Spry family

Spry family

The Spry family has resided for many centuries at Place in the Cornish area known as St Anthony in Roseland Cornwall. There are a number of memorials in the church, St. Anthony's.

The Spry family settled in Cornwall in the early 16th century.

Notable members of the family include:
* Sir Henry Spry (died 1627)
* Arthur Spry, M.P. for St. Mawes (1612-1685)
* William Spry, barrister of Middle Temple (born c1663)
* Sir Richard Spry, Rear Admiral of the Red (1715-1775)
* Thomas Spry, Admiral (died 1828)
* Sir Samuel Thomas Spry, M.P. for Bodmin, High Sheriff of Cornwall, 1849 (1804-1868)

Also descended from the Spry family of Cornwall are:

* Lieutenant-General Horatio Spry (1730-1811)
* Lieutenant-General William Spry (1734-1802)
* Major-General William Frederick Spry (1770-1814)


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