'Spry1'
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Families covered: Sprye of Cutcrewe, Sprye of Millbrook, Sprie (Spry) of Tillond, Sprye of Stoke Damerell, Sprie of Tencreke
| Commoners reports that "This ancient family, whose name had been variously written De Spre, De Spray, De Sprey, Spreye, Sprie, Sprye, and Spry, was seated at a very early period in the county of Devon". | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Sprye or Sprie of Cutcrewe (from Devon to Cornwall) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Catharine Bake (dau of John Bake of Lanrake) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Sprie of Tillond | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Trenowth (dau/coheir of John Trenowth of Tillond) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Hugh Sprie or Spry of Tillond | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Debill (dau of John Debill of Insworth) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Sprie of Tillond & Bodmin (a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catharine Ashford (dau of Arthur Ashford of Wonwell) | |||||||||||||||
| Commoners, supported by BLG1863 ('Spry of Place'), shows Thomas & Catherine as parents of Arthur, Thomas, Henry & Robert with Arthur being the MP who was of Place. However, we follow Vivian, which is supported by HoP ("Arthur Spry") in showing him here (where his mother Ann is a sister of Catharine Ashford and his grandmother appears to be a sister of the above Margaret Debill). | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Joan Sprie | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Meriel or Meriet | |||||||||||||||
| iii.+ | other issue - Hugh, Edward | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Edward Sprie of Tencreke, Cornwall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Benney (m2. Thomas Elford) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Sprie of Tencreke (a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Vashmont (dau of John Vashmont of Cornwall) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue (a 1620) - John (b 1602), Edward, George, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Peter Sprie of Mewden in Mawnen, Cornwall | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners reports that Peter dsp but Vivian indicates that he had issue by each of his wives. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Prudence Prideaux (dau of Richard Prideaux of Thewborow, Devon) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (10.10.1614) Martha Erisey of Cornwall | |||||||||||||||
| m3. _ Kestell or Castle or Castell of Cornwall | |||||||||||||||
| m4. Christian Roskruge (bur 14.08.1700, dau of John Roskruge of Roskruge) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Sir Henry Sprie (d before 01.12.1627) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Frances (a 1627) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | John Sprie | ||||||||||||||
| m. Ann Trencreke (bur 09.04.1621) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | 2 sons (a 1620) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | daughter | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Stiler | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Catharine Sprie | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Kemp of Levithan | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Joan Sprie | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peter Burdon or Burden | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Agnes Sprie | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Trelawny possibly here? | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | John Sprye of Cutcrewe | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Catharine Trenowth (dau/coheir of John Trenowth of Tillond) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Edward Sprye (a 1552) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Elizabeth Sprye | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Vashmont or Vashment | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Hendy (a 1552, dau of John Hendy) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Oliver Sprye or Spry of Cutcrewe | ||||||||||||||
| Commoners reports that Oliver "was presumed to have been ancestor of the Sprys of Boyton and Exeter". | |||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Debell (dau of John Debell of Insworth) | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Robert Sprye of Millbrook, Cornwall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jane Smith of Loscawen (Lescawen) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Sprye of Millbrook (b 1594, d 1672) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.01.1646) Thomazine Johnson (d 03.03.1701) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Edward Sprye of Millbrook | ||||||||||||||
| m. (19.03.1688) Magdalen Deeble of Insworth | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | John Sprye of Millbrook (bpt 01.03.1691) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1724) Margaret | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Anne, Magdalen | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Edward Sprye of Millbrook & Stoke Damarell (b 05.03.1695, bur 15.02.1788) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (03.01.1720) Elizabeth Binney (d 24.07.1745, dau of T. Binney) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | John Sprye of Stoke Damarell (b 1733, d 03.09.1799, youngest surviving son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Brooking (b 1739, d 11.02.1803, dau of William Brooking of Pumphleet) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | John Sprye (b 29.05.1764, vicar of Ugborough) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.01.1788) Ann (b 13.10.1764) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Richard Samuel Sprye (Captain, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Digby Fowell (dau of Rev. John Digby Fowell of Black Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (b) | Mary Emily Sprye | ||||||||||||||
| m. Wlliam Baker Beare (vicar of Morebath, curate of Upton, son of Montague Baker Beare of Morebath House by Anne, dau of Rev. T.E. Clarke of Trimlitt Hosue) | |||||||||||||||
| (c)+ | other issue - Frederick (Captain), Anne | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Jane Sprye | ||||||||||||||
| m. Reuben Rendle of Plymouth (bur 1836) | |||||||||||||||
| (a)+ | issue - Reuben Sprye of Buckland Monachorum (cleric), Edmond of Plymouth (had issue), John William of Plymouth (had issue) | ||||||||||||||
| (iii)+ | other issue (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| (B)+ | other issue (d unm) - Edward of Plymouth (bpt 26.02.1727), Binney (b 1729), others (d infant) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Susananh Sprye (bpt 26.12.1689) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.09.1721) Thomas Holmes of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Robert in Plymouth, Mary/Susannah | ||||||||||||||
| E. | John Sprye of Trewinney in Mevegesey, Cornwall | ||||||||||||||
| m. Catherine Cundye | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Spry of Mevegesy | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Pyne (dau of Hugh (sb Philip?) Pyne of East Downe) | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue - John (b c1616, a 1620), Edward, George, Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - John, Lewis, Richard, Oliver | ||||||||||||||
| F. | Alice Sprye | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Trewbody of Treworrick | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Joan Sprye | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Debyll of Insworth | |||||||||||||||
| H. | Eliza Sprye | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Galston or Golston of Plymouth | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Katherine Spry (a 1552) | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Alice Spry (a 1552) | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Scawen (a 1540) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): Commoners (vol 4, 'Spry of Place', p691+) with some input/support from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Spry', p434+)
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