RESEARCH - Early Traies Family in Crediton & surrounding areas

This page shows a tentative family tree based on information collated up to 28th January 2009. The construction of a definitive family tree is
not currently possible because records are incomplete and may be of dubious provenance. The information posted here is to support the
ROOTSCHAT "interactive" research into James Traies born 1785 but may be of interest to others - ROOTSCHAT LINK
No firm evidence has been found so far that the TRAIES family is related to the TREASE/TREAYS/TRAYES families on the TREASE website. However
the circumstantial evidence from continuity of Christian names and similarity of the surnames plus the disappearance of some 'Treases' with
those Christian names from North Petherwin (then in Devon, now in Cornwall!) and the appearance of similarly named 'Trease/later Traies'
in Crediton, Devon is thought to indicate that such a link is likely. To date, however, it remains unproven.
Research is ongoing - click this link for more information.
The source information is grouped by family and the document from which it is derived is appended in italics but PLEASE NOTE:
1. Different interpretations of the information could place the person to whom it refers in another family.
2. The information shown may be inaccurate:-
- It may have been transcribed incorrectly.
- The information on the source document itself may simply be wrong.

ABBREVIATIONS and CONVENTIONS
a alive b born c christened/baptised d died f funeral i interred/buried m married w will
"?" before an event indicates that an event exists at that date but it is not certain whether it relates to that person.
DCRST Devon and Cornwall Records Society transcripts
IGI IGI reference given where known - original source may have been a transcript or visual inspection of image
DATES: Years are shown "new style". The Julian calendar (last used in 1752) where the year ended 25th March is ignored EXCEPT where source
uses old style dates - in such cases the Julian year may be followed by the new style year e.g. 15Feb1749/50.

TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE

Samuell = Martha John = Lidia Thomozin = John
d1719 | Back | Kerswill | Row
| m1680 | m1681 | m1685
SOURCES SOURCES SOURCES
| ______|____________________________________________________________________ ________|_________________________________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Samuel? Lidya Martha = John Elizabeth = Thomas Samuel John William Joseph Samuel Rebecah Joan? Tamzin John Thomazin
c1684 c1687 | Kellon c1688 | Pope c1691 c1696 c1698 c1702 c1686 c1688 c1690 c1692 c1695 c1697
| m1719 | m1713 i1703

Saml = Sarah Samuel = Elizabeth John Trease = Sarah = ?Rose William Trease = Mary
| ?c1691 | Creese ?c1696 | Pidlar ?Badstone ?c1698 | Rawling
| ?i1774 | m1717 ?i1766 | m1724 ?m1741 ?i1768 | m1721
| | | |
SOURCES SOURCES SOURCES SOURCES
| _______________|_______________________________ ___________|________________________________________________ |_______________________________________________________
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Samuel John Eliz = ?Richd Martha = George Lydia Lydia Sarah John = Mary Wm = Mary Saml = Eliz Lydia Joseph Wiliam Mary Lydia ?Sarah* Will Will William William
c1725 c1718 c1722 | ?Potter c1728 | Redaway c1732 c1735 b1725 b1727 | Porter b1728 | Bond c1731 | Chubb c1733 c1736 c1722 c1724 c1727 ?c1728 c1730 c1734 c1737 c1742
| ?m1744 | m1751 i1732 d1787 | m1760 d1812 | m1759 | m1755 d1737 ?i1730 ?i1731
_____|__ | |
IGI C050742 Baptisms (1717-1747) - parents | | TREE TREE Baptisms (1721-1750) parents William and Mary no surname (IGI C050742) :-
Samuel and Elizabeth without surname :- John Sarah 29Jun1728 SARAH* 23May1733 SARAH 14Apr1745 WILLIAM
01Jan1723 CATHERINE 02Dec1733 SAMUEL b1761 b1763 24Oct1729 MARY 27Apr1737 MARY 7Oct1747 JOHN
26Apr1726 SAMLL 15Jan1737 SUSANNA w1782 26Sep1731 cHRISTOPHER 5Aug1741 HANNAH 13Mar1750 EDWARD
28Mar1729 JOHN 02MAY1746 MARY 16Aug1732 MARTHA 4Apr1742 MARY 27May1750 JAMES
05May1732 ELIZABETH 10Feb1747 MARY NO OTHER Crediton baptisms (1724-1744) without surnames 01Oct1731 SARAH 7Apr1742 WILLIAM
*Although attributed to William and Mary to match the Sarah Traies burial of 1731, it seems highly improbable.

Samuel Traies = Willmet William Traies = Rebecca John Traies = Sarah
?c | Bowden ?c1698 | Perkins | Ellacott
| m1749 i1768 | m1751 | m1754
| | |
SOURCES SOURCES SOURCES
_______________|_______________ ____________________________|_______________________________________ |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Betty Samuel Lydia John William Betty Mary = John William Rebecca = Joseph Sarah = Philip William Mary
c1752 c1754 c1757 c1760 c1763 c1752 c1757 | Trowbridge c1760 c1760 | How c1762 | Hellier c1764 c1757
i1772 d1786 | m1779 ?i1761 | m1785 _____| m1782 i1771
| ? |
NO Crediton baptisms (1749-1777) William Traies/Trowbridge Philip NO Crediton baptisms (1754-1774)
for parents Samuel and Willmet c1781 c1778 for parents John and Sarah
without surname (IGI C050742/3) d1779 without surname (IGI C050742/3).
NO Crediton baptisms (1752-1772) for parents William and Rebecca
without surname (IGI C050742/3)

FAMILY OF RICHARD TREASE and EMBLYN WILKIE
The 1647 marriage is the first record of a TR**S found at Crediton so far. The 1650 baptism is the last reference found for him at Crediton.
A baptism of Mary daur of Richard on 30Mar1662 is recorded but is thought unlikely to relate to this Richard.

Richard TREASE
1647 m. 14Jun1647 Crediton Richard TREASE and Emblyn Wilkye (IGI M050741)

Rebekah TREUS
1647 c. about 19Mar1647 Crediton daughter of Richard and Emblyn TREUS (IGI C050741)
[This date appears to be in the old Julian format not converted to the modern format usually used by IGI]

Marie TREYS
1650 c. 14Jul1650 Crediton Marie son of Richard and Emming TREYS (IGI C050741)

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FAMILY OF SAMUELL TREASE and REBECKAH PRISE
Samuel's marriage is the second record of a TR**S found at Crediton and as it appears shortly after Richard's marriage it is thought they
may have been brothers. The dearth of baptismal records before 1670 is almost certainly due to problems in Crediton Registers of the period.
No other baptismal entries have been found that appear relevant.

Samuell TREASE
1654 m. 22Dec1654 Crediton Samuell TREASE servant to Nathaniell Slee and Rebeckah daughter of Henerie PRISE (DCRST and IGI M050741)
1690 i. 5Nov1690 Crediton Samuel Trease ye elder (DCRST)
1690 Grant of administration Samuel TREASE - no longer available

sp. Rebeckah PRISE [possibility]
1624 m. 4Aug1624 Upton Pyne Devon Henry PRYSE and Margaret DYER (IGI M052081) - Upton Pyne is 4 miles North of Exeter and 9 miles East of Crediton.
1629 c. about 8Nov1629 Crediton Rebeckah daughter of Henry PRISE (IGI C050741)
Note other chistenings in Crediton 25Feb1637 Elizabeth daughter of Henry and Margaret PRISE (IGI C050741)

TROSSE[Possibility]
1660 c. 28Nov1661 son of Samuell TROSSE (IGI C050741)
[name TROSSE does not appear elswhere in Crediton registers of period so surname may be error for TREASE]

William TREYSE
1670 c. 8Jan1670 Crediton William son of Samuell and Rebeccah TREYSE (IGI C050742)

William TREES
1673 c. 18Jan1673 Crediton William son of Samuell TREES (IGI C050742)
1680 i. 10Mar1680 Crediton Will. son of Samuel TREES (DCRST)

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FAMILY OF SAMUELL TREES and Martha BACKE
This could be a second marriage of the Samuel who married Rebecca Prise or it may relate to another Samuel. If the latter, he is probably the
son of Samuel TREASE (ye elder). This Samuel is less likely to have come to Crediton from elsewhere or to be a son of Richard and Emblyn
TREASE who seem to have departed from Crediton. No children of this marriage appear in the Crediton baptism registers. By 1680 the earlier
problems with the Crediton Baptism Registers appear to have been resolved so either this marriage may have been childless or the children
were baptised elesewhere.

Samuel TREES
1680 m. 16Oct1680 Crediton Samuell TREES and Martha BACK (IGI M050741)
1704 Samuel Trease licensed (English) Teacher in a petition against unlicensed non-conformist teachers in Crediton. Source TBA
NOTE1: An English School with endowments dating back to 1630, possibly the one he was involved with, was held in a house on Bowden Hill.
This was in parish of Bow/Nymet Tracy
NOTE2: A Samuel TROSE married a Joan LEE 18Apr1735 at Nymet TRacy (IGI M050371) - no other instances of surnmame in the baptism nor marriage registere
1719 i. 21Jun1719 Crediton Samuel son of Samuel ye ElderTRAIES (DCRST)
NOTE: The addition of "son of samuel ye Elder" could imply Samuel's father was still alive but it appears his father died in 1690.
However it could also be the description was to differentiate him from Samuel the son of John who was also alive at that time.
1719 w. 1719 Samuel TRESE

sp. Martha Backe [possibility if not remarriage]
1652 c. 9Jan1652 Crediton Martha daughter of John and Anne BACKE (IGI C050741)
[parents not yet found]

Samuel?
No baptism of this son has beeen found but it is conjectured that Samuel and Martha may have had a surviving son for reasons
described more fully HERE and that this son Samuel may have married Elizabeth Creese. However if this
was the case it is strange that (his father's?) burial is worded Samuel son of Samuel ye elder as Samuel the son would also fit
that description. Also no appropriate Crediton baptisms exist taking into account both missing and misspelt surnames.

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FAMILY OF JOHN TRAIES and Lidia KERSWELL
John may be the brother of Samuel who married the previous year and of Thomasin who married in 1685. However the only fact to substantiate
this so far is that there appears to be only one TR**S family left in Crediton about the time they married. No other possible children
have been found in the IGI records.

John TRAIES
1681 m. 20Aug1681 Crediton John TREES and Lidia KERSWILL (IGI M050741)

sp. Lydia KERSWILL [possibility]
m. 1659 31Jan1659 Sandford Devon William KERSWILL and Katherine HARRIS (IGI M052651)
[NOTE: Samuel SLEE, brother of one Nathaniel SLEE, married Susan HARRIS at Sandford 25May1647 (IGI M052651)
[NOTE: also Samuel TRAIES married Sarah HARRIS in 1779]
c. 1660 18Dec1660 Sandford Devon Lydia daughter of William KERSWELL and Catherine (IGI C052651)
Appears to have a sister Margaret:-
m. 1679 m27Nov1679 Crediton Margeret KERSWILL and William BOND (IGI M050741)

Lidya TRAIES
1684 c. 5Oct1684 Crediton Lidya, daughter of John TREES (IGI C050742)
?1715 A Petition of Bridget Shere, Wife of Jonathan Shere now a Prisoner in The Gatehouse
c) 25 July -- Affidavit of Bridget Shere and Anne Knight, Jonathan Shere's servant.
d) 27 July -- Affidavit of Lydia Treys.
NOte John Shere was a gent. of Exminster, William Shere was a goldsmith in Exeter
Both heavily involved with property in Topsham.
(NA Shere v. Cock HL/PO/JO/10/6/258/3920 28 July 1715)

Martha TRAIES
1687 c. 10Apr1687 Crediton Martha, daughter of John TREES (IGI C050742)
1719 m. 5Nov1719 Crediton Martha TREASE and John KELLON (IGI M050741)

sp. John KELLON [possibility]
1670 m. 7May1670 Crediton Mathew KELLAND and Grace STADDON (IGI M050741)
1682 c. 7Jan1682 Crediton John son of Mathew KELLON (IGI C050742)

Elizabeth TRAIES
1688 c. 12Feb1688 Crediton Elizabeth, daughter of Jo TREES (IGI C050742)
1713 m. 9Feb1713 Crediton Elizabeth TREASE and Thomas POPE (IGI M050741)

sp. Thomas POPE [possibility - one of several]
1685 m. 31Jul1685 Crediton William POPE and Elizabeth DYER (IGI M050741)
1687 c. 12Jun1687 Crediton Thomas son of William POPE (IGI C050742)
[NOTE1 John POPE married Margaret SLEE (possibly the daughter of John SLEE) in Crediton 9OCT1678 (IGI M050741)
[NOTE2 Henerie PRYSE possibly John Traies's grandfather in law may have married a Margeret DYER in 1624

Samuel TRAIES
1691 c. 11May1691 Crediton Samuel, son of John and Lydia (no surname given) (IGI C050742)

John TRAIES
1696 c. 8Jan1696 Crediton John, son of John and Liddin CREESE (IGI C050742)
NOTE: Per IGI the only John and Lydia marriage at Crediton from 1666 - 1706 is John and Lidia TREES

William TRAIES
1698 c. 5Feb1698 Crediton William, son of John and Lidia TREESE (IGI C050742)

Joseph TRAIES
1702 c. 20Jul1701 Crediton Joseph son of John and Lydia SPEASE (IGI C050742)
NOTE: Per IGI the only John and Lydia marriage at Crediton from 1666 - 1706 is John and Lidia TREES
1703 i. 1Jan1703 Crediton Joseph s. John TREASE (DCRST)

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FAMILY OF JOHN ROW and Thomazin TREES
Thomazin may be a sister of Samuel and John who married a few years before her. The choice of the names Samuel and Rebecca for the oldest
children may be indicative of her being the daughter of parents of the same names.

Thomazin TREES
1685 m. 23Jun1685 Crediton Thomozin TREES and John ROW (IGI M050741)

Samuel ROW
1686 c. 19Apr1686 Crediton Samuel son of John Row (IGI C050742)

Rebecah ROW
1688 c. about 26Mar1688 Crediton Rebecah daughter of John and Tamzin ROW (IGI C050742)

Joan ROW?
1690 c. 6Apr1690 Crediton Joan daughter of John ROW (IGI C050742)

Tamzin ROW
1692 c. 27Nov1692 Crediton Tamzin daughter of John and Tamzin ROW (IGI C050742)

John ROW
1695 c. 12Dec1695 Crediton John son of John and Thomasin Row (IGI C050742)

Thomazin ROW
1697 c. 28Jan1697 Crediton Thomazin daughter of John and Thomazin ROW (IGI C050742)

NOTE: There are several John Row marriages at Crediton - Judith WHITE 10Dec1662, Gartherude HILL 29Apr1678, Joan PHILP 4May1691.
Children of "John" Row are William 26Aug1685, Samuel 19Apr1686, Joan 6Apr1690, Robert 23Mar1696 - dates rule out William and Robert
as children - Samuel looks definite and Joan a possible.

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FAMILY of SAMUEL TRAIES and SARAH
This marriage is conjectured from the baptism of Samuel TRAIES son of Samuel and Sarah in 1726.. If entry correct, a (Crediton?) Samuel TRAIES
married elsewhere (not unusual) and baptised one son in Crediton before moving away or he and/or his wife dying. If incorrect it may be:-
1. A son of John and Sarah who died before their son Samuel christened in June 1731.
2. A son of Samuel and Elizabeth (who could also be the Samuel who died in 1731 see below).
Records of the burials of several Sarah Traies in Crediton in the years shortly after strengthen the possibility of a wife Sarah dying young.

Samuel TRAIES
This could be either the son of John and Lydia or the son of Samuel and Martha.
?1731 i. 14Sep1731 Crediton Samuel TRAIES (DCSRT)
At first sight it would appear that this burial was of Samuel son of John and Sarah baptised a few months earlier in 1731 but against this is
the fact that a John thought to be their son refers in his 1787 will to four nephews who descriptions match those of the sons of Samuel and
Elizabeth. This points to John and Sarah having a surviving son Samuel. As there are no other baptisms of a Samuel son of John and Sarah it is
thought that their son Samuel christened in 1731 survived.

Sp. Sarah .....?
?1731 i. 26Jun1731 Crediton Sarah TRAIES DCSRT
Against this Sarah being the daughter of John and Sarah is the fact they did not name any of their daughters born subsequently Sarah.

Samuel TRAIES
c1726 Crediton 25Sep1726 Samll son of Samll and Sarah TRAIES (IGI C050742)

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FAMILY OF JOHN TRAIES and SARAH PIDLAR
This John may be the son of John and Lidia TRAIES born in 1696. They married in June 1724, christened their first child in March 1724/5 and
their last child in April 1736. One would have expected Sarah to have produced children for longer. The lack of further children may be
because one or other of them died.

Sarah could have died shortly after Joseph was born. Assuming no delay in Joseph's christening this could be as early as 1736.
Burials of a Sarah TR**S in Crediton are recorded in 1732, 1742, and 1748 but none of these fit - see Burials.

A burial of a John at Crediton in 1737 may fit - see Burials. It certainly would explain why no more children born after then.
If he did die no remarriage of Sarah Traies has been found although she could have died after in 1742 or 1748. However if Sarah died and John remarried
- a marriage that fits is that of John and Rose Badstone in Exeter in 1741. Both seem to have died in Crediton in 1766.
Such a remarriage also explains the appointment of one Daniel Baston as executor of John's son John's will of 1787. This could be the Daniel
Badstone born 1725 (almost the same age as John Jnr), the son of Daniel Badstone who married Ann Gwin in Exeter in 1721 and who may be related
to Rose Badstone. The Traies/Badstone marriage was childless which fits with it being a second marriage on both sides. It also seems possible
that some time after the christening of Joseph in Crediton, John moved to Exeter, as that is where his children made their home. It may be
that Sarah's funeral will be found in Exeter - it is certainly worth inspecting the Exeter burial registers for 1736 to 1741.

John TRAIES
?1696 c. 8Jan1696 Crediton John, son of John and Liddin CREESE (IGI C050742)
1724 m. 9Jun1724 Crediton John Trease and Sarah Pidlar (IGI M050741)
?1741 m. 17Sep1741 St David, Exeter, Devon, John Traies and Rose Badstone (IGI C050911)
?1766 i. 3Aug1766, Crediton, John TRAIES (D&CRS)
?1766 w. John TRAIES, Crediton - no longer available (source to be added)

Sp1. Sarah PIDLAR
?1683 m. 24Jul1683 Crediton William PIDLER and Mary YEATHERD (IGI M050741)
?1695 c. 16Mar1695 Crediton Sarah daughter of William and Mary PIDLER (IGI C050742)

?Sp2. Rose BADSTONE
1767 i. 13Nov1767, Crediton, Rosamund TRAIES (D&CRS)
1768 w. Rose TRAIES, widow, Crediton, 1768, - no longer available (Source TBA)

Sarah TRAIES
1724/5 c. 22Mar1724/5 Crediton Sarah daughter of John Traies and Sarah (IGI C050742)

John TRAIES
1727 c. 7Apr1727 Crediton John son of John and Sarah (IGI C050742)
NOTE: Although no surname is given, we know that John and sarah had a son William - see NOTE after his John's will of 1787.
1741 TRAIES, John Junior to Jacob Jefferies of Exon. cord. �2 2s. 0d. (source to be added)
NOTE: The "junior" implies this is the son of a John "Senior" who is also in the area
1753 John Treys, apprentice of Jacob Jeffrey, Cordwainer (Exeter Freeman 1753)
1760 m 29Mar1760 Saint Anne Soho, Westminster John Traies and Mary Porter (IGI M062365)
1787 w. John Traies, Gentleman of St Pancras (PCC Wills - PRO)

Sp. Mary PORTER
Nothing more known

John TRAIES
1761 b. 25Apr1761 ) Saint Anne Soho, Westminster,John son of John and Mary (IGI C062368)
1761 c. 17May1761 )
1782 w. John Traies, seaman of East India Company (PCC Wills - PRO)

Sarah TRAIES
1763 b. 6Jul1763 ) Saint Anne Soho, Westminster,John son of John and Mary (IGI C062369)
1763 c. 10Aug1763 )

William TRAIES
1727/8 c. 26Jan1727/8 Crediton William son of John Traies and Sarah (IGI C050742)
NOTE: Need to provide explanation of why next entries are likely to relate relate to previous.
1791 William Trayes, Cordwainer, Crediton, Devonshire (The Universal British Directory of Trade, Commerce and Manufacture, 1791)
1812 d. 14Apr1812, i. 19Apr1812 Crediton, Devon, William Traies, age 84 (DCRST Library Exeter)
1812 w. 18Oct1812 proved at London (click Precis for details) (PCC Wills - PRO)

Samuel TRAIES
1731 c. 22Jun1731 Crediton Samuel son of John Traies and Sarah (IGI C050742)

Lydia TRAIES
1733 c. 11Nov1733 Crediton Lydia daughter of John Treys and Sarah (IGI C050742)

Joseph TRAIES
1736 c. 4Apr1736 Crediton Joseph son of John Traise and Sarah (IGI C050742)
1737 i. 19Dec1737 Crediton Joseph TRAYS (DCRST Library Exeter)

A possible relative of wife Rose Badstone

Daniel BADSTONE
1721 m. 30Apr1721 St Peter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, Daniell Badstone of Taunton and Ann Gwin of St Stephins(DCRST & IGI M052451)

Daniel BADSTONE
1725 c. 27Apr1725 St Peter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, Daniel son of Daniel Badstone (IGI P004631)

John BADSTONE
1729 c. 27Apr1729 St Peter Cathedral, Exeter, Devon, John son of Daniel Badstone (IGI P004631)

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FAMILY OF SAMUEL TRAIES and ELIZABETH CREESE
There is only one Samuel Traies in Crediton baptism registers and that is the son of John and Lydia. It is therefore probable but not
certain that this marriage refers to that Samuel.
There is also in Devon Records Office Colebrooke parish the following record: -
John Stevens apprenticed to Simon Traies of Crediton, cordwainer (541A/PO 892 1745)
There is no Simon Traies in the Crediton register transcripts - only fit is Simon son of Simon and Joan (no surname) c. 4Mar1695 (IGI C050742)
- but Simon and Joan Hopper/Jobe are possible parents.
It is possible that the reference to Simon is an error for Samuel in which case it would refer to this Samuel.

Samuel TRAIES
?1691 c. 11May1691 Crediton, Devon. Samuel son of John and Lydia Trease Source?
?1717 m. 3Dec1717 Crediton, Devon. Samll Trease and Elizabeth Creese (IGI M050741)
sp. Elizabeth CREESE

John TRAIES
1718 c. 20Aug1718 Crediton, Devon. John son of Samuell and Elizabeth Trease (IGI C050742)
[?1741 TRAIES, John Junior to Jacob Jefferies of Exon. cord. �2 2s. 0d.]
NOTE1: this & 1753 apprenticeship to John Jeffrey now attributed to John, son of John & Sarah (24Feb2008)

Elizabeth TRAIES
1722 c. 27Mar1722 Crediton, Devon. Elizabeth daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Trays (IGI C050742)
?1722 i. 15Apr1722 Crediton Elizabeth TRAIES (DCRST)
NOTE: On current knowledge, there is no other Elizabeth who fits
1744 m. 12Oct1744 Saint Mary Steps, Exeter, Devon by licence. Elizabeth Treis (or Preis) and Richard Potter (Paruke maker) (IGI M051011)
children to be added - also query over mother's maiden name

Martha TRAIES
1728 c. 12May1728 Crediton, Devon. Martha, daughter of Samuel and Elis Traies (IGI C050742)
1751 m. 30Sep1751 Crediton, Devon. Martha Trails and George Redaway (IGI M050741)
sp. George REDAWAY
1727 c 25Jan1727 Sandford Devon son of George Redaway and Rebecah Grigory (IGI C052651)
Freemason?
[Suscriber to book �A candid disquisition of the Principles and Practices of the most Ancient and Honourable Society of Free and Accepted Masons� by Wellins Calcott PM published 1769]
Erudite � appears in books of the period]
His Maths puzzle solution?
His maths puzzle?
Another maths puzzle of his?
Maths teacher?
Elizabeth REDAWAY
1751 c. 15Dec1751 Crediton daughter of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050742)
George REDAWAY
1753 c. 5Nov1753 Crediton son of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050742)
John REDAWAY
1756 c. 22Feb1756 Crediton son of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050742)
Samuel Traies REDAWAY
1758 c. 4Jan1758 Crediton son of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050743)
Rebecca REDAWAY
1759 c. 30Sep1759 Crediton daughter of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050743)
James REDAWAY
1761 c. 24Jun1761 Crediton son of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050743)
William REDAWAY
1763 c. 24May1763 Crediton son of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050743)
Thomas Matthews REDAWAY
1766 c. 27Apr1766 Crediton son of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050743)
Mary REDAWAY
1770 c. 22Aug1770 Crediton daughter of George and Martha Redaway (IGI C050742)

Lydia TRAIES
1732 c. 24Sep1732 Crediton, Devon. Lydia daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Traies (IGI C050742)
1732 i. 14Dec1732 Crediton, Devon. Lydia Traies DCRST library Exeter

Lydia TRAIES
1735 c. 13Jul1735 Crediton, Devon. Lydia daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Treys (IGI C050742)

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FAMILY OF WILLIAM TRAIES and MARY RAWLING
There is only one William Traies in Crediton baptism registers and that is the son of John and Lydia. It is therefore probable but not
certain that this marriage refers to that William.
It also appears that all the children of this marriage may have died and that this William, heirless, may have remarried in 1752 to
Rebecca Perkins.

William TRAIES
?1698 c. 5Feb1698 Crediton, William, son of John and Lidia TREESE (IGI C050742)
1721 m. 24Jul1721 Crediton, William TREAS and Mary RAWLING (IGI M050741)

Sp. Mary Rawling
If William remarried in 1752, Mary must have died before then and may be following burial:-
1749 i. 25May1749 Crediton Mary TRAIES (DCRST

Will TRAIES
1722 c. 3Dec1722 Crediton, Will son of Will and Mary TRAYES (IGI C050742)
NOTE Must have died before Will christened 1730

Mary TRAIES
1724 c. 30Nov1724 Crediton, Mary daur. of Will and Mary TRAIES (IGI C050742)
?1724/5 i. 21Mar1724/5 Crediton Mary TRAIES (DCRST)
NOTE: If this is this Mary why would next daughter be called Lydia?
Could another Mary have been born before Lydia who survived until Lydia born.

Lydia TRAIES
1727 c. 4Feb1727 Crediton, Lydia daur. of William and Mary TRAIES (IGI C050742)
?1730 i. 9Dec1730 Crediton Lydia TRAIES (DCRST)

?Sarah TRAIES
?1728 c. 29Jun1728 Crediton Sarah daur. of William and Mary NO SURNAME (IGI C050742)
?1731 i. 2Jun1731 Crediton Sarah TRAIES (DCRST)
NOTE: This Sarah has been attributed to William and Mary to accommodate the Sarah TRAIES burial for which no other TRAIES fits on current
knowledge.

Will TRAIES
1730 c. 30Dec1730 Crediton, Will son of Will and Mary TRAIES (IGI C050742)
NOTE Must have died before Will christened 1734

Will TRAIES
1734 c. 3Apr1734 Crediton, Will son of Will and Mary TRAISE (IGI C050742)
NOTE Must have died before William christened 1737

William TRAIES
1737 c. 12Apr1737 Crediton, William son of William and Mary TREYS (IGI C050742)
NOTE Must have died before Willam christened 1742

William TRAIES
1742 c. 7Apr1742 Crediton, William son of William and Mary TRAIES (IGI C050742)
MOTE If his father remarried then this son must have died before his father made his will

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FAMILY OF WILLIAM TRAIES and REBECCA PERKINS
From entries in Crediton baptism registers, there is only William this could be:-
- William baptised 1698 son of John and Lydia who appears to have married Mary Rawling in 1721.
He can't be the son of William and Mary (nee Rawling) as their last child named William was born after 1737 and would be too young.
He can't be the William baptised 1728 son of Sarah and John Pidlar as evidence about his marriage to Mary Bond (such as age at death of that
William and his wife) appears conclusive.

This family fits that of the William whose will was proven in 1770. In his will he mentions William and Samuel son of brother Samuel, so can
brother Samuel be the son of John and Lydia? The Samuel who married Elizabeth Creese 1717 had only one son John - who appears to have
married Sarah Ellacott in 1754 but may also have had a son Samuel (where baptism register omits surname) but there is no evidence of a
William). If this Samuel remarried to Willmet Bowden in 1749 then he would have sons William and samuel but also another son John. Also if
he remarried then, on the assumption he would not name two sons John, the first son John must have died but the second son named John would
be too young to marry Sarah Ellacott so we would be missing a John to fit the marriage to Sarah Ellacott. Also there is the problem that
William's will omits reference to his brother's son named John.

The other Samuel (with wife Sarah) who baptised a son Samuel in 1725 in Crediton has no other baptisms in the Crediton Register but may
have moved elsewhere.

It appears that we are missing information to enable us to complete the family tree.

William Trowbridge/Traies son of daughter Mary filed a claim against his grandmother and aunts - Traies v Traies of 1807

William TRAIES
1751 m. 30Dec1751 William TRAICS and Rebecca PERKINS (IGI M050741)
1768 w. dated 10Feb1768 (Traies v Traies 1807)
1768 i. 13Mar1768 Crediton William TRAIES (DCRST)
1770 d. 'around' October1770 (Traies v Traies 1807)
NOTE: Although this information was given in the Court Case it is more likely that this date is the date probate was granted.
1770 w. proved William Traies of Crediton (Devon Records Ofiice 1280 B/M/T/1-12, No.11)
Sp. Rebecca PERKINS
Her baptism has not been found but if she is the Rebecca who was buried in Crediton in 1814 aged 90 she would have born about 1724 and
would have been about 27 when she married William who would have been 53. Possible parents include Benjamin Perkins and Julian Maunder
(m. 1724) or Isaac Perkins and Mary Edwards (m. 1713)

1814 i. 06Feb1814 Crediton Rebecca TRAIES aged 90 (i.e. born 1723/4) (DCSRT)

Betty TRAIES
1752 c. 1Jan1752 Crediton Betty daur. William and Rebecca TRAIES (IGI C050742)
1772 d. 04May1772 Crediton (Traies v Traies 1807)
1772 i. 10May1772 Crediton Betty Traies DCRST

Mary TRAIES
1757 c. 2Jan1757 Crediton Mary daur. William and Rebecca TRAIES (IGI C050742)
1779 m. 13 Jul1779 Crediton, Devon Mary TRAIES and John TROBRYDGE (IGI M050741)
1786 d. January 1786 (Traies v Traies 1807)
Sp. John TROBRIDGE
?1756 c. 01Jan1756 Crediton, Devon John s. George and Elizabeth Trobridge
1778 w. dated 17Jul1799 (Traies v Traies 1807)
1803 w. proved 16Dec1803 (Source TBA)

William TROWBIDGE alias TRAIES
1781 c. 06Jun1781 Traies, William Traies-Troubridge, base son of Mary (IGI C050742)
NOTE: Although christened well after they married the child born beforehand out of wedlock (Traies v Traies 1807)

William TRAIES
1760 c. abt 27May1760 Crediton William son of William and Rebecca TRAILS (IGI C050743) NOTE: TRAIES on DCRST
?1761 i. 16Apr1761 Crediton William Traies DCSRT

Rebecca TRAIES
1760 c. abt 27May1760 Crediton Rebecca daur of William and Rebecca TRAILS (IGI C050743) NOTE: TRAIES on DCRST
1785 m. 18Sep1785 St Mary Steps, Exeter Rebecca TRAIS and JOSEPH HOWE (IGI M051011)
Joseph HOW
1807 He was a Fuller in Exeter (Traies v Traies 1807)

Sarah TRAIES
1762 c. 12Apr1762 Crediton Sarah daur. William and Rebecca TRAIES (IGI C050743)
1782 m. 17Jun1782 Crediton Sarah TRAIES and Philip Hood HELIER (IGI M050741)
Sp. Philip Hood HELIER
1807 He was a labourer in Brixham Devon (Traies v Traies 1807)

Philip HELLIER
1788 c. 17Jul1788 ) Philip HELLIER son of Phillip HELLIER and Sarah TREAIS (IGI C050121)
1789 d. 11Dec1789 )

William TRAIES
1764 c. 7Aug1764 Crediton William son of William and Rebecca TRAIES (IGI C050743)
1771 d. 12Jun1771 Crediton (Traies v Traies 1807)
1771 i. 16Jun1771 Crediton William Traies DCRST

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FAMILY OF SAMUEL TRAIES and WILLMET BOWDEN
There are three Samuel Traies in Crediton baptism registers:-
1. Samuel baptised 1691 son of John and Lidia.
He appears to have married Elizabeth Creese in 1717 and would have been 58 when married which is rather unlikely but not impossible.
2. Samuel baptised 1726 son of Samuel and Sarah.
This appears the most likely Samuel but where did he come from? There is no baptism nor marriage of his father recorded at Crediton.
It could be that his father was a son of Samuel who married Martha Backe in 1680
3. Samuel baptised 1731 son of John and Sarah.
He appears to have married Elizabeth Chubb as their children match the profile of the nephews named in brother John's will.
There is no baptism of an earlier Samuel in Crediton who fits the age of this Samuel unless it is a remarriage of the Samuel who married
Elizabeth Creese. The John by the first marriage would have had to have died before the second John was born in 1760 but it all looks rather
unlikely.
No baptisms after 1763 have been found. It may be that Samuel or Willmet died shortly after.
The burial in Crediton of a Willmet TRAIES is recorded in 1796.

Samuel TRAIES
1749 m. 16May1749 Crediton Samuel TRAIES and Willmet BAWDON (IGI M050741)

Sp. Willmet BOWDEN
?1796 i 22Aug1796 Crediton Wilmot TRAIES DCSRT

Betty TRAIES
1752 c. 15Apr1752 Crediton Betty daur of Samuel and Willmet TRAIES (IGI C050742)

Samuel TRAIES
1754 c. 18Sep1754 Crediton Samuel son of Samuel and Willmet TRAIES (IGI C050742)

Lydia TRAIES
1757 c. 09Aug1757 Crediton Lydia daur of Samuel and Willm0t TRAIES (IGI C050742)

John TRAIES
1760 c. 12Nov1760 Crediton John son of Samuel and Willmet TRAILS (IGI C050743)

William TRAIES
1763 c. 02Oct1763 Crediton William son of Samuel and Willmett TRAIES (IGI C050743)

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FAMILY OF JOHN TRAIES and SARAH ELLACOTT
If the earlier parts of the tree are complete and correct then this John would have to be:-
EITHER the son of Samuel and Elizabeth born in 1718 and thus aged about 36 when he married.
OR the son of John and Sarah Pidler - in which case this would be his first marriage - his second being to Mary Porter.
In the 1783 list of Freeholders for Crediton Borough Tything are 15 freeholders including Robert Ellacott, brazier, and Samuel Mare,
sergemaker along with William Traies cordwainer.

John TRAIES
1754 m. 17Feb1754 Crediton John TRAIES and Sarah ELLACOTT (IGI M050741)

Sp. Sarah ELLACOTT
Possible parents
1724 c. 07Dec1724 Stoke in Teignhead, Devon Sarah daur Joseph and Prudence ELLACOTT(IGI C052461)

Mary TRAIES
1757 C. 20Mar1757 crediton Mary daur John and Sarah TRAIES(IGI C050742)

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DATES AND JULIAN CALENDAR
Until 1752 England (not Scotland) used the Julian Calendar whereby the New Year began on 25th March (Lady Day). This has strange effects
- for example in Parish Registers April 1750 appears before January 1750. For this website unless otherwise indicated, 'new style' years
are used so a Parish Register entry for say February 1749 appears as February 1750 although sometimes both new and old style dates may be
shown e.g. 15Feb1749/50.
IGI
IGI shows pre 1752 dates using "new style" years (but mistakes may occur).
To find the usual TR**S spelling variations you need to use three surnames - TRAIES, TREASE, TREYS
To find more usual mistranscriptions try FRAIES... PRAIES... GRAIES...TRAILS etc.
IGI records are either transcriptions of registers or submitted entries. Transcriptions may be incorrect. Submissions may be fanciful.

UNIDENTIED PERSONS WITH NAME TRAIES

Click this link for list of unidentified TRAIES and others.

KEY PROBLEMS WITH EARLY TRAIES FAMILY TREE

Problem 1. In 1725 there are two families with head Samuel Traies but only one Samuel is around per Crediton Registers

The two families are Samuel and Elizabeth (nee Creese) m. 1717 and Samuel and Elizabeth who have son Samuel c. 1725. Possible solutions:-

1. A mistaken baptism entry. Most likely mistake would be to enter Samuel as father instead of John, but no Samuels are on the burial register
before John and Sarah baptise 'another' son Samuel in 1731.
2. Samuel Traies the father was born elsewhere. Definitely possible but Samuel was a christian name used by the Crediton Traies families.
3.Samuel Traies the father was born to a Crediton Traies but the baptism is omitted from the Crediton Register.

Problem 2. John, Samuel and William wed around 1749 - 1751 but no appropriate children around per Crediton Registers.

1.The William who marries Rebecca Perkins leaves a 1768 will that mentions Samuel and William sons of a brother Samuel (probably dead).
His wife Rebecca died 46 years after him so this is probably William's second marriage - his first appears to be to Mary Rawling and to
have produced no surviving children.

2. Assuming this William has remarried then his (probably dead) brother would be:-
EITHER Samuel who married Elizabeth Creese in 1717 but baptism records indicate he had only one son and that son was called John
so we are missing both sons Samuel and William
OR Samuel (husaband of Sarah) but baptism records indicate he had only one son and that son was called Samuel
so we are missing one son William

3. The most probable construction from the information currently available seems to be that :-
a. The Samuel (wife Sarah) who baptised Samuel in 1725 is the brother of this William (who married Mary Rawling and then Rebecca Perkins).
b. Samuel (wife Sarah) had a son William (not on Crediton Baptisms) who was alive in 1768 (who married elsewhere/died afterwards).
c. The Samuel who married Willmet in 1749 is the son of Samuel (wife Sarah) and 'the son of brother Samuel' in William's Will.
d. The John who marries Sarah Ellacott in 1754 is John baptised 1718, son of the Samuel who married Elizabeth Creese although 36 seems late
for marriage (but there is another John baptised 1729 son of Samuel and Elizabeth - surname not given).

TR**S BURIALS AT CREDITON - 1700 to 1831

Information has been copied from Devon and Cornwall Records Society transcripts which in turn have been copied from Parish Registers so
mistakes may occur.

CREDITON PARISH REGISTERS - BURIALS
(Extracted from Transcripts in D&CRS Library Exeter)
Identification
1Jan1702/3 Joseph TREASE (s. John) c. 1702 s.John and Lydia
21Jun1719 Samuel TRAIES s. Samuel ye elder - but implies his father was alive when he died
15Apr1722 Elizabeth TRAIES ?only match is daur of Samuel and Elizabeth nee Creese but she m. Richard Potter 1744 but this m. suspect
21Mar1724/5 Mary TRAIES ?daur Will and Mary but next daur born 1727 called Lydia
9Dec1730 Lydia TRAIES Nee Kerswill Wife of John m.1681 OR Daur of Will and Mary nee Rawling c. 1727
26Jun1731 Sarah TRAIES ?Wife of Samuel father of Samuel c. 1726
14Sep1731 Samuell TRAIES
14Dec1732 Lydia TRAIES daur of Samuel and Elizabeth nee Creese c. 1732
15Apr1733 Martha TRAIES ?Nee Back wife of Samuel m. 1680
11Dec1737 John TRAYS Husband of Lydia Kerswill m. 1681 OR his son m.Sarah Pidlar 1724
19Dec1737 Joseph TRAYS son of John and Sarah nee Pidlar c. 1736
21Jan1738/9 William TRAYS
19Jun1742 Sarah TRAIS
22May1748 Sarah TRAIES
25May1749 Mary TRAIES nee Rawling m. William 1721
1May1751 William TRAIES
8Mar1757 Samuel TRAIES
16Apr1761 William TRAIES son of William and Rebecca nee Perkins c. 1760
15Aug1762 Mary TRAIES daur of William and Mary nee Bond c. 1760
3Aug1766 John TRAIES ?son of John and Lydia nee Kerswill c. 1696 m. Rose Badstone 1741
13Nov1767 Rosamund TRAIES ?nee Badstone m. John 1741
28Dec1767 Eliz.th. TRAIES
13Mar1768 William TRAIES William husband of Rebecca nee Perkins and possibly c. 1698 s. John and Lydia
6Jun1770 Betty TRAIES
16Jun1771 William TRAIES son of William and Rebecca nee Perkins c. 1764
10May1772 Betty TRAIES daur of William and Rebecca nee Perkins c. 1752
20Mar1774 Samuel TRAIES
30Nov1780 Joseph TRAIES son of William and Mary nee Bond c. 1779
3Jun1781 Sarah TRAIES
29Dec1782 John TRAIES
19Sep1790 Samuel TRAIES son of John and Elizabeth nee Kerslake c. 1790
22Aug1796 Wilmot TRAIES nee Bowden m. Samuel 1749
24Jan1797 Sarah TRAIES ? daur of William and Mary nee Hooper c. 1794
25Jun1797 William TRAIES son of John and Hannah nee Snow c. 1795
2Jul1797 John TRAIES son of John and Elizabeth nee Kerslake c. 1793
28Aug1804 Samuel TRAIES son of William and Mary nee Bond c. 1774
11Jun1807 Wm. TRAIES. 36 (b. 1770/1) son of William and Mary nee Bond c. 1771
17Jul1807 Mary TRAIES. 70 (b. 1736/7) nee Bond m. William 1759
9Apr1809 Hannah TRAIES. 9 (b. 1799/1800) daur of John and Elizabeth nee Kerslake c. 1800
17Jan1812 Elizabeth TRAIES. (an infant) daur of John and Elizabeth nee Kerslake c. 1806
19Apr1812 William TRAIES. 84 (b. 1727/8) son of John c 1728 m. Mary Bond 1759
6Feb1814 Rebecca TRAIES. 90 (b. 1723/4) nee Perkins m. William 1751
25Jan1821 Sarah TRAIES. 15 (b. 1805/6) daur of William and Mary nee Hooper c 1805
26Oct1823 John TRAIES. 63 (b.1759/60) m. Hannah Snow 1783
3Nov1824 Sarah TRAIES. 71 (Wife b. 1752/3) nee Harris m. Samuel 1779
9Nov1824 Samuel TRAIES. 70 (Husband b. 1753/4) m. Sarah Harris 1779
17Dec1828 Samuel TRAIES. 27 (b. 1800/1) son of William and Mary nee Hooper c 1801
10Nov1831 Hannah TRAIES. 82 (b. 1748/9) nee Snow m. John 1783

DEVONSHIRE WILLS
a Administration t? W Will

Samuel TREASE, Crediton 1690, a - no longer available
Samuel TRESE, Crediton 1719, t - no longer available
John TRAIES, Crediton 1766, W - no longer available
Rose TRAIES, widow, Crediton 1768, W - no longer available
William TRAIES, Crediton 1770, W - obtained and transcribed

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