'Bever1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bever of Heckmonwyke, Bever of New Miller Dam, Bever of Thurlston, Bever of Wakefield

                               
Thomas of William Bever of Thurlston
1. William Bever of Hornthwaite (b 1625, d 25.10.1684, dyer)
  m1. Mary Bullas
  A. Thomas then Tickhill Bever of Thurlston (a 1692)
  m. Helen Morton (dau/heir of George Morton by dau/heir of John Scott)_
  B. Abrham Bever of Ingburchworth & Wakefield (a 1696) ## see here ##
  m. Ellen Greathead of Morley
  i. John Bever of Wakefield (d unm 1754, oil-drawer & dry-salter)
  ii. Elizabeth Bever
  m. Henry Bradley of Wakefield (son of James by Frances, dau of Rev. Henry Robinson of Leeds) ## see here ##
  a. Sarah Bradley
  m. William Ingram of Wakefield (son of William by Lydia Kirk of Flanshaw)
(1) daughter
  m. Thomas Calvert of York (joiner)
  (2)+ other issue - Francis of Wakefield & Liverpool, William, John, daughter
  b. Elizabeth Bradley
  m. William Spinke of Wakefield
  (1) Elizabeth Spinke
  m. Henry Zouch (rector of Tankersley)
  c.+ other issue - John Ingram, Mary
  iii.+ other issue - Francis of London, Richard in Rotterdam, William, Sarah (d unm), Hannah
  C. John Bever (a 1682, vicar of Stainburn)
  D. daughter
  m. George Milner
  m2. (07.01.1662) Ann Greaves (a 04.1695)
2. Abraham Bever of Heckmonwyke (a 1684)
  m. _ Scatcherd of Morley
  A. Thomas Bever of Heckmonwyke
  m. Ann Matson
  B. William Bever
  C. Elizabeth Bever
  m. _ Brooke or Neale of Otley
3. Joseph Bever of Thurlston
  The following comes from FMG (vol 2, MS307, 'Goodwin-Bever-Ward', p747+).
  A. Joseph Bever of New Miller Dam (d 09.04.1725, dyer)
  m. (06.1711) _ Milner (bur 01.04.1721)
  i. John Bever (dsp 1725)
  ii. William Bever of Sheffield (dsp, grocer)
m. _ Parker of Retford, m2. John Brown of Sheffield)
  iii. Jane Bever
  m. Matthew Lambert of Sheffield
  iv. Mary Bever
  m. (11.08.1740) John Parker of Retford (b 1758-9, d 02.1833, alderman of Retford)
  B. Abigail Bever
  m. George Goodwin of Dungworth, Bradfield (son of Richard of Jumble Hole)
  i. Richard Goodwin of Barlow (b 1699)
  m. Rachel Younge (b 09.02.1702-3, d 09.03.1787, dau of Edward Younge of Sheffield, widow of Job Ellis)
  a. Edward Goodwin (b 05.06.1732, d 01.07.1817, curate of Attercliffe, 2nd son)
  m. Elizabeth Cawthorn (d 18.07.1786, dau of Thomas Cawthorn of Sheffield, sister of James)
  (1) Edward Goodwin (b c1774, d unm 20.06.1848, cleric)
  b.+ other issue - George (b c1728, d 02.10.1730), Mary (b 24.05.1735, d 25.03.1752)
  c. Elizabeth Bever
  m1. Charles Moxon of Sandall (schoolmaster)
  m2. Anthony Lacock of Wolley
4. Joshua Bever
5. Thomas Bever "from whom Bever of Norfolk"
6. John Bever of New Miller Dam

Main source(s): FMG (vol 2, MS207, 'Bever', p749+)
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