'NZmisc02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Nettles of Beare Forest, Nettles of Netterville, Nettles of Toureen, Nansiglos of London, Napleton

                               
BLGI1912 reports that the following John was "of an ancient English family".
John Nettles of Toureen, Sheriff of co Waterford (a 1630, d by 1684, to Ireland from Herefordshire)
m. Mary Greatrakes (dau (sister?) of Valentine Greatrakes of Affane)
1. John Nettles of Toureen, Sheriff of co Waterford (d 1715, Major)
  m. Ellen Evans (dau of Capt. Thomas Evans, sister of Sir William, Bart)
  A. John Nettles of Toureen (co Wateford), Malallagh & Beare Forest (co Cork) (d 12.05.1726)
m. Martha Ryves (dau of Robert Ryves of Rathlogan & Ryves Castle)
  i. John Ryves Nettles of Toureen, Bear Forest & Nettleville (d 11.1785)
  m. (1738) Catherine Bowerman (dau of John Bowerman of Coolyne)
  a. Robert Nettles of Nettleville (d 1831, Captain)
  m. (1769) Esther Conran (dau of John Conran of Dublin)
  (1) Richard Nevill Nettles of Nettleville (d 21.04.1851) had issue
m. (17.04.1804) Anne Gibbs (dau of Daniel Gibbs of Derry by (Mary) dau of Sir Robert Warren of Warren's Court, 1st Bart)
  (2)+ other issue - William (d Waterloo 1815), 2 sons, 3 daughters
  b. Alice Nettles (dsp) probably of this generation
  m. (1794) Richard Orpen of Ardtully (b 1736)
  c.+ other issue including Harry (dsp 1811, Lt. Col, 3rd son)
  ii. Robert Nettles (rector of Ballinamona)
  m1. Jane Bowerman (d 1762, dau of John Bowerman of Coolyne)
  a. Jane Nettles
  m. William Nettles (cousin)
b. Elizabeth Nettles
  m. (1783) Kilner Baker
  m2. (1775, sp) Jane Drew (dau of Francis Drew of Drew's Court)
  B. Mary Nettles
  m. Edward Jones of Youghal
2. Robert Nettles of Ballyduff (co Waterford), Mahallagh & Nettleville (co Cork)
3. Ruth Nettles
  m. Barry Drew of Ballyduff
4. Mary Nettles
  m. (1670) Rev. Patricius Christian of Old Grange
5. Penelope Nettles
  m. Henry Wallis of Drishane
6. Elizabeth Nettles
  m. Richard Croker of Curryglass

 

 

"probably a descendant of William Nansinglos of St. Madern in the Subsidy of 1327" was the following father of 2 brothers ...
?? Nansiglos of Cornwall
1. Thomas Nansiglos of London (a 1424, 1436)
  A. Robert Nansiglos of London & Methwold (b c1425, dsp 1465)
B. William Nansiglos of London & Redfans, Essex (d 1477)
  m. Lucy
  i. William Nansiglos of London (d before 09.10.1521)
  a. John Nansiglos of London (d by 1540)
  m. Agnes
  (1)+ issue - William (a 1540, clerk), John (a 1555)
  ii. Mary Nansiglos (a 1477, 1542)
  m. Roger Gifford of Middle Claydon
  iii. Elizabeth Nansiglos
  m. Humfrey Dunham
  iv.+ other issue (a 1477) - Thomas (a 1496), Alice
  C. Elizabeth Nansiglos (a 1477)
2. Martin Nansiglos of London (a 1439)
  m. Agnes
  A. Richard Nansinlos of London (a 1485)
  m. Alice Bonefey (sister/coheir of William Bonefey, probably granddau of John Olney, alderman of London)

 

 

Marsh Napleton of Tenbury, Worcesteshire
m. Beatrice Geers (dau of Rev. Timothy Geers of Whitney)
1. Timothy Napleton (b 17.11.1756, d 16.01.1816, Rector of Powderham & North Bovey)
  m. (22.08.1793) Decima Green (b 04.11.1773, d 01.11.1861, dau of Rev. Jonathan Green of Ashford Hall by Elizabeth Hall)
A. William Timothy Napleton, later Napleton-Stallard-Penoyre of Clifford, Herefordshire (b 29.04.1802, d 30.11.1856)
  m. (08.08.1846) Anna Maria Brodbelt (b 27.01.1804, dau of Francis Rigby Brodbelt Stallard-Penoyre, widow of Rev. John Leyson Penoyre)
  B. Thomas Edward Augustus Napleton (b 13.09.1802, d 05.01.1852, Lt. Colonel)
  m. Isabella Margaret Davidson (b 12.08.1823, d 27.08.1893, dau of Robert Davidson of London)
  C. John Charles Napleton (b 25.07.1811, d 13.04.1867, Vicar in Lambeth, 4th son) had issue
  m. (15.04.1840) Georgiana Sarah Fitzthomas (b 15.05.1816, dau of Rev. William Edward Fitzthomas of Northleigh)
  D. Margaret Beatrice Napleton (b 18.11.1794
  m. (29.04.1813) Tomkyns Dew of Whitney Court (b 09.07.1791, d 01.02.1853, son of Tomkyns by Ann Styleman)
  E. Marianne Napleton (b 21.12.1795, d 29.01.1853)
  m. George Treweeks (b 1779-80, d 15.02.1851, Rector of Illogan, son of George of Penzance)
  F. Frances Napleton (b 10.07.1797, d 26.01.1891)
  m. (31.08.1826) John Cheese of Castle Weir, Sheriff of Herefordshire (bpt 15.10.1801, d 18.09.1869, son of John by Sarah)
  G. Lucy Napleton (b 18.12.1798)
  m. (26.09.1823) William Marsh (b 26.09.1798, d 03.05.1861, Vicar of Ashburton)
  H. Helen Matilda Isabella Napleton (b 12.04.1805, d 28.03.1877)
  m. (01.01.1829) Hender Molesworth, later Molesworth-St. Aubyn of Clowance (b 12.03.1798, d 13.12.1867, Rector of St. Erny)
  I.+ other issue - Henry Geers (b 26.05.1809, d unm 11.09.1854, Governor of Hereford Gaol), George Decimus (b 01.12.1814, d 27.11.1845)

Main source(s):
(1) For Nettles (uploaded 15.01.13) : BLGI1912 (Nettles of Nettleville)
(2) For Nansiglos (uploaded 05.02.22) : MGH (NS5 vol 5 (1925), 'Pedigree of Nansiglos', p38)
(3) For Napleton (uploaded 11.08.24) : Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 4 (1896), 'Napleton', p38+)
[The section on Newton of Bennekerry, Busherstown & Dunleckney has been moved to Newton04; that on Noble to Noble1; that on Neale to Neale2; that on Norwich to Norwich1.]
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