'Margesson2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Margetson of Armagh, Margetson of Drightlighton, Margetson of Yorkshire

                               
Thomas Margetson (b 1460, bur 01.1540/1)
1. John Margetson of Wakefield (bur 10.580)
  A. John Margetson (of Birstall?)
  i. John Margetson (bpt 1544)
  a. James Margetson (bpt 28.03.1591, 3rd son)
  (1) Thomas Margetson
  b.+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 08.09.1585), John (bpt 08.9.1587, d infant), John (bpt 15.10.1592), Robert (bpt 02.04.1599), Anne (bpt 08.04.1584), Alice (bpt 18.10.11594), Isabel (bpt 04.06.1596), Jane (bpt 15.03.1597)
  ii. Alice Margetson
  m. (08.05.1582) Thomas Halliday
  iii. Elizabeth Margetson
  m. (24.06.1584) Thomas Wood
  B. Thomas Margetson (bur 01.02.1589)
  m. (1560) Mary Lowther
  i. John Margetson 'of Drightlinton, Yorkshire'
m. (09.11.1589) Mary Layton
  a. James Margetson, Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland (b 1600, d 28.08.1678)
  Some information on James can be found at 'Dictionary of Irish Biography' (James Margetson, here).
  m. Anne Bennett (sister of Thomas Bennett) mother of Anne, presumed also of ...
  (1) John Margetson (d Limerick, Major)
  m. Alice Caulfield (d 07.10.1731, dau of William, 1st Viscount Charlemont, m2. George, Lord Carpenter)
  (A) James Margetson (Vicar of (Eaning?))
  m1. Phaby Frost (dau of Samuel Frost of Sutton Colefield)
  (i) Anne Margetson
  m. (30.04.1713) Rev. Robert Andrews
  (a) daughter (dsp)
  m2. Sarah Folkes of Cambridge
  (ii) Pell Margetson of Halsted (bpt 08.10.1702, 3rd son)
  m. Elizabeth Murton (dau of John Morton of Thaxted)
  (a)+ issue - James (b 06.08.1738), John (b 20.06.1741), Elizabeth (b 19.08.1742), Sarah (b 26.01.1745)
  (iii) George Margetson (bpt 27.12.1703)
  m1. ??
  (e) Mary Margetson
  m2. ??
  (f)+ other issue (a 1772) - George, William, Elizabeth, Sarah
(iv)+ other issue (dsp) - James (bpt 15.07.1697), Charles (bpt 28.02.1700)
  m3. (sp) Mary Wild (dau of John Wild of Moulton)
  m4. Mary Brown (dau of Robert Brown of Eaning)
  (vi) William Margetson
  (B) Anne Margetson (bur 12.11.1693)
  (C) Sarah Margetson (d 21.05.1733)
  m1. Hugh Colvill (son/heir of Sir Robert Colvill of Newton)
m2. Brabazon Ponsonby, 1st Earl of Bessborough (b 1679, d 04/5.07.1758)
  (2) Robert Margetson of Drightlington (b after 1654?, a 03.1678, youngest son?) had issue?
  Mentioned on genuki.org.uk ('Drighlington', here).
  (3) Anne Margetson (b after 1657?, d 1729) who married ...
  m. (11.07.1678) William Caulfeild, 2nd Viscount of Charlemont (d 21.07.1726)
  (4)+ other issue - James of Cherry Hinton (bur 07.10.1660, rector of Little Stukeley), Anne (b after 1657?, a 03.1678)
  b. Alice Margetson (b 1592) who married ...
  m. Randall Wood
  (1) Isabell Wood (b 1627-8, d 26.09.1711)
  m. John Smyth of Myreshaw (b 1623, d 10.1686)
  c.+ other issue - Richard (a 1678), Isabel (bpt 16.10.1599)
  ii.+ other issue - Mary (bpt 08.07.1561), Isabel (bpt 08.06.1567)
  C. Hugh Margetson
  m. (03.11.1560) Margaret Stricklan
  D. Elizabeth Margetson (bpt 11.1539)

Main source(s): CountyGen (Berry, Surrey, 'Margesson (Margetson, etc.)', p12+) with thanks to a regular contributor (CV, 06.03.24) for drawing that to our attention along with the other sources mentioned above
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