Sir Walter Pye (1571-1636) of the Mynde, Much Dewchurch, Hereforsdshire, England

Roger Pye of The Mynde (rhymes with tinned) was one of a large clan of gentry in the western marches of Herefordshire. He gained some distinction by marrying an Esquire’s daughter, Bridget Kyrle (pronounced Curl). Their first son, Walter (1571-1636) was educated at Oxford then went on to legal training at the Chancery Inns, then New Inn, then Middle Temple. He qualified as a barrister in 1597. He married in 1602, Joanne Rudhall, daughter of William and Margaret (Croft) Rudhall.

In 1616, Walter became attached to Sir George Villiers, who later became the 1^st Duke of Buckingham. It’s unclear what role Walter played, but probably was a legal advisor. Walter’s younger brother, Robert, also provided services for Buckingham, possibly as a financial manager. By this time Walter was already a distinguished lawyer and with Buckingham’s influence, he was appointed a circuit Judge for sessions in South Wales. In 1620, Buckingham secured for him the position of Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries. Not long after, Buckingham presented Walter to King James I, during which time he was knighted.

King James I died in 1625 and was succeeded by his son, Charles I. Buckingham continued to serve the new King but was extremely unpopular with the people. He was stabbed to death in 1628.

Walter’s position as Attorney of the Court of Wards and Liveries was a lucrative one and he continued in this post until his death in 1636. The puzzling thing is the amount of money he spent on land purchases, improvements and building, which he began doing in 1602-1603, before he reached any major, well-paying office. In these early years his annual income was only in the 100’s. He did receive an inheritance when his father, Roger, died in 1611, but it still was a modest sum. By 1620, he had spent well over £7000 in land purchases, which included Kilpec, buildings and improvements.

Sir Walter’s oldest son, Walter II, found himself in difficult straights after paying the funeral expenses and sisters’ portions of the inheritance by 1637. He was forced to sell some lands and timber. He married Elizabeth Sanders in 1628. Between 1628 and 1640, he sat in the House of Commons and supported the Royalist cause. Elizabeth died in 1640.There were three children in this family and they remained Catholic and loyal to the Stuarts. Walter eventually remarried to Mary Tyrrell. His staunch Royal stand and dwindling finances forced him to sell Kilpec. They eventually joined the Stuarts in France where they all lived in exile.

Walter II had a brother, Robert, b. 1638, who married Meliora Drax (Drakes). Her father owned land in Barbados and settled an annuity of £100 from the Barbados estate on her before she married. See next installment for Robert Pye.

The children of Sir Walter and Joanne Rudhall Pye:

          1. Margaret (c1603-?) m. Fulke Walwyn in 1621 – 11 children, 3                    died as infants

          2. Bridget (1605-?) m. Richard Chamberlayne in 1627 – This                          family or their children may have moved to the Virginia colonies.

          3. Joyce (1606 - ?) m. Henry Calverly; Henry was from Yorkshire.                  Four children have been found for them, all christened in                            Calverly Yorkshire.

          4. Ann 1608-c.1689) m. Henry Williams, who carried the titles of                    Sir and Baronet.

          5. Roger (1609-1609)

          6. Walter (1610-1659) m. Elizabeth Sanders in 1628. They had 3                  children before she died in 1640. He married again to Mary                        Tyrell. Unknown if there were any children from this                                    2^nd marriage.

          7. Alice (1612-1684) m. Henry Lingen in 1628; a Royalist, was                      noted for his attachment to Charles I. This couple had two sons                and 15 daughters, but only two, Frances and Alice, left issue.

          8. William (1613-1617)

          9. John (1614-1614)

          10. James (1616-1646) He is recorded on his father’s shrine in St.                  David’s, Much Dewchurch, as Jacobus. The Catholics still                         used the Latin form of names in this time period. No marriage                   info found for him.

          11. Robert (1617-1640)

          12. Mary (1618-?) m. Thomas Thompkins of Monington, in 1633.                    He was married twice before and had several children with                        each wife. They lived in Monington, Herefordshire. With Mary,                    he had five children.

          13. John (1620-1701) m. Blanch Lingen in c 1645. She is the sister                  of Henry Lingen who married Alice Pye, sister of her husband.                  Hence, a brother and sister Lingen married and brother and                      sister Pye. John attended Oxford and was a student at Middle                    Temple in 1638. It is reported that John and Blanch had 23                        children. The name Blanch has carried on in the Pye family for                  6 to 7 generations. Their son Edward joined the Maryland                          colony begun by Lord Baltimore. John died in 1701 and is                          buried in Hereford Cathedral.

          14. Frances (1621-1701) m. aft 1635 Henry Vaughan There are                      dozens of men named Henry Vaughan but none have a wife                      named Frances. It’s possible she used her middle name, which                  is an unknown. No info found for this couple.

                                               

                                               Sir Walter Pye

The King’s Servants: Office and Wealth: Families and Individuals, The Civil Service of Charles I 1625-1642, G. E. Aylmer, 1961, p. 308-314

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Phebe Buck2 (1814-1881)

Phebe² was the youngest child of Edward¹ and Phebe Tower Buck. She married Leighton Card, Nov 25 1834, a farmer, in Dorchester NB. His name is also spelled Layton. They had 12 children: William³, Elizabeth³, George Buck³, Maria³, John³ Wesley³, Sarah Ann³, Mary Jane³, Clara³, Charles³, Benjamin Miles³, Bedford Layton³.

          1. William³ (1836-1895) married Esther Kent from PEI. They had 10 children. After Layton and Phebe died, William and many of his            children moved to Clinton MA. He was a Hostler, which probably                means that he tended to and cared for horses, perhaps at a livery              stable. One of his sons was also a Hostler and another was a horse          trainer. Both he and Esther are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery,                   Clinton, MA.

          2. Elizabeth³ (1838-1894) married Simon Peter Beach in 1872. They had four children and lived in the Moncton, NB area. Simon died in 1883 at age 45 and Elizabeth died in 1894 at age 56. No records were       found for their deaths or burials. The four children all married and             appear to have stayed ion the Moncton NB area.

          3. George³ (1840-1906)(Buck was his middle name) married Rhoda Chase c. 1860-61. They had 7 children. This family lived in           Woodhurst which is NE of Dorchester, NB. Both George and Rhoda         died in 1900 and are buried in the cemetery at Woodhurst, NB.

          4. Mariah³ (1842-?) married George Bowser in 1863. They had two children and by the 1871 census, Mariah who was also called Maria     and Mary, and the children were back living with her parents. It               states that Mariah is a widow. It’s unclear how George died. There             seems to be no grave or death report for him. He may have been               lost at sea. No further information has been found for Mariah.

          5. John³ (1844-1919) married in 1879 to Catherine Coyle of NB. They remained in the Dorchester NB area, had five children, one died   young. John died of Pneumonia in 1919. John and Catherine were          buried in the St. Edward’s Catholic Cem., in Dorchester NB. A                 couple of the children were married in Moncton, NB.

          6. Wesley³ (1847-1912) Wesley remained single, living in NB until sometime after 1891. Then he moved to Clinton MA and by              1910 is found living in his sister’s, Sarah Ann (Card) Boyce’s,                  household. She went by the name Annie. This census gives no               occupation for Wesley. He died in 1912 from Chronic Nephritis and            is buried in Woodlawn Cem., Clinton MA.

          7. Sarah Ann³ (1849-1919) Known by the name Annie, she first married Hiram Chase on Jul 20 1869, the same date her younger sister,    Mary Jane, married. The Chases had a daughter, Lily Mary in 1870           and another daughter in 1873. Hiram was an iron molder. He died           at the age of 26 and is buried in Fairfield NB. Annie married again,           to Harvey Boyce, in 1877. The Boyces had three children. The                   1900 census says Annie had 5 children and 5 children were still                 living. A record for the 5^th child has not been found as yet. Annie               died in 1919 and is buried in Woodlawn Cem., Clinton MA.

          8. Mary Jane³ (1852-1925) married Ebenezer Cook in1869. It appears she used the name Jane throughout her life. They had four children. Ebenezer was a Truck Man, which could mean he was some sort of delivery man. He died in 1924 and Jane died in 1925. They are       both buried in the Dorchester Rural Cem., in Dorchester NB.

          9. Clara Card³ (1853- ?) married Isaac Beach in 1871. Sometime after they married, they moved to Clinton MA where Isaac became a        Naturalized citizen in 1888. Three children have been found for                 them, although there could be more. Isaac died in 1920 and Clara,            in 1935. They are both buried in Woodlawn Cem., Clinton, MA.

          10. Charles Card³ (1855-1955) married Mary Alice Crossman in 1878.  They had four children, however only the first born child, a son,       survived to adulthood. Mary died in 1900, the same year the last               child was born and died. Charles married again in 1906 to Annie                Cole, a spinster at age 42. There were no children showing for                  them in the 1911 census and it can be assumed this couple had no         issue. Charles stayed in Dorchester all his life, lived to be 100 and             is buried there with his wives and children in the Dorchester Rural             Cem.

          11. Benjamin Miles³ (1858-1935) married Sarah Jane Wry in 1877. She went by the name Jane, although some records refer to her as           Sarah J. He went by the name Miles. They had 7 children and immigrated in 1886 to Clinton MA, where the last two children were born. Miles became a Naturalized citizen. He was a teamster working for a carpet mill in his earlier years. Later on, he worked at a stable. At least four of his       children married and stayed in MA. One went to ME and another to           MD. The last one disappeared and no amount of tracking has found       any information. Jane died in 1931 and Miles died in 1935, in                     Danvers MA. They are both buried in Woodlawn Cem., in Clinton MA.

                                         Miles and Jane Card

          12. Bedford Layton³ (1860-1948) married Lois Ward in 1881 in Dorchester NB. Bedford was a farmer in Woodhurst, NB, where they settled and had 6 children. Some of the children moved to Clinton MA and worked for the textile mills and the rest stayed in Canada. Bedford      and Lois are buried with Phebe Buck and Layton Card in the                   Woodhurst Cem., Woodhurst NB.

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