Francis Morley (abt. 1477 - abt. 1553)

Born about 1477 in Lancashire, England

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Descendants

Died about 1553 at about age 76 in England

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Biography

Francis Morley married Margaret Beckensall. Francis had estates in Morley and Wennington. He was not known to be from Nottinghamshire.^[1][2][3]

They have three children listed:

1. Thomas Morley, heir^[1][3]
2. Nicholas Morley married Joan, daughter and co-heir of John Walleis of Glynde^[1][3]
3. Elizabeth Morley was the 2nd wife of Sir Richard Hoghton, Knt.^[1][3]

Research Notes

They did not have a daughter Euphemia Morley, her father was Morles or Morley from Nottinghamshire.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Burke, John and Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of ..., Volume 2, p. 351, Morley
2. ↑ Sussex Archaeological Collection, Morley Pedigree, p.60
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Berry, William, County Genealogies, Pedigrees of the County, p.173, 174, Pedigree p.173, 174
4. ↑ Lords Morley, DNA, paragraph about Euphemia is at bottom of page. http://morleydna.com/family/13/Lords-Morley
5. ↑ The Visitations of Hertfordshire, p. 3, pedigree

• Archaeologia Cambrensis, p. 104, Morley/Southworth
• Parish of Blackburn, County of Lancaster, p. 747, Morley
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