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Families covered: Crymes (Crimes) of Buckland Monachorum, Crimes of Meavy

                               
Vivian identifies the coat of arms of this family as "Or, three bars Gu. each charged with as many martlets of the field, on a chief Az. two bars nebulée Arg.". This indicates that this family was closely connected to the Grymes of Peckham family shown on GZmisc04.
Ellis Crimes of Buckland Monacorum (Monachorum), Devon (bur 16.03.1584-5)
m. Ann Predieux (dau of John Predieux (Prideaux) of Nutwell)
1. William Crimes of Buckland Monacorum (bur 09.09.1621)
  m1. Margaret Harris (bur 19.04.1614, dau of William Harris of Herne (Hayne))
A. William Crimes of Buckland Monacorum ('Buckland Crimes') (bpt 06.10.1583, bur 20.02.1626-7)
  m. (27.02.1608-9) Joane Coplestone (dau of John Coplestone of Warleigh)
  i. Elias Crimes of Buckland (bpt 18.02.1615-6, bur 17.03.1689-90)
  m1. (28.04.1636) Mary Drake (bur 27.02.1651-2, dau of Sir Francis Drake of Buckland Monachorum)
  a. Ellis Crymes (b 11.04.1638, dsp bur 02.07.1671, 2nd son)
  m. (24.03.1670-1) Jane Furlong (bur 27.02.1691-2)
  b. Richard Crymes (bpt 12.07.1648, bur 24.02.1708-9, 7th son)
  m1. (10.04.1679) Jone Addams (bur 02.09.1695)
  (1)+ issue - Richard (bpt 17.04.1680), Elizeus (bpt 121.08.1681, bur 21.05.1733), William (bpt 11.09.1685), Jone (bpt 16.06.1683), Agnes (bpt 23.07.1687), Margaret (bpt 02.04.1689)
  m2. (14.05.1699) Elizabeth Steart (bur 09.02.1709-10)
  c. Lewis Crymes (bpt 07.10.1649, bur 02.11.1693)
  m. (25.07.1679) Elizabeth Furlong (bur 22.07.1694)
  (1) Francis Crymes (bpt 04.05.1693, bur 27.03.1756, 4th son)
  m. (08.02.1722-3) Honor Culverwell (bur 28.09.1742)
  (A) Amos Crymes (bpt 21.01.1727-8, bur 07.08.1783, vicar of Buckland Monachorum)
  m1. (26.04.1749) Elizabeth Shilfox of Oxford (bur 19.07.1770)
  (i)+ issue - Elizeus (bpt 19.08.1752, bur 02.03.1754), John (bpt 08.10.1755), Francis (bpt 15.05.1757), Lawrence (bpt 08.11.1758, bur 17.10.1770), James (bpt 26.02.1763), Elizeus (bur 22.04.1767), George (bpt 02.07.1770), Elizabeth (bpt 17.09.1751), Emblyn (bpt 03.08.1754), Mary (bpt 09.11.1759), Honor (bpt 01.01.1760), Anne (bpt 21.12.1761, bur 02.02.1785), Jane (bpt 20.05.1764), Margaret (bpt 19.02.1769)
  m2. Mary (b c1733, bur 31.12.1806)
  (B)+ other issue - Elizeus (bpt 07.05.1732, bur 28.04.1744), Elizabeth (bpt 11.12.1723), Mary (bpt 01.07.1725, bur 08.06.1728)
(2)+ other issue - Lewis (bpt 21.12.1681, bur 24.04.1702), John (bpt 23.05.1683), Amos (bpt 08.07.1691), Mary (bpt 02.06.1680), Elizabeth (bpt 14.08.1685, bur 15.09.1704), Susan (bpt 17.02.1687-8, bur 12.06.1690)
  d. Mary Crymes (b 10.1645)
  m. (21.04.1669) John Beale
  e. Margaret Crymes (bpt 20.12.1651)
  m. (02/11.02.1668-9) Joseph Drake of Buckland Monachorum
  f.+ other issue - Francis (bpt 16.03.1637, bur 07.08.1656), John (bpt 03.09.1639, bur 11.09.1641), William (bpt 12.11.1640, bur 11.09.1641), Robert (bpt 13.02.1640-1, bur 25.12.1654), Amos (b 1644, bur 22.05.1709, vicar of Buckland Monachorum), Charles (bpt 17.11.1650, bur 06.06.1654), William (bur 19.09.1652), Joan (bur 03.09.1643)
  m2. Rebecca (bur 26.03.1666)
  n. Henry Crymes (bpt 12.11.1656, 13th son)
  m. (29.05.1679) Anne Crymes (bpt 1667, dau of Christopher Crymes of Meavy) @@ below
  (1)+ issue - Christopher (bpt 28.09.1687, bur 12.01.1687-8), Jone (bpt 17.08.1681), Rebecca (bpt 21.09.1686), Ann (bpt 25.04.1684)
  o. Thomas Crymes (bpt 05.11.1661, 16th son)
m. (05.01.1694-2) Grace Ware
  p.+ other issue - Henry (bpt 20.06.1654, bur 17.11.1655), William (bpt 18.09.1655, bur 17.03.1656-7), Ferdinando (bpt 04.02.1657-8), George (bpt 18.04.1659), Francis (bpt 18.12.1662, bur 20.12.1664), Susanna (bpt 26.08.1660, bur 25.08.1662), Elizabeth (bpt 16.11.1664, bur 08.07.1689), Dorothy (bpt 04.04.1666, bur 04.07.1666), Rebecca (bpt 13.04.1659, bur 19.09.1660)
  ii. Richard Crimes (bpt 06.07.1614, bur 10.07.1614)
  iii. Suzan Crimes (bpt 20.07.1613)
  m. (22.07.1641) Thomas Drake of Buckland Monachorum
  iv. Margaret Crimes
  m. (21.05.1646) Robert Knighton
  B. Lewis Crimes (bpt 22.01.1597-8, bur 08.01.1655-6, 6th son)
  m. (c08.1623) Alice Peterfield of Whitchurch (bur 05.04.1646)
i. Anthony Crymes (bpt 19.12.1624, bur 08.08.1629)
  C. Ferdinando Crimes (bpt 16.02.1599-1600, a 1621)
  i. Ferdinando Crymes (bpt 26.04.1626)
  m. (26.04.1653) Ursula Dinham (bur 23.02.1691-2)
  a.+ issue - Elias (bpt 21.04.1664, bur 24.11.1664), Mary (bpt 28.07.1669, bur 03.03.1671-2)
  D. Margaret Crimes (bpt 06.02.1581-2)
  m1. (12.06.1598) Arthur Copleston
  m2. Oliver Whiddon
  E. Elizabeth Crimes (bpt 16.03.1585-6)
  m. (21.09.1604) Francis Glanvile of Tavistock
  F. Frances Crimes (bpt 16.08.1590)
  m. (01/21.12.1626) Richard Edgcumbe
  G. Mary Crimes (bpt 22.07.1596)
  m. (28.06.1624) Henry Edwardes
  H.+ other issue - John (bur 20.01.1586-7), Elizeus (bpt/bur 18.11.1587), Ellis of Buckland Monacorum (bpt 22.08.1591, bur 15.02.1642-3), George (bpt 25.12.1594, a 1621), Richard (bpt 15.04.1601), Mary (bpt 07.10.1584, bur 15.10.1584), Susan (bpt 09.01.1588-9)
  m2. Agnes Parris (a 1621, dau of John Parris of Chard)
  O. Simond Crimes (bpt 05.12.1619, a 1621)
2. Michael Crimes (bpt 12.11.1572)
3. Philip Crimes of Meavy, Devon
m. Agnes Achim (dau of William Achim of Pelynt)
  A. Philip Crimes of Meavye (d 07.09.1643)
  m. Jane Eyre (dau of John Eyre)
  i. John Crimes of Meavy (b c1612, bur 30.12.1664)
  a. Christopher Crimes of Meavy (bur 04.11.1668)
  m. Anne (m2. Robert Walter)
  (1) Anne Crimes (bpt 14.05.1667)
  m. (29.05.1679) Henry Crymes (bpt 12.11.1656) @@ above
  ii. William Crimes (bur 15.10.1659)
  m. (02.02.1658-9) Petronilla Mason (bur 10.01.1693-4)
  iii.+ other issue - Phillip (bur 10.02.1658-9), Francis (bur 16.06.1663), Margaret (b c1615, a 1620)
  B. Agnes Crimes probably of this generation
  m. Edward Rolle of Meth (a 1620, bur 09.01.1643-4)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Crymes', p258+)
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