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Families covered: Spedding of Ballynamudagh, Spedding of Summergrove, Spedding of Whitehaven

                               
John Spedding in Cumberland (bur 16.02.1695)
m. Dorothy (bur 05.08.1698)
1. Thomas Spedding
2. Edward Spedding of Whitehaven, Cumberland (bur 21.01.1705/6) the first mentioned by Crisp
  m. Sarah Carlisle (d 29.09.1716, dau/coheir of Lancelot Carlisle of Cairns by Barbara Johnstone)
  A. John Spedding of Whitehaven (b 14.06.1685, d 12.09.1758)
  m. Ann Richardson of Byerstead
  i. Lowther Spedding of Whitehaven (bpt 28.04.1718, bur 03.04.1746, 2nd son)
  m1. (23.04.1739) Jane Wlker (bur 11.04.1741)
  m2. Christian Crakeplace (a 1746)
  a. Margaret Spedding (bpt 03.03.1744)
  m. Anthony Benn of Hensingham House, Sheriff of Cumberland (m2. Mary Waters (widow of Henry Littledale))
  b.+ other issue - John (bpt 01.01.1742/3, bur 03.04.1742/3), Lowther (bpt 19.10.1745, bur 31.10.1745)
  ii. James Spedding of Armathwaite Hall, Cumberland (bpt 02.12.1719, d 19.03.1758/9) had issue
  m. (27.08.1744) Susannah Irton of Threkeld Ha
  iii. Henry Spedding of Dublin (b 1720, d 29.03.1759)
  m1. Elizabeth
  a. Anne Spedding (bur 20.08.1746)
  m2. Lucy Fitzgerald (d 30.03.1773)
  b. Demoivre Spedding of Ballynamudagh, co. Wicklow (b 1750-1, bur 16.07.1809, RN surgeon)
  m1. (16.03.1784) Mary Livesey (bur 24.10.01787, dau of Henry Livesey of Ballyphilip)
  The following is supported by Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, Ireland, vol 5 (1911), 'Spedding of Ballynamadagh, co. Wicklow', p41+).
  (1)+ issue - Henry (bpt 29.04.1785, bur 01.05.1785), Beresford (bpt 06.10.1787, bur 06.1800)
  m2. (04.08.1792) Wilhelmina Charlotta Deey (b 07.04.1762, bur 02.06.1850, dau of Robert Deey of Grottoville by Jane, dau of Rev. William Folds of Ardee)
  (3) Robert Deeey Spedding of Ballynamudagh (bpt 01.03.1798, bur 05.01.1753) had issue
  m1. (26.11.1826) Margaret Isabella Abraham (b c1809, d 28.05.1842, dau of George Abraham of co. Wicklow by Catherine)
  m2. (07.10.1843) Helena Margaret Moriarty (dau of John Moriarty of Dingle (by Johanna Sugrue, niece of Charles Sugrue, Bishop of Adfert & Aghadoe), m2. Mathew O'Reilly of Dublin)
  (4) William Spedding (b 24.03.1803, d 14.06.1870, Rector of Ballyhalbert) had issue
  m. (23.10.1834) Lydia Brownrigg (b 23.02.1806, d 19.11.1876, dau of Henry Thomas Browneigg of Rathmines by Elizabeth Warren)
  (5) Jane Spedding (b 12.05.1793, d 16.02.1860)
  m. (01.08.18724) John Hutchinson of Dublin (son of John of Dublin by Elizabeth)
  (6) Catherine Spedding (bpt 25.03.1799)
  m. (14.02.1833) Richard Buckley of Enniskerry
  (7)+ other issue (d unm) - Lucinda (bpt 31.01.1795), Sarah Grace (bpt 10.06.1801)
  c. Jane Spedding (a 1773)
  m. (c1767) Christopher Adamson (curate of St. Mark's, Duoblin)
  d. Mary Anne Spedding
  m. (29.09.1770) John McCabe of Dublin
  e.+ other issue - Newtown (bur 05.01.1758), Archimade (bur 01.02.1759), Henry (bpt 20.09.1759, d young)
  iv. Mary Spedding (bpt 21.03.1720/1, d 17.02.1794)
  m. William Brownrigg of Ormathwaite (b 24.03.1710/1, d 26.01.21800, MP, author)
  .+ other issue - John (bpt 12.05.1716, bur 29.05.1716),
B Carlisle Spedding of Whitehaven (b 10.09.1695, d 08.08.1755)
  m. (24.04.1716) Sarah Towerson (b 30.04.1696, d 10.07.1771, dau of Edward Towerson by Jane)
  i. James Spedding of Summergrove, Hensingham, Whitehaven (b 10.09.1720, d 22.08.1788)
  m1. (15.05.1742) Mary Todd (b 09.02.1720, d 11.03.14777)
  a. Elizabeth Spedding (a 09.1743, d 1808)
  m. (15.05.1762) Peter John Heywood (b 1738, d 1790)
  m2. (1779) Elizabeth Harrington (a 02.1746, d 12.08.1821, dau of Thomas Harrington by Rebecca Burlington)
  b. James Spedding of Summergrove (bpt 15.01.1780, d 10.04.1863) had issue
  m. (15.11.1808) Mary Dykes Ballantine
  c. Carlisle Spedding of Cheltenham (bpt 16.07.1782, d 13.10.1872, Lt. Colonel, 4th son) had issue
  m. (24.02.1820) Sarah Parkin (b 1797, d 1849)
  d. Sarah Spedding (bpt 11.11.1780)
  m. Baldwin Wake (b 1774, d 1842)
  e. Ann Spedding (b 04.11.12783, d 1824)
  m. (16.09.1807) Charles Wake
  f. Elizabeth Spedding (b 27.02.1785, d 1865)
  m. (10809) John Cowham Parker (b 1772, d 1841)
  g.+ other issue - Thomas (b 07.09.1781, d 21.09.1782), Thomas (bpt 12.01.1782)
  ii. Thomas Spedding (b 07.01.1722, d 24.04.1783) had issue
  m. (01.02.1747) Isabella Langton (b 1725, d 29.03.1787)
  iii.+ other issue - John (b 03.05.1717, d 03.1800), Jane (bpt 16.11.1725), Srah (b 26.09.1728, d 06.02.1793)
  C. Lancelot Spedding of Whitehaven (b 23.11.1689, bur 28.09.1754, 3rd son)
  m. Mary
  i.+ issue - John (bpt 17.12.1725, bur 17.01.1728/9), Ann (bpt 22.04.1720), Mary (bpt 26.12.1721)
  D. Mary Spedding (b 22.09.1686)
  m. Henry Curwen
  E.+ other issue - George (b 23.03.1687/8, d before 04.08.1712), Elizabeth (b 20.11.1693, d 16.07.1698)

Main source(s): Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes, vol 11 (1915), 'Pedigree of Spedding', p36+) with input from FSCOMT (shown in italics) and as reported above
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