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Families covered: Speed of London, Speed of Southampton

                               
John Speed of London (b 1542 (in Farrington, Cheshire), d 28.07.1629, antiquarian & historian)
m. (1572) Susanna Draper (dau of Thomas Draper)
1. John Speed of London (b 01.1595, d 05.1640, MD)
  m. Margaret Warner (dau of Professor Bartholomew Warner)
  A. John Speed, Mayor of Southampton (b 04.11.1628, d 21.09.1711)
m1. (1667) Elizabeth Baker (bur 27.02.1677-8, widow of Rev. William Bernard of Ash (who bur 02.04.1666))
  i. John Speed of Southampton (bpt 19.04.1671, d 28.10.1747, MD)
  m. (19.01.1701-2) Anne Cross (bpt 30.04.1680, bur 1769, dau of James Crosse of Southampton (aldermad) by Elizabeth Priaulx)
  a. John Speed of Southampton (b 09.09.1703, bur 15.03.1781, MD)
  m. Anna Maria Crosse (bur 22.09.1787, of James Crosse of Winchester by Elizabeth Traffles)
  (1) John Mylles Speed (b 14.07.1746, dsp bur 14.10.1792, Rector of Ashley)
  m. (12.09.1782) Harriot Davies (b c1753, dsp 27.11.1843, dau of Rev. Owen Davies of Exton, m2. Sir John Silvester, Bart)
  (2) Elizabeth Speed (b 28.12.1754, d 31.07.1836)
  m. George Waring (b c1752, d 01.10.1828, surgeon)
  (3)+ other issue - John (b 03.07.1743, bur 05.10.1743), Samuel (bur 12.10.1754), Anna Maria (b 31.03.1750, d unm bur 22.09.1787)
  b. Samuel Speed (b 14.08.1705, dsp 05.11.1775, Rector of Martyr Worthy, Master of Winchester College)
  m. Eleanor Waterman (sister of Rev. John Waterman of Sidmanton, widow of William Standen of Arborfield)
  c. Richard Speed of London (b 28.12.1711, d 10.06.1784, 3rd son of this marriage)
m. (12.11.1740) Sarah Brown (dau of John Brown, sister of John of London (chemist))
  (1)+ issue - John (b 03.09.1741, d infant), Richard (b 12.08.1742, d young), Thomas (b 27.01.1743), Samuel (b 07.07.1745, d infant)
  d.+ other issue - James (bpt 13.07.1704, d infant), Robert (b 25.07.1709, d 04.1784, Vicar of Hornchurch), William (b 20.12.1712, d unm 18.04.1774), Thomas (b 17.09.1717, d unm 1743-4), Anne (b[t 06.05.1708, d infant), daughter (bpt 12.02.1710-1)
  ii. Margaret Speed (bpt 04.03.1672-3)
  m. (28.01.1691-2) Francis Mylles of Pear Tree Green
  iii. Susanna Speed (bpt 18.10.1676, bur 21.02.1684-5)
  m2. (c1682) Philadelphia Knollys (bpt 05.11.1659, bur 18.07.1725, dau of Thomas Knollys of Grove Place by Anne Duncombe)
  iv. Samuel Speed (b 25.12.1682, bur 1731, Lt. Colonel)
  m. Cardonnel Jones (dau of Richard Jones of Brentford by Mary, sister of Adam de Cardonnel)
  a. Henrietta Jane Speed (b 08.01.1727-8)
  m. (11.1761) Joseph Marie, Baron de la Perriere (son/heir of Francis Joseph, Count de Viri)
  b.+ other issue (d unm) - Adam Cardonnel (bpt 19.03.1712-3, d c1738, Captain), Samuel (bpt 06.01.1715-6, d 1747, Lt. Colonel), Richard (bpt 28.04.1718, bur 17.02.1723-4), Philadelphia (bur 24.06.1716_
  v. Richard Speed (bpt 23.09.1690, bur 06.01.1757, Vicar of Eling)
  m. (23.12.1719) Margaret Cox (d 26.07.1746)
  a. John Speed (b 29.07.1723, bur 08.03.1780, Captain)
  m. Hannah (b 11.09.1778)
  (1)+ 4 children?
  b.+ other issue - Margaret (b 22.03.1721-2, bur 07.03.1782), Anne (b 16.10.1727), Mary (b 21.07.1729), Susaannah (b 30.07.1731)
  vi. Edward Speed (bpt 03.09.1694, youngest son)
  m. _ Peak (dau of John Peak)
  a.+ issue - Edward ( bpt 27.07.1720), John (b 15.12.1723), Anne (b 01.1722), Elizabeth (b 17.08.1725), Philadelphia (b 24.04.1727)
  vii.+ other issue (d unm) - Peter (bpt 12.05.1685, bur 15.08.1685), William (bpt 06.11.1691, bur 15.11.1744)
  B. Samuel Speed (dsp 22.01.1681-2, Rector of Whitnurn then Alverstoke)
  m. _ Layfield (dau of Rev. Layfield of Cheddingfold)
2. Samuel Speed of London
  m. Joan Joyner (dau of Richard Joyner alias Lloyd of Abingdon)
  A. Samuel Speed (b 1633, d unm)
3. Nathan Speed
4. Joan Speed
  m. John Harley of London
5. Sarah Speed
  m. Edward Blackmore of London
6. Anne Speed
  m. Benjamin Wesley of London

Main source(s): MGH (NS3 vol 2 (1896), Part 1 (March 1896), 'Pedigree of Speed of Southampton', p18+) with some support from Visitation (London, 1633-4, 'Speede')
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