'Wolley1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Wolley of Allen Hill, Wolley of Bosnall, Woley of Broadbotham, Wolley (Woley) of Riber, Woley of Woley

                               
Rafe de Woley of Woley in Hollingworth, Cheshire
1. William de Woley of Woley (a 1309, d by 1333)
  m. Sebilla (a 1333)
  A. Rafe de Woley of Woley & Broadbotham (a 1369)
  i. Robert de Woley of Broadbotham in Moterham, Cheshire
  m. Agnes
  a. John Woley of Broadbotham (a 1404)
  m. Joan
  (1) William Woley of Riber in Matlock, Derbyshire (a temp Edward IV who r. 1461-1483)
  m. Margery Robotham (dau of John Robotham)
  (A) John Woley of Riber
  (i) Anthony Wolley of Riber & Allen Hill (d 04.09.1576) - continued below
  ii.+ other issue - Thomas, Roger, William, 2 daughters

 

 

Anthony Wolley of Riber & Allen Hill (d 04.09.1576) - continued above
1. Adam Wolley of Riber (d 12.04.1619)
  The following comes from Visitation (Derbyshire, 1662, 'Wolley of Riber').
  m1. Anne Crane of Derbyshire
  A. son (d infant)
  m2. Grace Hopkinson (dau of Henry Hopkinson of Bosnall)
  m3. (17.11.1607) Elizabeth Midleton (d 24.11.1642,dau of William Midleton of Wendesley)
  B. William Wolley of Riber (bpt 23.12.1610, d 02.10.1666)
  m. (03.10.1633) Susan Bynnes (d 24.11.1642, dau of Richard Bynnes of Thorpe)
  i.+ issue - Adam (d 06.12.1657), John (d young), Anthony (b 1643-4, d 09.05.1669), Susan (d young), Anne (d young)
  C. Anthony Wolley of Nottingham (bpt 01.01.1613, d 02.10.1666)
  m. Mary Rocket (d 18.04.1662, dau of William Rocket of Nottingham)
  i. William Wolley (bpt 06.08.1634, d young)
  ii. Elizabeth Wolley (bpt 25.09.1636, d 22.07.1713)
  m1. (02.10.1660) Thomas Butterworth of Farnesfield
  m2. Michael Buxton (vicar of Blidworth)
  iii. Mary Wolley (bpt 08.03.1639)
  m. Samuell Blackwell of Nottingham
  iv. Frances Wolley (bpt 31.12.1647, d 08.03.1709)
  m. (03.06.1669) Arthur Dakeyn of Stubbing Edge
  D. Dorothy Wolley
  m. George Hopkinson of Wyrkesworth
  E. Troath Wolley (bpt 31.12.1609, d 21.05.1693)
  m. (22.12.1642) William Newton of South Wingfield
  F. Frances Wolley (bpt 08.02.1617, d unm 23.07.1641)
2. Thomas Wolley of Bosnall (a 1612)
  A. Edward Wolley of Bosnall (d 07.10.1668)
  B. George Wolley of Bosnall (d 11.04.1678)
  i. Thomas Wolley of Bosnall
  m. Frances
  a. George Wolley of Bosnall (bpt 16.06.1672, d 1709)
  m. Elizabeth
  (1) Thomas Wolley of Bosnall
  m. Margaret Abell (dau of Marmaduke Abell of Bonsall)
  (A) Anthony Wolley of Bosnall
  m. (18.05.1767) Martha Ford (dau of John Ford of Kirk Ireton)
  (i) Anthony Wolley (bpt 24.07.1774, youngest son?)
  m. (11.04.1799) Hannah Johnson
  (a) Ann Wolley (b 13.01.1800, d 22.07.1872)
  m. (07.07.1836) James Lawrence of Stone (d 13.04.1870)
  (ii)+ other issue including Thomas (bpt 24.10.1762, d 1810), John (bpt 02.09.1674)
  (B)+ other issue
  (2)+ other issue
3. John Wolley of Allen Hill (d 08.06.1565)
  m. Mary Revell (dau of Thomas Revell)
  A. Adam Wolley of Allen Hill (bur 15.08.1657)
  m. (1581) Grace Haywood (bur 22.07.1669, dau of Henry Haywood of Darley)
  i. Anthony Wolley of Allen Hill (d 05.05.1655)
  m. (21.11.1615) Dorothy Taylor (dau of Henry Taylor of Darley)
  a. John Wolley of Allen Hill (d 04.1669)
  m. (14.02.1645) Katherine Baynes (d 01.07.1710, dau of Robert Baynes of Hensley Hall)
  (1) Adam Wolley of Allen Hill (bpt 14.12.1648, d 15.03.1710)
  m1. (06.05.1672) Millicent Wigley (d 22.02.1673, dau of Henry Wigley)
  m2. (26.06.1679) Mary Cokayne (d 29.09.1689, dau of John Cokayne of Matlock)
(A) John Wolley of Allen Hill (b 04.01.1681-2, d 02.1763)
  m. (25.08.1712) Ann Souter (bur 23.01.1758, dau of Anthony Souter of Matlock Bridge)
  (i) Adam Wolley (b 08.10.1728, d 28.07.1801, 3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Hodgkinson (d 03.05.1758, dau of Joseph Hodgkinson)
  (a) Adam Wolley of Matlock, later of Allen Hill (b 18.01.1758, d 21.07.1827, 3rd son)
  m. (10.01.1793) Anne Eaton (dau of Anthony Eaton of Bosnall)
  ((1)) Mary Wolley (d 03.05.1844)
  m. (06.08.1822) John Francis Thomas Hurt, later Wolley (d 17.11.1877, vicar of Beeston, son of Charles of Wirksworth by Susanna, dau of Sir Richard Arkwright)
  ((2)) Anne Wolley (dsp 17.10.1885)
  m. (21.08.1821) Charles Clarke of Derby (son of N.)
  (b) Mary Wolley (d 19.09.1821)
m. (13.02.1772) Daniel Eaton of Stoney Middleton
  (c)+ other issue (d unm) - John of London (b 23.11.1752, d 12.01.1821), Joseph (b 16.03.1754, d 30.05.1785)
  (ii)+ other issue - John (b 04.01.1719, d unm 04.04.1794), George (b 14.06.1726, d unm 14.04.1807), Anthony (b 15.10.1731, d 31.03.1789), 4 daughters
  (B)+ other issue
  ii.+ other issue - John of Greenhills (d 12.1670), Edward (bur 25.06.1628, vicar of Crich)
  B. John Wolley
  C. Agnes Wolley
  m1. Henry Mather
  m2. Edward Deane
  m3. Edward Mellor
4. Edward Wolley

Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Wolley Dod of Edge') with input as reported above
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