Sir William Wrey, 2nd Baronet (1600 – August, 1645) of Trebeigh, St Ive, Cornwall and North Russell, Sourton, Devon, was MP for Liskeard, Cornwall in 1624.
Origins He was the only son of Sir William Wrey, 1st Baronet (d.1636) of Trebeigh, St Ive, Cornwall and North Russell, Sourton, High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1598,regnal year 41 Elizabeth, per Betham, p.301 by his wife Elizabeth Courtenay,Vivian, Lt. Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.247, pedigree of Courtenay a daughter of Sir William V Courtenay (1553–1630) of Powderham in Devon (by his wife Elizabeth Manners, daughter of Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland (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.Hunneyball
Career William Wrey was MP for Liskeard, Cornwall, in 1624. He was knighted before March 1634Hunneyball and in 1636 he succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet. At the start of the Civil War he was a Royalist and in 1642 was appointed a Commissioner of Array in Cornwall,Hunneyball 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.Betham
Marriage and children In about 1624 he married Elizabeth Chichester, daughter of Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (1568-1648) of Eggesford in Devon,Stated incorrectly by Betham as daughter of "Sir Edward (sic) Chichester, Earl of Donnegall" (Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall (1606–1674) was in fact her brother who brought with her a large dowry of £2,000.Hunneyball He left three sons and three daughtersHunneyball; Betham states 1 son only including: Sir Chichester Wrey, 3rd Baronet (1628-1668), of Trebeigh, eldest son and heir, MP for Lostwithiel in Cornwall. Elizabeth, married into the Bluett familyBetham of Holcombe Rogus, Devon Daughter, name unknown, married into the Erisey family of CornwallBetham Daughter, name unknown, married into the family of NicholsBetham
Death Wrey died in August 1645.Hunneyball
See also
Wrey Baronets
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"
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