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Families covered: Betton of Great Berwick, Betton of Shrewsbury
Commoners reports that the family "is presumed to have been originally seated at Betton Strange, near Shrewsbury". | |||||||||||||||
John de Betton (d by 1378) | |||||||||||||||
m. Margaret widow of John, presumed mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
1. | Richard de Betton | ||||||||||||||
A. | William Betton of Great Berwick, near Shrewsbury (a 1403) | ||||||||||||||
i. | William Betton of Great Berwick (a 1470) | ||||||||||||||
a. | Richard Betton of Great Berwick (a 1494) | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Thomas Betton of Great Berwick (a 1543) | ||||||||||||||
(A) | Richard Betton of Great Berwick (d 1613, bailiff of Shrewsbury) | ||||||||||||||
m. Eleanor Jackes | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Richard Betton of Great Berwick | ||||||||||||||
(a) | Richard Betton of Great Berwick - continued below | ||||||||||||||
m. Eleanor Purcell (dau of Edward Purcell of Onslow) | |||||||||||||||
(b) | Elianor Betton | ||||||||||||||
m. Edward Purcell of Onslow (Pursell of Oneslowe) | |||||||||||||||
(c)+ | other issue - James, Samuel, Joseph, Daniell | ||||||||||||||
(ii)+ | other issue - Robert, John, Samuel, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Betton of Great Berwick - continued above | |||||||||||||||
m. Eleanor Purcell (dau of Edward Purcell of Onslow) | |||||||||||||||
1. | Richard Betton of Great Berwick (bpt 06.02.1614-5) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||
A. | Richard Betton of Great Berwick (d 1726) | ||||||||||||||
i. | Richard Betton of Great Berwick (b 1684, d 1764) | ||||||||||||||
m. (20.02.1706-7) Dorothy Lloyd (dau of Edward Lloyd of Leaton) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Richard Betton of Great Berwick (d 1767) | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Maddox (dau of Charles Maddox of Whitcott) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Richard Betton of Great Berwick (b 1744, d 07.02.1799) | ||||||||||||||
m. Priscilla Bright (dau/heir of John Bright of Totterton House) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Richard Betton (b 16.11.1768, 15.06.1819, Major) | ||||||||||||||
m. (17.02.1795) Mary Anne Foster (dau of Rev. Aaron Foster of Wells) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Richard Betton of Great Berwick, later of Overton House (b 03.10.1808) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (03.10.1831) Charlotte Margaretta Salwey (d 15.04.1860, dau of Richard Salwey of Moor Park) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (07.05.186) Mary Walton (dau of John Walton of Woodside) | |||||||||||||||
(ii) | Mary Anne Betton | ||||||||||||||
m. (08.12.1825) Thomas Foster (son of Rev. R. of Wells, cousin) | |||||||||||||||
(iii) | Harriet Betton | ||||||||||||||
m. (18.03.1829) Thomas H. Rimington (son of General _) | |||||||||||||||
(B) | John Bright Betton, later Bright of Totterton (b 1773, d 22.12.1833, vicar of Lydbury North) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.01.1806) Mary Beale (dau of Thomas Beale of Heath House) | |||||||||||||||
(2) | Charles Betton of Whitchurch, Herefordshire | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary Young | |||||||||||||||
(A) | Charles Betton | ||||||||||||||
m1. Mary Anne Bird | |||||||||||||||
m2. Mary Butcher | |||||||||||||||
Not clear which wife was mother of ... | |||||||||||||||
(i)+ | issue - Joseph, Mary | ||||||||||||||
(B)+ | daughters | ||||||||||||||
(3) | Anne Betton | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Bayley of Preston Brockhurst | |||||||||||||||
b. | Elizabeth Betton | ||||||||||||||
m. John Watkins of Shotton | |||||||||||||||
B. | John Betton | ||||||||||||||
i. | James Betton | ||||||||||||||
a. | John Betton | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Sir John Betton of Shrewsbury | ||||||||||||||
C. | Nathaniel Betton | ||||||||||||||
i. | John Betton | ||||||||||||||
a. | Nathaniel Betton of Shrewsbury | ||||||||||||||
m. Mary | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Mary Betton | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas G. Gwyn of Shrewsbury | |||||||||||||||
(2)+ | other issue - John (b c1778, d Merida 20.11.1809, Captain), Richard of Shrewsbury (d unm 1825), Nathaniel of Shrewsbury | ||||||||||||||
2.+ | other issue - Edward, Anne, Margaret, Lucrecia | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Commoners (vol 3, Betton of Great Berwick) with some input/support from Visitation (Shropshire, 1623, Betton of Great Berwick), BLG1886 (Betton of Great Berwick)
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