'Proby1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Proby of Brampton, Proby of Carysfort, Proby of Elton, Proby of Lichfield, Proby of Rans

                               
Randolph Proby of Chester, later of Brampton, Huntingdonshire
m. _ Bernard
1. Ralph Proby of Brampton (dsp 1605)
2. Sir Peter Proby of Brampton, Elton and Rans, Lord Mayor of London (d 1624)
  m. Elizabeth Thorowgood (dau of John Thorowgood of Temple Cheston and Chivers, widow of Edward Henson)
  A. Sir Heneage Proby of Elton and Rans, Sheriff of Buckinghamshire (b 1600, d 10.02.1662/3)
  m. Ellen Allen (dau of Edward Allen of Finchley)
  i. Sir Thomas Proby, Bart of Elton and Rans (b c1634, d 1689)
  m. (by 1673) Frances Cotton (dau of Sir Thomas Cotton, 2nd Bart of Conington)
  a. Alice Proby (b 1673)
  m. (1689) Thomas Watson-Wentworth of Malton (b 17.06.1665, d 06.10.1723)
  b.+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas, Frances, Elizabeth
  ii. John Proby of Elton (d 1710)
  m. Jane Cust (dau of Sir Richard Cust, 1st Bart of Pinchbeck)
  a. Frances Proby (d unm 1711)
iii. Heneage Proby (d unm 07.05.1699)
  B. Henry Proby of the Middle Temple (d 1660)
  m. Ellen Benham (dau of William Benham of London)
  i. daughter
  m. Sir Francis Clarke
  ii.+ other issue - Henry (d unm), Edward (d unm), 3 daughters
  C. Emmanuel Proby of London (d before 28.04.1646)
  m. (08.06.1626) Mary Bland (bpt 1607, dau of John Bland of London)
i. Peter Proby of Putney (dsp before 21.11.1684)
  m. Grace Ford (dau of Sir Richard Ford)
  ii. Charles Proby 'of Fort St. George'
  m. _ Torriano (sister of George Toriano of London, m2. Thomas Lucas of Fort St. George, Madras)
a. William Proby of Elton and Rans (d 01.1739, Governor of Fort St. George)
  m. Henrietta Cornwall (dau of Robert Cornwall of Berrington)
  (1) John Proby of Elton (d 1760)
  m. (05.01.1718/20) Jane Leveson-Gower (d 10.06.1726, dau of John Leveson-Gower, 1st Lord)
  (A) John Proby, 1st Lord Carysfort of Carysfort (b 25.11.1720, d 18.10.1772)
  m. (27.08.1750) Elizabeth Allen (d 18.03.1783, dau of Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen)
  (i) John Joshua Proby, 1st Earl of Carysfort (b 12.08.1751, d 07.04.1828)
  m1. (18.03.1774) Elizabeth Osborne (d 11.1783, dau of Sir William Osborne, Bart of Newtown)
  (a) John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort (b 1780, d unm 11.06.1855, 2nd son)
  (b) Granville Levenson Proby, 3rd Earl of Carysfort (b 1782, d 03.11.1868, Admiral) had issue
  m. (05.04.1818) Isabella Howard (d 22.01.1836, dau of Hugh Howard, son of Viscount Wicklow)
  (c)+ other issue - William Allen (b 19.06.1779, dvp unm 06.08.1804), Gertrude (d 1835)
  m2. (13.05.1787) Elizabeth Grenville (d 02.12.1842, dau of George Grenville, Prime Minister)
  (e) Elizabeth Proby (d 17.10.1869)
  m. (02.02.1816) William Wells of Holme Wood House (d 13.08.1826)
(f)+ other issue (d unm) - Charlotte (d 23.01.1860), Frances (d 24.03.1855)
  (ii) Elizabeth Proby (b 1752, d 1808)
  m. (1774) Thomas James Storer (d 1792)
  (B) Charles Proby (b 1725, d 1799, Captain RN, 4th son)
  m. (1758) Sarah Pownell (dau of Philemon Pownell of Plymouth)
  (i) Charles Proby (rector of Stanwick) had issue (1 dau)
  m1. Susan Cherry (dau of George Cherry)
  m2. Catherine Proby (dau of Baptist Proby, Dean of Lichfield) @@ below
  (ii) Henry Francis Proby
  (iii) Sarah Proby
  m. _ Pigott (Admiral)
  (iv) Charlotte Proby
  m1. Thomas Pitcairne (Colonel)
  m2. Rev. John Ferrers
(v) Beatrice Proby
  m. Charles Cunningham (commissioner at Woolwich)
  (vi) Elizabeth Proby
  m. _ Titchiogoo (Admiral of the Russian Navy)
(C) Baptist Proby (b 1726, d 01.1807, Dean of Lichfield)
  m. Mary Russell (dau of John Russell, prebendary of Peterborough & Lincoln)
  (i) Baptist John Proby (b 1761, d 1829, vicar of St. Mary's, Lichfield)
  m. Mary Susannah Gresley (dau of Sir Nigel Gresley, 6th Bart of Knypersley)
  (a) William Henry Baptist Proby of Seaton (b 15.10.1794, d 26.11.1839, Cmmdr. RN) had issue
  m. (23.04.1831) Louisa Mary How (dau of Rev. Samuel How of Strickland and Southleigh)
  (b) John Carysfort Proby (b 20.08.1798, d 18.05.1868, rector in Winchester) had issue
  m. (18.07.1826) Lydia Martyn Brown (d 19.02.1883, dau of Rev. David Brown of Calcutta)
(ii) Charles James Proby (b 23.01.1771, d 02.02.1859, Canon of Windsor) had issue
  m. (30.06.1814) Frances Sharrer (d 06.03.1843, dau of Rev. John Sharrer of Canwick)
  (iii) May Proby (d 27.02.1829)
  m. (22.04.1782) Francis Humberston-Mackenzie of Humbertston and Seaforth, Lord Mackenzie of Kintail, Governor of Barbados (b 09.06.1754, d 11.01.1815)
(iv) Catherine Proby
  m. Charles Proby (rector of Stanwick) @@ above
  iv) Caroline Proby (d 02.02.1800)
  m. (05.07.1792) Edward Grove of Shenstone Park (son of John of Honiley)
  (vi)+ other issue - Joshua John (judge), Susan, Anne
  (D)+ other issue - William (d unm 1741), Thomas (b 1723, d Ticonderoga 07.1758)
  (2) Edith Proby (d 19.01.1745)
  m. Sir John Osborne, Bart of Newtown (d 11.04.1743, MP)
  b. Elizabeth Proby suggested as of this generation but dates? (cf Elizabeth immediately below)
  m. (25.08.1627, sp) Gabriel Roberts of Ampthill
  iii. Elizabeth Proby (bpt 04.1645, youngest dau) suggested as of this generation but dates? (cf Elizabeth immediately above)
  m. Sir John Rogerson of Glasnevin House, Lord Mayor of Dublin (b 1648, d 1724, MP, m2. Elizabeth Ward)
  D.+ other issue - Edmund (dsp before 1684, rector of Broughton Gifford), 2 daughters

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Proby of Elton Hall) with some support from BP1870 (Carysfort) and a little from BEB1841 (Proby of Elton)
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