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Families covered: Pretyman of Driffield, Pretyman of Greensfarm, Pretyman (Prettyman) of Lodington
[This page was originally launched as 'Pretyman1' but was renamed to permit a new Pretyman1 for the Bacton line which goes back earlier with greater reliability.]
As reported on the continuation, the alleged ancestry of the following William (which is reported in TCB but with some scepticism) is not viewed as reliable. Le Neve starts with ... | |||||||||||||||
William Pretyman of Bacton, Suffolk | |||||||||||||||
m1. ?? | |||||||||||||||
m2. _ How (dau of William How of Stowmarket) | |||||||||||||||
1. | William Pretyman (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
2. | Sir John Pretyman of Bacton, later of Driffield (Gloucestershire) | ||||||||||||||
m1. _ Tracy ?) | |||||||||||||||
m1/2. Dorothy Drury (dau of Sir Robert Drury of Rougham) | |||||||||||||||
m2/3. Mary Bourchier (dau of William Bourchier of Barnesley, Gloucestershire) identified by TCB as 2nd wife | |||||||||||||||
A. | Sir John Pretyman or Prettyman of Driffield, later of Lodington & Horninghold, Sheriff of Leicestershire, 1st Bart of Lodington (b c1612, d by 02.1676/7) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (by 1631) Elizabeth Turpin (d c03.1663, dau of George Turpin of Knaptoft & Horninghold by Anne, dau of John Quarles of London) | |||||||||||||||
i. | John Pretyman 'of Lodington' (bpt 22.12.1632, dvp 30.08.1658) | ||||||||||||||
m. (1649) Margaret Mennes (b 1635, d 1676, dau of Sir Matthew Mennes by Margaret, dau of John Stewart, Earl of Carrick) | |||||||||||||||
a.+ | issue - Mathew (bur 09.07.1656), John (b 1654, d young) | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Sir George Pretyman or Prettyman, 2nd Bart of Lodington (bpt 17.12.1638, bur 14.04.1715) | ||||||||||||||
m. (22.08.1661) Elizabeth Sedley (b c1641, dau of Sir Isaac Sedley, 3rd Bart) | |||||||||||||||
a. | George Pretyman (bpt 12.11.1662, dvpspm | ||||||||||||||
b. | Shirley Pretyman (dvpspm) | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Elizabeth Pretyman (a 1712) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Sir William Pretyman of Greenwich, 3rd Bart (bpt 03.02.1640/1, bur 08.11.1719) | ||||||||||||||
m. ?? (bur 20.09.1694) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Elizabeth Pretyman | ||||||||||||||
m. (c1700) Digby Berkeley of Ardusan, co. Carlow | |||||||||||||||
iv. | Thomas Pretyman of Greensfarm & Hackney (bpt 09.02.1642/3) | ||||||||||||||
m. (16.01.1667/8) Mary Norris (dau of Hugh Norris of Hackney) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Sir John Pretyman of Greensfarm, 4th Bart (b c1670, d after 25.12.1749) | ||||||||||||||
Some years after the death of Sir John, the baronetcy was claimed by George Pretyman, Bishop of Winchester. The claim was not successful. | |||||||||||||||
m. (28.07.1698) Elizabeth Buggin (bur 11.04.1719, dau of John Buggin of North Cray) | |||||||||||||||
(1)+ | issue (d unm) - Elizabeth (d 1781), Mary (d 1749), Grace (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
b. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
v. | Mary Pretyman (bpt 22.08.1631, bur 17.08.1663) | ||||||||||||||
m. (11.1651) Richard Verney, later 11th Lord Willoughby de Broke (b 1621, d 18.07.1711) | |||||||||||||||
vi. | Elizabeth Pretyman | ||||||||||||||
m1. Sir Thomas Burton, 2nd Bart of Stockerston (b before 1618, d 03.04.1659) | |||||||||||||||
m2. Sir William Halford of Welham | |||||||||||||||
vii. | Katherine Pretyman | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Holford of Grey's Inne | |||||||||||||||
viii. | Susan Pretyman (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
m. _ Sacheverell of Morley | |||||||||||||||
m2. (by 1664, sp) Theodosia Adams (dau of Thomas Adams of London by Elizabeth, dau of Thomas Cresswell of Prior's Hall) | |||||||||||||||
B. | William Pretyman of London (d 04.03.1687/8) | ||||||||||||||
m. Elizabeth King (d 26.09.1702, dau of Rev. John King, son of John, Bishop of London) | |||||||||||||||
i.+ | issue - William (d unm 1696), Elizabeth (a 1712), Mary (a 1712) | ||||||||||||||
C. | Susan Pretyman | ||||||||||||||
m. Edward Hungerford of Cadenham | |||||||||||||||
D. | Elizabeth Pretyman (b c1610, d 06.10.1652) | ||||||||||||||
m. Sir Richard Brown, Bart of Say's Court | |||||||||||||||
E.+ | other issue - Robert, Mary (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
3. | Anne Prettyman (bur 02.05.1619) probably of this family, of this generation | ||||||||||||||
m1. Christopher Wase of London | |||||||||||||||
m2. (09.03.1606-7) Sir William Armine of Osgodby (b c05.1561, d 22.01.1621) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): TCB (vol 3, 'Pretyman', p327+), 'Le Neve's Pedigrees of the Knights' (1873, edited by George W. Marshall)
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