'Vernon03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Vernon of Great Thurlow, Vernon of Haslington, Vernon of London, Vernon of Nacton

                               
Thomas Vernon of Lostock (a 1316)
m. Joane Lostock, heiress of Haslington (dau of Richard Lostock of Lostock Gralam, widow of William Toft, m3. William Hallum)
1. Richard Vernon of Haslington
  Visitation shows Richard's wife as Avice, dau of Thomas Ligh of Bradley, but does not name the wife of his brother Jonn. Provisionally, we follow Ormerod in showing John as m. a dau of Thomas Leigh with Richard's 1st wife as ...
  m1. Beatrice Moreton (dau of Richard de Moreton)
  A. Richard Vernon of Haslington
  Visitation shows Richard's wife as Margaret, dau of Sir Richard Molineux. Provisionally, we follow Ormerod in naming her ...
  m. Elena Duckenfield (dau of John de Duckenfield)
  i. James Vernon of Haslington (d by 1432)
  m. _ Minshull (dau of Thomas Minshull)
  a. Richard Vernon of Haslington (d by 1439)
m. Jane Tarbock (dau of Richard Tarbock)
  (1) John Vernon of Haslington
  m. Mabell Gifford (dau of Henry Gifford)
  (A) Ralfe Vernon of Haslington (d by 1498)
  m. Jane Foulshurst (Sir Robert Foulshurst)
(i) Richard Vernon of Haslington (d by 1519)
  m. Margaret Ropp (dau of Lawrence Ropp of Stappeley (Rope of Stapeley))
  (a) Ralfe Vernon of Haslington (d by 1524, 4th son?)
m. Isabel Leversage (dau of Thomas Leversage (Leversedg) of Wheelock)
  ((1)) Robert Vernon of Haslington (b c1520, d by 1571)
  m. Cicely Foulshurst (dau of Robert Foulshurst of Crew)
  ((A)) Sir Thomas Vernon of Haslington (a 1580, d by 1620)
  m. Dorothy Egerton (dau of William Egerton of Betteley)
  ((i)) Sir George Vernon of Haslington (d c1640)
  m1. Jane Corbett (dau of Richard Corbett of Stoke)
  ((a)) Muriel Vernon
  m. Sir Henry Vernon of Sudbury (b 1615, d 1658)
  ((b))+ other issue (dsp?) - Anne (d unm), Mary
  m2. Alice Booth (dau of Sir George Booth of Dunham)
  ((ii)) Cicely Vernon
  m. Nicholas Browne of Mersh (Marsh, Derbyshire)
  ((iii)) Anne Vernon
  m. John Smith of Morvill
  ((iv)) Dorothy Vernon
  m. Jasper Worth of Tiderington
  ((v)) Brigett Vernon
  m. Francis Billingesly of Ashby
  ((vi)) Jane Vernon
  m1. John Bostocke of Mortonsay
  m2. Richard Grosvenor of Eaton
  ((vii))+ other issue - Elizabeth, Mary, Sarah, Rachell, Judeth
  ((B)) Robert Vernon
  m. Anne Glaston (dau of John Glaston of Sherston, widow of Thomas Williamson of London)
((C)) Elizabeth Vernon
  m1. Robert Corbet of Hatherton
  m2. Raffe Delves
  m3. John Coyne
((D)) Margery Vernon
  m. Randall (Ralph) Moore of Heath Hall (or Hall on the Hill) (d 1626)
  ((E)) Jane Vernon
  m. Robert Sparke
  ((F)) Ellen Vernon
  m. Thomas Mainwaringe of Calveley
  ((G)) Mary Vernon
  m. William Unwyn of Chatterley
((H))+ other issue - Raffe (dsp), Henry
  ((2)) Ralph (Rafe) Vernon - continued below
  m. Elizabeth Moreton (sister of Thomas Moreton)
  ((3)) Jane Vernon
  m. Robert Mabon of the Wast, Lancashire
  ((4)) Anne Vernon
  m. Thomas Smethwike
(b) Margaret Vernon
  m. John Yardley of Yardley
  (c) Margery Vernon
  m. Randoll Shaw of Haslington
  (d)+ other issue - Lawrence (dsp), John (d young), William, Robert, John (dsp), Henry (dsp), Dorothy
  (B) Margery Vernon
  m. Thomas Beeston
  (C) Isabell Vernon
  m. John Houghton
  (D) Mabel Vernon possibly of this generation
  m. William Hellesby of Acton & Hellesby (d c1485?)
  ii.+ other issue - Richard, Thomas, Rafe, William
  B.+ other issue - John, Rafe
  m2. Margery
2. John Vernon of Redmore
  m. (Avice?) Leigh (dau of Thomas Leigh of Bradley) see note above under John's brother Richard
  A. Rafe Vernon of Redmore
3. Margaret Vernon
  m. _ Bostock
4. Jane Vernon
  m. Thomas Egerton of Barton

 

 

Ralph (Rafe) Vernon - continued above
m. Elizabeth Moreton (sister of Thomas Moreton)
1. Francis Vernon of London (2nd son)
  m. ?? ("a Dutch lady")
  A. Francis Vernon of London
  m. Anne Smithies (dau of _ Smithies, alderman of London)
  i. James Vernon (a 1697, Secretary of State)
  m. Mary Buck (d 1715, dau of Sir John Buck of Hamby Grange, Bart)
  a. James Vernon of Great Thurlow, Suffolk (d 17.04.1756, Ambassador) the first mentioned by MGH
  m. Arethusa Boyle (d 09.12.1728, dau of Charles Boyle (Lord Clifford), son of Richard, Earl of Burlington)
(1) Henry Vernon of Great Thurlow (b c1718, f 18.12.1776)
  BE1883 mentions only Henry's marriage to Elizabeth Payne and indicates that they had an only daughter, Aretusa. MGH shows as follows.
  m1. Elizabeth Payne (dsp bur 13.08.1773, dau of Thomas Payne of Hough)
  m2. (11.12.1773) Jane Cullum (b 03.1754, d 22.10.1826, dau of Sir John Cullum of Hawstead, 5th Bart)
  (A) Henry Vernon (b 09.03.1775, d 16.03.1787)
  (B) John Vernon of Wherstead Hall, Suffolk (b 08.06.1776, d unm 25.05.1818, Lt. Colonel)
  (C) Arethusa Vernon (b 01.07.1777, dsp 30.03.1860)
  m. (26.05.1801) Sir Robert Harland, Bart of Sproughton Hall
  (2) Francis Vernon of Nacton & Orwell Park, Baron Orwell of Newry, Earl of Shipbrook (b c1715, dsps 15.10.1783)
  m. (14.01.1747/8) Alice Ibbetson (b c1730, d 23.09.1808, dau/heir of Samuel Ibbetson of Denton)
  (A)+ issue - Edward (d infant), George (d infant), Francis (b 1751-2, bur 14.04.1760)
  (3)+ other issue - Charles, James (d unm), Charles, Richard (d unm), Arethusa
  b. Edward Vernon of Nacton, Suffolk (b 1684, d 29/30.10.1757, Admiral, 3rd son)
  m. Sarah Best (dau of Thomas Best of Chatham)
  (1)+ issue (dsp) - James, Thomas, Edward
  c. Mary Vernon
  m. _ Harrison (son of Sir Edward of Armagh)
  d.+ other issue - Francis, Theodosia

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 07.09.05, checked 20.07.13) : Visitation (Cheshire, 1580+1613, Vernon of Haslington), Ormerod (Cheshire, vol 3, 'Vernon of Haslington', p171)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 29.12.08, reviewed 25.04.21) : BE1883 ('Vernon - Orwell of Newry, Earl of Shipbrook') with input/support from MGH (NS2, vol 4 (1892), p206) and a little from TCP ('Shipbrook of Newry' )
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