In the Visitation of Suffolk 1664-1668 there is a pedigree for HUMFREY of HOLBROOK. It shows Charles HUMFREY of Rishangles (marriage to Elizabeth DAUNDY), with his father Richard HUMPHREY of Drinkstone (marriage to Grace FRERE). We are back to Charles because it was his second son Thomas who went to Ireland in the early 1600s, and started the Humphrey/Humphries/Humphrys, Umfrey etc., etc. line in Fermanagh. Irish histories confirm these origins and near family members in Suffolk. A number of history books have told us that the line goes back to Sir Peter Humfrey of Cirencester in Gloucestershire – and that second son Thomas was 10 generations down the line of descent from him. The books also tell us that the great grandfather of Thomas – seven generations down from Sir Peter - was the first Humphrey to live in the county of Suffolk, and he came into the county by marrying an heiress. We have failed so far to find that marriage, and without it we don’t know where the family lived before Suffolk. Searches of pedigrees and family trees have not been successful. We have Thomas possibly going back via father Charles, grandfather Richard, great grandfather Stephen, g.great grandfather John, but the details are elusive. Has anyone worked this family – or does anyone ave information to fill in this gap? Any help gratefully received. Rex (Lincolnshire).

By the mid 1660s and early 1670s, there were over 26 households in Suffolk with the surname Humphry. This would suggest that persons with that surname had been in Suffolk for many generations. As Humphrey can also be a forename, I would suspect that there would be several family lines with that surname. I have put below my sign off all the Humphreys I can spot in the various hearth taxes between 1664 and 1674. If you would like further information on these entries and the villages where they lived, please email me off list. I would normally have referred you to previous correspondence on hearth taxes as to what is available, but the Suffolk roots archive of pre 2007 are not yet available (or at least I cannot access them). Wishing you every success in your researches Giles Colchester, Researching COLCHESTER family, any spelling, any time, any place And PACKARD in England, Australasia and Africa 1664 Humfery Libbens 1673 Humfrevile Mis 1673 Humfrevile Mr 1664 Humfrey Charles 1664 Humfrey John 1662 Humfrey John 1669 Humfrey John 1664 Humfrey John 1664 Humfrey Richard 1674 Humfrey Steph 1673 Humfrey Tho 1664 Humfrey Thomas 1669 Humfrey Will 1674 Humfries Wm 1662 Humfry ? 1664 Humfry Geo 1674 Humfry Geo 1674 Humfry Jam 1674 Humfry Nich 1664 Humfry Willm 1669 Humpheries Mr 1673 Humpheries Mr 1669 Humpheries Mr 1674 Humphery 1674 Humphery Fr 1674 Humphery Jo 1674 Humphery Jo 1664 Humphery John 1666 Humphery John 1674 Humphery John 1674 Humphery John 1674 Humphery Jona 1673 Humphery Jos 1674 Humphery Math 1674 Humphery Mr 1674 Humphery Mr 1664 Humphery Nich 1674 Humphery Rich 1674 Humphery Ro 1663 Humphery Ry (Richard) 1673 Humphery Ste 1673 Humphery Ste 1674 Humphery Tho 1669 Humphery Willm ? 1674 Humphery wid 1674 Humphery wid 1674 Humphery wid 1669 Humphey Tho 1669 Humphrey 1662 Humphrey Charles 1669 Humphrey James 1669 Humphrey Jo 1669 Humphrey Jo 1669 Humphrey Jo 1669 Humphrey Jo 1669 Humphrey Mr 1669 Humphrey Nich 1669 Humphrey Phillis 1669 Humphrey Ste 1669 Humphrey Will 1669 Humphrey goodm 1669 Humphrey wid 1674 Humphrey wid 1669 Humphrey wid 1674 Humphreys Mr 1669 Humphreys Rich 1669 Humphreys Robt 1666 Humphry Charles 1666 Humphry Eliz 1665 Humphry Jeames 1674 Humphry Jo 1666 Humphry Jo 1674 Humphry Mr 1674 Humphry Phil 1666 Humphry Rich 1666 Humphry Tho 1674 Humphry Will 1666 Humphry wid 1666 Humphry wid 1673 Humphry wid 1666 Humphrys Jo 1669 Humphuys Cha 1674 Humpryt Will 1664 Umpfr.. Willm 1665 Umphery Tho 1664 Umphery goodman 1669 Umphrey 1669 Umphrey -----Original Message----- From: Rex Johnson [mailto:rex1937@gmail.com] Sent: 16 September 2018 19:44 To: suffolk@rootsweb.com Subject: [SFK-UK] HUMFREY, HUMPHRYS and variants In the Visitation of Suffolk 1664-1668 there is a pedigree for HUMFREY of HOLBROOK. It shows Charles HUMFREY of Rishangles (marriage to Elizabeth DAUNDY), with his father Richard HUMPHREY of Drinkstone (marriage to Grace FRERE). We are back to Charles because it was his second son Thomas who went to Ireland in the early 1600s, and started the Humphrey/Humphries/Humphrys, Umfrey etc., etc. line in Fermanagh. Irish histories confirm these origins and near family members in Suffolk. A number of history books have told us that the line goes back to Sir Peter Humfrey of Cirencester in Gloucestershire � and that second son Thomas was 10 generations down the line of descent from him. The books also tell us that the great grandfather of Thomas � seven generations down from Sir Peter - was the first Humphrey to live in the county of Suffolk, and he came into the county by marrying an heiress. We have failed so far to find that marriage, and without it we don�t know where the family lived before Suffolk. Searches of pedigrees and family trees have not been successful. We have Thomas possibly going back via father Charles, grandfather Richard, great grandfather Stephen, g.great grandfather John, but the details are elusive. Has anyone worked this family � or does anyone ave information to fill in this gap? Any help gratefully received. Rex (Lincolnshire).