'Topham1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Topham (Tophan) of Agglethorpe (Aglethorpe)

                               
(1) Clay identifies the arms of the following family as "Argen, a chevron Gules, between three cranes' heads erased Sable". The Harleian Soc. identifies the birds in the arms as herons rather than cranes.
(2) For several eneration, Clay spells the family name as 'Tophan' but we keep to 'Topham'. Clay spells the property as 'Aglethorpe' but the Harleian Soc. spell it as 'Agglethorpe'. The latter appears to be what is used nowadays.
Edward Topham of Aglethorpe in Coverham, Yorkshire
m. Margery
1. Edward Topham of Agglethorpe (a 1590 , d c1628)
  m. Anne Scroope (dau of John Scroope of Danby)
  A. Francis Topham of Agglethorpe (d c1644)
  m. Mary Payler (dau of Sir Edward Payler of Thoraby, Bart)
  i. Edward Topham 'of Caverham' (dsp 1651)
  m. Mary Middleton (dau of Sir Peter Middleton of Stockheld, m2. Thomas Thornton of Olsted)
  ii. Francis Topham of Agglethorpe (b c1631, d c05.1669)
m. Clara Robinson (dau of Lionell Robinson of Cowton Grange, sister of Richard of Scorton, m2. Sir Christopher Phillipson of Crocke)
  a. Lionell Topham of Agglethorpe (b 1656)
  m. Jane Jackson (a 1690, dau/coheir of Robert Jackson of Kendal by dau of Thomas Sands of Kendal)
  (1) Francis Topham of Agglethorpe (dsp young?)
  (2) Dinah Topham (d 02.02.1741)
  m. (05.06.1715) Sir Thomas Frankland pf Thirkelby, 3rd Brt (d 17.04.1747)
(3)+ other issue - Lionel (dsp), Robert (dsp), Jane (dsp), Clare
  a. Edward Topham (a 1665)
  (1) Francis Topham (judge at York)
  m. Charlotte Oswald
  (A) Edward Topham (b 1751, d 27.05.1820)
  (B) Charlotte Topham (b c1741, d 09.09.1767)
  m. (09.05.1762) Sir Griffith Boynton of Boynton, 6th Bart (m2. Mary Hebblethwaite)
  (C) Elizabeth Topham (d 1822)
  m. Rev. Richard Roe Walton of Marsden & Altham
  a. daughter
  m. William Coates
a.+ other issue (a 04.1669) - Francis, John (bpt 04.04.1667), Richard (bpt 28.07.1668)
  iii. Anne Topham
  m. Constable Bradshaw of Upsall
  iv.+ other issue - Margaret (bur 20.01.1643-4), Elizabeth (bur 24.01.1643-4)
  B. Margery Topham
  m. Christopher Croft of Coverham
  C. Elizabeth Topham
  m. George Hemsworth of Roche
  D.+ other issue (d unm) - Henry (d Marston Moore 1644), Anne, Petronell
2. Henry Topham (a 1582, of Gray's Inn)
  m. Elizabeth Darley (dau of John Darley of Kilnhurst)

Main source(s): Visitation (Yorkshire, Dugdale (edited by J.W. Clay, 1917), vol 3, 'Tophan (Topham) of Aglethorpe'), Visitation ('Yorkshire Pedigrees' (Harleian Soc. vol XCII), vol 3, 'Topham, of Agglethorpe, near Coverham, N. Riding, Yorks.')
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