Sir William Wrey, 2nd Baronet (1600 – August, 1645) of Trebeigh,

St Ive St Ive ( ; kw, Sen Iv) is a village in the civil parish of St Ive and Pensilva in eastern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is split into four parts: St Ive Church End, St Ive Cross, St Ive Keason and St Ive Parkfield. In addition ...

, Cornwall and North Russell,

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, Devon, was MP for

Liskeard Liskeard ( ; kw, Lyskerrys) is a small ancient stannary and market town in south-east Cornwall, South West England. It is situated approximately 20 miles (32 km) west of Plymouth, west of the Devon border, and 12 miles (20 km) eas ...

, Cornwall in 1624.

Origins

He was the only son of

Sir William Wrey, 1st Baronet Sir William Wrey, 1st Baronet (died 1636) of Trebeigh, St Ive, Cornwall and North Russell, Sourton, Devon, was High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1598 and was created a baronet by King Charles I in 1628. Origins He was the second son of John Wrey (d.159 ...

(d.1636) of Trebeigh,

, Cornwall and North Russell,

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in 1598, by his 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)).

Inheritance

He inherited on his father's death an estate of over 6,000 acres including four manors in Cornwall and a share in four others.

Career

William Wrey was MP for

, Cornwall, in 1624. He was knighted before March 1634 and in 1636 he succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet. At the start of the

Civil War A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

he was a

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and in 1642 was appointed a

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in Cornwall, responsible for raising local militia troops for the King's army. His son Chichester Wrey was also an active Royalist, and fought for the King's cause with much bravery.

Marriage and children

In about 1624 he married Elizabeth Chichester, daughter of

Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (1568 – 8 July 1648) of Eggesford in Devon, was Governor of Carrickfergus and Lord High Admiral of Lough Neagh, in Ireland. Origins He was the third son of Sir John Chichester (died 1569), knight, l ...

(1568-1648) of

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in Devon, who brought with her a large

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of £2,000. He left three sons and three daughters including: *

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 Trebeigh, eldest son and heir, MP for

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in Cornwall. *Elizabeth, married into the Bluett family of

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, Devon *Unnamed daughter, married into the Erisey family of Cornwall *Unnamed daughter, married into the family of Nichols

Death

Wrey died in August 1645.Hunneyball

Sources

Betham, William, Baronetage of England, Vol.1, 1771, pp.300-303, Wrey Baronets 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wrey, William 1600 births 1645 deaths Baronets in the Baronetage of England Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) for Liskeard English MPs 1624–1625