'Conyers05'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Conyers of Chester-Le-Street, Conyers of Horden, Conyers of Wakerley (Wakerly)

                               
Richard Conyers of Horden, co. Durham
m. Elizabeth Claxton (dau of Robert Claxton of Bedale)
1. Robert Conyers of Horden
  m. Margery Bamforth of Seham
A. Christopher Conyers of Horden
  m. Elizabeth Jackson (dau of John Jackson of Bedale)
  i. Richard Conyers of Horden
  m. Isabel Lumley (dau/coheir of Robert (Roger) Lumley of Ludworth)
  a. Christopher Conyers of Horden (b c1548, d 23.09.1608, "only surviving son")
m1. (sp) _ Conyers (dau of Cuthbert Conyers of Layton)
  m2. (04.11.1586) Anna Hedworth (dau of (Sir) John Hedworth of Harraton)
  (1) Sir John Conyers of Horden, 1st Bart (b c1587)
  m. (c1606) Frances Groves (dau of Thomas Groves of York)
  (A) Sir Christopher Conyers of Horden, 2nd Bart (bpt 28.03.1621, d 10.1693, 2nd son?)
m1. (28.09.1648) Elizabeth Langhorne (b 1628-9, d 27.04.1654, dau of William Langhorne of London, sister of Sir William, Bart of Charlton)
  (i) Sir John Conyers of Horden & Charlton, 3rd Bart (b 1643-4/c1649, d 14.09.1710)
m. (c11.1675) Mary Newman of Baldwins bpt 01.09.1647, d 24.10.1714, dau/coheir of Edward Newman of Folkesworth by Christian Matthews)
  (a) Sir Baldwyn Conyers of Horden & Great Stoughton, 4th Bart (b c1681, d 17.04.1731)
  m1. (by 1710, sp) Sarah Conyers, heiress of Bradley (dau/heir of Edward Conyers of Blaston) @@ below
  m2. Margaret Nevil (d before 01.1758, dau/coheir of Henry Nevil (alias Smith) of Holt by Margaret, dau of George Napier of Holywell)
  ((1)) Harriot or Hannah Conyers
  m. Thomas Wollascot of Caversham (d 09.01.1757)
  ((2)) Charlotte Conyers
  m. John Baptist Gunstaldi of Genoa
((3)) Teresa Conyers (d 1778)
  m. Charles (Stewart), 5th Earl of Traquair (dsp 1764)
  ((4))+ other issue - Christopher (d infant), John (b 1701-2, dvp unm 04.09.1720), Margaret (nun), Frances (nun), Elizabeth (nun)
  (b) Mary Conyers
  m. Edward Checkley of Alwalton
  (c)+ other issue (dsp) - Christopher (d young), John, Edward, Christopher, William
  m2. (11.1666) Julia Lumley (dau of Richard, 1st Viscount Lumley (by Frances Shelley), relict of Alexander Jermyn of Lordington)
  (ii) Julia Conyers (d 16.08.1722)
  m1. (27.01.1684-5) Sir Willliam Blacket of Newcastle, Bart (d 12.1705)
  m2. Sir William Thompson (baron of the Exchequer)
  (B) John Conyers (bpt 26.09.1622, d 1687)
(i) John Conyers of Chester-Le-Street
  (a) Sir Ralph Conyers of Chester-Le-Street, 5th Bart (bpt 20.06.1697, d 22.11.1767)
  BEB1841 identifies Ralph's wife as Jane, dau of Ralph Blakiston, brother of Sir Nicholas of Shieldsrow, Bart. TCB identifies her as ...
  m. (c1726) Jane Blakiston (a 1771, dau of Nicholas Blakiston of Shieldsrow (by Jane Porter), brother of Sir Ralph, 1st Bart)
  ((1)) Sir Blackiston Conyers, 5th Bart (d unm 10.1791, Captain, Collector of Customs at Newcastle)
  ((2)) Sir Nicholas Conyers, 7th Bart (bpt 27.07.1729, d 1796, Comptroller of Customs at Glasgow)
  ((A)) Sir George Conyers, 8th Bart (dsp)
  m. ?? (m2. _ Campbell)
  ((3)) Sir Thomas Conyers, 9th Bart (bpt 12.09.1731, d 15.04.1810)
  m. Isahel Lambton (dau of James Lambton of Whitehall in co. Durham)
  ((A)) Jane Conyers
  m. William Hardy of Chester Le Street
  ((B)) Elizabeth Conyers
  m. Joseph Hutchinson of Chester Le Street
  ((C)) Dorothy Conyers
  m. Joseph Barker of Sedgefield
  ((4)) William Conyers (bpt 14.07.1735, d c1800, Major)
  ((A)) Jane Conyers
  (C) Frances Conyers
  m. Richard Fairies
  (D)+ other issue - Robert of Nettlesworth (d 1684), Anne, Elizabeth, Troth (d before 1663), Mary, Philadelphia, Susanna, Timothea (d 1656)
  Seen on various web sites as of this generation are ...
  (2) Mary Conyers
  m. William Wilkinson
  (3)+ other issue - Christopher (b c1591, d 03.06.1594), Thomas, William (d 25.06.1596), John (b c1599, d 12.1664), Richard, Jane (d 20.09.1597), Anne, Isabel
2.+ other issue - Richard, Margaret (d unm), Anna, Katherine

 

 

Reginald Conyers of Wakerley, Northamptonshire (d 1514)
m. (Regis) Norwich (dau of Simon Norwich of Brampton)
1. Francis Conyers of Wakerley (d by 1560)
m. Anna Blount (dau of Richard Blount of Iver, sister of Sir Richard)
  A. Reginald Conyers (d 1559)
  m. Elizabeth Chambers (dau of Jeffrey Chambers of Stanmore, "lady Stoner", m2. Edward Griffin) @@ see here @@
  i. Lucy Conyers
  m. Edward Griffin (d 1620, son of Edwardl)
  ii.+ other issue - Francis (b 1567), 45other children
  B. Edward Conyers
  m. Mary Griffin (sister of Edward Griffin of Dingley)
  C. Jane Conyers probably the Jane who married ...
  m. Owen Oglethorpe of Newington (d 07.1616)
  D. Juliana Conyers
  m. _ Durant
  E. Mary Conyers
  m. Thomas Waytes
  F.+ other issue - John, Jane
2. Richard Conyers of Wakerley (Wakerly), Sheriff of Northamptonshire (a 1592) the first mentioned by Visitation (Northamptonshire)
  A. Christopher Conyers (bpt 27.03.1552)
  m. (28.11.1589) Mary Halford of Wistow (widow of _ Blason of Braybrooke)
  i. Edward Conyers (b 30.01/06.1590)
  m. Jane Clarke (dau of Will Clarke of Feckinham (Theckenham))
  a. John Conyers of Blaston
  m1. Mary Glisson (dau of Dr. _ Glisson)
  (1)+ issue - Elizabeth, Mary
  m2. (13.08.1706) Frances Atkins of Horninghold
  (3) Anne Conyers
  m. _ Shone
  (A) Conyers Shone
  m. _ Fleming
  (i)+ issue - Conyers, George
  (B) Sarah Shone (d unm)
(C) Anne Shone
  m. Creswell
  (4)+ other issue (d young) - Elizabeth (b 1707, d 1710), Dorothy (b 1707-8), Margaret
  b. Edward Conyers (d 15.10.1701, "Keeper of His Majesty's Stores in ye Tower of London")
  m1. Sarah Bateman (d 1700, dau of Mathew Bateman of London)
  (1) Sarah Conyers (d 13.04.1698)
  m. (05.08.1697) Sir Baldwin Conyers, Bart (d 17.04.1731, m2. Margaret Nevile) @@ above
  m2. (31.08.1701) Mary Norwich (sister of Sir Erasmus Norwich, Bart)
  c. Emanuel Conyers (b 1682)
  m. Elizabeth Burrage
  (1) Martha Conyers
  d. Jane Conyers (b c1682, d 1761)
  m. _ Lilly of London
  e. Elizabeth Conyers (b c16882, d unm 1754)
  ii. Joshua Conyers (b 1596)
m. _ Richards
  a.+ issue - William, John, Samuel, Christopher
  iii. Mary Conyers (b 1590)
  m. (25.07.1611) Robert Stiles of Helpston (Helpeston)
  iv. Lucy Conyers (b 1595, a 1645)
  m. Nicholas Bent (d before 27.08.1645, rector of Braybroke)
  v.+ other issue - John (b 1593, dsp), Moses (b 1594, dsp), Samuel (b 1597), Noah (b 1599, a 1629, dsp, rector of Welby)
  B. Elizabeth Conyers (bpt 21.10.1557)
  m. _ Scott ("joiner to king James")
  C.+ other issue - Jane (bpt 26.11.1553), Anne (bpt 04.03.1554-5), Grissell (bpt 02.10.1557)
3. Dorothy Conyers (d 1548)
  m1. Roger Flower of Whitwell (d 1527, son of Sir Richard)
  m2. Andrew Noel of Brook & Old Dalby (a 1548)
4.+ other issue - John, daughter (nun)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 20.03.19) : BEB1841 ('Conyers of Horden') with support from TCB (vol 2, 'Conyers of Coniers', p46+)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 17.12.22, reviewed & expanded 20.03.23 using Nichols) : 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John NichoÏs, vol 2, part 2, 1798, 'Pedigree of Conyers of Wakerley and Blaston', p456), Visitation (Northamptonshire, 1681, 'Conyers of Wakerly')
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