'Dauntesey1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Dauntesey of Agecroft, Dauntesey of Lavington

                               
John Dauntesey of West Lavington
m. Margery (she m2. John Blake of Calne)
1. Ambrose Dauntesey of Lavington
  m1. Elinor Marvin (dau of Walter Marvin of Fountaine)
  A. John Dauntesey of Lavington (d 19.05.1559)
  m1. Catherine Twinihoe (dau of Anthony or Edward Twinihoe or Twynyho of Steple Aston)
  i. Brigetta Dauntesey (d before 30.11.1594)
  m. Hugh Hyde of Denchworth
ii.+ 4 others
  m2. Margaret Erneley (d 19.01.1571/2, dau of John Erneley of Alcannings)
  vi. John Dauntesey of Lavington, Sheriff of Wiltshire (d 28.12.1630)
  m. Anna Jennings (bur 17.03.1613/4, dau of Ralph Jennings of Church Hill, Somerset)
a. Ambrose Dauntesey (d before 28.12.1630)
  m. Gertrude Sadler (d 18.02.1611/2, dau of Henry Sadler of Everley)
  (1) Elizabeth Dauntesey (bpt 20.03.1604/5)
  m. Sir John Danvers
(2) Sarah Dauntesey (bpt 11.11.1610)
  m. Sir John (not Hugh) Stewkley, Bart (d c1642)
  (3)+ other issue - Ambrose (b c1610, bur 08.031625/6), Ralph (bur 20.01.1615/6)
  b. Mary Dauntesey
  m. Sir Thomas Bartlett of Senbury
  c. Elizabeth Dauntesey (dsp)
  m. Harcourte Leighton of Plasham
d. Anna Dauntesey
  m. William Brunker of Erle Stoke
  e+ other issue - Thomas (bur 18.11.1624), William (bur 24.12.1618), John (bur 07.12.1620)
  vii. Jane Dauntesey
  m. Henry Willoughby
  viii.+ other issue - Ambrose, 4 others
  B. Jane Dauntesey
  m. William Bower of London
  C.+ other issue - Francis of London, Anna
  m2. Jane Gifford (d before 08.10.1558, dau of Roger Gifford, sister of Sir George of Middle Claydon, widow of Lamborne (Leybourne))
E. Richard Dauntesey of Potterne (d before 30.07.1571)
  m. Milicent Burley (dau of Edward Burley of Wiltshire)
  i. Elizabeth Dauntesey
  m. (mcrt 14.12.1579) John Eyre of Great Chaldfield
  ii.+ other issue - John, Jane, Margaret, Elinor
  F. William Dauntesey of London (d before 08.03.1569/70)
  m. Alice
  G. Elinor Dauntesey
  m. William Jenins of London
2. William Dauntesey (b c1505, d before 30.11.1543, alderman of London)
  m. ?? More (dau of Sir Thomas More) ## see here ##
3. John Dauntesey of Nether Wallop (d before 26.09.1505)
  m1. Alice Blake (dau of John Blake of Calne)
  m2. Isabel
Not certain which wife was mother of ...
  A. Richard Dauntesey of Dudmaston, Salop (d 1556)
  The following comes from VCH (Lancashire, vol 4, Townships: Pendlebury).
  m1. ??
  m2. Mary (widow of _ Wolrych)
  Not certain which wife was mother of ...
  i. William Dauntesey of Agecroft (b c1542, d 19.05.1622)
  m. (by 1571) Anne Langley (b c1536, d 1618, dau/coheir of Sir Robert Langley of Pendlebury & Agecroft)
  a. William Dauntesey of Agecroft (d 02.01.1636-7)
  m. (1613?) Katherine Crompton (dau of Lawrence Crompton of Breightmet by Alice)
  (1) William Dauntesey of Agecroft
  (2) John Dauntesey of Agecroft (d c1693, 3rd son?)
  (A) William Dauntesey of Agecroft (b c1659, d 08.1695)
  (B) Christopher Dauntesey of Agecroft, Sheriff of Lancashire (d 1711)
  m. Mary Chisnall (dau of Sir Edward Chisenhale or Chisnall)
  (i) Christopher Dauntesey of Agecroft (b 1703-4, d 24.08.1748, 2nd son)
  m. (1735) Elizabeth Billinge (b 1703-4, d 15.07.1791, dau of Robert Billinge of Eccleston)
  (a) John Dauntesey of Agecroft (d 1811, curate of Ashton)
  (b) Katherine Dauntesey (d by 1805)
  (ii) daughter
  m. Richard Hull of Chorley
  (a) John Hull of Agecroft (d 1813)
  (b) Margaret Hull
  m. Rev. Richard Buck of Fletton, later of Agecroft
  (c)+ other issue - Thomas of Beverley, Elizabeth of Chorley
  (iii)+ other issue including Edward
  (3)+ other issue - Christopher, Thomas, Byron, Mary, Anne, Elizabeth, Sarah, Alice, Katherine, Alice, Jane
  ii. Robert Dauntesey
  B. daughter
  m. _ Fefeld
4. Thomas Dauntesey
  m. Joan
  A.+ issue - John, Elizabeth
5. Joan Dauntesey
  m. Richard Colnet

Main source(s): Visitation (Wiltshire, 1623, Dauntesey) with input as reported above
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