PETRE, William (1626-84)

b. Dec. 1626, 1st s. of Robert Petre^†, 3rd Bar. Petre, and Mary, da. of Anthony Browne^†, 2nd Visct. Montagu; bro. John Petre, 5th Bar. Petre Thomas Petre, 6th Bar. Petre. educ. privately in Oxford; travelled abroad (France) 1642. m. (1) (with £5,000, settlement 15 May 1649), Essex RO, D/DP/F47. Elizabeth (d.1665), da. of John Savage^†, 2nd Earl Rivers, sep. c. Jan. 1652; TNA, C10/18/105. (2) (settlement 29 Nov. 1672), Essex RO, D/DP/F64. Bridget (d.1695), coh. of John Pincheon of Writtle, Essex, 1da. d. 5 Jan. 1684; will 20 Dec. 1683, pr. 14 June 1684. TNA, PROB 11/375.