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John Wise, of Totnes

Birthdate:
Death: September 06, 1670
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Son of William Wise, of Totnes and Friswida Wise
Husband of Susannah Wise
Father of John Wise, of Totnes
Brother of William Wise; Anna Wise; Elizabeth Wise and Catherine Wise

Managed by: Woodman Mark Lowes Dickinson, OBE
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About John Wise, of Totnes

  • The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising ..., Volume 1, Pages 1-452 edited by John Lambrick Vivian
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=GmqlIibS95IC&pg=PA791&lpg=PA791&d...
  • Pg.791
    • WISE OF SIDENHAM.
  • John Wise of Mount Wise and Sidenham, 5 Hen. IV. = ; ch: Thomas (m. Margaret Brett) Wise
    • Thomas Wise of Sidenham. = Margaret, da. & h. of Robert Brett of Stottiscombe. ; ch: Thomas (m. Thomasin Fulford) Wise.
      • Thomas Wise of Sidenham. = Thomasin, da. of Sir Baldwin Fulford, vide ped. ante, page 378. ; ch: Oliver, Alicia (m. James Rusell) Wise
        • Alicia, m. James Rusell, A quo the Duke of Bedford.
        • Oliver Wise of Sidenham. = ; ch: Oliver (m. Margaret Tremayne), Jane (m. . . . Devyocke & Richard Tremayne) Wise
          • Jane, mar. 1 . . . Devyocke, 2 Richard Tremayne of Upcot, vide ped. ante, page 730.
          • Oliver Wise of Sidenham. = Margaret, da. of John Tremayne, remar. Sir James Chudleigh of Ashton Kt., vide Chudleigh ped. ante, pate 189, and Tremayne ped., page 730. ; ch: John (m. Mary Chudleigh & Dorothy Leigh & Ann Mathew), Oliver, Margaret (m. Thomas Pyne) Thomasin (m. Hugh Beaumont) Wise
            • Thomasin, mar. Hugh Beaumont, vide ped. ante, page 65.
            • Margaret, mar. to Thomas Pyne of East Down, vide ped. ante, page 632.
            • Oliver Wise
            • John Wise of Sidenham in Devon. = Mary, da. of James Chudleigh of Ashton Esq. first wife, vide Chudleigh ped. ante, page 189, where she is called Margaret. ; ch: James (m. Alice Dyneham), Nicholas, Ann (m. . . . Drewe) Wise.; = Dorothy, da of Thomas Leigh of South Molton, 2 wife. ; ch: Thomas, Pierce Wise. ; = Ann, dau. of Sr. Thomas Mathew of Wales 3 wife. ; ch: Leonard, Elizabeth Wise.
              • Nicholas Wise, 2 son.
              • Ann, wife to . . . Drewe of Cornwall.
              • Thomas Wise.
              • Pierce Wise.
              • Leonard Wise.
              • Elizabeth.
              • James Wise of Sydenham, son and heir. d. 5 Aug. 1534, Inq. p.m. 26 Hen. VIII., No. 18. = Alice, da. of John Dyneham of Wortham in Devon Esq., mar. sett. 16 Dec 1514, remarried Richard Kendall, marr. sett. 3 Jan. 1539, living 1564, vide Kendall ped., Vivian's Visitaions of Cornwall, page 258. ; ch: John (m. Alice Harris), George, Phillip (m. Hugh Person), Margery Wise
                • George Wise, 2 son, living 1564.
                • Phillip, wife to Hugh Person.
                • Margery.
                • John Wise of Sidenham, son and heir, aged 7 years and more at the death of his father, d. 22 jan. 1563-64, Inq. p.m. 7 Eliz., Nos. 4 and 6, recites will dated 22 Jan. 1563-64. = Alice, da. of John Harris of Hayne in Devon, vide ped. ante, page 449. ; ch: Elizabeth, Alice, Dorothy, Mary, Anne, James, Charles, Arkenwald, John (m. Emmet Vavasour), Thomas (m. Mary Buller) Wise
                  • John Wise, 2 son, living 1564. = Emmet, da. of . . . Vavasour. ; ch: A (Pg.792 John (m. Susanna Prestwood) Wise)
                  • Elizabeth, living 1564.
                  • Alice, living 1564.
                  • Dorothy, living 1564.
                  • Mary, living 1564.
                  • Anne, living 1564.
                  • James Wise, 3 son, living 1564.
                  • Charles Wise 4 son, living 1564.
                  • Arkenwald Wise, 5 son, living 1564.
                  • Thomas Wise of Sidenham, son and heir, aged 18 years and 4 months at the death of his father, d. 27 Jan 1592-93, Inq. p.m. 35 Eliz., pt. 1, No 55 recites will dated 14 Jan. 1592-93. = Mary, da. of Richard Buller of Shillingham, vide Buller ped., Vivian's Visitations of Cornwall, page 56. ; ch: William, Sir Thomas (m. Margery Stafford), Arthur, Elizabeth (m. Anthony Dennys) Wise.
                    • William Wise, son and heir, .... etc.
  • Pg.792
  • A
  • John Wise, named in the will of his father in law Thomas Prestwood 1652, d. 6 Sept. 1670 M.I. = Susanna, 2 da. of Thomas Prestwood of Totnes, d. 5 July 1684 M.I. ; ch: John (m. Mary Full & Dorothy Brooking) Wise
    • John Wise of Totnes, bap. 8 Feb. 1634-35 at Totnes, d. 26 July 1702, M.I. at Totnes. = Mary, da. of Lewis Full of Ash, 1 wife, mar. lic. 3 Oct. 1670, Exeter, d. 21 Nov. 1677, M.I. at Totnes. ch: Susanna, Mary (m. Arthur Champernowne & Joseph Sawle) Wise.; = Dorothy, da. of John Brooking of Totnes, 2 wife, d. 21 bur. 22 mar. 1692-93, M.I. Totnes.; ch: John, Lewis, Samuel (m. Tryphena Coplestone) Wise.
      • Susanna, d. 20 Nov. 1677, M.I. Totnes.
      • Mary, bap. 1 May 1674, mar. 30 Dec. 1697 at Totnes to Arthur Champernowne of Dartington, 2 to Joseph Sawle of Penrice, Cornwall.
      • John Wise, 1 son, ob. s.p. 8 July 1743, M.I. Totnes
      • Lewis Wise, 2 son, ob. s.p. 18 Feb. 1744-5, M.I. Totnes.
      • Samuel Wise of Plymouth, 3 son, d. 23 Apr. 1730, M.I. Totnes. = Tryphena, da. of Thomas Coplestone of Bowden, mar. 24 Feb. 1716-17, bur. 30 Nov. 1730 at Yealmpton. ; ch: John (m. Margaret Ayshford), Lewis, Samuel, Tryphena, Mary (m. William Payne) Wise
        • Lewis Wise, 2 son.
        • Samuel Wise, 3 son, d. 1 Oct. 1748, M.I. Totnes.
        • Tryphena, bap. 26 Oct. 1724, bur. 14 Dec. 1725 at Yealmpton.
        • Mary, mar. William Payne.
        • John Wise, of Wonwell, 1 son. = Margaret, da. & h. of John Ayshford of Wonwell. vide ped. ante, page 23. ; ch: Dorothea (m. Mark Milbank), Mary (m. Christopher Savery), Margaret (m. Rev. Dr. Amyatt), Jane (m. Rev. R. Clarke), Sara (m. Humphrey Julian), Elizabeth (m. Rev. B. Trist), John (m. Elizabeth Froude), George Furlong (m. . . . Dacres), Arthur Wise.
          • Dorothea, 1 da., mar. Mark Milbank of Thorpe Perrow.
          • Mary, 2 da., mar. Christopher Savery of Shilston, vide ped. ante, page 672.
          • Margaret, 3 da., mar. the Rev. Dr. Amyatt.
          • Jane, 4 da., mar. the Rev. R. Clarke.
          • Sara, 5 da., mar. Humphrey Julian.
          • Elizabeth, mar. the Rev. B. Trist.
          • George Furlong Wise of Worlston. = . . . da. of . . . Dacres. ; had issue
          • Arthur Wise of Langston. = ; ch: . . . Wise.
            • . . . Wise. = ; ch: Charles (m. Lucy Ayshford Wise) Wise
              • Charles Wise of Newton Abbot, Vice-Admiral R.N. = Lucy Ayshford Wise ; had issue
          • John Wise, b. 27 Aug. 1751, Recorder of Totnes, d. 17 May 1807. = Elizabeth, da. of Robert Froude, d. 11 Feb. 1845, aged 78, M.I. Totnes. ; ch: Ayshford (m. Mary Whitby), Frederick, John Robert Wise
            • Frederick Wise, 2 son, H.M. Consul in Sweden, d. 30 June 1814, aged 25, M.I. at Totnes.
            • John Robert Wise, 3 son, d. 15 June 1842 aged 50, M.I. at Totnes.
            • Ayshford Wise, 1 son, b. 20 Apl. 1786, J.P. & D.L., M.P. for Totnes. = Mary, da. of the Rev. Thomas Whitby, of Staffordshire, mar. 1809. ; ch: Henry Ayshford, Mirabell Ayshford, Julia Ayshford (m. R. Fitzwilliam Barry), Lucy Ayshford (m. Charles Wise), John Ayshford (m. Mary Lovatt Booth & Anne Mary Way) Wise.
              • Henry Ayshford Wise, 2 son, d. 25 Feb. 1828 at Edmonton, aged 15, M.I. Totnes.
              • Mirabell Ayshford, d. 22 Feb. 1834 at Ford House, aged 22, M.I. at Totnes.
              • Juliah Ayshford, mar. R. Fitzwilliam Barry.
              • Lucy Ayshford. = Charles Wise of Newton Abbott, Vice-Admiral R.N. ; had issue
              • John Ayshford Wise of Clayton Hall Co., Stafford, 1 son, b. 10 Apl. 1810 J.P. & D.L., Sheriff of Staffordshire 1852 and M.P. for Stafford. = Mary Lovatt, only da. & h. of Hugh Booth of Cliff Bank Co., Stafford, 1 wife, mar. 18 Mar. 1837, d. 6 May 1844. ; ch: Lewis Lovatt Ayshford (m. Alice Isabella Charlton), Ida Muriel Lovatt Ayshford, Florence Isabel Lovatt Ayshford Wise.; = Anne Mary, da. of the Rev. Lewis Way, 2 wife, mar. 18 July 1848.
                • Ida Muriel Lovatt Ayshford, 1 da., d. 4 Apl. 1873.
                • Florence Isabel Lovatt Ayshford, 2 da., d. 3 Oct. 1865.
                • Lewis Lovatt Ayshford Wise of Clayton Hall Co., Stafford. son & heir, b. 21 Mar. 1854, formerly an officer 8th Foot, Major Queen's Own Staffordshire Yeomanry. = Alice Isabella, 2 da. of Thomas Broughton Charlton of Chilwell Hall, Notts, mar. 1 Aug. 1871. ; ch: Ralph Lovatt Ayshford, Alfrida Alice Ayshford, Elsa Muriel Ayshford Wise.
                  • Ralph Lovatt Ayshford Wise, 1 son, b. 1876, d. 1877.
                  • Elfrida Alice Ayshford, 1 da., b. 1875.
                  • Elsa Muriel Ayshford, b. 1878. _________________________
  • Col. John Wise of England and Virginia (1617-1695) ; his ancestors and descendants (1918)
  • https://archive.org/details/coljohnwiseofeng00wise
  • https://archive.org/stream/coljohnwiseofeng00wise#page/22/mode/1up
  • https://archive.org/stream/coljohnwiseofeng00wise#page/n31/mode/1up
    • CHART OF THE FAMILY OF WISE OF DEVONSHIRE ______________________
  • 'Wise01'
  • Families covered: Wise of Mount Wise, Wise of Sydenham (Sidenham), Wise of Totnes
  • BLG1886 reported that "This family, which resided in the West of England before the Norman Conquest, deduces its descent from Oliver Wise, de Greston (on the Tamar), whose 7th direct descendant was Sir William Wise, 40 Henry III" (1255-6). BLG1886 (Wyse of the Manor of St. John), which covers an early branch of the family which moved to Ireland (shown on Wise02), mentions that the family were "originally of Greston, Cornwall (1167), and subsequently of Sydenham, Devon (1320)".
  • John Wise of Sydenham (Sidenham), Devon (a 1403)
  • .... etc.
  • John Wise of Totnes (a 1564) - continued above
  • m. Emma (Emmet) Vavasour (dau of Richard Vavasour)
    • 1. William Wise of Totnes (b 1560, d 1626) this generation omitted by Vivian
      • A. John Wise of Totnes (d 06.09.1670)
      • m. (1631) Susannah Prestwood d 05.07.1684, dau of Thomas Prestwood of Totnes, sister/coheir of T.)
        • i. John Wise of Totnes (bpt 08.02.1634-5, d 26.07.1702)
        • m1. (c10.1670) Mary Full (s 21.11.1677, dau of Lewis Full of Ash)
          • a. Mary Wise (bpt 01.05.1674)
          • m1. (30.12.1697) Arthur Champernowne of Dartington
          • m2. Joseph Sawle of Penrice Castle
          • b. Susanna Wise (d 20.11.1677)
        • m2. (1684) Dorothy Brooking (d 21.03.1692-3, dau of John Brooking of Totnes)
          • c. John Wise of Totnes (dsp 08.07.1743)
          • d. Lewis Wise of Totnes (dsp 18.02.1744-5)
          • e. Samuel Wise of Plymouth (d 28.04.1730)
          • m. (24.02.1716-7) Tryphena Coplestone (bur 30.11.1730, dau of Thomas Coplestone of Bowden)
            • (1) John Wise of Totnes & Wonwell
            • m. Margaret Ayshford (d 1780, dau/heir of John Ayshford of Wonwell Court)
              • (A) John Wise of Totnes Parva & Wonwell Court (b 27.08.1751, d 19.05.1807, recorder of Totnes)
              • m. Elizabeth Froude (b c1767, d 11.02.1845, dau of Robert Froude of Edmaston by Phillis, dau/heir of Richard Hurrell)
                • (i) Ayshford Wise of Totnes Parva (b 20.04.1786, d 05.06.1847, MP) had issue
                • m. (06.1809) Mary Whitby (dau of Rev. Thomas Whitby of Creswell Hall)
                • (ii) Frederick Wise (b 1788-9, d 30.06.1814)
                • (iii) John Robert Wise (b 1791-2, d 15.06.1842, Consul General in Sweden) had issue
                • m. Jane Ellison (dau of Richard Ellison of Sudbrooke)
              • (B) George Furlong Wise of Woolston
              • m. _ Dacres
                • (i) Furlong Wise (Admiral)
                • (ii) Charles Wise of Holt Lodge had issue
                • m. Emma Lang of Moor Park
              • (C) Arthur Wise of Langston had issue
              • (D) Elizabeth Wise
              • m. Rev. B(rowse) Trist
              • (E) Dorothea Wise
              • m. (1792) Mark Millbank of Thorpe Perrow
              • (F) Mary Wise
              • m. Christopher Savery of Shelston
              • (G) Margaret Wise
              • m. Rev. _ Amyatt
              • (H) Jane Wise
              • m. Rev. R. Clarke
              • (I) Sara Wise
              • m. Humphrey Julian
            • (2) Mary Wise
            • m. William Payne
            • (3)+ other issue - Lewis, Samuel (d 01.10.1748), Tryphena (bpt 26.10.1724, bur 14.12.1725)
  • Main source(s): BLG1886 (Wise of Clayton Hall), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Wise of Sidenham)
  • From: Stirnet.com
  • http://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/ww/wise01.php ______________________________________
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