'Eyre12'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Ayre (Eyre) of St. Cue, Ayre of Wotton

                               
The arms of the following family are described as: "Gu. on a bend between six crosses formée fitchée Arg. three mullets Sa.".
Mathey Ayre of Wotton in Atherington, Devon
1. John Ayre of Wotton
  m. Mary Pollard (dau of Anthony Pollard of Horwood)
  A. Anthony Ayre of Wotton
m. Margaret Reade (dau of Simon Reade of Atherington)
  i. Arthur Ayre of Wotton
  m1. Joane Vigures (dau of John Vigures of Buckland Brewer)
  a. Balthaser Ayre (b c1587, a 1620)
  m. Grace Whiddon (dau of Francis Whiddon of Chagford)
  (1) Frances Ayre (b c1616)
  m. (27.05.1644) John Golden
  (2)+ other issue (a 1620) - Margaret (b c1610), Grace (b c1613), Marie (b c1617), Jane (b c1619)
  b. Anthony Ayre
  m. _ Saunders of Tavistock
  (1)+ issue - Anthony (b c1618), Robert (b c1619), Arthur (bur 14.03.1625-6)
  c. John Ayre (b c1596)
(1) John Ayre (bur 05.09.1622)
  d. Arthur Ayre (b c1600, a 1620)
  e. Elizabeth Ayre
  m. Jasper Ley of Atherington
  m2. Margaret Carew (dau of Thomas Carew of Hackom)
  ii. John Ayre
  iii. Christian Ayre
  m. Andrew Webber of Luckomb
  B. Bartholomew Ayre
  m. _ Cade of Barstole
  C. Alice Ayre
  m. John Barby of Washfield
  D. Margaret Ayre

 

 

The arms of the following family are described as: "Gu., on a bend between 6 crosses formée fitchée Ar. 3 mullets Sa.". That indicates that it is closely connected to the family shown above.
William Ayre alias Eyre of St. Cue, Cornwall
1. John Ayre alias Eyre of St. Cue
  m. Joane Jewell (dau of John Jewell of Dewstone)
  A. John Ayre alias Eyre of Dewstowe (a 1620)
  m. Mary Wotton (dau of John Wotton of Ingleborne)
  i. Jane Ayre or Eyre
  m. Philip Crimes of Mercy (Meavye) (d 07.09.1643)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (originally uploaded 27.01.18 within AZmisc12) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Ayre of Wotton', p31)
(2) For lower section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Ayre alias Eyre', p15)
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