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'Petre2'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Peter of Bakebeare, Peter of Bowhay, Peter of Harlyn
| William Petre or Peter of Milton (Hampshire) & Bakebeare (Dorset) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joan Arundel (dau of Sir Roger Arundel of Calwoodley) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Roger Peter (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| 2. | William Peter of Miton & Bakebeare (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | John Peter of Bowhay, Devon (d 1579) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Wilmot Petre (dau of John Petre of Torr Newton, sister of Sir William) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Otho Peter of Bowhay (2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners does not follow this line other than to report that "Bowhay descended from father to son to John Peter, esq. of Bowhay, who left an only daughter, Frances, who m. Sir Allen Apsley". We presume that this was the Otho of Bowhay who is the first mentioned by Visitation (Devon, 1620, Peter) which provides the following. | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Peter of Bowhay | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hurst of Oxon, Devon | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Otho Peter of Bowhay | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances Southcote (dau of Thomas Southcote of Bovytracye) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Peter of Bowhay (b c1578, a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| (A) | Frances Peter probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir Allen Apsley, Governor of the Tower (b 09.1616, d 15.10.1683) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Elizabeth Peter | ||||||||||||||
| m1. James Dawbny of Wayford | |||||||||||||||
| m2. William Keymer of Penndoiner | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Peter in Cornwall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Agnes Godolphin (dau of Thomas Godolphin (who m1. ?? Bonithon) by ?? Glanville) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Robert Peter (a 1571, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomasine Kestell (dau of John Kestell of Kestell) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Henry Peter (d 1619, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1609) Deborah Treffry (dau of John Treffry of Place) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Peter (b 1610, d 1675) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1632) Elizabeth Michell (dau/heir of Henry Michell of Harlyn) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Gregory Peter of Harlyn, Sheriff of Cornwall (d 1710) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1658) Elizabeth Goove (dau of John Goove of Goovehayes) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Peter of Harlyn (d 1733) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1685) Ann Coryton (dau of Sir John Coryton of Newton Ferrars, Bart) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Henry Peter of Harlyn, Sheriff of Cornwall (a 1746) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Harpur (dau/heir of William Harpur of Trevarthen) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Peter of Harlyn (d 1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Peter (dau of Jonathan Peter of Porthcothan, cousin) @@ below | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Henry Peter of Harlyn (d 1821, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1782) Anna Maria Rous (dau of Thomas Rous of Piercefield) | |||||||||||||||
| ((i)) | William Peter of Harlyn (b 22.03.1785) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.01.1809) Frances Thomas (dau/heir of John Thomas of Chiverton) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | William Peter (rector of Mawnan) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Smith (dau of Rev .William Smith, chaplain to Queen Anne) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | William Peter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Harriet Hamilton (dau/coheir of George Hamilton, son of James, 6th Earl of Abercorn) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Robert Peter (rector of Sully) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Martha Franklin of Glamorganshire | |||||||||||||||
| (c) | Jonathan Peter of Porthcothan | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Hoblyn (dau of Edward Hoblyn by Bridget, dau of John Carew of Penwarne, son of Richard of Antony) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Mary Peter apparently of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Peter of Harlyn (d 1776) @@ above | |||||||||||||||
| (d)+ | "several daughters" | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Cinvent | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | 2 sons | ||||||||||||||
| C.+ | other issue including John (dvpsp, MP) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
Commoners (vol I, Peter of Harlyn)
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