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Families covered: Giffard (Gifford) of Halsbury, Giffard (Gifford) of Milton Damerell, Giffard of Yeo

                               
John Giffard or Gifford of Halsbury
m1. Joane Sidenham (dau of John Sidenham of Orchard)
1. Thomas Giffard 'of Hales' (bur 19.04.1550)
  m. Margaret Monke (dau of Anthony Monke of Powdridge, m2. William Davyll of Little Marland)
  A. John Giffard of Halsbury & Exeter (bpt 06.11.1547, bur 15.11.1620)
m. (25.01.1573-4) Alice Smith (bur 16.04.1633, dau/heir of Walter Smith of Totnes)
  i. John Giffard of Halsbury (b c1580, d 19.02.1624-5, 2nd son)
  m. (06.02.1602-3) Elizabeth Tremaine (d before 30.12.1657, dau of John Tremaine of Collacomb)
  a. Thomas Giffard of Halsbury (bpt 07.09.1607, d 03.11.1648)
  m1. Bridget (bur 18.08.1642)
  (1)+ issue - John (bpt 16.02.1633-4, bur 11.03.1647-8), Thomas (bpt 06.06.1638), Roger (bpt 22.03.1639-40), Bridget (bpt 13.05.1641, bur 16.10.1641), Bridget
  m2. Katherine Leach (d 11.03.1665-6, dau of Sir Simon Leach of Cadleigh, widow of Robert Burrington of West Sandford)
  (6)+ other issue - Arthur (bpt 30.12.1646, d 27.02.1647-8), Katherine (bpt 09.02.1647-8, d 15.11.1663)
  b. John Giffard of Halsbury (bpt 11.04.1611, a 1666)
  m. Elizabeth Champernowne (a 1658, dau of Arthur Champernowne of Dartington)
  (1) Thomas Giffard of Halsbury (dsp before 18.02.1658-9)
(2) Mary Giffard
  m. (26.05.1668) John Reynolds
  d. Margaret Giffard
  m. (10.05.1636) John Tynte of Chelvey
  e. Mary Giffard (b c1610/bpt 03.09.1606, a 1656)
  m. _ Caddy
  f.+ other issue - Edmund (b 18.08.1614), Eulalia (bpt 24.04.1606, bur 03.05.1606), Elizabeth (b c1615)
  ii. William Giffard (bpt 08.11.1582, a 1633) had issue
  m. Elizabeth Lippingcott (a 1633, dau of John Lippingcott of Webbery)
iii. Anthony Giffard or Gifford (bpt 04.1593, d 14.02.1649) ancestor of Gifford of Landcross
  iv.+ other issue - Thomas (b c1577, dsp 25.10.1595), Elizabeth (b c1600, bur 24.06.1623), Mary (bpt 03.09.1606, d young)
  B. Dorothy Giffard (bpt 09.08.1540, dsp)
  m. John Prideaux of Padstow
  C. Katherine Giffard (bpt 11.10.1541)
  m. Philip Butler of Sedborough
  D. Willmot Giffard
  m. (14.12.1562) Thomas Risdon of Babley
  E. Jane Giffard (bpt 19.04.1543, dsp)
  m. (02.12.1571) Baltazar Butler of Stone
  F. Margaret Giffard
  m. (14.01.1572-3) John Nanconan of St. Colomb
  G. Alice Giffard
  m. Oliver Wyvell of Maristowe
  H.+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 14.05.1549, dsp bur 20.03.1586-7), Philip(a) (d unm bur 24.04.1547)
2. Anthony Giffard of Milton Damerell (4th son)
  m. Dorothy Wikes (dau of Richard Wikes)
  Uncertain on the order of most of the children.
  A. Anthony Giffard (a 1589)
  i. Humphrey Giffard (a 1589)
  B. Humphry Giffard (a 1589, poet, 2nd son)
  m. _ Cope of Northampton
i. Anthony Giffard
  a.+ issue - William (had issue), Luttero (Luther?)
  ii. Katherine Giffard
  m. _ Wilkinson of Oxford (doctor)
  C. Emanuell Giffard or Gifford of Tapeleye, Devon (d before 07.12.1633)
  m1. Jane Copleston (dau of Humphry Copleston of Fullingcott, relict of George Beare)
  i. Richard Gifford (b c1602, bur 30.07.1658)
  m. Julian Coffin (bur 19.04.1676, dau of Richard Coffin of Porthledge)
  a. Emanuel Gifford or Giffard (bpt 16.04.1632, bur 12.07.1689) had issue
  m. Jane (bur 14.05.1687)
  b.+ other issue - Coffin (bpt 07.05.1634), Richard (bpt 13.02.1642-3), Elizabeth (a 1632), Jane (a 1632)
  ii. Alice Gifford (a 1632)
  m. (c03.1614-5) Digorie Seccum of Petherwin
  iii.+ other issue (dsp) - John, Mary
  m2. Philippa (a 1632)
  D. Edmonde Giffard or Gifford of Milton Damerell (d before 20.05.1590, 4th son)
  m. Elizabeth Cole (dau of Alexander Cole of Somerset)
  i. Philip Gifford of London (a 1589)
  m1. Susan Offley (dau of Hugh Offley, alderman of London)
  a. Humphrey Gifford of London (b 1614-5, 2nd son)
  m. Susan Turner (dau of William Turner of London & Highway)
  (1) William Gifford (b 22.02.1639)
  b.+ other issue (dsp) - Henry, Elizabeth, Mary, Dorothy
  m2. Mary Turner (dau of William Turner of Highway)
f.+ other issue - William (d infant), Philip, John, William, Edmond (d infant), Mary, Amy (d infant), Amy (d infant)
  ii. John Giffard (dsp)
  iii. Elizabeth Giffard
  m1. _ Sybbs
  m2. James Pate of Seaborough
  E. William Giffard (a 1589)
  F. Richard Giffard of Westleigh
  m. (1588) Honor Wollocombe (dau of John Wollocombe)
  G. Elizabeth Giffard
  m. Philip Davells
  H. Ebbett Giffard
  m. Nicholas Wells
3. Philippa Giffard
  m. John Crossman of Cross (d 1567)
4.+ other issue - John (dsp bur 27.11.1544), William (dsp), Margaret, Anne
m2. _ Speake (dsp, dau of George Speake of Somerset)
m3. Ebete Woode (dau of Alexander Woode of North Tawton)

 

 

Walter Giffard of Clifford
1. Gervaise Giffard (a 1330)
  A. Richard Giffard of Bowood (a 1358)
  i. Gervaise Giffard
  a. Simon Giffard (a 1410)
  m1. Emma Bowey (dau/coheir of John de Bowey)
  (1) Geoffery Giffard of Yeo (a 1439)
  m. Emma (dau of Sir Walter de Yeo)
(A) John Giffard of Yeo
  m. Isabella
  (i) Robert Giffard of Yeo
  m. Radigunda Dennis (dau/heir of Gilbert Dennis of Holcombe Burrell)
  (a) John Giffard of Yeo (dsp 17.11.1487)
  m. Joan Cooke (dau of Christopher Cooke of Thorne)
  (b) Leonard Giffard of Yeo (b c1467)
m. Lucy Tremayle (dau of Judge Thomas Tremayle)
  ((1)) Thomas Giffard of Yeo (d 04.02.1536)
  m1. Katherine Chudleigh (dau of James Chudleigh)
  ((A)) John Giffard of Yeo (d 19.03.1540-1)
  m. Margaret Milliton (dau of John Milliton, m2. Robert Cary of Clovelly)
  ((i)) Wilmot Giffard (b c12.1540)
  m1. (div) John Bury of Colyton
  m2. Sir George Cary of Cockington (d 19.02.1616-7)
  ((B)) Richard Giffard (dsp)
  m2. Elizabeth Dennys (dau of William Dennys of Orleigh)
((C)) George Giffard
  ((2)) Leonard Giffard of Tor
  ((A)) Margaret Giffard
  m. Robert Barrett (sb Burrel) of Woodland
  ((3))+ other issue - Robert, William (a 1528, minister of Bradford), Margaret
  (c) Elizabeth Giffard
  m. John Cooke of Thorne
  (d)+ other issue (d young) - Bartholomew, Martin
  (ii) daughter possibly of this generation
  m. Robert Hatche
  m2. Alice (dsp)
  B. Henry Giffard (a 1355)
  m. Alice Tirell (dau of Simon Tirell)
  C. Robert Giffard (a 1355, vicar of North Petherwin)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Giffard of Halsbury)
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