William Eyre (abt. 1585 - 1646)

Born about 1585 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

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D i s a m b i g u a t i o n

• (cousin) William Eyre of Neston in Corsham, Wilts. (b. 18 May 1584), s/o Sir William Eyre of Great Chalfield, Wilts. & Anne Baynton; m. Hester Cooke.

Biography

William Eyre, gent. of Wilts. (b. c. 1585/9; living 05 Jan 1624 - d. Nov 1646),^[1][2] is the fifth son of Thomas Eyre and Elizabeth Rogers.^[3]

Education

Alumni Oxonienses, states that William was the son of Thomas Eyre of New Sarum (aka Thomas Eyre, MP of Salisbury), and that he matriculated into Balliol College, Oxford, at the age of 16 on 15 November 1605. This would place his birth date to c. 1589.^[1][4]

Occupation

• Barrister at Law.
• 1630: Bencher

Events

Per the original will of his brother Christopher of London, dated 29 Jul 1617, William was supposed to inherit 1000 pounds. But he and his elder brother Robert were written out of the will in 1624.^[2][5]

Residence

• of Wilts.^[1]
• of Bonham.^[1]
• 1613: of Lincolns' Inn.^[1]

Death

Bonham was conveyed to William by his father. This is stated in the 02 October 1629 inquisition post-mortem of Thomas Eyre, which states:

"The said tenement called Bonhames was conveyed to William Eyre, esq., son of the said Thomas, and to his heirs."^[6]

According to Burke (1836), William left this estate at Bonham to his great-nephew, Sir Samuel Eyre,^[7] so he apparently had no direct biological heir(s).

Notes

• bp. 26 NOV 1585 St. Thomas, Salisbury, Wilts; Occupation: Barrister at law
• Willyam Eyre buried 30 Aug 1628 St Thomas, co. Wilts. -- bur. 30 Aug 1628 might be the bur. for cousin Sir William Eyre of Great Chalfield, son of John Eyre & Anne Tropnell. -- Entry same page as elder brother Robert. No such entry seen in August 1649. Meehan-411 22 Dec 2019.
• 16 Aug 1603 St Thomas Salisbury Joane Eyres daughter of William. Image 116 as link above to the register

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Foster, J. (1891). Alumni Oxonienses, p. 478. University of Oxford. Google Books. (see col. 1)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Wentworth, T. (1663). The Office and Duty of Executors: Or, a Treatise of Wills and Executors, 5th ed., p. 350-351. London: John Streater. Google Books.
3. ↑ "Eyre," in Vis. of Wilts. 1623, p. 56. Archive.org. Pedigree.
4. ↑ Burke (1836), asserts that William was born c. 1585.
   William Eyre (that spelling) baptised 26 Nov 1585 son of Thomas Eyre at St Thomas, Salisbury, co. Wilts.

   Image 55 St Thomas Salisbury accessed 22 Dec 2019 by subscription at: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61187/45582_1831109331_1166-00002?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=Return#?imageId=45582_1831109331_1166-00017 Meehan-411

5. ↑ see Christopher's profile for info re: codicil.
6. ↑ "Thomas Eyre, esquire," in Abstracts of Wiltshire Inquisitiones Post Mortem, Returned Into the Court of Chancery in the Reign of King Charles the First, p. 369. Google Books.
7. ↑ Burke, J. (1836). "Eyre of Wiltshire," in A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, 3, p. 291. Google Books.