'Eyre09'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Eyre of Dronfield Woodhouse, Eyre of Dunston, Eyre of Holme
John Eyre of Dunston & Holme Hall (d 10.10.1595) | |||||||||||||||
m1. Faith Chaworth (dau of Sir John Chaworth of Wyverton by Mary, dau of Sir William Paston) | |||||||||||||||
1.+ | issue - Mary, Ellen | ||||||||||||||
FMG identifies John's 2nd wife (Jane Fitzherbert) as dau of John Fitzherbert (by _ Basset), son of Sir Thomas by dau/heir of Sir Arthur Eyre. However, it seems more likely that she was ... | |||||||||||||||
m2. Jane Fitzherbert (dau of John Fitzherbert (by Catherine Restwolde), brother of Sir Thomas who m. Anne, dau/heir of Sir Arthur Eyre) | |||||||||||||||
3. | Edward Eyre of Dunston & Holme (d 1649) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (1607) Barbara Draycot (dau/heir of Sir Philip Draycot of Paynsley) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Roger Eyre (monk) | ||||||||||||||
m2. (1610) Helen Lowick (dau of Thomas Lowick of Osmotherley) | |||||||||||||||
B. | Thomas Eyre of Dronfield Woodhouse (d 1645, Captain) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth Owtram (dau/heir of Robert Owtram of Dronfield Woodhouse (by sister of Michael & Thomas Burton), son of William son of Robert son of John, Elizabeth m2. Francis Lowe of Owlgreaves) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Thomas Eyre of Newbold (b 22.08.1641, d 29.06.1682) | ||||||||||||||
m. Isabella Catterick (a 1713, dau/coheir of John Catterick of Carlton) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Vincent Eyre of Dronfield Woodhouse (b 11.1671, d 1758) | ||||||||||||||
m. Ann Bostock (dau of Nathaniel Bostock by Ann, dau/coheir of John Stafford of St. Edmundsbury) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Vincent Eyre of Sheffield & Highfield (b 23.01.1704, dsp 1761) | ||||||||||||||
m. Pieria Milnes (dau of Thomas Milnes of Highfield, relict of Richard Pyott of Strethay) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Edward Eyre of London & Newbold (b 06.01.1706) ## daughter here? ## | ||||||||||||||
(A) | Edward Eyre of London & Bath (d 08.09.1823) | ||||||||||||||
(3) | Nathaniel Eyre of Dronfield Woodhouse & Glossop | ||||||||||||||
m. Jane Bromhead (dau of John Bromhead of Lidiate) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Vincent Eyre of Sheffield (d 04.1801, agent for Duke of Norfolk) | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Parker of Liverpool (a 1823) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Vincent Eyre of Highfield and/then London (a 1849) | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Wright | |||||||||||||||
(a) | John Eyre (4th son) | ||||||||||||||
m. (13.05.1828) Pulcoria de Somery (dau of Marquis de Somery) | |||||||||||||||
(b) | Anne Eyre | ||||||||||||||
m. (24.06.1836) John Errington of Highwarden | |||||||||||||||
(c)+ | other issue including Vincent | ||||||||||||||
(ii) | Catherine Eyre | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Sculley of Dublin | |||||||||||||||
(iii)+ | other issue - Thomas (a 1823), Charles of Acomb, John of York, Julia | ||||||||||||||
(B) | son | ||||||||||||||
(4)+ | other issue (d unm) - Mary, Catherine, Ursula | ||||||||||||||
b. | Elizabeth Eyre | ||||||||||||||
m. Henry Balguy of Darwent (Derwent) | |||||||||||||||
c. | Mary Eyre | ||||||||||||||
m. Nicholas Bagnal of Hodsoke Lodge | |||||||||||||||
d.+ | other issue - Edward (b c1670, dsp 28.11.1700), Arthur, Francis, Prudentia (dsp), Margaret (dsp), Maria, Anna, Mary | ||||||||||||||
ii.+ | other issue - Michael, Robert | ||||||||||||||
C. | Robert Eyre 'of Holmefield' shown by FMG as possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Washington of Adwick-le-Street | |||||||||||||||
i. | Frances Eyre | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Eyre of Michelfield | |||||||||||||||
D. | Stephen Eyre shown by FMG as possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary or Elizabeth Copley (sister of Sir Godfrey Copley of Sprotborough, relict of James Washington of Adwick) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Jane Eyre | ||||||||||||||
m. John Dungworth | |||||||||||||||
a. | Elizabeth Dungworth | ||||||||||||||
4. | Vincent Eyre of Rossington | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Fitzherbert (dau of Robert Fitzherbert of Somersal) | |||||||||||||||
A. | Martha Eyre (b c1621, a 1634) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): FMG (vol II, Eyre (MS 230-1))
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