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Families covered: Roby of Castle Donington, Roby of Ulvescroft, Ragon of East Haddon

                               
Nichols identifies the arms of the following family as "A chevron between three bucks trippant, proper".
Robert Roby of Castle Donington, Leicestershire
m. _ Ripon
1. Thomas Roby of Castle Donington (b c1578, d 18.01.1678-9)
  m1. Catharine Mitton of Melton Mowbray
  m2. Dorothy Wilmot (d 17.11.1680, dau of Edward Wilmot of Derby, sister of Robert of Chaddesdon)
  A. Robert Roby of Castle Donington (b c1660, d 11.04.1739, 3rd son)
  i. William Roby (b 1708-9, d 18.05.1756)
  m. Sarah (b c1715, d 17.03.1783)
  a. Thomas Roby of Donington, later of Ulvescroft
  m. (01.02.1759) Elizabeth Bradshaw (dau of Robert Bradshaw of Ulvescroft)
  (1) William Roby of Ulvescroft (a 1802)
  (2)+ 15 other children
  B. Catharine Roby (b c1665)
  m. Henry Pearson of Nottingham
  C.+ other issue - Wilmot (d infant), Thomas (d infant), Edward, Nicholas, Dorothy (b c1662, a 1682), Barbara (d infant), Sibilla (b c1667, a 1682), Elizabeth (b c1669, a 1682), Mary (b c1671, a 1682)

 

 

Most of the following was first shown on 03.04.08 as a section of a Temporary page, then being based on the Visitation. It was moved here after review using Baker who starts with ...
Sir John Ragon of East Haddon, Northamptonshire (d 1377)
1. Reignold (Reginald) Ragon of East Haddon & Bromham (Bedfordshire) (a 1417) the first mentioned by the Visitation
  m. Elizabeth Woodville (a 1441, sister/heir of Thomas Woodville or Widville of Grafton)
  A. Thomas Ragon of East Haddon (a 1441, dsp)
  B. John Ragon of East Haddon
i. Agnes Ragon
  m. Thomas Wylde of Bromham
  Baker shows that, apart from having Elizabeth by his first wife Agnes Ragon, Thomas also had 2 daughters by his 2nd wife, Ankaret, dau/heir of Howel ap Jevan.
  a. Elizabeth Wylde
  m1. Henry Dyve of Bromham
  The Visitation's editor added the following in a note.
  m2. William Salisbury of Horton, Northamptonshire
  (1) Mary Salisbury
  m. William, Lord Parr of Horton (d 10.09.1546)
  (2) Elizabeth Salisbury
  m. John Enderby of Stratton

Main source(s):
(1) For Roby (uploaded 25.06.23) : 'History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester' (John Nichols, vol 3, part 2, 1804, 'Pedigree of Roby of Castle Donington', p784)
(2) For Ragon (uploaded 26.12.25) : 'The History and Antiquities of the County of Northampton' (Baker, vol 1 (1822-30), 'Ragon, Wylde and Dyve of East Haddon', p163), Visitation (Bedfordshire, 1566, 'Dyve (of Bromham)')
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