'Gratwick1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Gratwicke of Ham, Grattwick of Tortington

                               
Berry suggests that the following family had the coat of arms granted to Sir William Grattwick of Ulverston who leads the middle section below.
Henry Gratwicke of Ham in Bargeham
1. John Gratwicke of Ham (a 1567)
  A. Roger Gratwicke of Ham (a 15700
i. Roger Gratwicke
  a. Humphry Gratwicke of Ham
  m. Anne Edsaw (dau of Henry Edsaw of Washington)
(1) Thomas Gratwicke of Ham (b 1654?)
  m. Amy Dawtrey (dau of William Dawtrey of Moore Place, Petworth)
  (A) William Gratwicke of Ham (b c1679, d 1740)
  m. Mary Dennett of Woodmancote
  (i) Catherine Gratwicke
  m. William Leeves
  (ii) Mary Gratwicke
  m. Richard Leeves of Torrington Place
  (B) Thomas Gratwicke of Ham (b c1690, d 1744)
  m. Jane Knight of Broadwater
  (i) William Gratwicke of Ham (a 1816)
  m1. Jemima Ford (b c1750, d 1786, dau of James Ford)
  (a) Frances Gratwicke (b c1772, d 1798)
  m. William Kinleside (a 1816, rector of Angmering)
  ((1))+ issue (a 1816) - William Gratwicke, Jemima
  m2. Mary Ellis (dau of John Ellis of Stammerham)
  (ii) Jane Gratwicke
  m. James Croker (rector of Angmering)
  (iii) Philadelphia Gratwicke
  m. George Jupp
  (iv) Mary Gratwicke
  m. _ Hesman
  (C)+ other issue - Amy (b 1680), Katherine (b 1693), 4 other daughters
  (2)+ other issue - John (b 1653, d infant), Henry (b 1655), William (b 1657), Richard (b 1662), Anne (b 1667)

 

 

Berry reports that, in 1607, the following Sir William obtained a patent of the following arms: "Or, three hurts, each charged with a frey of the field". It is clear that he was a member of the family shown above but the connection is not given.
Sir William Grattwick of Ulvervston (Lancashire), later in Torrington (bur 1613)
m. Margaret Lee (dau of William Lee of Durham in South Mimms)
1. William Grattwick of Tortington Place, Sussex (d 1635)
  m. Amphilis Tichborne (dau of Sir Benjamin Tichborne of Tichborne, Bart)
  A. William Grattwick of Tortington Place (dsp 1655)
  B. Francis Grattwick of Tortington Place (dsp c07.1670, MP)
  HoP ('Francis Gratwick') identifies Francis's wife as ...
  m. Barbara (widow of John Venables of Bishop's Sutton)
  C. Elizabeth Grattwick
  m. Oliver Weekes
2. Edward Grattwick (d 1634)
  m. Frances Morris (dau of John Morris of London)
  A.+ issue - Frances, Mary
3. Roger Grattwick had issue
  m1. Elizabeth Gratwick (dau of Philip Gratwick of Etons in Cowfold)
  m2. (1620) (Anne) Selwin (dsp 1669)
4.+ other issue - Thomas, John, Francis, James (dsp), Margery, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Margaret, Ann, Hellen

 

 

Possibly connected to the above families was ...
John Gratwick of Cawfeld
1. John Gratwick
  m. Elizabeth Camber (dau/coheir of William Camber (Comber) by Martha Brockhull)
  A. William Gratwick of Horsham
  m. Jane Skynner (dau of Edward Skynner of Barkham)
  B.+ other issue - Richard, Thomas

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : CountyGen (Sussex, Berry, p169)
(2) For middle section : CountyGen (Sussex, Berry, p168)
(3) For lower section : CountyGen (Sussex, Berry, p256)
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