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Families covered: Montfort of Kilnhurst

                               
Hunter identifies the arms of the following family as "Argent, a lion rampant azure in a orle of cross-crosslets fitchée gules".
John Montfort of Kilnhurst (a 1303)
m. Mariota de Kilnhurst (dau of Peter de Kilnhurst)
1. John Montfort
  m. Joan Clarel (dau of Sir Thomas Clarel)
  A. Thomas Montfort
  m. Agnces Scargill (dau of William Scargill)
  i. John Montfort
  m. Elizabeth Clapham (dau of Christopher Clapham)
  a. Thomas Montfort
  m. Catherine Serlby (dau of Thomas Serlby of Harthill)
  (1) John Montfort
  m. Maud Burdet
  (A) Edmund Montfort
m. _ Calverley
  (i) Christopher Montfort of Kilnhurst
  m1. Elizabeth Bainbridge of Durham
  (a) Lancelot Montfort of Kilnhurst (bur 06.10.1587)
  m. ?? Wentworth (dau of Thomas or William Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse, sister of Muriel)
  ((1)) Beatrix Montfort
  m. Laurence Robinson of York
  m2. (25.11.1561) Benedicta Newenham (b c1544, dau of Sir William Newenham)
((2)) Benedicta Montfort (bpt 16.06.1566, a 1585)
  (b) Alice Montfort (a 1616)
  m. John Darley of York & Kilnhurst (b c1541, d 23.03.1616-7, son of William & brother of Richard of Buttercrambe)
  (c) Elizabeth Montfort
  m. Anthony Hewet of Wales
  m2. (c1553) Muriel Wentworth (dau of Thomas or William Wentworth of Wentworth Woodhouse)
  (d) Thomas Montfort (a 1616)
  m. Elizabeth Eton
  ((1)) Elizabeth Montfort
  m. Sir Hugh Wyrral of Loversal

Main source(s): 'The History and Topography of the Deanery of Doncaster' (Joseph Hunter, vol 2, 'Pedigree of Montfort of Kilnhurst', p50)
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