'Gell1'
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Families covered: Gell of Hopton, Gell of Kirk Langley, Gell of The Gatehouse in Wirksworth
| John Gell | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Ralph Gell 'of Hopton' | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Anthony Gell (d unm 1583) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Gell of Hopton, Derbyshire (b c1532, d 12.11.1593) | ||||||||||||||
| FMG made a typo in showing Thomas as died aged 61 on 12.11.1693 but it must be 1593. Although it looks odd, it appears that Thomas did have 2 children very late in life, one baptised just before he died and the other, presumably born posthumously, baptised 10 months after he died. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Milicent Sacheverel (dau of Ralph Sacheverel of Stainton, m2. John Curson of Kedleston) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Sir John Gell, 1st Bart of Hopton, Sheriff of Derbyshire (bpt 02.07.1593, d 26.10.1671) the first mentioned by BEB1841 | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (22.01.1609) Elizabeth Willougby (b 1592, dau of Sir Percival Willoughby of Wollaton) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Sir John Gell, 2nd Bart of Hopton, Sheriff of Derbyshire (bpt 10.1613, d 08.02.1688/9) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherine Packer (dau of John Packer of Shillingford by Philippa (not Elizabeth) Mills) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir Philip Gell, 3rd Bart of Hopton (b 1651, dsp 15.07.1719) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Fagg (bur 11.06.1716, dau of Sir John Fagg of Wistow, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Francis Gell (b 28.04.1659, d by 1719)) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret (a 1719) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Temperance Gell (b 04.02.1710, a 1772, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Catherine Gell | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Eyre, later Gell, of Holme Hall | |||||||||||||||
| Their 2nd son inherited Hopton and assumed the name Gell. | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue - John (b c1647, dvpsp), Thomas (b 11.03.1653, bur 11.07.1654), Elizabeth (b 1648, d unm 19.10.1704), Temperance (d unm 20.06.1730) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Millicent Gell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.02.1635) Richard Radcliffe of Manchester | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Gell (bpt 27.04.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.09.1636) Henry Wigfall of Renishaw | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Bridget Gell | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.01.1637-8) John Wigley of Wigwell | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Eleanor Gell (bpt 14.01.1620, d 01.03.1712-3) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (06.1637) Anthony Alsop of Alsop | |||||||||||||||
| f.+ | other issue - William (bpt 1615, dp), Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Mary Radcliffe (dau of Sir John Radcliffe of Ordsall, widow of Sir John Stanhope of Elvaston) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Thonas Gell (bpt 20.09.1594, bur 03.04.1656, Lt. Colonel, recorder of Derby, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Ann Beresford (dau of Hugh Beresford of Newton Grange) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | John Gell of Shottle Park | ||||||||||||||
| John is not mentioned by FMG but is identified by BLG1952 as Ralph's youngest son (by Ann Beresford). BLG1952 provides the following. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Robertson | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Gell of Hopton | ||||||||||||||
| a. | ?? Gell | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | ?? Gell possibly Thomas of Middleton and/or Wirksworth), father of Rebecca, possibly father of ... | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Gell of The Gatehouse in Wirksworth, Derbyshire (b 1679, d 1755) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cassandra Lowe (dau/coheir of Edward Lowe of Alderwasley Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Philip Gell of The Gatehouse & Kirk Langley (b 1714, d 1775) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1747) Honor Borrow (dau of Isaac Borrow of Hulland) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Philip Gell of The Gatehouse & Kirk Langley (b 1748) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1776) Cassandra Hurt of Alderwasley (d 1776) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1780) Elizabeth Wright (d 1842, dau of John Wright of Lenton & Butterley) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Philip Gell of The Gatehouse, Kirk Langley & Duffield (b 1783, d 1860) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1815) Elizabeth Dod (dau/coheir of Chadwick Dod) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Mary Gell (b 1719-20, d 06.03.1801) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.08.1751) Francis Hurt of Wirksworth then Alderwasley (b c1722, d 1833) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Rebecca Gell probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund Evans of Upper Bonsall (b 1690, d 25.12.1746) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Lucy Gell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edward Lowe of Alderwasley | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Elizabeth Gell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Wigley of Middleton | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Mary Gell | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hurt of Ashburn | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Helena Gell probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Wigley of Gatehouse in Wirksworth & Middleton (d before 1596) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): FMG (vol III, Gell), BLG1952 (Gell of Hopton Hall) with some support from Visitation (Derbyshire, 1662, Gell of Hopton), BEB1841 (Gell of Hopton)
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