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Sir John Fry 1526 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England

Death Date: 24 Jul 1618

Death Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Sir Fry

Mother: Elizabeth York

Spouse(s): Agnes Baker, Joan Silverthorne

Children(s): Thomas Frye, William Frye, William Fry

In 1526, Sir John Fry entered the world in Weymouth, Dorset, England, born to Sir Gregory Fry and Elizabeth Marie York. Sir John Fry married Agnes Baker, Joan Silverthorne, and had children including Thomas Frye, William Frye, William Fry. Sir John Fry passed away in 1618 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1526, Sir John Fry entered the world in Weymouth, Dorset, England, born to Sir Gregory Fry and Elizabeth Marie York.
  • Sir John Fry married Agnes Baker, Joan Silverthorne, and had children including Thomas Frye, William Frye, William Fry.
  • Sir John Fry passed away in 1618 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fry
1510 – 1539
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England
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Elizabeth York
1507 – 1601
Birth Location: Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Baker
1528 – 1614
Birth Location: Weymouth, Dorset, England
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Joan Silverthorne
1540 –
Birth Location: England
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Children(s)

Thomas Frye
1555 – 1610
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
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William Frye
1556 – 1616
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
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William Fry
1559 – 1642
Birth Location: Weysouth, Dorset, England
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Sir Fry's Ancestors

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Sir Fry
1526 – 1618
Birth Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir Gregory Fry
1510 – 1539
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Elizabeth (Marie) York
1507 – 1601
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Grandparents
William (Gregory) Fry
1480 – 1509
Wiltshire, England
Lady (Allyce) Poole
1490 – 1544
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Sir (Roger) Yorke,
1497 – 1535
Wellington, Somerset, England
Lady (Eleanor) Luttrell
1495 – 1530
Dunster Castle, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Fry,
1445 – 1504
Lady Beaufort
1433 – 1518
Sir Luttrell
1456 – 1521
Lady Hill
1467 – 1508
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Frye,
1417 – 1483
Lady Cammell
1418 – 1499
Sir Lancastrians,
1406 – 1455
Lady Beauchamp,
1407 – 1467
Sir Luttrell,
1426 – 1463
Elizabeth Courtenay
1430 – 1493

Sir Fry's Descendants

1.
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Sir (John) Fry (1526 – 24 Jul 1618) m. Agnes Baker (Abt. 1528 – 8 Nov 1614) m. Joan Silverthorne (1540 – )
  1. 1. Thomas Frye (1555 – 2 Nov 1610) m. Mary (Griffin) Gryffyne (1560 – Abt. 1597)
    1. 1. Mary Frye (1580 – 24 Jan 1655) m. Thomas Leech (4 Oct 1579 – )
      1. 1. William Leech (23 Jan 1603 – 1651)
  2. 2. William Frye (1556 – 2 NOV 1616) m. Alice Coxe (1560 – 1620)
    1. 1. Catherine Frye (2 Oct 1581 – DEC 1589)
    2. 2. William (Gulielmus) Frye (4 Jun 1587 – Aft 1618) m. Alice Baylie (1598 – abt 1621)
      1. 1. Mary Frye (1618 – 1640)
    3. 3. Richard Frye (3 Aug 1593 – )
    4. 4. Edward Frye (23 Nov 1595 – )
    5. 5. Mary Frye (1600 – 1640) m. Thomas Norvell (1596 – 17 Aug 1635)
      1. 1. John (Hugh) Norvell (FEB 1625 – 1665) m. Lydia Perkins (1642 – 1693)
        1. 1. George Norvell (1648 – 29 Jan 1686) m. Lucy Bullock (1652 – 1680)
        2. 2. Edward Norvell (1665 – )
        3. 3. William Norvell (1665 – )
        4. 4. Mary (Nowell) Norvell (1665 – 1727) m. Robert Burton (1660 – 1724)
        5. 5. Mary Norvell (1668 – 1748)
      2. 2. Thomas Norvell (1630 – )
      3. 3. Susan Norville (1639 – 01 Sep 1702) m. George (William) Holland (1634 – 01 Sep 1702)
        1. 1. Col (Otho) Holland (1660 – 12 Feb 1701) m. Mehitable Larkin (1666 – 1750)
        2. 2. Daniel Holland (1666 – 01 Sep 1702)
      4. 4. William Norvell (1640 – 1661) m. Lydia Robertson (Abt 1630 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Norvell (1672 – )
        2. 2. George Norvell ( – 1686)
  3. 3. William Fry (10 Jul 1559 – 26 Aug 1642) m. Sarah Hill (1572 – 1630)
    1. 1. Lydia Fry (1585 – 1685) m. John Burton (1580 – 1674)
      1. 1. John Burton (1600 – )
      2. 2. Robert Burton (1610 – 26 Aug 1697)
      3. 3. Mary Burton (1618 – 1668) m. Nicholas Perkins, (1614 – 1664)
        1. 1. Lydia Perkins (1642 – 1693) m. John (Hugh) Norvell (FEB 1625 – 1665) m. John Nowell (1635 – 1670)
        2. 2. Nicholas Perkins (11 OCT 1647 – 1712)
    2. 2. Mary Fry (1592 – 24 Jan 1656)
    3. 3. Tristam Fry (1594 – )
    4. 4. William Fry (10 Aug 1606 – 26 Oct 1642) m. Elizabeth Humphrey (1602 – 26 Oct 1653)
      1. 1. William Fry (1624 – 1723)
      2. 2. Mary Frye (1631 – 27 Oct 1674)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Frye (20 October 1639 – 15 May 1696)
    5. 5. Tomasine Fry (29 Feb 1612 – 4 Jan 1671)

Sir Fry's Timeline

4 Records

1526
9 Sep 1526
Birth of Sir John Fry in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Dorset, England
1526
1526
Birth of Sir John Fry in Weymouth, Dorset, England
Weymouth, Dorset, England
1618
24 Jul 1618
Age 92
Death of Sir John Fry in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
1618
24 Jul 1618
Age 92
Death of Sir John Fry in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1526
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Weymouth, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1618
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    31-32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1618
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
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