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Descendants of John ARCHDALE of Staffordtown
1 John ARCHDALE, b bef 1507, England, d May 1557, Staffordtown, Staffordshire, England; married bef 1577, Ann (surname unk.) 2 Richard ARCHDALE, b bef 1528, Stafford, Staffordshire, England; 1551, admitted Middle Temple, London; d 1577, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire; m bef May 1561, Mary FERNE, d aft 1609; d/o (Rafe?) FERNE and Dorothy (surname unk.) of Cuddesdon 3 Abraham ARCHDALE, b abt 1565, d 1631 Whatlie (Wheatley), Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England 3 John ARCHDALE, b abt 1572, Cuddesden, Oxfordshire, England, d s.p. 1632-4 in (possibly) Whatlie, Oxford, England 3 Cyprian ARCHDALE, b bef 1577, died s.p., probably bef 1631 3 Virgil ARCHDALE, b bef 1577, died s.p., probably bef 1631 3 Mary ARCHDALE, b abt 1564, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire ; m bef 1615, Robert MOULTON, b bef 1595 Huneyborne, Worcestershire, England 4 Ann MOULTON, bef 1616, d aft 1631; m bef 1631, Richard POWELL, d aft 1631 (of) Forest Hill, Oxfordshire, England 5 Mary POWELL, b bef 1630; m 21 May 1643, (Forest Hill?), Oxfordshire, England, John MILTON, b 1608 London, England, d aft 1650 5 Richard POWELL, b aft 1631 3 Margaret ARCHDALE, b abt 1565 Cuddesden, Oxfordshire, England, d aft 1631; m bef 1617, Unknown BENNETT, d bef 1631 4 Unknown BENNETT, m bef 1631, Thomas RICHARDSON 3 Dorothy ARCHDALE, b abt 1568 Cuddesden, Oxfordshire, England; m John STAMPE; m February 07, 1592/93 Cuddesden, Oxfordshire, England 3 Frances ARCHDALE, b abt 1569, d aft 1631; m bef 1615, Richard LOWE of London, d aft 1631 4 Richard LOWE, d aft 1631 4 Mary LOWE, d aft 1631; m bef 1631, Unknown PUDSEY 4 Elizabeth LOWE, d aft 1631 4 Ann LOWE, d aft 1631 4 Frances LOWE 3 Bridget ARCHDALE, b bef 1577; m (1) bef 1630, Unknown BLACKBOURNE by whom: 4 William BLACKBOURNE, b bef 1631 4 Richard BLACKBOURNE, b bef 1631 m (2) bef 1634 (Richard?) HARRIS 3 Barbara ARCHDALE, b 1575/6, Cuddesden, Oxfordshire, England, d aft 1631; m bef 1619, Oxfordshire, England, Joseph BARNES, d abt 1619 4 Ann BARNES, b bef 1619, d aft 1631 4 Margaret STAMPE, d aft 1631; m bef 1631, Unknown HESTER 5 John HESTER 4 Mary STAMPE, d aft 1631; m bef 1631, Unknown HALL, d aft 1631 4 Elizabeth STAMPE, d aft 1631 4 Unknown STAMPE; m bef 1630, Unknown FIELD 5 Dorothy FIELD, d aft 1631 5 Ann FIELD, d aft 1631 4 Merle STAMPE, b bef 1630, d bef 1632 4 Ursula STAMPE, b bef 1631, d aft 1631 2 Martin ARCHDALE, b bef 1558, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, d December 25, 1597, St. Margaret Pattens, London, England; m June 13, 1575, St. Olave Hart Street, London, England, Barbara SEXTON, b abt 1557, d December 1617 Hornchurch, Essex, England, d/o Thomas SEXTON, and later wife of Sir William AYLOFFE. 3 John ARCHDALE, b December 30, 1578 All Hallows Barking, London, d August 31, 1621; m (1) January 14, 1600/01 Eye, Suffolk, England, Frances HONINGS, b 1583, d January 1613/14, d/o Edward HONINGS and Ursula WINGFIELD, by whom: 4 Edward ARCHDALE, b 1604, d 1641; m abt 1629, Angel GORE, b abt 1600, d 1641, d/o Paul GORE and Isabella WICKLIFFE 5 William ARCHDALE, b bef 1641; d ; m 1677, Elizabeth MERVYN (d/o Henry MERVYN of Trillick, County Tyrone, Ireland) 6 [issue not yet entered] 4 Mary ARCHDALE, b abt 1605; m Randall ADAMS, d 1675 4 Martin ARCHDALE, b 1607, d 1638-1659 4 John ARCHDALE, b abt 1610, d abt 1674; m Elizabeth DONNELLAN, d 1700 4 Barbara ARCHDALE, b abt 1613 John ARCHDALE m (2) 1614-1620, Katherine TEMPLE,* d November 13, 1642, Dublin, Ireland, by whom: 4 Lettice ARCHDALE, b aft 1613, d October 28, 1642 Dublin, Ireland; m bef 1642, Tobias NORRIS * Katherine TEMPLE Archdale m 2nd Sir John VEEL (VELL), by whom Cary VELL and others 3 Alice ARCHDALE, b 1581, d November 1612; m Benjamin AYLOFFE, b bef 1599, d March 1661/62, s/o William AYLOFFE and Catherine STERNE (his first wife) of Hornchurch, Essex. 4 Barbara AYLOFFE, b bef 1613, died s.p. bef 1634 3 Ann ARCHDALE, b 1584, St. Olave Old Jewry, London, England 3 Martin ARCHDALE, b 1587, St. Olave Old Jewry, London, England, d aft 1631 3 Robert ARCHDALE, b 1589, St. Olave Old Jewry, London, England, 1607, Cambridge University; 1627, Rector of Tremble, Suffolk, England; d 1644 3 Samuel ARCHDALE, b 1591, St. Margaret Pattens, London, England, d June 1617, Hornchurch, Essex, England; buried St. Helen's Bishopgate, London 3 Daniel ARCHDALE, b 1593 St. Margaret Pattens, London, England; 1607, Cambridge University; 1612, Lincoln's Inn, Inns of Court, London; d 1647, Wennington, Essex; m September 30, 1618 Chigwell, Essex, England, Margaret ALGER 4 Mary ARCHDALE 3 Sarah ARCHDALE, b abt 1595 St. Margaret Pattens, London, England, d ??; m December 17, 1618, St. Helen's, Bishopgate, London, England, Richard BAKER 2 Barnard ARCHDALE, b bef 1530, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, d abt 1577, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, England; m bef 1573, Anne FERNE, d aft 1596, d/o (Rafe?) and Dorothy UNKNOWN Ferne of Cuddesdon 3 Richard ARCHDALE, b bef 1578, Cuddesdon, Oxfordshire, d 1638 High Wycombe, Bucks, England; m bef 1605, Judith THORPE, b bef 1590, d/o Richard THORPE of London and Elizabeth BROOKE 4 Elizabeth ARCHDALE, d abt 1695 Binfield, Berkshire, England m (1) September 19, 1633, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, John FLEETWOOD, d March 1638/39, s/o William FLEETWOOD, by whom: 5 John FLEETWOOD, b bef 1638 5 William FLEETWOOD, b bef 1638 5 Katherine FLEETWOOD, b bef 1638, d aft 1695; m bef 1695, Unknown FLETCHER Elizabeth m (2) Robert LEE, by whom: 5 Judith LEE; m Henry ALEXANDER, Earl of Sterling 6 Mary ALEXANDER, b bef 1695 6 William ALEXANDER, b bef 1695 6 Robert ALEXANDER, b bef 1695 6 Jane ALEXANDER, b bef 1695 6 Judy ALEXANDER, b bef 1695 4 Thomas ARCHDALE, b 1604, d abt 1676 (of) High (Chipping) Wyccombe, Buckinghamshire, England; m July 01, 1634 St. Edmond & St. Nicholas Acons, England, Mary NEVILLE, d October 14, 1663, d/o John NEVILLE 5 Judith ARCHDALE, d aft 1637; m Thomas WIDMERE 5 Thomas ARCHDALE, d 1676 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England 5 Susan ARCHDALE 5 Anne ARCHDALE, d 1682 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England 5 Elizabeth ARCHDALE, b High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England; m Unknown HAWKINS 5 John ARCHDALE, b abt 1642, d 1718; m December 1673 St. Matthews, Friday Street, London, England, Anne DOBSON, b bef 1658, d 1719 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England 6 Unknown ARCHDALE; m bef 1710, Richard ROOK 7 Thomas Archdale ROOK, b 1675 7 Mary ROOK, b bef 1714 7 John ROOK, b bef 1714 7 Elizabeth ROOK, b bef 1714 6 Thomas ARCHDALE, b aft 1673 7 Ann ARCHDALE, b bef 1714 7 Mary ARCHDALE, b bef 1714 6 Mary ARCHDALE, b aft 1673; m aft 1690, John DANSON 6 Anne ARCHDALE, b aft 1673; m bef 1714, Emmanuel LOWE 5 Mary ARCHDALE, b bef 1645, d aft 1664 (of) Westminster, England; m May 22, 1660 St. Bride's, London, England, Ferdinando GORGES, b bef 1640 (of) Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, d aft 1664 (of) Westminster, Middlesex, England, d/o John GORGES and Mary BELL 6 Thomas GORGES 6 Mary GORGES 6 Elizabeth GORGES 6 Cecilia GORGES 6 Ann GORGES 6 Ferdinando GORGES, b aft 1659, d aft 1713 4 Richard ARCHDALE, b abt 1613, d aft 1638 4 Robert ARCHDALE, b abt 1619, d aft 1641 4 Matthew ARCHDALE, b bef 1620, d January 1684/85 3 Katherine ARCHDALE, b bef 1578; m bef 1597, Edward BROWN of London 3 Alice ARCHDALE, b bef 1577; m abt 1590, Arthur ALVEY, b abt 1561 (of) Huntingdonshire, England, d aft 1644 4 Pope ALVEY, b 1592, Knotting, Bedfordshire, England, d bef 1680, m October 19, 1615 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England, Mary ARCHDALE, b bef 1618, by whom: 5 Mary ALVEY, b September 26, 1616 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 5 Ann ALVEY, b December 27, 1618 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 5 Mary ALVEY, b December 22, 1619 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 5 Yelders ALVEY, b April 26, 1621 Souldrop, Bedfordshire, England 5 Arthur ALVEY, b November 18, 1622 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 5 John ALVEY, b January 15, 1626/27 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 5 Matthew ALVEY, b September 16, 1628 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 5 Pope ALVEY, b September 09, 1631 (probably) Knotting, Bedfordshire, England; d St. Mary's Co, Maryland, m bef 1671, Ann JARBOE, d aft 1671, d/o John JARBOE and Mary TATTERSHALL and widow of John HAMMOND. 5 Joseph ALVEY, b January 03, 1633/34 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England, d 1679 St. Mary's Co, Maryland; m bef 1668, Elizabeth UNKNOWN 6 Arthur ALVEY, b abt 1665 St. Mary's Co, Maryland, d bef 1701 St. Mary's Co, Maryland; m Elizabeth BULLOCK, b bef 1687; m bef 1700, d/o John BULLOCK 7 John ALVEY, b abt 1690 Maryland, d bef 1744 St. Mary's Co, Maryland, m Mary CLARK, d/o Robert CLARK and Elizabeth MATTINGLY 6 Joseph ALVEY, b abt 1667 St. Mary's Co, Maryland, d 1729 St. Mary's Co, Maryland; m abt 1700 St. Mary's Co, Maryland, Margaret GREEN, d 1746 St. Mary's Co, Maryland, d/o Leonard GREEN and Ann CLARK 7 Arthur ALVEY 7 Leonard ALVEY, b abt 1701 St. Mary's Co, Maryland, d January 13, 1774 St. Mary's Co, Maryland; m Jane UNKNOWN 7 Joseph ALVEY, b abt 1702 St. Mary's Co, Maryland, d aft 1743 St. Mary's Co, Maryland; m (1) Ann STRATFORD, d/o Joseph STRATFORD and Elizabeth MAYNARD; M (2) BEF 1714, Elizabeth FENWICK, b bef 1701, d/o Richard FENWICK and Dorothy PLOWDER 7 Eleanor Mary ALVEY, b abt 1704 7 Margaret ALVEY, b abt 1717, d aft 1746; m abt 1742, George GREAVES, s/o John GREAVES 4 Yelder ALVEY, b February 02, 1593/94, Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 4 Arthur ALVEY, b April 08, 1597, Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 4 Joseph ALVEY, b 1600 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England 4 Agnes ALVEY, b January 27, 1603/04 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England; m Oct 1623, Knotting, Bedfordshire, England, Richard ARCHDALE, b bef 1603. 4 Barnard ALVEY, b September 29, 1605 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England, d September 08, 1638; m Judith ARCHDALE 4 Elizabeth ALVEY, b April 28, 1609 Knotting, Bedfordshire, England; m February 02, 1634/35, Knotting, Bedfordshire, England, Anthony ACKEROOD; 3 Audrey ARCHDALE, b bef 1578; m bef 1634, James POVEY, b (of) Litchfield, Southampton, Hampshire, England 4 James POVEY, b bef 1638 4 Katherine POVEY, b 1638 4 Jane POVEY, b 1638 2 Thomas ARCHDALE, Draper, b ca 1536, Stafford, Staffordshire, England; d November 1611 St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England; m (1) October 31, 1568 St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England, Mary CLIFTON, b 1545 St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England, d November 1578 St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England, d/o Richard CLIFTON and Margaret MORTON; m (2) December 29, 1583 St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England, Blith WILFRED (no issue) 3 Margaret ARCHDALE, b abt 1569 St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England, d September 1616, St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England; m December 11, 1587 St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England, John COMBE, Draper, b ca 1661, d 1610 London, England 4 Margaret COMBE, b 1588/9, London, England, d 1594/5 St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England 4 Mary COMBE, b abt 1590 St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England, d aft 1650 (of) Edmonton, Middlesex, England; m December 13, 1608 St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England, Randall MANNING, b bef 1587, s/o Randall MANNING and Katherine DERING 5 Mary MANNING, d aft 1650; m March 27, 1631, St. Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England, Edward DITCHFIELD, b bef 1607, s/o Edward DITCHFIELD 6 Thomas DITCHFIELD, b abt 1637, d 1677; m July 1663 St. Peter Le Poor, London, England, Elizabeth HORDEN, d/o John HORDEN and Mary UNKNOWN 6 Elizabeth DITCHFIELD, b bef 1659 6 John DITCHFIELD, b bef 1659 6 Mary DITCHFIELD, b bef 1659 6 Frances DITCHFIELD, b bef 1659 4 John COMBE, b 1599-1600 St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England, d bef 1603 St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England 4 John COMBE, b 1602 London, England, d April 1652 (of) Sparsholt, Berkshire, England; m Elizabeth LOVETT, b abt 1614; d aft 1656, of Oxfordshire m July 08, 1630 Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England, d/o Sir Robert LOVETT and Anne SAUNDERS 5 Elizabeth COMBE, b Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England; m November 10, 1649, Sparsholt, Berkshire, England, Arthur CREWE 6 Elizabeth CREWE, b abt 1651 Sparsholt, Berkshire, England 5 John COMBE, b Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England, d bef 1643 Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England 5 John COMBE, b Sparsholt, Berkshire, England 5 Sarah COMBE, b Sparsholt, Berkshire, England 5 Margaret COMBE, d aft 1652 5 Robert COMBE, b abt 1634 Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England 5 Anne COMBE, b abt 1639 Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England 5 Archdale COMBE, b abt 1641 Soulbury, Buckinghamshire, England, probably same who d bef 1685; m bef 1662, probably in Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia, Elizabeth UNKNOWN, b bef 1638, d aft 1675, widow of (1) Unknown UNDERWOOD; and (2) Col. William UNDERWOOD, Sr. 6 John COMBE, b aft 1661 in (probably) Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia, d 1619-1620, Richmond Co, Virginia; m bef 1694 in (probably) Richmond County, Virginia, Ann "Hannah?" MASON(?), b bef 1684, d aft 1726, in (possibly) Westmoreland Co, Virginia. 7 Elizabeth COMBE, b aft 1680 Virginia, d ????, Stafford Co, Virginia; m bef 1617, Richmond County, Virginia, William KENDALL, b bef 1696 in (probably) Richmond Co, Virginia, d aft 1740 Stafford Co, Virginia, s/o Thomas KENDALL and Martha GOFF 7 Archdale COMBE, b bef 1700, Richmond Co, Virginia, d 1735 King George Co, Virginia; m (1) 1731, (name unk.), d aft 1735 King George Co, Virginia; m (2) bef 1733, Mary UNKNOWN, b bef 1720, d aft 1757 (of) King George Co, Virginia 7 Judith COMBE, b bef 1703 Richmond Co, Virginia, d aft 1716 7 Mary COMBE, b bef 1704 Richmond Co, Virginia, d aft 1716 7 Sarah COMBE, b bef 1705 Richmond Co, Virginia, d aft 1719 7 Mason COMBE, b 1714 Richmond Co, Virginia, d 1785 Surry Co, North Carolina; m bef 1738, possibly in Stafford County, Virginia, Sarah UNKNOWN, b bef 1725 7 Amy COMBE, b Richmond Co, Virginia, d aft 1735 (possibly) King George Co, Virginia; m (1) bef 1731, (name unk.), d bef 1733 King George Co, Virginia, by whom she had two or more children (unidentified). 6 William COMBE, b aft 1663 (probably) Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia, d Richmond Co, Virginia; m bef 1717, Mary UNKNOWN 4 William COMBE, b abt 1604, St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England, d 1630 Oriel College, Oxfordshire, England 4 Archdale COMBE, b 1606, St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England, d abt 1634 Oxfordshire, England 3 John ARCHDALE, christened 2 Dec 1571, St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England; buried there 30 Oct 1578. 3 Sarah ARCHDALE, b abt 1574, St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England; died ?; m (1) 1599-1605, Unknown SMITH, by whom: 4 Mary SMITH, b 1599-1602 Sarah m (2) 1600-1606, Ady SARE-SAYER, born bef 1575, Lenham, Kent; England, d aft 1631, s/o John and Joan ADY Sare, by whom: 4 Susan (Sarah?) SARE, b 1600-1607; m November 03, 1623 St. James Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, Thomas DUTTON, b bef 1603 4 Jane SAYERS, b 1601-1608, m 4 Apr 1627, St. Benet Paul's Wharf, London, England, Henry WALLER of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England, b bef 1597 5 Daughter WALLER, born bef 1630, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 5 Jane WALLER, christened 27 Mar 1633, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire 5 Dorothy, christened 15 Feb 1634, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. 4 Thomas SAYER, b 1600-1609 4 Archdale SAYER, probably b aft 1609; m 28 Jan 1639, Faversham, Kent, Bennet HILTON, christened 1618, Faversham, d/o John and Martha COLE Hilton (not yet documented). 5 John SAYERS, b 1639-1650 3 Barbara ARCHDALE, b abt 1578, St. Antholin Budge Row, London, England; d 1650/1651, Wanlip, Leicestershire, England; m bef 1600, William PALMER, b bef 1580, Marston, Staffordshire, England, d 1636, St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England, s/o Thomas PALMER and Joan FOX of Martson, Staffordshire, England 4 John PALMER, d aft 1673; m Mary UNKNOWN, d aft 1673 4 William PALMER, b abt 1608 St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England 4 Archdale PALMER, b abt 1610 St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury, London, England, d 1673 Wanlip, Leicestershire, England; m bef 1653, Martha SMITH 5 Archdale PALMER, christened 1 Dec 1638, Wanlip, Leicestershire, England, d aft 1673 of Wanlip, Leicestershire, England; m bef 1672, Anna UNKNOWN, d aft 1673 6 Thomas PALMER, b bef 1672 5 Thomas PALMER, b bef 1653, St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, London, England, d aft 1673 of Wanlip, Leicestershire, England; m bef 1673, Mary UNKNOWN, d aft 1673 5 Barbara PALMER, b bef 1659, d aft 1673 of Wanlip, Leicestershire, England; m bef 1673, Samuel SLEIGH, b bef 1653, d aft 1673, of Wanlip, Leicestershire, England 5 Martha PALMER, d aft 1673 of Newgate Street, London, England 5 Joshua PALMER, d 1708, St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, London, England 5 Samuel PALMER, d aft 1693 of Wanlip, Leicestershire, England 5 William PALMER, b bef 1653, d abt 1693 of Wanlip, Leicestershire, England; m bef 1673, Martha HUNT, d aft 1673, d/o Unknown HUNT 6 Archdale PALMER, d aft 1693 6 Thomas PALMER, d aft 1693 6 William PALMER, d aft 1693 6 Henry PALMER, d aft 1693 6 Samuel PALMER, d aft 1693 6 Martha PALMER, b bef 1693 2 Matthew ARCHDALE, b bef 1558, Staffordshire, England, d s.p. 1599, St. Michael Paternoster Royal, London, England 2 Elizabeth ARCHDALE, b bef 1558, Staffordshire, England; d aft 1597; may have married a RIPTON, by whom: 3 Richard RIPTON, b ca 1568(?); died aft 1609 (undocumented)
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