'Massie03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Masey of Glazebrook, Masey of Rixton
[Part of this page was originally launched within a temporary page MassieYY on 22.08.06 but the page was completely redone when we saw Baine's pedigree and the pages of the cadet families of this branch were renumbered to allow this page to have its rightful place in the hierachy of pages.]

                               
Sir Hamon Masey of Rixton (a 1346, escheator of Cheshire)
m. (by 1333) Katherine de Rixton (dau/coheir of Alan de Rixton of Rixton)
1. Sir Richard Masey of Rixton (b c1348, d before 1408)
  m1. ??
  A. Hamon Masey of Rixton (d 1436)
  m. Eleanor Horton (dau/coheir of William de Horton)
i. William Masey of Rixton (a 1438)
  m. Petronilla de Warburton (dau/heir of Richard de Warburton, Sheriff of Chester)
  a. Hamon or Hamnet Masey or Massye of Rixton (d 04.1462)
  m. Johanna or Janet Bothe (dau of Sir Robert Bothe of Dunham Massey)
  (1) Hamon Masey of Rixton (d 1504)
  m. Alice Boteler (a 1798, dau of Sir John Boteler) called Elizabeth by some sources
  (A) Margery Masey
  m. Henry Risley (son/heir of Richard)
  (B) Margaret Masey
  m. John Holcroft of Holcroft
(C) Alice Masey
  m. Robert Worsley of Bothes
  (D) Katharine Masey
  m. William Hyde of Hyde
  (2) John Masey of Rixton (d 1518-9)
  m. Anne Boothe (dau of Sir John Boothe or Bothe of Barton)
(A) William Masey of Rixton (b c1508, d 29.05.1538)
  m. (mcrt 1519) Anne Assheton (dau of Sir Richard Assheton of Aston)
  (i) Richard Masey of Rixton (b c1522, d 15.07.1579)
  m. Anne Tyldesley (b c1530, dau of Thurston Tyldesley of Wardley)
  (a) William Masey of Rixton (b c1552, d by 1605) the first mentioned by Dugdale
  m. Dorothy Daniell (dau/heir of Peter Daniell of Over Tabley)
((1)) Richard Masey of Rixton (b 1572, bur 14.01.1645)
  m. Anne Middleton (dau of _ Middleton of Middleton Hall, Westmorland)
  ((A)) Hamlet Masey (dvp bur 21.11.1636)
  m. Dorothy Bradshaigh (a 1652, dau of Robert Bradshaigh of Haigh)
  ((i)) Richard Masey of Rixton (b 09.01.1620, bur 21.12.1667)
  m1. Mary Plowden (bur 17.02.1644-5, dau of Francis Plowden of Plowden)
  ((a)) Hamlet Masey (b c1640, dvp bur 18.12.1665)
  m. Margaret More (bpt 16.11.1638, bur 10.1704, dau/coheir of Sir Edward More of Thelwall, Bart)
  (((1))) Mary Masey (b 11.1662)
m. (05.1681) George Meynell (b 1659, bur 29.06.1720, son/heir of George of Aldborough & Dalton)
  ((b))+ other issue - Dorothy (nun), Frances (nun)
  m2. Alice Clifton (bur 11.05.1679, dau of Sir Cuthbert Clifton of Lytham & Westby)
  ((d)) Francis Masey of Ricton & Glazebrook (bur 26.08.1675)
  m. Elizabeth (m2. John Blundell of Dalton)
  (((1))) Richard Massey of Rixton (b 06.01.1672, d 1724)
  m. Jane Fitzherbert (bur 08.09.1704, dau of William Fitzherbert of Norbury)
(((A))) Francis Masey of Ricton & Glazebrook (b 1703, d unm 27.09.1748)
  (((2)))+ other issue - Hamlet (bur 24.08.1697), Anne (nun)
  ((e))+ other issue - Richard (bur 1681), Catherine (a 1664)
  ((ii)) Dorothy Masey
  m. Gervase Clifton (son of Sir Cuthbert of Westby & Lytham)
((iii))+ other issue - Thomas (b before 06.1622, priest), George, William (b before 1631, d before 1652), Anne (or Jane, nun), Ellen (nun)
  ((B)) William Masey of Warrington (bpt 06.07.1599, d 1640, 3rd son) had issue
  m. Jane Standish (dau of Edward Standish of (family of) Standish)
  ((C)) Elizabeth Masey (bpt 20.07.1601)
  m. Abraham Langton of Lowe
  ((D)) Mary (or Anne) Masey
  m1. Edward Eccleston of Eccleston (d c1631)
m2. John Warde of Capeston (a 1641, son of Georeg)
  ((E)) Anne Masey
  m. Richard Eltonhead of Eltonhead
  ((F))+ other issue - Thomas (dsp after 02.08.1622), Priscilla (bur 13.08.1623), Alice (bpt 02.12.1662)
  ((2)) William Masey (d before 1661, priest)
  (b) Joan Masey
  m1. Edward Neale of Whynesheyes
  m2. William Westwode of London
  (c) Mary Masey
  m. Robert Blundell of Ince Blundell (d 1615-6)
  (d)+ other issue (a 1615) - Richard (had issue), James, William of Cadishead, Thomas
  (ii) Dulcia (Dowce) Masey
  m. Thomas Ashton (son of John)
(iii) Jane Masey
  m. John Davenport of Davenport
  (iv)+ other issue - John, Thomas, Anne, Margaret
  (B) Hamon Masey had issue
  m. Alice Kuerdale
  (C) James Masey or Massey of Carlton (4th son)
  m. Anne Cheyney (dau of John Cheyney or Chenley of Westerton)
  The following comes from Visitation (St. George, Lancashire, 1613, Massye).
  (i) John Massey of Layton, Lancashire
  m. Ellyn Singleton (dau of Thomas Singleton of Stayninge)
  (a) Ellyn Massey (bur 17.03.1634)
  m. Edwarde Veale of Methop
  (b) Alice Massey
m. Thomas Bamber of Poulton
  (ii) Ann Massey
  m. _ Butler of Kirkland
  (D) George Masey of Cogeshall (6th son) had issue
  m. Ann
  (E)+ other issue - Richard, John (priest)
  (3)+ other issue - William (priest), John, Alison (a 1465). Maude (a 1465), Janet (a 1465)
  b. Edward Masey
  c. Hugh Masey or Massie in Coddington (a 1438)
m. Agnes Bold (dau/heir of Nicholas Bold of Coddington)
  d. Johanna Masey (a 03.1460)
  m. John Domville of Lymm
  e. Pernel Masey
  m1. John Culceth (son of Gilbert)
  m2. Robert Rixton
  ii. George Masey 'of Rixton' in Cheshire (4th son) had issue
  m. Katherine Barton (dau/heir of Oliver Barton)
  a. Petronell Masey probably of this generation
m. Edmund Latham
  iii. Douce Masey
  m. (1430) Harry de Atherton (son/heir of Nicholas)
  iv. Elizabeth Masey
  m. (1421-2) John Leycester of Nether Tabley (b 1400, d 1462)
  v. Margaret Masey probably of this generation
  m. Thomas Hesketh of Hesketh & Rufford (d 1463)
  iv.+ other issue - Richard in Cheshire (a 1454), John, Thomas (d before 04.07.164, rector of Warrington)
  B. Peter Masey of Knutsford (d 1427) had issue
  m. (1421) Margaret Horton (dau/coheir of William de Horton)
  C. John Masey
  D. Johanna Masey (d 1453)
  m. William Troutbeck
  E. Sarah Masey
  m. John Masey of Grafton
  m2. Maude (relict of William Horton of Horton)
2. John Masey of Rixton & Glazebrook (a 1346)

Main source(s): the pedigree on 'Mascy or Massey of Rixton, and Rixton of Rixton' from Baine's 'History of Lancaster' which was kindly copied to us by a contributor (CV, 09.05.09) with some support from Visitation (Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664, Mascy of Rixton)
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