Thomas (Pratyie) Praytie (1515 - 1582)

Born 1515 in Eye, Suffolk, England

Husband of Jelian (Pullman) Pretty — married 10 Oct 1540 in Eye, Suffolk, England

Descendants

Died Dec 1582 at about age 67 in Eye, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Thomas Pratyie was born about 1515 in Eye, Mid Suffolk, England. His parents are Thomas Pratyie (b.1480-1540) and Agnas Cally (1487- 23 Jan. 1541).

English: nickname from Middle English pratty prettie pritti ‘crafty cunning’

Thomas married Jelian Pullam in 1540 in Eye, Suffolk, England.^[1]

This couple appears to have had one child: Jane Pretty 1541-1543.

He married 2nd. wife Margaret Darbie on 14 Oct. 1554 at Eye. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138019729/richard-pretty Thomas Pretty (Pratye) and Margaret Darbie were married on October 14, 1554 in Eye, Suffolk.

Thomas b.1515 in Eye, Mid Suffolk, England. was given his fathers surname Pratyie, from listings found he was the only one of that family to get it. From paper work and the 1500 a.d. style scribes he seems to have been using 'Pretty since marriage. however he signed his Will as Thomas Pratty'

Their children were spelt Pretty

1. Jhone Pretty 11 Oct. 1557- 21 Nov.1557.
2. Thomas Pretty 1562-1630
3. Margery Pretty 1565-deceased
4. Francis Pretty 1569- deceased.

Thomas died in 1582 and was buried on 28 December 1582 in Eye, Suffolk, England.^[2]

Research Notes

• Surname Pratyie found in early registers
• Family Search IDs included on the profile:
  • FamilySearch Person: 9Q4B-GL2 (Thomas, father of this profile)
  • FamilySearch Person: KLFS-2P5 (Thomas, son of this profile)
  • FamilySearch Person: K81L-514 (Francis Pretty, son of this profile)
  • FamilySearch Person: K2MS-N5B (Thomas, represented by this profile)

• Children listed in the above register is Richard Pretty 1511-1565. Thomas Pratie 1515-1582. Giles Pretty 1518- deceased. Dorothy Pretty 1520- deceased. Agnes Pretty 1525-1572 Jane Pretty 1527-1542. - This is unsourced and the register mentioned is not identified. Crawford-15512 20:21, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
• The name Jhone could have been John owing to the early scribes in the 1500's
• in registers many quote death as 1582, there is one the Lone Ranger (Family Search) who has the death listed as 1583. too many sources have 1582 to ignore. Robert Devowe list death as 27 Jan 1583. Dec 1852 is the Date of Death.
• Original will of Thomas Pratty of Eye
  • Suffolk record office 1C/500/1/42/82.

• Research notes for Margaret Darbie
  Name: Margaret Darby
  Sex: Female
  Death Place: Doddington Parish
  Father's Name: Robert Darby
  Father's Sex: Male
  Event Type: Burial
  Event Date: 12 Dec 1638
  Event Place: England
  

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 August 2023)
   Thomas Pretty marriage to Jelian Pullam in 1540 in Eye, Suffolk, England.
2. ↑ Burial: "National Burial Index For England & Wales"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 August 2023)
   Thomas Pretty burial (died in 1582) on 28 Dec 1582 in Eye, Suffolk, England.

• Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #138019874 (accessed 27 January 2023)
  Memorial page for Thomas Pretty (1515, citing Saint Peter and Saint Paul Churchyard, Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England; Maintained by Robert DeVowe (contributor 48224154).
• FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 August 2023)
  Thomas Pretty died in 1582 burial on 28 Dec 1582 in Eye, Suffolk, England.
  Notes inform us that died and was buried same Day.
  

Family search (Surname Pratyie found in early Suffolk registers) Thomas Pratyie Pretty b.1480-1540 . Agnes Cally b. 1487- 23/01/ 1541 Thomas birth 1480 Rickinghall Inferior, Suffolk, England 9Q4B-GL2 Death 1540 Eye, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England. Agnes Cally. b. 1487- d. 23 Jan. 1541. Agnes is the daughter of Richard Cally The marriage of Thomas Pretty and Agnes Cally about 1509 at Eye Suffolk Thomas & Agnes children listed in the register https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/9Q4B-GL2 1. Richard Pretty 1511-1565. K2MS-NV8 2. Thomas Pratyie Pretty 1515-1583. K2MS-N5B 3. Giles Pretty 1518. 4. Dorothy Pretty 1520. 5. Agnes Pretty 1525-1572 6. Jane Pretty 1527-1542. Son Thomas b.1515 in Eye, Mid Suffolk, England. was given his fathers sur-name Pratyie, from listings found he was the only one of that family to get it. From paper work and the 1500 a.d. style scribes he seems to have been using Pretty since marriage. Thomas married Jelian Pullam in 1540 in Eye, Suffolk, England. Jelian Pulla (Pullman) 1515-1553. (ancestry) Marriage: England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 August 2023)

Thomas Pretty marriage to Jelian Pullam 10/10/1540 in Eye, Suffolk, England. One child Jane Pretty 1541-1543.

He married 2nd. wife Margaret Darbie m. 14 Oct. 1554 at Eye. Children 1. Jhone Pretty 11 Oct. 1557- 21 Nov.1557. Name could have been John owing to the early scribes in the 1500's

2. Thomas Pretty 1562-1630. KLFS-2P5 3. Margery Pretty 1565 4. Francis Pretty 1569. K81L514 Thomas died in 1582 and was buried on 28 December 1582 in Eye, Suffolk, England. Notes inform us that died and was buried same Day. "National Burial Index For England & Wales" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 August 2023) Thomas Pretty died in 1582, burial on 28 Dec 1582 in Eye, Suffolk, England. He was just 1 month short of his 69th birthday.

Original will of Thomas Pratty of Eye. I CANNOT READ IT Of course this is another variation to the name. Suffolk record office 1C/500/1/42/82.