The children of Edmund Hopwood and Dorothy Holt are not represented here. In fact the various lines are quite sparse in places, for some reason.
https://link4life.org/images/pdfs/local-history-books/heywood-notes...
John Hopwood (the eldest son of Edmund Hopwood, in respect of whom the Inquisition was taken), who, as shown above, died in the lifetime of his father, was buried at Middleton Church 27th May, 1600, being survived by his wife, Dorothy (daughter of Charles Holt of Stubley), and one son and four daughters.
This only son, Edmund, was christened at Middleton Church on 23rd May, 1598, and consequent on the death of his father two years later, he became heir to his grandfather, Edmund, of Hopwood Hall.
The grandfather's interest in his fatherless grandson is shown in the arrangement of the child-marriage, which took place when old Edmund Hopwcod lay dying (four days before his death).
The boy Edmund, heir to the Hopwood Hall estates, had a wife found for him in little Dorothy Assheton -- seven or eight months his senior -- the daughter of the then Rector of Middleton, Edward Assheton (son of Arthur Assheton, attorney-at-law, Rochdale).
"The marriage of those juveniles is recorded in the wedding register of Middleton Church thus Edmundo Hopwoode gent and Dorothie Assheton were maried vppon Sundaye the seoonde daye of Februarie in thaffore noone in the tyme of Divine service by mee John Walkden Clerks Curate of Midaleton with the Consente of bothe their parents accordinge to Lawe and theffecte of A licence granted from Chester dated the first daye of thabove named monethe of ffeb ano 1611 [-12]."
The young bridegroom had the consent not only of his widowed mother but -- as will be seen from the record of the Inquisition -- also of his dying grandsire.
The marriage was consummated several years later, when young Edmund Hopwood attained his majority.
His sister Priscilla was the wife of Toby Tanstall, a Yorkshireman; his sister Mary married Francis Chadwick of Nackbank; and about two years after his own wedding his sister Winifrid became the wife of John Hulton of Darley, near Bolton.
Edmund Hopwood's father-in-law, the Rev. Edward Assheton, MA ., who had a brother, William, at Clegg Hall, was Rector of Middleton for a long time, up to his death, early in July, 1618. He was twice married; his first wife (daughter of Ralph Belfield of Clegg), died at Middleton in January, 1593, leaving no children; his second wife, Dorothy (daughter of Oswald Pratt, of Hockwold, Norfolk), after whom he named his daughter, survived him many years. in her widowhood probably residing with her daughter and son-in-law at Hopwood Hail -- her funeral taking place at Middleton Church on 30th December, 1650.
I don't find any Geni representation of this Rev. Edward Assheton who had children with Dorothy Pratt of Hockwold, Norfolk. Nor of her father, Oswald, although apparently there are more modern descendants of these lines who might be interested in tracing their roots.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/48123/48123-h/48123-h.htm
https://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/7455/1/PhD%20thesis%20FINAL%20James...
