'HZmisc22'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hitch of Leathley, Hewley of Wistow, Hewley of York, Harebred of Wistow, Hollis of London, Hollis of Rotherham, Hatchell of Dublin, Hatchell of Wexford

                               
Robert Hitch (d 10.02.1676/7, Dean of York)
m. Sarah
1. Henry Hitch of Leathley
  m. Alathea Brandling (b c1656, dau/coheir of Colonel Robert Brandling)
  A. Robert Hitch of Leathley (b c1670, d 06.11.1723, MP)
  m. Alice Aldburgh (a 1712, dau of Richard Aldburgh by Mary, dau/heir of Sir Ingram Hopton of Armley)
  i.+ issue - Henry, Robert, Alathea, Alice, Mary
  B. Walter Hitch
  C. Anne Hitch
  m. Richard Wynne (Serjeant-at-law)
  D. Alathea Hitch
  m. William Wilson (rector of Guiseley)
  E. Mary Hitch
  m. _ Lambert
2. Mary Hitch probably of this generation
  m. William Brearey (rector of Guiseley & Addie)

 

 

Dugdale identifies the arms of Sir John as "Argent, three piles sable, one issuing from the chief and two from the base, a crescent for difference" bud adds "No proofe made".
John Hewley ("came out of Cheshire to York")
1. Thomas Hewley
  m1. Ellen Warde
  A. John Hewley of Wistow (d c1630)
  m. Dorothy Wood (dau of John Wood of Copmanthorpe)
  i. Sir John Hewley of Wistow, York & Bell Hall (bpt 05.08.1619, d 24.08.1697, MP)
  m. Sarah Wolrich (d 23.08.1710, dau/heir of Robert Wolrich of Gray's Inn)
  a.+ issue (d young) - Wolriche, John
  ii. Anne or Margaret Hewley named Anne by Thoresby but Margaret by Dugdale
  m. John Baynes of Wistow
  B. Anne Hewley
  m. William Smith of Cawood
  m2. Anne

 

 

Foster identifies the arms of this family as "Gu. a cross vair between four lions passant or". Thoresby reports that the ancestors of the following William "came out of Suffolk".
William Harebred of Blacktoft, Yorkshire
m. Mary Hogg (dau of Paul Hogg of Selby)
1. Richard Harebred of Ledsham & Wistow, later ofd Selby
m. Elizabeth Allot (bur 01.11.1623, dau/heir of John Allot)
  A. William Harebred 'of Wistow' (b c1605, dvp)
  m. _ Best (dau of Thomas Best of Middleton)
  i. Elizabeth Harebred
  m. Jeremiah Spink
  a. John Spinke of Leeds (a 1712)
  m. Elizabeth Schools (dau of Geore Schools of Great Preston)
  (1)+ issue - Thomas, Elizaneth, Mary, Ellinor, Sarah
  ii. Mary Harebred
  m. John Frank of Pontfract
  iii. Katherine Harebred
  m. John Goodbarne of Selby
  B.+ other issue - Richard (bpt 20.08.1610, d young), John (bpt 10.08.1612, d young), Ellen (bpt 21.09.1607), Elizabeth (bpt 25.11.1613), Mary (bpt 07.09.1620), Edith (bpt 18.05.1623), Anne (d 1635)
2. Anne Harebred
  m. Henry Roos of Pickhill
3. Jane Harebred
  m. Henry Perkins of Bramwith

 

 

Hunter identifies the arms of this family as "Argent, on a chevron azure between 3 holly branches slipped and fructed, proper, as many wood-pigeons of the field, beaked and membered gules".
Thomas Hollis of Rotherham (bur 04.021663, smith)
m1. (28.06.1632) Ellen Ramsker (d c1646, sister of John Ramsker of Sheffield)
1. Thomas Hollis of Rotherham, later of London (bpt 04.09.1634, d 04.09.1718, cutler)
  m. Mary Whiting of East Ham
  A. Thomas Hollis of London (dsp 24.01.1731, Co-Founder of the Sheffield Hospital, Governor of St. Thomas's Hospital)
  m1. ?? / m2. ??
  B. Nathaniel Hollis (d 1738)
  i. Thomas Hollis (d 14.06.1735)
  m. _ Scott of Wolverhampton
  a. Thomas Hollis of Corscombe, Dorset (b 14.04.1720, d unm 01.01.1774)
  C. John Hollis of London (d 21.12.1735, Governor of St. Thomas's Hospital))
  m. Hannah Samford (dau of John Samford of Redrith)
  i. Isaac Hollis of High Wycombe (d 08.06.1774)
  a. John Hollis of High Wycombe (a 1819)
  b. Hannah Hollis
  m. _ Anthony of Beaconsfield
  ii. Elizabeth Hollis
  m. William Ashhurst of Castle Hedingham
  iii. Mary Hollis
m. Edward Winnock of London
  iv. Hannah Hollis
  m. Samuel Edwards of London
  v. Anne Hollis
  m. Richard Solly of London (cutler)
  vi.+ other issue - Samuel, Timothy of London, daughter (d unm)
  D. daughter
  m. _ Laddes
m2. Mary (a 1663)
2. John Hollis (bpt 07.05.1648)
3. Mary Hollis (bpt 13.02.1653/4, d 1713) who married ...
  m. (c1675) William Gould of Lowe, later of Pilsbury Grange (bpt 15.11.1655, d 1725)

 

 

Henry Hatchell of Wexford
m. Mary
1. Henry Hatchell of Wexford (b c1745)
  m. (c1769) Mary Lambert (dau of Patrick Lambert)
  A. John Hatchell of Fortfield House (Tererure, Dublin) & Kingsland (co. Wexford), Sheriff of co. Wexford (b 1783, d 14.08.1870, Attorney General, MP, DL, KC, 2nd son) had issue
  m. (1815) Elizabeth Waddy (d 1848, dau of Richard Waddy of Kilmacoe & Dublin)
  B. George Hatchell had issue
  m. Sarah Jane Fitzgerald Melville (dau of G,. Melville)
  C. Mary Hatchell
m. William Lewis
  D. Catherine Hatchell
  m. James FitJames
  E. Margaret Hatchell
  m. James Armstrong
  i. Margaret Armstrong (d 03.12.1861) probably of this generation
  m. (10.09.1829) Austin Cooper (b 18.02.1804, d 03.12.1871, curate)
  F. Anna Hatchell
  m. Rev. William Hill
  G. Eliza Hatchell
  m. Robert Brenan
  H.+ other issue (d um) - Henry, Henrietta

Main source(s):
(1) For Hitch of Leathley (uploaded 22.04.24) : 'Ducatus Leodiensis' (Ralph Thoresby, 1715, p187)
(2) For Hewley (uploaded 22.04.24) : 'Ducatus Leodiensis' (Ralph Thoresby, 1715, p211), Visitation (Dugdale, Yorkshire. 1665, 'Huley of Yorke')
(3) For Harebred (uploaded 27.04.24) : 'Ducatus Leodiensis' (Ralph Thoresby, 1715, p236) with support from Visitation (Foster, Yorkshire, 1612, 'Harebred of Wistow')
(4) For Hollis (uploaded 24.07.25) : 'The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York' ('Hallamshire', Joseph Hunter, 1819, 'Pedigree of Hollis of London, &c.', p183)
(5) For Hatchell (uploaded 02.11.25) : BLG1879 ('Hatchell of Fortfield House'), BLGI1912 ('Perring-Hatchell of Fortfield House')
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