'Capell01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Capell of Hadham, Capell of Raineshall (Rayne Hall), Capell of Rookwood Hall

                               
John Capell of Stoke Neyland (Leyland?)
m. Joane
1. son
2. Sir William Capell, Sheriff then Lord Mayor of London (d 1515)
  m. Margaret Arundel (dau of Sir Thomas Arundel of Lanhern)
  A. Sir Giles Capell of Raineshall, Sheriff of Hertfordshire and Essex (a 1529)
  m1. (sps) ??
  m2. Isabel Newton (dau/heir of Sir Thomas Newton alias Craddock (son of Sir John Newton by Mabel (sb Isabel?), dau of Thomas Chedder) by Elianor, dau of Lord Daubenie)
i. Sir Henry Capell of Raineshall (dspms?)
  m. Anne Manners (sister of Thomas Manners, Earl of Rutland)
  a.+ issue - Arthur, Edward, John, Gabriel, Robert, Mary, Anne, Agnes, Frances
  ii. Sir Edward Capell of Raineshall
  m. Anne Pelham (dau of Sir William Pelham (not Peckham) of Burnt Pelham)
  a. Sir Henry Capel, Sheriff of Essex then Hertfordshire
m1. Catherine Manners (dau of Thomas Manners, 1st Earl of Rutland)
  (1) Sir Arthur Capel of Hadham and Rayne Hall, Sheriff of Hertfordshire (b 1557-8, a 1606)
  m1. Margaret Grey (dau of 'Lord John Grey of Pirgo')
  (A) Sir Henry (not John) Capell of Little Hadham ('of Raineshall') (dvp 29.04.1622)
  m1. Theodosia Montagu (dau of Sir Edward Montagu)
  (i) Arthur Capell, 1st Lord of Hadham (b 20.02.1603/4, d 09.03.1648/9)
  m. (28.11.1627) Elizabeth Morrison (dau of Sir Charles Morrison, Bart of Cassiebury)
  (ii) Elizabeth Capell (d 06.04.1660)
m. (06.11.1628) Sir William Wiseman of Canfield, Bart
  (iii) Theodosia Capell (d 01.1636)
  m. (03.03.1632) Edward Kemeys of Cefn Mably (d 12.01.1636)
  (iv)+ other issue - Henry (sp), Margaret
  m2. Dorothy (Aldersey) ('Lady Hoskins')
  (vi) Anne Capell
  (B) Penelope Capell
m. Litton Poulter of Cottered
  (C) Winifred Capell
  m. Sir Thomas Bedle (Bedell) of Hamerton (d 1613)
  (D) Elizabeth Capel (bpt 18.11.1591, d 1646)
  m1. Sir Justinian (probably not Constantine) Lewen of Kent
  m2. (18.03.1622/3) Sir Ralph Hopton, Baron Hopton of Stratton (bpt 13.03.1596, dsp 08.10.1652)
  (E) Margaret Capell
  m. Anthony Stocker of Chilcompton
(F) Anne Capell (d c1624)
  m. Sir John Corbet, 1st Bart of Sprowston (b c1590, d 19.01.1627)
  (G) Mary Capell (b c1598, d 02.06.1670, youngest dau)
  m. (05.11.1616) Henry Ley, 2nd Earl of Marlborough (bpt 03.12.1595, d 01.04.1638)
  (H)+ other issue - Sir Edward, Sir Arthur, Humfrey, William, Roger, Gamaliel, Mary (dsp), Catherine (dsp), Grace (dsp)
m2. Elizabeth Wentworth (not Lawrance) (widow of John Hutton of Drayton & Sir William Hinde of Madingley (who d 1606))
  (2) Sir Gamaliell Capell of Rookwood Hall, Raynes, Essex (d by 1613)
  The following comes from Visitation (Essex, 1634, Capell) & Visitation (London, 1664, Capell).
  m. Jane Browne (d before 23.12.1618, dau/coheir of Weston Browne of Rookwood, widow of William Wyatt of Tillingham)
  (A) Sir Gamaliell Capell of Rookwood Hall
  m. (28.02.1619-20) Dorothy Bennet (dau of Thomas Bennet, alderman of London)
  (i) Lucy Capell possibly of this generation
m. (sp) Thomas Hardwick (d 12.06.1685, m1/m3)
  (ii)+ other issue - Gamaliel (bpt 07.08.1621, had issue), Henry (a 1647), Francis of Fryerning (d before 28.10.1647)
  (B) Henry Capell of Freaning, Essex (a 1634), 4th son
  m. Anne Wentworth (dau of Edward Wentworth of Bocking)
  (i) Francis Capell (b c1633)
  (D) Mary Capell
  m. Thomas Arundel of Traherne
(E) Anne Capell
  m. Robert Wiseman of Canffeld (Canfield)
  (F) Mildred Capell
  m. (c1620) Sir William Luckyn, Bart
  (C)+ other issue - Thomas, Anthony, Theodosius, Francis
  (3) John Capell (b c1561, dsp)
  m. Hellen Leventhorpe (widow of John Longmor)
(4) Anne Capell
  m. (Sir Robert) Chester
  (5) Mary Capell (b c1560, d 12.10.1633)
  m. (10.07.1586) Humphrey Mildmay of Danbury (d 09.08.1613)
  (6) Frances Capell
  m. (John) Shirley
(7)+ other issue (dsp) - William, Edward, Robert (b c1568)
  m2. Mary Browne (dau of Anthony, Viscount Montague, widow of John, Lord Grey)
  b. Gyles Capell
  c. Anne Capell
  m. Ralfe Hyde
  d. Mary Capell
  m. Weston Browne of Rookewoods or Covells Hall
  e. Elizabeth Capell
  m. John Wentworth of Bocking
  f. Grace Capell
  m. _ Burton
  iii. Margaret Capell
  m. Robert Ward of Brooke alias Kirkby
  B. Elizabeth Capell
  m. William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester (d 10.03.1572)
  C. Dorothy Capell
  m. John la Zouche, 8th Lord of Harringwoth (d 1550)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Essex), Visitation (Hertfordshire, 1634, Capell of Little Hadham (also in Appendix)), Visitation (Essex, 1612, Capell)
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