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Families covered: Pochin of Barkby, Pochin of Wigston

                               
Richard Pochin of Barkby, Leicestershire
m. (by 1447) Alice Willoughby (dau of William Willoughby of Barkby by Anna, dau of Peter Lincolne of Barkby by Anna, dau of Walter Power of Barkby)
1. John Pochin of Barkby (a 1479)
A. Thomas Pochin of Barkby (d 31.12.1523)
  m. Elizabeth Shirley (dau of Ralph Shirley)
  i. William Pochin of Barkby (b c1493)
  m. Mary (or Maud) Palmer (dau of William Palmer of Stoney Stanton)
  a. George Pochin of Barkby (bur 19.08.1597)
  m. Katherine Skeffington (bur 06.01.1595, dau of Thomas Skeffington of Skeffington)
  (1) Mathew Pochin of Barkby (bur 02.07.1639, 2nd son)
  m. Katherine Blewitt or Blewett
  (A) George Pochin of Barkby (bpt 20.02.1592)
  Nichols shows George's children as by his 2nd wife, Hester Arthington. Provisionally we follow BLG1952 in showing them as by his 1st wife ...
m1. Elizabeth Dove (d 07.08.1652, dau of Thomas Dove, Bishop of Peterborough)
  (i) Thomas Pochin of Barkby, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b 1618)
  m1. Bethia Winehope (dau of John Winehope (Wincope) of Moreton)
(a) George Pochin of Sileby (b c1644, dsp 18.08.1707)
  m. Mary Packe (b 1645-6, d 21.09.1706, dau of Christopher Packe of Cotes, Lord Mayor of London)
  (b) Thomas Pochin of Barkby, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b c1651, d 23.11.1732)
  m. (19.10.1676) Mary Hussey (b 1652-3, d 01.08.1697, dau of Sir Charles Hussey, 1st Bart of Caythorpe)
((1)) Thomas Pochin of Barkby, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b 15.04.1685, d 30.08.1751)
  m1. Charlotte Hussey (b c1684, d 02.12.1726, dau of Sir Edward Hussey, Bart of Caythorpe)
  ((A)) Thomas Pochin (b 01.06.1718, d 02.12.1726)
  ((B)) Sarah Pochin (b 15.02.1715, dsp)
  m. (19.10.1751) Rev. George Pochin of Morcott (cousin) @@ below
  ((C)) Charlotte Pochin (b 27.03.1717, d 23.04.1772)
  m. (29.09.1750) Charles James Packe of Prestwold Hall (d 20.10.1816)
  m2. Mary Trollope (d 07.05.1732, dau/heir of Thomas Trollope of Bourne by Mary, sister of William, Lord Craven)
  ((D)) William Pochin of Barkby, Sheriff of Leicestershire (b 07.04.1731, d unm 10.09.1798)
  ((E)) George Pochin of Bourne (b 28.04.1732, d 13.05.1798)
  m.. Eleanor Frances Dixie (dau of Sir Wolstan Dixie)
  ((F)) Mary Pochin (b 23.02.1729-30, a 1798, d unm?)
  ((2)) George Pochin of Hammersmith (b 28.04.1686, d 26.11.1756)
  m. Frances Hodgkins (dau/heir of William Hodgkins of Seale)
  ((A)) Thomas Pochin of Loughborough (b 01.01.1713, d 06.08.1781, MD)
m. (1741) Prudence Jenkinson (d 178*, dau of Rev. Paul Jenkinson of Weston, relict of Sir Jonathan Jenkinson of Walton, Bart (??))
  ((i)) Thomas Pochin (d 1789)
  m. Elizabeth Bird (dau of Joseph Bird of West Leake)
  ((a)) Charles Pochin of Barkby, Sheriff of Leicestershire (dsp 1817)
  m. Anne Jane Winstanley (d 1847, dau of Clement Winstanley of Braunston)
  ((b)) George Pochin of Barkby, Sheriff of Leicestershire (d 29.12.1831) had issue
  m. (06.03.1811) Elizabeth Norman (d 03.12.1861, dau of Richard Norman of Melton Mowbray)
  ((c)) Frances Pochin
  ((ii)) daughter
  m. Thomas Clarke
  ((B)) George Pochin (dsp 31.03.1788, rector of Morcott)
  m. (19.10.1751) Sarah Pochin (cousin) @@ above
  ((C)) William Pochin (b 04.07.1719, d 25.12.1794)
  BLG1952 shows William (d 1794) father of William (m. Elizabeth Speed). Provisionally, we follow Nichols who shows that it was this William who married ...
  m1. Elizabeth Speed (b c1717, d 13.11.1780, dau of Philip Speed of London, widow of Daniel Pogson)
  ((i)) William Pochin (a 1798, rector of Morcott)
  ((a)) William Pochin (rector of Little Cound)
m. (1804) Mary Greene (dau of Edward Greene)
  ((b))+ other issue
  ((ii)) Frances Pochin (b 20.03.1746-7)
  m. (07.06.1786) John Askew (rector of North Cadbury)
  ((iii)) Elizabeth Pochin (b 16.02.1753)
m. John Thorpe of Loughborough (surgeon)
  m2. ?? (a 1798, widow of _ Preston of Loughborough)
  ((3)) Elizabeth Pochin (b 19.09.1677)
  m. Lawrence Bourne of Marsh Green (bpt 1677, d 1749)
  ((4)) Bethia Pochin (b 15.10.1679)
  m. Samuel Shirwin (vicar of Sileby)
  ((5)) Jane Pochin (b 21.02.1680)
  m. Robert Finlay of Dublin
  ((6)) Mary Pochin (b 16.11.1691, bur 09.11.1729)
  m. (22.01.1716) Thomas Woodcock of Keyham (Keame)
  ((7))+ other issue (d unm) - Charles (b 12.03.1690, d infant), Anne (b 17.03.1681, d 17.03.1744-5), Charlotte (b 26.03.1685, d 26.05.1760), Leventhorpe (b c1693, d 12.02.1714-5)
  (c) Elizabeth Pochin
m. William Smith of London
  (d) Leventhorpe Pochin (bpt 27.08.1642)
  m. William Trollope of Turlby
  (e)+ other issue - John (d young), Joseph (b c1667, a 1681 in Jamaica), Abigail, Catharine
  m2. Barbara Dixie (d 05.09.1667, dau of Sir Wolstan Dixie of Market Bosworth, Bart, relict of Richard Piot of Streety)
  (i) Elizabeth Pochin (bpt 27.08.1642) reputedly of this generation, of this marriage
  m. Thomas Woodcock of Keame (b 1663, bur 1734)
  (ii) George Pochin of London (bpt 14.11.1634, 5th son)
  m1. Abigail Smth (d c1667, dau of John Smith of London)
  (a)+ issue (a 1687) - George (b c1667), Abigail
  m2 Mary Fryer (dau of Robert Fryer of Wigston)
  (a) other issue (a 1687) - John (b c1671), Robert (b c1674), Mary (b c1676)
  (iii) John Pochin of Wigston (bpt 08.04.1636, bur 25.07.1711)
  m. (25.05.1663) Jane Fryer (bpt 24.10.1641, bur 27.01.1696, dau of Robert Fryer)
  (a) John Pochin of Wigston (bpt 17.11.1688, bur 27.09.1731, eldest surviving son)
  m. (18.10.1701) Mary Bruin (bur 04.01.1745, dau of Richard Bruin of Wigston)
  ((1)) Richard Pochin of Gilmorton (bpt 15.06.1714, 3rd son)
  m. (10.07.1739) Jane Warden of Gilmorton
  ((A)) John Pochin of Great Wigston (bpt 11.02.1740, d 1823)
m. (11.02.1769) Mary Branson (bur 17.05.1775)
  ((i)) John Pochin of Wigston (bpt 29.04.1770, d 01.01.1841)
  m. (20.11.1792) Mary Davenport (b 24.08.1769, d 15.04.1847, dau of John Davenport of Wigston)
  ((a)) William Pochin of Wigston (b 28.09.1794, d 02.05.1850, 2nd son) had issue
  m(2). (23.06.1823) Elizabeth Hurst of Leicester (d 22.06.1866)
  (b)+ other issue (a 1682) - George (b c1665), John (b c1669), Robert (b c1673), Jane (b c1671), Elizabeth (b c1676)
  (g)+ other issue (d young) - George, "several others"
  (iv) Margaret Pochin (bpt 01.03.1632)
  m. Ralph Tunstall of Caythorpe
  (v) Pascha Pochin probably of this generation, presumed of this marriage, same person as Dove?
  m. Patrick Johnson of Kilbourn (a 1624)
  (vi)+ other issue - Matthew (bpt 04.09.1625, dsp 1646), George (bpt 20.07.1628), Francis (bpt 20.08.1632), Dove (bpt 02.09.1615), Catharine (bpt 04.04.1622), Elizabeth (bpt 21.03.1630)
  m2. Hester Arthington of Arthington
  (B) Francis Pochin (bpt 30.06.1597, 3rd son)
  m. _ Boter
  (i) William Pochin in Ireland
  (C) Robert Pochin (bpt 29.04.1601)
  (i)+ issue (dsp) - Francis, Thomas, Robert
  (D) Alice Pochin (bpt 29.03.1599)
  m. _ Pitman of London
  (E) Dorothy Pochin (bpt 20.03.1600)
  m. _ Gossage of London
  (F)+ other issue (a 1619) - John (bpt 20.04.1596), Mathew (bpt 29.09.1594 (or b c1607)), Katherine (bpt 10.1603), Grace (bpt 01.11.1606), Pasca or Rose, Maria, Margaret
  (2) Dorothy Pochin
  m. William Cogan of Isle of Axholme
  (3) Ellina Pochin
  m. (02.11.1592) Richard Harrington of Bagworth
  (4) Katherine Pochin
  m. _ Blewett
  (5) Maria Pochin
  m. Robert Moore or More of Knighton
  (6)+ other issue - William, Thomas (priest)
  b. William Pochin
  m. Alice Brokesby (dau of Edward Brokesby of Shouldby)
  (1)+ issue (dsp) - Edward, George, Valentine
  c. Barbara Pochin
  m. Richard Chambers of Gatisby (Gaddesby) (d 1558)
  (1)+ issue - William (d 1564), John (b c1549, a 1575), Mary, Elizabeth

Main source(s): BLG1952 ('Pochin of Barkby Hall'), 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 3, part 1, 1800, 'Pedigree of Pochin of Barkby', p51+), with input/support from BLG1952 ('Pochin of The Willowsic'), Visitation (Leicestershire, 1619, 'Pochin')
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