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Families covered: Horsey of Clifton Malbanke, Horsey of Horsey

                               
BFR identifies the arms of this family as "Arg. three horses' heads couped and bridled or".
Philip de Horsey (a temp Henry II who r. 1154-1189)
1. Sir William de Horsey
  A. Sir William de Horsey (a temp Henry II who r. 1207-1272)
  i. John de Horsey (a 1327)
  m. Christian
  ii. Ralph de Horsey (d c1355)
  m. Eleanor Kelway
  a. John Horsey of Horsey, Somerset (a 1398)
(1) John Horsey of Horsey
  m. Elina Malbank (dau of Philip Malbank, sister/heir of Philip Malbank de Clifton)
  (A) Sir John de Horsey (d c1423)
  m(2). ??
  (i) Thomas de Horsey of Clifton Malbanke, Dorset (d before 01.11.1468)
  m. Helen (Eleanor) Fitzjames (dau of John Fitzjames of Redlynch)
  (a) John Horsey of Clifton Malbanke (d 1532)
m. Elizabeth Turgis (dau/heir of Richard Turgis of Turgis Melcombe)
  ((1)) (Sir) John Horsey of Clifton had issue
  m. Johanna (or Elizabeth) Maudley (dau of John Maudley of Coscombe)
  ((A)) Elizabeth Horsey possibly of this generation
  m. Alexander Buller of Lillesdon
  ((B)) Mary Horsey probably of this generation
  m. Richard Arnold of Armswell (d 1595)
  ((C)) Eleonora Horsey probably of this generation
  m. Thomas Trenchard of Wolverton
  ((2)) Jasper Horsey of Exeter (d c10.1546) - continued below
  m. Joan Welford (d c1558, dau/heir of Peter Welford)
  ((3)) Agnes Horsey (a 1532)
  ((4)) Dorothy Horsey
  m. William Green of Milton
  (b) William Horsey of Exeter (d before 12.10.10543, cleric)
  (c) Thomas Horsey
  m. Ellen Dodisham (dau of Richard Dodisham)
  ((1)) John Horsey
  (d) Agnes Horsey
  m. Philip Dodington of Woodland

 

 

Jasper Horsey of Exeter, Devon (d c10.1546) - continued above
m. Joan Welford (d c1558, dau/heir of Peter Welford) ## see here ##
1. George Horsey of Digswell, Hertfordshire (bur 15.02.1587) had issue
  m. Anne Sadleir (bur 28.06.1576, dau of Sir Ralph Sadleir)
  A. Helen Horsey probably of this generation
m. Thomas Dockwra of Putteridge (d 1612)
2. Jasper Horsey had issue
  m. Anne St. Leger (dau of Sir John St. Leger of Anerie)
3. William Horsey (a 1553, 7th son)
  m. Eleanor Periam (dau of William Periam)
  A. Jasper Horsey of Exeter had issue
  m. Sarah Clotworthy (dau of Thomas Clotworthy of Clotworthy)
  B. Sir Jerome Horsey of Great Kymbell & Monks Risborough, Sheriff of Buckinghamshire (d 13.07.1625, Ambasssador to Russia, MP)
m. (c1591) Elizabeth Hampden (dau of Griffith Hampden of Hampden, sister of Sir Edmund)
  i. John Horsey (d 08.1645, Captain, 3rd son)
  m. (before 29.09.1627) Margaret Knappe (a 1673, dau of Richard Knappe of Woodcote by Agnes, dau of Francis Simeon of Pyrton)
  a. Hercules Horsey of Newington Green, Middlesex (b 03.1631, d 27.07.1699)
  m. (01.05.1660) Elizabeth Saltonstall (b 1641-2, d 13.04.1724, dau of Richard Saltonstall)
  (1) Samuel Horsey, Governor of South Carolina (bur 27.08.1738, Major, youngest son)
m. (11.1703) Mercy Came (d 21.10.1744, dau of Mercy (sic) Came of Mortlake)
  (A) Samuel Horsey of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk (b 12.08.1713, d 28.10.1771, Bath King of Arms)
  m1. (1740) Isabella Moyle (dsp 1761, dau of General _ Moyle of Bury St. Edmunds)
  m2. (15.04.1762) Caroline Grigby (d 17.12.1771, dau of Joshua Grigby of Bury St. Edmunds)
  (i) Caroline Horsey (b 25.04.1763, d 22.06.1845)
  m1. (11.01.1781) George Waddington of Ely (d 05.04.1785)
  m2. (10.04.1787) Samuel Kilderbee of Great Glemham (b 09.03.1759, d 05.09.1847, rector of Campsen Ashe & Trimley St. Martin)
  (a) Spencer Horsey Kilderbee, later de Horsey of Great Glemham, Suffolk (b 02.09.1790, d 20.05.1860, MP) had issue
  m. (23.02.1824) Louisa Maria Judith Rous (dau of John, 1st Earl of Stradbroke)
  (b)+ other issue (d unm) - Caroline (d 17.05.1884), Mary Anne (d 12.06.1795), Letitia Mary (d 15.12.1834), Georgina Elizabeth (d 15.12.1858)
  (B) Elizabeth Horsey (d 1770)
  m. (09.06.1741-2) Henry Spencer of Chislehurst
  (C)+ other issue - Jerome (b 09.10.1707, dsp bur 05.07.1735), John (b 17.08.1709, d 04.1728), Richard (b 05.11.1711, d young), Muriel (d young), Mercy (d unm 22.04.1771)
  (2) Elizabeth Horsey
  m. Sir John Foche of London
  (3)+ other issue - John of Leghorn (a 1724), Richard of Leghorn (a 1724), Henry (dsp), Jerome (d 1697), Meriel (d unm 09.1730)
  ii. Elizabeth Horsey
  m. _ Duckett
  iii. Frances Horsey (dsp)
  m. Henry Knappe of Woodcote
  iv.+ other issue - William (bpt 17.12.1592), Jerome (bpt 22.01.1593, bur 12.05.1594), Anne
  C.+ other issue - Eleanor, Mary
4. Joane Horsey
  m. Thomas Smith of Exeter
5. Mary Horsey
  m. _ Hart
6. Gertrude Horsey
  m. _ Hart
7.+ other issue - Sir Edward (d 03.1582, Captain of the Isle of Wight), Thomas, Francis, John (a 1553), Christopher, Philip (a 1553), Catherine, Margaret, Anne

Main source(s): BFR ('De Horsey', p330+)
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