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Families covered: Belt of Bossall, Belt of Overton, Belt of York

                               
Leonard or Lancelot Belt (bur 05.08.1590, Town Clerk of York)
m. (09.09.1573) Mary Beckwith (dau of William Beckwith of York)
1. Sir Robert Belt of Bossall, Lord Mayor of York (bpt 22.02.1575/6, d 04.09.1656)
  m1. (07.02.1602/3) Jane Hudson (bur 29.06.1608)
  m2. (17.07.1609) Grace Foxcroft (d 11.08.1664, dau of Daniel Foxcroft of Halifax)
  A. Leonard Belt of Bossall (bpt 01.04.1612, d 04.04.1662)
  m1. (02.06.1630) Ann Atkinson (bur 26.09.1631)
  i. Susanna Belt (bpt 23.08.1631, bur 14.06.1636)
  m2. Mary
B. Daniel Belt of London, later of Bossall (bpt 06.08.1645, d 07.07.1692, 3rd son)
  m. (c08.1619 Anne West (dau of Francis West)
  i. Anne Belt
  C. Jasper Belt of Pocklington (bpt 20.07.1625, d before 11.06.1662, 6th son)
  m. (20.05.1703) Jane Crosby (d 20.05.1703, dau of Thomas Crosby of Holme)
  i. Robert Belt of Bossall (d 25.03.1690)
  m. Goodeth Pegge (d 01.01.1717, dau of Edward Pegge of Beauchieff)
  a. Robert Belt of Bossall (d 07.04.1746)
  m. Mary Overend of Pocklington (d 27.10.1753)
  (1) Robert Belt of Bossall (bpt 30.11.1723, d 21.06.1780)
  m. (13.11.1746) Elizabeth Wallis (d 08.02.1805, dau of James Wallis of Hull)
  (A) Robert Belt of Bossall (b 1747)
  m. (15.05.1775) Frances Pegge (dau of Strelley Pegge of Beauchieff)
(i) William Belt (4th son)
  m. (12.08.1815) Elizabeth Langdale (dau of Marmaduke Langdale of London)
  (ii) James Belt
  m. Elizabeth Segny Simon of Bordeaux
  (iii)+ other issue - Christopher Pegge (b 1778), Peter (b c1782, d 19.08.1804), daughter
  (B)+ other issue - James of Bencoolen (b 1748, d 04.1779), Leonard of Pickering (b 1750), ?? of York (MD), daughter
  (2) Goodeth Belt (bpt 07.08.1727)
  m. (1773) Samuel Pegge
(3)+ other issue - George (bpt 19.04.1725, bur 22.04.1725), Daniel (bpt 26.04.1726, Captain), Leonard (b c1729, bur 19.12.1740), John of York (bpt 24.04.1732, a 1778, surgeon), William (bur 22.04.1736), Jane (bpt 24.01.1733, bur 12.02.1760)
  b. Leonard Belt of London (bpt 18.01.1687/8, drysalter)
  m. Mary Hammond
  (1) Mary Belt
  m. William Savage (almoner of St. Paul's, London)
  c. Elizabeth Belt (b c1690, d unm 15.03.1723)
  ii. Sarah Belt (b 1659/60, d 23.04.1690)
  m. (19.10.1676) William Bower of Bridlington
  D. Robert Belt of Bossall (bpt 30.11.1630, bur 07.01.1664, youngest/8th son)
  m. Thomasine (bur 16.02.1680)
  E. Grace Belt (bpt 06.06.1620)
  m. (09.09.1611) Richard Nelson
  F. Sarah Belt (bpt 10.02.1621, bur 22.03.1691/2)
  m1. (06.02.1648) Joseph Oley of York
m2. Thomas Bawtry (Bawtrey) of York (alderman)
  G.+ other issue - Robert (bpt 24.07.1614, bur 07.01.1614/5), John (bpt 08.05.1619, bur 09.05.1619), John (bpt 28.06.1621, bur 31.07.1632), William (bpt 22.12.1628, bur 06.10.1631), Mary (bpt 20.11.1610, bur 11.04.1627?), Grace (bpt 16.10.1616, d infant?), Ann (bpt 23.03.1622, bur 27.07.1623)
2. Sir William Belt (d 10.02.1650/1, recorder of York)
  m1. (24.08.1624) Susan Millington (bur 26.12.1630)
  m2. (17.04.1631) Martha Waterhouse (bur 26.09.1652, dau of Maximilian Waterhouse of Walling Wells)
  A. William Belt of Overton, Yorkshire (bpt 22.02.1631/2, dsp bur 20.11.1654)
  m. Susanna Lovel (bur 29.04.1701, dau of Thomas Lovel of Skelton, m2. Edward Stanhope of Grimston, m3. Sir Henry Tohmpson of Marston)
  B. Robert Belt of Overton (bpt 02.05.1637, bur 26/28.03.1666/7)
  m. Frances Robinson (dau of Sir William Robinson of Rocliffe)
  i.+ issue - Robert (bpt 05.08.1664, a 09.1665), William (bpt 15.03.1665/6, bur 19.02.1666/7), Frances (a 09.1665), Margaret (a 09.1665), Martha (bur 29.08.1664), Mary (bpt 05.08.1667)
  C. Martha Belt (bpt 14.01.1635/6)
  m1. Tobyas Thurscrosse of Kirkby Moreside possibly husband of a sister Elizabeth
  m2. Alexius Vodka or Vadge
  D.+ other issue - Richard (bpt 23.07.1634, bur 31.07.1634), Mary (bpt 24.04.1638, bur 21.03.1638/9)
3. Sarah Belt
  m. (05.06.1599) George Askwith or Ascough of York
4. daughter

Main source(s): Visitation (Dugdale (J.W. Clay, vol 1, 1899), Yorkshire, 1665 with additions, 'Belt of Overton', p61+), FMG (vol 3, MS398, 'Belt', p944+)
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