'Tower1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Tower of Huntsmoor Park, Tower (Towers) of Weald Hall

                               
Thomas Tower of Wyresdale (Lancashire) and/or Tatham (Buckinghamshire) (bur 13.07.1659)
m. Mary Proctor (b 10.03.1632, d 26.02.1692, dau of Francis Proctor of Tatham and/or Lancaster)
1. Christopher Tower of Huntsmoor Park, Buckinghamshire (b 04.08.1657, d 12.09.1728)
  m1. (08.09.1691) Elizabeth Hale (d 03.12.1709, dau/coheir of Richard Hale of New Windsor & Wyrardisbury)
A. Christopher Tower of Huntsmoor Park 'of Iver' (b 1692, d 26.09.1771, MP)
  m1. (1719) Jane Proctor (d 17.11.1739, dau/coheir of William Proctor or Procter of Epsom)
  i. Jane Tower (d 10.05.1761)
  m. (1746) Sir William Beauchamp-Proctor, 1st Bart of Langley Park (d 13.09.1773)
  ii. Frances Elizabeth Tower
m. (13.09.1746) Sir Neville George Hickman, 4th Bart of Thorrock (dspm 03.1781)
  m2. (25.10.1746) Jane Tash (d 26.07.1772, dau/coheir of George Tash of Delaforde Park)
  iii. Christopher Tower of Huntsmoor Park & Weald Hall, Sheriff of Bedfordshire (b 04.10.1747, d 10.03.1810)
  m. (02.09.1773) Elizabeth Baker (d 04.04.1823, dau of George Baker of Elemore Hall)
  a. Christopher Thomas Tower of Weald Hall, Sheriff of Essex (b 01.11.1775, d 19.02.1867) had issue
  m. (25.06.1803) Harriet Beauchamp-Proctor (d 19.02.1868, dau of Sir Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor, 2nd Bart)
  b. Charles Tower (b 31.07.1782, d 10.09.1825, perpetual curate of Brentwood, 4th son) had issue
  m. (1814) Frances Hibbert (dau of George Hibbert of Munden)
  c. Henry Tower (b 28.06.1784, d 10.1862) had issue
  m. Isabella Judith Baker (d 22.11.1842, dau/heir of George Baker of Elemore Hall, cousin)
  d. William Tower (b 1789, d 02.08.1847, vicar of Braughing) had issue
  m. (05.1825) Maria Harvey (dau/coheir of Admiral Sir Eliab Harvey)
  e. Caroline Tower
  m. (20.02.1819) William Franks of Woodhill
  f. Amelia Tower (d 06.1867)
  m. (25.05.1814) George Thomas Pretyman (d 14.06.1859, Chancellor & Canon of Lincoln, son of Rt. Rev. George Pretyman Tomline of Bacton & Riby Grove)
  g.+ other issue - George (b 1778, d 1838), John (b 04.11.1778, d 11.1837, Admiral RN), Edward (d 1807, RN), Elizabeth (d 20.01.1841)
  B. Thomas Tower of Weald Hall, Sheriff of Essex (d unm 02.09.1778, bencher of the Middle Temple)
  m2. (sp) Frances Proctor (d 1725, widow of C. Hanbury)
2.+ 3 daughters

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Tower of Weald Hall), Lipscomb (Bucks, vol IV, 1847, 'Pedigree of Tower in Alliance with Hale, Proctor, Tash, Baker and Beauchamp', p530)
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