'Morant1'
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Families covered: Morant of Brokenhurst, Morant of Jamaica
| BLG1886 reports that "This family clams descent from the Moraunts of Moraunt's Court, Kent, who are said to have sprung from the ancient Norman House of Morant of Chateau Morant". | |||||||||||||||
| John Morant (d 1683, to Jamaica in 1666) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Sarah | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Morant (d 1723) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Gibbons (dau of William Gibbons of Vere) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Morant | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Pennant (dau of Edward Pennant of Clarendon, sister of Sir Samuel) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Edward Morant (d 27.07.1791, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1756) Eleanor Angelina Yeamans (dau of Edward Yeamans of Liguanea, Jamaica, widow of Richard Dawkins) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Morant of Brokenhurst, Hampshire (d 02.03.1794) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.10.1784) Elizabeth Mary Richards (d 21.11.1794, dau of George Richards) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Morant of Brokenhurst, Sheriff of Hampshire (b 27.11.1787, 05.05.1857) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.1823) Caroline Augusta Hay (d 19.08.1777, dau of 17th Earl of Erroll) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | George Morant of Farnborough Place, Hamphire (b 1791, d 17.12.1875, 3rd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.04.1813) Mary Shirley (d 17.02.1838, dau of Evelyn Shirley of Ettington Park) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Jane Morant (d 22.05.1864) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.10.1816) Sir John Lambert of Weston (d 14.09.1847, General) | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - Edward (d 02.09.1809), Catherine (d 26.04.1802) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (27.04.1762) Mary Whitehorne Goddard (dau/heir of James Goddard of family of Clyffe Pipard) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Edward Gregory Morant, later Morant-Gale of Upham, Hampshire (b 29.11.1772, d 02.08.1855) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (04.03.1797) Elizabeth Townsend (dsp 31.12.1807, dau of Gore Townsend of Honington Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (09.1816) Emily Jane Gambier (d 22.12.1866, dau of Samuel Gambier of Shenley Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| 2.+ | 1 son and 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 & BLG1886 (Morant of Brokenhurst)
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