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Family and Education
b. c.1588, 1st s. of Nicholas Fry of Yarty and Eleanor (d. 18 Mar. 1621), da. of John Brett of Whitestaunton, Som.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 375-6. educ. St Alban’s Hall, Oxf. 3 May 1605, ‘aged 17’; I. Temple 31 Jan. 1609.Al. Ox.; I. Temple database. m. 14 May 1610, Mary (bur. 22 Dec. 1660), da. of John Yonge of Colyton, Devon, 4s. d.v.p. 2da. suc. fa. 25 Oct. 1632. bur. 1 May 1672.Vivian, Vis. Devon, 375-6.
Offices Held

Mercantile: member, Dorchester Co. 1623–7.F. Rose Troup, John White: The Patriarch of Dorchester (1930), 458.

Local: commr. hard soap, western cos. 9 Jan. 1638.C181/5 f. 92. Capt. trained bands, regt. of Sir Henry Rosewell, E. Devon 1639.CSP Dom. 1638–9, p. 433. Commr. subsidy, Devon 1641; further subsidy, 1641; poll tax, 1641; contribs. towards relief of Ireland, 1642;SR. assessment, 1642, 18 Oct. 1644, 23 June 1647, 16 Feb. 1648, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660.SR; A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance…for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6). Dep. lt. 18 Oct. 1642–?CJ ii. 813a. Commr. charitable uses, 1642;Prince, Worthies (1701), 175. sequestration, 27 Mar. 1643; levying of money, 3 Aug. 1643; commr. for Devon, 1 July 1644. 12 Mar. 1642 – 26 May 1643A. and O. J.p., by July 1646–?62;C231/5, p. 512; C220/9/4, f. 17v; Docquets of Letters Patent ed. Black, 42; Devon RO, QS order bk. 1/8, midsummer sessions 1646; Eg. 2557. Dorset July 1652 – aft.Oct. 1653, 3 Mar. 1656–?Mar. 1660;C231/6 pp. 241, 327; C193/13/4, f. 22. Som. July 1652–4 Mar. 1657.C231/6 pp. 245, 360. Commr. Devon militia, 7 June 1648;LJ x. 311a. militia, 2 Dec. 1648, c. 1650, 26 July 1659, 12 Mar. 1660;A. and O.; R. Williams, ‘County and Municipal Government in Cornw., Devon, Dorset and Som. 1649–60’ (Bristol Univ. PhD thesis, 1981), 168. oyer and terminer, Western circ. by Feb. 1654 – June 1659, 10 July 1660–14 June 1661;C181/6 pp. 9, 308; C181/7 pp. 9, 95. Devon Apr. 1659;C181/6, p. 354. ejecting scandalous ministers, Devon and Exeter 28 Aug. 1654;A. and O. for public faith, Devon 24 Oct. 1657;Mercurius Politicus no. 387 (22–29 Oct. 1657), 62 (E.505.35). poll tax, 1660.SR.

Military: capt. (parlian.) Devon regt. Oct. 1642–?3;SP28/128 (Devon), Pt. 1, accts. of Richard Verman, f. 26v. col. Devon regt. brigade of Edward Massie*, 1645–6. 2 Mar. 1650CSP Dom. 1645–7, pp. 397–430. Col. militia horse and dragoons, Devon; capt. militia horse, 24 May 1650.CSP Dom. 1650, pp. 504, 507.

: Devon., Membury.
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Commons 1640-1660
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FRY, William (c.1588-1672), of Yarty, Membury, Devon.

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