The Descendants of Richard de Barkisland and his great great grandson Willliam Gledhill born Barkisland circa 1325
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NOTES:
See the first eleven (approx). generations of this tree on the chart held by the College of Arms London and reproduced on this website.
Jay Gledhill's, Duncan Mitchell's and Jerry Harris's family trees contais the same Barkisland ancestors.
Hugh P. Kendall's article "Barkisland Hall and the Family of Gledhill" tells the story of the Gledhills, Hortons and Saviles mentioned in the following family tree (though there are some inconsistencies between the two versions).
First Generation
1. Richard DE BARKISLAND. Born 1200 in Barkisland.
Children:
2 i. Thomas DE BARKISLAND
Second Generation
2. Thomas DE BARKISLAND. Born 1234.
He married Unknown Unknown. Born 1258.
They had the following children:
3 i. Peter DE BARKISLAND
Third Generation
3. Peter DE BARKISLAND. Born 1269 in Barkisland.
He married Unknown Unknown. Born 1270 in Barkisland.
They had the following children:
4 i. Unknown BARKISLAND
Fourth Generation
4. Unknown BARKISLAND. Born 1297 in Barkisland.
She married Henry GLEDHILL. Born 1292 in Barkisland.
They had the following children:
5 i. William GLEDHILL
Fifth Generation
5. William GLEDHILL. Born After 1327.
Children:
6 i. Adam GLEDHILL
Sixth Generation
6. Adam GLEDHILL. Born Before 1327 in Barkisland.
Children:
7 i. John GLEDHILL
Seventh Generation
7. John GLEDHILL. Born Before 1356 in Barkisland.
Children:
8 i. Thomas GLEDHILL
Eighth Generation
8. Thomas GLEDHILL. Born Before 1448 in Barkisland.
Children:
9 i. John GLEDHILL
Ninth Generation
9. John GLEDHILL. Born Before 1476 in Barkisland.
Children:
10 i. Thomas GLEDHILL
11 ii. Margery GLEDHILL
Tenth Generation
10. Thomas GLEDHILL.
He married Janet WOODHEAD, 20 Nov 1502.
They had the following children:
12 i. Thomas GLEDHILL
11. Margery GLEDHILL. Born 1528.
She married John SAVILE. Born 1526 in New Hall, Elland, Yorkshire. Died 4 Jul 1545.
They had the following children:
13 i. Agnes SAVILE
(Note: Denise Choppin has a family tree for Margery Gledhill's husband, John Savile, showing his
ancestors (and hers) going back a further 30 generations, with 400 years of European aristocracy,
the earliest known ancestor being Pepin-Of-Heristal-Mayor-Of-Austrasia, born 635-650 in Heristal, Belgium)
Eleventh Generation
12. Thomas GLEDHILL.
He married Agnes SAVILE, daughter of John SAVILE & Margery GLEDHILL. Born in New Hall.
(Denise Choppin is a descendant of John Savile and Margery Gledhill)
They had the following children:
14 i. John GLEDHILL
ii. Elizabeth GLEDHILL;
13. Agnes SAVILE. Born in New Hall.
She first married John HANSON.
They had the following children:
15 i. Thomas HANSON
ii. Edward HANSON; Born 1520. Died 16 Dec 1601.
She second married Thomas GLEDHILL, son of Thomas GLEDHILL & Janet WOODHEAD.
They had the following children:
14 i. John GLEDHILL
ii. Elizabeth GLEDHILL;
(NOTE: See comment by Duncan Mitchell on Agnes Savile's marriages)
Twelvth Generation
14. John GLEDHILL. Died 20 Apr 1594 in Elland.
He first married Elizabeth.
They had the following children:
16 i. Thomas GLEDHILL
ii. Michael GLEDHILL;
iii. Judeth GLEDHILL;
iv. Elizabeth GLEDHILL;
v. Jane GLEDHILL;
vi. Dorothie GLEDHILL;
He second married Cicely THORNHILL.
They had the following children:
i. John GLEDHILL;
ii. 4 Other Unknown GLEDHILL;
15. Thomas HANSON. Born in Rastricke.
He married Janet GLEDHILL, daughter of John GLEDHILL.
They had the following children:
i. John HANSON;
Thirteenth Generation
16. Thomas GLEDHILL. Died After 1607.
He first married Edith HARRISON, daughter of John HARRISON.
They had the following children:
i. Elizabeth GLEDHILL;
ii. Thomas GLEDHILL;
iii. Richard GLEDHILL;
iv. Judith GLEDHILL;
17 v. John GLEDHILL
He second married Mary WADE, daughter of Richard WADE & Agnes FARRER, 23 Jan 1534/1535 in
Halifax.
They had the following children:
i. Susan GLEDHILL;
ii. Thomas GLEDHILL; Born 7 May 1587 in Elland. Died 1607 in Elland.
He married Isabel DEANE.
Fourteenth Generation
17. John GLEDHILL. Born 15 Sep 1605 in Elland. Died 28 May 1656 in Elland.
He married Sarah HORTON, daughter of William HORTON, 11 Oct 1636 in Elland.
They had the following children:
i. Elizabeth GLEDHILL; Born 15 Oct 1607.
She married William HORTON, 11 Oct 1636 in Elland.
ii. Thomas GLEDHILL; Born 15 Nov 1607.
iii. Richard GLEDHILL; Born 29 Dec 1616 in Elland. Died Before Jul 1644 in Hessay
Moor, Near York.
(Note: See Hugh P. Kendall's article "Barkisland Hall and the Family of Gledhill" which
tells the story of this Sir Richard Gledhill, Captain in the Royal Army under Sir M. Longdale,
knighted by the Marquis of Newcastle and slain at Hessay Moor in 1644)