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Sir Edmund Bray 1504–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1558

Death Location: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Sussex

Mother: Baroness Bereton

Spouse(s): Lady Shirley,

Children(s): James Bray, Sarah Hilhill, Ann Bray, Joan Bray, Hannah Bray, Sir DeBray, Dorothy Bray, Sir Bray, James Bray, George Bray, Sir Braye,, Edward Bray, Reginald Bray, Owen Bray, John Bray, Richard Bray, Hannah BRAY, John Bray, Hannah Bray

Sir Edmund Bray was born in 1504 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Sir Edmund Braye 1St Lord Bray Sheriff Of Bedfordshire Surrey Sussex And Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell Bereton. Sir Edmund Bray married Lady Beatrice Shirley, and had children including Ann Flanders Bray, Dorothy Bray, Edward Bray, George Owen Bray, Hannah Bray, James Bray, Joan Bray, John Bray, Owen Bray, Reginald Bray, Richard Bray, Sarah Hilhill, Sir John Bray, Sir John Braye, Sir Knight Edward Debray. Sir Edmund Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Edmund Bray was born in 1504 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Sir Edmund Braye 1St Lord Bray Sheriff Of Bedfordshire Surrey Sussex And Baroness Dame Jane Halighwell Bereton.
  • Sir Edmund Bray married Lady Beatrice Shirley, and had children including Ann Flanders Bray, Dorothy Bray, Edward Bray, George Owen Bray, Hannah Bray, James Bray, Joan Bray, John Bray, Owen Bray, Reginald Bray, Richard Bray, Sarah Hilhill, Sir John Bray, Sir John Braye, Sir Knight Edward Debray.
  • Sir Edmund Bray passed away in 1558 in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Bray's Ancestors

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Sir Bray
1504–1558
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
Sir EDMUND Braye 1st Lord Bray, Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Surrey & Sussex
1484–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Baroness (Dame Jane Halighwell) Bereton
1484–1558
Bray, Eaton, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Bray
1459–1539
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Haslonde
1475–
Sir (Richard) Halighwell
1500–
of, Holwell, Bedfordshire, England
Anne Norbury
1500–
Great-Grandparents
John Norbury
1438–
Joan Gilbert
1442–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bray's Descendants

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Sir (Edmund) Bray (1504–1 Dec 1558) m. Lady (Beatrice) Shirley, (1512–1558)
  1. 1. James Bray 1530–1580 m. Elizabeth Lapham 1530–1618 m. Agnes Burges 1530–1618
    1. 1. Richard Bray 1572–1618 m. Joan Hamlie 1580–1599
      1. 1. Ambrose Bray 1599–1679 m. Thomazin Harries 1599–1659
        1. 1. Thomas Bray 1643–1715 m. Mary Harris 1648–1694
        2. 2. Charles Bray 1637–
        3. 3. Martin Bray 1628–1684
        4. 4. Edye Bray 1632–1732
        5. 5. Anthony Bray 1634–1733
        6. 6. John Bray 1613–1670
        7. 7. Anthony Bray 1625–1668
        8. 8. John Bray 1626–1684
        9. 9. William Bray 1629–1729
        10. 10. Ambrose Bray 1635–1686
      2. 2. Ann Bray 1598–1663
    2. 2. Christopher Bray 1570–
    3. 3. John Bray 1555–
    4. 4. Margery Bray 1556–1621 m. John Freman 1541–1629
      1. 1. Margaret Freman 1575–1684 m. Walter Waye 1560–
        1. 1. Roger Waye 1594–1656
        2. 2. Thomas Waye 1605–1673 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Hardie 1608–1686
    5. 5. Ellen Bray 1564–
    6. 6. CHRISTOPHER Bray 1570–1620 m. Emott Davye 1572–
      1. 1. Marie Bray 1612–1702
      2. 2. Grace Bray 1593–1594
      3. 3. John Bray 1597–1620
      4. 4. Agnes Bray 1592–
      5. 5. Catheraygne Bray 1599–1612
      6. 6. Marie Bray 1601–1602
      7. 7. GRACE Bray 1594–1626
  2. 2. Sarah Hilhill 1523–1563 m. John Bate 1518–1563 m. Lord (John Bray, Lord of Varchery) Park 1534–1615
    1. 1. John Bate 1540–1563
  3. 3. Ann (Flanders) Bray 1543–1617 m. Stephen (Batchelder Arrival 1632) Massachusetts 1561–1656 m. John (Flanders) Bates 1540–1563
    1. 1. Anne Bates 1561–1623
    2. 2. Elizabeth Bate 1561–1616
  4. 4. Joan Bray 1526–1571 m. Walter (Thorne) II 1522–1570
    1. 1. Alice Thorne 1560–
    2. 2. Joan Thorne 1554–1586
    3. 3. Richard Thorne 1552–1604
    4. 4. Nicholas Thorne 1554–
    5. 5. Agnes Thorne 1562–
    6. 6. John Thorne 1554–1604 m. Johane ((Joan)) Gould 1554–1605
      1. 1. William Thorne 1575–1621
      2. 2. Elizabeth Thorne 1580–1623
      3. 3. Charles Thorne 1583–1671
      4. 4. Joan Thorne 1586–1653
      5. 5. Agnes Thorne 1588–
      6. 6. Grace Thorne 1596–
      7. 7. Jane Thorne 1602–
      8. 8. Alice Thorne 1604–
      9. 9. John (Gilner) Thorne 1593–1636
  5. 5. Hannah Bray 1532–1550
  6. 6. Sir (Knight Edward) DeBray 1535–1581 m. Mary (Magdalene) Cotton 1530–1604 m. Elizabeth Roper 1528–1560
    1. 1. Frances (de) Bray 1568–
    2. 2. Gastriel Bray 1570–
    3. 3. (Sarah) (Ann Hill) Bray 1543–1603
    4. 4. Mary Bray 1561–1629
    5. 5. Magdelene (Margaretha) Bray 1566–1621
    6. 6. Reginald DeBray 1555–1619
  7. 7. Dorothy Bray 1530–
  8. 8. Sir (John) Bray 1534–1615
  9. 9. James Bray 1539–1580
  10. 10. George (Owen) Bray 1534–1615
  11. 11. Sir (John) Braye, 1534–1615 m. Margaret Robertes 1536–1588
    1. 1. Laurence Bray 1558–1569
    2. 2. Thomas Bray 1562–1569
    3. 3. Joan Bray 1560–1560
    4. 4. John Braye 1554–1555
    5. 5. Henry Braye 1556–1569
    6. 6. Margaret Braye 1556–1556
    7. 7. Edward Bray 1557–1557
    8. 8. Thomas Braye 1554–1615
    9. 9. Vicar (William) Braye 1554–1661
    10. 10. Elinor Bray 1563–1659
    11. 11. Anna ((Ann)) Braye 1556–1650
    12. 12. Mary (Ann Beth "Merrie") Braye 1563–1629
  12. 12. Edward Bray 1558–1581
    1. 1. Mary Bray 1748–
  13. 13. Reginald Bray 1536–
  14. 14. Owen Bray 1536–
  15. 15. John Bray 1534–1615
  16. 16. Richard Bray 1430–1489
  17. 17. Hannah BRAY 1532–1550
  18. 18. John Bray 1540–1550
  19. 19. Hannah Bray 1529–1550 m. William (Nichols royal) blood 1525–1592
    1. 1. William (Nicholls royal) blood 1550–1623 m. Anne Carter 1554–1605
      1. 1. Anne Langley 1594–1660
      2. 2. Hannah Nichols 1586–1660
      3. 3. William Nichols 1573–1723
      4. 4. Walter (Nichols royal) blood 1584–1630
      5. 5. Thomas Nichols 1592–1663
      6. 6. Bridget Nichols 1566–1613 m. William MANN 1564–1650
        1. 1. Ann Mann 1593–1671
        2. 2. John Mann 1599–1628 m. Joan Russell 1608–1632
        3. 3. Bridget Mann 1591–1602
        4. 4. Jocosa (Humfridi) Mahoney 1580–1650

Sir Bray's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Edmund Bray in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1558
1 Dec 1558
Age 54
Death of Sir Edmund Bray in Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England
Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1558
    Event Place: Vachrey Park Manor, Cranley, Surrey, England

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