The Roman road "Watling Street" borders Leicestershire, north-west of Northants. The earliest Mapley in Leics. was
a wagoner from Great Linford in Bucks., who had migrated north up Watling Street, settling in Great Bowden/Market
Harborough in the late 1870's, close to the Northants. border. 1st. Rutland Generation John Mabley ( - 14/3/1577) son of William Mabley, m
2nd. Rutland Generation William Mabley ( - 1/4/1598) m. Joane
3rd. Rutland Generation William Mabley (31/12/1586 - ) m. Mary Dracott (6/1/1602 - 7/8/1670) in 1617
Francis Mabley ( - 16/6/1667) m. Mary
4th. Rutland Generation Francis Mabley (8/3/1650 - ) m. Sarah
William Mapley (1/10/1655 - 13/4/1740) m. Mary Wells ( - 18/7/1741) in 1688
5th. Rutland Generation William Mapley (22/8/1686 - 4/4/1768) m. Mary Christian (1697 - 1746) in 1712
Joseph Mapley ( - ) m. Mary x ( - ) in
In 1974 Rutland, a small but separate county, was merged into Leics. Rutland had records of Mableys/Mapleys as early as
1389 when Agnes Mably received a will bequest. In 1490 & 1507 William Mabley was a licensed ale brewer in Langham,
his son John a licensed ale taster. The local Langham well water was said to give the beer a unique character and
quality which enhanced the brewery's reputation, ultimatelt becoming the Ruddles Brewery. From the mid-1550's a larger
family cluster was recorded in the village, which after 2 generations morphed from Mabley to Mapley in the 1660's.
Frederick Mapley, born in Great Linford, settled in Market Harborough in the late 1870's, with his family
generations established there.
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