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John Wray (abt. 1619 - 1664)

Sir John "3rd Baronet Wray of Glentworth" Wray
Born about in Lincolnshire, Englandmap [uncertain]
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Husband of — married 23 Jan 1652 (to before 3 Nov 1655) in Wilne, Derbyshire, Englandmap
Husband of — married 25 Aug 1661 [location unknown]
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Died at about age 45 [location unknown]
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Biography

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John Wray, son of Sir John Wray and his wife, Grizell Bethell, was baptised at Glentworth in Lincolnshire 21 September 1619. [1] [2] He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, graduating MA in 1636. [3]

A Captain of Horse in the Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War, John was captured at Newark in 1645. [1]

He married Elizabeth Willoughby, widow of Sir Simonds d'Ewes, and daughter of Sir Henry Willoughby Bt. and his wife, Frances Darcy at Wilne in Derbyshire on 23 Jan 1652/3. [4] Cokayne names her mother as Lettice, daughter of Sir Francis Darcy.[1]

In 1654 he was returned to Parliament as Member for Lincolnshire. [1]

Before her death in 1655 Elizabeth bore John a child who followed the mother to the grave within a few months. Elizabeth was buried at Glentworth on the 3rd of November.[1] Barely two months later John's father, Sir John, also died, being buried on 31 December 1655 and young John inherited the Baronetcy. [5]

John's second wife was Sarah Evelyn, daughter of Sir John Evelyn and his wife, Elizabeth Coxe. Sarah bore him a daughter, Elizabeth, who was baptised at Glentworth 27 February 1663. [1]

John died without a male heir in 1664 and was buried at Glentworth on the 29th of October. He was succeeded in the Baronetcy by his brother, Christopher. [1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Complete Baronetage, Vol. 1, Wray of Glentworth, III p. 96 Cokayne, GE
  2. Baptismal record Glentworth (21 September 1619 John Wray son of John Wray) Viewed at Ancestry. Text only
  3. Cambridge Alumni: Wray, John Venn and Venn
  4. Marriage record Wilne, Derbyshire (23 January 1652 John Wray Esq son of John Wray of Glentworth in the County of Lincoln, Bart, married Elizabeth Lady D'Ewes daughter of Sir Henry Willoughby of Risley in Derbyshire, Bart)
  5. Complete Baronetage, Vol. 1, Wray of Glentworth, III p. 95 Cokayne, GE




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