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Families covered: Shann of Tadcaster, Scrivener of Sibton, Sharman of Moira Castle

                               
Thomas Shann of Tadcaster
m. Grace Hill (dau of William Hill of Tadcaster)
1. Thomas Shann of Tadcaster (bpt 24.08.126, d 10.05.1800)
  m. (14.09.1761) Mary Metcalf (b 1732, d 05.07.1797, dau of Timothy Metcalf of Rothwell (and Hunslet Hall))
  A. William Shann of Tadcaster (b 26.06.1762, d unm 29.11.1843)
  B. Thomas Shann of Tadcaster (b 13.03.1768, d 09.02.1852, 3rd son) had issue
  m. (23.04.1805) Honor Kendall (b 08.04.1755, d 03.06.1814, dau of John Kendall of Hatfield & London by Honor, dau of John Raper of Abberford)
  C.+ other issue (d unm) - Timothy (b 28.03.1766, d 03.06.1839, vicar of Hampsthwaite & Wighill), Ann of Boston (b 23.05.1764, d 07.11.1836), Mary Grace (b 18.02.1770, bur 31.12.1851), Elizabeth (b 10.04.1772, d 03.03.1852), Katharine Joanna (b 03.04.1776, bur 1854)

 

 

Visitation (Suffolk, 1612) identifies the arms of this family as "Ermine, on a chief indented Azure three leopards' faces Or".
John Scrivener or Skrivener of Bildeston, Suffolk
1. Nicholas Scrivener or Skrivner of Brantham, Suffolk (b 1482, d 1545-6)
  m. Margery Smith (dau/heir of William Smith of Bulmer)
  A. Ralph (Ralfe) Scrivener or Skrivner of Belstead (b 1535, portreeve of Ipswich, 2nd son)
  m1. Jane Kindersley (dau of Robert Kindersley of Holbroke)
i. Peter Scrivener or Skrivner (dsp)
  m2. Mary Smith of Heveningham (dau of William Dowsinge alias Smith)
  ii. John Scrivener or Skrivner, 1st of Sibton Abbey, Suffolk (b 1580)
  Visitation (Suffolk, 1612) identifies John as the eldest son of this marriage. BLG1894 identifies him as Mary's 6th son.
  m. Elizabeth Walsingham (dau/coheir of Gilford Walsingham of Scadbury)
a. Thomas Scrivener of Sibton (d 1667)
  m. (15.12.1640) Elizabeth Grudgfield (dau/heir of William Grudgfield of Fresingfield)
  (1) Charles Scrivener of Sibton (b 25.04.1660, d 08.08.1737, 4th son)
  m. Anne Wharton (dau of Thomas Wharton)
  (A) Charles Scrivener of Sibton (d(sps?) 1751)
  m. Margaret Bedingfield (dau of Francis Bedingfield of Bedingfield)
  (B) Ann Scrivener (b c1696, d 07.11.1764)
  m. Thomas Freston (Vicar of Cratfield, son of Richard of Mendham)
  Their eldest son inherited Sibton and changed his name to Scrivener.
  (2)+ other issue (a 1634) - John (b c1649), Nicholas, Edmund, Mathew, Henry, Mary, Dorothy
  b. Judeth Scrivener or Skrivner (b c1611) probably the Judith who married ...
  m. Edward Spencer of Rendlesham (a 1664)
  c.+ other issue - Ralph, Nicholas, Mathew, Judeth
  iii. Elizabeth Scrivener or Skrivner
  m. Harbottel Wingfield
  iv.+ other issue - Matthew (dsp), Mary
  B.+ other issue - William (dsp), Peter, Humfrey

 

 

BLGI1912 identifies the arms of this family, quartered with those of Crawford, as (in the 2nd) "or, a dove rising, holding in the beak a laurel sprig ppr." and (in the 3rd) "gu., a lion rampant arg.". BLGI1912 starts with 2 brothers, who we show as sons of ...
?? Sharman
1. John Sharman of Grange, co. Antrim
  A. William Sharman of Moira Castle, co. Down (d 1803, MP)
  m. (1773) Arminella Wilson (dau of Hill Wilson of Purdysburn)
  i. William Sharman of Moira Castle, later William Sharman-Crawford of Crawfordsburn, Sheriff of co. Down (b 03.09.1780, d 17.10.1861, MP) had issue
m. (05.12.1805) Mabel Crawford (d 21.12.1844, dau/heir of John Crawford of Crawfordsburn)
  ii. John Hill Sharman
  iii. Eleanor Sharman
  m. (1804) Hill Wilson of Rosebrook
  B Richard Sharman
  C. Letitia Sharman
  m. Roger Moore of Clover Hill
  D. Anne Sharman
  m. Isaac Heron
  E. Sarah Sharman
  m. (1775) Stafford Gorman of Broom Mount
2. William Sharman (dsp 1775, Captain, MP)
  m. (1740) Anne O'Neill (dau of John O'Neill of Shane's Castle)

Main source(s):
(1) For Shann (uploaded 22.07.24) : Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 1 (1893), 'Shann of Tadcaster, co.York', p168+)
(2) For Scrivener (uploaded 06.08.24) : BLG1894 ('Scrivener of Sibton Abbey'), Visitation (Walter Metcalfe (1882), Suffolk, 1612, 'Scrivener of Sibton'), Visitation (Suffolk, 1664, 'Scrivener of Sibton')
(3) For Sharman (uploaded 12.06.25) : BLGI1912 ('Sharman-Crawford of Crawfordsburn')
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