'Gee1'
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Families covered: Gee of Bishop Burton, Gee of Orpington, Gee of Rothley
| Nichols identifies the arms of this family as "Gules, a sword in bend Argent, hilted and pomeled Or, in chief a crescent Argent for difference". | |||||||||||||||
| Alecxander Gee of Rothley, Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Ednund Gee of Rothley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Baskerville (dau of Thomas Baskerville) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Gee of Rothley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula Nevile (dau of Thomas Nevile of Holt) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Gee (d(vp?)sp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Digby | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Gee of Rothley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Hawberk (dau of John Hawberk of Stapleford) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Henry Gee of Rothley | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Eustace Gee of Rothley | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Ellis of Cheshire (coheir) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Gee of Rothley | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Harte of Ashbourne Green | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Eustace Gee of Rothley (b c1589, a 1619) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Savage (dau of Rev. John Savage of Sutton Bonington) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue (a 1619) - John, (b c1613), William (b c05.1619), Frances (b c1616) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Bridget Gee (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Joan Gee | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Ives of London | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Anne Gee | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Pudsey of Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | William Gee, Mayor of Kingston-upon-Hull (d before 11.05.1603) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| Nichols shows the daughter of this marriage as Anne, wife of Robert Leger of Kingston-upon-Hull. Provisionally, we follow Foster & Commoners in showing her as of the second marriage and this wife's daughter as ... | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Elizabeth Gee | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Stephens | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Jobson (dau of Walter Jobson of Kingson-upon-Hull) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir William Gee 'of Beverley' of Bishop Burton, Yorkshire (d 1611) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomasine Hutton (bpt 17.04.1571/2, d 23.12.1599, dau of Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of York) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Jane Gee | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Gregory of Lancashire | |||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - Thomas (bpt 27.03.1594, d young?), Susan (bpt 08.10.1592, d unm?) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Crompton (bur 06.09.1649, dau of Thomas Crompton of Hounslow) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | John Gee of Bishop Burton (bpt 19.02.1603, bur 12.05.1627) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Hotham (dau of Sir John Hotham of Scorborough, Bart, m2. Sir Philip Stapleton of Wartre) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | William Gee of Bishop Burton (b 1625, d 30.08.1678) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Rachel Parker (dau of Sir Thomas Parker of Rattan) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Spencer (dau/coheir of Richard Spencer of Orpington, brother of Lord Spencer of Wormleighton) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | William Gee of Bentley (bpt 25.07.1605) | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners identifies William's wife as Rachel (bur 23.03.1649). Nichols names her ... | |||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Hamerton (bur 12.12.1653, dau of Gervase Hamerton) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - William (bpt 06.10.1659, bur 24.05.1664), John (bur 24.08.1666) | ||||||||||||||
| (vi) | Thomas Gee of Killingraces | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.09.1633) Katherine Constable (dau of Philip Constable of Wassand) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - William (bpt 03.04.1647), Philip (bpt 03.04.1651), Richard (bpt 10.03.1652/3), Susanna (bpt 21.02.1648/9) | ||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Anne (Hannah) Gee (bpt 22.12.1611, bur 01.11.1694) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.03.1631/2) Sir Thomas Remington of Lund | |||||||||||||||
| (viii)+ | other isuse - Timothy (bpt 12.09.1609), Elizabeth (bpt 10.02.1610/1, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Ellen Gee | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Brian Hardwicke of Potters Newton (bur 14.06.1602) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (22.12.1602) William Webster of Flamborough | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Anne Gee | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Legard of Hull (m1. ??) | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue - Walter (bur 12.12.1619, rector of Bainton), Samuel | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Gee | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Poole of Withcote | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Roger Gee | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Gee | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Woodford | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Richard Gee (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Villiers (dau of John Villiers) | |||||||||||||||
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| William Gee of Bishop Burton (b 1625, d 30.08.1678) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Rachel Parker (dau of Sir Thomas Parker of Rattan by Philadelphia, dau of Henry, Lord Dacre) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Gee of Bishop Burton (b 1648, bur 15.10.1718) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (23.02.1663/4) Frances (probably not Elizabeth) Hotham (bur 24.03.1683/4, dau of Sir John Hotham of Scorburgh, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Gee (bpt 04.11.1673, bur 28.0.1750) not named William | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners suggests that Thomas's children were by his wife Sarah but Nichols identifies their mother as an earlier wife ... | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth (bur 29.06.1729-30) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Gee (bpt 03.10.1700, dsp?) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | William Gee of Bishop Burton (dvp Fontenoy 30.04.1745, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c1725) Philippa Hotham (bur 26.09.1728, dau of Sir Charles Hotham of Beverley (4th Bart?)) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue (dvp) - Thomas (bpt 19.04.1717, bur 25.10.1734), Philippa (bpt 03.04.1726, bur 21.01.1734/5) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (c1735) Elizabeth Talbot (b 09.07.1715, a 1765, dau of Roger Talbot of Woodend, sister/heir of Roger) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Roger Gee of Bishop Burton (d 09.12.1778) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Caroline Pennyman (bpt 13.10.1740, d 24.12.1811, dau/coheir of Sir Warton Pennyman Bart (by Charlotte Hotham), m2. Peter Acklam or Acklom) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sarah Elizabeth Gee (bpt 14.06.1770, d 28.11.1832) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (23.04.1788) Henry Boldero Barnard of Cave Castle (d 06.02.1815) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Caroline Gee (bpt 19.10.1774, d 23.12.1811) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.1792) George Hotham (d 23.12.1811, son of General) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Richard Gee (bpt 28.04.1737, bur 13.05.1737) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Bridget Gee (bpt 27.11.1701) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (14.10.1721) John Taylor of Beverley (bur 28.09.1754) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Ralph Pennyman (b c1694, d 1762, son of Sir James Pennyman, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Ann Gee (bpt 31.08.1703) shown by Commoners as married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Dawson of York | |||||||||||||||
| v. | Catherine Gee (bpt 23.12.1707) mentioned by Nichols but not by Commoners | ||||||||||||||
| vi. | Elizabeth Gee mentioned by Commoners but not by Nichols | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Clarke | |||||||||||||||
| vii.+ | other issue - Ann, Catherine (bpt 23.12.1707) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Sarah (bur 04.07.1738) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Gee (bpt 11.09.1676, d by 1717, 5th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? (a 1717) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Bridget Gee (bpt 28.09.1671) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.09.1690) Sir Charles Hotham of Scorburgh, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| D.+ | other issue (d young/unm) - William (bpt/bur 16668), Matthew (bpt 17.08.1675), John (bpt 04.08.1670, bur 11.12.1696), Rachel (bpt/bur 1669), Elizabeth (bpt/bur 1669), Ursula (bpt/bur 1674), Catherine (bpt 22.05.1682, bur 31.07.1710), Elizabeth (bpt 03.089.1672, bur 04.05.1714) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (1685) Elizabeth Cracroft (bpt 24.09.1676, bur 01.12.1726, dau of Charles Cracroft of Louth, widow of John Ellerker of Risby) | |||||||||||||||
| L. | James Gee of Beverley (bpt 15.08.1636, d before 26.11.1751) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.11.1727) Constance Moyser (dau of John Moyser of Beverley by Catherine Heron (widow of Sir John Hotham, Bart)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Gee of Hotham (bpt 10.02.1742, vicar of North Cave, rector of Leven, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hannah Waines (d 13.08.1826, sister of Mrs Sterne of Beverley) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Gee (bpt 28.12.1770, d 1789-90) | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - James (b 01.05.1732, bur 13.10.1732), William (b 26.04.1735, a 1751), Richard (b 09.04.1737, d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| M.+ | other issue - Bridget (bpt 21.09.1690, bur 01.05.1707), Dorothy (bur 03.08.1742) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Spencer (dau/coheir of Richard Spencer of Orpington (brother of Lord Spencer of Wormleighton) by Mary, dau of Sir Edwin Sandys) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Richard Gee of Orpington, Kent (b c11.1656) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Philippa Carew (d 1744, dau of Nicholas Carew of Beddington, widow of John, son/heir of Sapcote, Viscount Beaumont) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Richard Gee of Orpington (b c1706, d 1791) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Holt (dau/heir of John Holt of Kent) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Gee of Beddington (dsp 03.08.1815) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Gould (a 1815) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Richard Gee, later Carew, of Beddingon (d unm 18.12.1816) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Gertrude Gee (b 10.07.1740) | ||||||||||||||
| Foster shows Gertrude as of this family but Commoners shows her as dau of James of Beverley by Mrs. Elizabeth Ellerker (above). | |||||||||||||||
| m. James Whyte or White of Denbies (m1. ??) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Philippa Gee (d unm c1820) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Isabel Gee (bpt 25.12.1709) possibly married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Isham | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Pedigrees of Yorkshire Families' (Joseph Foster, 1874, 'Pedigree of Gee of Bishop Burton'), Commoners (vol 2, 'Barnard of Cave Castle', p253+) with some input/support for the upper section from 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 3, part 2, 1804, p954)
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