'Bray03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Bray of Camborne, Bray of St. Cleer, Bray of Tremere, Bray of Treswithian (Treswydyan)

                               
Ingelgram de Bray (a 1238)
m. Beaatrice (a 1238)
1. Michael Bray of Trework, Roscradek, etc. (d 1311)
  m. Alice Goveyley (dau of Robert Goveyley)
  A. Gervais Bray (b c1290, a 1315)
  m. Elizabeht Hewes (dau of Sir Richard Hewes)
  i. Thomas Bray (a 1368)
a. Peter Bray
  (1) Thomas Bray of St. Cleer
  (A) John Bray of St. Cleer
  m. ?? Tremere (dau/coheir of John Tremere of Tremere)
  (i) John Bray of Tremere (a 1450)
(a) Michael Bray of Tremere
  ((1)) Robert Bray of Tremere (d 1540, 2nd son)
  m. Catherine Sanford of Southampton (d 1571)
  ((A)) Reginald Bray of Tremerre
  m. Jane Lower (dau of Thomas Lower, son of Nicholas)
  ((i)) George Bray of Tremerre (b c1549, a 1620)
  ((ii)) Rosa Bray
  m. John Letsom
  ((iii))+ other issue (dsp) - John, Christopher
  ((B)) Nicholas Bray
  ((C)) Rosa Bray
  m. Richard Halford ("Sewer to Queen Mary & Elizabeth")
  ((2))+ other issue - Nicholas (dsp), Patrick
  (b) Richard Bray
  ((1)) George Bray (a 1490)
(c)+ other issue - John, Walter
  ii. John Bray
  iii. Elizabeth Bray
  m. Henry le Fort of Pengersick
  B. Herveus Bray had issue
  C. Benedict de Bray (a 1300)
  i. Robert Bray
2. Nichola Bray
  m. Galfrid de Prideaux

 

 

William Bray 'of Camborne'
m. Margery (m2. John Hamond)
1. Henry Bray of Tresudyan (a 1535)
m. Margery Borlase (dau of Walter Burlassy (Borlase) of Newlyn)
  A. John Bray of Treswydyan (a 1558)
  m. Katherine Isam (bur 06.03.1626, dau of William Isam of Ilbruers)
  i. George Bray of Treswydyan & Camborne (b c1566, bur 04.1633)
  m. Elizabeth Danvers (bur 22.08.1622, dau of Henry Danvers of Daney (Dauntsey), brother of Sir John)
  a. Henry Bray of Camborne (b c1596, bur 29.07.1646)
  m. Elizabeth (bur 28.07.1666)
  (1) Charles Bray of Camborne (younger son)
  m1. (31.01.1691) Eunice (bur 09.11.1691)
  (A) Elizabeth Bray (bpt 28.10.1691)
  m2. Elizabeth (bur 07.12.1732)
  (B) Eunice Bray (bpt 17.09.1693)
  m. (09.11.1742) Noah Robarts
(C)+ other issue - Charles (bpt 28.10.1699, bur 09.02.1700), Charles (bpt 27.04.1706), Christian (bpt 01.03.1701)
  (2) Arthur Bray (of Treswithen?) (bpt 08.11.1645, bur 06.01.1713, youngest son)
  m. Jane (bur 28.10.1729)
  (A) Jane Bray
  m. (07.08.1706) Rev. James Trenhayle of Burian
  (B) Margaret Bray (a 1706) possibly fits here
  m. John Tremenheere (d 1706)
  (3)+ other issue - John (bpt 06.04.1635, bur 1636), John (bpt 15.08.1639), Henry (bpt 14.03.1642, bur 02.09.1644), Penelope (bpt 24.06.1627, bur 22.02.1639), Jane (bpt 21.04.1629), Margaret (bpt 21.02.1630, bur 02.08.1646), Frances (bpt 23.12.1632), Katherine (bpt 06.02.1635, bur 23.02.1635), Katherine (bpt 16.01.1637)
  b.+ other issue - Amies (b c1597, bur 27.11.1625), William (b c1598, bur 08.05.1659), Richard (bur 14.01.1626)
  ii. William Bray (bur 20.01.1623)
  m. (12.10.1596) Christian
  iii. Mary Bray
  m. Peter Treunwith
  iv. Katherine Bray
  m. John James
v.+ other issue - John (bur 1579), Elizabeth
  B. William Bray (dps, 3rd son)
  m. (17.06.1578) Katherine
  C. Ursula Bray
  m. Charles Souch
  D.+ other issue (dsp) - Richard, Henry
2. John Bray
  m. (12.06.1546) Elizabeth Ellis (bur 03.03.1601, dau of William Ellis)
  A. Jone Bray (bur 1550)
3. Jane Bray probably of this generation
  m. John Talcarne of Talcarne (d before 17.03.1559)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Bray of St. Cleer and Lanivet', p54)
(2) For lower section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Bray of Treswithian', p53)
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