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Bowyer 1: Bowyer of Denham Court, Bowyer of Knipersley Knypersley, Bowyer of Leighthorne Leythorne, Bowyer of Petworth, Bowyer of Radley, Atkins-Bowyer of Clapham
Reputedly descended from Aldred Bowyer, temp Henry I who r. 1100-1135, was ...
Hugh Bowyer of Newcastle-under-Lime a 1377
1. Thomas Bowyer a temp Richard II who r. 1377-1399
m Katherine de Knypersley, heiress of Knypersley Knipersley
A. William Bowyer of Knipersley
m Margaret Trubshawe dau of Nicholas Trubshawe
i. William Bowyer this generation not in Grazebrook's Visitation but in BP1934 b about 1370
m Elizabeth Erdiswick dau of _ Erdiswick of Sandon
a. Thomas Bowyer of Knipersley b about 1395 active 1417
m1/2. Ellen Berchles dau of Henry Berchles
m2/1. Janet Cotton dau of Thomas Cotton
1 Strangely, BP1934, which hereafter follows the Petworth branch, mentions only Richard as a child of Thomas, thereby missing the opportunity to show how the later Bowyers of Knipersley connect to this family. BEB1841 starts with William of Petworth just below other than to identify him as grandson of Thomas Bowyer of Knipersley.
2 Unsure of the order of the marriages. BP1934 mentions only Janet Cotton, identifying her as Richard's mother. Grazebrook's Visitation shows Janet as mother of all of the children.
1 John Bowyer of Knipersley b about 1440 active 1500
m Elizabeth Lewson
A William Bowyer of Knipersley b about 1480 d 1540-1
m Katherine Brereton dau of Andrew Brereton of Brereton
B Richard Bowyer, b about 1470
C Nicholas Bowyer, b about 1472
D Thomas Bowyer, b about 1474
E Alice Bowyer, b about 1476
F Isabel Bowyer b about 1478
2 Richard Bowyer of Petworth
m Jane Gunter of Racton
A William Bowyer of Petworth d 1528 - continued below
m Eliza Tredcroft dau of Robert Tredcroft of Billinghurst
3 Robert Bowyer, b about 1450
4 Elizabeth Bowyer, b about 1452
5 Margery Bowyer, b about 1454
6 Margaret Bowyer, b about 1456
7 Jane Bowyer, b about 1458
8 Katherine Bowyer b about 1460
ii. Robert Bowyer
iii. Hugh Bowyer of Kederminster a 1430
a. William Bowyer 2nd son
1 John Bowyer of Sheppished
b.+ other issue - John, Thomas
B. Nicholas Bowyer
William Bowyer of Petworth b about 1480 d 1528 - continued above
m Eliza Tredcroft dau of Robert Tredcroft of Billinghurst
1. Thomas Bowyer of London b about 1520
m Jane Merry dau of Robert Merry or Mery of Hatfield
A. Thomas Bowyer of Leighthorne or Lethorne or Leythorne b about 1545
m1 sp Maudlyn Trehern dau of Barthelemew Trehern
m2 Jane Birch dau of John Birch, baron of the Exchequer
i. Sir Thomas Bowyer, Sheriff of Surrey & Sussex, 1st Bart of Leighthorne or Leythorne b 28 Nov 1586, bur 10 Apr 1640
m1 by 1610 Anne Stoughton dau of Adrian Stoughton of Stoke
a. Sir Thomas Bowyer, 2nd Bart of Leighthorne dspm 1659
BEB1841 shows this Thomas as having dvp in 1634 and reports that he was father of Sir James. We follow TCB in showing Thomas as the 2nd Baronet and Sir James as his half-brother
m1 Katharine Stany a 1648, dau of Richard Stany of Elston by Bridget, dau of Richard Ernly of Rockham
1 Anne Bowyer b 1642-3, heir probably of this generation, of this marriage
m 26 Jul 1664 Edward Morley of Barnham b c1604, d before 04 Nov 1667
m2 Margaret
b. John Bowyer dsp
c. Anne Bowyer
m Sir John Morley of Broomes and Chichester
1 Catherine Morley
m Peter Bettesworth
m2 before 1634 Jane Cranley dau of Emery Cranley
m3. by 1642 Anne bur 11 May 1683 not mentioned by BEB1841
d. Sir James Bowyer, 3rd/1st Bart of Leighthorne dsp bur 28 Feb 1679/80
Sir James surrendered the baronetcy he had inherited and procured a new one that was inheritable, by special remainder, by Henry Goring of Highden.
ii. Jane Bowyer probably of this generation
m Richard Bellingham of Erringham d 20 Aug 1625
B. Richard Bowyer b about 1550
C. Joan Bowyer  b about 1550
m1 George Caslye
m2 Thomas Nowell
2. Robert Bowyer b about 1525, Mayor of Chichester d before 22 Jun 1552
Visitation Sussex shows 2 generations here of Robert Bowyers of Chichester, the 2nd being the only reported child of the 1st and the 2nd d 1567 married to Ann, dau of Myles Grover of Kingston-upon-Thames who m2. Francis Waller. We follow BP1934 which names only 1 child, Francis of London, reported as his 2nd of 5 sons. The other children are as reported by Visitation.
m Margaret bur 30 Aug 1563
A. Roger Bowyer  b about 1550
m Ann Grove
i. Margaret Bowyer
m _ Colthurst
ii. Martha Bowyer
m Augustine Foukes
iii. Elizabeth Bowyer
m _ Moody of Berkshire
B. Francis Bowyer, Sheriff of London  b about 1552 d 14/24 Jun 1581
m Elizabeth Tillesworth dau of William Tillesworth or Tilesworth of London
i. Sir William Bowyer of Denham Court d 08.1616
m Mary Pierson dau of Thomas Pierson of Westminster
a. Sir Henry Bowyer of Denham Court dvp 27 Dec 1613
m Anne Salter dau of Nicholas Salter of London
1 Sir William Bowyer, 1st Bart of Denham Court bpt 29 Jun 1612, d 02 Oct 1679
m 29 May 1634 Margaret Weld d 08 Jan 1678, dau of Sir John Weld of Arnolds, son of Sir Humphrey, Lord Mayor
A Sir William Bowyer, 2nd Bart of Denham Court b 1639, d 13 Feb 1721-2
m 24 Dec 1679 Frances Cecil d 15 Jun 1723, dau of Charles Cecil, Viscount Cranborne
i Cecil Bowyer dvp 05 Dec 1720
m 22 Jul 1707 Juliana Parker dau of Richard Parker of Hedsor
a Sir William Bowyer, 3rd Bart of Denham Court b 1710, d 12 Jul 1768
m 21 Aug 1733 Anne Stonhouse d 22 May 1785, dau of Sir John Stonhouse, Bart of Radley
1 Sir William Bowyer, 4th Bart of Denham Court b 1736, dsp 04.1799
m 26 Aug 1776 Anne Carey d 25 Dec 1802, widow of Capt. James Baker
2 Sir George Bowyer, 1st Bart of Radley, 5th Bart of Denham Court d 06 Dec 1799, Admiral, 3rd son
George was created a Baronet in his own right before inheriting the baronetcy from his brother.
m1 11 Nov 1768 Margaret Price dsp 18 Sep 1778, dau of Rev. _ Price, relict of Sir Jacob Downing, Bart
m2 04 Jun 1782 Henrietta Brett d 11.1845, dau of Admiral Sir Piercy Brett
A Sir George Bowyer, 6th Bart of Denham Court, 2nd Bart of Radley b 03 Mar 1783, d 01 Jul 1860 had issue
m 19 Nov 1808 Anne Hammond Douglas d 1844, dau of Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Douglas
B Henrietta Bowyer
m 10 Oct 1812 Charles Sawyer of Heywood Lodge
C+ other issue - William b 29 Dec 1784, d unm 24 Jun 1808, Lt. Colonel, Henry b 09 Mar 1786, d unm, rector of Sunningwell, Eliza d 01 Nov 1879
3 Richard Bowyer, later Atkins-Bowyer of Clapham d 21 Nov 1820, 5th son
m 03 Feb 1773 Elizabeth Brady dau of C. Brady of Dublin
A William Atkins-Bowyer of Braywick Grove and Clapham b 11 Jan 1779, d 09 Feb 1844, Major had issue
m 13 Apr 1803 Frances Wentworth d 24 Jan 1856, dau of Behning Wentworth, Secretary of Nova Scotia
B Cornelius Atkins-Bowyer Colonel had issue
m Sophia Hopkinson dau of Comm. _ Hopkinson
C Frances Penelope Atkins-Bowyer d 1836
m 24 Aug 1807 J. Forest Fulton Lt. Colonel
4 Penelope Bowyer
m1 05 Aug 1765 George John Cooke b 1736, d 1785, MP
m2 Edward Smith Lt. General, uncle of Admiral Sir Sydney Smith
5+ other issue - Cecil, Henry d 08.1808, Lt. General
b+ 3 sons and 2 daughters
ii William Bowyer
m Elizabeth Parker dau of Richard Parker of Hedsor
a+ 2 sons and 1 daughter
iii Diana Bowyer
m Philip Jennings of Duddleston
B Alice Bowyer
m1 William Buggins of Northcray
m2 Sir John Cleyton
C+ 2 sons and other daughters
2 Henry Bowyer
b. Robert Bowyer of Huntsmore
m Elizabeth Buggins of London
1+ issue - William, Robert, Henry, Thomas, Mary, Elizabeth, Margaret, Anne, Katharine
ii. Robert Bowyer of London grocer
m Margaret Cordall dau of Thomas Cordall of Milkstreet
a.+ issue - Thomas, Robert, John, William, Henry
iii. John Bowyer
a.+ issue - John, Francis
iv. Francis Bowyer
m Ann Howard of Surrey
v. John Bowyer
vi. Joan Bowyer
m Maryn Trott of Hertfordshire
vii. Margaret Bowyer d 1608
m Sir William Spencer of Yarnton d 18 Dec 1609
viii. Elizabeth Bowyer
m Sir Henry Anderson, Sheriff of London d 1605
C. William Bowyer  b about 1554
m Ann Harecourt dau of John Harecourt of Staunton
i. Robert Bowyer
ii. Judith Bowyer
m Richard Highgate
D. Agnes Bowyer
m William Neale of Warnford
E.+ other issue - John, Henry, Elizabeth, Margaret, Martha
3. John Bowyer  b about 1530
m Margaret Barkley dau of John Barkley of Winchelsey
A. William Bowyer of Petworth
m Edeth Hemerford dau of Thomas Hemerford of Somerset
i. Grace Bowyer
m Robert Badger
B. Parnell Bowyer
m _ Atkinson
C. Rose Bowyer
m Simon Merston
D. Allice Bowyer
m Richard Mylls
4. Edmond Bowyer  b about 1530 dsp

Sources: BP1934 Bowyer of Denham + Visitation H. Sydney Grazebrook 1885, Staffordshire, 1614+1663-4, Bowyer of Knipersley, Visitation Sussex, 1530+1633-4, Bowyer, BEB1841 Bowyer of Leighthorne + TCB vol ii, Bowyer of Leythorne, Visitation Buckinghamshire, 1634, Bowyer of Denham.
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