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Families covered: Verney of Allexton, Verney of Compton Verney, Compton Lords Willoughby de Broke
[Much of this page was previously within the original Verney1, now called Verney3. It was moved here to facilitate expansion.]

                               
Sir Richard Verney of Compton Verney (b 1563, d 07.08.1630)
m. Margaret Grevillle, de jure Baroness Willoughby de Broke (b c1561, d 26.03.1631, dau of Sir Fulke Greville, de jure 5th Lord Willoughby de Broke)
1. Sir Greville Verney of Compton Verney, de jure 7th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b c1586, d 12.05.1642)
  m. (13.05.1618) Catherine Southwell (b c1593, d 13.04.1657, dau of Sir Robert Southwell of Woodrising by Elizabeth Howard)
  A. Greville Verney of Compton Verney, de jure 8th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 1619, d 09.12.1648)
  m. Elizabeth Wenman (d c02.1649, dau of Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount of Tuam)
  i. Greville Verney, de jure 9th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 26.01.1648/9, d 23.07.1668)
  m. (29.08.1667) Diana Russell (b 09.04.1652, d 13.12.1701, dau of William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford)
a. William Verney, de jure 10th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 12.06.1668, d unm 23.08.1683)
  B. Sir Richard Verney of Belton and Allexton, Sheriff of Rutland, 11th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 28.01.1621, d 18.07.1711, 3rd son)
  m1. (11.1651) Mary Pretyman (bpt 22.08.1631, bur 17.08.1663, dau of Sir John Pretyman, 1st Bart of Lodington)
  Sir Richard's claim to the barony of Willoughby de Broke was granted on 13.02.1695/6.
  i. John Verney of Allexton (b c1652, dvpsp 31.10.1707, MP)
  m. (c07.1683) Christian Breton (b c1661, dau of John Breton of Norton)
  a.+ issue (dvp) - John (b c1685, d 15.05.1700), Greville (d young)
  ii. George Verney, 12th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 10.03.1660/1, d 26.12.1728, Dean of Windsor)
  m. (02.12.1683/8) Margaret Heath (d 18.10.1729, dau of Sir John Heath of Braisted)
a. Thomas Verney (b 1691, dvp 05.05.1710, 3rd son)
  m. Eleanor Leigh (d 08.01.1756, dau of Thomas Leigh, 2nd Lord of Stoneleigh)
  (1) Eleanor Verney (b 1710, dsp 14.12.1724)
  m. (01.10.1724) George Bowes of Streatlam Castle and Gibside (b c1701, d 17.09.1760)
  b. Richard Verney, 13th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 1693, d 11.08.1752)
  m1. Penelope Packe (bpt 14.09.1699, dsp 31.08.1718, dau of Clifton Packe of Prestwold by Penelope Bate)
  m2. (before 1735) Margaret or Elizabeth Walker (b c1702, d 22.01.1767, dau of Nehemiah Walker or Williams of Newport)
  (1) George Verney (dvp infant before 1735)
c. John Verney (b c1700, d 05.08.1741, Attorney General, Master of the Rolls)
  m. Abigail Harley (dau of Edward Harley of Eywood or Eyewood)
  (1) John Verney, later Peyto-Verney, 14th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 04.08.1738, d 15.02.1816)
  John inherited Chesterton from his relative Margaret Peyto.
  m. (08.10.1761) Louisa North (b 23.03.1736/7, d 02.04.1798, dau of Francis North, 1st Earl of Guildford)
  (A) John Peyto-Verney, 15th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 28.06.1762, dsp 01.09.1820)
(B) Henry Peyto-Verney, 16th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 05.04.1773, dsp 16.12.1852, 4th son)
  m. (10.03.1829) Margaret Williams (b c1800, d 03.08.1880, dau of Sir John Williams, 1st Bart of Boddelwyddan)
  (C) Louisa Verney (b 20.06.1769, d 03.02.1835)
  m. (31.10.1793) Robert Barnard (b 1760/1, d 25.02.1834, prebendary of Winchester)
  Their son became 17th Lord Willoughby de Broke and assumed the name Verney.
(D)+ other issue - George (b 25.06.1763, d infant), Francis (b 13.05.1772, d infant), Louisa (b 25.01.1765, d infant), Sarah (b 31.05.1767, d 22.12.1767), Maria (b 24.07.1771, d young), William (b 16.09.1774, d 04.11.1783), Francis (b 22.05.1777, d 12.1778), Henrietta (b 16.06.1778, d 02.1784)
  d. Margaret Verney (d 09.10.1755)
  m. (01.01.1715-6) Anthony Duncombe of Bartford, Lord Feversham (b c1695, d 18.06.1763)
  e.+ other issue - George (b 13.10.1689, dvp 16.03.1696/7), Philip (b 1690, d young)
  iii. Mary Verney
  m. Samuel Davenport of Calveley (b 26.01.1652, bur 31.03.1695)
  iv.+ other issue - Thomas (b 1676, dvp unm), 3 sons and 1 daughter
  m2. Frances Dove (bur 17.09.1730, dau of Thomas Dove of Upton)
  ix. Richard Verney (b c1676, d unm 23.06.1698)
x. Diana Verney (d 28.09.1725)
  m. (c10.1684) Sir Charles Shuckburgh, Bart of Shuckburgh (b 1659, d 02.09.1705)
  C. Elizabeth or Margaret Verney (bpt 10.10.1622)
  m. Edward (not William) Peyto of Chesterton
  D.+ other issue - John (d 02.08.1620), George of London (b 1627-8, d unm 20.02.1649)
2. John Verney of the Middle Temple
  m. Elizabeth Berkeley of Cotheridge
  A. Richard Verney
  i. Compton Verney (dsp)
3. George Verney
  m. Triphena Sheffield (dau of Edmund Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mugrave0
4. Mary Verney (d c1662)
  m. Sir Richard Samwell of Upton & Gayton (b c1590, d 1668)
5. Anne Verney
  m. John Breton of Norton
6. Margaret Verney
  m. _ Shirley
7.+ other issue (d unm) - Richard, Elizabeth

Main source(s): BP1934 (Willoughby de Broke), Collins (1812, vol 6, Willoughby de Broke) with support from TCP (Willoughby de Broke)
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