CAPELL FAMILY

John CAPELL

Born: 1398, Stoke-Neyland

Acceded: Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England

Died: BEF 14 Jun 1449

Notes: The most detailed published account of the family would be in the genealogical volume which accompanies the Victoria County History of Hertford, pp. 83-106. Clutterbuck's History of Hertford.

Married: Joan ? 1402, Stoke-Neyland, Suffolk, England

Children:

1. William CAPELL (Sir Mayor of London MP)

2. John CAPELL


William CAPELL (Sir Mayor of London MP)

Born: ABT 1428

Acceded: London

Died: 6 Dec 1515, St Bartholomews, England

Notes: Lord Mayor of London 1503. Bought the manor of Hadham, near Bishop's Stortford, and Hadham Hall became their chief seat.

Father: John CAPELL

Mother: Joan ?

Married: Margaret ARUNDELL ABT 1490, Lanherne, Cornwall, England

Children:

1. Elizabeth CAPELL (M. Winchester)

2. Dorothy CAPELL (B. Zouche of Harrynworth)

3. Giles CAPELL (Sir)


Dorothy CAPELL (B. Zouche of Harrynworth)

Born: ABT 1486

Died: BEF 8 Oct 1527

Father: William CAPELL (Sir Mayor of London MP)

Mother: Margaret ARUNDELL

Married: John ZOUCHE (8º B. Zouche of Harryngworth)

Children:

1. Richard ZOUCHE (9° B. Zouche of Harryngworth)

2. Mary ZOUCHE

3. John ZOUCHE (Sir)

4. Catherine ZOUCHE

5. Margaret ZOUCHE

6. William ZOUCHE of Pitton


Elizabeth CAPELL (M. Winchester)

Born: ABT 1485

Died: 25 Dec 1558

Buried: 7 Feb 1559, Basing, Hampshire, England

Notes: See her Biography

Father: William CAPELL (Sir Mayor of London MP)

Mother: Margaret ARUNDELL

Married: William PAULET (1° M. Winchester)

Children:

1. Alice PAULET

2. Margaret PAULET

3. Margery PAULET

4. Eleanor PAULET

5. John PAULET (2° M. Winchester)

6. Thomas PAULET of Cossington

7. Chidiock PAULET

8. Giles PAULET


Giles CAPELL (Sir)

Born: ABT 1455, Romford, Essex, England

Acceded: 1520, Raineshall, Essex, England

Died: 29 May 1556

Father: William CAPELL (Sir Mayor of London MP)

Mother: Margaret ARUNDELL

Married 1: Isabel NEWTON (dau. of Richard (Thomas) Newton and Eleanor Daubeney)

Children:

1. Henry CAPELL (Sir)

2. Edward CAPELL of Raineshall (Sir)

3. Margaret CAPELL

¿4. Anne CAPELL?

Married 2: Mary De ROS


Henry CAPELL (Sir)

Born: ABT 1488

Died: 1 Feb 1558

Notes: See his Biography.

Father: Giles CAPELL (Sir)

Mother: Isabel NEWTON

Married: Anne MANNERS

Children:

1. Arthur CAPELL

2. Edward CAPELL

3. John CAPELL

4. Gabriel CAPELL

5. Mary CAPELL

6. Anne CAPELL

7. Agnes CAPELL

8. Frances CAPELL

9. Son CAPELL


Anne CAPELL

Born: ABT 1500

Father: Giles CAPELL (Sir)

Mother: Isabel NEWTON

Married: Robert HENEAGE (Esq.) ABT 1511, Lincolnshire, England


Margaret CAPELL

Born: ABT 1507

Father: Giles CAPELL (Sir)

Mother: Isabel NEWTON

Married: Robert WARD

Children:

1. Geoffrey WARD

2. Henry WARD


Edward CAPELL of Raineshall (Sir)

Born: ABT 1484, Aspeden, Hertfordshire, England

Acceded: Raineshall, Essex, England

Died: 19 May 1577

Father: Giles CAPELL (Sir)

Mother: Isabel NEWTON

Married: Anne PELHAM

Children:

1. Henry CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Essex)

2. Mary CAPELL

3. Elizabeth CAPELL


Elizabeth CAPELL

Father: Edward CAPELL of Raineshall (Sir)

Mother: Anne PELHAM

Married 1: John WENTWORTH

Children:

1. Anne WENTWORTH

2. Edward WENTWORTH of Bocking (Sir)

Married 2: Ralph HYDE


Mary CAPELL

Father: Edward CAPELL of Raineshall (Sir)

Mother: Anne PELHAM

Married: Winston BROWNE of Abbess Roding (Sir) ABT 1562

Children:

1. Jane BROWNE


Henry CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Essex)

Born: ABT 1514, Rayne, Essex, England

Died: 22 Jun 1588

Notes: See his Biography.

Father: Edward CAPELL of Raineshall (Sir)

Mother: Anne PELHAM

Married 1: Catherine MANNERS AFT 16 Aug 1543

Children:

1. William CAPELL

2. Arthur CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Hertfordshire)

3. Frances CAPELL

4. Edward CAPELL (b. 4 Mar 1558)

5. John CAPELL (b. 2 Jun 1560)

6. Gamaliel CAPELL

7. Agnes CAPELL (b. 1 Jan 1562)

8. Frances CAPELL

9. Anne CAPELL

10. Robert CAPELL (b. 19 Feb 1567)

11. Mary CAPELL

Married 2: Mary BROWNE


William CAPELL

Born: 14 Sep 1556, Essex, England

Died: BEF 1583

Father: Henry CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Essex)

Mother: Catherine MANNERS


Frances CAPELL

Born: 18 Mar 1564 / 8 Jun 1566, Royston, Hertfordshire, England

Died: 1642

Father: Henry CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Essex)

Mother: Catherine MANNERS

Married: John SHURLEY of The Friars (MP) (d. 1616) (See his Biography) (son of Edward Shurley of Isfield) (w. of Elizabeth Kyme) 14 Sep 1585

Children:

1. Catherine SHURLEY

2. John SHURLEY (m. Dau. Honeywood)

3. Dau. SHURLEY


Anne CAPELL

Born: 8 Jun 1566, Royston, Hertfordshire, England

Died: 1642

Father: Henry CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Essex)

Mother: Catherine MANNERS

Married 1: Robert CHESTER (Sir)

Children:

1. Edward CHESTER (Sir)

Married 2: Thomas WESTROW

Children:

2. Dorothy WESTROW


Mary CAPELL

Born: 26 Jan 1569, Hadham, Hertfordshire, England

Died: 12 Oct 1633

Father: Henry CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Essex)

Mother: Catherine MANNERS

Married: Humphrey MILDMAY of Danbury 10 Jul 1586

Children:

1. Henry MILDMAY (Sir Knight)

2. Humphrey MILDMAY

3. Son MILDMAY

4. Son MILDMAY

5. Son MILDMAY

6. Dau. MILDMAY


Gamaliel CAPELL

Born: 2 Jan 1561

Died: 10 Nov 1633

Notes: See his Biography.

Father: Henry CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Essex)

Mother: Catherine MANNERS

Married: Jane BROWNE

Children:

1. Anne CAPELL

2. Mildred CAPELL

3. Gamaliel CAPELL of Rookwood Hall (Sir Knight)

4. Henry CAPELL of Freaning


Gamaliel CAPELL of Rookwood Hall (Sir Knight)

Father: Gamaliel CAPELL

Mother: Jane BROWNE

Married: Dorothy BENNET (dau. of Thomas Bennet, Alderman & Sheriff of London and Dorothy May)

Children:

1. Gamaliel CAPELL

2. Henry CAPELL

3. Francis CAPELL of Fryerning


Henry CAPELL of Freaning

Father: Gamaliel CAPELL

Mother: Jane BROWNE

Married: Anne WENTWORTH


Mildred CAPELL

Father: Gamaliel CAPELL

Mother: Jane BROWNE

Married: William LUCKYN (1° Bt. Luckyn)

Children:

1. Capell LUCKYN (2° Bt. Luckyn)

2. William LUCKYN (1° Bt. Waltham)


Anne CAPELL

Born: ABT 1610

Father: Gamaliel CAPELL

Mother: Jane BROWNE

Married: Robert Henry WISEMAN ABT 1630

Children:

1. John WISEMAN


Arthur CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Hertfordshire)

Born: ABT 1557, Rayne, Essex, England

Acceded: 1592

Buried: 11 Apr 1632

Father: Henry CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Essex)

Mother: Catherine MANNERS

Married: Margaret GREY ABT 1576

Children:

1. Henry CAPELL (Sir)

2. Mary CAPELL (b. 2 Mar 1577 - d. 14 Feb 1582/3)

3. Edward CAPELL (d. 25 Nov 1659)

4. Penelope CAPELL (b. 28 Jan 1581 - d. 6 Jun 1611)

5. Catherine CAPELL (d. 2 Oct 1608)

6. Winifred CAPELL

7. Arthur CAPELL (b. 28 Nov 1585)

8. Grace CAPELL (b. 20 Feb 1586 - d. 13 Aug 1586)

9. Robert CAPELL (b. 31 Mar 1587 - d. 3 Apr 1638)

10. Humphrey CAPELL (b. 8 Jun 1589 - d. 4 Nov 1662)

11. William CAPELL (b. 2 Apr 1590)

12. Elizabeth CAPELL

13. Giles CAPELL (b. 26 Aug 1593 - d. 4 Nov 1622)

14. Margaret CAPELL (b. 24 Nov 1594)

15. Anne CAPELL (b. 18 Jan 1594/5 - d. BEF Feb 1623/4)

16. Mary CAPELL

17. Roger CAPELL (b. 11 Oct 1598)

18. John CAPELL (b. 20 Jun 1599)

19. Gamahell CAPELL (b. 31 Mar 1601)

20. James CAPELL (b. 5 Aug 1604)


Winifred CAPELL

Born: 27 Aug 1584, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England

Died: 8 Oct 1602

Father: Arthur CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Hertfordshire)

Mother: Margaret GREY

Married: Thomas BEDELL 5 Jan 1600


Elizabeth CAPELL

Born: 18 Nov 1591, Little Hadham, Essex, England

Died: 18 Jan 1628/9

Father: Arthur CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Hertfordshire)

Mother: Margaret GREY

Married: Tushnian LEWIN


Mary CAPELL

Born: 20 Mar 1596/1597, Little Hadham, Essex, England

Christened: 20 Mar 1596/1597, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England

Died: 2 Jun 1670

Buried: Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Father: Arthur CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Hertfordshire)

Mother: Margaret GREY


Henry CAPELL (Sir)

Died: 29 Apr 1622

Buried: 1 May 1622 (v. p.)

Father: Arthur CAPELL (Sir Sheriff of Hertfordshire)

Mother: Margaret GREY

Married 1: Theodosia MONTAGUE

Children:

1. Arthur CAPELL (1º B. Hadham)

2. Anne CAPELL

3. Theodosia CAPELL

4. Henry CAPELL

5. Margaret CAPELL

6. Elizabeth CAPELL

7. Gamaliel CAPELL

8. James CAPELL

Married 2: Dorothy ALDERSLEY (w. of Thomas Hoskins)

Children:

9. Dau. CAPELL


Arthur CAPELL (1º B. Hadham)

Born: 20 Feb 1603/4

Christened: 11 Mar 1603/4

Notes: Member of Parliament 1639. Also served in the Long Parliament. Beheaded by order of Lord Fairfax, a relative 

Died: 9 Mar 1649

Buried: 20 Mar 1649

Father: Henry CAPELL (Sir)

Mother: Theodosia MONTAGUE

Married: Elizabeth MORISON (dau. of Charles Morison, Bt., and Mary Hicks)

Children:

1. Mary CAPELL (m.1 Henry Seymour - m.2 Henry Somerset, 1° D. Beaufort)

2. Arthur CAPELL (1º E. Essex) (m. Elizabeth Percy)

3. Henry CAPELL (1º B. Tewksbury)

4. Elizabeth CAPELL

5. Theodosia CAPELL

6. Anne CAPELL (m. John Strangeways)


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