'Metcalfe01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Medcalfe (Metcalfe) of Bear (Bere) Park, Medcalfe of Bedale, Medcalfe of Bellerby, Metcalfe of Nappa, Metcalfe of Wensleydale

                               
James (or Miles) Metcalfe of Wensleydale & Nappa (& Bere Park), Yorkshire (a Captain at Agincourt 25.10.1415)
m. _ Gibson (dau of _ Gibson of Ireby Hall)
1. Thomas Metcalfe of Nappa (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster)
  m. Elizabeth Hartlington (dau of _ Hartlington of Hartlington)
A. Sir James Metcalfe of Nappa
  m. Margaret Pigot (dau of Thomas Pigot or Pigott of Clotherham)
  i. Sir Christopher Metcalfe of Nappa & Wensleydale
  m. Elizabeth Clifford (dau of Henry, Earl of Cumberland)
a. James Metcalfe of Nappa (d 1579/80)
  m. Joan Savile (dau of John Savile of Stanley)
  (1) Sir Thomas Metcalfe of Nappa (b c1579, d 07.1655)
  m. Elizabeth Slingsby (dau of Sir Henry Slingsby of Screvin or Scriven)
  (A) James Metcalfe of Nappa (b 1603/4, a 08.1665, recorder of Richmond)
  m. Margaret Hicks (dau of William Hicks of London)
  (i) Elizabeth Metcalfe
  (B) Thomas Metcalfe (3rd son)
  m1. Frances Burdet (dau of Francis Burdet of Burthwayt)
m2. Grace Rokeley (dau of Robert Rokeley of Rokeley)
  (C) Henry Metcalfe
  This appears to be the Henry Metcalfe of Nappa "younger bro(ther) of Thomas" show by FMG (p896) as having the following family.
  m. Ann Gwilliams (dau of John Gwilliams by Ann Armitage)
  (i) Thomas Metcalfe, last of Nappa (d unm)
  (ii) Henry Metcalfe (d unm)
  (D) Frances Metcalfe (d 1658)
  m. Sir William Robinson of Newby
  (E)+ other issue - Scroope (Major), Elizabeth (d young), Mary (d unm), Katherine (d young), Joane
  b. Margaret Metcalfe
  m. George Middleton of Leighton
  c.+ other issue (dsp) - John, Ingram, Charles
ii. Edward (Edmund) Metcalfe or Medcalfe of Morton (3rd son?)
  m1/2. Anne Clifton
  a. son (doctor)
  m2/1. ??
  b. other (haberdasher)
  iii. Oswald Metcalfe or Medcalfe (5th son)
  m. _ Parkinson (dau of William Parkinson)
iv. Anne Metcalfe or Medcalfe
  m. Richard (probably not Thomas) Hebborne
  v. (Margaret) Medcalfe (d before 10.06.1566)
  m. (Sir William) Hilton (b by 1511, d 1562)
  vi. (Agnes) Medcalfe
  m. (Sir John) Widdrington (b c1503, d 10.10.1571)
  vii. Alice Metcalfe or Medcalfe
  m. Leonard Frank of Knighton
  viii. (Alice) Medcalfe married _ Bowes, presumably ...
  m. Robert Bowes (Master of the Rolls)
  ix. Elizabeth Metcalfe or Medcalfe
  m. (Thomas) Layton of Saxhow (d 22.12.1583)
  x.+ other issue - Humphry, Robert
B. Ottiwell Metcalfe
  i. James Metcalfe
  a. Ottiwell Metcalfe
  (1) George Metcalfe
  (A) Ottiwell Metcalfe
  b. George Metcalfe
(1) Gilbert Metcalfe
  m. Jane Jerom of London (widow of _ Greene of Lamouth)
  (A) George Metcalfe (a 1612)
  m. Mary Trotter (dau of Robert Trotter of Skelton Castle)
  (i)+ issue (a 1612) - Gilbert (b 1610/1), Margaret
  (B) John Metcalfe
  m. Elizabeth Hopwood (dau of Robert Hopwood)
  (C) James Metcalfe (5th son)
  m. _ Merriman
  (D)+ other issue - Anthony, Leonard
  (2) John Metcalfe
  (3) Richard Metcalfe of North Allerton or Northallerton (d c1616)
  m. Margaret or Anne Wilson (dau of Roger Wilson of Danby Wiske)
(4) Anthony Metcalfe
  m. _ Lambert (dau of Robert Lambert of Oulton)
  (A)+ issue (a 1612) - George (b c1597), Robert, Peter, Anthony, John
  C. Francis Metcalfe
  m. Joane Seyton (dau of Everard Seyton of Maidwell)
  D. daughter
  m. _ Fulthorpe (## see here ##)
  E. Cicily Metcalfe
  m. (William) Burgh
  F. daughter
  m. _ Copley
  G. (Joan) Metcalfe
  m. (Christopher) Conyers of Marske
2. Brian Metcalfe or Medcalfe of Beare Park
  One of Foster's pedigrees, that for Metcalfe of Bellerby and Nappa, starts with Miles of Bere Park (rather than James of Wensleydale) father of Bryan of Bere Park father of Richard of Bere Park father of Nicholas of Bere Park + Anthony (priest) + Symon of Askrigg & Bere Park father of the Lucas who married Katherine Jackson. We follow Dugdale and the other of Foster's pedigrees which cover this family.
  m. _ Boughton
  A. Richard Medcalfe of Bedale
  i. Lucas Medcalfe of Bedale and of Bellerby
  m. Katherine Jackson (dau of Robert Jackson of Bedale)
  a. Thomas Medcalfe of Bellerby (dsp 18.05.1575)
  m. Dorothy Dransfield
  b. Mark Medcalfe of Bellerby (a 1585, vicar of Northallerton, 4th son)
  m. Elizabeth Thomlinson (dau of Anthony Thomlinson of Gateshead)
  (1)+ issue (a 1585) - Mary (b c1577), Martha (b c1578)
  c. Matthew Medcalfe
  m. Lucy Parkinson (dau of William Parkinson of Burniston)
  (1)+ issue (a 1585) - Francis (b c1569), Lucas, Nicholas, 4 daughters
  d. John Medcalfe of York
  m. Alice Herbert (dau of _ Herbert, alderman of York)
  (1)+ issue - Thomas, (John,) Matthew, Ursula
e. Anthony Medcalfe had issue (daughters)
  m. _Crumpe of London
  f. Richard Medcalfe of Louth Park (9th son) had 4 wives
  (1)+ issue - Thomas, Myles
  g. Mary Medcalfe
  m. Bartholmew Stringer of Richmond
  h. Dorothy Medcalfe
  m. John Stapleton of Bedale
  i. Jane Medcalfe
  m. Thomas Parkinson of Burnistoni
  j. Margaret Medcalfe
  m. John Smelt (son/heir of John of Ainderby Myre)
  k.+ other issue - Nicholas (dsp 08.09.1581), Lucas (dsp), Symon
  B. Leonard Medcalfe of Burton
  m. _ Thursby (dau of _ Thursby of Thursby)
  i. Ambrose Medcalfe
  ii. Godfrey Medcalfe of the Henring (3rd son)
  m. _ Snynaye of Kent
  a. Valentine Medcalfe
  b. Michael Medcalfe
  m. _ Thursby
  (1) Edward Medcalfe
  (2) William Medcalfe
  m. _ Trollope (dau of John Trollope of Thornley)
  (A) Christopher Medcalfe of Heneage
  m. _ Godsworth
(i) Vincent Medcalfe
  (3) John Medcalfe in York
  (A) Michael Medcalfe in York
  (4) Vincent Medcalfe of Otterington
  m. _ Metcalfe
  (A) Michael Medcalfe
  C. Nicholas Medcalfe or Medcalfe
  i. Nicholas Medcalfe
  m. _ Devinthe
  ii. John Medcalfe of St. Nicholas (dsp)
  D. Roger Medcalfe or Medcalfe of Beare Park
  The following is partly supported by Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, Bosvyle).
  m. Elsabeth Redman (dau of Richard Redman of Hareworth by Anne, dau of Thomas Clapham of Beamsley)
i. Leonard Medcalfe of Beare Park
  m. _ Redman (dau of James Redman of Twistleton)
  a.+ issue - John, Brian, Roger
  ii. George Medcalfe of Alnwick
  a.+ issue - William, Anthony
  iii. Marmaduke Medcalfe of Hutton
  m. ?? (widow of _ Conyers of Hutton)
  a. George Medcalfe
  iv. Winifred Medcalfe
  m. _ Procter
3. Miles Metcalfe or Medcalfe (d 1485, recorder of York)
  m. Elizabeth de la River (dau of Brian de la River)
  A. Edmond Medcalfe
  m. Ellinor Tomlinson (dau of Christopher Tomlinson 'of Birdforth')
  i. Ellinor Medcalfe
  m. George Layton of Sproxton
4. Reginald Metcalfe or Medcalfe
  A. Elizabeth Medcalfe
  m. Thomas Thornton of Thornton
  i. Stephen Thornton
  m. Cicely Medcalfe (dau of John Medcalfe of Holme)
5. Johanna Metcalfe probably of this generation
  m. (c1437) William Tempest of Broughton (d before 07.1490)

Main source(s): Visitation (Foster 1875, Yorkshire, 1584/5+1612, Metcalfe - various), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire, 1665, Metcalfe of Nappa)
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