'Lunsford1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Lunsford (Lunesford or Lundresford) of Lunsford, Lunsford of Wilegh (Wylie)

                               
CTG identifies the arms of this family as "Az. a chev. betw. three boars' heads couped or". Berry identifies them as "Az. a chev. betw. three boars' heads or, couped gu.".
Ingelgram de Lundresford (a temp Edward the Confessor who r. 1042-1066)
1. Aelric de Lundresford (a 1066)
  A. Sir John de Lundresford (a temp William the Conqueror who r. 1066-1087)
  i. Sir David de Lundresford (bur 1089)
  a. Robert de Londresford (dsp 1088)
  b. Sir Reginald de Lundresford (bur 1138)
  m. Elianor Morevill (dau/heir of Walter Morevill)
  (1) Sir Lorenzo de Lundresford (d 1168)
m. Johanna (niece of Aubrey de Vere, Earl of Oxford?)
  (A) Sir Hugo de Lundresford (d 1203)
  m. _ de St. Martin (sister of Alured de St. Martin)
  (i) John de Lundresford
  (a) Simon de Lunesford
  m. Mabell Ashburnham (dau of Sir John Ashburnham)
((1)) Sir Symon de Lundresford (a 1292)
  m. Anna de Cantelowe (dau of William de Cantelowe of Ravensthorpe)
  ((A)) William de Lonesford (a 1330, 1352)
  m. Johanna de Woknolle (dau/heir of Walter de Woknolle)
  ((i)) John de Lonnesford (a 1353, 1373)
  m. Agnes de Rockele (dau/heir of Walter de Rockele by Agnes, sister/heir of John de Tyseherst))
  ((a)) John Lunesford of Lunesford (a 1399, 1408) - continued below
  ((B)) John de Lonesford (a 1331) possibly of this generation
  ((i)) Symon de Lonesford (a 1369)
  ((a)) Alan Lounceford of Cattesfeild, Sussex (2nd son)
  (((1))) Johanna Lounceford
  m. John Vousley (son of Thomas)
  ((b))+ other issue - John of Romene, Leurence
  (ii) William de Lundresford
  (2) Hugo de Lundesford (sic) (a 1189)
  (A) Richard de Lundresford

 

 

John Lunesford of Lunesford (a 1399, 1408) - continued above
1. Sir John Lunesford of Lunsford (a 1405, 1427)
  m. Elizabeth Echingham (dau of Thomas Echingham of Echingham)
  A. William Lunesford of Lunsford & Battell the first mentioned by Berry & Visitation
  m. Thomazin Barington (d 1521-2, dau/heir of John Barington, m2. William Sydney, m3. John Hopton)
i. William Lunsford of Lunsford & Wilegh (b c1448, a 1498)
  m. Cicelia Pelham (dau of Sir John Pelham of Laughton)
  a. William Lunsford of Lunsford & Wilegh (d 03.05.1531)
  m(2). Margaret Fynes (a 1531, dau of Sir Thomas Fynes of Claveringham)
  (1) John Lunsford of Lunsford & Wilegh (bur 28.11.1581)
m. Maria Sackvile (bur 30.06.1571, dau of John Sackvile of Buckhurst by Margaret, sister of Thomas Bullen (Boleyn), Earl of Wiltshire)
  (A) John Lunsford of Lunsford & Wilegh, Sheriff of Sussex & Surrey (b c1551, bur 05.05.1618)
  m1. Barbara Lewknor (dau/heir of John Lewknor of Buckingham (Sussex))
  (i) Thomas Lunsford of Lunsford & Wilegh (bur 04.11.1637)
  m. Katherine Flud (bur 19.05.1642, dau of Sir Thomas Flud(d) of Molgate (Milgate))
  (a) Sir Thomas Lunsford of Lunsford (d before 18.06.1691, Colonel)
  m1. _ Hudson (bur 28.11.1638, dau/heir of _ Hudson of Peckham)
  ((1)) son (d infant)
  m2. (1640) Katerina Nevill (d 1649, dau of Henry Nevill of Billingsbeere)
  ((2)) Elizabeth Lunsford (bpt 24.08.1642)
  m. (21.08.1667) Daniell Norton of Lawrence Waltham
  ((3)) Phillippa Lunsford
((4)) Maria Lunsford (b 1647)
  m. (30.11.1665) Thomas Collyer of London (brewer)
  (b) Sir Herbert Lunsford (a 07.1644, Colonel, youngest son)
  m. Margaretta Engham (dau of Sir Thomas Engham of Godneston)
  ((1)) Frances Lunsford (b c1650, dspm 1686)
  m. William Peyton of Dublin (son of Thomas of Rougham)
  ((2))+ other issue - Thomas (b c1632, dvpsp, Captain), Margaret (b c1654, a 1658)
  (c) Anne Lunsford
  m. _ Cooper
  (d) Sara Lunsford
  m. Thomas Price of Cardigan
  (e)+ other issue - William (bpt 06.11.1608, bur 17.05.1628), Henry (bpt 29.09.1611, dsp 25.07.1643, Colonel), Lisle (bur 17.11.1610)
  (ii) Moyses Lunsford (dsp)
  m2. Anna Appsly (bur 10.091612, dau of John Appsly of Thacombe)
  (iii)+ other issue - John (bpt 15.12.1583, bur 21.12.1583), Herbert (bpt 08.02.1591), Cycelia, Mary (bpt 21.10.1582, bur 12.05.1584), Ann (bpt 23.10.1588), Maria (bpt 04.06.1589, bur 05.08.1616), Margaret (bpt 29.12.1596, bur 17.02.1624)
  (B) Isabella Lunsford
  m. (03.04.1570) John Randolph or Randall
  (C)+ other issue - James (b c1559, a 1574), Anne
  (2) Isabell Lunsford (bur 30.05.1570)
  m. William Roberts of Warbleton (bur 30.05.1561)
  (3) Bridget Lunsford (bur 05.04.1595)
  m. Thomas Coxe of Beamond, St. Alban's (d 1589)
  (4) Jane Lunsford
  m. _ Jennyns of Essex
  (5) Mary Lunsford
m. Robert Dallinger (probably not Dallinder or Callinder) of Surrey
  (6)+ other issue - Anne, Margaret
  b. Jane Lunsford
  c. Emelyn Lunsford
  m. _ Harding
  ii. John Lunsford
  iii. Elizabeth Lunsford
  m. Thomas Knyvet
  iv. Elinor Lunsford
  m. Sir Roger Townshend of Raynham St. Mary (d 1493)

Main source(s): CTG (vol 4, 1837, 'Pedigree of the family of Lunsford, of Lunsford and Wilegh, co. Sussex', p139+) with support for the lower section from CountyGen (Berry, Sussex, p312), Visitation (Sussex, 1530 & 1633-4, 'Lunsford')
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