'Fitch01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Fitch of Barkway, Fitch (Fytche) of Eltham, Fitch of Great Dunmow, Fitch of Steeple Bumpstead

                               
Richard Fitch of Steeple Bumpstead, Essex (d by 1494)
m. Isabel
1. Richard Fitch
  A. Thomas Fitch of Steeple Bumpstead (d after 1547)
  m. Katherine Wegyn
  i. John Fitch of Weldon, Steeple Bumpstead (b c1541, d before 30.05.1566)
  m. Katherine
  a. Samuel Fitch of Weldon (d before 22.10.1618) had issue
  m. Priscilla Nightingale
  b. John Fitch of Wakelyns, Steeple Bumpstead (bpt 21.02.1561, d before 26.05.1631) had issue
  m. Ellen Jude
2. John Fitch of Newhouse, Cootes & Prowdes, Steeple Bumpstead (d before 09.01.1537)
  m. Margaret
  A. John Fitch of Newhouse, Steeple Bumpstead (d before 06.01.1564/5)
  m. Phillipa Turner (bur 04.07.1577)
  i. Richard Fitch of Cootes, Steeple Bumpstead
  m1. (24.09.1553) Margery Harvey (bur 02.05.1585)
  a. Richard Fitch (bpt 04.06.1565, 2nd son)
  m. Susan Allen (dau of Robert Allen of London)
  (1) Richard Fitch of London
  m. Dorothy Pennington
  (A) Thomas Fitch (d 1675, Colonel, Lieut. of the Tower, MP for Inverness) had issue
  m. Patience Dally
  b.+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 15.08.1554, dsp before 03.05.1620), Ralph of Cootes (bpt15.11.1573, had issue)
  m2. Agnes
  ii. John Fitch of Steeple Bumpstead (dvp)
  m. Christian Hart (d before 03.02.1588/9, widow)
  iii. Christopher Fitch of Toppesfield (d before 07.02.1577/8) had issue
  m. Jane Browne
  iv. William Fitch of Little Sampford, Essex (bur 18.07.1602, 5th son)
  a. Philip Fitch (bpt 26.09.1572)
  m1. (04.04.1598) Elizabeth Broughtle (bur 25.09.1629)
  (1) Thomas Fitch (bpt 28.04.1611, d 01.1647/8, 3rd son)
  m. Katherine (bur 26.01.1674/5)
  (A) John Fitch (bpt 22.06.1645, bur 26.12.1679)
  m. Anne Wright of Debden
  (B)+ other issue - Thomas (a 1674), Jane (d before 23.11.1681)
  (2)+ other issue - Nathaniel (bpt 05.01.1605, bur 02.07.1631), John (bpt 04.09.1608)
  m2. (02.01.1629/30) Rebecca Young (bur 09.01.1665)
  (4) Samuel Fitch of Olives Farm, Great Dunmow, Essex (bpt 17.10.1630, bur 09.08.1694)
  m. Dorothy (bur 01.06.1697)
  (A) Samuel Fitch (a 1696) had issue
  (B) George Fitch of Great Dunmow (d before 17.11.1727)
  m. Mary
  (i) Samuel Fitch of Little Waltham and Fingrith Hall (bpt 19.03.1701, d before 23.06.1778)
  m1. Mary Bright
  (a) George Fitch of Clopton Hall, Great Dunmow (b 1731/2, d 26.06.1799)
  m. Ellen Stokes (1727/8, d 14.03.1784)
  ((1)) George Fitch of Beadles Hall, Little Chignoll, Essex (d 26.12.1811)
  m. (24.02.1778) Elizabeth Harridge (d 06.03.1839, dau of Edward Harridge of Great Dunmow)
  ((A)) George Fitch of London (b 01.11.1780, d 31.07.1842) had issue
  m. (10.11.1807) Charlotte Higgs (d 18.11.1845, dau of Thomas Higgs of Hadleigh)
  ((B)) Edward Fitch of Great Leighs (b 03.01.1782, d 26.12.1811) had issue (1 dau)
  m. (02.10.1805) Maria Simons (d 24.01.1842, dau of William Simons of Little Leighs)
  ((C))+ other issue
  ((2)) Ellen Fitch
  m. (12.10.1778) William Taylor of Dunmow
  ((3)) Elizabeth Fitch (d before 1797)
  m. (09.10.1788) Matthew Davy of Little Easton
  ((4))+ other issue - Samuel of Whitechapel, James of London (d unm befoer 07.02.1818), William of London (b 1763/4, bur 10.04.1801, had issue)
  m2. Hannah (dsp before 19.05.1772)
  (C) Dorothy Fitch
  m. (09.04.1685) Francis Barnard
  (D) Martha Fitch
  m. (1691) William Taylor
(5) Rebecca Fitch (bpt 18.11.1632)
  m. (02.02.1657/8) William Browne
  v. John Fitch of Toppesfield, later of Barkway (bur 14.01.1630/1)
  m. Margaret
  a. William Fitch of Barkway, Hertfordshire (bpt 08.04.1604)
  m. Alice Larkin
  (1) Sir Thomas Fitch or Fytche, 1st Bart of Eltham & Mount Mascall (Mountmask Hall), Kent (bpt 17.12.1637, d 16.12.1688)
  m. Anne Comport (dau of Richard Comport of Eltham)
  (A) Sir Comport Fitch or Fytche, 2nd Bart of Eltham & Mount Mascall (b 18.10.1676, d 30.12.1720)
  m. (06.12.1705) Anne Robinson (bur 29.04.1737, dau of Sir Lumley Robinson, Bart)
  (i) Sir William Fitch or Fytche, 3rd Bart of Eltham & Mount Mascall (d unm 13.06.1736)
  (ii) Alice Fitch (d by 11.1771, only daughter) apparently of this generation
  m. (28.10.1741) Sir John Barker, 6th Bart (d 07.06.1757)
  vi.+ other issue - Thomas of Prowdes, Phillippa

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Fitch of Olivers formerly of Hadleigh House)
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