'Brograve2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Brograve of Braughin, Brograve of Hamells, Brograve of Worstead (Worsted) House
[Some of the following was originally included in Brograve1. It was moved here to facilitate review & expansion.]

                               
Nicholas Brograve of Beckingham (Beckenham), Kent
m. _ Becher
1/2. Henry Brograve
  m. Margaret Campion of Essex (m1/2. Edw. Gyll of Anstey)
  The following comes from Visitation (Kent, 1619, 'Brograve') & CountyGen (Kent, Berry, p272)
  A. John Brograve of Beckenham, Kent
  m. Margaret Hinson (dau of Thomas Hinson of Fordon)
  i.+ issue (a 1619) - John (b c1603), William (d 25.05.1636), Elizabeth, Anna, Maria
2/1. Richard Brograve
m. Joane Sayers
  A. Sir John Brograve of Braffin (Braughin or Braughing), later of Hamells (Hertfordshire) (d 11.09.1613, of Gray's Inn) the first mentioned by Carthew
  We have seen the estate name spelled as Hamells (used by BEB1841 & Carthew), Hammels (used by Visitation & Betham), Hamels & Hammells. We provisionally use BEB1841's spelling.
  m. Margaret Steward (dau of Simeon Steward of Lackenheath)
i. Simeon Brograve of Braughin & Hamells (d 21.01.1638-9)
  m. Dorothy Leventhorpe (d 1645, sister/coheir of Thomas Leventhorpe of Albury)
  a. John Brograve of Hamells (bpt 24.04.1597, bur 21.02.1670-1)
  m. (24.05.1623) Hannah Barnardiston (dau of Sir Thomas Barnardiston of Ketton)
  (1) Sir Thomas Brograve, 1st Bart of Hamells, Sheriff of Hertfordshire (d 1670)
  m. Grace Hewyt (dau of Sir John Hewyt, Bart of Waresley)
  (A) Sir John Brograve, 2nd Bart of Hamells (bpt 31.03.1664, dsp 06.07.1691)
  (B) Sir Thomas Brograve, 3rd Bart of Hamells (bpt 25.03.1670, dsp 06.06.1707)
  m. Elizabeth Maynard (dau of William, Lord Maynard)
  (C)+ other issue - Jemima, Honora
  (2) Anne Brograve
  m. Philip Twisleton
  (3) Jane Brograve
  m. Rev. _ Fuller
  (4)+ other issue (d unm)
  b. Edward Brograve of Standon (Strandon), Hertfordshire (3rd/4th son)
  m. Alice Burges (dau of Robert (or Charles) Burges of Brisley)
  BEB1841 mentions that Edward & Alice "had a numerous family" but names only the youngest daughter, Joan. The following comes from Carthew & Betham.
  (1) Edward Brograve of Cockehampstead (bpt 22.04.1637, dsp, 2nd son)
  m. Susan
  (2) Simeon Brograve of Brisley (b c1630, d 05.12.1697)
  m1. Susan Ward (d 1682)
  (A) Augustine Brograve
  m. Susanna Jessop (bur 22.08.1720, dau of Richard Jessop of Fakenham, m2. Thomas Brograve)
  (i) Jemima Brograve
  m. William Branthwaite (Serjeant-at-law)
  (a) daughter (d infant)
  m2. (17.06.1685) Mary Deane of W. Basham (m2. William Bartram of Stanfield)
  (3) Thomas Brograve of Hall Green (bpt 18.08.1638)
  m. Ann (according to Carthew) or Jane Fouke (according to Betham)
  (A) Thomas Brograve of Great Dunham (d before 14.12.1692)
  m. Susanna Jessop (bur 22.08.1720, dau of Richard Jessop of Fakenham, m1. Augustine Brograve, m3. Matthew Amyas of Norwich)
(i) Thomas Brograve of Baddow, Essex (bpt 04.06.1691, d 20/23.04.1753, youngest son)
  The following is partly supported by TCB (vol 5, 'Brograve of Worstead House', p280) which notes that "This Baronetcy has been singularly ignored" with no mention of it in various well-known Baronetages (including BEB1844).
  m. Julia(n) Berney (a 1753, dau/coheir of John Berney of Westwick)
  (a) Sir Berney Brograve of Worstead House (Worsted, Norfolk), 1st Bart (b 10.10.1726, d by 03.1797)
  m1. (26/31.05.1761) Jane Hawker (b 1730-1, d 05/06.08.1765, dau/coheir of Edward Walker of Great Baddow)
  ((1)) Julian Elizabeth Brograve
  m. Thomas Gregory of London
  ((2))+ other issue (dsp) - son (dvp), Anne
  m2. (23.01.1769) Jane Hallcott (d 14.05.1793, dau of Matthew Hallcott of Hoo)
  ((4)) Sir George Berney Brograve of Worstead House, 2nd Bart (b 04.02.1772, dsp 01.06.1828)
  m. (07.05.1800, div 28.04.1809) Emma Louisa Whitwell (dau/coheir of Edward Whitwell (by Mary, dau of John Milnes of Wakefield), m2. Marsham Elwin)
  ((5))+ other issue - Thomas (d 15.05.1793), John, Robert(d 1813, captain), Matthew, Caroline, Dorothy, others (d young)
  (b) Elizabeth Brograve
  m. William Mathew
(c)+ Thomas of Springfield Place (b c1726, d 19.10.1810), William of Shipdham (bur 10.11.1784, Captain RN), Ann (a 1758, dsp)
  (ii) Elizabeth Brograve (bpt 25.02.1690)
  m. Thomas Wharton of Easton
  (iii)+ other issue - Edward (d unm 1710), Augustine (dsp), Rebecca (d young)
  (4) Jane Brograve
  m. _ Huggings?
(5) Elizabeth Brograve (bur 23.10.1727)
  m. (c1664) Thomas Hoogan of Great Dunham
  (6) Joan Brograve
  m. William Minors (Rector of Digswell)
(7)+ other issue - Charles (dsp bur 16.06.1652, of Gray's Inn), Margaret (bpt 24.05.1635, bur 04.06.1654), Anne (b 25.02.1641), Dorothy (bpt 04.11.1645), Bridget (bpt 15.03.1648)
  c. Dorothy Brograve (bpt 25.03.1596, dsp)
  m. (26.01.1631-2) Thomas Wright of Kilverstone (Kelverston)
  d. Bridget Brograve (bpt 10.07.1599)
  m. (21.02.1631-2) Humphrey Steward of Braughting (Braughing)
  e. Margaret Brograve
  m. Charles Nodes of Shiphalbury
  f. Jane Brograve
  m. Charles Nodes of Shephall (Shipfold Court)
  g.+ other issue - Thomas (dvpsp), Charles (dsp), Augustine (a 1634), Robert (dsp c11.1684), Margaret (d infant), Joan (d infant), Elizabeth (d 1654)
  ii. Joan Brograve (d 1628)
  m. Sir John Leventhorpe, Bart of Shingey Hall (d 23.09.1625)
  iii. Bridget Brograve
  m. Sir Thomas Mead or Mede of Lofts
  iv.+ other issue (dsp) - John (d 04.06.1625), Charles (d 08.12.1602)

Main source(s): BEB1841 ('Brograve of Hamells'), 'Baronetage of England' (William Betham, vol 4 (1804), '407. Brograve of Worsted, Norfolk', p242+), 'The Hundred of Launditch and Deanery of Brisley' (G.A. Carthew, 1877, Part 3, 'Pedigree of Brograve', p72), Visitation (Hertfordshire, 1634, 'Brograve of Braughin' (in Appendix 2)) with further input/support as reported above
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