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Families covered: Opy of Bodmin, Opy of Penhargard, Opy of Plymouth

                               
Nicholas Opy of Bodmin, Cornwall
m. Elizabeth Carmynow (dau of John Carmynow of Fentongollan)
1. Thomas Opy of Bodmin (d 19.01.1565)
  A. Nicholas Opy of Bodmin (b c1518)
  m. Elizabeth Heydon (bur 1576, dau/heir of William Heydon)
  i. Nicholas Opy of Bodmin
  m. (15.01.1565) Honor Bligh (dau of Thomas Bligh of Bodmin, m2. William Kestell)
a.+ issue - Otho (bpt 1569, bur 1577), Thomas (bpt/bur 1570), Nicholas (bpt 1573, d before 1579), Radigan (bpt 1566, a 1579), Joane (bpt 1567, bur 1577), Alice (bpt 1572, bur 1576), Margaret (bpt 1573), Dorothy (bpt 1577), POatience (bpt 1574, a 1579)
  ii. Thomas Opy of Bodmin
  m. (09.09.1566) Alicia Way (dau/coheir of William Way of Lestwithiel)
  a. Nicholas Opy of Plymouth, Devon (bpt 1574, bur 22.04.1640, 2nd son)
  m. Jane Wood (bur 12.02.1639, dau of John Wood of Herston)
  (1) Thomas Opy of Park (bpt 16.03.1605, bur 08.06.1659)
  m. Sarah (bur 23.08.1655)
  (A) John Opy (bpt 05.09.1638, bur 25.06.1702, 2nd son)
m. (01.07.1682) Elizabeth Parker (b 1655-6, bur 16.04.1741, dau of William Parker of St. Mabyn)
  (i) John Opy in London (d before 04.02.1758)
  m. Rachel (bur 11.07.1763, widow of _ Maintree)
  (ii)+ other issue - Richard (bpt 04.1663, a 1702), William (bpt 03.1684, bur 23.04.1688), Margaret (b 10.06.1683, a 1702), Sarah (bur 21.12.1691), Elizabeth (bur 13.01.1692)
  (B)+ other issue - Richard (bpt 20.09.1635, bur 05.11.1635), Nicholas (bpt 17.09.1643), Thomas (bur 28.06.1689), Richard (bur 29.04.1713), Edward (bpt 08.06.1654), Sarah, Jane (bpt 01.01.1636, bur 07.06.1639), Jane (bpt 08.04.1640, bur 22.07.1640)
  (2) Nicholas Opy of Plymouth (bpt 27.05.1662, d before 20.12.1662)
  m1. Walsingham (bur 18.10.1634)
  (A) Nicholas Opy of Pawton (bpt 18.10.1634)
  m. Mary Opy (dau of Thomas Opy of Penhargard) @@ below
  (B) Jane Opy
  m2. Susan (bur 24.07.1677)
  (C) Richard Opy of Coleridge, Devon (bpt 01.07.1640, 3rd son?) had issue
  m. (22.07.1673) Jane Paule
  (D) John Opy (bpt 12.07.1648, d 1690, rector of St. Breoke, 5th son?)
  m. (21.11.1676) Mary Lowe (d 1726)
  (i)+ issue - John (bur 04.1684), Nicholas (bpt 31.05.1687, d 1716), John of London (a 1720)
  (E) Anne Opy
  m. Stephen Treville
  (F) Sarah Opy (bpt 14.05.1643)
  m. (30.06.1657) Christopher Warren
  (G) Grace Opy
  m. John(athan?) Battersby
  (H)+ other issue - Richard (bpt 27.01.1636, d young), John (bpt 07.07.1646, bur 05.08.1647), Edward (bpt 24.12.1650, bur 30.10.1654), William (bpt 10.11.1649, a 1662), Stephen (bpt 24.08.1652, bur 30.09.1673), Susanna (bpt 03.10.1638, bur 09.06.1640), Jane (bpt 14.07.1639), Gertrude (bur 11.12.1648)
  (3)+ other issue - Edward, John (bpt 09.07.1608), Margaret (bur 12.12.1610), Mary (bpt 21.09.1609), Jane (bpt 30.06.1619, bur 20.05.1620)
  b. Thomas Opy in London (bpt 1575)
  m. _ Palmer of London
(1)+ issue - Edward (bpt 15.07.1606), Catherine, Hannah (bpt 30.04.1609)
  c. Edward Opy (bpt 1577)
  m. (1601) Amy Small (bur 1624)
  d. William Opy of Penhorgard (Penhargard), Cornwall (bpt 1572 (sic, 5th son), d before 23.10.1656)
  m. Maria Courtier (d before 01.07.1658, dau of John Courtier of Devon)
  (1) Thomas Opy of Penhargard
  m. Loveday
  (A) Mary Opy (a 1657)
  m. Nicholas Opy of Pawton @@ above
  (B) Loveday Opy (a 1657)
  m. William Hicks of Cardinham
  (2) William Opy, Mayor of Bodmin (b 1598, d before 19.01.1671)
  m. Mary
  (A) William Opy
  (B) Jane Opy
  m. John Eliott of Bodmin
  (3) Nicholas Opy of Chapel Amble, St. Kew (b c1602, d before 10.03.1662, 4th son)
  m. (12.02.1633) Mary Hutton (bur 26.09.1673, dau of Rev. Thomas Hutton of St. Kew)
  (A) Richard Opy (bur 23.08.1719)
  m. (25.08.1675) Anne Carnsewe (bpt 20.09.1640, dau of George Carnsewe)
  (i) Mary Opy (bpt 06.02.1676)
  (B)+ other issue - William (bpt 09.11.1635, bur 09.10.1636), John (bpt 25.10.1649)
(4) Edward Opy (b c1610, bur 15.02.1674)
  (A) Elizabeth Opy
  (5) Richard Opy (b c1616, bur 16.01.1673)
  m. Gertrude (m2. Tobias Scholar of Bodmin)
  (6) Maria Opy (b c1606)
  m. Stephen Toker
  (7) Elizabeth Opy (b c1607)
  m. (William Webbs)
  (8) Jane Opy (b c1608)
  m. _ Watts
  (9) Philip(pa) Opy (b c1614)
  m. _ Symonds
  (10) Emmalin Opy (b c1619)
  m. _ Jobb
  (11)+ other issue - John of Penhargard (b c1600, bur 27.02.1670), Grace (b c1618, d young)
  e. Elizabeth Opy
  m. Patrick Jenkin of Lanivet
  f. Mary Opy
  m. Richard Pierse (son of William)
  g.+ other issue - Thomas (bpt 1568, bur 1574), Emelin (bpt 1570)
2.+ other issue - Robert (a 1542, dsp), Roger (d 13.01.1517)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, Opy)
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