Anne BRENT

{geni:about_me} *''''''A genealogical and heraldic history of thecommoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke *[http://books.google.com/books?id=6jMwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=Cuthbert+Clifton&source=bl&ots=NuDcKDLjyE&sig=h1_jL12NI5YAQ46BwbDs9QifgfU&hl=en&ei=xJ0Tt3XB8TTiAK3gY2zAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwATgo#v=onepage&q=Cuthbert%20Clifton&f=false/ Agenealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great ...,Volume 2 By John Burke] *Pg. 57 * THOMAS CLIFTON, esq. of Westby, who wedded Anne, daughter andco-heir of Sir Cuthbert Halsall, of Halsall and Clifton, and thus thelatter estate became again the possession of the Cliftons. Of thismarriage there was issue, viz. * I. CUTHBERT, heir to his father., II. THOMAS, successor to hisbrother., III. JOHN, who m. a daughter of Thomas Blackburn, esq. ofOrford and was father of THOMAS, of whom presently, as successor tohis uncle, Sir Thomas Clifton, bart., IV. William, d. 26th November,1695., V. Richard., VI. ''''''James, who settled in Maryland, m. thedaughter of ___ Bent, and had three sons, Thomas, William, and James,with three daughters, Mary, Bridget, and Catherine, all living 24January, 1691.'''''', VII. Anne., VIII. Elizabeth, a nun, at Dunkirk.,IX. Dorothy, a nun, at Gravelines., X. Alice, m. to Alexander Rigby,esq. of Aspull., XI. Bridget, m. to Thomas Westby, esq. of Mowbrick,in Lancashire., XII. Frances, m. to ___ Holgate, esq., XIII. Margaret,nun, at Gravelines., XIV. Ann, nun, at Gravelines. *___________________ *''''''The King Family" by Goode King Feldhauser/George M.G. Stafford *[http://sites.google.com/site/kinggenealogy/%22thekingfamily%22bygoodekingfeldhausergeorgem.g.stafford/ The King Family" by Goode KingFeldhauser/George M.G. Stafford] *page 16 *'''''' . . . . Anne Brent, eldest sister of the first George Brentof Woodstock, Stafford county, Va., and daughter of George Brent (sonof Richard Brent, Lord of Lark Stoke and Admington, Gloucestershire,England) and his wife, Marianna (daughter of Sir John Peyton ofDoddington, in the Isle of Ely). *page 17 *''''''was married in Gloucestershire, England, to James Clifton, 5thson of Sir Thomas Clifton of Westby, Lancastershire, England, and hiswife, Anne, daughter of Sir Cuthbert Halsall. James Clifton came toVirginia in 1677 as one of the headrights of his brother-in-law,George Brent of Woodstock. We find him in Maryland in 1699. Hereturned to England and died there in 1714. He and his wife, Anne,had several children among whom were Cuthbert and Thomas. The elder,Cuthbert, married his cousin Elizabeth Brent, daughter of Robert Brentof Woodstock (son of the first George). Thomas Clifton, son of JamesClifton and Anne Brent, was born in England in 1663. He first entereda religious order (Jesuits) but left after a year. About 1706 hemarried Sarah [As Sarah McGill she made her will in Stafford county,VA., in November 1748, which was proved March 14, 1749. In it shenames her son Burdette Clifton and grandson Burdette Clifton, Jr. Herthree daughters by her first marriage (Jane, Elizabeth and SarahAlexander) married three Dade brothers, Francis, Townshend andCadwallader, respectively.] daughter of John Ashton and widow of Col.Philip Alexander (she married 3rd McGill). Their son, BurdetteClifton (1708-1761) married on July 15, 1732, Frances Hill. They hada son, Burdette Clifton, Jr., born February 3, 1736, and died in 1796,who married in King George county, Va., in 1761 Rebecca Kenner,daughter of Howeson Kenner and Margaret Eskridge. Howson Kenner was ason of Capt. Francis Kenner and Elizabeth Turbeville, and a grandsonof Capt. Richard Kenner and Elizabeth Rodham. Burdette Clifton, Jr.,and Rebecca Kenner were the parents of Sarah Clifton who married Gen.John Edwards King. The children of General King and his wife were: a.- Edwards, b. - Valentine, c. - William, d. - Milton, e. - Sophia, f.- Elizabeth, g. - Alfred, h. - Elijah, i. - Sarah. *______________ *''''''Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medieval familiesBy Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham *[http://books.google.com/books?id=p_yzpuWi4sgC&pg=PA289&lpg=PA289&dq=Margery+Clifton+Wyndham&source=bl&ots=RRtN5SUcd6&sig=4jLdCu9eTs-zUhouOyOjknLlZOk&hl=en&ei=JYx2TpPqCa7SiAK8nYGzAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAjgy#v=onepage&q=Margery%20Clifton%20Wyndham&f=false/ Plantagenet ancestry: a study in colonial and medievalfamilies By Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham] *Pg. 150 * 19. GEORGE BRENT, of Defford, Worcestershire, 6th son, born in1602. He married after 1635 ANNE PEYTON, 6th and youngest daughter ofJohn Peyton, Knt., of Doddington, Cambridgeshire, by Alice, daughterof John Peyton, Knt., of Isleham, Cambridgeshire (descendant of KingEdward I) [see PAYTON 17.ii for her ancestry]. She was born say 1619.They had six sons, [Capt.] George, John, Henry, William, Edward, andRobert, Gent., and six daughters, ''''''Anne (wife of James Clifton,Esq.)'''''', Elizabeth, Dorothy, Mary, Margaret, and Ursula (wife ofCharles Umfraville). GEORGE BRENT died in 1671. *___________

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