||||||||
| (((1))) | Ann Michelstow apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Wollacombe | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Prideaux | |||||||||||||||
| Thewborough passed into the Prideaux family. | |||||||||||||||
| m3. William Wollacombe | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Agnes Churchill (dau/heir of John Churchill of Wildyard) | |||||||||||||||
| ((b)) | Eleanor Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Dennis of Orleigh | |||||||||||||||
| ((c)) | Matiota Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Calmady | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Robert Giffard ancestor of Giffards of Lanowmuer, mentioned by BP1934 but not by Vivian | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Matthew Giffard mentioned by Vivian but not by BP1934 | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Maud Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Dabernon of Bradford | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Walter Giffard of Clifford | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Mathew Giffard of Awlescombe (a 1296) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Isabell Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Stanton | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Eva Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Mandeville | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue - Philip, Robert (a 1282, rector of Clovelly, canon of Exeter Cathedral) | ||||||||||||||
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| Thomas Giffard of Halsbury (d 17.03.1532-3) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Avis Dennis (dau of John Dennis of Orleigh by Eleanor Giffard) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Giffard or Gifford of Halsbury | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Joane Sidenham (dau of John Sidenham of Orchard) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Speake (dsp, dau of George Speake of Somerset) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Ebete Woode (dau of Alexander Woode of North Tawton) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Thomas Giffard or Gifford | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Coryton (dau of John Coryton of Newton St. Quethiock) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Sir Roger Giffard of Brightleigh (in Chittlehampton) & Tapleigh (in Westleigh) (d 01.05.1547) the first mentioned by Commoners | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Cobleigh (d 23.12.1547, dau/heir of John Cobleigh or Cobley of Brightleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Giffard of Brightleigh (b 1523-4, bur 16.01.1622-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Grenville (dau of Sir Richard Genville of Stow (by Matilda, dau/coheir of John Beville of Gwarnock), m2. Arthur Tremayne of Collacombe) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Giffard of Brightleigh, Sheriff of Devon (a temp James I who r. 1603-1625) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Honor Erle (bur 05.05.1638, dau of Walter Erle of Charborough) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Arthur Giffard of Brightleigh (bpt 17.06.1580, dvp 1616) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Leigh (d 1625, dau of Thomas Leigh of Borough (Borow in Northam)) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Giffard of Brightleigh (b 1602, bur 21.12.1665, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c08.1621) Joan Wyndham (dau of Sir John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham by Joan, dau of Sir Henry Portman) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Giffard of Brightleigh (d 1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1666) Susan Bampfylde (bur 21.11.1670, dau of Sir John Bampfylde of Poltimore, sister of Sir Copleston) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Giffard (bpt 29.01.1667-8, dvp bur 14.05.1704) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.04.1692) Margaret (probably not Mary) Clotworthy (bur 02.09.1693, dau of John Clotworthy of Rashleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Margaret Giffard (bpt 31.08.1693, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1717-8) John Courtenay of Molland | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Copleston Giffard (b 1670, dvp unm bur 128.05.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1674) Frances Fane (dau of Rev. William Fane, son of 1st Earl of Westmorland, m2. Stephen Newell) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Henry Giffard of Wotton, Devon (bpt 16.09.1675, dvp bur 01.03.1709-10) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Hill (bur 14.09.1752, dau of Judge Edward Hill by Elizabeth, dau of Sir Edward Williams) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Giffard of Wotton & Great Torrington (d 11.1746, coroner for Devon, moved to Ireland) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1726) Elizabeth (dsp, widow of _ Newman) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1745) Dorcas Murphy (d 1754, dau of Arthur Murphy of Olartleigh (by Elizabeth, dau of Thomas Knox of Tagunnan), widow of Francis Robinson of Dublin) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Giffard of Dromartin Castle, Sheriff of Dublin (b 14.02.1745-6, d 05.05.1819) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1769) Sarah Morton (d 1827, dau of William Morton of Ballynaclash) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard (b 1771, d 30.04.1827, Chief Justice of Ceylon) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1808) Harriet Pennell (dau of Lovell Pennell of Lyme Regis) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Stanley Lees Giffard (b 1788, d 1858, 4th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1814) Susanna Meares Moran (d 1828, dau of Francis Moran of Downhill) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1830) Mary Anne Giffard (d 1869, dau/coheir of Henry Giffard) @1@ below | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Harriet Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1800) George King (d New Orleans 01.1815, Major) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Rev. James Phelan | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Mary Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1814) Rev. Richard Ryan | |||||||||||||||
| ((E))+ | other issue - John (b 1782, d 1788), William Darrough (b 1781?, d 1798) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Roger Giffard of Halsbury (bpt 21.01.1701-2, d 1763) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Giffard (dau of John Giffard of Court) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1))+ | issue - John (bur 11.03.1725-6), Roger (bur 29.05.1736), John (bpt 14.03.1735-6, dsp bur 24.02.1799), Achilles (bpt 15.09.1730, dsp), Henry (bpt 20.02.1728-9, bur 18.03.1728-9), Jane (bpt 20.10.1724, bur 20.01.1743-4), Elizabeth (bpt 23.09.1731, bur 05.04.1754), Martha (bpt 10.01.1732-3, bur 08.05.1733), Margaret (bpt 21.08.1735), Mary (bpt 10.11.176), Anne (bpt 11.04.1740, bur 15.05.1754), Jane (bpt 31.05.1744) | ||||||||||||||
| (c) | Henry Giffard of High Bickington (bpt 14.06.1705, coroner for Devon) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.06.1726) Mary Fairchild (dau of Rev. George Fairchild of Atherington) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Henry Giffard (RN) | ||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Henry Giffard (d 1817, RN) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Martin | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Mary Anne Giffard (d 1869, 4th dau & coheir) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1830) Stanley Lees Giffard (b 1788, d 1858) @1@ above | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue - Martha (bpt 17.12.1738), Margaret (bpt 27.04.1741), Elizabeth (bpt 08.02.1743-4), Martha (bpt 25.01.1746-7) | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Caesar Giffard of Brightleigh (bpt 24.08.1682, bur 06.05.1715) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Melhuish of Exeter (m2.. Rev. _ Williams) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Rachel Giffard (bpt 17.10.1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Colley (vicar of Chittlehampton) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Mary Giffard (bpt 17.08.1715) | ||||||||||||||
| (v) | Roger Giffard (b 1682) | ||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Frances Giffard (bpt 13.12.1677) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.08.1697) Thomas Kenny (Captain RN) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Roger Giffard of Halsbury (bpt 14.02.1645-6, dsps bur 25.10.1724) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Martha (d 02.10.1685) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Bridget Giffard (bpt 12.10.1684, d 28.01.1684-5) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (02.08.1698) Dorothy Stevens (bur 22.03.1712-3) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (02.09.1713) Agnes Kingford (dau of Rev. William Kingford) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Bridget Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Butler of Exeter | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Agnes Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. (04.05.1657) Thomas Beare of Huntsham | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Margaret Giffard (b 01.02.1648, d 22.10.1739) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (27.03.1666) John Keigwin of Mousehole (d 1693) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Thomas (probably not Robert) Young | |||||||||||||||
| (F)+ | other issue - Henry (bur 31.03.1658), Honor (bpt 20.03.1637-8, bur 1638), Grace (bpt 23.05.1641, d unm 03.11.1667), Catherine (b 29.06.1647, d unm 1677), Mary (b 27.06.1650), Elizabeth (bur 27.10.1655) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Arthur Giffard (b 1605, d 03.1668/05.05.1666, rector of Bideford & Westleigh) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.01.1661-2) Mary Harris (bur 21.01.1671-2, dau of Thomas Harris of Hayne) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | George Giffard (b 1606) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Millicent Giffard (bpt 18.12.1636) | ||||||||||||||
| (4) | Mary Giffard (b c1600) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Wyatt of Braunton | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Elizabeth Giffard (b c1613) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Arthur Harris (recorder of Great Torrington, of family of Hayne) | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue - Lewis (b 1608), Thomas (b 1611), Honor (b c1604), Frances (b 1610), | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Jane/Joan Giffard (bpt 01.02.1567-8) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (after 1619) John Giffard (cousin) @2@ below | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Alice Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Addington of Harleberrie | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Honor Giffard (bpt 31.03.1587-8) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Garland of Whitefield | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Broughton of Warpsley aka Warbridgsleigh | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Margaret Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Angel Madock of Exeter | |||||||||||||||
| g.+ | other issue - John (bpt 22.04.1578, bur 01.08.1578), Thomas (dsp), William (bpt 15.10.1586, dsp), John (b c1593, a 1620), Maria (bpt 29.10.1576, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Achilles Giffard (a 1620, 3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? Ackworth of Kent | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Giffard (bpt 24.07.1588, a 1620) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Giffard (bur 04.11.1631, dau of John Giffard of Brightleigh) @2@ above | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Achilles Giffard of Instowe (b c1593, a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c11.1618) Elizabeth (widow of ?? Woolton of Pilton) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. (Nicholas) Dorrell (Darrell) of Kent (doctor, 'grandson of Bishop Horne & nephew of Dr/ Acworth')) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Roger Giffard (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Beare of Brishford of Brushford | |||||||||||||||
| iv.+ | other issue (dsp) - Arthur, Hannibal (bpt 16.07.1560), Walter (bpt 20.08.1562) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Hugh Giffard 'of Wey' of St. Giles, Devon (3rd son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Bamfeild (dau of John (sb Edward?) Bamfield of Poltimore, 'relict of Richard Pollard of Horwood') | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Achillis Giffard of Instow, Devon (a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Dorothy Holworthy (dau of Philip Holworthy of Bridgwater) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Cicily Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ralph Berry of Eastleigh | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Margaret or Mary Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Robert Yeo of Hatherleigh | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Lewis Pollard | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Willmot Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Leonard Pote (not Pole) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Martha Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Webber | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Roger Giffard of Tiverton Castle (b 1533, d 08.10.1603, 4th/5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (27.01.1562-3) Awdrie Stukley (dau of Sir Hugh (not Lewis) Stukley or Stucley, relict of William Yeo of Braunton) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | George Giffard of Tiverton (bpt 27.09.1564, d 26.06.1622) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Hodges (dau of Thomas Hodges of Wedmor) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Roger Giffard of Tiverton (bpt 25.04.1605) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Catford (dau of Roger Catford of Halberton) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Joan Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.09.1650) Robert Burgoyne of Tiverton Castle | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Margaret Giffard (bpt 29.05.1595) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (08.12.1613) John Reskimmer of Cornwall | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Robert Hensley | |||||||||||||||
| m3. Robert Atwill | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Frances Giffard (bpt 28.04.1596) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Giffard (bpt 22.09.1563) | ||||||||||||||
| BP1934 identifies Roger's 2nd wife as Agnes, dau of J. Grindall & relict of John Duke of Otterton. Vivian identifies her as ... | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (08.07.1574, sp) Jane Hobbye (dau of Thomas Hobbye of London, relict of John Duke of Otterton) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (04.05.1580, sp) Richarda Prous (bur 28.12.1604, dau of John Prous or Proux of Tiverton, widow of Richard Waldron) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Anne Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Fortescue of Buckland Flleigh | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Jane/Joan Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Amias Chichester of Arlington | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Alice Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Fry of Mallydor | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Mary Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wykes of North Wyke | |||||||||||||||
| H. | Elizabeth Giffard (bur 21.01.1579-80) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Roger Prye (not Fry) of Horwell | |||||||||||||||
| I. | Wilmot Giffard | ||||||||||||||
| m. Lewis Fortescue of Filleigh | |||||||||||||||
| J.+ | other issue - Walter, Fulk, Thomas, Andrew, Philippa | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Catherine Giffard posibly the Katherine who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Crukern of Childhay (a 1565) | |||||||||||||||
| 5.+ | other issue - William, Walter, Alice | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Giffard of Halsbury', p396+), BP1934 ('Halsbur'y) with a little support for the lower section from the section on 'Giffard of Brightley' in Commoners (vol 4, 'Nicolas of London', p293)
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