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Families covered: Horsfall of Malsis, Horsfall of Stortheshall (Storthes Hall or Storth's Hall)

                               
Richard Horsfall of Stortheshall (Storthes Hall), Yorkshire
m. _ Scarborough (dau of Peter Scarborough of Glusburne)
1. Richard Horsfall of Stortheshall (Storthes Hall) (d 1644)
  m. Mary Lewes (dau of Thomas Lewes of Marr)
  A. Richard Horsfall of Storthes Hall (b 1612-3, a 04.1666, Captain)
  m. Anne Ricard (dau of Gervase Ricard of Heck)
i. William Horsfall (b 1637-8, a 04.166)
  m. Dorothy Elerker (dau of John Elerker of York)
  a.+ issue (a 04.1666) - John (b 1661-2), William, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Anne
  Dugdale ends with this generation. We presume that either John or William was father of ...
  (1) ?? Horsfall presumed intermediary generation
  (A) William Horsfall of Storth's Hall
  m. Elizabeth Beckwith (b c1726, d 21.04.1798, dau of William Beckwith of Thurcroft & Sleningford)
ii.+ other issue (a 04.16660 - Thomas (b 1639-40), Anne, Susan
  B. Mary Horsfall (b c1596, d 24.11.1649)
  m1. Thomas Fenney of Fenney (d 1644)
  m2. Renny Trippier of France
  C. Jane Horsfall
  m. John Ricard of Heck
  D. Susan Horsfall
  m. John Linley of Snayth
  E. Catherine Horsfall
  m. Charles Nettleton of Honley
  F.+ other issue (d unm) - John, George, Anne
2. daughter
  m. John Couper of Denehouse
3. daughter
  m. Ambrose Grenewood

 

 

Richard Horsfall, 1st of Malsis in Craven (bur 18.08.1636)
1. Richard Horsfall of Malsis (bur 09.01.1657)
  m. (18.06.1621) Ann Bawden (dau of Edmund Bawden of Stone Gap by Mary, dau of Henry Currer by _ Wade of Plumtree Banke)
  A. Richard Horsfall (b 1622-3, dvp 10.04.1644)
  B. William Horsfall (bpt 02.11.1634, bur 26.08.1668)
  i. John Horsfall 'of Malsis' (d 07.03.1689 or 13.08.1735)
  m. Ann Radcliffe (b 09.02.1661, bur 14.08.1723 or 1725, dau/heir of Peter Radcliffe of Mellor by Elizabeth, dau of William Butterworth)
  a. Richard Horsfall of Malsis, Stodthley & Kilnhurst (b 1681, d 1720)
  m. Mary Anne Coates (dau of Roger Coates of Yorkshire)
  (1) John Horsfall
m1. Sarah Carlter (dau of Rev. _ Carter of Batley)
  (A) Henry Horsfall of Malsis Hall (bpt 04.12.1737, bur 03.05.1760)
  m. Grace Mortimer of Caxton (dau of Samuel Mortimer of Swaffham, m2. William Bawden of Stone Gap (son of Edmund))
  (i) Samuel Horsfall (b 21.08.1752, dsp 181x, rector of Gressen Hall, 3rd son)
  m. (17.01.1797) Ellinor Stephens (a 1844, dau of Rev. Henry Stephens)
  (ii) Sarah Horsfall (b 10.10.1749, d 17.08.1814)
  m1. (25.09.1770) William Tucker of Crownest, Dewsbury (d 30.10.1770, Captain RN)
  m2. James Dixon (bpt 01.09.1739, d 20.01.1823, vicar of Ecclesfield)
  (iii)+ other issue - John (b 08.07.1748, d unm 20.06.1783, Captain), Roger (b 26.01.1750, d 21.06.1762)
  (B) Mary Horsfall
  m. (11.06.1757) Thomas Thompson of Cliffe Hall
  (C) Sarah Horsfall (b 1728, bur 1734)
  m2. Elizabeth Brown
  (2)+ other issue - Henry, William
  b.+ other issue (d young) - John, William, Jane, Anne, Elizabeth

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1666, Horsfall of Stortheshall)
(2) For lower section : FMG (vol 4, MS541, 'Horsfall-Butterworth')
[Another branch of the family can be found at Walker's 'Yorkshire Pedigrees' (1942, 'Horsfall of Penistone, Walton, Wragby, and Normanton', p237+) but we have yet to find a connection to it. We hope to do so in due course.]
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