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  • Name: William GYSE
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1514 b
  • Death: 7 Sep 1574 in Elmore, Gloucestershire d
  • Burial: 9 Sep 1574 in Elmore, Gloucestershire u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John GYSE Birth: Abt 1485 Death: 20 Dec 1556 in Brockworth, Gloucester
  • Mother:
  • Tacy De GREY Birth: Abt 1490 Death: Abt Nov 1558

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. John GYSE Birth: Abt 1540 Death: 24 Jan 1587/8
  2. Elizabeth GYSE
  3. Bridget GYSE
  4. Cecily GYSE

Bibliography
  1. Burke, Sir John Bernard, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage Baronetage and Knightage. 99th edition. London: Burke's Peerage, 1949. Available at http://archive.org/details/burkesgenealogic1949unse. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Burke Peerage [cx0-9]*].
  2. Faris, David, Plantagenet ancestry of seventeenth century colonists: the descent from the later Plantagenet Kings of England, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, of emigrants from England and Wales to the North American colonies before 1701, second edition. Boston: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1999. NYPL APR (New England) 01-1513. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Faris PA2 p[0-9ivxc]*].
  3. Richardson, Douglas, Royal Ancestry. Salt Lake City, Utah: Douglas Richardson, 2013. NYPL JFF 16-1184 v1-5 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p[0-9]*].
  4. Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions. Baltimore, MD: Gen Pub Co, 2008. NYPL APK 08-4216. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Roberts RD600 p[0-9]*].
  5. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr, David Faris, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists who came to America before 1700, 7th Edition, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1992. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Weis AR7 #[0-9][0-9]*[A-Z]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1514 (age 49 in 1563) [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268]
abt 1514 [Ref: Faris PA2 p181, Weis AR7 #197],
parents:
[Ref: Burke Peerage p899, Faris PA2 p181, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268, Roberts RD600 p180, Weis AR7 #197]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p181, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268, Weis AR7 #197],
place:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p181, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268]
Sources for burial Information
date:
[Ref: Weis AR7 #197],
place:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p181, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268, Weis AR7 #197]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary ROTSY
date:
before 1540 [Ref: Faris PA2 p181, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268],
child:
[Ref: Faris PA2 p181, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268, Roberts RD600 p180, Weis AR7 #197]
Research Notes:
Esq, of Elmore and Brockworth, Gloucestershire [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268]
Esq, of Elmore and Brockworth, co Gloucester [Ref: Faris PA2 p181]

eventual heir of his brother Anselm [Ref: Faris PA2 p181]

heir to his older brother Anselm [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v3p268]

inq.p.m. 17 Eliz No 50, will dated 10 Mar 1568-9 [Ref: Weis AR7 #197]



Pedigree of William GYSE
                            /-----Reynold De GUISE
                   /-----John De GUISE
                  |        |         /-----James CLIFFORD
                  |         \-----Katherine CLIFFORD
          /-----Sir John GYSE
         |        |                                             /-----Ralph De WYSHAM
         |        |                                    /-----Sir John De WYSHAM
         |        |                                   |         \-----Emilia
         |        |                           /-----Sir John De WYSHAM
         |        |                          |        |         /-----Sir Michael De POYNINGS
         |        |                          |         \-----Hawise De POYNINGS
         |        |                          |                  \-----Margery BARDOLF
         |        |                  /-----Sir William De WYSHAM
         |        |                 |         \-----Joan
         |        |         /-----Sir John De WYSHAM
         |        |        |        |         /-----Adam De CLIFTON
         |        |        |         \-----Margaret De CLIFTON
         |         \-----Alice WYSHAM
         |                 |                                    /-----Richard De BEAUCHAMP
         |                 |                           /-----Sir John De BEAUCHAMP
         |                 |                          |         \-----Eustache
         |                 |                  /-----Sir John De BEAUCHAMP, Lord Beauchamp of Kidderm
         |                 |                 |        |         /-----Sir Robert ATTWOOD
         |                 |                 |         \-----Isabel ATTWOOD
         |                 |         /-----Sir John BEAUCHAMP, Lord Beauchamp Of Kyderminste
         |                 |        |        |         /-----Robert FITZWITH
         |                 |        |         \-----Joan FITZWITH
         |                 |        |                  \-----Joan
         |                  \-----Margaret BEAUCHAMP
         |                          |                           /-----Henry De FERRERS, Lord Ferrers Of Groby
         |                          |                  /-----Sir William De FERRERS, Lord Ferrers Of Groby
         |                          |                 |         \-----Isabel De VERDUN
         |                          |         /-----Henry De FERRERS, Lord Ferrers Of Groby
         |                          |        |        |         /-----Robert De UFFORD, K.G., Earl of Suffolk
         |                          |        |         \-----Margaret De UFFORD
         |                          |        |                  \-----Margaret De NORWICH
         |                           \-----Isabel FERRERS
         |                                   |                  /-----Sir Thomas De POYNINGS
         |                                   |         /-----Sir Luke De POYNINGS, Lord Poynings
         |                                   |        |         \-----Agnes De ROKESLEY
         |                                    \-----Joan De POYNINGS
         |                                            |         /-----Hugh De St JOHN, Lord St John
         |                                             \-----Isabel De St JOHN, Baroness St John
         |                                                      \-----Mirabel WAKE
 /-----John GYSE
|        |                                                      /-----Sir Maurice De BERKELEY, Lord Berkeley
|        |                                             /-----Sir Maurice De BERKELEY
|        |                                            |         \-----Eve ZOUCHE
|        |                                    /-----Sir Thomas BERKELEY
|        |                                   |        |         /-----Sir Alfonso De VERE
|        |                                   |         \-----Margery De VERE
|        |                                   |                  \-----Joan FOLIOT
|        |                           /-----Sir Maurice BERKELEY
|        |                          |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas De BOTETOURTE
|        |                          |        |         /-----John De BOTETOURTE, Lord Botetourte Of Weoble
|        |                          |        |        |         \-----Joan De SOMERY
|        |                          |         \-----Catherine De BOTETOURTE
|        |                          |                 |         /-----Sir William La ZOUCHE De MORTIMER, Lord Zouche
|        |                          |                  \-----Joyce La ZOUCHE De MORTIMER
|        |                          |                           \-----Alice De TOENI
|        |                  /-----Sir Maurice BERKELEY
|        |                 |        |                           /-----Sir Josce De DINHAM, Lord Dinham
|        |                 |        |                  /-----Sir John De DINHAM, Lord Dinham
|        |                 |        |                 |         \-----Margaret De HYDON
|        |                 |        |         /-----Sir John De DINHAM, Lord Dinham
|        |                 |        |        |        |         /-----William De BOTREAUX
|        |                 |        |        |         \-----Margaret De BOTREAUX
|        |                 |         \-----Joan DYNHAM
|        |                 |                 |                  /-----Sir Hugh De COURTENAY, Earl Of Devon
|        |                 |                 |         /-----Sir Thomas De COURTENAY
|        |                 |                 |        |         \-----Agnes De St JOHN
|        |                 |                  \-----Muriel De COURTENAY
|        |                 |                          |         /-----Sir John De MOELS, Lord Moels
|        |                 |                           \-----Muriel De MOELS
|        |                 |                                    \-----Joan LOVEL
|        |         /-----Sir William BERKELEY
|        |        |        |                                    /-----Piers De MONTFORT, Lord Montfort
|        |        |        |                           /-----Sir John De MONTFORT
|        |        |        |                          |         \-----Lora Of Ullenhall
|        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Baldwin De MONTFORT
|        |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir John De CLINTON
|        |        |        |                 |         \-----Joan CLINTON
|        |        |        |                 |                  \-----Joan HILLARY
|        |        |        |         /-----Sir William De MONTFORT
|        |        |        |        |        |                  /-----John CLINTON, Lord Clinton
|        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir John CLINTON, Lord Clinton
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Margarey CORBET
|        |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret De CLINTON
|        |        |         \-----Eleanor De MONTFORT
|        |        |                 |         /-----Sir John PECCHE
|        |        |                  \-----Margaret PECCHE
|        |        |                           \-----Katherine
|         \-----Ann BERKELEY
|                 |                                             /-----Sir William De STAFFORD
|                 |                                    /-----Sir John De STAFFORD
|                 |                                   |         \-----Isabella De STAFFORD
|                 |                           /-----Ralph De STAFFORD
|                 |                          |        |         /-----Sir Ralph De STAFFORD, K.G., Earl Of Stafford
|                 |                          |         \-----Margaret STAFFORD
|                 |                          |                  \-----Katharine De HASTING
|                 |                  /-----Sir Humphrey STAFFORD
|                 |                 |        |                  /-----Sir John HASTANG
|                 |                 |        |         /-----John HASTANG
|                 |                 |        |        |         \-----Blanche
|                 |                 |         \-----Maud De HASTANG
|                 |                 |                 |         /-----Sir Warin TRUSSELL
|                 |                 |                  \-----Maud TRUSSELL
|                 |                 |                           \-----Maud De ST PHILIBERT
|                 |         /-----Sir Humphrey STAFFORD
|                 |        |        |                           /-----Sir Robert BURDET
|                 |        |        |                  /-----Sir Robert BURDET
|                 |        |        |         /-----Sir John BURDET
|                 |        |        |        |        |         /-----Robert GARSHILL
|                 |        |        |        |         \-----Elizabeth GARSHILL
|                 |        |        |        |                  \-----Amice
|                 |        |         \-----Elizabeth BURDET
|                 |        |                 |         /-----Sir John ARDERN
|                 |        |                  \-----Katherine ARDERN
|                 |        |                           \-----Ellen WASTENEYS
|                  \-----Anne STAFFORD
|                          |                                    /-----Sir Philip AYLESBURY
|                          |                           /-----Sir Thomas De AYLESBURY
|                          |                          |         \-----Margaret KEYNES
|                          |                  /-----Sir John De AYLESBURY
|                          |                 |        |         /-----Sir Ralph BASSET
|                          |                 |         \-----Joan BASSET
|                          |                 |                  \-----Joan Le LATIMER
|                          |         /-----Sir Thomas AYLESBURY
|                          |        |        |         /-----Ebles Le STRANGE
|                          |        |         \-----Isabel STRANGE
|                           \-----Eleanor AYLESBURY
|                                   |                           /-----Sir John De PABENHAM
|                                   |                  /-----Thomas De PABENHAM
|                                   |                 |         \-----Elizabeth De CRIOL
|                                   |         /-----Sir Lawrence De PABENHAM
|                                   |        |        |         /-----(Unk) De OFFARD
|                                   |        |         \-----Alice De OFFARD
|                                    \-----Katherine PABENHAM
|                                            |                  /-----Sir Nicholas ENGAINE
|                                            |         /-----Sir John ENGAINE, Lord Engaine
|                                            |        |         \-----Anice De FAUCOMBERGER
|                                             \-----Elizabeth ENGAINE
|                                                     |         /-----Sir Robert PEVEREL
|                                                      \-----Joan PEVEREL
|                                                               \-----Alice
William GYSE
|                                                               /-----John De GREY, Lord Grey Of Wilton
|                                                      /-----Sir Henry De GREY, Lord Grey Of Wilton
|                                                     |         \-----Maud De VERDUN
|                                             /-----Sir Reynold De GREY, Lord Grey Of Wilton
|                                            |        |         /-----Ralph De ROCKLEY
|                                            |         \-----Anne De ROCKLEY
|                                            |                  \-----Isabel De CLARE
|                                    /-----Sir Henry De GRAY, Lord Grey Of Wilton
|                                   |        |                  /-----Matthew De La VACHE
|                                   |        |         /-----Sir Richard De La VACHE, K.G.
|                                   |         \-----Maud De La VACHE
|                                   |                  \-----Amy
|                           /-----Richard De GREY, Lord Grey Of Wilton
|                          |        |                           /-----Gilbert TALBOT, Lord Talbot
|                          |        |                  /-----Sir Richard TALBOT, Lord Talbot
|                          |        |                 |         \-----Anne BOTILER
|                          |        |         /-----Gilbert TALBOT, Lord Talbot
|                          |        |        |        |         /-----John The Red COMYN, Lord Of Badenock
|                          |        |        |         \-----Elizabeth COMYN
|                          |        |        |                  \-----Joan De VALENCE
|                          |         \-----Elizabeth TALBOT
|                          |                 |                  /-----Edmund Le BOTELER
|                          |                 |         /-----James BUTLER, Earl Of Ormond
|                          |                 |        |         \-----Joan FITZ JOHN
|                          |                  \-----Petronilla BUTLER
|                          |                          |         /-----Humphrey VIII De BOHUN, Earl Of Hereford And Essex
|                          |                           \-----Eleanor De BOHUN
|                          |                                    \-----Elizabeth PLANTAGENET
|                  /-----Sir Reynold GREY, Lord Grey Of Wilton
|                 |         \-----Blanche
|         /-----John GREY, Lord Grey Of Wilton
|        |        |                                             /-----Edward II King Of England
|        |        |                                    /-----Edward III King Of England
|        |        |                                   |         \-----Isabella Of France
|        |        |                           /-----John Of Gaunt K.G., Duke of Lancaster
|        |        |                          |        |         /-----William III Count Of Hainault And Holland
|        |        |                          |         \-----Philippa Of Hainault
|        |        |                          |                  \-----Joanna Of Valois
|        |        |                  /-----John De BEAUFORT, K.G., Marquess of Somerset
|        |        |                 |        |         /-----Sir Payn Roet Of Hainault, Gulenne King Of Arms
|        |        |                 |         \-----Katharine Of Hainault
|        |        |         /-----John BEAUFORT, K.G., Duke of Somerset
|        |        |        |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De HOLAND, Lord Holand
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas De HOLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent
|        |        |        |        |                 |         \-----Maud La Zouche
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir Thomas HOLLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent
|        |        |        |        |        |        |         /-----Edmund Of Woodstock PLANTAGENET, Earl Of Kent
|        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Joan PLANTAGENET, Fair Maid Of Kent, Countess
|        |        |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret WAKE, Baroness Wake
|        |        |        |         \-----Margaret HOLAND
|        |        |        |                 |                  /-----Sir Edmund FITZ ALAN, Earl Of Arundel
|        |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir Richard FITZ ALAN, Earl Of Arundel And Surrey
|        |        |        |                 |        |         \-----Alice De WARENNE
|        |        |        |                  \-----Alice FITZALAN
|        |        |        |                          |         /-----Henry PLANTAGENET, Earl Of Lancaster
|        |        |        |                           \-----Eleanor PLANTAGENET
|        |        |        |                                    \-----Maud CHAWORTH
|        |         \-----Tacine BEAUFORT
 \-----Tacy De GREY
         |                                                      /-----John De GREY, Lord Grey Of Wilton
         |                                             /-----Roger De GREY, Lord Grey Of Ruthin
         |                                            |         \-----Maud De VERDUN
         |                                    /-----Sir Reynold De GREY, Lord Grey Of Ruthin
         |                                   |        |         /-----Sir John De HASTINGS, Lord Hastings
         |                                   |         \-----Elizabeth De HASTINGS
         |                                   |                  \-----Isabel De VALENCE
         |                           /-----Reynold De GREY, Lord Grey Of Ruthin
         |                          |        |                  /-----Fulk Le STRANGE, Lord Strange
         |                          |        |         /-----John Le STRANGE, Lord Strange
         |                          |        |        |         \-----Eleanor GIFFORD
         |                          |         \-----Alinore LESTRANGE
         |                          |                 |         /-----William Le BOTILLER, Lord Botiller
         |                          |                  \-----Ankaret BUTLER
         |                          |                           \-----Ela HERDEBURGH
         |                  /-----Sir John GREY, K.G.
         |                 |        |                           /-----William De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley
         |                 |        |                  /-----William De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley
         |                 |        |                 |         \-----Maud De VAUX
         |                 |        |         /-----Thomas De ROS, Lord Ros Of Helmsley
         |                 |        |        |        |         /-----Bartholomew De BADLESMERE, Lord Badlesmere
         |                 |        |        |         \-----Margery De BADLESMERE
         |                 |        |        |                  \-----Margaret De CLARE
         |                 |         \-----Margaret De ROOS
         |                 |                 |                  /-----Edmund De STAFFORD, Lord Stafford
         |                 |                 |         /-----Sir Ralph De STAFFORD, K.G., Earl Of Stafford
         |                 |                 |        |         \-----Margaret BASSET
         |                 |                  \-----Beatrice STAFFORD
         |                 |                          |         /-----Sir Hugh AUDLEY, Earl Of Gloucester
         |                 |                           \-----Margaret De AUDLEY, Baroness Audley
         |                 |                                    \-----Margaret De CLARE
         |         /-----Edmund GREY, Lord Grey, Earl Of Kent
         |        |        |                                    /-----Sir Robert De HOLAND
         |        |        |                           /-----Sir Robert De HOLAND, Lord Holand
         |        |        |                          |         \-----Elizabeth De SAMLESBURY
         |        |        |                  /-----Sir Thomas De HOLAND, K.G., Earl Of Kent
         |        |        |                 |        |         /-----Alan La Zouche, Lord Zouche
         |        |        |                 |         \-----Maud La Zouche
         |        |        |                 |                  \-----Eleanor SEGRAVE
         |        |        |         /-----Sir John De HOLAND, K.G., Duke Of Exeter
         |        |        |        |        |                  /-----Edward I King Of England
         |        |        |        |        |         /-----Edmund Of Woodstock PLANTAGENET, Earl Of Kent
         |        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Marguerite Of France
         |        |        |        |         \-----Joan PLANTAGENET, Fair Maid Of Kent, Countess
         |        |        |        |                 |         /-----Sir John WAKE, Lord Wake
         |        |        |        |                  \-----Margaret WAKE, Baroness Wake
         |        |        |        |                           \-----Joan FIENNES
         |        |         \-----Constance De HOLAND
         |        |                 |                           /-----Edward II King Of England
         |        |                 |                  /-----Edward III King Of England
         |        |                 |                 |         \-----Isabella Of France
         |        |                 |         /-----John Of Gaunt K.G., Duke of Lancaster
         |        |                 |        |        |         /-----William III Count Of Hainault And Holland
         |        |                 |        |         \-----Philippa Of Hainault
         |        |                 |        |                  \-----Joanna Of Valois
         |        |                  \-----Elizabeth Of Lancaster
         |        |                          |                  /-----Henry PLANTAGENET, Earl Of Lancaster
         |        |                          |         /-----Henry PLANTGENET, K.G., Duke of Lancaster
         |        |                          |        |         \-----Maud CHAWORTH
         |        |                           \-----Blanche Of Lancaster
         |        |                                   |         /-----Henry De BEAUMONT, Earl Of Buchan
         |        |                                    \-----Isabel BEAUMONT
         |        |                                             \-----Alice COMYN
          \-----Anne GREY
                  |                                             /-----Henry De PERCY, Lord Percy
                  |                                    /-----Henry De PERCY, Lord Percy
                  |                                   |         \-----Idonia De CLIFFORD
                  |                           /-----Henry De PERCY, K.G., Earl Of Northumberland
                  |                          |        |         /-----Henry PLANTAGENET, Earl Of Lancaster
                  |                          |         \-----Mary PLANTAGENET
                  |                          |                  \-----Maud CHAWORTH
                  |                  /-----Sir Henry "Harry Hotspur" PERCY, K.G.
                  |                 |        |                  /-----Randolph De NEVILLE, Lord Neville Of Raby
                  |                 |        |         /-----Ralph De NEVILLE, Lord Neville Of Raby
                  |                 |        |        |         \-----Euphemia De CLAVERING
                  |                 |         \-----Margaret De NEVILLE
                  |                 |                 |         /-----Sir Hugh De AUDLEY, Lord Audley
                  |                 |                  \-----Alice AUDLEY
                  |                 |                           \-----Isolda MORTIMER
                  |         /-----Sir Henry PERCY, Earl Of Northumberland
                  |        |        |                           /-----Edmund MORTIMER, Lord Mortimer
                  |        |        |                  /-----Sir Roger MORTIMER, K.G., Earl Of March
                  |        |        |                 |         \-----Elizabeth De BADLESMERE
                  |        |        |         /-----Edmund MORTIMER, Earl Of March
                  |        |        |        |        |         /-----Sir William De MONTAGU, Earl Of Salisbury
                  |        |        |        |         \-----Philippa De MONTAGU
                  |        |        |        |                  \-----Katharine De GRANDISON
                  |        |         \-----Elizbeth MORTIMER
                  |        |                 |                  /-----Edward III King Of England
                  |        |                 |         /-----Lionel Of Antwerp K.G., Duke Of Clarence
                  |        |                 |        |         \-----Philippa Of Hainault
                  |        |                  \-----Philippa PLANTAGENET, Countess Of Ulster
                  |        |                          |         /-----William De BURGH, Earl Of Ulster
                  |        |                           \-----Elizabeth De BURGH, Countess Of Ulster
                  |        |                                    \-----Maud PLANTAGENET
                   \-----Katherine PERCY
                           |                                    /-----Randolph De NEVILLE, Lord Neville Of Raby
                           |                           /-----Ralph De NEVILLE, Lord Neville Of Raby
                           |                          |         \-----Euphemia De CLAVERING
                           |                  /-----John De NEVILL, K.G. Lord Neville Of Raby
                           |                 |        |         /-----Sir Hugh De AUDLEY, Lord Audley
                           |                 |         \-----Alice AUDLEY
                           |                 |                  \-----Isolda MORTIMER
                           |         /-----Sir Ralph De NEVILLE, K.G., Earl Of Westmoreland
                           |        |        |                  /-----Sir Henry PERCY, Lord Percy
                           |        |        |         /-----Henry De PERCY, Lord Percy
                           |        |        |        |         \-----Eleanor FITZ ALAN
                           |        |         \-----Maud PERCY
                           |        |                 |         /-----Robert De CLIFFORD, Lord Clifford
                           |        |                  \-----Idonia De CLIFFORD
                           |        |                           \-----Maud De CLARE
                            \-----Eleanor NEVILLE
                                    |                           /-----Edward II King Of England
                                    |                  /-----Edward III King Of England
                                    |                 |         \-----Isabella Of France
                                    |         /-----John Of Gaunt K.G., Duke of Lancaster
                                    |        |        |         /-----William III Count Of Hainault And Holland
                                    |        |         \-----Philippa Of Hainault
                                    |        |                  \-----Joanna Of Valois
                                     \-----Joan De BEAUFORT
                                             |         /-----Sir Payn Roet Of Hainault, Gulenne King Of Arms
                                              \-----Katharine Of Hainault



Descendants of William GYSE
1. William GYSE m. Mary ROTSY
m. Mary ROTSY father: Richard ROTSY mother: Margaret WALSH

2nd generation

2. John GYSE m. Jane PAUNCEFORT
m. Jane PAUNCEFORT father: Richard PAUNCEFOTE mother: Dorothy ASHFIELD

3rd generation

12. Elizabeth GYSE m. Robert HAVILAND
m. Robert HAVILAND father: Matthew HAVILAND mother: Mary KYTCHIN

4th generation

17. Jane HAVILAND m. William Capt TORREY
m. William Capt TORREY father: Philip TORREY mother: Alice RICHARDS