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Families covered: Fisher of Packington, Fisher of Rawthorn(e)

                               
BEB1841 reported that "descended from an ancient family at Dottel, in Shropshire" was ...
John Fisher of Packington Magna, Sheriff of Warwickshire (d 1563)
m. Katherine Digby (dau of Sir Thomas Digby of Olney, widow of Simon Wheeler of Kenilworth)
1. Sir Clement Fisher of Packington (d 23.10.1619)
  m. Mary Repington (dau of Francis Repington of Amington)
A. Sir Robert Fisher, 1st Bart of Packington (b 29.11.1579, d 20.03.1647)
  m. Elizabeth Tyringham (dau of Sir Anthony Tyringham (Teringham) of Tyringham by Eleanor, dau of Sir Robert Throckmorton)
  i. Sir Clement Fisher, 2nd Bart of Packington (b c1613, dsp 15.04.1683)
  m. Jane Lane (d 09.09.1680, dau of John Lane of Bentley)
  ii. Thomas Fisher (bur 1681)
  m. Dorothy Lacon (dau of James Lacon of West Copies (Coppice))
  a. Sir Clement Fisher, 3rd Bart of Packington
  m. Anne Jennens (d 17.01.1707, dau of Humphrey Jennens of Erdington)
  (1) Mary Fisher (d 05.1740)
  m. (09.12.1712) Heneage Finch, 2nd Earl of Aylesford (b 1683, d 29.06.1757)
  b. Francis Fisher of Radford (dsp 1701, 3rd son)
  m. Mary Caley (dau of Sir Arthur Caley of Newland, relict of Sir Samuel Marrow, Bart)
  c. Sir Robert Fisher, 4th Bart of Packington (dsp c1739, 5th son)
  m. Anne Wiseman (dau of Jaques Wiseman of London)
  d. Lettice Fisher
  m1. Sir Charles Lee
  m2. ??, Bishop of Worcester
  e. Jane Fisher
m. Thomas Byrch of Leacroft (son of Sergeant-at-law Edward)
  f. Dorothy Fisher
  m. Griffin May (Captain)
  g. Elizabeth Fisher
  m. John Jennens (son of Humphry)
h. Mary Fisher
  m. Edward Bedingfield (brother of Sir Henry, Bart)
  i.+ other issue - Thomas (d infant), Thomas (d unm)
  iii. Francis Fisher (dsp 27.03.1692)
  m. Margaret Littleon (dau of Sir Edward Littleton, Bart of Pillaton Hall, relict of George Brown of Radford)
  iv. Lettice Fisher
  m. Sir Richard Shilton of West Bromwich
  v. Catherine Fisher
  m. Thomas Whitwick (son of Sergeant-at-law John)
  B. Anne Fisher
  m1. Sir Thomas Dilke of Maxtock
  m2. Sir Harvey Bagott, Bart of Blithfield (b 08.02.1590, d 27.12.1660)
  C. Lettice Fisher
  m. Sir Robert Throckmorton of Hasley or Haseley
  D. Mary Fisher
  m. (16.01.1598) Sir Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall
2. Thomas Fisher (d unm)

 

 

John Fisher of Rawthorn, Derbyshire
m. Elizabeth Allison
1. John Fisher of Mansfield
  m. Ann Mellor (of Glapwell?)
  A. Elizabeth Fisher (a 1822)
  m1. William Atkin of Sheffield (cutler)
  i. daughter
  m2. Dennis Sykes of Sheffield
  ii. Godfrey Sykes (d 1828) had issue
  m. (1808) (Sarah) Wheat (dau of James Wheat of Sheffield & Norwood)
  B.+ other issue (d unm?) - John of Mansfield (d 1828, maltster), Ann (a 1803)
2. William Fisher of Rawthorne
m. Mary Clay of Grives (niece of John Clay)
  A. William Fisher of Grives (a 1802) had issue
  B. William Fisher of Rawthorn (a 1802) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Farnsworth (dau of Francis Farnsworth of Rawthorn)
  C.+ other issue - Samuel of Grives (d by 1802, had issue), Mary
3. Elizabeth Fisher
  m. Samuel Unwin of Sutton in Ashfield
4. Mary Fisher
  m. Francis Inman of Chesterfield
  A. Mary Inman
  m. John Mercy of Chesterfield
  i.+ issue - John, Inman, Francis
  B.+ other issue - Thomas of Chesterfield (dsp), John of Chesterfield (had issue), Sarah (d unm)
5. Rebecca Fisher
  m1. William Brodie of Mansfield (draper, from Scotland)
  A. Sarah Brodie
  m. _ Tripp of London
  B. Mary Brodie
  m. John Smith of Chesterfield
  C. Margaret Brodie
  m. Timothy Priestley of Manchester (minister)
  D. Rebecca Brodie
  m. John Gurney of London ("The famous Shorthand writer")
  i. Sir John Gurney of London (judge)
  m. _ Hawes (dau of William Hawes of London)
  ii. William Brodie Gurney of Denmark Hill had issue
  E.+ other issue - John of Mansfield (d unm), Hugh of London (had issue), William (d infant), Elizabeth, 2 others (d infant)
  m2. (sp) _ Fisher of Norwich (minister)
6. Sarah Fisher
  m. Matthew Butcher of Sutton
  A. John Butcher of Sheffield (draper)
  m. Ann Hobson of Mortemley
  i. Joseph Butcher
  m. (11.12.1822) Ann Reddish (dau of Joseph Reddish of Clown Lodge)
  ii.+ "many others"
  B. William Butcher of Sutton
  m. Sarah Lee of Kidderminster
  C. Sarah Butcher
  m. John Barrett of Sutton & Kidderminster (minister)
  D.+ other issue (d unm) - Matthew, Sarah, Mary

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 13.08.08) : BEB1841 (Fisher of Packington Magna) with some support from Visitation (Warwickshire, 1682-3, Fisher of Packington)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 09.02.16) : FMG (vol 1, MS166, 'Fisher-Unwin-Calton', p380+)
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