'James01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: James of Creshall (Crishall), James of Ightham Court, James of London, James of Manuden, James of Reigate

                               
Jacob van Haestrecht of Cleve & Gonda, Holland
1. Roger van Haestrecht alias James of London (b c1524, d 02.03.1591-2, 2nd son)
  m. Sarah Morskin (bur 18.03.1597-8, dau/heir of Henry Morskin (Morskyn) of Liege & London)
  A. Roger James of Upminster (Essex) 'of Reigate' (bpt 01.04.1565, bur 22.12.1596)
m. Sarah Smyth (bur 18.03.1597-8, dau of John Smyth of London)
  i. Sir Roger James of Hardres (Kent) & Reigate (Surrey) (d 26.03.1636)
  m. Margaret Aucher (dau of Anthony Aucher of Bourne by Margaret, dau of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York)
  a. Roger James of Reigate
  m. Elizabeth Aucher (dau of Sir Anthony Aucher of Bishopsbourne)
  (1) Haestrecht James of Reigate (d before 19.11.1702, 2nd son)
m. (20.05.1679) Margaret Meggs (bpt 21.09.1662, a 11.1710, dau of William Meggs (by Mary), son of James (Rector of Newington & Theydon Garnon))
  (A) Roger James (a 1720, dsp, 2nd son)
  m. Anne
  (B) Haestricht (Demetrius?) James of Reigate (bur 10.04.1752, Major)
  (i) Elizabeth James (b 1722-3, bur 10.08.1798)
  m. William James of Ightham Court (bur 24.12.1781) @@ below
  (C) Joan James
  m. Richard Halford
  (D) Mary James
  m. _ Burrows
  (E) Elizabeth James
  m. _ Richardson
  (F) Katharine James (b 1686-7, d 11.07.1714)
  m. Edward Bird (b c1693, d 23.02.1719)
  (G)+ other issue - Robert (a 1710, dsp), William, Anthony (d 03.08.1688), John (d 08.08.1688), Margaret
  (2) Elizabeth James
  m. William Hammond
  (3)+ other issue - Roger (b c1649, a 1663), Dorothy, Sarah
  b. Elizabeth James (d 03.11.1688)
  m1. Henry Moyse of Bansted
  m2. Richard Parr (d 03.11.1691, "parson of Camberwell")
  c.+ other issue - Anthony, Margaret, Sarah (bpt 02.02.1614-5)
ii. John James of Reigate
  m1. Anne Dallender (dau of William Dallender of Buckland)
  m2. Jane Thorpe (dau of Philip Thorpe)
  iii. Sarah James
  m. George Wilkins of Stoke in Hoo
  iv. Margaret James
  m. William Bysshe of Fenne Place (d 04.1638)
  B. Arnold James of London & Braughing, Hertfordshire (bur 09.05.1607, 3rd son?)
  m. Mary Hulst (dau of John Hulst or Vanhulst of London)
  i. Susanna James
  m. _ Dryver of Aveley (cleric)
  ii. Sarah James
  m. James Casson of London
  iii. Mary James
  m. John Jackson
  iv. Jane James
m. _ Garrett
  v. Elizabeth James
  m. Henry Brereton
  vi.+ other issue - John of Braughing (a 1623), Judith (a 1634)
  C. William James of Ightham Court, Kent (bur 19.04.1627)
m. Jane Kule (bur 13.08.1659?, dau/heir of Henry Kule (or Rule) of Bremen)
  i. Sir William James of Ightham Court (b 1601, d 09.04.1661)
  m. (07.02.1627) Jane Miller (bur 06.12.1668, dau of Nicholas Miller of Crouch)
  a. Sir Demetrius James of Ightham Court (bpt 20.04.1629, bur 18.09.1678)
  m. (c02.1660-1) Anne Bate (bur 25.05.1715, dau of George Bate the physician)
(1) William James of Ightham Court (b c1697, bur 12.09.1718)
  m. (c07.1697) Anne Wyndham (dau/heir of Sir Thomas Wyndham, Bart of Trent (son of Sir Francis) by Elizabeth Croke)
  (A) William James of Ightham Court, Sheriff of Kent (b 25.12.1704, bur 24.12.1781, 2nd son)
  m. (08.12.1743) Elizabeth James (dau of Haestricht James of Reigate) @@ above
  (i) Richard James of Ightham Court (b 31.03.1746, dsp 11.1817, Colonel)
  m. (25.03.1806) Letitia Gibbons (dsp 19.11.1817, au/heir of Thomas Gibbons of Cranbrook, m2. Captain Samuel Percy Newell)
(ii) Sara Bella Elizabeth James (bpt 19.12.1747, d 29.10.1815)
  m1. (16.11.1770) Josiah Wood Hindman of Greenwich & Upton (bur 1781)
  m2. (22.10.1787) John Chauncey Jones of London
  (iii)+ other issue (d unm) - William Hastrecht (b 05.02.1744, bur 27.04.1750), Demetrius (bpt 02.05.1749, bur 28.02.1781, Rector of Ightham)
  (B) Demetrius James of Worcester (bpt 30.07.1707, d 21.07.1775, Colonel, 4th son)
  m. (c04.1741_ Anne Matthews of London
  (i) Elizabeth James (b c1740, d 25.01.1794)
  m. (08.1769) Charles Grevis of Bury St. Edmunds(d 10.11.1835, m2. Margaret Medlicott)
  Ightham Court passed into the Grevis family, members of which assumed the name Grevis-James.
  (ii) Mary James (dsp)
  m. John Burton of Borough Bridge (Captain)
(C) Elizabeth James (bpt 19.01.1701)
  m. (08.07.1746) Rev. Thomas Locker of Soley Northfield
  (D) Sarah James (bpt 21.07.1703)
  m. _ Lloyd or Floyd
  (E)+ other issue (d unm) - Demetrius (bpt 15.04.1669, d 18.11.1699), Richard (b 18.11.1705, bur 28.11.1772, of the Middle Temple), Haestrecht (bur 21.09.1721)
  (2) Jane James (b c1662, d 27.02.1714)
  m. Sir John Rayney of Wrotham & West Malling, Bart
  (3) Anne James (bpt 09.11.1665, bur 09.09.1719)
  m. (08.04.1705) Thomas Puckle of the Middle Temple
  (4)+ other issue (d unm/dsp) - George (bpt 10.12.1667), Henry, Haestrecht (b 04.07.1674), Roger (b 19.09.1675, bur 25.09.1675), Elizabeth (b 24.12.1663, bur 30.04.1725), Sarah (b 05.07.1673, bur 21.01.1698)
  b. Anne James (bpt 06.04.1642, d 16..06.1693)
m. (29.05.1662) Henry Dixon of Hilden
  c. Jane James (bpt 14.04.1633)
  m. (11.02.1661-2) Thomas Adams of London
  d.+ other issuse - William (bpt 25.04.1630), John, Nicholas (bpt 14.07.1631, bur 24.01.1633), Roger (bpt 14.09.1634), Thomas (bpt 23.01.1638), Henry (bpt 03.11.1647), Elizabeth (bpt 23.09.1635), Sarah (bpt 22.02.1645)
  ii. Jane James (b c1602, d 16.06.(1692?))
  Commoners suggests that Jane married Henry Dixon of Hilden but MGH shows that Jane a generation later with this Jane married to ...
  m. Thomas Brodnax of Godmersham (d 1667)
  iii.+ other issue - John (bpt 07.09.1607, bur 09.09.1607), Thomas (b c1608, bur 18.06.1637), Susanne (bur 11.05.1619), Christian (bpt 17.06.161, bur 28.12.1615)
  D. Henry James
  m. _ Baghaw (m2. Francis Hervy (Serjeant-at-law))
  E. Thomas James of Westminster & Stroud Green (dsp)
m. Maria Fulke
  F. Richard James of Manuden & Henham-on-the-Mount,Essex (a 1634)
  m. Gertrude Smith (d 1634, dau of John Smith of Southwark & London)
  i. Sir John James of Crishall (Cresshall) Park, Essex (b c1604, d 15.02.1676-7, 2nd son)
  m. Mary Killigrew (bpt 24.06.1623, d 06.11.31677, dau of Sir Robert Killigrew by Mary, dau of Sir Henry Wodehouse of Waxham)
b.+ issue (d infant) - John, Elizabeth
  ii. Emblin (Emlin ot Rmblem) James
  m. Adams (not James) Cane of London
  The following is supported by BEB1841 ('James of Creshall') & TCB (vol 4. 'James of Creshall', p129+).
  a. Sir James Cane, later James of Creshall, Sheriff of Essex, 1st Bart (b c1656, d 19.05.1736)
  m1. (c07.1680) Susan Soame (b c1663, dsp 28.12.1680, dau of Sir Peter Soame of Heydon, 2nd Bart)
  m2. (by 1692) Anne Philipps (d by 1759, dau/coheir oif Francis Philipps of Kempston Park by Anne, dau of William Jolliffe of Leak)
  (1) Sir John James of Crishall (Creshall), 2nd Bart (b c1692, d unm 28/29.09.1741)
  (2)+ other issue - Philip of Hamburgh (dsp), others (d infant - Francis, George, Katharine, Elizabeth)
  iii.+ issue - Richard (bpt 16.05.162), George, Sarah, Jane (bpt 25.09.1603), Gertrude, Etheldre, Audrey
  G. John James of Grove Manor in Woodnesborough (bpt 14.05.1592, a 1619)
  m. (24.08.1601) Susanna Van de Wall (bur 15.09.1628, dau/coheir of Peter Van de Wall or Vandewall of Antwerp)
  i.+ issue - John (bpt 16.10.1603, bur 15.02.1604-5), Henry (bpt 12.05.1605, a 1619, dsp), John (bpt 20.07.1607, a 1619, dsp), Thomas (bpt 21.12.1609, a 1619, dsp), William (bpt 26.09.1613, a 1619, dsp), Roger (bpt 14.06.1613, a 1619, dsp), John (bpt 01.07.1619), Susanna (bpt 09.06.1606, bur 14.08.1618), Sara (bpt 08.01.1615-6), Jane (bpt 27.07.1623)
  H. George James of Cliff, Farnham & Manuden (Malendine) (bpt 01.11.1582)
  m. Etheldreda (Audrey) Smyth (dau of John Smyth of London & Sotuhwark)
  i. George James (b c1619, a 1654)
  m. Martha Eyres (dau of Thomas Eyres of South Newton)
  a.+ issue - George of Manuden (b x1649, a 1664), Richard, Anne
  ii. James James of Manuden, Essex
  a. Anne James
  m. Francis Bradbury of Wicken (b c1640, d 11.03.1715)
  iii.+ other issue - Etheldreda, Gertrude, Mary
  I. Sarah James (b 1572-3, d 25.07.1650)
  m1. Thomas Draper of London (d 23.10.1611)
  m2. Sir Nicholas Kemp of Islington (b 1551-2, d 03.09.1624)
  J.+ other issue - James (bur 31.07.1556), Susan (bpt 16.04.1584)
2. Theoderic James of London
  A. Abraham James of Stratford-le-Bow (b 1772-3, d 06.05.1629)
  m. Mary
  i. Mary James
  m. Michael Griggs of Hadley
  ii.+ other issue - Abraham (a 1623), Anne (bpt 17.02.1613-4)
  B.+ other issue - Elias (dsp), Jacob
3.+ other issue - William Jacob, Jacob, Sarah (nun in Flanders)

Main source(s): MGH (NS4 vol 5 (1914), 'Pedigree of James and Grevis-James of Ightham Court, co. Kent', p105+), Visitation (Kent, 1619, 'James'), CountyGen (Kent, Berry, p209), Commoners (vol I, 'Grevis-James of Ightham Court', p397+), BLG1886 ('Grevis-James of Ightham Court')
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