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Dawnay 1

: Daunay of Cowick, Dawnay of Downe, Dawnay Daunay of Sessay
Descended from Sir Paine Payan D'Aunay of Aunay Castle in Normandy, who "came to England with the Conqueror", was ...
John D'Aunay a temp Edward I who r. 1272-1307
m Jane dau of Peter Le Cave by dau of Sir Thomas Bromflete
1. Sir Edward D'Aunay
A. Sir Nicholas D'Aunay d 1334-5
i. Sir John D'Aunay of Madfordbury and/or Shevlock d by 1348
a. Emmeline Daunay
m Edward Courtenay of Godlington, younger of Devon dvp
ii. Thomas Daunay
m Elizabeth Newton dau of John Newton of Snaith
a. Sir John Daunay of Estrick d 1417
m Ellen Barden dau of John Barden
1 Sir John Daunay d 1424
m Margaret or Joan Lound dau of Sir Alexander Lound
A Sir John Daunay d 20.10.1493
m Agnes Rockliffe dau of Guy Rockliffe of Rockliffe
i Sir Guy Daunay of Cowick d 17.08.1522
m Joan Darrell sister of John Darrell of Sessay
a Sir John Daunay of Cowick, Sheriff of York d 02.03.1553
m Dorothy Nevill b 29.03.1496, d 11.1532, dau of Richard Nevill, Lord Latimer
1 Sir Thomas Daunay of Cowick and Sessay d 03.09.1566 - continued below
m Edith D'Arcy dau of George Darcy, Lord of Aston
2 John Daunay of Herks, Sheriff of York
m Elizabeth Roper dau of John Roper of Eltham
A John Daunay of Potter Brunton b 1561
i Mary Daunay
m John Legard of Ganton
3 Elizabeth Daunay
m Robert Aske of Aughton
4 Dorothy Daunay
m 1533 Sir Henry Nevile of Chute
5 Joan Daunay dsp
m Bryan Palmer of Narbourn Palmes of Naburn
6 Anne Daunay
m Sir George Coniers
b Anne Daunay
m Robert Howdenby
c daughter
m _ Babthorpe of Drum
ii William Daunay
iii Margaret Daunay
m Ralph Acclam son/heir of Richard Acclam
iv Agnes Daunay
m John Bechard
v Elizabeth Daunay
m John Langton
B Joan Daunay
m William Dallison
C Catherine Daunay
m Thomas Awger
b. Roger Daunay
c. Margaret Daunay
m Saltmarsh of York

Sir Thomas Daunay of Cowick and Sessay d 03.09.1566 - continued above
m Edith D'Arcy dau of George Darcy, Lord of Aston
1. Sir John Daunay or Dawnay of Sessay, Sheriff of Yorkshire
m Elizabeth Tunstall dau of Sir Marmaduke Tunstall of Thurland
A. Sir Thomas Dawnay of Cowick, Sheriff of Yorkshire b 1563, d 05.1642
m Faith Legard dau of Sir Richard Legard of Ryse
i. John Dawnay of Wormesley dvp 16.03.1629-30
m Elizabeth Hutton dau of Sir Richard Hutton
a. Sir Christopher Dawnay, Bart of Cowick d 13.07.1644
m Jane Moseley dau of Thomas Moseley of Uskelfe
1 Thomas Dawnay d young
b. Sir John Dawnay, 1st Viscount Downe of Cowick d 01.10.1695
m1 Elizabeth Melton d 21.02.1662, dau of Sir John Melton
m2 05.1663 Dorothy Johnson dau of William Johnson of Witham
1 Henry Dawnay, 2nd Viscount Downe b 1664, d 05.1741
m 29.09.1685 Mildred Godfrey d 08.1725, dau of William Godfrey of Thornock
A John Dawnay b 08.12.1686, dvp 12.08.1740
m 10.08.1724 Charlotte Louisa Pleydell bur 19.04.1729, dau of Robert Pleydell of Ampney Crucis
i Henry Pleydell Dawnay, 3rd Viscount Downe b 01.04.1727, d unm 09.12.1760
ii John Dawnay, 4th Viscount Downe b 09.04.1728, d 21.12.1780
m 20.05.1763 Laura Burton d 24.04.1812, dau of William Burton of Luffenham
a John Christopher Burton Dawnay, 5th Viscount Downe b 15.11.1764, dsp 18.02.1832
m 09.12.1815 Louisa Maria Welstead d 20.03.1867, dau of George Welstead of Aspley
b William Henry Dawnay, 6th Viscount Downe b 20.08.1772, d 23.05.1846, rector of Sessay and Thormanby had issue
m 06.06.1811 Lydia Heathcote dau of John Heathcote of Connington Castle
c Marmaduke Dawnay, later Langley b 26.07.1777, d unm 01.10.1851
d+ other issue - William Henry Pleydell d infant, 2nd son, Thomas b 30.05.1779, d 08.01.1855, Lora d 1781, Catherine d unm 09.07.1821
B Henry Dawnay prebendary of Canterbury
m Catherine Parsons
C Christhopher Dawnay
m 26.0.1749 _ Roundell d 1769
D Godfrey Dawnay
m 13.05.1740 Eliza D'Aeth dsp, dau of Sir Thomas D'Aeth, Bart
E Mildred Dawnay
m 1721 Sir William Foulis, Bart d 1756
F Dorothy Dawnay dsp
m1 Robert Shaftoe of Whitworth
m2 Thomas Eden prebendary of Durham, son of Sir Robert of Windlestone
ii. Elizabeth Dawnay
m Sir William Acclam of Moreby
iii. Frances Dawnay
m Sir Henry Vaughan of Sutton
iv.+ other issue - Thomas dsp, George, Richard, Henry, Margaret, Anne
B. Mary Dawnay d 16.03.1612
m by 1578 Ralph Eure, 3rd Lord b 24.09.1558, d 01.04.1617
C. Faith Dawnay bur 24.09.1657probably of this generation
m Sir Nicholas Yarburgh of Snayth Hall d 08.1655
D.+ other issue - Marmaduke, William, D'Arcie, Dorothy d unm
2. Paul Dawnay
3. Frances Dawnay
m1 Sir William Babthorpe of Osgodby
m2 Edward Sulyard of Wetherden bur 21.05.1605
4. Jane Dawnay identified as dau of Sir George but possibly fits here
m John Palmes of Naburn a 1584

Sources: Collins 1812, vol VIII, Dawnay of Downe, BP1934 Downe
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