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Families covered: Massey of Aldford, Massy of Grafton, Massey of Hale, Massy (Massey) of Sale, Massy of Timperley
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Hugh Massy of Timperley
m. Agnes Leigh (dau of John Leigh of Booths)
1. Sir Hamon Massy of Timperley
  A. Edward Massy of Timperley
  i. Cicely Massy
2. Alice Massy
  m. (1336) Sir William Stanley (b 1311, d c1398 or 1360)
3.+ other issue - Sir Richard, son (parson of Stopford)

 

 

The following branch is, apparently, an early cadet of Mascy of Dunham, being descended from Robert Mascy who lived in the 12th century.
Hamlett Massy of Sale
1. James Massy of Sale
  m. Alice Massy (dau of ?? Massy of Potington)
A. Hamlett Massy of Sale (a 1566)
  m. Anne or Amye Dutton (dau of Sir Piers Dutton of Dutton)
  i. Richard Massy or Massey of Sale (d 1602)
  m. (c1563) Margaret Shakerley (dau of Gefferey Shakerley of Shakerley)
  a. James Massey (b c1565, dvp 1601)
  m. _ Brereton
  (1) James Massey of Sale (d 1649)
  m. (c02.1611) Mary Leicester (d 1658, dau of Sir George Leicester of Tofte)
  (A) Robert Massey of Sale (b c1614)
m. Barbara Gleve (a 12.1687, dau of Robert Gleve of Paulford, son of John of High Leigh)
  (i) Robert Massey (b c1639, d 22.11.1685)
  m. Anna Prinne (dau of Bartholomew Prinne of Wollaston)
  (ii) William Massey (a 1684)
  m. (22.07.1675) Ursula Domville (dau of William Domville of Lymme)
  The following comes from Ormerod (Cheshire, vol 1, 'Domville of Lymme').
  (a) Ann Massey
  m. Henry Taylor, Mayor of Liverpool (a 1720)
(b) daughter
  m. Rev. _ Bell
  ((1)) Thomas Bell (dsp)
  (c)+ other issue - William (dsp), 3 daughters (d unm)
  (iii) Mary Massey
  m. Rev. Hugh Hobson of Ashton on Mersey
  (iv) Barbara Massey who (bur 03.04.1700) married ...
  m. William Hocknell of Prenton (bpt 25.12.1659, bur 31.12.1698)
  (v)+ other issue - Robert, Elizabeth, Anne, Jane
  (2) Mary Massey
  m. Henry Botham
  (3) Dorothy Massey
  m. _ Robinson
  (4) Jane Massey
  m. Thomas Martin of Lees Hall
  (5)+ other issue - George, Katherine, Anne, Margaret (d 1652-3)
  b. Isabell Massey
  m. Richard Warberton of Harbodybrooch
  c. Elizabeth Massey (d 1612)
  m. Richard Newall of Chester
  d. Alice Massey
  m. Roger Hindley of Hindley
  e. Thomasin Massey
  m. _ Mee of Nether Peover
  f. Margaret Massey
  m. _ Higginson of Norley
  g.+ other issue - Julian, Edmund, Geoffrey, Dorothy
  ii. Julian Massy
  m. _ Crompton
  B.+ other issue - James, Edmund, John, Rafe

 

 

Richard Massy
1. William Massy of Grafton
  m. Anne Massy (dau of William Massy of Coddington)
  A. Richard Massy of Grafton
  m1. Margery Barleston (dau of William Barleston of Chester)
  i. Richard Massy of Grafton (dsp)
  m. _ Glasier (dau of William Glasier of Chester) ## see here ##
ii. William Massy of Chester
  m. Alice Bavand (dau of Thomas Bavand of Chester)
  a. Lawrence Massy
  m. Katharyn Leighe (dau of Humpfry Leighe of Wigan)
  b. Edward Massy
  c. Gerard Massy (d 1615, parson of Wigan)
  m. Elianor Hardware (dau of Henry Hardware of Peele)
  d. Anne Massy
  m1. Peter Newhall
  m2. William Johnsonne of Chester
  iii. Elizabeth Massy
  m. Robert Bristow
  iv. Katherine Massy shown by Visitation (1580) as dau of Anne Hocknell but by Visitation (1613) as dau of this marriage
  m. Peter Warberton of Chester
  v. Ellen Massy shown by Visitation (1580) as dau of Anne Hocknell but by Visitation (1613) as dau of this marriage
  m. Randulphe Greene of Pulton & Fernell
  m2. Anne Hocknell (dau of William Hocknell of Prenton)

 

 

The following section was originally shown within temporary page MassieYY (launched 22.08.06) most of which was transferred to (the new version of) Massie03 on 11.05.09.
Robert Massy of Aldford
m. Pelerina Cradock (dau of Sir David Cradocke)
1. Thomas Massey of Hale
  A. Henry Massey of Holt (sb Hale?)
  i. Henry Massey of Holt (sb Hale?)
  m. Sibell Swettenham
  a. Robert Massey of Hale
  m. Matilda Tatton
  (1) Richard Massey of Halle & Erdeswicke
  m. Beatrix Banester (dau of _ Banester of Althamsherbourn, she m2. Thomas Sherborne)
  (A) Isabell Massey
  p. _ Craven
(B)+ other issue - Thomas, Robert, Nicholas, Jane
  partner unknown
  (F) Richard Massey of Aldford (a 1566)
  m. Margery Robinson
  (i) Richard Massey of Aldford
  m. Alice Ravenscroft (dau of Thomas Ravenscroft of Bretton)
  (a) Elizabeth Massey
  m1. Peter Dutton of Dutton (eldest son of John of Dutton)
  m2. Alexander Moleneux of Walton
  (ii) Katherine Massey probably of this generation
  m. William Burde, Mayor of Chester (a 1580)
  m2. Anne Hocknell (dau of William Hocknell of Preston)

Main source(s):
(1) For Massy of Timperley : Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, 'Massy of Timperley')
(2) For Massy of Sale : Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, 'Massy of Sale)', Visitation (Cheshire, 1613+1663, 'Massey of Sale')
(3) For Massy of Grafton : Visitation (Cheshire, 1580, 'Massy of Grafton'), Visitation (Cheshire, 1613, 'Massey of Grafton and Chester ')
(4) For Massey of Aldford : Visitation (Cheshire, 1580+1613, 'Massy of Aldford')
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