'Linacre1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Linacre of Linacre Hall (Lynacre of Lynacre), Linacre of Plumley

                               
There are several references around the Internet to the fact that 20 generations of this family are described in Vincent's Derbyshire Pedigrees. We have yet to find that work. The entry in The Reliquary starts with ...
John Lynacre
1. Hugh Lynacre (a temp Edward II who r. 1307-13275)
  A. Roger Lynacre
  i. William Lynacre
  a. William Lynacre
  (1) John Lynacre
  (A) Robert Lynacre or Linacre (of Linacre Hall) (d 1512)
  m. Anne
  (i) George Lynacre or Linacre (3rd son?)
FMG starts with this generation but does not name the next. The Reliquary identifies George's wife as Muriel or Marcella, daughter of Thomas Leek of Hasland. FMG identifies her as ...
  m. Martha Leak (dau of Thomas Leak of Hasland)
(a) John Lynacre or Linacre
  ((1)) James Linacre of Linacre Hall (a 1588, dsp) the last mentioned by The Reliquary
  m. Agnes Bagshaw (dau of Edward Bagshaw of Ridge Hall)
  ((2)) ?? Linacre
((A)) Gilbert Linacre of Linacre in Brampton and Plumley
  m. Troth Nevill (dau of John Nevill of Grove)
  ((i)) Gilbert Linacre of Plumley
  m1. Margaret Widmerpole (dau of George Widmerpole of Widmerpole)
  ((a)) James Linacre of Plumley
  m. Mary Stevenson (dau of Francis Stevenson of Ounston)
  (((1)))+ issue (dsp) - son, daughter
m2. Ann Lister (dau of Anthony Lister of Little Chester or Eaton, m2. John Brookshaw, m3. Samuel Goodwin of Derby)
  ((b)) George Linacre of Derby
  m1. (sp) Dorothy Johnson (dau of William Johnson of Hazlewood)
  m2. Anne Roberts (dau of Samuel Roberts of Alport near Youlgreave)
  (((1))) daughter (d young)
  ((ii)) Ann Linacre
  m1. John Parker 'of Norton Lees'
  m2. Thomas Woolhouse (b c1591, a 1662)
  (ii)+ other issue - Peter, Philip

Main source(s): Jewitt's Reliquary (vol 9, p29) (see here), FMG (vol 3, MS346, 'Linacre', p837+)
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