Genealogy of the Valentine Family of Huntingdonshire & Derbyshire (1720

First Generation

1. Richard Valentine. Born bef 1722. Richard died in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England, in May 1776; he was 54. Buried on 19 May 1776 in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England.1

Richard Valentine and Elizabeth Brown had their first two children before they married followed by five more in wedlock. The birth record in the Anglican parish registers of Houghton Conquest for Joseph Valentine clearly states that Joseph was the 'natural son of Richard Valentine, married man, by Ann Holloway, single woman'. The birth and baptismal records of the other children that Richard Valentine had with Ann Holloway and later Phebe Richardson Yoxon do not state the marital status of the parents although refer to the children as natural born sons or in two cases as bastard sons. There does not appear to have been any children from the marriage of Richard Valentine and Ann Casburd; no births were recorded in either Ampthill or Houghton Conquest.

On 7 Feb 1743 Richard first married Elizabeth Brown in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England.1 Born abt 1720. Elizabeth died in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England, on 30 May 1750; she was 30.1 Buried on 31 May 1750 in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England.1

They had the following children:

2i.

Richard (1741-)

3ii.

George (1742-)

4iii.

Thomas (Twin) (1743-1746)

5iv.

Elizabeth (Twin) (1743-1744)

6v.

Thomas (1746-)

7vi.

John (Twin) (1750-1750)

8vii.

Elizabeth (Twin) (1750-1750)

On 12 Oct 1750 Richard second married Ann Casburd in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England.2 Ann died in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England on 30 May 1776.1 Buried on 31 May 1776 in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England.1

They had no children.

He third did not marry Ann Holloway, daughter of William Holloway & Rachel [Holloway]. Born abt Aug 1729 in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England. Ann was baptized in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England, on 8 Sep 1729.1 Ann died in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England, in Mar 1768; she was 38. Buried on 30 Mar 1768 in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England.1

They had the following children:

9i.

William (~1756-)

10ii.

James (1759-1763)

11iii.

John (1761-)

12iv.

Joseph (1762-)

13v.

James (~1764-1848)

14vi.

Henry (~1766-1770)

He fourth did not marry Phebe Richardson, daughter of Robert Richardson & Sarah Claridge. Born abt Sep 1735 in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England. Phebe was baptized in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England, on 5 Oct 1735.1 Phebe died in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England, in Jan 1792; she was 56. Buried on 18 Jan 1792 in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England.1

They had the following children:

15i.

Edward (1771-)

16ii.

Samuel (~1775-1848)