'Morewood1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Morewood of Alfreton, Morewood in Dronfield, Morewood of Norton, Morewood of The Oaks

                               
John Morewood of The Oaks in Bradfield, Yorkshire (a 1572)
1. Rowland Morewood of The Oaks (bur 01.07.1619)
  m. Catherine Stafford (bur 16.07.1595, dau/coheir of Humphrey Stafford of Eyam by Ann (sb Lucy?), dau of Edward Eyre of Holmehall)
  A. John Morewood of The Oaks (d 23.11.1647-8)
  m. Grace Hurst (d 13.07.1647, dau of _ Hurst of Huddersfield)
  i. Rowland Morewood of The Oaks & Norton (Derbyshire) (b 05.1613, d 1658)
  m. (28.06.1641) Mary Gill (bpt 14.04.1619, d 25.0.1652, dau of Leonard Gill of Norton by Elizabeth, sister of Robert Saunderson, Bishop of Lincoln)
  a. John Morewood of Alfreton, Sheriff of Derbyshire (bpt 05.05.1642, d 02.02.1680)
  m1. (03.02.1667-8) Elizabeth Gill (bpt 23.08.1646, dau of Edward Gill of Carhouse)
  (1) Mary Morewood (bpt 26.07.1671, bur 15.11.1672)
  m2. Barbara Palmer (dau of Archdale Palmer of Wanlip, relict of Samuel Sleigh)
(2) Rowland Morewood of Alfreton, Sheriff of Derbyshire (a 1707)
  m. Elizabeth Wigley (dau of Thomas Wigley of Mansfield)
  (A) John Morewood of Alfreton (d unm 1758)
  (B) George Morewood of Alfreton, Sheriff of Derbyshire (b 1720, d 01.1792)
  m. Helen Goodwin (d 1824, dau of Richard Goodwin of Ashburn, m2. Rev. Henry Case (later Morewood) of Ladbroke)
  Alfreton passed through Anne, sister of Helen Goodwin and wife of Charles Palmer of Ladbroke, into the Palmer family.
  (i) child (d infant)
(C) Thomas Morewood (d unm)
  (3) Martha Morewood (a 1708)
  m. (sp) (Anthony) Bradshaw (son of Samuel of Holbrook)
  (4) Mary Morewood (a 1708, d unm)
  b. Samuel Morewood of The Oaks (bpt 02.04.1648, bur 15.05.1715)
  m. (13.07.1675) Elizabeth Greaves (bur 02.07.1727, dau of John Greaves of Hallfield)
  (1) John Morewood of The Oaks (b 07.03.1689, d 07.03.1771)
  m1. (08.02.1715-6) Martha Kenyon (bur 06.05.1743, dau of Edward Kenyon of Haldworth Bank)
  (A) Martha Morewood (bpt 30.01.1722)
  m. _ Gregory in Sheffield (fishmonger)
  (B) Sarah Morewood (bpt 29.07.1732)
  m. Robert Wylde of Wickersley
  (C) Mary Morewood (bpt 01.01.1737)
  m. George Hall of Dungworth
  (i)+ issue - Samuel Morewood (bpt 18.09.1774), Rowland Morewood (bpt 02.02.1778), John Morewood (bpt 19.09.1778)
  (D)+ other issue - John (bpt 04.07.1716, bur 20.10.1723), Samuel of Dungworth (b 07.04.1725, d unm), Rowland (bpt 22.205.1729, d unm?), Edward (bpt 29.12.1734, d young)
  m2. (1744) Martha Hancock (bur 28.07.1764, dau of Edmund Hancock)
  (H)+ issue - John (bpt 06.08.1747, bur 16.11.1752), Gilbert (bpt 19.10.1752), Anne (bpt 04.01.1749), Elizabeth (bpt 11.12.1749), Hannah (bpt 21.09.1745), Ann (bpt 01.12.1748)
  (2) Elizabeth Morewood (bpt 22.02.1678)
m. George Staniland of Worsboro
  (3) Sarah Morewood (bpt 17.03.1681, d 07.10.1722)
  m. (20.08.1721) Gervas Seaton of Pontefract
(4) Hannah Morewood (bpt 16.11.1682, d 22.09.1740)
  m. Jonathan Seaton of Ackworth
  (5) Martha Morewood (b 28.04.1687, d 16.04.1770)
  m. (09.09.1719) William Scriven of The Hardings in Norton
  (6) Maria Morewood (b 03.10.1690)
  m. (11.1715) Joseph Steer of Sheffield
(7)+ other issue - Mary (bpt 10.08.1676, bur 05.03.1686), Anne (bpt 07.01.1680)
  c. Joseph Morewood of Hemsworth in Norton (bpt 25.09.1649, d 28.03.1714)
  m. Ann Thornton of Nottinghamshire
  d.+ other issue (d young) - Leonard, Gilbert
  ii. Andrew Morewood of The Hallows in Dronfield (bpt 15.08.1623, d 17.10.1700, 5th son)
  m. (23.02.1654-5) Mary Spencer (d 30.04.1682, dau of William Spencer of Attercliffe)
  a. Sarah Morewood (bpt 30.05.1658)
  m. (13.05.1680) John Cart(e) of Manchester
  b. Hephzibah Morewood (bpt 02.10.1659, bur 11.07.1707)
  m. (1678) Robert Wood of Monk Bretton
  c. Elizabeth Morewood (bpt 09.12.1660, d 02.01.1734-5)
  m. (10.05.1680-1) John Oldfield of Manchester
  d. Hannah Morewood (b 03.1662)
  m. (24.12.1691) John Latham of Ounston
  e. Ruth Morewood (bpt 01.07.1655, bur 23.06.1686)
  f. Beathea Morewood (bpt 27.11.1667)
  m. Edward Greenwood of Lees Hall (bur 12.06.1733)
  iii. Francis Morewood in Selby (d 12.162)
a.+ issue - Francis, Joseph, Benjamin
  iv. Gilbert Morewood of Dronfield (bpt 06.08.1628, bur 26.02.1665-6)
  m. (04.08.1658) Martha Saunderson (dau of Nicholas Saunderson of Sheffield, m2. Capt. Gabriel Wayne of Dronfield)
  a.+ issue - Joseph (bpt 28.02.1665, bur 13.08.1665), John (b c1663, bur 01.01.1678), Mary (bpt 12.02.1660, bur 13.04.1661)
  v. Anne Morewood (b 06.07.1615, d 04.1690)
  m1. (08.09.1636) William Fox of Smallfield
  m2. Henry Balguy of Hope
  vi. Grace Morewood (b 12.1616, d 10.1687)
  m. (19.06.1639) James Pickford
  vii. Susan Morewood (bpt 31.10.1619, d 03.1688)
  m. (12.12.1649) Thomas Jackson
  viii. Elizabeth Morewood (bpt 11.09.1624)
  m. (15.04.1647) James Stopford of Macclesfield (son of Elizabeth Worral)
  ix. Mary Morewood (bpt 19.04.1627, d 09.1689)
  m. William Smyth
  x. Sarah Morewood (bpt 27.02.1631)
m. _ Hillary
  xi. Priscilla Morewood (bpt 01.08.1633, d 08.1656)
  m. _ Wyvil
  xii.+ other issue - John in London (b 07.1614, dsp 12.1646), Anthony (bpt 17.12.1620, d 1651 in Barbadoes), William (bpt 05.05.1622, bur 24.05.1622), Benjamin in London (bpt 28.09.1629, d 12.1657), Joseph (bpt 23.05.1632, d 01.1688)
  B. Gilbert Morewood 'of Seale and/or London and/or Netherscale' (bpt 21.12.1586, d after 11.05.1650)
  m. Frances (widow of _ Salmon)
  i. Barbara Morewood (dvp)
  m. Sir Thomas Rich of Sunning, Bart
  ii. Grace Morewood
  m. Simon Bennet of Beckhampton
  iii. Frances Morewood (bpt 16.03.1630/1, d 30.06.1711)
  m. Sir Thomas Gresley, Bart of Drakelow
  C. Andrew Morewood (bpt 13.07.1595, a 1647)
  m. Sarah
i. Elizabeth Morewood
  D. Anthony Morewood of Hemsworth (in Norton, Derbyshire) & Alfreton (Derbyshire) (d 29.06.1636)
  m. Frances Redhill (d 29.08.1636)
  i. Rowland Morewood of Alfreton (bpt 16.07.1615, d unm 25.04.1647, Colonel)
  ii. Anthony Morewood of Alfreton & Hasleborough, Sheriff of Derbyshire (bpt 16.07.1615, a 041651)
  m. Mary Bretridge (dau of Roger Bretridge) identified in Visitation (Derbyshire, 1662, Morewood of Hallowes)
  a. Ann Morewood (dsps)
  m. (before 1667) Alexander Stanhope (son of the Earl of Chesterfield)
  b. Elizabeth Morewood (bur 25.06.1673)
m. (c1670) Henry Goring of Lyden
  c.+ other issue - Frances, daughter
  E. Gertrude Morewood
  m. (12.01.1601) Jeffery Roberts
  i. Francis Roberts
  ii. Elizabeth Roberts
  m. _ Parker
  F. Anne Morewood (bpt 30.11.1578, bur 16.08.1609)
  m. (01.07.1607) James Bullock of Greenhill
  G. Alice Morewood (bpt 03.04.1584)
  m. (20.02.1609) John Bamford of Pule Hill
  H. Elizabeth Morewood (bpt 03.03.1587)
  m1. Ralph Greaves
  m2. John Bullock of Greenhill
  I. Faith Morewood (bpt 22.08.1585)
m. Reginald Eyre of Maltby
  i. Reginald Eyre
  ii. Elizabeth Eyre
  m. Thomas Newbold
  J.+ other issue - Francis, Rowland of Castleton, Humphry (bpt 15.02.1580), Mary (bpt 03.06.1582), Joan (bur 13.08.1589), Ellen (bpt 08.05.1581, bur 14.08.1581)
2. Andrew Morewood
  A. Rowland Morewood
3. daughter
  m. Richard Goodwin
4. daughter
  m. Rowland Swan
5. Beattrice Morewood possibly of this generation
  m. Ralph Greaves of Morewood & Hopwood House (a 1608)

Main source(s): FMG (vol 3, MS464, 'Morewood', p1062+)
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