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"Faith & Hope are the anchor of the soul"
"Walter Pye, gentleman, Attorney General to James lately King of England and Charles King of England . Judge of the Assize Court & Grand Master of Wards and Liveries of the session of the court of the counties of Glamorgan, Brecon and Radnor.
Son and heir of Roger Pye 1611 of Mynde, esquire, son and heir of Walter Pye of Mynde, esquire, son and heir of John Pye of Mynde, esquire, son and heir of John Pye of Mynde, esquire, and Agnes his wife, daughter and heir of Roger Andrew of Mynde.
On the 22nd day of July 1602 in the 44th year of the reign of Elizabeth lately Queen of England he married Joan Rudhall daughter of William Rudhale of Rudhall in the county of Hereford from which received 7 sons and 8 daughters
The said Dame Joan died 10th September 1625 in the reign of King Charles l and lies buried under this stone".
(Monument erected by Walter on the death of Joan)

Walter baptised 1st of October 1571 was the son & heir of Roger Pye 1591 of the Mynde www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/76760j by Bridget 1624 daughter of Thomas Kyrle of Walford Court & Joan Abrahall
He was the grandson & great grandson of Walter Pye1525 & John Pye 1547 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/06hAkc

Walter's father Roger Pye , a small landowner who ranked as a Gent. but married an esquire’s daughter, was one of a large clan of small and middling gentry in the western marches.
Walter went to Oxford and then on to a full legal training at one of the smaller Chancery Inns, then at New Inn, and finally the Middle Temple; He qualified as a barrister in 1597 and presumably began to practice. Together with his brother Sir Robert Pye of Faringdon were clients and servants of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham in 1616: Walter as legal adviser, Robert as financial manager. Robert later became Auditor of Receipts of the Exchequer for the Crown
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.

He m1 1602 Joan bc 1581 - 1625 (with a £300 dowry) www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/0q5T32 4th daughter of William Rudhale 1609 of Ross on Wye & wife Margaret www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/1C1521 2nd daughter of Sir James Croft 1590 & Alyce daughter of Richard Warnecombe & Anne Bromwiche: Widow of William Wigmore
Children www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/mHt3Wq www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/pihPfG
1. Roger b/d 1609
2. Sir Walter of the Mynde 1610-1659 === m1 1628 Elizabeth 1640 daughter of John Saunders of Dinton, Bucks 1628 and Anne daughter of William Hawtrey, MP and Mary daughter of Sir William Kingsmill and Anne Wilkes m2 1647 Mary 1699 daughter of Sir Timothy Tyrrell of Oakley Bucks
3. William b1613 1617
4. John b/d 1614
5. James 1616-1646 unmarried
6. Robert 1617 -1640
7. John 1620-1701)m. Blanch daughter of the catholic Edward Lingen & Blanche Bodenham +++
1. Margaret 1603-1680 m Fulk son of Ely Walwyn & Ann daughter of William Cooke 1589 of Romford flic.kr/p/WbaKmk & Frances daughter of John Grey of Pirgo & Mary daughter of Sir Anthony Browne & Alice Gage flic.kr/p/25uW1g of Battle (Son John Walwyn 1686 is at Much Marcle www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/757B9m with his family www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/561274 )
2. Bridget b1605
3. Joyce 1606 - ? m. Henry Calverly of Yorkshire
4.. Anne 1608-1689 m Sir Henry Williams
5. Alice b1612 m 1627(with £1000) Henry Lingen 1662 of Sutton St Nicholas & Stoke Edith, son of the catholic Edward Lingen & Blanche Bodenham +++ . (their daughter Frances m John son of Francis Unett 1656 & Sara Nicholetts of Castle Frome flic.kr/p/2ibqB1z
6. Mary b1618 m (1st wife) Sir Thomas Tompkins 1674 of Monington on Wye son of James Tomkyns & Anna daughter of James Boyle of Hereford; Sir Thomas m2 Lucy Uvedale widow of Thomas Neale 1646 son of Thomas Neale 1621 of Warnford www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/uvz29j )
7 Frances b1621 m1 Henry Vaughan 1644 of Moccas & Bredwardine son of Roger Vaughan & Bridget Husbands m2 Edward son of John Cornewall of Berington & Mary Barnaby;
8. Elizabeth b 1625

He m2 1628 Hester daughter of John Ireland and widow of Ellis Crisp, Alderman of London 1625 having no further children

Walter died 9th January 1635

Missing from the lineup under their parents, are son Roger who died an infant & daughter Alice who along with her brother John married into the catholic Lingen family

=== Son Walter found himself in difficult straights after paying his father's funeral expenses and sisters’ portions of the inheritance by 1637. Between 1628 and 1640, he sat in the House of Commons and supported the Royalist cause. Of the catholic faith, he remained loyal to the Stuarts causing his finances to dwindle and forcing him to sell Kilpec. He and his 2nd wife eventually joined the Stuarts in France where they all lived in exile.
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