Spry family
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.
Some notable members
- Sir Henry Spry (died 1627)
- Arthur Spry, M.P. for St. Mawes (1612–1685)
- William Spry, barrister of Middle Temple (born ca. 1663)
- Sir Richard Spry, Rear Admiral of the Red (1715–1775) As Rear-Admiral of the White conferred Knighthood 24 June 1773 on board HMS Barfleur by King George III [1] Promoted Rear Admiral of the Red 31 March 1775[2]
- Thomas Spry, Admiral (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[3]
- Sir Samuel Thomas Spry, M.P. for Bodmin, High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1849 (1804–1868)
Also descended from the Spry family of Cornwall are:
- Lieutenant-General Horatio Spry (1730–1811), whose daughter Rebecca married Rear Admiral Jonathan Faulknor of the Faulknor family of naval officers
- Lieutenant-General William Spry (1734–1802)
- Major-General William Frederick Spry (1770–1814)
References
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