'Jocelyn03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Josselyn of Boxtead, Josselyn of Little Horkesley, Josselyn of Mount Bures

                               
Geoffrey Jocelyn (d 01.1470)
1. John Jocelyn
  m. Anne
  A. Rafe Jocelyn
  m. Elizabeth
  i. Agnes Jocelyn
  m. John Wiseman of Canfeild
  B. Philip Jocelyn
  m. Agnes Davies (dau of Robert Davies)
  i. Philip Jocelyn
  m. Anna Brocke (dau of John Brocke)
  a. Suzanna Jocelyn
  m. Thomas Wilson
  ii. Alice Jocelyn
  m. Thomas Poole
  C. Geoffrey Jocelyn
  i. Thomas Jocelyn (d 06.07.1552)
  m. Elizabeth Hadleigh (d 17.04.1587, dau of Nicholas Hadleigh)
a. Thomas Jocelyn or Josselyn of Little Horkesley, Essex (bur 17.09.1611)
  m. Mary Parker (bur 20.06.1609, dau of Thomas Parker)
  (1) John Josselyn (a 1635?)
  m. Mariam Smith
  (2) Richard Josselyn (bur 26.08.1616)
  m. Mary (a 1635)
  (3) Thomas Josselyn of Little Horkesley & London (d 05.04.1636, 4th son?)
  m1. Jane Saunders (dsp, dau of Edmund Saunders of Charlwood)
  m2. Susan Welby (bpt 26.07.1590, bur 05.06.1672, dau of Sir William Welby of Gedney, widow of Thomas Lock of Gray's Inn)
  (A) Thomas Josselyn of Little Horkesley (bpt 02.09.1631, bur 18.08.1681)
  m1. Elizabeth (bur 17.11.1658)
  (i) Thomas Josselyn of Little Horkesley (b 14.09.1654, a 1681, d before 1712)
  (ii) James Josselyn of Little Horkesley (b 19.03.1656, bur 17.04.1713)
  m. Rose Rice (bur 05.07.1709, dau of Hugh Rice)
  (a) James Josselyn of Little Horkesley (bpt 09.06.1689, d before 03.1747)
  m. Sarah
  ((1)) James Josselyn of Little Horkesley (bpt 24.04.1717, d before 06.09.1787)
  m. (1747?) Sarah Lay (a 1774, dau of Mark Lay of Wakes Colne, sister of Mark of Cripping Hall in Wakes Colne)
  ((A)) James Josselyn of Wakes Colne (bpt 03.12.1748, d 15.11.1793)
  m. (12.07.1774) Margaret Lay (dau of John Lay of Little Horkesley)
  ((i)) James Josselyn (b c1799, bur 02.01.1809) had issue
  m. _ Maberley (dau of Thomas Maberley)
  ((ii)) John Josselyn of Great Horkesley, later of Boxtead Hall (bpt 18.04.1781, d 01.05.1820) had issue
  m. Mary Anne Lay (b 25.03.1789, d 16.10.1856, dau of Mark Lay (by Elizabeth), m2. _ Mussett, m3. William Baker of Springfield)
  ((iii))+ other issue (a 1794) - Margaret (b c1776), Sarah (b c1777), Mary (b c1778), Elizabeth (b c1784)
  ((B)) Sarah Josselyn (bpt 17.11.1753, bur 1781)
  m. (21.08.1780) Samuel Leah (surgeon)
  ((C)) Elizabeth Josselyn (bpt 08.04.1756)
  m. (01.02.1781) John Lay of Boxstead (d before 24.09.1817)
  ((D))+ other issue - Mark (bpt 11.01.1749, bur 15.02.1750/1), John (bpt 10.10.1751, bur 18.10.1762), Mark (bpt 21.08.1752, a 1794), Richard (bpt 08.10.1754, bur 18.11.1754), William (bpt 19.07.1759, bur 11.01.1760), John (bpt 31.03.1763), Robert (bpt 08.05.1767), Mary (bpt 29.01.1758, bur 16.05.1759), Anne (bpt 01.11.1764)
  ((2))+ other issue - John (b 01.04.1719, bur 19.10.1719), Mark (bpt 26.04.1721), Sarah (b 12.11.1715)
  (b) Hugh Josselyn of Mount Bures, Essex (bpt 22.12.1691, d before 13.06.1766) had issue
  (c) John Josselyn of Horkesley, Cook's Hall (in West Bergholt) & Mount Bures (bpt 12.03.1703, d 30.05.1741, 5th son)
  m. (20.09.1733) Hannah Firman (a 1741, dau of William Firman of Wiston)
  ((1)) John Josselyn of Nedging then Copdock (Suffolk) & Mount Bures (b 1736-7, d 20.02.1819)
  m. (27.10.1767) Sarah Sparrow (b c1744, d 29.10.1816, dau/heir of Simon Sparrow of Ipswich)
  ((A)) John Josselyn of Sproughton, Suffolk (b 16.06.1769, d 06.05.1842) had issue
  m. (28.02.1797) Charlotte Augusta Forth (b 23.08.1770, d 31.08.1841, dau of John Forth of Ipswich)
  ((B)) Sarah Josselyn
  m. Rev. Chales Lionel Scott of Wootton Courtney
  ((C)) Ann Frances Josselyn
  m1. _ Parsons
  m2. Rev. Francis Rose of Hadleigh
  ((D)) Harriet Josselyn
  m. John Gosnall of Bentley
  ((E)) Maria Josselyn
  m. George Anthony Alderton of Belstead
  ((F))+ other issue - Firman of Leison (a 18718), Charles of Elmstead (b 1782-3, d 29.08.1761), James of Belstead & Copdock
  ((2)) Hannah Josselyn
  (d)+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 26.09.1697, d by 1786), William (bpt 22.06.1701, bur 13.05.172), Rose (b 15.12.1687, d infant), Rose (bpt 03.06.1694), Elizabeth (bpt 24.03.1699), Ann (bpt 23.08.1702, a 1712)
  m2. Anne (bur 06.11.1677, sister of Mrs Margery Clopton (bur 07.09.1678))
  (iii) Elizabeth Josselyn (b 08.02.1665, a 1712)
  m. _ Church (d by 1712)
  (iv)+ other issue - William (b 11.11.1661), Susan (b 04.04.1663), Ann (b 10.08.1668), Margery (b 02.08.1670)
  (B)+ other issue - Mary (bur 04.12.1630), Jane (a 1636), Elizabeth (bpt 21.09.1630)
  (4) Philip Josselyn (a 1635?)
  m. Anna (sister of William Witham or Whitman)
  (A) Philip Josselyn
  (5) Robert Josselyn
  m. Elizabeth Rosse (dau of Robert Rosse)
  (6) Mary Josselyn (d before 04.08.1635)
  m1. (25.09.1606) Thomas Ancell
  m2. John Lyte
  (7)+ other isssue - Francis (a 1635?), Elizabeth (bur 13.07.1605)

Main source(s): Visitation (Frederick Arthur Crisp, England & Wales, Notes vol 4, 1902, 'Pedigree of Josselyn', p34+) with some support/input from Visitation (Essex, 1612, 'Joselyn, Jocelin. No. 2')
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