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Bowyer 2: Bowyer of Knipersley Knypersley
William Bowyer of Knipersley d 1540-1
m. Katherine Brereton dau of Andrew Brereton of Brereton
1. John Bowyer of Knipersley and Sidway
m1. div Margery Egerton dau of William Egerton of Walgrange
m2. Elizabeth Bucknall dau of John Bucknall or Bucknell of Sidway
A. William Bowyer of Knipersley d 07.12.1602
m. Ann Heywood d 08.04.1603, dau of William Heywood of Stonilow
i. Sir John Bowyer of Knipersley b 1557, d 1605-6
m. Catherine Yelverton b about1560 dau of Sir Christopher Yelverton
a. Sir William Bowyer of Knipersley b 1588, a 1614
m. Hester Skeffington d 16547, dau of Sir William Skeffington of Fisherwick
1 Sir John Bowyer, Sheriff of Staffordshire, 1st Bart of Knipersley bpt 21.09.1623, bur 18.07.1666
m1. Mary Milward dau of Robert Milward of Bradley Ash
A Sir John Bowyer, 2nd Bart of Knipersley, Sheriff of Staffordshire b 25.04.1653, bur 18.07.1691
m. 07.1672 Jane Murray b 1642, d 19.10.1727, dau of Henry Murray
i Sir John Bowyer, 3rd Bart of Knipersley b 1682-3, d unm 10.05.1701
B Sir William Bowyer, 4th Bart of Knipersley b 23.07.1654, bur 17.02.1702
m. by 1672 Anne Dale dau of George Dale of Flagg by Millicent, dau of Robert Dakeyne of Priestcliff
i Mary Bowyer b c1674
m. 08.04.1702 Charles Adderley of Hams Hall
ii Jane Bowyer bpt 31.10.1676, d 17.10.1749
m. 26.06.1702 Leftwich Oldfield of Leftwich
iii Anne Bowyer bpt 15.12.1687, dsp 26.07.1754
m1. Sir John Bellot, Bart
m2. Rowland Port of Ilam
iv Dorothy Bowyer b 29.10.1691
m. 05.04.1719 Sir Thomas Gresley, Bart d 1746
v+ other issue - John dvp unm 1693, 4 sons d infant
C+ other issue - Thomas b 13.01.1659, Robert b 31.03.1662, Dorothy b 15.07.1657, Hester b 16.11.1651/9
m2. 11.09.1665, sp Elizabeth or Anne Egerton dau of Sir Ralph Egerton of Betley, sister of Randle
2 William Bowyer dsp, 3rd son
m. Elizabeth Jolley dau of William Jolley of Leeke
3 Elizabeth Bowyer
m1. Francis Trentham of Rocester
m2. John Bowyer son of George, brother of Sir John below
4 Hesther Bowyer
m. Matthew Worick of Staffordshire
5 Mary Bowyer
m. Sir Thomas Whitgreve of Burton
6 Catherine Bowyer
m. John Young of Chames
7 Anne Bowyer
m. William Eardley of Eardley
8 John Bowyer b 1613, d infant,
9 Richard Bowyer b 1615,
10 dsp, Christopher Bowyer b 1618, dsp 1637,
11 Thomas Bowyer of Whitley Court b 1630
b. Thomas Bowyer a 1663
m. ?? widow of John Lawton of Lawton
c. Edward Bowyer 7th son
m. _ Cholmondeley dau of _ Cholmondeley of Coppenhall
1+ issue - William, Francis, George, Mary
d. Mary Bowyer
m. William Bowyer of Broadheath
e. Hannah Bowyer b c1600, d 20.09.1670
m. 1616 William Glegg of Geyton
f. Elizabeth Bowyer
m. Thomas Cliff of Bidnall
g. other issue dsp - Christopher, James, George, Richard
ii. Thomas Bowyer b 1568, d 1623, 4th son
m. Catherine Burste d 1655, dau of John Burste
a. Richard Bowyer,
b Francis Bowyer,
c Thomas Bowyer,
d John Bowyer,
e William Bowyer,
f Anne Bowyer
iii. George Bowyer b 1571
m. Anne Grosvenor dau of _ Grosvenor of Bellaport
a. Thomas Bowyer
b. John Bowyer
m Elizabeth Bowyer dau of Sir William Bowyer above
1+ issue - John of the Grange a 1663, William d 1663
iv. Richard Bowyer b 1572
m. Katherine Launder
a. Mary Bowyer
v. William Bowyer b 1559, d young,
vi. Francis Bowyer b 153, dsp
vii. William Bowyer b 1579
B. Thomas Bowyer in London,
C. John Bowyer of Sidway,
D. George Bowyer in London dsp,
E. Andrew Bowyer of Stonilow
2. Thomas Bowyer of Coventre 4th son
A. Anthony Bowyer of Coventre
m. Bridget Fitch dau of _ Fitch of Avseley
3. Anne Bowyer probably of this generation
m. John Wedgwood of Blackwood and Haracles d by 1556
4. Elizabeth Bowyer probably of this generation
m. William Berington of Bradwall
5. William Bowyer,
6 Andrew Bowyer,
7 Keele Bowyer

Sources: Visitation H. Sydney Grazebrook 1885, Staffordshire, 1614+1663-4, Bowyer of Knipersley, King's Staffordshire Pedigrees 1912, Bowyer, TCB vol iii, Bowyer of Knipersley, BEB1841 Bowyer of Knipersley
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