A record of the ‘Demesne lands of Alderley’, made in 1666, gave a historical account of ownership: ‘copy will of Robt. Poyntz, of Alderley (1520), and of his inquisition post mortem (1521); original and copy wills of Matt. Poyntz esq., of Alderley, 1605; settlement after marriage of Matt. Rogers, gent., of Bristol, and Mary (née Flowers) of Bristol, 1618; probate will, 1618, and inquisitions post mortem, 1618, 1622, of Matt. Rogers, gent., of Alderley; original and probate wills of Matt. Rogers, gent., of Bristol, 1638, with inquisition post mortem, 1639; memoranda on title to manor, ca. 1640; and settlement before marriage of Mat. Hale, Kt., of Alderley, and Ann Bishop of Alderley’ (Glouc. Arch. D1086/T2). Mathew Rogers Jr. had two daus.: ‘Deposition in case of Mary Barker v. Eleanor Thynne et al., daughters of Matt. Rogers of Bristol, decd., over father’s estate. His widow, Mary, had re-married a member of the Barker family’. (Glouc. Arch., D1086/L7, 1639). Mary (née Flowers) of Bristol, aunt of George: Lancaster County Order Book, May 11, 1670: the estate of Margaret George, widow, to be appraised by Mr. George Flower* (a Bristol merchant), and Nicholas George, her son. George Flower died 30th November, 11 Charles I [1635]; *George Flower, junior, is his son and heir, and is now aged 8 years and 6 months. Inq. p.m., 12 Charles, p. 3, No. 119.

1. William Barker, m. Jane, dau. of William Horne, of Childs Arcoll, Salop.
1.1. Dorothy Barker, m. Francis Holland, of Burwarton, Salop.
1.2. William Barker, of Hopton Castle, Salop., m. Elizabeth, sister of William Tittely, of Salop.
1.2.1. John Barker, d. 1607, m. Edith, da. of John Blanchard.
1.2.1.1. John Barker, m. Elizabeth, da. of William Spicer.
1.2.1.1.1. John Barker, b. 1613.
1.2.1.1. John Barker, m. (2) Mary, da. of John Fownes (Fones), merchant, of Bristol.
1.2.1.1.1. Andrew Barker, b. 1631
1.2.1.1.1.1. Samuel Barker, b. 1659
1.2.1.2. Robert Barker, and Martha Barker versus Thomas Elbridge, Nathaniel Cale, Josias Clutterbuck and John Stevens. Subject: personal estate of the deceased Robert Aldworth, of Bristol, Gloucestershire, and Somerset. 1649 C 6/106/27
1.2.1.3. William Billingsley v Rogers. Plaintiffs: Henry Billingsley, Sarah Billingsley his wife, Ellen Rodway, widow and Mary Rodway, William Barker, Katherine Barker his wife and Henry Billingsley, Subject: personal estate of Robert Rogers, Bristol, Gloucestershire. 1637. C 8/76/143
1.2.1.4. Thomas Barker, m. Martha, da. of John Aldworth (br. of Richard*). This family synonomous with Baker, as given previously.

1. John Doughty, yeoman of Duddlewick, Stottesdon, Salop and Anne, da. of William Holland of Burwarton, Salop.
1.1. John Doughty, sheriff of Bristol, 1606-7 member, Bristol Merchant Venturers by 1618, master 1623-4. ‘Doughty came of a Shropshire yeoman family related to the Barkers and other local gentry. Apprenticed to Richard Cole, alderman and mercer of Bristol, he was subsequently a founder member of the Newfoundland Company, dealt in iron on behalf of the 1st earl of Cork, and became a shipowner in partnership with John Barker, whose first cousin married his brother Francis. In 1626 Doughty was returned with John Whitson, who had appointed him a trustee for his charities,
1.1.1. Mary Doughty, m. *Richard Aldworth a Bristol merchant, was a leading member of the Puritan group there
1.1.1.1. Robert Aldworth (uncle of Giles Elbridge) member, soc. of merchant venturers 1654 m. 23 Sept. 1652, Dorothy, da. of Thomas Hooke,

John Cox was seised of the manor of Southmeade, lying within the parish of Westbury on Trim, sometime belonging to the Priory of St. Mary Magdalen next to the city of Bristol, lately dissolved. So seised, the said John Cox by indenture dated 23rd August, 10 Charles I [1634], made between himself of the one part and the said John Barker, by the name of John Barker, merchant, one of the aldermen of the city of Bristol, and William Yeaman, of the said city, gent., of the other part, reciting that a marriage had been had between John Barker , jun., son and heir apparent of the said John Barker named in the writ, and Mary , then his wife and sister of the said John Cox. Inq. p.m., 15 Charles I, part 4, No. 86.

Matthew Rogers was either a br. or cousin of John Rogers, (who) ‘was seised of one messuage, 12 acres of land, 6 acres of meadow and 8 acres of pasture in the parish of Upton St. Leonards (20 miles from Alderley; purchased from John Cox). So seised, the said John made his will at Gloucester, 10th August, 11 Charles I, and thereby bequeathed to Anne , his wife, whom he made executrix, 2 third parts of all his said lands for the term of 8 years. John Rogers died 6th January last past; John Rogers , gent., is his son and next heir, and was then aged 13 years and 9 months. The said Anne still survives at Gloucester’. Inq.p.m. Charles I, p. 3, No. 18. John Rogers m. Ellen, dau.of George Hale.

1. Robert Hale, m. Alice Crewe, March 27, 1570, Alderley, Gloucestershire. ‘William Crewe died at Alderleighe 3rd October last past ; Matthew Crewe is his son and next heir, and was then aged 26 years and more. Inq. p.m., 13 Charles I, p. 1, No. 152’.
1.1. Robert Hale, m. Joan Poyntz, Sept. 13, 1599, Alderley.
1.1.1. ‘Sir Matthew Hale descended from a family of respectable clothiers in Gloucestershire, and was the only child of Robert Hale, of Alderley, in that county, by Joan, daughter of Matthew Poyntz, of the same place, a younger son of the ancient baronial family of that name. His father had been bred to the bar, and is said to have quitted it because he could not reconcile to his conscience the practice of those perversions, denials, and disguisings, of truth for which the duty of a lawyer to his client is generally thought to furnish a sufficient apology’ (Edmund Lodge, Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, v. 8, p. 1., 1835).
1.2. Nicholas Hale.
1.2.1. John Hale, m. Margaret Jones, Nov. 4, 1622, Alderley.
1.2.1.1. Nicholas Hale, m. Mary Travers. In 1654, Nicholas Hale “suffered penalty” concerning a gun in the house of Margaret Grimes, wife of Edward Grimes (Colonial Records, vol. 1, p. 163). He owned land in York Co., before patenting (May 18, 1660), in Lancaster Co., 738 ac. on NW branch of the Corotoman River. (Colonial Abstracts of Lancaster Co., p. 219). On Feb. 8, 1668, in Lancaster Co. Nicholas Hale witnessed the Will of Margaret (Hale?) George, wife of Nicholas George, and mother of Eleonor George, wife (allegedly) of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
Nicholas Hale had some connection to Bristol, as Thomas Gayner of Bristol, merchant, gave power of attorney to him to collect debts in Lancaster Co., Feb. 15, 1668 (Colonial Records, Lancaster Co. vol. 2, p. 72).
1.2.1.1.1. George Hale, b. 1647, m. Ellen Rogers. ‘A suite beinge commenced att this Court by Mr. Thomas Jones, Attorney of Mr. John England of Bristoll, Marriner (br. of Francis England), against George Heale, Administrator of Mrs. Mary Heale the Relicte and Administratrix of Mr. Nicholas Heale, decd.’ (Lancaster Orders, 1680-1686, p. 100). ‘Upon petition of Nicholas George and George Heale, securities for the estate of Henry King, decd, it is ordered by the court (Charles Merriman who married the widow and relict of the said King being clandestinely departed this countrey) that for the securtiy of said Nicholas George and George Heale, that an inventory of the whole estate belonging to the said Merriman in this county be forthwith taken by Robert Pritchard and Thomas Parfit and exhibited at the next court, the said Nicholas George and George Heale to the secure of the said estate’ (ibid.).
1.2.1.1.2. Mary Hale, died bef. Jan 1717, m. Henry King.

I have not dotted the i’s in this, a very simple thing to do.

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