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Families covered: Moyle of Bake, Copley of Sprotborough

                               
Vivian identifies the arms of this family as: "Gu., a mule passant Arg., in chief a mullet".
Robert Moyle
1. Reginald Moyle
  A. Roger Moyle (a 1300)
  i. William Moyle (a 1327)
  a. John Moyle
  m. Matilda Pafford (heir)
  (1) John Moyle
  m. Elinor Tirrell (dau/coheir of William Tirrell)
  (A) John Moyle
  m. Edward Burnbury
(B) daughter
  m. _ Keate
  (C) daughter
  m. _ Tregsaw
  (D) Margaret Moyle
  m. _ Kelley of Southweek
b. Roger Moyle of Bake in St. Germans, Cornwall
  m. Johanna Bake (dau of William Bake of Bake)
  (1) John Moyle of Bake
  m. Agnes Fortescue (dau of Richard Fortescue of Hollocombe)
  (A) Richard Moyle of Bake
  m. Elizabeth Fortescue (dau of William Fortescue of Preston)
  (i) John Moyle of Bake (d 28.09.1585-6, 2nd son)
m. Anne St. Aubyn (dau of Thomas St. Aubyn)
  (a) Robert Moyle of Bake (b c1558, bur 09.05.1604)
  m. Anne Lock (bur 12.04.1604, dau of Henry Lock of Acton)
  ((1)) John Moyle of Bake, Sheriff of Cornwall (bur 17.10.1661)
  m. (c09.1612) Admonition Prideaux (bur 03.12.1675, dau of Edmond Prideaux of Netherton, Devon)
  ((A)) John Moyle (b c1614, bur 04.02.1658)
m. Martha
  ((i)) Phillis Moyle (bpt 27.11.1657)
  m. (07.11.1689) Charles Brish
((ii))+ other issue - Roger (bpt 20.07.1655, bur 11.12.1660), Mary (bpt 03.02.1648), Elizabeth (bur 07.01.1651), Martha (bpt 07.06.1650), Pricilia (bpt 05.11.1652, bur 12.06.1654), Elizabeth (bpt 31.03.1654)
  ((B)) Sir Walter Moyle of Bake (bpt 09.03.1627, bur 17.09.1701, 5th son) - continued below
  m. Thomasine Morice (bur 22.03.1682, dau of Sir William Morice)
  ((C)) Nathaniel Moyle (bpt 24.05.1629)
  Vivian identifies Nathaniel's wife as Sarah (bur 1702). This was possibly ...
  m. Sarah Kestle (dau of Thomas Kestle of Pendavy)
  ((i))+ issue - John (bpt 27.08.1672, bur 12.02.1674), Nathaniel (bpt 1673), Admonitiion (bpt 29.07.1670, bur 1672)
  ((D)) Bridget Moyle (bpt 23.07.1620)
  m. (24.03.1638) Edmund Prideaux
((E))+ other issue - Anthony (bpt 17.05.1618, bur 17.01.1636), Robert (bpt 01.09.1622, bur 19.03.1625), Roger (bpt 14.11.1624, bur 03.09.1631), Joseph (bpt 20.11.1636, bur 17.05.1701), Anne (bpt 05.05.1617, bur 18.03.1686), Mary (bpt 21.01.1626)
  ((2)) Mary Moyle
  m. (13.09.1617) John Carter of St. Columb
  ((3))+ other issue - Daniel (bur 12.02.15985), Zacharius (bpt 06.03.1596), Nathaniel (bpt 28.05.1598)
  (b) Ann Moyle
  m. John Prideaux (dsp by 1649)
  (c)+ other issue - George, William, Joane, Elizabeth
  (ii) Jone Moyle
  m. Thomas Kendall of Treworgey
  (iii)+ other issue (dsp) - Robert, William

 

 

Sir Walter Moyle of Bake, Sheriff of Cornwall (bpt 09.03.1627, bur 17.09.1701) - continued above
m. Thomasine Morice (bur 22.03.1682, dau of Sir William Morice)
1. John Moyle, Sheriff of Cornwall (bur 25.05.1743)
  m. (21.09.1715) Susannah Horndon (b 1699-1700, bur 04.03.1760)
  A. Elizabeth Moyle (bpt 10.07.1721)
2. Joseph Moyle of Southampton (b 04.09.1679, d 29.03.1742)
  m. Catherine Copley (dau/heir of Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Bart of Sprotborough)
A. Sir Joseph Moyle, later Copley, 1st Bart of Sprotborough (d 11.04.1781 (probably not 16.07.1781))
  m. (23.09.1756) Mary Buller (d 03.03.1787, dau of John Buller of Morval)
  i. Sir Lionel Copley, 2nd Bart of Sprotborough (b c1767, d unm 04.03.1806, MP)
  ii. Sir Joseph Copley, 3rd Bart of Sprotborough (b 1769, d 21.05.1838)
  m. (23.05.1799) Cecil Hamilton (d 19.06.1819, dau of Rev. George Hamilton by Elizabeth Onslow)
a. Sir Joseph William Copley, 4th Bart of Sprotborough (b 27.07.1804, dsp 03.01.1883)
  m. (19.11.1831) Charlotte Anderson Pelham (b 20.10.1810, d 15.08.1875, dau of Charles Pelham, 1st Earl of Yarborough)
  b. Elizabeth Marry Copley (d unm 12.01.1887)
  c. Maria Copley (b 04.03.1803, dsp 14.09.1879)
  m. (09.08.1832) Henry George Grey, 3rd Earl Grey (b 28.12.1802, dsp 09.10.1894)
  iii. Catherine Copley (d 13.09.1791)
  m. (20.06.1779) John James Hamilton, 9th Earl, 1st Marquess of Abercorn (b 07.1756, d 27.01.1818)
  iv. Juliana Copley (d 24.05.1834)
  m. (16.07.1789) Sir Charles Watson, 1st Bart of Fulmer (d 26.08.1844)
  In 1923 a descendant of this marriage obtained the long-dormant barony of Cromwell, claimed through the Copley connection above.
  v. Anne Copley (dsp 05.08.1814)
  m. (04.11.1803) Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Lord Manners
  vi.+ other issue - Henrietta (d 1757), Maria (d unm), Charlotte (d infant)
  B. Gertrude Moyle
  m. Thomas Sherer of Southampton
  C.+ other issue - Godfrey, Mary
3. Walter Moyle of Bake (b 03.11.1672, bur 13.06.1721)
  m. (06.05.1700) Henrietta Maria Davie (b c1675, bur 15.12.1760, dau of John Davie of Bideford and/or Orleigh Court)
  A. John Moyle of Bake )bpt 07.07.1703, dsp 28.03.1748)
  B. Walter Moyle (bpt 14.09.1710, d 16.09.1732)
  p. Micah Dyer (b c1701, bur 16.10.1776, dau of Roger Dyer of St. Germans)
MGH shows the following Robert connected to Walter & Micah by wavy line. Given that he is shown as having Dyer as his family name, we presume that he wss illegitimate.
  i. Eobert Dyer of St. Germans (bpt 28.02.1733, d 1771-2, RN)
  m. (11.08.1754) Sarah Boger (b c1727, d 12.11.1776, dau of Richard Boger of St. Germans, sister of Admiral Richard)
  a. Toscarinus Turtliffe Dyer of St. Germans (b 1755, d 28.11.1828) had issue
  m. (08.09.1785) Elizabeth Stephens (b 1759-60, d 04.1832, dau/coheir of William Stephens of Davenport)
  C. iMaria Moyle (bpt 30.04.1701, bur 19.06.1701)
4. Elizabeth Moyle
  m. (08.07.1684) John Gregor of Trewarthenick
5. Gartrude Moyle (bpt 14.05.1678)
  m. (07.02.1701) Edward Bennet of Hexworthy
6.+ other issue - John (b 04.11.1667, bur 21.04.1669), William (b 24.06.1669, bur 10.10.1669)Robert (b 30.08.1674), Nathaniel (b 27.02.1676, bur 12.07.1683)Admonition (bur 27.04.1669), Thomasin (bpt 19.04.1671, bur 04.05.1673), Mary (bpt 29.02.1675, bur 15.10.1724)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Moyle of Bake') with input/support for the lower section from MGH (NS4 vol 3 (1910), Part V (March 1909), 'Pedigree of Moyle', p232+) and additional support for lower section from BP1934 ('Cromwell'), TCB (vol 5, 'Copley of Sprotborough', p200)
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