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Families covered: Wettenhall (Whettenhall, Wetenall or Wetnal) of Copnal (Coppenhall), Wetenal of Hankelow, Wettenhall of Wettenhall
Ormerod ('Wettenhall of Wettenhall') identifies the arms of this family as "Vert, a crosse engrailed Ermine" and adds that its "Ancient arms" were "Vert, a bend Ermine". | |||||||||||||||
Gilbert de Wetenhale | |||||||||||||||
1. | ?? de Wetenhale | ||||||||||||||
A. | John de Wetenhale of Wetenhale (a 1249, 1268) | ||||||||||||||
i. | Sir John de Wetenhale (a 1312, 1317) | ||||||||||||||
m. Agnes Arderne (dau of Sir John Arderne) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Sir John Wettenhall of Wettenhall | ||||||||||||||
m. Maude Fulleshurst (dau of Robert Fulleshurst) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Mabella Wettenhall (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. Richard Grosvenor of Budworth | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Catherine Wettenhall (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Adam Hartley | |||||||||||||||
(3) | Ellena Wettenhall | ||||||||||||||
m. Henry Arderne of Dorfold | |||||||||||||||
(4) | Margery Wettenhallyy | ||||||||||||||
m. Geoffrey de Bromhale | |||||||||||||||
(5) | Margaret Wettenhall | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Adam de Bostock | |||||||||||||||
(6) | Elizabeth Wettenhall | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Richard de Manley | |||||||||||||||
(7)+ | other issue (d young) - Richard, John | ||||||||||||||
b. | Robert Wetenal or Wettenhall (a 1333, 1344) - continued just below | ||||||||||||||
m. Amicia de Alpraham (dau/coheir of Mathew de Alpraham) | |||||||||||||||
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Robert Wetenal or Wettenhall (a 1333, 1344) - continued just above | |||||||||||||||
m. Amicia de Alpraham (dau/coheir of Mathew de Alpraham) | |||||||||||||||
1. | John de Wetenhal (a 1344, 1369) | ||||||||||||||
m. Alice Wrenbury (a 1396, dau/coheir of John de Wrenbury) | |||||||||||||||
A. | John Wetenhal (a 1421, escheator of Cheshire) | ||||||||||||||
m. Joan le Mercer (a 1405, 1454, dau/coheir of Robert le Mercer) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Adam Wetenal (a 1453) | ||||||||||||||
m. Anne (a 1453) | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Wetenal (d 1498-9) | ||||||||||||||
m. Maude Fowleshurst (a 1494, dau of Robert Fowleshurst) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Roger Wetenal (Whettenhall or Wetnal) of Copnal (Copenhall or Coppenhall) (d 1572-3) the first mentioned by Visitation (Cheshire, 1580 & 1613) | ||||||||||||||
m. Isabell Maisterson (a 1600, sister of Thomas Maisterson or Masterson of Nantwich) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Thomas Wetenal (Whettenhall or) Wetnal of Copnal (b c1553, a 1572) | ||||||||||||||
m. Isabella (Elizabeth?) Mainwaring (dau of Charles Mainwaring of Croxton by Isabell (sb Helen?), dau of Hugh Brereton of the Peele) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Roger Wetenal (Whettenhall or Wetnal) (bpt 01.12.1512) | ||||||||||||||
m. Ellen Alexander (dau/coheir of John Alexander of Wistaston) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | John Wetenal (Whettenhall or Wetnal) (bpt 06.01.1578, dvp) the first mentioned by Visitation (Cheshire, 1663) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Oldfield (dau of Philip Oldfield of Bradwall) | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | John Wetenal of Hankelow, Cheshire (bpt 04.06.1606-7, a 1663) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (c04.1621) Elizabeth Salmon (dau/heir of Ralph Salmon, son of ?? of Coole) | |||||||||||||||
((A)) | Nathaniel Wetenal of Hankelow (b c1640, a 09.1663) | ||||||||||||||
Ormerod reports that Nathaniel "gave his estates to Gabriel Wettenhall". | |||||||||||||||
((B)) | Dorothy Wetenal | ||||||||||||||
m. William Cotton of Bellaport | |||||||||||||||
m2. Elizabeth Unton (dau of Thomas Unton of Drayton) | |||||||||||||||
((2)) | Mary Wetenal | ||||||||||||||
m. George Salmon of Wildeheath | |||||||||||||||
((3))+ | other issue (d young) - Philip, Ellen | ||||||||||||||
(b) | Anne Wetenal (bur 03.10.1624) | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Oldfield of Bradwall | |||||||||||||||
(c) | Ellen Wetenal shown by Ormerod & Visitation (1613) of this generation, by Visitation (1580) a generation earlier | ||||||||||||||
m. William Wood of Nantwich | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Charles Wetenal | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Bull of Canterbury | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Thomas Wetenal | ||||||||||||||
m. Maria Church (dau of Edward Church of Nantwich) | |||||||||||||||
(iv) | Isabell Wetenal mentioned by Visitation (1580) but not by Ormerod | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Salade of Brerihurst by Mow | |||||||||||||||
(v) | Elizabeth Wetenal mentioned by Visitation (1613) but not by Ormerod | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Ball | |||||||||||||||
(vi)+ | other issue - John, Anne (d unm) mentioned by Visitation (1580) but not by Ormerod | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Anne Wetenal shown by Ormerod of this generation, by Visitation (1580) a generation later | ||||||||||||||
m. Reginald Wright of Wich Malbank | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Ormerod (Cheshire, vol 3 (1819), 'Wettenhall of Hankelow', p251+) with input/support for the upper section from Ormerod (Cheshire, vol 2 (1819), 'Wettenhall of Wettenhall', p106) and some input/support for the lower section from Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, 'Wetnall of Coppenhall, vulgo Copnall'), Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, 'Wettenhall of Coppenhall'), Visitation (Cheshire, 1663, 'Wettenhall of Hankelow')
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