'Case1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Case of Great Fransham, Case of Hayton, Case of Testerton

                               
Visitation identifies the arms of the following family as "Argent, on a bend, engrailed, gules, cotised, sable, three round buckles, or".
Richard Casse (Case) of Hayton, Lancashire
1. James Case of Hayton (d 1624)
  m. Aliciea Sanders (dau of Richard Sanders of Ditton)
  A. Richard Case of Hayton (d 1642)
  m. Anne Holme (dau of Gilbert Holme of Knowlesley)
  i. Richard Case of Hayton (dsp)
  ii. John Case of Hayton (b c1604, a 1664)
m. Elizabeth Gleare (dau of William Gleare, brother of Thomas of Highleigh)
  a. Jonathan Case (b c1653, a 1664)
  We speculate that this was the Jonathan Case, "lineally descended from Richard Case, of Hayton", who is identified by BLG1862 as father of ...
  (1) Thomas Case of Red Hazles, Lancashire
  m. Margaret Clayton (dau/coheir of William Clayton of Fulwood)
  (A) Thomas Case of Liverpool (b 15.03.1731, d 1790, 3rd son)
  m. (1775) Anna Ashton (dau of John Ashton of Woolton Hall)
  (i) Thomas Case of Thingwall Hall, Lancashire (b 04.11.1777, d 1845) had issue
  m. (21.12.1801) Jane Sarah Holt (dau/coheir of Edward Holt of Ince Hall (near Wigan))
  (ii) John Ashton Case (b 17.04.1779, dsp 20.08.1836)
  b.+ other issue (a 1664) - Samuel (b c1662), Tabitha (b c1650), Priscilla, Anna, Elizabeth, Phoebe
  iii. Catherine Case
  m. Thomas Kenyon of Eccleston
  iv. Margaret Case
  m. John Ashworth of Mich Crosbie (clerk)
  v.+ other issue - Richard, James, Alice (d unm), Mary (d unm)

 

 

Carthew identifies the arms of the following family as "Argent, on a bend engrailed gules between two cotises sable three round buckles or". That suggests that the following family was connected to the one shown above.
Edward Case of Great Fransham (a 1700)
m. Margaret
1. Thomas Case of Great Fransham, later of Saham Park (b c1663, d 22.11.1741)
  m. Esther Freeman (d 30.06.1736, dau of Robert Freeman of Great Fransham)
  A. Thomas Case (bpt 02.04.0695, d 27.12.1760)
  m. Blanch Lee (b 1703-4, d 05.08.1737, dau of James Lee)
  i. Thomas Case of Lynn, later of Testerton (d 02.09.1793)
  m. Martha Mallett (d 1817, dau/heir of Benoni Mallett of Dunton)
  a. Philip Case of Testerton House (dsp)
  m. Mary Wythe (dau of John Wythe of Eye)
  b. Thomas Mallett Case of Lynn (b 1763-4, d 09.04.1800)
  m1. Mary (b 1760-1, d 11.04.1796, widow of _ Rollin)
  (1) Mary Case
  m. Thomas Wythe of Eye
  (2)+ 3 children (d infant)
  m2. (03.1797) Sarah Case (dau of Edward Case) @1@ below
  (2)+ 2 children (d infant)
  c. Edward Thomas Case of Foulsham
  d. Pleasance Case
  m. Edward Case of Fakenham @2@ below
  ii. James Case (b c1732, d 1795, RN)
  iii. Edward Case of Great Fransham (b c1734, d 30.12.1781)
  m. (before 06.01.1747) Anne Savory (dau of Henry Savory of Sinderstone, m2. Clement Overton)
  a. Thomas Henry Case
  m. Martha De Caux of Norwich
  b. Edward Case had issue
  m. _ Middleton of Lynn
  c. Pleasance Case
  m. _ Reid
  d. Ann Case
  m. Thomas Gould of Great Fransham
  e. Blanch Lee Case
  m. Robert Copeman of Iteringham
  f. Sarah Case
  m1. (03.1797) Thomas Mallett Case (d 1800) @1@ above
m2. _ Colls
  g. daughter
m. _ Simpson (Captain RM)
  B. Philip Case, Mayor of Lynn (bpt 13.04.1714, d 11.04.1792)
  m. Pleasance Clough (b c1708, d 27.03.1777)
  i. Pleasance Case (b c1738, d 27.10.1790)
  m. (20.07.1768) Thomas Bagge, Mayor of Lynn (b 1740-1, d 19.08.1807)
  ii. Hester Case (b c1738, d 16.01.1768)
  m. Samuel Browne, Mayor of Lynn (b c1729, d 07.11.784)
  a. Pleasance Browne
  m. (03.12.1788) Edward Roger Pratt of Ryston Hall, Sheriff of Norfolk (b 1756, d 05.03.1838)
  b. Hester Browne (d 1811 (12.01.1855?)
  m. (1789) Sir Jacob Henry Astley of Melton Constable, Bart (b 12.09.1756, d 28.04.1817, MP)
  iii. Sarah Case
  m. Anthony Hamond of Westacre, Sheriff of Norfolk
  C. Edward Case of Pattesley then Toftrees (d c10.1767)
  m. Elizabeth (but 12.07.1773)
  i. Henry Case of Mildenhall, Suffolk
  m1. ??
  a. Henry Case, later Morewood (cleric)
  m2. Ann Hunt (d 22.01.1792, dau of Rev. J. Hunt of Mildenhall)
  b. Philip James Case of Bury St. Edmunds
  m. _ Mullis of Bury St. Edmunds
  (1) Anna Case (b c1794, d 09.02.1879)
  m. Samuel Heyhoe Le Neve Gilman of Hingham & Norwich @3@ just below
  (2)+ other issue - Isham (cleric), John, Henry, Philip James, William Dalton
  ii. Edward Case of Pattesley (b 1717 (?), d 1806)
  m. Elizabeth Rogers (b c1718 (?), d 1781, dau of Thomas Rogers of Great Dunham)
  a. Ann Case (b 07.05.1751, d 12.03.1820)
  b. Lydia Case (b 16.06.1743, d 14.10.1817)
  m. Samuel Gilman of Hingham (b 13.10.1742, d 13.12.1826)
  (1) Samuel Heyhoe Le Neve Gilman of Hingham & Norwich
  m. (02.1818) Anna Case (d 09.02.1879, dau of Philip Case of Bury St. Edmunds) @3@ just above
  iii. Charles Case of Toftrees (b c1737, d 01.10.1796)
  m. (1768?) Lucy Cook (b 1746-7, d 11.05.1825, dau of Thomas Cook of Pinckney Hall)
  a. Edward Case of Fakenham (younger son)
  m. Pleasance Case (dau of Thomas Case of Fransham) @2@ above
  b.+ other issue - Charles (b 12.05.1769), Cook, Philip, Jeafferson, James, "several daughters"
  iv. Mary Case
  m. Henry Case of Sparham Hall in Necton
  a. Lydia Case
  m. John Clements
  v. Elizabeth Case
  m. _ Mills
  vi. Hester Case
  m. Charles Allen (Rector of Rainham St. Martin)
  D. Esther Case
  m. Daniel Burslem (Rector of Great Fransham)
  E. Mary Case
  m. Edward Young of Watton
2.+ other issue - Henry (d young?), Henry

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Dugdale, Lancashire. 1664, 'Case of Hayton'), BLG1862 ('Case of Ince')
(2) For lower section : 'The Hundred of Launditch and Deanery of Brisley' (G.A. Carthew, 1877, Part 3, p171+)
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