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Families covered: Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass

                               
Thomas Dodsworth (d before 1418)
m. Agnes Thoresby (dau/coheir of Hugh Thoresby of Thoresby, Dent & Sedbergh, widow of Thomas Clarvaulx, m3. John Aston)
1. Ralph Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (a 1447)
  m. Joan Conyers (dau of John Conyers of Hornby, 1st Lord) named by FMG
A. William Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (d 08.05.1470) shown by FMG as elder brother (dsp) rather than father of ...
  i. John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (b c1446, a 1503)
  m. Margaret Montfort (d 1521, dau of Thomas Montfort of Hackforth)
  a. Thomas Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (d 21.01.1515)
  m. Matilda Place (dau of Rowland Place of Halnaby by Margaret (Margery), dau of Sir John Conyers of Hornby Castle & granddau of Philip, Lord Darcy)
  (1) Richard Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass
  m. Dorothy Wyvill (dau of Robert Wyvill of Burton by Anne, dau of Sir John Norton)
(A) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (b c1568, a 1585)
  m. Anne Rokeby (dau of Thomas Rokeby of Rokeyby & Moreton by sister of Marmaduke Constable of Everingham (sb of North Cliffe))
  (i) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (b c1570, d 1644, 3rd son?)
  m. Winifred Warde (dau/heir of John Warde of Barton)
  (a) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (b c1595, a 08.1665)
  m. (26.12.1615) Frances Hutton (dau of Sir Timothy Hutton of Marske)
  ((1)) John Dodsworth (dvp)
m. Frances Lowther (dau of Sir John Lowther of Lowther, Bart)
  ((A)) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (b c1649, a 1673, d young?)
  ((B)) Helen Dodsworth (d young)
  ((2)) Timothy Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass
  m. Dorothy Stringer (dau of Francis Stringer of Staffordshire)
((A)) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (b c1650)
  m. Elizabeth Stapylton (dau of Sir Henry Stapylton of Myton, Bart, by Elizabeth, dau of Conyers Darcy, Earl of Holderness)
  ((i)) John Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass
  m. (08.02.1718/9) Henrietta Hutton (bpt 23.10.1701, d 1797, dau of John Hutton of Marske, sister of Matthew, Archbishop of Canterbury)
  ((a)) Matthew Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass (dsp?, 3rd son)
  m. Catherine Eyre (dau of Anthony Eyre of Rampton & Grove by Margaret, dau of Charles Turner of Kirkleatham)
((b)) William Dodsworth (dsp?, captain)
  m. Martha Mill (dau of Sir Richard Sandys Mill, Bart, of Mottisfont)
  ((c)) Francis Dodsworth (d(sp?) 18.10.1805, vicar of Dodington, Kent)
  m1. Ann Barrell (b 1739-40, d 09.03.1801, dau/coheir of Francis Barrell of Rochester by Ann)
  m2. Harriott Croft (b 08.05.1759, d 29.01.1839, dau of Thomas Croft by Harriott)
((d)) Frederick Dodsworth (dsp?, Canon of Windsor)
  m1. (11.08.1772) Catherine Barrell (dau/coheir of Francis Barrell of Rochester by Frances, dau/coheir of William Hanbury of Little Marcle by Frances Cotton of Connington)
  m2. Frances Mosley (dau of Thomas Pulleyn Mosley of Burley in Wharfedale (by Anne Babbington Pulleine), m2. Rev. Edward Wyvill of Fincall & Spenithorne)
  ((e)) Henrietta Maria Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass
  m. (20.07.1761) Sir John Silvester Smith of Newland & Birthwait, Bart (d 1798)
Thornton Watlass passed into the Smith family. The successors assumed the name Dodsworth.
  ((f)) Elizabeth Dodsworth
  m. James Tunstall (Dean of St. Paul's)
  (((1))) daughter
  m. Sir Everard Hume or Holme, Bart
  (((2))) (Catherine) Tunstall (dsp 1807)
  m1. Rev. Edward (sb Thomas?) Chamberlayne
  m2. (28.07.1806) Horatio Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford
  (((3))) Henrietta Maria Tunstall
  m. (14.06.1775) John Croft
  ((g))+ other issue - John, Timothy
  ((ii)) Dorothy Dodsworth
  m. _ Bartlet of Nutwithcoat, Masham
  ((B)) Helen Dodsworth (d young)
((3)) Matthew Dodsworth
  ((4)) Elizabeth Dodsworth
  m. William Metcalfe (son/heir of Sir Francis of Louth Parke)
  ((5)) Winifred Dodsworth
  m. Francis Purley of Farlesthorpe
  (b) Christopher Dodsworth (bur 20.07.16520, master of Well Hospital, Yorkshire)
  m. (c10.1629) Mary Fulthorpe (bur 27.10.1629, dau of Christopher Fulthorpe of Tunstall & Fulthorpe)
  ((1))+ issue - Christopher, John, Matthew
  (c) Alice Dodsworth
  m. Mathew Smelt of Kirkby Fleetham (b 1594, d 1652)
  (d) Winifred Dodsworth
m. George Clough of Sand Hutton
  (e) Margaret Dodsworth (b c1593, d 1656)
  m. Thomas Atkinson of Yorke
  (f)+ other issue (dsp) - Robert, Francis
(ii) Robert Dodsworth of Jowelby
  (a) Rowland Dodsworth
  m. Margaret Wyvill (granddau of Sir Marmaduke Wyvill)
  ((1)) Anne Dodsworth
  m. George Sayer of Worsall
  (iii) Elinor Dodsworth (a 1585)
  m. Anthony Dodsworth of Stranton
  (iv)+ issue - Richard (d by 1585?), Thomas (a 1585), Phillis (a 1585)
(B) Catherine Dodsworth
  m. Laurence Dodsworth of Halnaby (rector of Gateshead)
  (2) Anne Dodsworth
  m. _ Staveley of Ripon
  (3) daughter
  m. _ Fox of Thorpe
  (4)+ other issue - Geoffrey (dsp), George
  b. Peter Dodsworth of Masham (b c1482, a 1532)
  m. _ Burgh (dau of Walter Burgh of Stammore)
  c. Kateryn Dodsworth
  m. John Place of Halnaby
  d. daughter
  m. John Laton of Sexhowe
  e.+ other issue - John, William

Main source(s): 'Pedigrees of the County Families of England' by Joseph Foster (vol III, 1874, Yorkshire - North & East Riding, 'Pedigree of Dodworth of Thornton Hall') with some support from Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1584/5, Dodsworth of Thornton Watlass), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, Dodsworth of Thorneton Watlas), FMG (vol 1, MS183, 'Dodsworth', p418)
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