Blanche Parry - William Cecil of Allt-yr-ynys connection

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Blanche Parry - William Cecil of Allt-yr-ynys connection

Legg inn av tom » 08 des 2007 16:35:05

Searching the archives I found a posting by Will Johnson regarding
Blanch Parry, which I've placed below the following comments:
There is an article on Blanche Parry that can be found on the
National Library of Wales' website "Welsh Biography Online." It shows
[sources cited, tjd] that Blanche Parry (1507/8 -1590), was born at
Newcourt, Bacton, Herefs., and that she was the daughter of Henry
Parry and his wife Alice [this would be Alice, d/o Simon Milbourne.
tjd]. The WBO article cites a pedigree given in Theophilus Jones'
"History of Brecknock," showing her grandparents as Miles ap Harri and
his wife Joan, d/o Sir Harry Stradling. Her great-grandfather is
identified as Harri Ddu o Euas.
As to the relationship between Blanche Parry and the Olive Parry of
Allt-yr-ynys, the WBO article states, "the William Cecil who continued
to live at Allt-yr-ynys was in his youth a friend of Blanche Parry's,
and was m. to Olive Parry of Poston who was descended from Harri Ddu's
younger brother." If the WBO article is accurate, than Blanche and
Olive's father are first cousins.
I strongly recommend Barbara Griffiths' website "Parry Family
History" as 'must reading' for anyone interested in this family.
Barbara shows Olive as the d/o Stephen Parry and his wife Joan
Bodenham (formerly Yorke).
IMHO, the nephew of Blanche Parry that "old William Cecil of
Alltyrnys" was promoting to Richard Cecil, was not his son Matthew,
but rather one Rowland Vaughan, a grand-nephew of Blanch Parry. I'll
flesh that out in a day or two when I have the proper citations to
back up my opinion. Also I'll give evidence supporting Stephen and
Joan as the parents of Olive.

Hoping this is of help,
Regards, Tom Dunn, Kilbrittain, Co, Cork, Ireland



On 30 June 2006, Will Johnson wrote:
There are various bits and pieces online that give the overviews of Blanche,
but very little is said about her genealogy. She never married and lived from
abt 1507 to 1589. Although there is an effigy, she built, in Bacton, she had
her funeral at Westminster and "it is there that she is buried".
Recently, a frequent contributor to this list, sent me by snail mail, some
photostats from an article called
Alltyrnys and the Cecils, A L Rowse. English Historical Review, Jan 1960
Within this article is the following which I quote, and which can hopefully
put into perspective how this women fits into the general scheme.

[and then Will quotes from the article; tjd]

"That same month old William Cecil [of Alltyrnys, not Baron Burghley]
was in
London, lodging at the Swan in the Strand, whence he wrote asking
Robert to
prefer the bearer to be one of the queen's guard. 'Her Majesty lately
taking the
air in Islington fields noted this bearer then there being a shooting
and of
her goodness said he was a feat man to attend her service. He is
strong and
active and attended my very good friend Mistress Blanche Parry his
aunt when he
was a youth, and if God had pleased she would have preferred him to a
better
room.' [fn 2]"

[and finally Will adds: tjd]

Footnote 2 says: "Ibid Vii. 180" referring to Footnote 1 which says
Hist MSS Comm., Salisbury MSS
"The bearer" is not identified, but William Cecil is said-to-have married Olive Parry, so it >would appear the the bearer must be William's son Matthew and that Olive and Blanche >must be sisters.

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