'Shipperdson1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Shipperdson of Bishop Wearmouth, Shipperdson of Murton, Shipperdson of Piddinghall Garth

                               
William Shipperdson of Bishop Wearmouth & Murton, co. Durham (a 1635)
m. Joan Goodchild (dau of John Goodchild of Ryhope, sister of Robert of Pallyon)
1. John Shipperdson of Bishop Wearmouth
  A. John Shipperdson of Bishop Wearmouth
  i. John Shipperdson of Bishop Wearmouth
  m. (1669) Elizabeth Smith (dau/coheir of Ralph Smith of West Rainton)
  a.+ issue - Elizabeth, Margaret, Isabel
  B. George Shipperdson of Newcastle, later of Sothu Shields
  i. George Shipperdson of Biddick, co. Durham
  a. Elizabeth Shipperdson
  m. Francis Middleton of Offerton (dsp)
  C. Richard Shipperdson in Hetton-le-Hole, co. Durham
  m. (1654) Elizabeth Walsh (dau/heir of Richard Walsh of Hetton)
  i. Robert Shipperdson (dsp, 2nd son)
  m. Dorothy Sedgewick
  ii. Joan Shipperdson
  m. John Johnson of Newcastle
  iii. Elizabeth Shipperdson
m. Robert Nicholson of Sunderland
  iv.+ other issue (dsp) - Richard, John
2. Adam Shipperdson (Captain)
  A.+ 2 sons (dsp) and "several daughters"
3. Edward Shipperdson of Murton (Captain)
  m. Anne
  A. Edward Shipperdson, later 'of Piddinghall Garth' in co. Durham (d 07.1707)
m. Margaret Sympson (d 1699, sister/heir of William Sympson of Piddinghall Garth, granddaughter of Sir William Belasyse of Murton)
  i. Ralph Shipperdson of Piddinghall Garth (d 16.06.1719, Major)
  m. Margaret Musgrave (dau/heir of Rev. Thomas Musgrave of Great Salkeld)
  Commoners identifies Margaret's father as prebendary of Durham, rector of Whitburn, and as 6th son of Sir WIlliam Musgrave, Bart of Eden Hall, by Mary, dau of Sir Thomas Harrison, Bart of Copgrove. Whilst there was a Sir Richard Musgrave, Bart of Eden Hall, who married a Margaret Harrison (dau of Sir Thomas Harrison of Allerthorpe, not a baronet), he dspm. We have not yet identified any other obvious candidates for Thomas's father.
  a. Edward Shipperdson of Piddinghall Garth (2nd son)
  m. Margaret Baker (dau of George Baker of Elemore)
  (1) Ralph Shipperdson of Piddinghall Garth (b 1741, d 08.11.1793)
  m. (1779) Frances Kirshaw (dau of Rev. Samuel Kirshaw of Leeds & Ripley, sister/coheir of Rev. Richard of Masham)
  (A) Edward Shipperdson of Piddinghall Garth (b 20.09.1780)
  (B) Frances Shipperdson
  m. William Appletree of Goldings
  (C) Margaret Shipperdson
  m. Walter C. Hopper of Belmont
  (D)+ other issue - Ralph (b 22.02.1784, d 1806), Richard Francis (d young), Thomas Richard (b 03.03.1789, rector of St. Mary-le-bone), Anne Mary, Mary
  b.+ other issue - Christopher (d young), Ralph (dsp), Margaret (d unm), Mary (d infant)
  ii. Robert Shipperdson of Murton (d unm)
  iii. Edward Shipperdson of Pittington (d unm 1715)
  B. Francis Shipperdson of London then Gateshead had issue
  C. John Shipperdson of Hall Garth, later in Ireland (dsp 1731)

Main source(s): Commoners (vol 1, Shipperdson of Pidding-Hall Garth)
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