Family and Education
b. c. 1601, o.s. of Sir William Wrey, 1st bt., of Trebigh and his 2nd w. Elizabeth, da. of Sir William Courtenay† of Powderham, Devon. m. lic. 6 Oct. 1624 (with £2,000), Elizabeth, da. of Sir Edward Chichester, 1st Visct. Chichester of Carrickfergus [I], 3s. 3da. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 564; C142/552/121. Wrey was aged 20 in 1620, according to a Herald’s visitation, but this seems unlikely as his parents’ marriage settlement was dated 1 Dec. 1600. Kntd. by Mar. 1634; C66/2615/23. suc. fa. as 2nd bt. 1636. C142/552/121. d. Aug. 1645. Vivian, 564.
Offices Held
Commr. array, Cornw. 1642,
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Trebigh, St. Ive, Cornw.
Volume
Commons 1604-1629
Web Title
WREY, William (c.1601-1645)
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