'Swynfen2'
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Families covered: Swinfen (Swynfen) of Sutton Cheney, Swinfen of Swinfen
| William Swynfen or Swinfen of Sutton Cheney, Leicestershire (a 1446, 1475) | |||||||||||||||
| Although Visitation identifies the seat as Sutton Chenell, and Nichols names it Sutton Cheynell, we follow BLG1871 in naming it "Sutton Cheney" which is as used today. | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elinor Leach | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | William Swynfen or Swinfen of Sutton Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Leeson of Packington | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Swinfen of Sutton Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Geerie | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Swinfen of Sutton Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Cox of Sutton Cheney | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Swinfen of Sutton Cheney | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Cotes (dau of John Cotes of Ayleston or Elson) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Swinfen of Sutton Cheney (b c1595, d 09.1667) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Stratford (dau of John Stratford of Nuneaton & Ansley) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Swinfen or Swynfen (dvp 07.1658) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Hill (dau of Edward Hill of Cosby) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Richard Swinfen or Swynfen of London (b c1630, dvp c1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Cradock (dau of Rev. William Cradock of Nuneaton) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Robert Swinfen or Swynfen of London (b c1632, a 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Rock (dau of William Rock of Closworth) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Edward Swinfen or Swynfen of Sutton Cheney (youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Mitchell (b 1651-1, bur 11.08.1676, dau of Thomas Mitchell of Olton End (Old Town's End)) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Swinfen of Sutton Cheney (bpt 19.02.1673, d 1721) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - Edward (bpt 11.08.1676), Mary (b c1669, a 1683), Elizabeth (bpt 05.01.1671) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Jane Bryan b c1658, a 1683, (dau of John Bryan of Wavertoft Grange, m2. Robert Pinsep of Norton Regis) | |||||||||||||||
| (v) | Samuel Swinfen of Walbrook House (London), later of Swinfen (bpt 04.11.1683, d unm 26.11.1748) | ||||||||||||||
| Samuel bought Swinfen Hall from his kinsman, Samuel Swynfen. | |||||||||||||||
| (vi) | (Thomas?) Swinfen (b c1683) | ||||||||||||||
| (vii) | Hannah Swinfen (bpt 19.06.1679) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Ball of Claybrook | |||||||||||||||
| (viii) | Anne Swinfen (bpt 16.03.1681, d 19.111750) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Grundy of Appleby, Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Samuel Grundy, later Swinfen of Swinfen (d unm 02.10.1770) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Joseph Grundy | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Catharine Grundy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Hinckley of Lichfield | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Ann Grundy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Bailye (Canon & Chancellor of Lichfield) | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Thomas Grundy, later Swinfen of Swinfen Hall | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Swinfen of Swinfen Hall, Sheriff (d 12.08.1828) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1767) Mary Clarke Abney (dau of William Abney of Measham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Samuel Swinfen of Swinfen (d 26.07.1854) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Susanna Durrant (d 19.01.1848, dau of Sir Thomaas Durrant, Bart of Scottow Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | Henry John Swinfen (b 1802, dvpsp 15.06.1854) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1831) Patience Williams (dau of John WIlliams of Llanfair) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | John Swinfen (d unm 04.1855) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Anne Ford (d 04.10.1829, dau of Francis Ford, sister of Sir Francis, Bart of Imber Court) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Francis Swinfen of Lapley, Staffordshire (d 20.08.1839) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Marianne Josephine Yonge (dau of Colonel _ Yonge) | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Emily Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1812) Edmund Peel of Bonehill House (son of Sir Robert, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| ((E)) | Augusta Swinfen (d 12.09.1861) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1824) John Peel (Dean of Worcester) | |||||||||||||||
| ((F)) | Marianne Swinfen (d 20.12.1860) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1821) Sir J.G. Juckes Clifton, Bart | |||||||||||||||
| ((G)) | Jane Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1831) George Pease (vicar of Dorrington) | |||||||||||||||
| ((H))+ | other issue - William Clement (d 21.09.1859, Captain RN), Charles of Leamington, Harriet Eliza (d unm 08.03.1851), Caroline (d unm 21.03.1847) | ||||||||||||||
| (d) | George Grundy of Tamworth | ||||||||||||||
| (e) | Dorothy Grundy | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Huskisson of Oxley | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Anne Swinfen (b c1622?, a 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Reano of Narborough | |||||||||||||||
| (F) | Elizabeth Swinfen (b c1626, a 1683) | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Somerfield of Kirby | |||||||||||||||
| (G)+ | other issue - Thomas (m. ??, dsp), Francis ("married in Maryland") | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Katherine Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Morris of Burbage (Burbach) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Anna Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Ormeston of Thornton | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Elizabeth Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Elkington of Shawell | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anna Goodall (dau of _ Goodall or Goodhall of Pickleton) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | William Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| d. | Alice Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Shepee or Shipee of Whittington | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Anna Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Cox of Darlington | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Jone Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Freseby or Fresbie of Coton | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Elizabeth Swinfen | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Farrian | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1871 ('Swinfen of Swinfen') with some support/input/support from 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 4, part 2, 1811, 'Pedigree of Swynfen of Sutton Cheynell and Cadeby', p546), Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, 'Swynfen')
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