SPRY family of South Petherwin, Cornwall, England
To the SPRY decendants of South Petherwin,
John SPRY (chr: unknown)(living in South Petherwin)
1st marriage: 30th Jan 1771 South Petherwin
Elizabeth BLAKE
(1) Mary SPRY chr: 26th Jun 1774 South Petherwin
(2) John SPRY chr: 4th Oct 1779 Lewannick
2nd marriage
Dinah/Diana HOSKINS (nee WILLS)(chr: 9th Mar 1760 Lanteglos by Camelford, Bur: 6th Jul 1834 South Petherwin, previously married to George HOSKINS in 1777. had 2 children: (1)Catherine HOSKINS chr: 1777 Lanteglos by Camelford, (2)John HOSKINS chr: 1783 South Petherwin)
Children of John SPRY & Dinah HOSKINS (nee WILLS)
(1) Nathaniel SPRY chr: 16th Feb 1786 South Petherwin m: Mary BROOKING
(2) Richard SPRY chr: 29th Jun 1788 South Petherwin m: Ann KENNER (had 3 known children; Elizabeth, Ann, Askett (sometimes known as Haskett) 2 girls born in South Petherwin)(Askett came to South Australia on the ship "GILMORE" in 1857, and married Elizabeth CALDWELL, they lived in New South Wales mostly).
(3) James SPRY chr:about 1790 (unconfirmed if a child of this family yet) m: Elizabeth ...
(4) John SPRY chr: 16th Apr 1799 South Petherwin (unknown what happened)
(5) Jane SPRY chr: 4th Mar 1804 South Petherwin (unknown what happened)
NOTE: the John SPRY (senior) of South Petherwin DID NOT marry Elizabeth WESTLAKE!
Nathaniel SPRY & Mary BROOKING married in 13th Jul 1808 Lewennick Parish (next to South Petherwin).
children:
(1) Ann Brooking SPRY chr: 6th Apr 1809 Saint Cleer (UK nation archives can confirm she is the eldest child of Nathaniel & Mary even though her mother was written in some online records as Elizabeth. In 1818 Nathaniel & Mary and children were kicked out of Saint Mellion, Ann is oldest daughter).
(2)John Brooking SPRY chr: 3rd Mar 1811 North Hill/Linkinhorne m: Priscilla AUNGER (had many children. Nathaniel thier child, all his decendants settled Moonta/Kadina/Wallaroo area of South Australia).
(3)Richard SPRY chr: 7th Jan 1813 Linkinhorne Parish m: Ann COCK
(4)Samuel SPRY chr: 8th Jan 1815 North Hill, bur: 24th Apr 1815 North Hill
(5)Thomasin Brooking SPRY chr: 28th Apr 1816 North Hill m: John Henry KITTOW (had lot of desendants. Thomasin married in Devon)
(6)James SPRY b: 1818 chr: 10th Apr 1819 South Petherwin m: Elizabeth STANNING (came to South Australia 1849 aboard the "MARY ANN" arrived SA 3rd Apr 1849).(James & Elizabeth are my great great great great grandparents).(I Still live in South Australia near their original farm).(A picture of this James also exists).(most of their desendants live in South Australia).
(7)Mary Ann Brooking SPRY chr: 24th Jan 1822 (Saint Mary Magdelene Church) Launceston, Cornwall m: Richard PENGELLY (many desendants).
(8)Jane SPRY chr: 9th May 1824 South Petherwin, died: 27th Mar 1888 Henwood. m: Wlliam TUBB (some desendants)
(9)Nathaniel SPRY chr: 26th Nov 1826 South Petherwin (what happened to him unknown)
Any more contributions would be greatly appreciated, thankyou
Andrew (South Australia)