'Elliot02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Eliot of Coteland, Eliot of Port Eliot, Eliot of St. Germans, Eliot of Trebursey

                               
John Eliot of Devon
m. Joan Sigden (dau/heir of William Sigden of Sigden)
1. Walter Eliot
  m. Margery
  A. William Eliot (a 1433)
  m. Joan Coteland (dau/heir of Nicholas Coteland of Coteland by Alice, dau/heir of John Burleston)
  i. John Eliot of Coteland (d by 1480) the first mentioned by BP1934
  m. Joan Bonvile (dau of John Bonvile of Chute)
  a. Edward Eliot of Coteland, Devon (d 25.03.1521)
  m. Alice Guye (dau of Robert Guye or Gye of Kingsbridge)
  (1) John Eliot of St. Germans, Cornwall (dsp 29.04.1577)
  m1. Margaret Brywyn (dau of John Brywyn (Brown of Burgoyne?) of Plymouth)
  m2. Grace Fitz (dau of John Fitz of Tavistock)
(2) Thomas Eliot (3rd son)
  m. Joan Norbrooke (dau of John Norbrooke of Exeter)
  (A) Richard Eliot of Port Eliot, Cornwall (d 22.06.1609)
  m. Bridget Carswell (bur 05.03.1617, dau of Nicholas Carswell of Hatch)
  (i) Sir John Eliot of Port Eliot 'of St. Germans' (b 20.04.1590, d 27.11.1632, MP) - continued below
  m. (1611) Radigund Gedy (bur 13.06.1628, dau/heir of Richard Gedy of Trebursey)
  (ii) Maria Eliot (bpt 17.01.1593, bur 18.02.1593)
  (B) Walter Eliot (3rd son)
  (i)+ issue - George (bpt 10.07.1603), Gertrude (bpt 05.03.1606)
  (C) ?? Eliot (5th son) mentioned by 'Genealogical Memoranda' & MGH
  (i) Walter Eliot (a 1602)
  (D)+ other issue (a 1575) - Hugh, Edward, Alice
  (3)+ other issue - Walter, Robert (d 1562)
  b. Isabell Elliot
  m. John Somester or Somaister (a 1521)

 

 

Sir John Eliot of Port Eliot 'of St. Germans' (b 20.04.1590, d 27.11.1632, MP) - continued above
m. (1611) Radigund Gedy (bur 13.06.1628, dau/heir of Richard Gedy of Trebursey by Katherine, dau of Hugh Boscawen of Tregothnan by Philippa, coheir of Nicholas Carminow)
1. John Eliot of Port Eliot (bpt 18.10.1612, bur 25.03.1685, MP)
  m. Honora Norton (bur 01.11.1652, dau of Sir Daniel Norton of Southwick)
  A. Daniel Eliot of Port Eliot (b c1652, d 11.10.1702, MP)
  m. Katherine Fleming (bur 20.12.1687, dau of Thomas Fleming of Stoneham)
  i. Katherine Eliot (b c1690, d 14.10.1724)
  m. (1707) Browne Willis of Whaddon (d 05.02.1760, "the celebrated Antiquary")
Stoneham passed into the Willis family, members of which took the name Fleming-Willis.
  B. Bridget Eliot (bpt 01.02.1637)
  m. (13.07.1665) William Savery
  C. Duglas Eliot (bpt 23.11.1640)
  m. _ Sparke
  D. Honor Eliot (bur 21.09.1692)
  m. (15.02.1663-4) John Speccott (bur 10.01.1677-8)
  E. Radigund Eliot (bpt 27.11.1641)
m. (25.05.1675) Sir Edward Wise
  F. Susanna Eliot (bpt 27.04.1648)
  m. (13.07.1676) Sir Henry Hele, Bart (dsp 04.1677)
  G.+ other issue - Edward (bpt 28.03.1639, bur 29.03.1639), John (d 02.02.1641), Richard (bpt 22.04.1652, bur 22.12.1685), Elizabeth (bpt 06.06.1650, b ur 18.10.1678)
2. Edward Eliot of Trebursey (bpt 09.07.1618, a 1694, 3rd son)
  m. Anna Fortescue (dau of Francis Fortescue of Preston, sister of Sir Peter)
  A. Edward Eliot (a 1694, 3rd son)
  m. Joan French
  B. William Eliot of Trebursey (d c1748, 5th son)
  m. Pannoria ("a Greek Lady")
  i. John Eliot of Trebursey
  ii. Honor Eliot
  m. George Thompson (vicar of St. Gennys) @@ just below
  iii.+ other issue - William, Sarah (dsp), Joane (dsp), Zacintha (married, dsp)
  C. Catherine Eliot
  m. George Thompson
  i. Edward Thompson
ii. George Thompson (vicar of Sr. Gennys)
  m. Honor Eliot @@ just above
  D.+ other issue - John (d before 1694), Francis (d before 1694), Richard (a 1694), Elizabeth (d unm), Anne (d unm)
3. Nicholas Eliot (bpt 15.06.1628, d by 1694, 5th son)
  m. (15.04.1651) Catherine Prideaux (dau of William Prideaux of Gurlyn)
  A. William Eliot (a 1694, RN)
  m. Anne Williams (bur 20.04.1723, dau of Lawrence Williams of Ireland)
  i. Edward Eliot of Port Eliot (d 1722)
m1. Susan Coryton (dsp bur 14.01.1713, dau of Sir William Coryton, Bart)
  m2. Elizabeth Craggs (dau of James Craggs, Postmaster General)
  a. James Eliot of Port Eliot (b c1718, d unm bur 06.12.1742)
  b. Elizabeth Eliot (b 09.07.1722, bur 24.01.1723)
  ii. Richard Eliot of Port Eliot (bpt 28.10.1694, d 19.11.1748, MP)
m. (04.03.1726) Harriot Craggs (b c1694, d 25.04.1769, natural dau of James Craggs, Secretary of State, m2. John Hamilton)
  a. Edward Eliot, later Craggs-Elliot, 1st Lord Eliot of St. Germans (b 28.07.1727, d 17.02.1804)
  m. (25.09.1756) Catherine Elliston (d 23.02.1804, dau/heir of Edward Elliston of Gestingthorpe)
(1) Edward James Eliot (b 09.08.1757, dvp 15.09.1757)
  (2) Edward James Eliot (b 24.08.1758, dvp 20.09.1797, MP)
  m. (124.09.1785) Harriet Pitt (d 25.09.1786, dau of William Pitt 'the Elder', 1st Earl of Chatham)
(A) Harriett Hester Pitt Eliot (b 20.09.1786, d 05.10.1842)
  m. Sir William Henry Pringle (d 1840, Lt. General, MP)
  (3) John Eliot, 1st Earl of St. Germans (b 28.09.1761, dsp 17.11.1823)
  m1. (08/9.09.1790) Caroline Yorke (dsp 26.07.1818, dau of Hon. Charles Yorke)
m2. (19.08.1819) Harriet Pole-Carew (d 04.03.1877, dau of Reginald Pole-Carew of Antony by Jemima, dau of Hon. John Yorke)
  (4) William Eliot, 2nd Earl of St. Germans (b 01.04.1767, d 19.01.1845)
m1. (1797) Georgiana Augusta Leveson-Gower (d 14.03.1806, dau of Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford)
  (A) Edward Granville Eliot, 3rd Earl of St. Germans (b 29.08.1798, d 07.10.1877) had issue
  m. (02.09.1824) Jemima Cornwallis (b 24.12.1803, d 02.07.1856, dau of Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Marquess Cornwallis by Louisa Gordon)
  (B) Caroline Georgiana Eliot (b 07.07.1799, d 22.04.1866)
  (C) Susan Caroline Eliot (b 12.04.1801, d 15.01.1835)
  m. (08.07.1824) Henry Beauchamp Lygon, 4th Earl Beauchamp (b 05.01.1784, d 08.09.1863, General)
  (D) Charlotte Sophia Eliot (b 28.05.1802, d 08.07.1839)
  m. (26.07.1825) George Martin (canon & chancellor of Exeter)
m2. (13.02.1809) Letitia A'Court (dsp 20.01.1810, dau of Sir William P.A. A'Court, Bart)
  m3. (07.03.1812) Charlotte Robinson (dsp 03.07.1813, dau of Lt. Gen. John Robinson)
  m4. (30.08.1814) Susan Mordaunt (dsp 05.02.1830, dau of Sir John Mordaunt, Bart)
  b. Ann Eliot (b 17.11.1729)
  m. Hugh Bonfoy (Captain RN)
  c. Harriet Eliot (b 15.12.1731, dsp bur 27.01.1776)
  m. Pendocke Neale of Tollerton
  d. Elizabeth Eliot (b 03.05.1739, d 01.01.1771)
  m. (08.1759) Charles Cocks, 1st Lord Somers of Evesham (b 29.06.1725, d 30.01.1806)
e.+ other issue (d unm) - Richard (b 16.07.1638, d young), John (b 112.06.1741, Governor of East Florida, Captain RN), Hester (b 11.03.1734, bur 21.04.1736), Augusta (b 03.06.1737, d 25.11.1737), Catherine (b 29.10.1743)
  iii. John Eliot (bur 26.09.1693)
  iv. Catherine Eliot
  m. (13.10.1721) Sir Nicholas Trevanion
  v. Elizabeth Eliot (bur 31.08.1726)
  m. (07.11.1719) Samuel Trewbody (rector of Jacobstowe)
4. Elizabeth Eliot (bpt 29.12.1616)
  m. (11.08.1636) Nathaniel Fiennes (d 16.12.1669, Speaker of Cromwell's Parliament)
5. Bridget Eliot (bpt 26.04.1620)
  m. (12.01.1645-6) Sir Peter Fortescue of Wood, Bart (bur 14.08.1685)
6. Susan Eliot (bpt 14.10.1624)
  m. (29.09.1657) Edward Norton of Hampshire
7.+ other issue - Richard (b c1613, d unm bur 22.12.1685), Thomas (bpt 07.09.1626, d by 1630), Radigan (bpt 11.10.1622)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Eliot of Port Eliot', p147+), 'Genealogical Memoranda relating to the Families of Eliot of Port Eliot and Craggs of Wyserley' (privately printed by Taylor & Co., London, 1868), BP1934 ('St. Germans'), MGH (NS1, vol 2 (1876), p44+)
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