'Frobisher1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Frobysher (Frobisher) of Altofts, Frobisher of Doncaster, Frobisher of Finningley, Frobisher of Whitewood (Whitwood)
| 'The Life of Sir Martin Frobisher' (Rev. Frank Jones, 1878) reports that "The Frobisher family moved from Chirk, in North Wales, to Yorkshire about the middle of the fourteen century; the orthography of their patronymic being Furbisher, Furbiser or Ffourbyssher." | |||||||||||||||
| John Frobysher of Altofts, Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Scargell (dau of Sir William Scargell of Thorpe Stapleton) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Frobysher (Frobisher) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Friston (dau of William Friston of Altofts (Fryston of Heth)) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Francis Frobisher, Mayor of Doncaster (bur 04.06.1563, Recorder of Doncaster) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Hastings (dau of Sir Bryan Hastings of Fenwick, relict of Charles Morton of Bawtry) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | William Frobisher of Doncaster (b c1539, d 20.09.1588) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.01.1557-8) Margaret Boynton (bur 03.05.1610, dau of Matthew Boynton of Barmpston) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Francis Frobisher of Finningley (bpt 08.09.1559, a 1602) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Cressy Rogers of Everton | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Francis Frobisher of Finningley (bpt 15.09.1589) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | George Frobisher (bpt 08.08.1627) | ||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue - George (bpt 02.10.1593), Elizabeth (bpt 16.03.1595-6) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | John Frobisher (a 1564) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | Peter Frobisher (captain) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Christian Frobisher (bpt 30.05.1561) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Lee | |||||||||||||||
| d.+ | other issue - Matthew (bpt 18.08.1566), Darcy (d young), Ann (d young), Elizabeth (d young), Catherine, Ann | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Frances Frobisher | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Thomas Boynton of Barmpston | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Barnard Frobysher (Frobisher) of Altofts (bur 01.09.1542) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret York of Gouthwaite ## see here ## | |||||||||||||||
| 'The Life of Sir Martin Frobisher' (p333+) reports Sir Martin's will (dated 1594) and, with a little support from Wikipedia ("Martin Frobisher"), provides most of the following. Our review of the book was brief so it is possible that a little more information on the family may be found there. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Frobisher (d by 1594) | ||||||||||||||
| a. | Peter Frobisher of Whitewood | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Davy Frobisher (d by 1594) | ||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - Darbie, Anne, Edith | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Sir Martin Frobisher of London, later of Whitwood & Finningley Grange (b 1535-6, d(sp) 22.11.1594, seaman, privateer, adventurer, explorer) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1590) Dorothy Wentworth (b 1543, d 03.01.1601, dau of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Lord, widow of Paul Withypool of Ipswich) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Jane Frobisher | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Brackenburie | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - Francis, Katherine, Margaret | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Margaret Frobisher t (bpt 10.02.1541, d by 1594) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Jackson | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Jackson | ||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue - Anthony (cleric), Edward, Anne (nun) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'South Yorkshire: The History and Topography of the Deanery of Doncaster' (Joseph Hunter, vol 1 (1828), p32+), Visitation (Yorkshire, 1563-4, 'Frobysher') with some input as reported above
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