'Brisco2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Brisco of Coghurst, Brisco of Crofton

                               
Robert Brisco of Crofton (d Soltoun Moss temp Henry VIII who r. 1509-1547)
m. Barbara Coldale (dau of John Coldale)
1. John Brisco of Crofton
  m. Anne Musgrave (dau of William Musgrave of Hayton Castle)
  A. William Brisco of Crofton & Orton (a 1583)
  m. Jane Orfeur (dau of William Orfeur of Highclose (Orffer of High Close))
  i. John Brisco of Crofton
  m. Mary Braithwaite (dau of Sir John Braithwaite of Burneshead (Barneshead))
a. William Brisco of Crofton
  m1. Susanna Cranfield (dau of Sir Randal Cranfield)
  (1) son (d young)
  m2. Susanna Brown (dau of Francis Brown, alderman of London)
(2) John Brisco of Crofton
  m. Mercy Johnson (dau of alderman William Johnson of Newcastle-on-Tyne & Kibblesworth)
  (A) John Brisco of Crofton (a c1690, d 1760, 2nd son)
  m. Catharine Musgrave (dau of Sir Richard Musgrave, Bart of Hayton Castle, by Dorothy James)
  (i) Richard Brisco (dvpsp)
  m. _ Lamplugh
  (ii) John Brisco of Crofton Hall (rector of Orton, vicar of Aspatric)
  m. Catharine Hylton (b 1706, dau of John Hylton of Hylton Hall)
(a) Sir John Brisco, 1st Bart of Crofton Hall (b 15.05.1739, d 27.12.1806)
  m. (08.07.1776) Caroline Alicia Fleming (d 27.12.1822, dau of Gilbert Fane Fleming by Camilla Bennet, dau of Charles, 2nd Earl of Tankerville)
  ((1)) Sir Wastel Brisco, 2nd Bart of Crofton Hall (b 17.05.1778, d 01.10.1862) had issue
  m. (18.11.1806) Sarah Lester Ladbrook (d 28.08.1861, dau of Robert Ladbrook)
  ((2))+ other issue - Fleming John (b 1781), Camilla Caroline, Caroline, Augusta, Emma
(b) Dorothy Brisco
  m. Jacob Morland
  (c)+ other issue - Richard, Horton (dsp, Colonel), William Musgrave, James (rector of Orton)
  (iii) William Brisco (rector of Dessington)
  (iv) Musgrave Brisco 'of Wakefield & Ripon' (captain)
  m. Mary Dyne (dau of Edward Dyne of Coghurst & Lankhurst)
  (a) Wastell Brisco of Coghurst (d 25.01.1834, captain, 4th son)
  m. (24.10.1785) Sarah Goulbourn
  ((1)) Musgrave Brisco of Coghurst (b 15.04.1791) had issue
  m. (08.10.1828) Frances Woodgate (dau of Henry Woodgate of Spring Grove, Pembury, by Georgina Hamilton, sister of Viscount Boyne)
((2)) Wastel Brisco of Bohemia House, near Hastings (b 16.11.1792) had issue
  m. (06.1822) Maria Lade (dau of John Lade of Boughton House)
  ((3)) Sarah Brisco
  m. (07.06.1810) William Camac of Mansfield Street & Hastings
  (b)+ other issue - Richard (dsp), John (d unm), Edward Dyne (d unm, Captain)
  (v) James Brisco of Beaumaris (d by 1782)
  The following comes from Griffith's Pedigrees (Plas Tregayan, p129).
  m. Ann Prytherch of Tregayan & Llysdulas (bpt 03.09.1708, bur 21.10.1771, dau/coheir of John Pryterch of Tregayan)
  (a) Catherine Brisco (bpt 24.12.1737)
  m. (05.01.1764) Edward Owen of Liverpool (son of Richard Maurice Owen of Ty Obry)
(b) Mary Horton Brisco (b c1744, d 13.02.1815)
  m. (06.05.1763) Stephen Price of Beaumaris
  ((1)) Ann Price
  m. Robert Wynn Jones in Beaumaris
((2))+ other issue - Hugh William in Beaumaris (bpt 13.03.1771, d 28.07.1840), Fanny
  (c) Ann Maria Brisco (bpt 10.01.1749)
  m. William Sparrow in Beaumaris (dsp 1824-5)
  (d)+ other issue - Ann ((bpt 20.01.1745), Dorothy (bpt 19.08.1752, d unm 02.1827)
  (vi) Wastell Brisco (to Jamaica)
  m1/2. ?? (Mrs. Campbell)
  Wastell appears also to have married ...
  m2/1. Mary Beckford (b 1717, dau of Thomas Beckford)
  (vii) Ralph Brisco
  m. Dorothy Rowland (dau of Rev. Jonathan Rowland)
  (viii) Dorothy or Margaret Brisco
  m. Richard Lamplugh of Ribton
  (ix) Catherine Brisco
  m. John Holme of Carlisle
  (B) Margaret Brisco
  m. George Langstaff
  (C) Susanna Brisco
  m. David Bell (rector of Aspatric)
  (D) Abigail Brisco
  m. Henry Brisco of Backborough, Ireland
  (E)+ other issue - William (d unm), Thomas (d unm), Nathaniel (d unm), Richard, Henry, Mary
  (3) William Brisco in London (dsp)
(4) Thomas Brisco had issue
  m. Jane Fletcher (dau of Lancelot Flecher of Tallantere)
  b. John Brisco
  m. Judith Bewley
  c. Edward Brisco in London
  m. _ Tolson (of family of Bridekirke)
  d. Dorothy Brisco
  m. Sir John Ponsonby of Haugh Heale (d 1668/78)
  e. Grace Brisco
m. Clement Skelton of Petrel Wray
  f. Mary Brisco
  m. Rev. Joseph Nicholson
  g. Agnes Brisco
  m. William Rayson of Dalston
  h.+ other issue (d unm) - Christopher, Francis, Nazareth
  ii. William Brisco
  m. _ Sennowes (sister of Bishop of Carlisle)
  iii. Susan Brisco (b 15.10.1625) possibly of this generation
  m. Richard Gilpin (d 13.02.1699, rector of Greystock)
2. Jane Brisco
  m. Robert Berwis

Main source(s): Commoners (vol 3, 'Brisco of Coghurst', p235+), Visitation (Cumberland, 1615, 'Brisko'), BP1870 ('Brisco')
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