Sir William Wrey, 1st Baronet (died 1636) of Trebeigh,

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, Cornwall and North Russell,

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, Devon, was

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in 1598 and was created a

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by King Charles I in 1628.

Origins

He was the second son of John Wrey (d.1597) by his wife Blanch Killigrew (d.1595), heiress of Trebeigh, daughter and heiress of Henry Killigrew, Esquire, of Woolstone, in the parish of

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, near

, in Cornwall.

Inheritance

William succeeded his childless elder brother John II Wrey, who had married (as her 3rd husband) Eleanor Smith, daughter and heiress of Bernard Smith (c.1522-1591), Esquire, of

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in Devon, MP for

in 1558 and mayor of Totnes 1549-50 and c.1565-6 also was

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or of Devon and Cornwall 1567-8.

Career

William was

in 1598. and was knighted at

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on 27 July 1603 before the Coronation of King James I. He played a leading figure in the local government of Cornwall. He served as a Deputy Lieutenant and a Commissioner of

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. He served in the honorary post of

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from about 1615 to his death. He was created a

by King Charles I in 1628. He was described by Carew (1602) as a man of hospitality, and a general welcomer of his friends and neighbours.

Lands held

He added to his patrimony inherited from his brother, much of which formed his mother's Killigrew inheritance, and at his death he owned over 6,000 acres including four manors in Cornwall and a share in four others.

Marriage and children

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He married (as his 2nd wife)Elizabeth Courtenay, a daughter of Sir William V Courtenay (1553–1630) of Powderham in Devon (by his wife Elizabeth Manners, daughter of

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(1526-1563)) by whom he had an only son and heir: *

Sir William Wrey, 2nd Baronet Sir William Wrey, 2nd Baronet (1600 – August, 1645) of Trebeigh, St Ive, Cornwall and North Russell, Sourton, Devon, was Member of Parliament, MP for Liskeard (UK Parliament constituency), Liskeard, Cornwall in 1624. Origins He was the onl ...

(1600-1645) who in about 1624 married Elizabeth Chichester, daughter of

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(1568-1648) of

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in Devon.Stated incorrectly by Betham as daughter of "Sir Edward (sic) Chichester, Earl of Donnegall" (

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(1606–1674) was in fact her brother He served as MP for

in 1624. The 2nd Baronet left an only son and heir

Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Baronet Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Baronet (1628–1668) of Trebeigh in the parish of St Ive, Cornwall and of North Russell in the parish of Sourton, Devon, was an active Royalist during the Civil War and was Colonel of the Duke of York's Regiment and serv ...

(1628-1668) of Trebitch, MP for Lostwithiel.

Sources

Betham, William, Baronetage of England, Vol.1, 1771, pp.300-303, Wrey Baronets
*Wotton, Thomas, Baronetage of England, 1771 * Pole, Sir William (d.1635), Collections Towards a Description of the County of Devon, Sir John-William de la Pole (ed.), London, 1791
Hunneyball, Paul, biography of Wrey, William (c.1601-1645), of Trebigh, St. Ive, Cornwall, published in The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604-1629, ed. Andrew Thrush and John P. Ferris, 2010
* Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L. & Drake, H.H., (Eds.
The Visitation of the County of Cornwall in the year 1620, Harleian Society, 1st series, Volume 9, London, 1874
p. 268, pedigree of Wrey * Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L.
''The Visitations of Cornwall: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with Additions by J.L. Vivian'', Exeter, 1887, pp.564-566, pedigree of "Wrey of Trebeigh"

References

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