George Markham

The fourteen children of George Markham who succeeded to his father's estates, and wife, Judith Withernwicke:

• Thomas, who succeeded his father at Ollerton
• George, a major in the army; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Marmaduke Tunstall of Wycliffe and Hutton.
  • George, b. 1659
    • Katherine
    • Elizabeth
• William, died young
• Robert, d. 1663, unmarried
• Griffin: "son of George Markham of Co. Notts, on June 20, 1637, had license to go to France".
• Ursula, died young
• Mary, died young
• Anne, died young
• John, buried at Ollerton, September 8, 1624 (parish register)
• Margaret, a nun at Pontoise; d. 1717, age 105
• Elizabeth, a nun at Ghent; d. 1669
• Frances, a nun at Liege
• Catharine
• Charles (?) of Tankersley, Yorkshire (Chancery Proceeding, 1619-20)

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From BHO:

and Thomas Markham of Allerton her second son, standard-bearer to queen Elizabeths band of pensioners, who married Mary, daughter and heir of Rice Griffin of Dingley slain at Norwich, by whom he had sir Griffin Markham knighted at Roan, but at length banished, and very many other children, of which George Markham of Allerton married Judith, daughter and heir of John Withernwick of Claxby in the county of Lincolne, esquire, by whom he had Thomas Markham of Allerton slain, (or fighting on the kings part driven with many others into the Trent and drowned) at Gainsburgh in the year 1643, being a colonel and much lamented.