Traies Family of Crediton | List of Changes | Codes & Conventions |
This part of the website was originally posted to support
ROOTSCHAT "interactive" research
into James Traies born 1785.
Uncertainties prohibit the creation of a definitive family tree for the early Traies families of Crediton. The links shown between the families are the "best fit" with information currently available and should be read in conjunction with the explanatory notes.
Activate the links labelled "SOURCES" underneath each family on the tree to examine the data currently available. Research is ongoing so the data and the tree are subject to change, the most significant of which appear in the list of changes.
So far, conclusive evidence that these TRAIES families are related to persons on the main TREASE family tree is lacking. 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 together with associations with the Wivell family from Launceston
are thought to indicate that such a link is likely. To date, however, it remains unproven.
Please note that different interpretations of the information could place the person to whom it refers in another family and the information shown may be
inaccurate e.g. it may have been transcribed incorrectly or the source document itself may simply be wrong.
NOTES - GENERATIONS 14, 15 and 16 ____________________________________ brothers and sister?______________________________________________________________________ | | | 14 Richard= Emblyn Samuell = Rebeccah ?sister = ? TREASE | WILKYE TREASE | PRISE TREASE | BABB | m1647 d1690 | m1654 | m? SOURCES SOURCES SOURCES __________|________ _______________|________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | 15 Rebekah Marie Samuel = Martha John = Lidia ? Thomazine= John George Eliz. Willm Willm c1647 c1650 c1656 | BACK c1658| KERSWILL c1661 c1663 | ROW c1664 c1666 c1670 c1673 d1719 | m1680 | m1681 | m1685 i1683 d.inf d1680 SOURCES SOURCES SOURCES | ________|_________________________________ | | | | | | | | ?Samuel Rebecah ?Joan Tamzin John Thomazin | c1686 c1688 c1690 c1692 c1695 c1697 | ____________________________________________________________|__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | 16 ? Lidya Martha=John Eliz. = Thomas Samuel = ?Eliz. Sarah John = ?Sarah =?Rose William = Mary = Rebecca Joseph c? c1684 c1687 |KELLON c1688 | POPE c1691 | ?CREESE c? c1696 | ?PIDLAR ?BADSTONE c1698 | RAWLING | PERKINS c1701 i1682 | m1719 | m1713 i1757 | ?m1717 i1693 i1766 | ?m1724 ?m1741 i1768 | m1721 | m1751 i1703 SOURCES SOURCES | | | | NOTES - GENERATION 17 & 18 | | | | | | | | ?Saml=Sarah ?Will=Elizabeth | | | | |?m |?m | | | |________________________________ | | | | | | <---SOURCES---> SOURCES SOURCES SOURCES | | | __________________________________________________|_____ _______________________|_______________________________________ |___________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 Saml Will John Eliz Samuel=?Willmet Martha=George ?Will Lydia Lydia Sarah John =Sarah =Mary Wm =?Mary Saml =?Eliz Lydia Joseph Willm Mary Lydia Willm Willm Willm Willm Betty Mary =John Willm Reb'ca=Joseph Sarah=Philip Willm c1726 c1730 c1718 c1722 c? |?BOWDEN c1728 |REDAWAY ?c1730 c1732 c1735 b1725 b1727?|ELLACOTT|PORTER b1728|?BOND c1731|?CHUBB c1733 c1736 c1722 c1724 c1727 c1730 c1734 c1737 c1742 c1752 c1757|TROWBRIDGE c1760 c1760 |HOW c1762|HELLIER c1764 ?i1722 ?i1774|?m1749 |m1751 i1732 i1731 d1787 |m1754 |m1760 d1812|?m1759 |?m1755 i1737 i1725 i1730 i1739 i1751 i1772 d1786|m1779 ?i1761 |m1785 ___| m1782 i1771 Saml=Joan | | | | | | | ? | |LEE BRANCH SOURCES <-SOURCES-> BRANCH BRANCH SOURCES SOURCES SOURCES |m1735 | |______ | | SOURCES | | | Willm TRAIES/TROWBRIDGE Philip | | | | c1781 c1778 18 Mary Mary John Sarah d1779 c1737 c1757 c1761 c1763 w1782 i1764
Apart from the uncertainty regarding the ancestors of the first Treases to appear in Crediton, these three generations present no further obvious challenges. Generation 16 consists of the children of John and Lydia and the only John we know of, namely John, the son of Samuel, fits the bill of the John who married Lidia Kerswill in 1681.
i. 25Feb1711 Wid BABB age 84) yrs old and (FMP img) i. 25Feb1711 Wid TREASE age 86) sisters in law.
"Wid TREASE" is thought to be Rebecca PRISE who married Samuel TREASE in 1654, 57 years earlier so would have been about 29 when she married and born about 1625.
Rebecca's burial has not otherwise been found.
For Mrs BABB to be her sister in law, the simplest scenario is that Samuel had a sister, name currently unknown, who married a BABB.
The other scenario is that Samuel's wife had a brother who died and whose wife remarried to a BABB, but the joint burial suggests a
stronger bond or relationship than would normally arise in that scenario.
It is also just conceivable, but unlikely, that this burial refers not to this Mrs TREASE but to the wife of Richard TREASE
who married in 1647.
No marriage of a TREASE to a BABB has ever been found. The Crediton baptismal register records children of John and Agnes BABB starting in 1634 with John (who may be the John BABB buried in 1702). The following Crediton BABB references in the Devon Wills list may be relevant: -
1645 John BAB Crediton Admon le ECCE FRYB A. 1703 John BABB Crediton. Court record re Will, Admon, or inventory (DEV O ab MOGT Series 2, p98) 1709 William BABB Crediton. (DEV W le ECCE FR7B t)
The abstract for the 1703 reference has not yet been examined.
The only children we have a record of in this generation are those of John and Lidia. The Crediton marriages of Samuel 1717, John 1724, and William 1721 exactly correspond with their three surviving sons but :-
Samuel = Eliz CREESE John = Sarah PIDLAR | m1717 | m1724 _______________|____________________________ _______________________|_______________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | John Eliz Martha Lydia Lydia ?Willm Saml=Wilmet Sarah John =Mary Willm=Mary Saml =Eliz Lydia Joseph c1718 c1722 c1728 c1732 c1735 c? c? |BOWDEN b1725 b1727?|PORTER b1728|BOND c1731|CHUBB c1733 c1736 ?i1722 m1751 i1732 i? |m1749 i1731 d1787 |m1760 |m1759 |m1755 d1737John's sons : -
Samuel = Eliz CREESE John = Sarah PIDLAR | m1717 | m1724 _______________|_____________________________________ _________________|_________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | John =Mary Eliz Martha Lydia Lydia Willm=Mary Saml =Eliz Sarah John Willm Saml =Willmet Lydia Joseph c1718|PORTER c1722 c1728 c1732 c1735 c? |BOND c? |CHUBB b1725 b1727? b1728 c1731|BOWDEN c1733 c1736 |m1760 ?i1722 m1751 i1732 i? |m1759 d1766|m1755 i1731 d? d? |m1749 d1737
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FAMILY OF RICHARD TREASE and EMBLYN WILKIE [14r_ew]
The 1647 marriage is the first record of a TR**S found at Crediton so far. As it appears shortly before the marriage of a Samuel Trease in 1654, it is thought they
may have been brothers.
Early Trease research indicated that they may be the sons of Michael Trease of North Petherwin.
Since that early research, close links between the TRAIES family and a WYVELL family of Launceston Cornwall have been found. Of the seven persons
listed on the 1641 Protestation return for North Petherwin - two are TREASES - Michael and his father, and three are WYVELLS - Degory, George, and Joseph.
The 1650 baptism is the last reference found for him at Crediton.
A baptism of Mary d/o Richard (no surname) on 30Mar1662 is recorded but is thought unlikely to relate to this Richard.
It appears that he and his family either left the area or all died (but, if the latter, no burial records have been found in the area).
Richard TREASE 1647 m. 14Jun1647 Crediton Richard TREASE and Emblyn Wilkye (IGI M050741) Rebekah TREUS 1647 c. 19Mar1647/8 Crediton. REBEKAH TREYS d/o Richard and Emblyn (FMP img) Marie TREYS 1650 c. 14Jul1650 Crediton. Marie TREYS d/o Richard and Emming (FMP img)
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FAMILY OF ? TREASE and ? BABB [14xb_x]
This possible marriage is indicated by the joint burial of sisters-in-law, Widow BABB and Widow TREASE, at Crediton on the 25th February 1711/1712.
1711/2 i. 25Feb1711 Crediton. Wid BABB age 84) yrs old and (FMP img) 1711/2 i. 25Feb1711 Crediton. Wid TREASE age 86) sisters in law.Widow TREASE may be the wife of Samuel TREASE. She is said to be 86 years old, so would have been born around 1626 and aged about 28 when she married Samuel TREASE, who died in 1690. She could conceivably be the wife of Richard and would have been 21 when they married in 1647, but this marriage seems less likely, as no other trace of that family has been found in Crediton and they are thought to have moved away.
1645 John BABB Crediton. 1703 John BABB Crediton. Court record re Will, Admon, or inventory (DEV O ab MOGT Series 2, p98) 1709 William BABB Crediton. (DEV W le ECCE FR7B t)
The abstract for the 1703 reference has not yet been examined. Two references to John BABB, yeoman of Crediton, appear in papers at DRO : -
1636 DRO 2065M-8/T1/7 2 May 12 Charles I - 1636) Copy Conveyance Sir William Killigrew, London, knight and others, executors of late Sir Richard Killigrew to John Babb, Crediton, yeoman The Four Marshes Consideration £360 1679 (DRO 2065M-8/T1/20 24 June 1679) Counterpart Mortgage John Babb to Marke Bourton of Crediton, butcher 2 fields of marsh ground Consideration £160
The Crediton registers contain the following references (plus a burial of Elizabeth in 1696): -
JOHN BABB & AGNES i. 20Nov1644 John BABB senior c. 11Jun1634 John s/o John BABB & Agnes c. 06Apr1636 William s/o John BABB & Agnes c. 03Dec1637 Agnes d/o John BABB & Agnes i. 18Oct1639 Agnes BABB c. 21Oct1640 Joane d/o John BABB & Agnes i. 07Nov1644 Joane BABB c. 27Dec1642 Marie d/o John BABB & Agnes i. 29Mar1643 Marie BABB c. 12May1644 Margaret d/o John BABB & Agnes ARMYNELL BABB m. 04May1641 Armynell BABB & Robte COMINS JOHN BABB junior & MARY & ? c. 11Jun1634 John s/o John BABB & Agnes i. 21Mar1702/3 John BABB i. 27Sep1662 Mary wife of John BABB c. 24Oct1658 Augnes d/o John BAB (presumably private baptism) c. 27Nov1658 Agnis d/o John BABBE (presumably public baptism) c. 19Jan1678 Augnis d/o John BAB c. 13Oct1678 Elizabeth d/o John BAB WILLIAM BABB & ANN c. 06Apr1636 William s/o John BABB & Agnes i. 02May1709 William BABB i. 14Nov1686 Ann wife of William BABB ELIZABETH BABB m. 04Oct1732 Elis BABB & Richard TAYLOR SAMUEL BABB i. 25Jul1721 Samuel BABB THOMAS BABB i. 15Sep1744 Thomas BABB
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FAMILY OF SAMUELL TREASE and REBECKAH PRISE [14s_rp]
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. Early Trease research indicated that they may be the sons of Michael Trease of North Petherwin.
Since that early research, close links between the TRAIES family and a WYVELL family of Launceston Cornwall have been found. Of the seven persons
listed on the 1641 Protestation return for North Petherwin - two are TREASES - Michael and his father, and three are WYVELLS - Degory, George, and Joseph.
Samuell TREASE 1654 m. 22Dec1654 Crediton Samuell TREASE servant to Nathaniell SLEE and Rebeckah d/o Henerie PRISE (FMP img) 1690 i. 5Nov1690 Crediton Samuel Trease ye elder (FMP img) 1690 Grant of administration for Samuel TREASE deceased - 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) 1711/2 i. 25Feb1711 Crediton Wid BABB age 84) yrs old and (FMP img) 1711/2 i. 25Feb1711 Crediton Wid TREASE age 86) sisters in law. NOTE: She married in 1654, 58 years earlier so would have been about 28 when she married and born about 1626. For Mrs BABB to be her sister in law, the simplest scenario is that Samuel had a sister, name currently unknown, who married a BABB. The other scenario is that Samuel's wife had a brother who died and whose wife remarried to a BABB, but the joint burial suggests a stronger bond or relationship than would normally arise in that scenario. It is also just conceivable, but extremely unlikely, that this burial refers not to this Mrs TREASE but to the wife of Richard TREASE who married in 1647. There are several other Crediton BABB references that may be relevant: - 1. 1703 John BABB Crediton DEV O ab MOGT Series 2, p98 Court record re Will, Admon, or inventory 2. 1709 William BABB Crediton DEV W le ECCE FR7B t. Both the above references are in the Devon Wills list. For the first reference, an abstract exists that has not been examined. Samuel TREASSE 1656 c. 06Jun1656 Crediton. Samuel s/o Samuel TREASSE & Reckah (FMP img) 1680 m. 16Oct1680 Crediton. Samuell TREES & Martha BACK (IGI M050741) MORE INFORMATION John TRESE 1658 c. 20Jan1658 Crediton. John TRESE s/o Sam (FMP img) 1681 m. 20Aug1681 Crediton. John TREES and Lidia KERSWILL (IGI M050741) MORE INFORMATION TREYSE 1661 c. 28Nov1661 Crediton. .. of Samuell TREYSE (FMP img) Thomazine TRESE 1663 c. 20Sep1663 Crediton. Thomazine TRESE d/o Samuell (FMP img) 1685 m. 23Jun1685 Crediton. John ROW & Thomozin TREES (FMP img) MORE INFORMATION George TREYSE 1664 c. 15May1664 Crediton. George s/o Samuel TREYSE (FMP img) Elizabeth TREYSE 1666 c. 03Feb1666 Crediton. Elizabeth d/o Samuel TREYSE & Rebecka (FMP img) 1683 i. 20Aug1683 Crediton. Elizabeth TREES (FMP img) William TREYSE 1670 c. 08Jan1670 Crediton. William s/o Samuell TREYSE & Rebecca (FMP img) William TREES 1673 c. 18Jan1673 Crediton. William s/o Samuell TREES (FMP img) 1680 i. 10Mar1679/80 Crediton. Will. s/o Sam: TREES (FMP img)RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF SAMUELL TREES and Martha BACKE [15s_mb]
Samuel is the oldest son of Samuel & Rebecca TREASE. He married Martha BACK in 1680. No children of their marriage have been found in the baptismal registers of Crediton or elsewhere, although they appear to have spent the rest of their lives in the area.
Samuel TREES 1680 m. 16Oct1680 Crediton Samuell TREES and Martha BACK (IGI M050741) 1703 12Nov1703. Citation of Samuel TREISE and Joseph MEERE(?) of Crediton for teaching without licence at promotion of Richard BUTTONS licensed schoolmaster there (Devon Records Office Mogor abstracts of Testamentary Causes Series II Index L-Z p102 Crediton Bundle 117) 1703 24Nov1703 Subscr TREAS Samuel Crediton Schoolmaster Appointment - Bishop Trelawney Exeter 1689-1707 (Devon RO Charter 154 Subscription Book) 1704 "Samuel Trease of Crediton, licensed (English) schoolmaster, who in 1704 together with five others petitioned the Bishop to take action against unlicensed Nonconformist teachers in the town. The upshot was an admonition from the Vicar to publish, requiring the former to 'forthwith dismiss their scholars and desist from their unlawful proceedings" (ER - Extract from letter dated 05Feb1971 from R.R.Sellman, Sec, "The Standing Conference for Devon History" in which he states source is 'from my research into the diocesan records') NOTE1: (Extract from paper entitled 'Licenced Schoolmasters' in 'Devon Notes and Queries' Volume XXXV-Part VI, Autumn 1984 pp. 209-212. by R R Sellman) 1667 Letter from George Trobridge to the Bishops Registrar stated : - "I had a licence to teach school in Thorverton Anno 1644....." NOTE2: (Extract from 'Historical Notes on Devon Schools' by R Bovett, Devon County Council (1959) (in DRO) : - An English school, an old foundation with endowments dating back to 1630, was held in a house in Bowden Hill before 1814 when it united with the Blue School and occupied part of the school premises built in 1806 with almshouses by Sir John Haywood's Charity. The Blue School, another old foundation with endowment recorded as early as 1728, was held in premises near the churchyard until 1814 when it united with the English School as mentioned above. NOTE3: John Shelston was 1st master of the English school 1630-1687. (ER) i. 04Feb1646/7 Marie d/o Mr William Knaplock Schoolmaster (ER) i. 25Jun1651 Mr Nicholas Forward, teacher in the English schools (ER) Parish in which buried not stated but Bowden Hill was in parish of Bow/Nymet Tracy. NOTE4: A Samuel TROSE married a Joan LEE 18Apr1735 at Nymet Tracy (IGI M050371) - no other instances of this surname appear in the baptism nor marriage registers 1715 Oath Act. This required all holders of certain public offices to swear their loyalty to the King. This included the clergy, local magistrates, schoolmasters and hundred constables among others. Oaths sworn at Crediton, 2 January 1715 before Andrew Quick and John Burrington esqs (QS17/1/13A/6a) Samuel ?Tres [Marked] 1719 i. 21Jun1719 Crediton. Samuel TRAIES son of Samuel ye Elder (ER - DCRST) NOTE: The words "son of Samuel ye Elder" do not appear in the FMP image of the register. It could be that they also do not appear in the DCRS transcript but were added later, during earlier research, to identify that this Samuel was the son of Samuel ye elder buried in 1690. 1719 w. 1719 Samuel TRESE Crediton (Devonshire Wills) sp. Martha Backe [possibility if not remarriage] 1652 c. 9Jan1652 Crediton Martha daughter of John and Anne BACKE (IGI C050741) [parents not yet found] 1697 w. John BACKE, Crediton. W. le. ECCE FRYB t. (Devonshire Wills) 1733 i. 15Apr1733 Crediton. Martha TRAIES (FMP img) [15s_mb] RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF JOHN TRAIES and Lidia KERSWELL [15j_lk]
John is the second oldest son of Samuel & Rebecca TREASE. It is thought that the 1737 burial of a John TR**S at Crediton, which is the earliest appropriate burial found, may be him. The next burial of a John is in 1766, which is too late for this John, but the burial register is known to be incomplete. There are numerous burials of Lidia TR**S - 1730, 1732, 1735, 1737 and it is impossible to unravel with any certainty which, if any of these, is John's wife. Eight days after the 1737 burial of a John TRAYS, a Lydia TRAYS was buried at Crediton. This may be John's wife but their grandson Joseph is buried is also buried that day, so it could equally be their grandaughter Lydia for whom no subsequent marriage nor burial has been found.
John TRAIES 1658 c. 20Jan1658 Crediton. John TRESE s/o Sam (FMP img) 1681 m. 20Aug1681 Crediton. John TREES & Lidia KERSWILL (FMP img) ?1737 i. 11Dec1737 Crediton. John TRAYS (FMP img) 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) ?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) ?1737 i. 19Dec1737 Crediton. Lydia TRAYS (FMP img) NOTE: This is the same day as a Joseph TRAYS was buried. ? TRAIES 1681/2 i. 04Feb1681/2 Crediton. a child of John TREES (FMP Img) Lidya TRAIES 1684 c. 5Oct1684 Crediton. Lidya, d/o John TREES (FMP img) NOTE: No marriage for Lidya TRAIES is recorded locally so she probably never married. The number of Crediton baptisms of Lydia TRAIESes exceeds that for burials. John & Lydia did not christen subsequent daughters Lidia, so she possibly lived until at least 1693 when her sister was named Sarah. The first Crediton burial of a Lydia TRAIES is in 1730 but Lydia may have died earlier and the burial record have not survived. As the name Lidya is rare in Crediton, surname transcription errors have been considered but no surnames similar to TRAIES found - the nearest is CLEAVE. One entry is written "CREASE" in one copy register and "TRAIES" in another - so mistakes are recorded. Martha TRAIES 1687 c. 10Apr1687 Crediton. Martha, d/o John TREES (FMP img) 1719 m. 05Nov1719 Crediton. John KELLON to Martha TREASE (FMP img) MORE INFORMATION Elizabeth TRAIES 1688 c. 12Dec1688 Crediton. Elizabate d/o Jo: TREES (FMP img) 1713 m. 09Feb1713 Crediton. Elizabeth TREASE & Thomas POPE (IGI M050741) MORE INFORMATION Samuel TRAIES 1691 c. 11May1691 Crediton. Samuel s/o John & Lydia TREASE (FMP img) 1717 m. 03Dec1717 Crediton. Samll TREASE & Elizabeth CREESE (FMP img) MORE INFORMATION Sarah TREASE 1693 i. 13Feb1693 Crediton. Sarah d/o John TREASE (FMP img) John TRAIES 1696 c. 08Jun1696 Crediton. John, s/o John & Liddia TREESE (FMP img) 1724 m. 09Jun1724 Crediton. John TREASE to Sarah PIDLAR (FMP img) MORE INFORMATION William TRAIES 1698 c. 05Feb1698 Crediton. William, s/o John & Lidia TREESE his wife (FMP img) 1721 m. 24Jul1721 Crediton, William TREAS to Mary RAWLING (FMP img) MORE INFORMATION Joseph TRAIES 1702 c. 20Jul1701 Crediton. Joseph s/o John & Lydia TREASE (FMP img) 1703 i. 01Jan1703 Crediton. Joseph s/o John TREASE (FMP img) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF JOHN ROW and THOMOZIN TREES [15jr_t]
Thomozin 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.
There are several John Row marriages at Crediton - Judith WHITE 10Dec1662, Gartherude HILL 29Apr1678, Joan PHILP 4May1691.
Children of "John Row" (no wife mentioned) per Crediton baptismal register are William 26Aug1685, Samuel 19Apr1686, Joan 6Apr1690, Robert 23Mar1696 - dates rule out William and Robert as children of John & Tamzin but Samuel (1686) and Joan (1690) look possible, so are listed below with a "?".
Thomozin TREES 1685 m. 23Jun1685 Crediton, John ROW to Thomozin TREES (FMP img) ?Samuel ROW ?1686 c. 19Apr1686 Crediton. Samuel s/o John Row (IGI C050742) Rebecah ROW 1688 c. 26Mar1688 Crediton. Rebecah d/o John and Tamzin ROW (IGI C050742) ?Joan ROW ?1690 c. 6Apr1690 Crediton. Joan d/o John ROW (IGI C050742) Tamzin ROW 1692 c. 27Nov1692 Crediton. Tamzin d/o John & Tamzin ROW (IGI C050742) John ROW 1695 c. 12Dec1695 Crediton. John s/o John & Thomasin Row (IGI C050742) Thomazin ROW 1697 c. 28Jan1697 Crediton. Thomazin d/o John & Thomazin ROW (IGI C050742) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY of SAMUEL TRAIES and SARAH, FAMILY of WILL TRAIES and ELIZABETH
The only references to these two families are solitary entries in the baptismal register for the church at Holy Cross, Crediton which record: -
The register appears to be a copy and it is possible that errors may have occurred during copying. In both cases : -There is an instance in a later copy register of the son's christian name being repeated in error : -
- The christian name of the son is repeated for the father.
- Changing the father's christian name gives us a known family : -
- Samll s/o John TRAIES and Sarah
- Will s/o Samll TRAIES and Elizabeth
where the father's christian name was written as "SAMUEL", crossed through, and replaced with "William".
- c. 14Sep1774 Samuel s/o William TRAIES & Mary
Where two copies of the Crediton registers have survived, comparison of the copy registers reveal that the copies were not careful verbatim transcriptions of the original entries. For example: -It is therefore concluded that it is quite plausible for the entries to be simple copying mistakes but we obviously can never know for sure whether they actually are.
- For the same entry, the spelling of the surname may differ in the two registers. "TRAISE" and "TRAIES" are frequently encountered, and in one extreme case, a burial entry is recorded "Lydia TRAIES" in one register and "Lydia CREASE" in the other.
- Words are omitted. One register says "and Elizabeth his wife" and the other simply records "and Elis". A baptismal record for Sarah TRAIES on the 9th November 1794 confusingly adds "baptised the 12th day of October last" whereas another more clearly states "privately baptised the 12th day of October last".
If this Samuel was the son of John and Sarah (rather than Samuel and Sarah), he would have to have died before their son Samuel was baptised on the 22nd June 1731. So far no such burial record has been found, but we know for certain that the Crediton burial records are deficient.
If the baptismal record is not a copying error, we have a previously unknown Samuel, with an untraced marriage, and no other children. The only Samuel Trease we know of in the locality is the son of John and Lydia. He is currently attributed to marrying Elizabeth Creese in 1717 and was still married in 1726. He could be the father, but, if so, we are still missing a Samuel TRAIES.
Samuel, the father
He could be the son of Michael TREASE and Ruth WINTER christened in 1706/7 in North Petherwin and and who disappears from that area. It seems plausible that he would move to a locality where relatives from a previous generation had gone and had made a successful living. Another possibility, but this seems highly unlikely, is that he is an unrecorded son of Samuel and Martha who married in 1780. The records of a Samuel TR**S nearby, which have not been satisfactorily accounted for, and the consistency with which the name is spelt TRAYS rather than TRACY, definitely lend credence to there being another Samuel of the Trease family living in the area : -1735 m. 1735 Samuel TRESE married Joan LEE of Bow (ER) 1735 c. 26Feb1737 Clannaborough. Mary TRAYS d/o Samuel & Joan (IGI C05064-1) 1737 i. 21Jan1740 Clannaborough. Joan TRAYS (FMP img)Also there is a nearby Richard whose name is sometimes spelt like TRACY, and who like many of the Traies family is following the occupation of shoemaker/cordwainer.
1722 m. 25Feb1722/3 Richard TRACY of Bow alias Nymet Tracy, cordwainer, married Priscilla SKIBBOW of Hittesly, widow (ER) 1723 c. 13Oct1723 Hittisleigh, Devon. Andrew TRAYSE son of Richard and Prisilla (IGI C05110-1)Sarah --?, the mother
We have no known records of her apart from a possible burial at Crediton in 1731. This burial could be that of Sarah, the daughter of John and Sarah, but the fact they did not name any of their daughters born subsequently Sarah may indicate otherwise.?1731 i. 26Jun1731 Crediton Sarah TRAIES DCSRTIf, indeed, this was the burial of Sarah the mother, that would : -
- Explain why there are no more children baptised at Crediton,
- Enable the unidentified Samuel TRESE of the 1735 marriage of a Samuel TRESE to Joan LEE at Bow to be the same Samuel of Samuel and Sarah (who would then be his first wife) who had baptised their son at Crediton.
Samuel, the son
Apart from his baptism, we have no known records of him other than a possible burial at Crediton in 1731. 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 he almost certainly survived as John and Sarah's son John refers in his 1787 will to four nephews whose descriptions match the children of this Samuel and no subsequent baptisms of Samuel son of John and Sarah have been found.1726 c. 25Sep1726 Crediton. Samll son of Samll and Sarah TRAIES (IGI C050742) ?1731 i. 14Sep1731 Crediton. Samuel TRAIES (DCSRT)
If the baptismal record is not a copying error, we have a previously unknown William, with an untraced marriage, and no other children. The only William Trease we know of in the locality is the son of John and Lydia. As he almost certainly married Mary Rawling in 1721 and was still married in 1726 we can rule him out. Like Samuel, he could be the son of Michael TREASE and Ruth WINTER christened in 1704 in North Petherwin and and who disappears from that area but we are unable to formulate any ideas as to what subsequently happened to him and Elizabeth.
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FAMILY OF JOHN KELLON and MARTHA TRAIES [16jk_m]
Martha is the daughter of John and Lidia TRAIES born in 1696.
Martha TRAIES 1687 c. 10Apr1687 Crediton. Martha, d/o John TREES (FMP img) 1719 m. 05Nov1719 Crediton. John KELLON to Martha TREASE (FMP img) 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) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF THOMAS POPE and ELIZABETH TRAIES [16tp_e]
Elizabeth is the daughter of John and Lidia TRAIES born in 1696.
Elizabeth TRAIES 1688 c. 12Dec1688 Crediton. Elizabate d/o Jo: TREES (FMP img) 1713 m. 09Feb1713 Crediton. Elizabeth TREASE & 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 RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF JOHN TRAIES and SARAH PIDLAR [16j_sp]
This John is the son of John and Lidia TRAIES born in 1696. He married Sarah in June 1724, christened their first child in March 1724/5 and
their last child in April 1736.
It is thought that John may have remarried in September 1741 to Rose BADSTONE, but for this to be the case, Sarah must have died after the birth of their last child and before John's remarriage.
The only Crediton burial of a Sarah TRAIES found after 1735 and before September 1741 is recorded in June 1741 only 3 months before John's remarriage.
If this burial is of her, then John must have been expecting her death for him to remarry so hastily. One would have expected Sarah to have produced children
for longer than 12 years, so maybe she suffered from ill health after 1736.
Burials of a Sarah TRAIES in Crediton are recorded in 1732, 1741, and 1748 but only one baptism of a Sarah has been found so far.
John, thought to be John's son, appoints one Daniel Baston as executor of his 1787 Will. This may 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.
The explanatory notes to Generation 18 of the family tree examine the possibilities regarding this family.
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) ?1743 REID, John, Sergemaker 19 Oct. 1743 Dwho., stone, cob and slated £60; Hshld gds and stk in trd therein £100; One stone, cob and slated ho. adj. in tenure of John Tray, shoemaker £50; One ho. adj. intended for a baker £35; One empty ho. adj., stone, cob and slated £30. Thatched wareho. separate £5; Thatched chain linney £15; Stone, cob and slated weaving shop £5. £300 ('The Devon Cloth Industry in the Eighteenth Century' Sun Fire Office Inventories of Merchants' and Manufacturer's Property, 1726 - 1770 Devon & Cornwall Record Society New Series Vol. 23 (1978) p. 27 66/96710) ?1755 01Aug1755 John TRAISE &c: of Devon Cordwainer Saml PEDLER 08Jul1755 (Ancestry img) ?1757 02Aug1757 John TRAISE &c: of Crediton Cordwainer Thos TOZER 25Jul1757 (Ancestry img) (NOTE: Both theses apprenticeship records could relate to his son who finished his own apprenticeship in 1753) It is thought that Thomas TOSER is related to Jane TOSER nee COUCH who married Richard TOSER in 1756. ?1766 i. 3Aug1766, Crediton, John TRAIES (D&CRS) ?1766 w. John TRAIES, Crediton - no longer available (source TBA) 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) ?1741 i. 19Jun1741 Crediton Sarah TRAIS (FMP img x2, DCRS has 1742) NOTE: Last child christened April 1736. ?Husband remarries in September 1741. D&CRS shows year of burial as 1742? ?Sp2. Rose BADSTONE ?1767 i. 13Nov1767, Crediton, Rosamund TRAIES (D&CRS) ?1768 w. Rose TRAIES, widow, Crediton, 1768, - no longer available (Source TBA) NOTE: The following Daniel may possibly be related : - 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) Sarah TRAIES 1724/5 c. 22Mar1724/5 Crediton Sarah daughter of John Traies and Sarah (IGI C050742) 1731 i. 26Jun1731 Crediton Sarah TRAIES DCSRT NOTE: No other Sarah TRAIES around, apart from her mother, per Crediton registers, but .. next daughter christened Lidia in November 1733. ?Samuel TRAIES ?1726 c. 25Sep1726 Crediton. Samll TRAIES s/o Samll & Sarah (FMP img) NOTE: Register clearly states father is Samll but may be a transcription error (see explanatory notes). John TRAIES
We have no baptismal record of John but he appointed "brother William" executor of his Will. In the subsequent court case brought by "brother William" concerning another executor, Abraham Wyvell, it is apparent that this brother is the William who married Mary Bond in 1759. The age at death of that William and other evidence point to him being the son of John and Sarah, who was baptised in 1728. There is also circumstantial evidence - another executor of the Will is Daniel Baston, and it seems that he may be related to Rose Badstone, possibly the second wife of brother William's father.
1727 Born? The date of his apprenticeship implies he was born about 1727 as 14 was a normal age for apprenticeships. 1741 19Sep1741. Jacob JEFFREYS of Exeter, Cordwainwer John s/o John TRAIES 7th Sep Cond? Ind? & Comp7yrs fr date £2. 2s.0d (Ancestry Img) 1753 p276 Roll of Freemen 1751-1755 and Mayor's Court Memorandum Book 1727-1758 03Sep1753 John Treys, apprentice of Jacob Jeffery, cordwainer 1754 m. 17Feb1754 Crediton John TRAIES and Sarah ELLACOTT (IGI M050741) The reasons for thinking this is the marriage of this John is that: - 1. The date of this marriage is shortly after the finish of his apprenticeship. 2. After the baptism of their daughter there is no further evidence of this couple in Crediton. 3. His daughter christened in 1763 is also baptised "Sarah". MORE INFORMATION William TRAIES 1727/8 c. 26Jan1727/8 Crediton William son of John Traies and Sarah (IGI C050742) NOTE: Age 84 at death exactly matches this christening. 1759 m. 26Feb1759 Crediton. William TRAIES & Mary BOND (IGI - M050741) MORE INFORMATION Samuel TRAIES 1731 c. 22Jun1731 Crediton Samuel son of John Traies and Sarah (IGI C050742) ?1744 11th Jan. 1744/5 TRAIES, Samuel Son of John Traies Apprentice to Richard Glanville of Exon. barb. £7 [ER] NOTE: The apprenticeship date fits the baptismal date, as 14 was a normal age for apprenticeships. 1755 m. 25/2,2/3,9/3.1755 Exeter, St Kerrian, Devon. [m. as Traios. Are three dates those of the banns?] (Source to be added) 1755 m. 1755 Exeter. Samuel TRAIOS & Elizabeth CHUBB (BMI) MORE INFORMATION Lydia TRAIES 1733 c. 11Nov1733 Crediton Lydia daughter of John Treys and Sarah (IGI C050742) 1737 i. 19Dec1737 Lydia TRAYS (FMP img) NOTE: This 1737 burial is on the same day as her brother Joseph and is thought to be of her as no marriage or subsequent burial has been found for her. Joseph TRAIES 1736 c. 4Apr1736 Crediton Joseph son of John Traise and Sarah (IGI C050742) 1737 i. 19Dec1737 Crediton Joseph TRAYS (DCRST Library Exeter) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF SAMUEL TRAIES and ELIZABETH CREESE [16s_ec]
There is only one appropriate Samuel Traies in Crediton recorded baptism registers and that is the son of John and Lydia who would be aged about 26 in 1717. It therefore looks likely that this marriage refers to that Samuel.
Samuel had a brother William, who is thought to be the William who draws up his Will in 1768, when he would have been 70. However, in this Will, William makes reference to William and Samuel, sons of his brother Samuel. This creates a challenge because the Crediton baptismal register does not have any record of the baptism of these two sons by Samuel's marriage to Elizabeth.
However the Crediton registers do record sons, Samuel (1754), John (1760) and William (1763) by the 1749 marriage of a Samuel Traies to Willmet Bowden. So, at first sight, it looks as though Samuel remarried in 1749, but closer examination reveals three major obstacles to this being his remarriage : -
Samuel TRAIES 1691 c. 11May1691 Crediton. Samuel s/o John & Lydia TREASE (FMP img) 1717 m. 3Dec1717 Crediton. Samll Trease and Elizabeth Creese (IGI M050741) ?1745 John Stevens apprenticed to Simon Traies of Crediton, cordwainer (541A/PO 892 1745) Apprenticeship records - Colebrooke, Devon NOTE: No appropriate Simon Traies appears in the Crediton register transcripts, only fit is : - Simon son of Simon and Joan (no surname) c. 4Mar1695 (IGI C050742) Possibly the reference to Simon is an error for Samuel in which case it may refer to this Samuel. 1753 QUARTER SESSIONS BUNDLES: 1754: EPIPHANY: RECOGNISANCES 14 December 1753 Samuel Traise, junior, of Crediton [no status given]; Philip Milton of Crediton, sergemaker; and Stephen Hamlin of Crdeiton, sergeweaver, are bound to appear at the next Session to prosecute and give evidence against Daniel Fish, Thomas Plymsell, John Philips and John Lee for stealing three pairs of shoes from Samuel Traise, senior, of Crediton. [No sureties] (DRO QS/4/1754/Epiphany/RE/50) 1754 QUARTER SESSIONS BUNDLES: 1754: EPIPHANY: PRESENTMENTS AND INDICTMENTS Presentment against Daniel Fish, late of Crediton, labourer; and John Lee, John Philp alias Phillips, and Thomas Plymsoll, all of Crediton, labourers, for feloniously stealing four women's shoes valued 5s., the property of Samuel Traies. True bill (DRO QS/4/1754/Epiphany/PR/20) ?1757 i. 08Mar1757 Samuel TRAIES (FMP img) sp. Elizabeth CREESE ?1767 i. 28Dec1767 Crediton. Elizth TRAIES (FMP img) John TRAIES 1718 c. 20Aug1718 Crediton, Devon. John son of Samuell and Elizabeth Trease (IGI C050742) 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 this burial record but if she did die, why was next daughter named "Martha". Also, but transcription of surname is suspect: - 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) MORE INFORMATION Samuel TRAIES No baptism found but Crediton registers unreliable. The following points to Samuel having a son Samuel : - 1753 QUARTER SESSIONS BUNDLES: 1754: EPIPHANY: RECOGNISANCES 14 December 1753 Samuel Traise, junior, of Crediton [no status given]; Philip Milton of Crediton, sergemaker; and Stephen Hamlin of Crdeiton, sergeweaver, are bound to appear at the next Session to prosecute and give evidence against Daniel Fish, Thomas Plymsell, John Philips and John Lee for stealing three pairs of shoes from Samuel Traise, senior, of Crediton. [No sureties] (DRO QS/4/1754/Epiphany/RE/50) The EXPLANATORY NOTES examine this further and conclude that he did exist and was the Samuel in the following marriage : - 1749 m. 16May1749 Crediton. Samuel TRAIES to Willmet BAWDON (FMP img) MORE INFORMATION ?William TRAIES No baptismal record has been found and only one possible reference to him being a son of Samuel has been found. However the EXPLANATORY NOTES conclude that this William did exist and that he was still alive in 1768. An unresolved copy baptismal record may reference him, but this is purely conjecture : - 1730 c. 19Jul1730 Will s/o Will TRAIES & Elizabeth (FMP img) Lydia TRAIES 1732 c. 24Sep1732 Crediton. Lydia d/o Samuel & Elizabeth TRAIES (FMP img) ?1732 i. 14Dec1732 Crediton. Lydia TRAIES (FMP img) Lydia TRAIES 1735 c. 13Jul1735 Crediton. Lydia d/o Samuel & Elizabeth TREYS (FMP img) ?1735/6 i. 06Jan1735/6 Crediton. Lydia TRAISE (FMP img) NOTE: No further record of a marriage of burial in the area so she appears to have died . However, this may not be her burial. RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF MARTHA TRAIES and GEORGE REDAWAY [17gr_m]
Martha is the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth TRAIES and granddaughter of John and Lydia TRAIES
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) MORE INFORMATION sp. George REDAWAY George REDAWAY may be the George REDAWAY, schoolmaster of Middx, who witnesses John TRAIES's apprenticeship oath in 1775 1727 c 25Jan1727 Sandford Devon son of George Redaway and Rebecah Grigory (IGI C052651) Freemason? [Subcriber 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? ?1775 Witnesses the apprenticeship Oath taken by John TRAIES re his son John. NOTE: Witness is described as schoolmaster of Middlesex so may have moved - reference may be to George junior but, as he was only about 22 and an earlier generation than John TRAIES senior, this seems less likely. 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) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF SAMUEL TRAIES and JOAN LEE [16s_jl]
The 1735 marriage of Samuel TRESE to Joan LEE of Bow/Nymet Tracey is recorded in Boyds Marriage Index does not record the full date of the marriage - purely the year.
The identity of this Samuel is uncertain.
SAMUEL 1735 m. 1735 Bow/Nymet Tracey. Samuel TRESE married Joan LEE of Bow (ER) JOAN LEE 1740 i. 21Jan1740 Clannaborough. Joan TRAYS (FMP) MARY TRAYS 1737 c. 26Feb1737 Clannaborough. Mary daur of Samuel TRAYS and Joan (IGI C05064-1, FMP) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF WILLIAM TRAIES and MARY RAWLING [16w_mr]
There is only one William Traies in Crediton baptism registers prior to the 1721 marriage and he is the son of John and Lydia. It is therefore probable but not
certain that this marriage refers to him. It also appears that all the children of this marriage may have died and that William, heirless, may have remarried in 1751 to Rebecca Perkins, when he was about 53 and she was about 27.
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) 1751 m. 30Dec1751 William TRAICS and Rebecca PERKINS (IGI M050741) ?1768 see family of William and Rebecca Sp. Mary Rawling 1748 QUARTER SESSIONS BUNDLES: 1748: EASTER: PRESENTMENTS AND INDICTMENTS (DRO QS/4/1748/Easter/PR/40) Presentment against Mary, wife of William Treys of the Eastern Town of Crediton, taylor, for assaulting John Gould at Crediton and beating him on the head with an earthen chamber pot. True bill NOTE: William is described as "tailor" but the William who married Rebecca PERKINS was a cordwainer n 1768 - possible error in document?, change of occupation? 1748 15Dec1748 QUARTER SESSIONS BUNDLES: 1749: EPIPHANY: RECOGNISANCES (DRO QS/4/1749/Epiphany/RE/21) Mary Trays, wife of William Trays of Crediton, taylor, is bound to appear at the next Sessions, accused of assault and affray against John Gould, by striking him on the head with an earthen chamber-pot. Sureties: Joseph Rawling and Edward Keen, both of St. David's in Exeter, weavers. 1749 30Jan1749 QUARTER SESSIONS BUNDLES: 1749: EASTER: RECOGNISANCES (DRO QS/4/1749/Easter/RE/6) Mary Trays, wife of [blank] Trays, is bound to appear at the next Sessions, to prosecute her traverse. Sureties: James Brooks of Exeter, cordwainer, and John Berry of Crediton, sergeweaver 1749 QUARTER SESSIONS BUNDLES: 1749: EASTER: VERDICTS (DRO QS/4/1749/Easter/VE/1) Verdicts given at the Easter Sessions, regarding Richard Blackmore, John Reynolds, John Crocker, John Maddock, Robert Spark, Peter Sharkham, Richard Pounce, and Mary Treys, wife of William Treys. Gives also summary of charges, and names of jurors. 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 burial is of this Mary why would next daughter be called Lydia? Lydia TRAIES 1727 c. 4Feb1727 Crediton, Lydia daur. of William and Mary TRAIES (IGI C050742) ?1730 i. 9Dec1730 Crediton Lydia TRAIES (DCRST) 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) 1739 i. 21Jan1738/9 William TRAYS (DCRS) William TRAIES 1742 c. 7Apr1742 Crediton, William son of William and Mary TRAIES (IGI C050742) 749/50 i. 01May1749/50 William TRAIES (FMP img x 2) [16w_mr] RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF WILLIAM TRAIES and REBECCA PERKINS [16w_rp]
The family of William and Rebecca is very well documented in the lawsuit Traies v Traies of 1807 brought by William Trowbridge/Traies, son of daughter Mary, against Rebecca Traies and her daughters. Further supporting evidence is given in the papers re 4 High Street, Crediton which include a copy of William's Will drafted in 1768. Accordingly we can be sure about this family and that there were no surviving male sons.
What we are less sure about is William's ancestry, as the evidence for this is circumstantial. The explanatory notes to Generation 18 of the family tree examine the possibilities. One line of thought is that he is the son of John and Lydia and that he had an earlier marriage to Mary RAWLING
William TRAIES 1751 m. 30Dec1751 William TRAICS and Rebecca PERKINS (IGI M050741) ?1760 09Jul1760 William TRAIES of Crediton Cordwainer John PHILLIPS 30Jun 1760 (Ancestry img) [16w_rp] 1765 Puchases Shilston's Tenement (on West side of Crediton) from Elizabeth Hexter and others (papers re 4 High Street, Crediton) 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 she 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) 1770 "Benjamin MADGE was apprenticed to Rebecca TRAIES of the Fountain Inn in 1770. Naturally it was at the corner of Fountain Court. Its doors seem to have been open in 1837 though not on the list of licensed houses." (Crediton by Venn, Chapter XI The inns of Crediton, p107 - ER) 1807 Alive at time of court case (Traies v. Traies 1807) 1814 i. 06Feb1814 Crediton Rebecca TRAIES aged 90 (i.e. born 1723/4) (DCSRT) 1814 d. 1814. Rebecca Traies 90 (Crediton by Venn "Kirton Cosens Old Father Tyme" - Chapter 1X Health, Plague, & Pestilence p69) Betty TRAIES 1752 c. 1Jan1752 Crediton Betty daur. William and Rebecca TRAIES (IGI C050742) 1766 Indenture - Betty TRAIES to Ann HILL milliner £6.0s.0d. (chapter XV "Weaving as fine as Kirton Spinning" p272 - "Fans Parasole Makers & Milliners in Crediton" by Venn) NOTE: Per William's Will, children were to be apprenticed and Betty would then have been 14, a normal age for Apprenticeship. Otherwise, the apprenticeship could relate to Betty d/o Samuel & Willmet TRAIES, who was also baptised in 1752. 1766 16Feb1766. Ann HILL, Crediton, Milliner. Betty TRAISE (Ancestry Apprenticeship lists) 1772 d. 04May1772 Crediton (Traies v Traies 1807) 1772 i. 10May1772 Crediton Betty Traies DCRST NOTE: The court case Traies v. Traies states that it had been shown that William's daughter Betty died on or about 04May1772. Mary TRAIES 1757 c. 2Jan1757 Crediton Mary daur. William and Rebecca TRAIES (IGI C050742) 1779 m. 13Jul1779 Mary TRAIES & John TROBRYDGE (FMP img) by Banns. Both sign. WIT: Richard Bedford, John Tilood(?) Both sign. Richard is regular marriage witness. MORE INFORMATION William TRAIES 1760 c. 27May1760 Crediton. William son of William and Rebecca TRAILS (IGI C050743) NOTE: TRAIES on DCRST 1761 i. 16Apr1761 William TRAIES (DCRS) NOTE: he must die before William c. 1764 and this is that only appropriate burial in Crediton. Rebecca TRAIES 1760 c. 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) MORE INFORMATION 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) MORE INFORMATION 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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Deeds and Papers relating to 4 High Street, Crediton - 1699-1909 (DRO 1280B/T/1-27)
Description T/1 - Demise for 1000 years, dated 1744:
1) John Cooke of Crediton, esquire
2) Elizabeth, widow of Joseph Hexter of Crediton
Premises: plot extending from the street in West Town of Crediton on East side of passahe of gateway which leads from the street to the curtilage belonging to and part of Shilstones
Tenement towards the South about 160 feet on which plot stood several tenements or dwelling houses and brewhouse, and the enclosed curtilage lying at the higher end of the said tenements
or dwelling houses, with liberty to build rooms and closets over the gateway or passage over which lately stood two small rooms or closets, but so not to obstruct the passage and to be
built back only about twenty feet as formerly, all of which tenements, dwelling houses, brewhouse, curtilages, rooms and closets are part of Shilstons tenement and were lately burnt.
[This description is repeated in the deeds until 1765, between 1744 and 1765 the premises were built on].
Schedule of deeds annexed to T/1 gives the descent of the following families: Cottey, Hawkins, Stone and Cooke.
T/3 - Insurance Policy - 1745
T/7 - Assignment of Demise for 1000 years, dated 1765
1) Elizabeth Hexter and others
2) William Traies of Crediton, cordwainer
T/11 - 1770: Probate of will with copy of William Trais of Crediton, cordwainer. Probate 25th October 1770, will dated 10th February 1768,
property described as the tenement or dwelling house....in Crediton....being part and parcel of Shilstons Tenement.
T/12 - 1789: Messuage in West Town and borough of Crediton some little time since a public house called the Fountain Inn but converted into a private house and two tenements in the
courtlage behind the aforesaid house, which were several years since erected upon a plot of ground, parcel of Shilstons tenement on which formerly stood several tenements and a brewhouse
until they were burnt down in August 1743, after which there were erected other tenements until they were burnt down on 1st May 1769.
T/13 - Probate of Will with copy of will annexed of John Troubrydge of Crediton, mariner, armourer's mate on HMS Terrible, William Wolsely esquire, Commander.
Probate 16th December 1803, will 17th July 1799. Everything bequeathed to his natural son William Traise, alias Troubridge living at Crediton.
T/15 - Assignment of Demise for 1000 years in 1/3rd of premises, dated 1807
1) Joseph Howe of Exeter, fuller and wife Rebecca, daughter of William Traies, and others
2) William Trobrydge of Crediton, carpenter
T/16 - Assignment of Demise for 1000 years in 1/3rd of premises, dated 1808
1) Philip Hellyar of Brixham, labourer and Sarah his wife, daughter of William Traies
2) William Trobrydge of Crediton, joiner.
T/18, 23, 15-16 - Mortgages and assignments of mortgages etc. of the whole property, 1813-1850
T/20 Insurance Policy - 1813
T/24 - Insurance Policy - 1824
T/26 - 1850: five tenements, formerly a house and two tenements. Endorsed with description of property as 4 High Street, dated 1909.
T/27 - Abstract of Title of Mr. G.H. JOnes to No.4 High Street, Crediton, recites 1744, 1850-1899.
The bundle wrapping bears the name S.J. Berry.
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FAMILY OF MARY TRAIES and JOHN TROWBRIDGE [17jt_m]
Mary is definitely the daughter of William and Rebecca TRAIES and most probably the granddaughter of
John and Lidia TRAIES.
Mary TRAIES 1757 c. 2Jan1757 Crediton Mary daur. William and Rebecca TRAIES (IGI C050742) 1777 Crediton Marriage register entry : - "Trobrydge (blank) of Moreton Hampstead and Mary Traies" followed by "Nov. 19, 23, 30" (ER) A footnote below this entry reads "Copied in error, married 13 July 1779, christian name John." (ER) NOTE: Dates are presumably those on which the banns were read. Marriage was clearly intended but apparently did not take place for approximately 18 months. 1779 m. 13Jul1779 Mary TRAIES & John TROBRYDGE (FMP img) by Banns. Both sign. WIT: Richard Bedford, John Tilood(?) Both sign. Richard is regular marriage witness. 1786 d. January 1786 (Traies v Traies 1807) Sp. John TROBRIDGE ?1756 c. 01Jan1756 Crediton, Devon John s. George and Elizabeth Trobridge 1795 (ER transcriptions)
Crediton by Venn Volume I Chapter III Pro Rege et Patriap.88 : -
"Another sailor was John Troubridge whose will of 1795, when he was an armourer's mate in H.M.S. Terrible left a small property in our High Street William Traise als Troubridge. The year 1797 was so critical for the Royal Navy that a forced levy was made on every town in the Kingdom of just ordinary landsmen. The demand was fixed at 8 men for every 65 inhabited houses: on which 5 were extracted from Crediton cum Newton St Cyres."
Note 1 in 'The Ancestry of a Crediton-born Artist" by George Edward TREASE (DCNQ V.XXXIII - P.VIII Spring 1977 pp. 306-8 : -
"Venn, T.W., a typescript history of Crediton (2 Vols, 1968 revision) 1,88 states that in a 1795 will John Trobridge left a small property in High Street to William Traies als Troubridge. John, although described as of Moretonhampstead in the registers, was undoubtably of Crediton origin. His family, at one time classed as gentry, were in Crediton from 1407 to 1960 and Troubridge House in the second world war was used to house some 40-50 prisoners of war. In the 1569 Muster Roll appears in the list of Crediton archers "John Trawbridge gent."
Also in a manuscript note of George Edward TREASE : -
"Venn, op. cit. I.215 traces their history from 1232 and illustrated? the Georgian Trobridge House. The last Trobridge of Crediton died about 1960 but there is a Trobridge Society in the USA."
1799 w. dated/proved? 17Jul1799 (Traies v Traies 1807) NOTE: The extract on the outside of the Will (DRO 1280 B/M/T/13) identifies son William as - William Traise alias Trobrydge natural son of the said deceased (John Trobrydge formerly of Crediton in the County of Devon and Diocese of Exeter Mariner ..) 1803 w. proved 16Dec1803 (Source TBA) William TROWBIDGE alias TRAIES 1781 c. 08Jun1781 Crediton. William Traies Trobridge, base son of Mary Traies (ER - PR inspection) NOTE: Although christened well after they married, the child was born beforehand out of wedlock (Traies v Traies 1807) 1807 William contests his grandfather's will from which he is excluded although a grandson. RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF REBECCA TRAIES and JOSEPH HOWE [17jh_r]
Rebecca TRAIES 1760 c. 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) Sp. Joseph HOW 1807 He was a Fuller in Exeter (Traies v Traies 1807) Sarah Trays HOW c. 10Jan1800 Sarah Trays HOW (GENUKI extract from IGI) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
FAMILY OF SARAH TRAIES and PHILIP HELIER [17ph_s]
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) William Traies HELLYER 1783 c. 09Jul1783 William Traies HELLYER s/o Phillip & Sarah (GENUKI extract from IGI) Philip HELLIER 1788 c. 17Jul1788 ) Philip HELLIER son of Phillip HELLIER and Sarah TREAIS (IGI C050121) 1789 d. 11Dec1789 ) Elizabeth Trease HELLIER 1790 c. 21Nov1790 Elizabeth Traies HELLIER d/o Phillip & Sarah (GENUKI extract from IGI) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
The explanatory notes to Generation 18 of the family tree examine the possibilities regarding this family and conclude that it is likely that John is the son of John and Sarah TRAIES and grandson of John and Lydia TRAIES.
We have no baptismal record of John but he appointed "brother William" executor of his Will and in the subsequent court case brought by
"brother William" concerning another executor, Abraham Wyvell, it is apparent that this brother is the William who married Mary Bond in 1759.
The age at death of that William and other evidence point to him being the son of John and Sarah, who was baptised in 1728.
There is also circumstantial evidence - another executor of the Will is Daniel Baston, and it seems that he may be related to Rose Badstone,
possibly his father's second wife.
Intriguingly, the family of the other executor, Abraham Wyvell, came from Launceston. As Wyvell and Trease were such uncommon surnames, it seems
more than just a coincidence that Wyvell and Trease happened to be the same surnames of the two families who farmed at Pattacott, a few miles from Launceston.
1727 Born? The date of his apprenticeship implies he was born about 1727 as 14 was a normal age for apprenticeships. 1741 19Sep1741. Jacob JEFFREYS of Exeter, Cordwainwer John s/o John TRAIES 7th Sep Cond? Ind? & Comp7yrs fr date £2. 2s.0d (Ancestry Img) 1753 p276 Roll of Freemen 1751-1755 and Mayor's Court Memorandum Book 1727-1758 03Sep1753 John Treys, apprentice of Jacob Jeffery, cordwainer 1754 m. 17Feb1754 Crediton John TRAIES and Sarah ELLACOTT (IGI M050741) The reasons for thinking this is a first marriage of this John is purely circumstantial: - 1. The date of this marriage is shortly after the finish of his apprenticeship. 2. After the baptism of their daughter there is no further evidence of this couple in Crediton. 3. His daughter christened in 1763 is also baptised "Sarah". It could also be the marriage of John b1718 s/o Samuel and Elizabeth. John and wife Sarah could then account for these burials :- 1781 i. 3Jun1781 Sarah TRAIES (DCRS, FMP img x 2) 1782 i. 29Dec1782 John TRAIES (DCRS) which are otherwise unattributed. ?1755 01Aug1755 John TRAISE &c: of Devon Cordwainer Saml PEDLER 08Jul1755 (Ancestry img) ?1757 02Aug1757 John TRAISE &c: of Crediton Cordwainer Thos TOZER 25Jul1757 (Ancestry img) (NOTE: Both these apprenticeship records may relate to his father) 1760 m 29Mar1760 Saint Anne Soho, Westminster John Traies and Mary Porter (IGI M062365) 1775 Signs apprenticeship agreement in respect of son John. 1766 John TRAIES Moor Street, South, St Anne, Soho (ANC img) [17j_se] 1770 John Baker TRAIES Moor Street, South (ANC img) [17j_se] 1772 John TRAIES Moor Street, South (ANC img) [17j_se] 1780 Moor Street John TRAIES Cordwainer (ANC img Electoral roll) [17j_se] 1782 TRAIES Richmond Street North, St. James, Picccadilly [17j_se] 1784 Jno TRAIES Richmond Street Gentleman (ANC img Electoral roll) [17j_se] 1787 w. John Traies, Gentleman of St Pancras (PCC Wills - PRO) ?Sp1. Sarah ELLACOTT ?Possible parents ?1724 c. 07Dec1724 Stoke in Teignhead, Devon Sarah daur Joseph and Prudence ELLACOTT(IGI C052461) NOTE: The 1783 list of Freeholders for Crediton Borough Tything records 15 freeholders including Robert Ellacott, brazier, Samuel Mare, sergemaker & William Traies, cordwainer. (The latter would be John's brother) ?1757 i. 1757 Crediton. -- TRAIES (FMP img) NOTE: Could be mother or daughter (or any other likely TRAIES death) Mary TRAIES 1757 c. 20Mar1757 Crediton. Mary daur John and Sarah TRAIES(IGI C050742) ?Sp2. 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 ) 1775 29May1775. 5 year apprenticeship document signed between Thomas Hatt of Lyons Inn, & HM Court of Kings Bench and John Traies, the elder, cordwainer of Moor Street, in the parish of St Anne, Soho, in respect of son John Traies. Document signed in presence of George REDAWAY of Villers Street, York Buildings, Middlesex, schoolmaster. NOTE: the witness appears to be the husband of Martha Traies, daughter of Samuel and Elis TRAIES. 1775 20Jun1775 Apprenticeship tax. (ANC img) Master: Thomas Hall of Lyons Hall in the County of Middlesex, Attorney. Apprentice: John TRAIES 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 ) 1764 i. 18Dec1764 St Anne Soho. Sarah TRAIES Moores St. (FMP image) RETURN TO TENTATIVE FAMILY TREE
Date | Section | Change |
Jun 2012 | ALL | Format standardised to match other trees but no data changed |
Aug 2014 | ALL | Crediton parish records/copies added. |
Dec 2014 | ALL | More explanatory notes added |
Aug 2015 | ALL | Following further analysis and research, tree shows fewer options |