'ACourt1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: A'Court of Frome, à Court of Heytesbury, A'Court of Rodden

                               
(1) A section on this family, using BP1934, was first launched on 18.04.10 within CZmisc04. It was moved here following review & expansion using 'Wilts'.
(2) BP1934 spells the family name as à Court, 'Wilts' (supported by HoP) as A'Court. 'Wilts' starts with an unnamed ancestor ...
_ Court, alias A'Court, of Frome, Somerset
m. Susanna Horner (dau of Sir John Horner of Cloford)
1. William A'Court of Frome (bur 1656)
  m. Susanna Oborne (dau of John Oborne of Frome)
  A. John A'Court of Rodden (d 1692)
m. Lydia Brewer (d 1681, dau of William Brewer of Lullington)
  i. John A'Court of Rodden (à Court of Raddon) (d 1701) the first mentioned by BP1934
  m. Mary Pierce (d 1679, dau of Robert Pierce of Bath)
  a. Pierce A'Court (à Court) of Ivy Church, Wiltshire (d 20.03.1724/5, MP for Heytesbury)
  m. (1705) Elizabeth Ashe (dau of William Ashe of Heytesbury by Anne, dau of Alexander Popham of Littlecote)
(1) Pierce A'Court (à Court), later Ashe of Ivy Church (b c1707, dsp 06.09.1768 (not 1763), MP)
  m. Janet Brown (dau of Colonel Robert Brown, sister of Robiniana, Countess of Peterborough) ## see here ##
  (2) William A'Court (à Court), later Ashe (b c1708, d 02.08.1781, General, MP for Heytesbury)
  m. (22.02.1746) Annabella Vernon (dau/coheir of Thomas Vernon of Twickenham Park)
  Annabella's sister Matilda married Charles Repington of Amington through which connection Amington came into this family.
(A) Sir William Pierce Ashe A'Court (à Court), 1st Bart (b 1747, d 22.07.1817, Colonel, MP for Heytesbury)
  m1. Catherine Bradford (dsp 23.09.1776, dau of Lt. Col. John Bradford)
  m2. (30.10.1777) Letitia Wyndham (d 02.08.1821, dau of Henry Wyndham of Salisbury)
  (i) William A'Court (à Court), 1st Lord Heytesbury, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b 11.07.1779, d 31.05.1860) had issue
  m. (03.10.1808) Maria Rebecca Bouverie (d 06.10.1844, dau of William Henry Bouverie, son of 1st Earl of Radnor)
(ii) Edward Henry A'Court (à Court), later à Court Repington of Amington (b 10.12.1783, d 22.09.1855, Vice Admiral, MP)
  (iii) Charles Ashe A'Court (à Court), later à Court Repington of Amington (b 17.06.1785, d 19.04.1861, Lt. General, MP) had issue
  m. (10.05.1815) Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbs (b 10.1792, d 21.01.1878, dau of Abraham Gibbs)
  (iv) Letitia A'Court (à Court) (dsp 20.01.1810)
  m. (13.02.1809) William Elliot, later 2nd Earl of St. Germans
  (v) Annabella A'Court (à Court)
  m. (1805) Richard Beadon (son of Richard, Bishop of Bath & Wells)
  (vi) Maria A'Court (à Court) (d 27.11.1862)
  m. (08.11.1811) Philip Pleydell Bouverie (son of Earl of Radnor)
  (vii) Caroline A'Court (à Court) (d 15.10.1848)
  m. (1818) Stewart Crawford of Bath (MD)
  (3)+ other issue - Alexander (Captain NR), Edward (in Ireland), John (d infant), Elizabeth (d infant)
  ii. Lydia A'Court
  m. Thomas Napper of Frome
  ii. Jane A'Court
  m. John Napper of Bristol
  B. Robert A'Court of Frome (3rd son)
  m. Alice Albyn (dau of Richard Albyn of Batcomb)
  i.+ issue (a 1691) - William, Margaret
  C. Anne A'Court
  m1. Philip Whitchurch
  m2. John Coles
  D. Jane A'Court
  m. William King
  E.+ other issue - William of Madraspa (d 1662), James of Rodden & Leghorn (d 1692), Thomas (d 1654)

Main source(s): Wilts' (vol 1 (1822), 'Pedigree of A'Court', p121/404), BP1934 ('Heytesbury')
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