Spry family
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The Spry family has resided for many centuries at Place in the Cornish
parish known as St Anthony in Roseland
. There are a number of memorials in the church, St Anthony's
. The Spry family settled in Cornwall in the early 16th century.
Also descended from the Spry family of Cornwall are:
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
parish known as St Anthony in Roseland
St Anthony in Roseland
St Anthony in Roseland is a village and formerly a parish in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is one of four settlements in the Roseland Peninsula.At Trewince is a house of five bays and two storeys built in 1750...
. There are a number of memorials in the church, St Anthony's
St Anthony's Church, St Anthony in Roseland
St Anthony's Church in St Anthony in Roseland, Cornwall, England was built in the 12th century. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust...
. The Spry family settled in Cornwall in the early 16th century.
Some notable members
- Sir Henry Spry (died 1627)
- Arthur SpryArthur SpryArthur Spry was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1660 to 1679.Spry was the son of Thomas Spry and his wife Catherine Ashford, daughter of Arthur Ashford. He was the first member of the family to settle at Place, a property granted to the Spry family by Henry VIII, in the...
, M.P.Member of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for St. MawesSt Mawes (UK Parliament constituency)St Mawes was a rotten borough in Cornwall. It returned two Members of Parliament ) to the House of Commons of England from 1562 to 1707, to the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, and to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom until it was abolished by the Great Reform Act in...
(1612–1685) - William Spry, barrister of Middle TempleMiddle TempleThe Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
(born ca. 1663) - Sir Richard SpryRichard SpryAdmiral Sir Richard Spry was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, North American Station.-Naval career:Spry joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer in 1733. Following the sinking of his ship by the Spanish Navy he was taken prisoner in 1745 but released two months later...
, Rear Admiral of the RedAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
(1715–1775) As Rear-Admiral of the White conferred Knighthood 24 June 1773 on board HMS BarfleurHMS Barfleur (1768)HMS Barfleur was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, designed by Sir Thomas Slade on the lines of the 100-gun ship Royal William, and launched at Chatham Dockyard on 30 July 1768, at a cost of £49,222. In about 1780, she had another eight guns added to her quarterdeck, making...
by King George IIIGeorge III of the United KingdomGeorge III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...
Promoted Rear Admiral of the Red 31 March 1775 - Thomas Spry, AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
(died 1828) né Thomas Davy, Esq; Captain in the Royal Navy, and nephew of Sir Richard takes surname and arms of Spry April 13, 1779 - Sir Samuel Thomas SprySamuel Thomas SprySamuel Thomas Spry was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1832 to 1841.Spry was the son of Admiral Thomas Davy, who changed his name to Spry, and his wife Anna-Maria Thomas. He was a member of the Spry family of Place and Tregolls Cornwall.At the 1832 general...
, M.PMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
. for BodminBodmin (UK Parliament constituency)Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
, High Sheriff of CornwallHigh Sheriff of CornwallHigh Sheriffs of Cornwall: a chronological list:Note: The right to choose High Sheriffs each year is vested in the Duchy of Cornwall, rather than the Privy Council, chaired by the Sovereign, which chooses the Sheriffs of all other English counties, other than those in the Duchy of...
, 1849 (1804–1868)
Also descended from the Spry family of Cornwall are:
- Lieutenant-General Horatio Spry (1730–1811), whose daughter Rebecca married Rear AdmiralRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Jonathan Faulknor of the Faulknor familyFaulknor familyThe Faulknor family was an English family from Northamptonshire, of which several generations served as officers in the Royal Navy.-William Faulknor:...
of navalRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
officers - Lieutenant-General William SpryLieutenant-General William SpryLieutenant-General William Spry was born in Titchfield, Hampshire, in 1734, the son of George Spry and Elizabeth Short.He joined the Royal Engineers and gradually rose through the ranks....
(1734–1802) - Major-General William Frederick Spry (1770–1814)