'Sitwell1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Sitwell of Barmoor Castle, Sitwell of Eckington, Sitwell of Ferney Hall, Sitwell of Renishaw, Hurt of Sheffield

                               
John Cytewelle presumed father of ...
1. Roger Sytwell (a 1424, 4th son)
  A. Robert Sytwell
  i. William Sytwell
m. Elizabeth Patte (dau/coheir of Thomas Patter)
  a. Robert Sytwell of Staveley Netherthorpe (d 1599)
  m. Elizabeth (m2. Roland Eyre of Hassop) widow of Robert, presumed mother of ...
  (1) ?? Sitwell presumed intermediary generation, father of grandfather of ...
  (A) Francis Sitwell of Eckington, Derbyshire (bur 09.03.1605) the first mentioned by Visitation & Hallamshire
  m. Ellen Bright (a1605, dau of Robert Bright of Dore)
  (i) George Sitwell of Eckington (bpt 23.09.1569, bur 23.04.1607)
m. Mary Walker (dau of Thomas Walker of Derby, m2. Henry Wigfall of Carter Hall)
  (a) George Sitwell of Renishaw, Sheriff of Derbyshire (bpt 15.03.1600/1, bur 02.08.1667)
  m. Margaret Childers (bur 22.01.1658, dau of Hugh Childers of Carr House)
  ((1)) Francis Sitwell of Renishaw, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b c1630, d 1671)
  m. Catherine Sacheverell (b 1635-6, d 15.05.1705, dau of Henry (not Hugh) Sacheverell of Morley (by Joyce Mansfield), sister of William of Barton & Morley)
  ((A)) George Sitwell of Renishaw (b 23.08.1657, bur 24.02.1722-3)
  m. (20.05.1680) Anne Kent (d before 1696, dau/heir of Thomas Kent of Povey)
  ((i)) Francis Sitwell of Renishaw, Sheriff of Derbyshire (d unm 20.05.1753)
  ((ii)) Alice Sitwell (dsp)
m. (11.03.1707-8) William Sacheverell (cousin)
  ((iii))+ other issue - George of London (d before 12.06.1746), Thomas of Povey (d unm before 10.06.1737), Elizabeth (d unm 1769)
  ((B)) William Sitwell of Sheffield (bpt 16.10.1662. d before 1721, 4th son?)
  m. (21.09.1693) Mary Rereseby (bpt 21.04.1670, d 31.12.1751, dau of Leonard Rereseby (Reresby))
  ((i)) William Sitwell of London, later of Renishaw (bpt 29.04.1696, d unm 18.04.1776, 2nd son)
  ((ii)) Catherine Sitwell (bpt 20.08.1702)
  m. Jonathan Hurt of Sheffield (cousin) @@ below
  ((iii))+ other issue - Francis of Sheffield (bpt 08.08.1694, d unm 07.1741), Henry (bpt 26.05.1698, a 1721), Mary (bpt 20.01.1700, d unm 30.01.1733-4)
  ((C)) Joyce Sitwell (b c1658, a 1721)
  m. Thomas Allestree of Alvasion (d by 1721)
((D))+ other issue - Francis of London (b 28.08.1659, bur 30.06.1732), Henry of London (bpt 25.07.1661, d befire 05.07.1692), John, Mary, Catherine
  ((2)) George Sitwell in Seville then London (d 1706)
  m. Elizabeth Hawtrey (d 1712, dau of Ralph Hawtrey of Riselip)
  ((3) Robert Sitwell n Ligorne then London (d before 10.09.1684)
  m. Elizabeth (a 1684)
  ((4)) Mary Sitwell
  m. (17.02.1666) William Revell of Ogston
  ((5)) Elizabeth Sitwell
  m. (10.05.1669) Robert Copley of Doncaster
  ((6))+ other issue - John (a 1667), William (a 1706), others (d infant - Hugh, Matthew, Margaret, Susanna)
  (ii) Grace Sitwell
  m. (03.02.1594) Thomas Crofte
  (iii) Frances Sitwell (a 1605)
  m. (01.10.1593) Richard Treeton
  (iv)+ other issue - Francis (bpt 28.08.1565, a 1605, had issue), William (bpt 23.10.1574), Alice (bpt 28.09.1572, a 1605)

 

 

Nicholas Hurt of Ickles
1. Valentine Hurt of Hesley Hall
  m. Mary Saxton (dau/heir of John Saxton)
A. Jonathan Hurt of Sheffield the first Hurt mentioned by Hallamshire
  m1. (01.06.1719) Frances Statham (sister of Sir John Statham)
  i. Mary Hurt (b 13.03.1720, d 21.02.1753)
  m. John Heston of Sheffield
  ii.+ other issue - Jonathan (bpt 10.11.1721, bur 02.06.1723), Statham (bpt 17.04.1724, bur 01.04.1725), Frances (bpt 11.06.1725, bur 21.08.1725)
  m2. Catherine Sitwell (sister/heir of William Sitwell of Renishaw) @@ above
v. Francis Hurt of Sheffield, later Sitwell of Renishaw (bpt 29.04.1728, d 16.08.1793)
  m. Mary Warneford (d 13.07.1792, sister of Col. ?? Warneford of Warneford Place)
  a. Sir Sitwell Hurt, later Sitwell, 1st Bart of Renishaw (b 09.1769, d 14.07.1811)
  m1. (01.08.1791) Alice Parke (b 1765-6, d 03.05.1797, dau of Thomas Parke of Highfield House, sister of Lord Wensleydale)
  (1) Sir George Sitwell, 2nd Bart of Renishaw (b 20.04.1797, d 12.03.1853) had issue
m. (01.06.1818) Susan Tait (d 13.05.1880, dau of Craufurd Tait of Harviestown, sister of Archbishop of Canterbury)
  (2) Mary Alice Sitwell (d 1816)
  m. (28.08.1815) Sir Charles Wake, Bart (cousin)
  (3) Anne Elizabeth Sitwell (d 03.04.1856)
  m. (1815) Sir Frederick Stovin (d 16.08.1865, General)
  m2. (25.07.1798, sps) Sarah Caroline Stovin (d 02.11.1860, dau of James Stovin of Whitgift Hall (by Theodosia Sparrow) , m2. John Smith Wright)
b. Francis Sitwell of Barmoor Castle, Northumberland (d 19.02.1813, MP)
  The following is supported by BLG1952 ('Sitwell of Barmoor Castle').
  m. Ann Campbell (dau of Sir Ilay Campbell, 1st Bart of Succoth)
  (1) Francis (Frank) Sitwell of Barmoor Castle (b 09.1798, dsp)
  m. (26.09.1818) Harriet Augusta Manners (d 11.05.1860)
  (2) William Hurt (or Deverell) Sitwell of Barmoor Castle (b 10.09.1803, d 17.01.1865, Captain) had issue
  m. (29.01.1828) Sarah Honoria Cooper (dau of Jonathan Sisson Cooper)
  (3) Susan Anne Sitwell
  (4) Mary Amelia Sitwell (d 29.01.1845) who married ...
  m. (30.04.1824) John Tait (b 1796, d 22.05.1877)
  (5) Anna Jane Sitwell (d 03.06.1869) probably of this generation
  m. (12.07.1824) John Campbell, younger of Succoth (b 28.05.1798, dvp 1830)
  c. Hurt Sitwell of Thurcroft & Ferney/Turney Hall, Salop (d 03.03.1803)
  The following is supported by BP1870 ('Sitwell').
  m. Anne Hardy (dau of Simon Francis Hardy of Huntingdon)
  (1) Francis Hurt Sitwell of Ferney Hall had issue
  d. Mary Sitwell (d 22.11.1791)
  m. (1790) Sir William Wake, Bart
  vi. Catherine Hurt (b c11.1729?, d 23.03.1730)

Main source(s): BP1934 ('Sitwell') with some support from Visitation (Derbyshire, 1662, 'Sitwell of Renishaw'), reviewed & expanded 26ß.06.25 using 'The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York' ('Hallamshire', Joseph Hunter, 1819, 'Pedigree of Sitwell of Renishaw, &c', p217+)
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