'Geere1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Geere of Heavitree, Geere of Kenn (Gere of Kene)

                               
Walter Geere of Heavitree, Devon
m. Alice Somaster (dau of John Somaeter of Painsford)
1. John Geere of Heavitree
  m1. Alice Throwbridge (dau of John Throwbridge or Trobridge of Crediton)
  A. John Geere of Heavitree
m1. Julian Butside (dau of Anthony Butside or Budokeside of St. Bodockes (St. Budeaux))
  i. John Geere or Gere of Kene, Devon
  m. Elizabeth Burrington (dau of Bartholomew Burrington or Buringon of Ideford)
  a. John Geere or Gere of Kene (bur 24.12.1645)
  m. Mary Yarde (dau of Gilbert Yarde of Bradley and/or Nuton Bushell)
  (1) John Geere or Gere (bpt 21.04.1603, bur 17.03.1663-4)
  m. Ellinor
  (A) George Geere (b c1648)
  m. Elizabeth
  (i) George Geere (bpt 07.06.1677, bur 28.12.1719)
  m. Alice (bur 06.03.1732-3)
  (a)+ issue - George (bpt 09.04.1700), John (bpt 09.04.1700, d 13.02.1747-8), Gilbert (b 12.11.1701, bur 22.04.1703), Richard (b 12.11.1701, bur 19.08.1702)
  (ii)+ other issue - John (bpt 20.01.1669-70, bur 18.09.1695), Elizabeth (bpt 14.07.1674)
  (B) Gilbert Geere (bpt 12.09.1650, bur 01.04.1726, rector of Kenn)
  m. Katherine (bur 24.08.1728)
  (i) Gilbert Geere (bpt 21.10.1690, bur 18.07.1727, rector of Kenn)
(ii)+ other issue - Katherine (bpt 30.12.1691), Katherine (bpt 27.03.1692-3), Ellen (bpt 17.06.1703)
  (2)+ other issue - George (bpt 02.05.1610), Gilbert (bpt 12.10.1611, bur 31.05.1631), Elizabeth, Anne (bpt 14.09.1604), Joane (bpt 29.09.1605, a 1620), Judith (bpt 04.10.1606, bur 10.08.1638), Anne, Rose (bpt 13.02.16081-9, bur 28.12.1614)
  b. Katherine or Dorcas Geere or Gere
  m1. _ Peard of Barnstaple
  m2. Richard Walton or Waltham of Sowton
  c. Bridget Geere or Gere
m. John Walton or Waltham of Kene
  d. Joane Geere or Gere
  m. John Lange or Long of Kene (Kenn)
  e. Mary Geere or Gere
  m. Christopher Lamacroft of Kene (Kenn)
f.+ other issue - Bartholomew, George, Humphry
  ii. Mary Geere possibly the Mary who married ...
  m. Gilbert Davy or Davye of Canonteign or Cannontene (a 1582)
  m2. (c11.1546) Beatrix Jermyn (dau of John Jermyn of Exeter)
  ii. Andrew Geere of Heavitree (3rd son)
  a. Ann Geere
  m. (c01.1615-6) Richard Ashe of Sowton
  iv. Alice Geere
  m. (c04.1583) William Varley (rector of Bickleigh)
  v.+ other issue - Nicholas, George
  m2. Jane Stowell (dau of Robert Stowell of Codleston (Coldeston))
  B.+ other issue - Andrew, Mary, Anne
2. Julian Geere
  m. William Hurst of Exeter

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Geere of Kenn', p395), 'A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX' (Thomas Westcote, 1845, p565)
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