'Wrey1'
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Families covered: Wrey of Northrussell, Wrey of Trebitch

John Wrey of Northrussell ('of Militon') (d 04.1577)
m. Blanch Killigrew (d 14.12.1596, dau of Henry Killigrew of Wolston by _ Trelawny)
1. John Wrey of Northrussell (dsp)
  m. Elinor Smith (dau of Bernard Smith of Totness)
2. Edmond Wrey
  m. Catheryn Prys (dau of John Prys of Horwell)
  A.+ issuse (a 1620) - William (b c1599), John, 5 daughters
3. Arthur Wrey
  m. Joyce Harry (dau of Tristram Harry)
4. Sir William Wrey, Sheriff of Cornwall, 1st Bart of Trebitch (d 06.1636)
  m. (1600) Elizabeth Courtenay (dau of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham Castle)
A. Sir William Wrey, 2nd Bart of Trebitch (b c1600, d 08.1645)
  m. (10.1624) Elizabeth Chichester (dau of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount)
  i. Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Bart of Trebitch (b 1628, bur 17.05.1668)
  m. (1653) Anne Bourchier (b c1628, bur 09.09.1662, dau of Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath)
a. Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Bart of Trebitch (d 28.07.1696)
  m. (03.05.1681) Florence Rolle (dau of Sir John Rolle of Stevenstone)
  (1) Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Bart of Trebitch (bur 12.11.1726)
  m. (28.02.1707-8) Diana Rolle (dau of John Rolle of Stevenstone)
  (A) Sir Bourchier Wrey, 6th Bart of Trebitch (d 13.04.1784)
  m1. (10.07.1749) Mary Edwards (dsp bur 03.09.1751, dau of John Edwards of Highgate)
  m2. (01.05.1755) Ellen Thresher (d 11.1813, dau of John Thresher of Bradford by Ellen Long)
(i) Sir Bourchier Wrey, 7th Bart of Trebitch (b 22.02.1757, d 20.11.1826)
  m1. (14.03.1786) Anne Palk (d 09.1791, dau of Sir Robert Palk, Bart of Haldon)
  (a) Sir Bourchier Fulk Wrey, 8th Bart of Trebitch (b 10.12.1788, d 11.09.1879) had daughters
  m1. (14.03.1818) Ellen Caroline Riddie (d 23.07.1842)
  m2. (11.09.1843) Eliza Coles (dsp 11.05.1875)
  (b) Robert Bourchier Wrey (b 1790, dsp 29.03.1872)
  m. (1821) Mary Anne James (b c1794, d 22.12.1886, dau of Capt. _ James, RN)
  (c) Anna Eleonora Wrey (d 25.01.1846)
  m1. (19.07.1806) Edward Hartopp of Little Dalby (b 01.04.1783, d 05.02.1813)
  m2. (09.12.1815) Sir Laurence Vaughan Palk, Bart (b 24.04.1793, d 16.05.1860)
  m2. (1793) Anne Osborne (d 26.01.1813, dau of John Osborne)
  (d) Sir Henry Bourchier Wrey, 9th Bart of Trebitch (b 05.06.1797, d 23.12.1882, rector of Tawstock) had issue
  m1. (27.09.1827) Ellen Maria Toke (d 01.03.1864, dau of Nicholas Roundell Toke of Godlington)
  m2. (05.01.1865, sp) Jane Lamb (d 26.07.1889, dau of Humble Lamb of Ryton House)
  (e) Eleonora Elizabeth Wrey (d 12.01.1882)
  m1. (02.03.1815) Albany Saville of Oaklands (d 02.1831)
  m2. Rev. Richard Fayle of Torquay (d 26.03.1872)
  (ii) Bourchier William Wrey of Melksham (b 06.05.1761, d 27.08.1839, rector of Tawstock and Combe)
  m. (11.1789) Sophia Bethell (dau of George Bethell of Bradford)
  (a) Edward Bourchier Wrey (b 07.01.1794, d 30.05.1840, 2nd son) had issue
  m. (09.02.1818) Juliana Wilson (d 11.03.1829, dau of Rev. George Wilson)
  (b) John Wrey (b 09.1797, d 20.10.1872, Rev.)
  m1. (1829) Anne Burnett Yeomans (d 15.09.1860, dau of Rev. Thomas Yeomans)
  m2. (06.11.1866, sp) Elizabeth Dorothea ?? (widow of Thomas Potts of the Daison)
(c) Elizabeth Wrey
  m. (19.12.1851) Rev. John Clare Pigot
  (d)+ other issue - William Long (b 1792, Lt.), Florence (d unm 20.03.1885), Eleanor
  (iii) Ellen Wrey
  m. Rev. Edward Henry Whinfield
  (iv) Dyonisia Wrey
  m. Robert Harding of Upcott
  (v) Florentina Wrey (d 1835)
 

m. Richard Godolphin Long of Rowde Ashton

  (vi) Anne Maria Wrey
  m. (1791) Nicholas Roundell Toke of Godlinton
(B) Diana Wrey
  m. John Stafford of Roborough
  (C) Florence Wrey
  m. Edward Pans of Biddeford
  (D)+ other issue - John, Chichester, Robert (d 1809, General in Portugal), Charles (d young), Christian, Catherine
  (2) Chichester Wrey (a 1710, rector of Tawstock) had issue
  (3) Florence Wrey
  m. (10.07.1707) John Cole of Florence Court (bpt 12.04.1670, d 07.1726)
  b. Anne Wrey
  m. (26.07.1688) Sir Francis Northcote, 3rd Bart (dsp 1709)
c.+ other issue - Chichester (d 1706, Colonel), Edward, John
  ii. daughter
  m. _ Bluet
  iii. daughter
  m. _ Erylsey
  iv. daughter
  m. _ Nicholas
5. Philippa Wrey
  m. George Upton of Puslich
6. Jane Wrey
  m. Peter Coriton (bur 1602)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Wrey) with a little input from Visitation (Cornwall, 1620, Wrey)
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