'Betton1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
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

 

 

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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