Adlard Welby (1507 - abt. 1571)

Born 1507 in Gedney, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1571 at about age 64 in England

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Biography

Adlard Welby of Gedney / Goxhill (bur. 16 Jun 1571 Gedney, Lincs),^[1][2] is the son of Richard Welby of Gedney (d. 1527) and Joan (or Anne) Thimbley (d. 1532).

Marriage

Adlard married twice.

Hall

His first wife was Ellen Hall. Her parents are unknown.

children

She is the mother of:

• Henry "the hermit of Grub Street" of Gox (b. 1552 - d. 29 Oct 1636, age 84; bur. Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London),^[3]

m. Alice, dau. of Thomas White of Tuxford, co. Notts.

• Adlard of Woodhead in Casterton, co. Rutland (living 1618)

m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas White of Tuxford, co. Notts.

• Ellen

m. (1570) John Callow of Holbeach.

• Mary (bur. 13 Feb 1588/9 Tydd St. Mary).

m. (09 Sep 1569 Gedney) Henry Adams of Tydd St. Mary (living 22 Nov 1589), son of William Adams of Tydd St. Mary & Mary, dau. of Henry Topp (Toft) of Tydd St. Mary.^[4]

• Jane (d. 02 Sep 1574)

m. Thomas Ogle of Pinchbeck (b. 1526 - d. 03 May 1574), son of Richard Ogle and Beatrix Cooke.

• Ann

m. Mr. ____ Smith of Hadleigh, co. Suffolk.

ap Rhese

He remarried to Cassandra ferch William [ap Rhese] (b. c. 1530 - d. 1590, age 60), as her third husband.

John Roberts, esq. of Northants was her first husband. Peter Ashton of Chaterton, Lancs. was the second.

children

Adlard and Cassandra the parents of:

• Sir William, K.B. (bur. 31 Dec 1629 Gedney, Lincs), sheriff in 1607.^[5]

m.1 Frances, dau. of John Man of Bolingbroke, Lincs.

m.2 (1594) Susan FitzWilliam (d. 1606? or aft. 1609) , dau. of William FitzWilliam of Mablethorpe.

• Robert (dsp. France; will proved 1596), unmarried.
• Richard (bp. 1563 Gedney - d. 1634).^[5]

m. Susan, dau. of Sir William Rowe, sheriff of London in 1583 & mayor of London in 1592.^[6]

• John (bp. 1570 Gedney; living 20 Oct 1630).^[5]

m. Elizabeth, d. & h. of Thomas Welby of Moulton.

• Susan (bp. 24 Jun 1567; living 20 Oct 1630).^[5]

m. John Blewet of Harlaxton, Lincs. (living 20 Oct 1630).^[5]

Residence

• 1559: of Goxhill.
• 1564: purchased Gedney manor.

Occupation

• 1571: High Sheriff of Lincs.^[7]

Will

• Proved: 1571.^[2]

Sources

• Betham, W. (1805). The Baronetage of England, 5, pp. 19. Google Books.^[1]
• Welby of Gedney, Moulten and Stirwould, MS C 23 Heralds' College, pp. 1317. Google Books.^[2]
• Visitation of Lincolnshire Page 29: Carr

Notes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} bur. 16 Jun 1571 Gedney, (Betham, 1805, p. 19.[1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} d. 1568; will proved 1571.[2]
3. ↑ d. 29 Oct 1636; bur. Church of St. Giles, Cripplegate, (Williams, 1884, p. 155).[3]
4. ↑ Maddison, A.R. (1902). "Adams of Tydd St. Mary MS C 23 Heralds' College," in Lincolnshire Pedigrees I. Publications of the Harleian Society, L, pp. 1 - 2. Google Books.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} "Dame Skipwith of Cotes, co. Leic, widow, will dated 20 Oct. 1659," in Virginia Gleanings in England. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 29(4), pp. 431-6. Google Books. (mirror @ JSTOR).
6. ↑ Wikipedia: William Rowe (Lord Mayor of London)
7. ↑ prob. sheriff of co. Lincs. on 02 Oct 1563.[4]

See Also...

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