'Molyneux06'
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Families covered: Molyneux of Melling (Molyneis of Mellynge), Molyneux of The Wood, Molyneux of Thoreton (Molyneis of Thorneton)
| Robert Molyneux (a 1238) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of Thorneton (a 1268) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of Thorneton (a 1288, d c1290) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery? | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of Thornton (a 1288, d c1336) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Bykerscathe (dau of Symonde Bykerscathe of Lancashire) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of Thornton (dsp) mentioned by VCH (Lancashire, vol 3, 'Townships: Thornton') | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Symond Molyneux (Molyneis) of Thornton (a 1342) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Johan Dychefeilde (dau of John Dychefeilde of Lancashire) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of Thornton (a 1368) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Norrys (dau of Robert Norrys of Lancashire) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of (Hall of the Wood in) Mellynge, Lancashire (a 1404) | ||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Molyneux (Molyneis) of Mellynge (a 1428) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Blundell (dau of Henry Blundell of Crosbie) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of Mellynge (a 1453) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Johane (Jane) Banester (dau of Gilbert Banester of Lancashire) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Molyneux (Molyneis) of Mellynge (a 1485) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Lathom (dau of Robert Lathom of Parbalde) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of Mellynge (d 05.07.1541) - continued below | ||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Pemerton (dau/coheir of George Pemerton of Tunsted in Pemerton) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B))+ | other ossie - William, Henry, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
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| Robert Molyneux (Molyneis) of Mellynge (d 05.07.1541) - continued above | |||||||||||||||
| m. Helen Pemerton (dau/coheir of George Pemerton (Pemberton) of Tunsted in Pemerton) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Molyneux (Molyneis) of Mellynge (b 1517-8, d 21.07.1582) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Alice Ashton (dau of Thomas Ashton of Crosseton) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Edmond Molyneux of (The Wood in) Melling (b c1552, d 13.07.1605, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| (1) Flower ends with naming this generation. Dugdale starts with the following Robert (d c1643). VCH (Lancashire, vol 3, 'Townships: Melling') confirms that Robert was Edmond's son. (2) This may have been the Molyneux of the Wood who married ... |
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| m. Margaret Norres (dau of Sir William Norres of Speke) possibly wife of Edmond, possibly mother of .. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Molyneux of Melling (d Newbury 20.09.1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Cecily Pooley (dau/heir of John Pooley of Melling) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Ellen Westbye (dau of John Westbye of Moulbrock (aka Mowbeck)) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Robert Molyneux of (The Wood in) Melling (d (Newbury?) c10.1644) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Harington (dau of John Harington of Highton-Hey) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Robert Molyneux of Melling (b c1639, a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Lathom (dau/heir of William Lathom of Mossborough) | |||||||||||||||
| Dugdale ends with the above. VCH (Lancashire, vol 3, 'Townships: Melling') provides the following. | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Robert Molyneux (dsp by 1728) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | William Molyneux 'of Mosborough' (d 1744) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Gorsuch (bur 20.10.1750, dau of James Gorsuch) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Frances Molyneux (d 18.12.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1753) Sir Edward Blount of Sodington, Bart | |||||||||||||||
| (2)+ | other issue (d unm) - Margaret, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Margery Molyneux | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Billing of Billing (b 1613, d 1670) | |||||||||||||||
| c. | Bridget Molyneux | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Nelson of Lancashire | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Margaret Molyneux | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Lydyat of Lydyat | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue - John (a 10.1644), Edmund (had issue), Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Ellen Molyneux possibly the Ellen (bur 01.03.1666) who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1611) Thomas Hesketh of North Meols & Pilling (bur 13.03.1665) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Anne Molyneux (a 1652) probably of ths generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Fazakerley of Fazakerley (d 05.04.1643) | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue - Richard (dvpsp?), Margaret, Anne, Dorothy, Emme | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Margaret Ashall or Ashaw of the Hill (widow of Hugh Adlington) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Nicholas Molyneux | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Beatrix Molyneux | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Roger Hindley of Hindley | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Worceley of Worceley | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Anne Molyneux | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Blundell of the Ynce | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Flower, Lancashire, 1567, 'Molineux of Melling'), Visitation (Dugdale, Lancashire, 1664, 'Molineux of Melling') with a little input in italics from a schedule kindly provided to us by a contributor (CV, 29.04.16) which was based on those Visitations plus the above-mentioned sections within VCH and also 'Memoir of the Molineux Family' (Gisborne Molineux, 1882) & 'History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster' (Edward Baines)
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