William Apreece

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The Washingley estate passed in turn to William Apreece (c.1505-74) and his son Robert Apreece (1535-1622), who held to the Catholic religion despite increasing persecution.

Family

https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/aa/apreece1.php

The next few generations are supported by Lipscomb (Bucks, vol 4, 'Pedigree of Ap Rees of Brecknock ...', p126). GoogleBooks

• i. Robert ap Rhese of Washingley (d 1555) m1. Joane Otter (dau/heir of John Otter of Walthamstow by Elizabeth, dau/heir of Robert Drewe)
  • a. William ap Rhese of Washingley (b c1505, d 11.02.1574) m. (by 1522) Elizabeth Latimer (dau/heir of Robert Latimer of Duntish by Elizabeth Hamwell)
    • (1) Robert ap Rhese or Apreece of Washingley (b c1534, d 09.04.1621)m. Joane Wilford (dau/coheir of Robert Wilford of London)
    • (2) Edmond ap Rhese had issue m. Mary Tiringham
    • (3) Cassandra (b c1530, d 22.02.1590-1)
    • (4) Elena or Elizabeth m.Roger Tetlow of Turvey
    • (5)+ other issue - Lewis, John

References

• 'Parishes: Washingley', in A History of the County of Huntingdon: Volume 3, ed. William Page, Granville Proby and S Inskip Ladds (London, 1936), pp. 227-229. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/hunts/vol3/pp227-229 [accessed 20 October 2019]. “Robert and Joan settled the manor and advowson of Washingley on themselves for life, in 1522, with remainder to their son William and Elizabeth his wife, daughter and heir apparent of Robert Latymer, of North Crawley (Bucks). Robert survived Joan and married in 1544, as his second wife, the Lady Christian Sapcote, widow, (fn. 31) who survived him. He died in 1555, when his son William, then aged 50, succeeded. (fn. 32) In 1559 he settled the manor, several fishery, common of fishery, etc., on his eldest son Robert and his wife Joan and their heirs male, and his other sons Edmund, Lewis, and John, in tail male successively, (fn. 33) and died on 11 February 1574. Robert, then aged 39 and more, succeeded him ...”