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Families covered: Apreece (Ap Rhese or Price) of Washingley

                               
Matthew 'ap Rhese' of Lan, Brecknockshire
m. _ Radnoll or Radnall (heir)
1. Inon 'ap Rhese'
  m. _ Wonton (coheir)
  A. Isaac ap Rhese of Washingley, Huntingdonshire (a temp Henry VII who r. 1485-1509)
  The next few generations are supported by Lipscomb (Bucks, vol 4, 'Pedigree of Ap Rees of Brecknock ...', p126).
  m. Joane Bray (sister of Sir Reginald Bray)
i. Robert ap Rhese of Washingley (d 1555)
  m1. Joane Otter (dau/heir of John Otter of Walthamstow by Elizabeth, dau/heir of Robert Drewe)
  a. William ap Rhese of Washingley (b c1505, d 11.02.1574)
  m. (by 1522) Elizabeth Latimer (dau/heir of Robert Latimer of Duntish by Elizabeth Hamwell)
  (1) Robert ap Rhese or Apreece of Washingley (b c1534, d 09.04.1621)
m. Joane Wilford (dau/coheir of Robert Wilford of London)
  (A) Robert ap Rhese or Price 'of Washingley' (dvp?)
  m. Mary Dixwell (dau/(co)heir of Humpfry Dixwell)
  (i) Sir William ap Rhese or Price (a 1613) had issue
  m. Anna Watson (dau of Sir Edward Watson, relict of Sir Charles Norwich)
(ii) Maria ap Rhese or Rice or Apreece
  m. Thomas Cotton of Gedding Abbas
  (iii)+ other issue - Isaac, Robert, Humpfry, Helena
  (B) Jeromy ap Rhese or Apreece (7th son) - continued below
  Betham reports that Jeromy was the 7th "but eldest surviving son". Visitation does identify Jerome as the 7th son but does not follow his line.
m. Anne Yaxley (dau of William Yaxley of Yaxley)
  (C) Johanna ap Rhese or Rice
  m. Stephen Aleyne of Greseley (Derbyshire) & Kent
  (D) Elizabeth ap Rhese or Rice
  m1. Richard Randell
m2. Thomas Hales
  (E) Maria ap Rhese or Rice
  m. William Hewet of Milbrooke
  (F)+ other issue - John (dsp), Isaac (dsp), Sir Adelard (dsp), Francis, Richard, Simeon, Cassandra
  (2) Edmond ap Rhese had issue
  m. Mary Tiringham
  (3) Cassandra (b c1530, d 22.02.1590-1)
  m1. John Roberts of Wollastone
  m2. Peter Ashton of Chaterton and/or Boston
  m3. Adelard Welby of Gedney (d 1568)
  m4. (10.05.1574) Robert Carre 'of Sleaford' (dsp 1606)
  (4) Elena or Elizabeth
  m.Roger Tetlow of Turvey
  (5)+ other issue - Lewis, John
  b.+ other issue - Edward, Thomas
  m2. (1544) Christian (a 1555, Lady Sapcote)

 

 

Jeromy ap Rhese or Apreece - continued above
m. Anne Yaxley (dau of William Yaxley of Yaxley)
1. Robert Apreece of Washingley, Huntingdonshire (d 1644, Colonel)
m1. Jane Bedingfield (dau of Sir Henry Bedingfield of Oxburgh)
  A. Robert Apreece 'of Washingley' (b c1637, d 25.02.1723)
  m. Frances Bexwell (d 04.02.1699, dau of Henry Bexwell of Bexwell by Ursula)
  i. Robert Apreece of Washingley (d 1744)
  m. (1700) Sarah Hussey (dau/coheir of Sir Thomas Hussey of Honington, Bart)
  a. Thomas Hussey Apreece of Washingley (d c1762/1777)
The following is supported by TCB (vol 5, Apreece of Washingley) & BP1832 (Apreece).
  m. Dorothy Wright (dau/coheir of Sir Nathan Wright, Bart of Cranham)
  (1) Sir Thomas Hussey Apreece, 1st Bart of Washingley (b 15.11.1744, d 27.05.1833)
  m. (15.04.1771) Dorothea Ashby (b 08.01.1750, d 26.12.1822, dau/coheir of Shuckburgh Ashby of Ashby)
  (A) Shuckburgh Ashby Apreece (b 17.12.1773, dvpsp 06.10.1807)
  m. (03.10.1799) Jane Kerr (dau/heir of Charles Kerr, m2. Sir Humphry Davy, Bart)
  (B) Sir Thomas George Apreece, 2nd Bart of Washingley, Sheriff of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire (b 19.08.1791, d unm 30.12.1842)
  (C) Emily Apreece
m. George Sandford Peacocke
  (D) Lucy Apreece
  m. (24.02.1817) Hildebrand Meredith Parratt
  b. Charles Apreece had issue
  c. Rhoda Apreece (d 08.1759) apparently of this generation
  m. Francis Blake Delaval of Seaton Delaval (d 12.1752)
  m2. Mary (a 1647, m2. Humphrey Orme)
  Probably of this generation, but (if so) of what marriage is not known, was ...
  B. Frances Apreece
  m. William Lee of Cold Ashby
  i. Frances Lee (b 11.04.1704, d 09.08.1791, heir)
  m. (16.05.1722) Thomas Thornton of Brookhall (b 17.08.1698, d 15.03.1783)

Main source(s): Betham's 'Baronetage of England' (vol 4, 1904, 'Apreece of Washingley', p114+) with some support/input from VCH (Huntingdonshire, vol 3, Parishes: Washingley) and, for the upper section, from Visitation (Huntingdonshire, 1613, Ap Rhese)
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