WREY, Sir Chichester, 3rd Bt. (c.1628-68), of Trebeigh, St. Ive, Cornw.

Family and Education

b. c. 1628, 1st s. of Sir William Wrey, 2nd Bt., of Trebeigh by Elizabeth, da. of Edward, 1st Visct. Chichester of Carrickfergus [I]. m. c.1652, Lady Anne Bourchier, da. and coh. of Edward, 4th Earl of Bath, wid. of James Cranfield, 2nd Earl of Middlesex, 4s. 1da. Kntd. 3 Aug. 1643; suc. fa. Aug. 1645.Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 564.

Offices Held

Capt. (royalist) by 1643, col. of ft. by 1646; maj. of horse, regt. of Lord Hawley (Francis Hawley) July – Nov. 1660, lt.-col. of ft. Admiralty Regt. 1664, col. 1665 – d.; gov. of Sheerness 1667–d.M. Coate, Cornw. in Gt. Civil War, 64; Trans. Devon Assoc. viii. 129; Parl. Intell. 2 July 1660; CSP Dom. 1664–5, pp. 54, 482; 1667, p. 322.

Gent. of the privy chamber by June 1660 – d.; farmer, wine licences [I] Aug. 1660–d.Carlisle, Privy Chamber, 165; CSP Ire. 1660–2, p. 22; 1663–5, p. 598.

J.p. Cornw. July 1660 – d., commr. for assessment Aug. 1660 – d., Devon 1663 – d., loyal and indigent officers, Cornw. 1662, dep. lt. by 1662 – d.; recorder, Liskeard 1661–d.Cornw. RO, Liskeard court pprs; J. Allen, Hist. Liskeard, 281.

Parlimentarian

WREY, Sir Chichester, 3rd Bt. (c.1628-68), of Trebeigh, St. Ive, Cornw.

Main residence: Trebeigh, St. Ive, Cornw.

Author

J.P.F.

Volume

Commons 1660-1690

Web Title

WREY, Sir Chichester (c.1628-68)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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