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Families covered: Delves of Delves Hall, Delves of Doddington (Dodington)

                               
John de Delves of Delves Hall (a 1303)
1. Richard de Delves of Delves Hall (a 1327)
  A. Sir John de Delves of Delves Hall (dspm 1369)
  m. Isabel (dau of Philip de Malpas or Egerton)
  B. Sir Henry de Delves of Delves Hall (d 1396-7)
m1. Catherine Arderne (dau of Sir John Arderne)
  m2. Margaret Brereton (dau of William Brereton)
  Unknown which wife was mother of ...
  i. John Delves of Delves Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (dvp 1395-6)
  a. John Delves of Delves Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (d 1429)
  (1) Richard Delves of Delves Hall (dspms)
  (2) Sir John Delves of Delves Hall, Sheriff of Staffordshire (d Tewkesbury 04.05.1471)
  m. Ellen Egerton (dau of Ralph Egerton of Wrinehill)
(A) John Delves of Delves Hall (d 1472-3) who married ...
  m. Etheldena Babington (dau of William Babington of Chilwell)
  (i) Elizabeth Delves
  m. Sir James Blunt (Blount) ('Provost Marshal')
  (ii) Ellen Delves
  m. Robert Sheffield of Butterwick
(B) Ralph Delves of Delves Hall (dsp)
  (C) Richard Delves (bur 1529, rector of Warrington)
  (D) Henry Delves
  (i) Sir Henry Delves of Dodington or Doddington, Sheriff of Cheshire (d 06.08.1559) - continued below
(ii) Cecilia Delves possibly of this generation
  m. William Mitton of Shrewsbury
  (iii) Elenor Delves possibly of this generation
  m. Lawrence Rope of Stapeley (d 05.01.1551)
  (E) Elizabeth Delves possibly of this generation
  m. Sir John Aston, Sheriff of Stafford (a 1477)
  (F) Margaret Delves probably of this generation
  m. Sir Thomas Boteler of Bewsey & Warrington (b 1461, d 27.04.1522)
  (G) Joan Delves probably of this generation
  m. Nicholas Montgomery of Cubley (d 03.08.1494)
  (3) Anne Delves possibly of this generation
  m. John Bird of Yowley
  b. Matilda Delves
  m. Edmund Basset of Blore
  c. Ellen Delves
  m. William de Egerton
  d. Beatrix Delves
  m. Richard de Wibunbury
  e.+ other issue - Henry, Hugh

 

 

Sir Henry Delves of Dodington or Doddington, Sheriff of Cheshire (d 06.08.1559) - continued above
m. Cicely Brooke (dau of Sir Richard Broke or Brooke) wife of Sir Henry, possibly mother of ...
1. John Delves of Dodington or Doddington (d 15.06.1571)
  m. Mary Sneyd (dau of William Sneyd of Keel)
A. Henry Delves of Doddington (d 08.10.1606)
  m. Frances Stanley (dau of Thomas Stanley of Alderley)
  i. Sir Thomas Delves, Sheriff of Chceshire, 1st Bart of Doddington (bpt 30.11.1571, d 23.04.1658)
  m1. (by 1598) Mary Wilbraham (bur 22.06.1608, dau of Thomas Wilbraham of Woodhey by Frances Cholmondeley)
  a. Sir Henry Delves, 2nd Bart of Doddington, Sheriff of Cheshire (bpt 24.05.1579, d 23.05.1663)
  m1. (by 1630) Catherine Wilbraham (bur 28.08.1630, dau/coheir of Sir Roger Wilbraham)
(1) Sir Thomas Delves, 3rd Bart of Doddington, Sheriff of Cheshire (b 28.08.1630, d 15.05.1713)
  m1. (by 1652) Elizabeth Ravenscroft (b c1629, d 02.12.1654, dau/heir of Hall Ravenscroft of Horsham by Elizabeth Stapley)
  (A) Sir Thomas Delves, 4th Bart of Doddington (b 04.10.1652, d 12.09.1725)
  m1. (13.08.1674) Jane Knightly (b c1653, bur 24.12.1692, dau of Sir Richard Knightly of Fawesley by Anne Courteen)
  (i) Elizabeth Delves (d 02.01.1746)
  m. Sir Brian Broughton, 3rd Bart of Broughton (d 12.09.1724)
  m2. (16.02.1696) Elizabeth Booth (dsp bur 13.10.1697, dau of Henry Booth, Earl of Warrington, by Mary Langham)
m3. (01.05.1699) Elizabeth Barker (dau of Andrew Barker of Fairford by Elizabeth, dau of William Robinson of Cheshunt)
  (ii) Henry Delves (b 18.07.1700, dvp unm 04.1725)
  m4. (sp) Rhoda Huband (dau of Sir John Huband, Bart, by Rhoda Broughton)
  (B) Henry Delves
  m2. (c12.1683, sp) Rachel Forrester (b c1660, dau of Francis Forrester of Watling Street)
  (2) Mary Delves
  m. (26.05.1622) Sir Thomas Mainwaring, 1st Bart of Peover (d 28.06.1689)
  (3) Catherine Delves
  m. (22.07.1650) Edward Glegg of Gayton
  (4) Grace Delves
  m. Joshua Edisbury of Pentry yr Claud
  m2. (sp) Mary Leicester (b c1622, d 01.02.1690, dau of Randal Leicester of Chester & London)
  b.+ other sons (dsp) - Lawrence, Richard, Thomas
  m2. (sp) Mary Baber (bur 06.01.1644, dau of Edward Baber of Chew, widow of Sir Roger Wilbraham)
2. Anne Delves (bur 12.04.1624) possibly of this generation
  m. William Hassal of Hankelow (d 1568)

Main source(s): BEB1844 (Delves of Dodington) with some support from TCB (vol 1, Delves of Dodington, p164)
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