Lucas Research

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Profiles of interest include,

• William Jephson (abt.1527-aft.1614)
• Mary (Dannett) Jephson (abt.1550-abt.1600)

• Henry Lucas (abt.1600-) = m. Mary Jephson = seems an errant DOB (narrative reports he is the father of Elizabeth Lucas m. Thomas Bettesworth--her DOB as 1587 ...
• Mary (Jephson) Lucas (abt.1600-abt.1660)

• Mary (Lucas) (Bettesworth) Millington (abt.1595-aft.1655)
• Elizabeth (Lucas) Bettesworth (1587-1644)

• Peter Bettesworth (1587-1634)
• Thomas Bettesworth (1587-1654)
• Richard Bettesworth (1588-)

Pedigrees

Published,

• Transactions of the Shropshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, multiple parts, series and volumes, II (3) 9 (1909):180-182 ("Pedigree of Dannett of Westhope"); digital images Hathi Trust, esp. for family of Sir John Dannett, Kt, born 1503 ... and Anne Ellenbridge ... a widow in 1556, and their daughter, Mary Dannett, m. Will. Jephson of Froyle, Hants, 1571; they have "daugher Jephson" m. Henry Lucas of Suffolk and Froyle, Hants.

Other,

• Colin Dannatt, Notts, "Early Pedigree Chart"; web content, Dannatt.eu, esp. for Sir John Danet, b. 1504 ... d. [6 April 1542], m. Anne, died 30 May 1577, dau. & heir to Thomas Elmbridge, and their children as Leonard Danet, John Danett, Gerard Danet, Jane Danet, Thomas Danet, and Mary Danet, m. William Jephson of Froyle. Of Sir John's family, Dannatt writes, in part,

Mary second daughter married to William Jephson of co. Hants, and died at her house Thornfrith in the parish of Merstham, co. Surrey, on May 17 1577 and was buried on the 30th of May at Merstam. [John's daughter ...] Mary (31) married William Jephson of Froyle, Hants and had at least five children, two who were later knighted and one of these became an M.P.

Bibliography

Published,

• "Dr. Bouchier against Horngold and Others" in Joseph Phillmore, Reports of cases argued and determined in the Arches and Prerogative Courts of Canterbury, and in the High Court of Delegates ..., 2 vols. (London : Saunders and Benning, 1832-33), 1:515-525; digital images, Hathi Trust.

• Mary (Lucas) (Bettesworth) Millington left a will dated 1 May 1655, proved 21 November 1660.
• She had a father "Henry Lucas" who left will dated 22 July 1636.
• She had a brother, "John Lucas," who left will dated 20 August 1681.

• 2022. Sir William Jephson "[c1656-1615], of Feoyle, Hants," in Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, 2010; web content The History of Parliament Online, esp. for, he was 1st son of William Jephson (d. aft 1614) of Froyle and Mary, daughter of Sir John Dannett of Bruntingsthrope, Leics. (See site for references.)

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