Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
Clement-Jones family - Person Sheet
NameSir John WRAY 3rd Bt, 6871
Birth1619
Death1664
FatherSir John WRAY 2nd Bt , 6867 (1586-1655)
MotherGrisilla BETHELL , 6870
Notes for Sir John WRAY 3rd Bt
Sir John Wray, 3rd Baronet (21 September 1619 - died October 1664) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1654.
Wray was the son of Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet and his wife Grisella Bethell, daughter of Sir Hugh Bethell of Ellerton. He matriculated from Magdalene College, Cambridge at Easter 1635 and was awarded MA in 1636.
In 1654, Wray was elected Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire for the First Protectorate Parliament. He succeeded his father as baronet in December 1655.
Wray died at the age of 45 and was buried at Glentworth, Lincolnshire on 29 October 1664. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother Christopher.
Wray married firstly Elizabeth D'Ewes, widow of Sir Simonds D'Ewes. He married secondly, in 1661, Sarah Evelyn, daughter of Sir John Evelyn of West Dean, Wiltshire who subsequently married George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton. His sole surviving issue was a daughter by his second wife.
Wray was the son of Sir John Wray, 2nd Baronet and his wife Grisella Bethell, daughter of Sir Hugh Bethell of Ellerton. He matriculated from Magdalene College, Cambridge at Easter 1635 and was awarded MA in 1636.
In 1654, Wray was elected Member of Parliament for Lincolnshire for the First Protectorate Parliament. He succeeded his father as baronet in December 1655.
Wray died at the age of 45 and was buried at Glentworth, Lincolnshire on 29 October 1664. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his brother Christopher.
Wray married firstly Elizabeth D'Ewes, widow of Sir Simonds D'Ewes. He married secondly, in 1661, Sarah Evelyn, daughter of Sir John Evelyn of West Dean, Wiltshire who subsequently married George Saunderson, 5th Viscount Castleton. His sole surviving issue was a daughter by his second wife.