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Families covered: Lyte of Lytescary (Lytes Cary)

                               
This page was originally prepared using Visitation (Wiltshire) and, either at that time or at a later date, was supplemented using Visitation (Somerset). It was redone and split into 2 pages on 04.11.24 using Visitation (England & Wales, Crisp).
William le Lyt of Tuckerscary in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset (a 1275, 1316, Serjeant-at-law)
m. Margery Blomvill (dau of John Blomvill (Bunfield))
1. Robert le Lyt (a 1273)
  m. (1274) Isabella Draycott (a 1323, dau of Peter de Draycott)
  A. Robert le Lyt
  m. Margaret Goathurst (dau of Roger de Goathurst or Goatehurst)
  i. Peter le Lyt of Lytescary (Lites Cary) in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset (d 1348)
  m. (before 1340) Agnes Blomvill (a 1349, dau of Tristram Blomvill (de Blafeild) of Brixton English)
  a. Edmond Lyte of Lytescary (Lytes Cary) (b c1358, d 1418-9)
  m1. (before 1378) Thomasine Carent (a 1395, dau of William Carent of Toomer (Tummere))
  (1) John Lyte of Lytescary (Lytes Cary) (d before 1458) generation omitted by Visitation (Wiltshire)
Visitation (Wiltshire) identifies John's wife Agnes as dau of _ FitzJames of Redlinch. Crisp identifies her as ..
  m. Agnes Ash (a 1453, dau of John Ash (by Agnes Marleburg), step-sister)
  (A) Thomas Lyte of Lytescary (Lytes Cary) (d c1469)
  Visitation (Wiltshire) identifies Thomas's wife as Johanna. Crisp identifies her as ...
  m. (c1439) Joan FitzJames (dau of James FitzJames of Redlynch)
(i) John Lyte of Lytescary (Lytes Cary) (b c1426, d c04.1512)
  Visitation (Wiltshire) identifies John as mother of John's children by a dau of Fant-le-roy de Fant-le-roy Marsh, Dorset. Crisp indicates that she was his 2nd wife with his children having been by ...
  m1. Joan (dau/heir of Margaret Ilberd)
  (a) Thomas Lyte of Lytescary (Lytes Cary) (d 18.02.1523)
  m. Margery Drew (dau of John Drew of Bridgewater)
  (b) Richard Lyte (bur 20.04.1455)
Visitation (Wiltshire) shows just 1 Richard in this generation, identifying him as 2nd son and father of Johanna. Crisp shows 2 Richards in this generation, the elder (bur 20.04.1455, older than Thomas) with no family indicated, the younger having had issue by Margery. We presume to show just 1 Richard, father of Johanna by ...
  m. Margery (relict of Thomas Larder of Martock)
  ((1)) Johanna Lyte 
  m. Sir Richard Wadham (d 1557)
  (c) Edith Ly te
  m. John Horset of Martin (m1. Isabel, dau of Thmas Hussey of Shapwick)
  m2. _ Fauntleroy (a 04.1502)
  (B) John Lyte (d before 1464)
  m. Joan Wasyn (a 1468, dau/coheir of William Wasyn of Butleigh, m2. John Talbot of Butleigh)
  (C) Agnes Lyte
  m1. Richard Page of Devizes
  m2. Sir Phillip Morgan
  (2) Peter Lyte had issue
  m. (before 1422) Elizabeth
  (3) Thomas Lyte
  (4) Elizabeth Lyte (a 1416)
  m. Adam Burnell of Glastonbury (clerk)
  (5) Lucy Lyte
  m. (1391) Roger Ralegh or Raleigh of Babcary
  m2. Agnes Marleburg (dau of Richard Marleburg(h) of Loders, relict of John Ashe)
  (5) Joan Lyte (a 1441)
  m. (before 08.1428) Simon Talbot (a 1441)
  b. William Lyte (a 1340)
  c. Maud Lyte (a 1383)
  m. John Faulkner
  ii. Elianora le Lyt
  iii. Simon(e?) le Lyt
  m. Gilbert Passeware
2. Peter le Lyt
m2. Alice (a 1327)

Main source(s): Visitation (Wiltshire, 1623, 'Lyte'), Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 6 (1906), 'Pedigree of Lyte of Lytescary, co. Somerset', p59+), Visitation (Wiltshire, 1623, 'Lyte')
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