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Families covered: Jekyll of Dallington, Jekyll of Newington

                               
John Jekyll ("who came from Lincolnshire")
1. William Jekyll of Newington, Middlesex
  m. Margaret Stocker (dau/heir of John Stocker of Newington by Alice, dau of Sir William Snawsell, Lord Mayor of York)
  A. John Stocker Jekyll of London (dsp before 23.02.1548)
  m. Anne
  B. Bartholomew Jekyll
  m1. Elizabeth Elrington (dau of Robert Elrington of Hackney)
  i. John Stocker Jekyll of Newington
  m. Mary Barnehouse (dau of Nicholas Barnehouse of Wellington by Ricarda Garland of Lume)
  a. Thomas Jekyll of Bocking, Essex (b 21.01.1570. d 17.08.1652, of Clifford's Inn)
  m. Elizabeth Leake (b c1575, d 06.03.1657, dau of Richard Leake or Leach of Norton Honeypeare)
  (1) John Jekyll of London (b 25.09.1611, d before 07.10.1690, 4th son)
  m1. Elizabeth
  (A) Thomas Jekyll (b 1647, d 01.10.1698, minster of St. Margaret's Chapel in Westminster, 2nd/3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Howse (d 17.07.1708)
  (i) John Jekyll of Stowe, near Boston, New England (d 30.12.1732)
  m. Hannah Clarke (dau of Thomas Clarke, sistre of Thomas of New York)
  (a) John Jekyll of Boston, America (d 16.02.1741, 2nd son)
  m. Margaret (d before 25.11.1769)
((1)) John Jekyll of Kingsthorpe 'of Evercreech', Northamptonshire (bur 02.03.1777, Rev.)
  m. Elizabeth Webb (d 27.11.1797, dau/heir of Nathaniel Webb of Roundhill, m2. Joseph Jekyll of Spetisbury)
  ((A)) John Jekyll of Roundhill, Somerset had issue
  m. Lucinda Jane Storie (d 1812, dau of Thomas Storie)
  ((B)) Nathaniel Jekyll of Pitcombe, Somerset (dsp 30.04.1826, Captain)
  m. Charlotte Campbell (dau of Robert Campbell of Lochgair House)
  ((C)) George Jekyll (d 02.03.1843, Rev.)
  ((D)) Jane Jekyll
  m. (02.10.1794) Thomas Leir (Lear) of Weston
  ((2)) Arianna Margaretta Jekyll (d 1821)
m. James Chalmers (d 1806, Colonel)
  ((A)) Eliza Jekyll Chalmers probably of this generation
  m. (07.1796) Rev. George Henry Storie
  (b) Joseph Jekyll of Dallington, Northamptonshire (b 1714, d 17.11.1752)
  m. (16.02.1749-50) Anne Montagu (b 1714-5, d 20.06.1766, dau of George, 2nd Earl of Halifax, by Mary, dau of Richard, Earl of Scarborough)
  ((1)) Anne Jekyll (d 04.12.1798)
m. (15.06.1767) George Wrighte of Gayhurst, Brocksby Hall & Dallingtoin (d 05.10.1804)
  (c) Edward Jekyll (d 15.06.1776, Captain RN, youngest son)
  m. (1752) Elizabeth Walter (d 17.07.1780, dau of Thomas Walter of Killiver, widow of John Williams of Penthowell)
  ((1)) Joseph Jekyll of Wargrave Hill, Berkshire (b 01.01.1753-4, d 08.03.1837, bencher of the Inner Temple, Master in Chancery, MP) had issue
  m. (20.08.1801) Anna Maria Sloane (d 06.11.1808, dau of Col. Hans Sloane of South Stoneham & Paultons)
  ((2)) Elizabeth Jekyll (b 1754, d 12.05.1790)
  m. (1789) Joseph Lockwood of Dewes Hall (Dews Hall) ## see here ##
  (d) Hannah Jekyll (d 04.05.1795)
  m. (04.03.1751-2) William Beauchamp Rye of Culworth
  ((1)) Joseph Jekyll Rye (d 21.06.1819, rector of Stoke Goldington & Gayhurst, vicar of Dallington) had issue
  m. (28.08.1797) Dorothy Clavering (dau of Robert CLavering of Northamptonshire)
  ((2)) Anne Rye
  m. _ Barwell (Captain RN)
  ((3))+ other issue - George (bpt 01.01.1753, d infant), Robert Drury (d 11.1796, Rec.), Peter Jekyll (Captain RN), Jane Sophia
  (e) Mary Jekyll (dsp|)
  m. Richard Saltonstall
  (f)+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas of London (d before 03.01.1775), Richard (b 1715, d 25.09.1758, vicar of Dallington, rector of Harleston)
  (ii) Thomas Jekyll of London (d before 26.07.1758)
  (a) Joseph Jekyll (d 16.02.1741 (sb 1791?))
  m. Elizabeth Edwards
  ((1)) Joseph Jekyll of Spetisbury, Dorset (d 03.1814)
m1. Catherine Rokeby (dsp)
  m2. (19.05.1779) Elizabeth Webb (d 27.11.1797, dau of Nathnaiel Webb of Round Hill, widow of Rev. John Jekyll)
  ((A)) Helen Jekyll
  m. (29.06.1802) James Wise of Downton
  m3. (01.12.1802) Lucy Sandford (d 07.1844, dau of Rev. John Sandford of Walton)
  ((2)) Helen Jekyll (d before 09.03.1775)
  m. Ascanius William Senior of Bengal
  (b) Elizabeth Jekyll
  m. (c1756) William Rawson of Bradford
  (iii) Mary Jekyll (b c1674, d 12.1756)
  m1. Nicholas Roberts
  m2. Sir Edward Blacket of Newcastle, 3rd Bart (dsp 03.1756)
  (iv) Tryphena Jekyll
  m. Rev. Edward Lovell
  (v) Elizabeth Jekyll
  m1. John Streete
  m2. John Kirkham
(vi)+ other issue - Richard (d before 04.05.1738, married), Tryphosa (d unm before 12.05.1718), Jane (b c1710, d unm 24.10.1734), Grace (d young)
  (B) Elizabeth Jekyll
  m. _ Fountain
  (C) Sarah Jekyll
  m. Richard Marte
  (D)+ other issue - Jacob (d unm by 1700), John (d 18.08.1736)
  m2. Tryphena Sanders (d before 15.04.1692, dau of Col. Thomas Sanders of Ireton, widow of Richard Hill)
  (F) Sir Joseph Jekyll of Brookmans, North Mimms, Hertfordshire (b 03.10.1662, dsp 18.08.1738, Master of the Rolls, MP)
  m. Elizabeth Somers (d 29.09.1745, dau of John Somers of Clifton, sister of John, Lord Chancellor)
  (G) John Jekyll (d 18.08.1736) duplication with John of 1st marriage
  (2) Nicholas Jekyll of Hedingham Castle, Essex (b 01.10.1615, d c10.1683)
  m. Martha Carter (dau/coheir of William Carter of Gastingthorpe)
  (A) Elizabeth Jekyll
  m. (16.05.1670) John Catesby of Sudbury
(B)+ other issue - Thomas (b 1650), Nicholas, William, John
  (3) Mary Jekyll (b 08.01.1608-9)
  m. Henry Finch of Bocking
  (4)+ other issue - Robert (b c1604, a 1634), Thomas (b 16.01.1605-6, a 1664), William (d 1643, vicar of Abingdon), Martha, Sarah
  b. Edward Jekyll of Romford, Essex had issue
  m. Martha Fytch (dau/heir of Rev. James Fytch)
  c.+ other issue - Stocker (dsp), William, Henry (dsp)
  ii. Cicely Jekyll (dsp)
  m1. Thomas Heron of Hackney (son of Giles by Cicely, dau of Sir Thomas More (Lord Chancellor))
  m2. James Prior of Colchester
  iii. Margaret Jekyll
  m1. _ Courtopp of London (goldsmith)
  m2. _ Langley
  m2. (14.07.1555) Ricarda Garland of Lume (widow of Nicholas Barnehouse)
  C. Milicent Jekyll (d 1582)
  m1. _ Heritage
  m2. Peter Temple of Stowe

Main source(s): BFR ('Jekyll', p347+) with some support/input from Lipscomb (Bucks, vol 4, 'Pedigree of Jekyll', p356)
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