'Sadleir1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Sadleir of Aspley Guise, Sadleir of Sopwell (Hertfordshire), Sadleir of Sopwell Hall (Tipperary), Sadleir of Standon, Sadleir of Temple Dinsley

                               
BIFR1976 reports that the following Henry, whose name "was not spelt uniformly in the earlier periods, Sadler, Sadleys, Sadleir, Sadlier and other variations being used", was "of a family in Hackney, Middlx, heir according to Fuller of a fair inheritance".
Henry Sadeleyer this generation given only by BIFR1976
1. Sir Ralph Sadleir of Standon (b 1507, d 30.03.1587, Secretary of State) 
  p/m. Margaret or Ellen Mitchell (widow of Matthew Barre of Dunmow)
BLG1886 reports that Margaret was "a near relative of the Earl of Essex". Commoners & BEB841 report that she was a laundress in the Earl's family and that Ralph & Margaret married whilst her husband, Matthew Barre, was presumed dead but was in fact still alive. An Act of Parliament was procured to legitimise the children. BIFR1976 names her Ellen.
  A. Sir Thomas Sadleir of Standon, Sheriff of Hertfordshire (d 05.01.1606, MP)
  m1. (sp) Ursula Sherrington (dsp 1576, dau/coheir of Sir Henry Sherrington of Lacock Abbey)
  m2. Gertrude Markham (dau of Robert Markham of Cotham)
  i. Ralph Sadleir of Standon, Sheriff of Hertfordshire (b 1581, dsp 12.02.1660)
  m. (11.09.1601) Anne Coke (b c1586, a 1660, dau of Sir Edward Coke, Lord Chief Justice)
  ii. Gertrude Sadleir
  m. (c1607) Sir Walter Aston, 1st Lord of Forfar (b 1583, d 13.08.1689)
B. Edward Sadleir of Temple Dinsley (Hertfordshire) & Aspley Guise (Bedfordshire) (dvp 04.04.1583-4)
  m. Anne Leigh (dau/coheir of Sir Richard Leigh of Sopwell, m2. Ralph Norwich)
  i. Lee (Leigh) Sadleir of Temple Dinsley (d c1588) this line followed by Commoners, partly supported by BEB1841
  m. Elizabeth Pascall (dau of William Pascall of Preston, Essex)
  a. Thomas Leigh Sadleir of Temple Dinsley & Aspley Guise
  m. Frances Berrie (dau of Francis Berrie of Beckering Park)
  (1) Sir Edwin Sadleir, 1st Bart of Temple Dinsley (d 07.1672, 2nd son)
  m. Elizabeth Walker (dau of Sir Walter Walker)
  (A) Sir Edwin Sadleir, 2nd Bart of Temple Dinsley (b c1662, dsp 14.07.1719)
  m. Mary Lorymer (dau of John Lorymer of London)
  (B) Mary Sadleir
  m. Edward Brereton (son of Edward of Burhas)
  (C)+ 3 sons (d young)
  (2) Ralph Sadleir of Aspley Guise (d unm 1685)
  (3) Lee (Leigh) Sadleir of Temple Dinsley
  m. Mary Haddon (dau of George Haddon of Kingham)
  (A) George Sadleir of Aspley Guise (d 1746)
  m. Jane Styleman (dau/coheir of Francis Styleman of London)
  (i) George Sadleir of Aspley Guise (dsp 1756)
  (ii) Jane Sadleir
  (B) daughter
  m. _ Gillett
  (4) William Sadleir of Kempston (Bedfordshire) & Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire (d 1717, 6th son)
  m. Sarah Symonds (dau of Rev. Jasper Symonds of Daventry)
  (A) Thomas Sadleir of Basingburne, Cambridgeshire
  m. Mary Smith (dau of Robert Smith of Potton)
  (i) Robert Sadleir of Aspley Guise (b 1689)
  m1. (11.10.1716) Frances Hancock (dau of William Hancock of Southampton)
  (a) James Sadleir of Aspley Guise (dsp 14.02.1738)
  m1. (1747) Mary Shergold (b c1724, d 1750, dau of George Shergold)
  m2. (13.07.1759) Beata Maria Urry (dau of Richard Urry)
m3. (19.09.1786) Mary (d 24.08.1805, widow of _ Fisher)
  m2. (23.11.1718) Elizabeth Vernon (d 26.11.1773, dau of Robert Vernon, alderman of Southampton)
  (b) Richard Vernon Sadleir of Southampton, later of Aspley Guise (b 06.02.1722, d 02.03.1810, 2nd son of this marriage)
  m. (05.12.1749) Elizabeth Owen (d 05.04.1793, dau/heir of Rev. Timothy Owen of North Stoneham)
  ((1)) Elizabeth Sadleir (d infant)
  (c) Thomas Sadleir (b 23.11.1724, dsp 22.10.1783)
  m. (22.05.1755) Sarah Blake (d 1800, dau of William Blake of Hampshire)
  (d) Ursula Sadleir (b 10.01.1719, d 22.07.1755)
  m. (30.11.1741) Edmund Moody of Southampton & Hardle (d 24.04.1786, son of Edmund by Eleanora Wyatt)
  Aspley passed into the Moody family.
  (e)+ other issue - Robert Smith (b 21.06.1721, d 09.01.1729), Mary (b 1724), Elizabeth (b 1731)
  (ii) James Sadlier of Windsor (a 1745)
  m. Margaret Beasley (dau of Valentine Beasley)
  (a)+ issue - Mary, Elizabeth
  (B)+ other issue (a 1692) - Ralph, Francis
  (5) Frances Sadleir
  m. (1635) John Willford
  (6) Anne Sadleir
  m. (2+59) Robert Barker
  (7) Jane Sadleir (d 1689)
m. William Stone
  (8) Sarah Sadleir
  m. William Joel (Rector of Sarratt)
  (9)+ other issue - Thomas (b 1619, d unm 1639), Edward (dsp), Richard (dsp), Robert of London (d unm 1668), Edmund (d 1639), John (b 1638, d 1684), Elizabeth (b 1613), Mary (b 1635, d unm 1669)
  b. Anne Sadleir or Sadler (b 1588)
m. Edward Aston (dsp, son of Sir Edward of Tixall, brother of Walter, Lord Aston)
  ii. Richard Sadleir of Sopwell, Hertfordshire (b 1569, d 09.1624)
  This line is partly supported by Visitation (Hertfordshire, 1634, 'Sadler of Sopwell').
  m. (05.1603) Joyce Honywood (dau of Robert Honywood of Charing & Monks Hall)
  a. Robert Sadleir of Sopwell (d 1669) this line supported by Commoners & BEB1841
  m. Ellen Bancroft (d 1640, dau of Thomas Bancroft of Stantonhouse)
  (1) Ellen Sadleir (d 1699)
  m. (11.12.1662) Thomas Saunders of Beechwood
  (A) Ann Saunders (d 25.12.1718)
  m1. (24.03.1687-8) Sir Edward Sebright, Bart (d 15.12.1702)
m2. Charles Lyttleton
  (2)+ other issue - Robert (b 1632, dsp 1652), Edward (b 1633, dsp 1669), Thomas (b 1634, dvp unm)
  b. Thomas Sadleir of Sopwell Hall (co. Tipperary), Governor of Galway (Lt. General, to Ireland, 4th son)
  ##1. As reported in #2 below, BIFR1976 disagrees with BLG1886 as to how this Thomas first into this family. BIFR1976 shows this Thomas as having the following family. BLG1886 suggests that he had another 2 daughters, both unnamed: one married to Henry Foxwell Aliter Fox of Foxglade & Graigue, the other to _ Ormsby of Co. Tipperary. Another difference between them is that BLG1886 identifies Thomas's wife as "Miss Honywood" whilst BIFR1976 names the mother of his children as ...
  m1. Anne Goodridge (dau of Thomas Goodridge of St. Albans, widow of John Shadd)
  (1) Thomas Sadleir of Sopwell Hall & Castletown, Sheriff (d 1715)
  m. Frances or Mary Oliver
  (2) Elizabeth Sadleir named Judith by BLG1886
  m. John Briggs of Dunstable & Castletown (d 1694)
  (3) Sarah Sadleir
  BLG1886 shows an unnamed daughter m. Colonel Daniel Abbot of Nenagh whilst BIFR1976 shows Sarah who married his nephew:
  m. _ Abbot (nephew of Colonel David Abbot of Nenagh, MP)
  m2. (05.1662) Mary Salmon (dau of James Salmon of Glandore, widow of Vincent Gookin (Surveyor-General of Ireland))
  c. Edward Sadleir of London (d 1692, 5th son)
  m. Susan Underwood (d 1705, dau of Francis Underwood of Whittesley)
  (1)+ 4 daughters
  d. Blount Sadleir of London & Betham (a 1656)
  m. Mary Sharpe (d 1684, dau of Thomas Sharpe of London)
  ##2. BLG1886 reports that Blount & Mary left one son, Lt. Gen. Thomas who, following BIFR1976, we show above (##1). BLG1886 then shows that Lt. Gen. Thomas as father (by _ Underwood) of Thomas (m. Mary Olver) plus 4 daughters. We refer to that further in #1 above. BIFR1976 shows Blount & Mary as parents of ...
  (1) Thomas Sadleir (d 09.1701, Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Barbados)
  m. ?? (widow of Colonel _ Salter)
  (A)+ issue - Anne (b 1690), Elizabeth (b 1692)
  (2)+ other issue - Blount, Ralph (a 1692, sea captain), Mary, Judith
  e. Mary Sadleir
  m. (10.04.1629) Henry Thompson of Kentfield
  f. Dorothy Sadleir (b 1610)
  m. James Ellis of St. Albans
  g. Margaret Sadleir
  m. James Fincham
  h.+ other issue - Raphael (d 11.1612), Richard (d unm 1669), Henry (b 1619, dsp)
  iii. Edward Sadleir of Lotsford (b 15771)
  m. (04.04.1604) Ann Birchley (dau of Roger Birchley of Hertford, widow of Richard Fisher of Standon)
  a. Helen Sadleir
  m. (30.111633) Thomas Pepys
  iii. Mary Sadleir (b 1568)
  m. (18.12.1587) Thomas Coningsby (son of Thomas of Leominster)
iv.+ other issue - Thomas (d unm), Ellen (d unm 29.05.1600) , Dorothy
  C. Henry Sadleir of Everley (Wiltshire) & Hungersford Lodge (Berkshire), Sheriff of Wiltshire (b c1538, d 07/17.03.1618, MP)
  m1. Mary Gilbert (dau of Edward Gilbert of Everly) named Dorothy by Commoners
  The following comes from Visitation (Walter Metcalfe (1897), Wiltshire, 1565, 'Sadler of Everley').
  i. Gertrude Sadleir
  m1. Henry Bruncker of Melkesham & Stoke
  m2. Ambrose Dauntesey (son/heir of Sir John of Lavington)
  ii. Grace Sadleir probably the Grace who married ...
  m. Robert Sadler of Salthorp (a 1623)
  iii.+ other issue - Thomas, Dorothy, Ellen
  m2. (c08.1586) Ursula Gill (dau of John Gill of Widial)
  D. Anne Sadleir (d 1576)
  m. Sir George Horsey of Digswell
  E. Mary Sadleir
  m. Thomas Bowles of Wallington
  F. Jane Sadleir (d 1614)
  m. Edward Baesh or Bashe of Stansted (Stanstedbury)
  G. Dorothy Sadleir
  m. (06.06.1567) Edward Elrington of Borstall (Birch Hall)
2. John Sadler or Sadleir (a 1544)

Main source(s): BIFR1976 ('Trench', section on 'Sadleir'), Commoners (vol 2, 'Moody of Aspley', p560+), BEB1841 ('Sadleir of Temple Dinsley'), BLG1886 ('Sadleir of Castletown')
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