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Families covered: Lyte of Lytes Cary

                               
William le Lit = William de Lit (a 1255)
m. Margery Bunfeld (dau of John Bunfeld)
1. Robert le Lyt (a 1273)
  m. Isabella Draycote (dau of Peter Draycote)
  A. Robert le Lyt
  m. Margaret Goatehurst (dau of Roger Goatehurst)
i. Peter le Lyt of Lites Cary, Somerset
  m. Agnes de Blafeild (dau of Tristram de Blafeild)
  a. Edmond Lyte of Lytes Cary (b c1358, d 1418-9)
  m1. Thomasine Carent (dau of William Carent of Tummere)
  (1) John Lyte of Lytes Cary
m. Agnes FitzJames (dau of ?? FitzJames of Redlinch)
  (A) Thomas Lyte of Lytes Cary (a 1452)
  m. Johanna
  (i) John Lyte of Lytes Cary (a 1488)
  m. _ Fant-le-roy (Fauntleroy?) of Fant-le-roy Marshe
  (a) Thomas Lyte of Lytes Cary (d 18.02.1523) - continued below
  m. Marjory Drene (dau of John Drene of Bridgewater, m2. Hugo Trotter)
  (b) Richard Lyte
  ((1)) Johanna Lyte
  m. Sir Richard Wadham (d 1557)
  (B) John Lyte (a 1449)
  (C) Agnes Lyte
  m1. Richard Page of Devizes
  m2. Sir Phillip Morgan
  (2) Peter Lyte
  m. Elizabeth
  (3) Thomas Lyte
  (4) Elizabeth Lyte (a 1416)
  m. Adam Burnell
  (5) Lucy Lyte
  m. Roger Ralegh of Babcary
  m2. Agnes Maleburgh (dau of Richard Marleburgh of Loders, relict of John Ashe)
  b. daughter
  m. John Faulkoner
  ii. Elianora le Lyt

 

 

Thomas Lyte of Lytes Cary (d 18.02.1523) - continued above
m. Marjory Drene (dau of John Drene of Bridgewater, m2. Hugo Trotter)
1. John Lyte of Lytes Cary (d 28.07.1566)
  m1. Yeadith Horsey (d 21.08.1556, dau of John Horsey of Marlin)
  A. Henry Lyte of Lytes Cary (b 1529, d 15.10.1607, 2nd son)
  m1. (1546) Agnes Kellway (bur 1564, dau/coheir of _ Kellway of Cullumpton)
  i. Thomas Lyte of Lytes Cary (b 17.04.1568, a 1628)
  m1. (02.02.1592) Frances Worth (d 04.04.1615, dau of Henry Worth of Worth, Devon)
  a. Henry Lyte of Lytes Cary (b 10.03.1597/8)
  m. (12.04.1621) Constance Baskervil (dau of Captain Nicholas Baskervil)
  The following has been supplemented by Visitation (Somerset, 1672, Lyte of Lyte's Cary).
  (1) Henry Lyte of Lytes Cary (b 14.04.1625, a 1672, 2nd son)
  m. Margaret Hippesly (dau of John Hippesly of Emborough)
  (A)+ issue (a 1672) - Henry (b c1661), Margaret, Constance, Katherine, Frances
  (2) Thomas Tyte (b 16.07.1627)
  m. Gertrude Chandler of Wilton
(A)+ issue - Thomas (b c1655, d 1717), Henry, Constance
  (3)+ other issue - Thomas (b 10.02.1623, d young?), John (b 16.07.1627, d 15.05.1698), Paul, Constance (b 01.01.1622/3), Hester (b 18.05.1626), Frances, Mary
  b. Bridget Lyte (b 1593)
  m. Mathew Nicholas
  c. Dorothy Lyte (b 22.12.1594)
  m. Walter Franke of Linch
  d.+ other issue - Thomas (b 14.06.1602), John (b 04.07.1604), William (b 08.05.1606), Edmond (b 28.03.1609), Jane (b 04.06.1598), Frances (b 14.05.1600), Mary (b c03.1614)
  m2. Constance Huntley (dau of George Huntley of Boxwell, widow of Nicholas Baskervile & Sir John Sidney)
  k.+ other issue - George (b 11.03.1621), Constance (b 17.05.15623), Elizabeth (b 28.05.1624)
  ii. Jane Lyte
  m1. John Smith of Norfolk
  m2. William Farrer
  iii. Florence Lyte
  m. Robert Meere (son of William of Sherborne)
  iv.+ other issue - Yeadith (d 21.09.1571), Mary (d 28.03.1573), Yeadith (d infant)
  m2. (1565) Frances Tiptoft (d 18.06.1589, dau of John Tiptoft, "Cosin to ye Erles of Worcestr")
  vii. Henry Lyte (b 17.12.1573)
  m. Anne Markey
  a.+ 5 daughters
  viii. Magdalin Lyte (b 03.09.1567, d 15.02.1572)
  ix. Hester Lyte (b 18.07.1569)
  m. William Bellamie of Hadley
  m3. Dorothy Gover
  x.+ other issue - Henry (b 09.06.1593), Raphe (b 19.08.1596), Gertrud (b 13.02.1592)
  B. Bartholomew Lyte of Tucks Cary (d 1561)
  m. Johanna Slape of Salisbury
  i. Agnes Lyte
  m. Thomas Dado
  ii. Magdalin Lyte
  m. (24.10.1582) Henry Meere
C. John Lyte in Wells
  m. Frances
  i.+ issue - Thomas (d young), William (b c1572, d 1589), Joane, Mary, Fraaces, Elizabeth, Yeadith, Charity, Grace, Sara, Joane, Jane, 2 others
  D. Maria Lyte
  m. Richard Huddey of Stone
  i. John Huddey
  a. Christopher Huddey of Northway
  E. Dorothy Lyte
  m. Anthony Ashley of Dameram
  F. Alice Lyte
  m. John St. Albone of Alfoxton
  G. Yeadith Lyte
m. Francis Bourne of Wridlington
  H. Grace Lyte
  m1. (sp) Henry Strode
  m2. Barnaby Lee of the Whight
  m3. John Bailey
  I.+ other issue - Bartholomew (d unm), Edward (dsp), Peter (d young)
  m2. Johanna (relict of _ Younge of Trent)
2. William Lyte of Lisdon or Lillesdon, Somerset
  m. Dorothy Kellway (dau of (Sir) John (not Edward) Kellway or Kelloway of Rockborne, relict of ?? Buller)
  A. Hugo Lyte
  m. Joane Weekes (dau of John Weekes)
  i. Edward Lyte
  a.+ issue - Edward, William
  ii.+ other issue - Chrispian, John, Dorothea
  B. Margaret Lyte
  m1. Strangwayes Rogers
  m2. _ Turner
C. Katherine Lyte
  m. Phillip Rossiter of St. Collies Combe juxta Chard
  i.+ issue - Phillip, John, Elizabeth
  D. Anna Lyte
  m. George Cause
  i.+ issue - John, Allen, Thomas, George, Henry, Charles
  E. Dorothy Lyte
  m. _ Somerset ("of ye Erle of Worcesters house")
  F. Gertrude Lyte
  m. (after 1565) Thomas Howard, 1st Viscount Bindon (d 28.01.1581/2)
  G.+ other issue - John (dsp), Giles (d young), Dorothea
3. William Lyte of Sutton Montague
  A. Joan Lyte
  m. Edward Midwinter
  B.+ other issue - Grace, Anna
4. Edward Lyte of Ubley
  A. Pratesey Lyte
  m. _ Clouter of Monton
  B. Margaret Lyte
  m. Richard Verier
  C. Anna Lyte
  m. _ Nedham
5. Thomas Lyte of Meriot
  A. Bridget Lyte
  m. Walter Smith of Crokehorne
  B.+ other issue - William in Devonshire, Hugh of Crokeborne ("hath manie children"), Peter (parson of St. Mary's)
6. Anthony Lyte (d 1579, Gentleman Usher of Queen Elizabeth)
  m. Anne Weldon
  A. Henry Lyle (d young)

Main source(s): Visitation (Wiltshire, 1623, Lyte)
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