'Spelman1'
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Families covered: Spelman of Congham, Spelman (Spilman) of Narborough, Spelman (Spylman) of Stow Bekerton
| John Spelman of Stow Bekerton, Norfolk (a temp Edward III who r. 1327-1377) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Henry Spelman of Stow Bekerton | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel | |||||||||||||||
| Visitation (Norfolk) starts with a Stephen Spylman, shown as father of ... | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Spelman or Spylman of Stow Bekerton (a 1432) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Katherin Steward (dau of Thomas Steward of Swaffham) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Henry Spelman or Spylman of Narburgh or Narborough ('recorder of Norwich') | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ela or Ellen Narburgh (dau of William de Narburgh or Narborow, widow of Thomas Shouldham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Spilman | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Coo (dau of Christopher Coo) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Christopher Spylman of Stow | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Ratclyffe (b 1490, d 03.11.1530, dau of Gregory Ratclyffe of Framesden (Farmesden)) | |||||||||||||||
| Visitation (Norfolk), which identifies Christopher's daughter Elizabeth as his sole heir, notes that the following Francis may have been son of Christopher's brother Francis rather than of Christopher. | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Francis Spylman of Stow | ||||||||||||||
| m. Grace Dethyke (dau of John Dethyke of Wormegey) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - Henry, Elizabeth, Martha, Alice | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Spilman | ||||||||||||||
| m1. John Jenkyn | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Edmond Dethyke (Dethick) of Wormygey | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Francis Spilman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret (probably not Mary) Hill ('sister to Lady Cheek') | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Frances Spilman | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Bullock | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Katherine Spilman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peter Davyson | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Sir John Spelman or Spylman of Narburgh or Narborough (judge, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Frowyke (dau of Henry Frowyke of Congham or Gunnersbury, son of Thomas by Jane Sturgeon) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Spelman or Spylman of Narborough or Narborow | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Blenerhassett (d 15.12.1558, dau of Sir Thomas Blenerhassett) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Spelman or Spylman of Narborough or Narborow (d 1581) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Judith Higham (dau of Sir Clement Higham) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Clement Spelman or Spilman of Narborough | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1602) Anne Carvill (dsp c1610, dau of Edmund Carvill (Kervylle)) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Ursula Willoughby (dau of Sir John Willoughby of Risley, Derbyshire) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Spelman of Narborough (b 12.09.1606, d 31.01.1662-3, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1632) Anne Heveningham (bur 12.06.1649, dau of Sir John Heveningham of Ketteringham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Mundeford Spelman of Narborough (d before 11.03.1723) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Dorothy Rushbrooke (d before 04.09.1689, dau of William Rushbrooke) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Julian Braithwaite (b c1662, d 30.10.1734, dau of William Braithwaite) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | John Spelman of Narborough (bpt 1692, d 03.12.1768) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Le Gros (b c1697, d 01.12.1781, dau of Charles Herman Le Gros) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Juliana Spelman (bpt 1696) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1723) William Allen of Lynn | |||||||||||||||
| ((C))+ | other issue - Mundeford (b 1694, d 25.03.1751, vicar of Naroborough), Henry | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Abigail Spelman (bpt 17.02.1641, bur 23.08.1721) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.04.1662) Christopher Crowe of East Bilney (d 1706) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3))+ | other issue - John, 2 other sons, Anne, Elizabeth, Mary, Katherine, 3 other daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | Clement Spelman of Narborough (b c1607, dsp 30.01.1679-80, recorder of Nottingham) | ||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Dorothy Spelman (b c1636, d 15.01.1719-20) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Robert Yallop of Bowthorpe (b 1636-7, d 07.05.1705) | |||||||||||||||
| (ii) | William Spelman (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Katherine Sanders (dau of William Sanders of Ewell) | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Francis Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Bridget Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Anthony Drewry of Besthorp (d1628) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Henry Spelman of Congham | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Anne Knevet (dau of Sir Thomas Knevet of Bokenham Castell by Muriell, Viscountess Lisle) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Frances Sanders (dau of William Sanders of Ewell) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Sir Henry Spelman of Congham (b 1562, bur 24.10.1641) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Eleanor Le Strange (d 24.07.1620, dau of John Le Strange of Sedgesford) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir John Spelman of Heydon (bpt 1594, bur 26.07.1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Towneshend (dau of Sir John Towneshend of Raynham, sister of Sir Roger, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Roger Spelman of Holme (d 27.11.1678) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Strutt (d 15.11.1678, dau of Robert Strutt of Lincoln's Inn) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | John Spelman (b c1624) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1680) Catherine Swayne (dau of Robert Swayne of Leverington) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Elizabeth Spelman (d 1719) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Swaine (d 1728) | |||||||||||||||
| ((3))+ | other issue - Horatio (dsp), Henry (dsp), Charles (dsp before 03.05.1685), Anne, Ellen (d before 23.05.1720), Dorothy | ||||||||||||||
| (b)+ | other issue - Henry (dsp), Charles (rector of Congham), Anne, Mary | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Dorothy Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ralfe Whitfield of Tenterden and Grey's Inn | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Anne Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas More of More, Shropshire | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Alice Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Smyth of London | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue - Clement (a 1634), Henry (dsp), Francis (dsp), Katherine | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Francis Spelman or Spilmans possibly the Francis (son of Sir John) who was father of Martha, possibly by ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Isley (dau of Thomas Isley of Manns in Bredgar) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Martha Spilamns (coheir) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Benson | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Erasmus Spelman of Byston or Beeston juxta Mileham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula Beynton (dau of Sir Edward Beynton of the Vyse) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - John, Henry, Thomas, Bridget, Ele, Alice, Dorothy | ||||||||||||||
| (5) | Michael Spelman of Whinborough | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1555) Margaret Duke (dau of George Duke of Brampton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Edmond Spelman or Spylman | ||||||||||||||
| (6) | Ele Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Jernegan of Somerleton | |||||||||||||||
| (7) | Bridget Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Osborne (Osbert?) Mountford of Fletewell (Feltwell) | |||||||||||||||
| (8) | Martha Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alexander Brodoke of Brodyshe | |||||||||||||||
| (9) | Alice Spelman | ||||||||||||||
| m. Francis Soame (Sone) of Wansden (Wantisden) | |||||||||||||||
| (10) | Elizabeth Spelman identified in various web sites as of this generation of this family | ||||||||||||||
| m. Edmund de Grey, younger of Merton (dvp 1548) | |||||||||||||||
| (11) | Anne Spilman probably of this family, of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Macwilliam 'of Stambourne' (d 1539) | |||||||||||||||
| (12)+ | other issue - Jeremy, William | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Elizabeth Spilman or Spelman (d 04.02.1556) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Goldingham of Belstead (b 1480, dvp 1516) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Catherine Spilman (d 18.04.1491) possibly of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m1. William Clipsbye of Clipsbye | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Edmund Paston | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, Spilman or Spelman), Visitation (London, 1663-4, Spelman) with input from Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, Spelman of Narborough), Visitation (Norfolk, 1664, Spelman of Congham and Holme)
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