George Ivye (bef. 1547 - aft. 1593)

Born before 1547 in England

Ancestors

Died after 1593 after age 46 in England

Biography

George was the son of Thomas Ivye and probably his first wife, Elizabeth Keynes. If so, then he was born before 1547, the latest possible date of his father's second marriage.

He was named as "son and heir" in the will of his father Thomas Ivye of Chipping Sodbury. ^[1]

Research Notes

There is no George named as Thomas' son in the Visitation of Oxford, although his oldest son Ferdinando, and two of Elizabeth Malet's sons are named. Ferdinando is noted as "1 sonne," which could mean first son, or maybe that Elizabeth Keynes only bore one son.

This pedigree was put down several generations after Thomas, so we would expect it to follow the line of his "son and heir," George, but it does not. It goes through Ferdinando, first son of Thomas, to another George, first son and heir of Ferdinando.

Was this George, grandson of Thomas, the named heir in the will of Thomas Ivye?

George, son of Ferdinando, was born by the time of Thomas' death, named in Thomas' will, and apparently of age because he received and held the inheritance for his minor brothers. The only known source supporting George as son of Thomas is Thomas' will. The original text only says "my heir apparent," then "my son George" in the codicil.

Sources

1. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 81
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #900310 (accessed 18 October 2021)
   Will of Thome Ivye of West Kington, Wiltshire, England, granted probate on 21 May 1593. Died Abt 1593.