Spry family

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The Spry family resided for many centuries at Place House in the Cornish village of [[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)