Carney & Wehofer Family
 Genealogy Pages


Sir William MORICE, 1st Baronet

Sir William MORICE, 1st Baronet

Male Abt 1628 - 1690  (~ 62 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name William MORICE  [1
    Prefix Sir 
    Suffix 1st Baronet 
    Birth Abt 1628  [1
    Christening 30 Mar 1628  Broseley, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FamilySearch ID L9HQ-F73 
    TitleOfNobility   [2
    Sir Baronet 
    TitleOfNobility   [2
    Sir Knight 
    Name William or Gulielm Morrice  [2
    Death 1690  [1
    Burial 7 Feb 1690  Werrington, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594776840  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2024 

    Father Sir William MORICE, MP,   b. 6 Nov 1602, St Martin's Church, Exeter, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1676, Werrington, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann PRIDEAUX,   b. Abt 1609, Fallapit Estate, East Allington, Totnes, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1663 (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1627  [3
    Family ID F536731542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude BAMPFYLDE,   b. 1627, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1680, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jul 1648  Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Morgan MORRIS,   b. 1648, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. John MORRIS,   b. Abt 1650, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1713, Westmoreland, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years)
     3. William Jr. MORRIS,   b. 1652, , , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Anne MORICE,   b. Abt 1653, Colyton, Devon, England, Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Between 1714 and 1 Mar 1715, Colyton, Devon, England, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 61 years)
     5. Elizabeth MORRIS,   b. 1655, , , England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. William MORICE,   b. 1656, Werrington, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1688, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    Family ID F536731541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Family and Education
      b. c.1628, 1st s. of William Morice I; bro. of John Morice† and Nicholas Morice. educ. Exeter, Oxf. matric. 21 May 1647, aged 19. m. (1) 1654, Gertrude, da. of Sir John Bampfield, 1st Bt., of Poltimore, 1s. d.v.p. 3da.; (2) lic. 5 Sept. 1676, Elizabeth (bur. 3 Apr. 1684), da. of Thomas Reynell of East Ogwell, 2s. (1 d.v.p.). cr. Bt. 20 Apr. 1661. suc. fa. 1676.1 He was buried on 7 Feb. 1690 at Werrington.

      Offices Held
      Commr. for assessment, Devon Aug. 1660-80, Cornw. 1677-80, Cornw. and Devon 1689-90; j.p. Devon 1661-80, 1689-?d.

      Biography
      https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/morice-sir-william-1628-90

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Sep 2024), entry for John MORRIS, person ID K657-ZCV. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Sep 2024), entry for William Morice, person ID L9HQ-F73. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Sep 2024), entry for William Morice, person ID LZKM-ZBV. (Reliability: 3).