Sir William Awbrey^[1]

1583 - 1631  (48 years)

• Name	William Awbrey  [2]
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	1583	Llanelieu, Breconshire, Wales   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1631	Tredomen, Wales   [2]
  Person ID	I2994	Master
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Sir Edward Awbrey,   b. 1551, Tredomen, Wales d. Tredomen, Wales
  Mother	Joan Havard,   b. 1559, Tredomen, Wales d. 1631, Brecknockshire, Wales (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1579	, , Wales
  Family ID	F6367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Johns,   b. 24 Dec 1595, Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire, Wales d. 1650, , , Wales (Age 54 years)
  Children	1. Thomas Awbrey   2. Elinor Awbrey   3. Edward Awbrey,   b. 1617, Tredomen, Wales  [Father: Natural]   4. Reginald Awbrey,   b. 1619, , Powys, Wales d. 23 Oct 1642, Edgehill, Warwickshire, England (Age 23 years)  [Father: Natural] + 5. Henry Awbrey,   b. 1625, Llanelieu, Breconshire, Wales d. Sep 1694, , Essex, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years) + 6. John Awbrey,   b. 1626, Abercynfrig, Brecknockshire, Wales d. 28 Sep 1692, , Westmoreland, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)   7. Catherine Awbrey,   b. 1629, Tredomen, Wales   8. Jane Awbrey,   b. 1630, Tredomen, Wales  [Father: Natural]
  Family ID	F903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1583 - Llanelieu, Breconshire, Wales Death - 1631 - Tredomen, Wales  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sir William Awbrey The Exteravagant of Tredomen Kt. He sold Abercynfrig. His will was proved at Brecon 1631, in which Anthon Gwyn, of Llasannor, is one of his Allies-Men. Over a fireplace within his house in Brecon was a shield Quarterly of 9 1 Awbrey 2 a lion rampant, 3 Bleddyn. 4 Rhys Goch, 5 Wyston, 6 Einon Sais, 7n Hughes, 8 Jestyn ap Gwrgan 9 Proger Crest of Awbrey. He married Elizabeth d of Sir Thomas Johnes of Abermarlis-Argent, chevron sable between 3 ravens proper, within a border engrailed gules, bezantee by Jane Paulson High Sheriff of Brecon His son Reginald was killed at the Battle of Edgehill; Thomas, John, and Henry immigrated to America Note that William and Elizabeth had two sons named John. 1 died young and the other is the one came to America with his brothers Sir William Awbrey born Abt 1583 in Llanelieu, Breconshire, Wales died 1631. Sir William wife was Elizabeth Johns "Sir William had three sons: Henry, John, Thomas and Richard (There was a Richard and he was William and Elizabeth grandson, Son of Henry )that came to America. They settled in Westmoreland and Rappahannock Counties, Virginia. William "The Extravagant" Awbrey was bc 1581 Tredomen, Brecknockshire, Wales. He marr. Elizabeth Johns (b 1595 in Wales), dtr of Sir Thomas Johns/Jones. William's will was proved in 1631 & he died broke. He name only his sons Children of William & Elizabeth were 1 Edward (bc 1617 Tredomen), 2 Reginald (bc 1619 in Tredomen), 3 John (bc 1623 in Abercynfrig) 4 Thomas (bc 1624). Theophilus Jones' History of the County of Brecknock (1898) and on page 449 he says "Sir William Awbrey m. Eliz. d. Sir Thomas Jones of Abermarlais." He also shows their children: 1 Elinor m Gregory Parry; 2 Jane m. John Baily of Ruthin; 3 John Awbrey died young 4 Catherine Awbrey; 5 Edward Awbrey m. Barbara Lloyd; 6 John Awbrey [he is ours as the earlier John had died]; 7 Tho. Awbrey; 8 Harry/Henry Awbrey; Reginald Awbrey. A cousin, John Aubrey, FRS, of Easton Pierce, began a suit to recover the Brecknockshire lands about 1656. This time corresponds roughly with the immigration of Henry to Virginia. Henry, John, and Thomas were the last heirs to Sir William Awbrey after the death of their brother Sir Edward Awbrey. However, Sir Edward had a son from a second marriage that became Sir William's heir. The three brothers recognized Sir Edward's son as heir and left for Virginia. Their cousin, John Aubrey, did not recognize Sir Edward's son as heir because he considered him illegitimate. However, John Aubrey lost his case, and William inherited. This information substantiates the family story that the brother's left Wales because of a lack of inheritance. 6. Sir William Awbrey had seven sons, all of whom were gone from Wales by 1656. This means that all seven would have to have died in before the age of forty-five. This is extremely unlikely seeing that most of them lived to adulthood. Furthermore, the fates of the older children are known, but the fates of John, Thomas, and Henry are unknown. This testifies to the fact that the family had little or no contact with the younger sons in later years. Again, this substantiates the claim that they were in Virginia.

  
  

• Sources

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