Genealogy Report of the Pretor/Pretter line
The Pretors appear to have lived for many generations in Stoke Gabriel, before Samuel and Mary Brown moved to Dittisham about 1700, and their son Samuel and his wife Frances Pope moved to Chivelstone.
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 PRETOR was born Abt. 1510.
Children of WILLIAM PRETOR are:
2. i. NICHOLAS2 PRETOR, b. July 23, 1541.
3. ii. JOHN PRETOR, b. May 1544, Stoke Gabriel.
iii. RICHARD PRETOR, b. September 1546.
4. iv. THOMAS PRETOR, b. February 20, 1547/48, Stoke Gabriel.
5. v. WILLIAM PRETOR, b. July 30, 1552.
vi. GRACE PRETOR, b. September 09, 1556.
Generation No. 2
2. NICHOLAS2 PRETOR (WILLIAM1) was born July 23, 1541.
Children of NICHOLAS PRETOR are:
6. i. JOHN3 PRETOR, b. November 1570, Stoke Gabriel.
ii. DOROTHY PRETOR, b. January 06, 1571/72.
iii. MARKE PRETOR, b. September 27, 1576.
iv. CHRISTOPHER PRETOR, b. September 24, 1581.
7. v. NICHOLAS PRETOR, b. March 01, 1582/83.
8. vi. GABRIEL PRETOR, b. October 01, 1586.
vii. DUENS PRETOR, b. October 26, 1588; m. RICHARD DOWNINGE, February 11, 1603/04, Stoke Gabriel.
viii. JOAN PRETOR, b. December 31, 1590.
3. JOHN2 PRETOR (WILLIAM1) was born May 1544 in Stoke Gabriel.
Child of JOHN PRETOR is:
i. HARRY3 PRETOR, b. May 31, 1577.
4. THOMAS2 PRETOR (WILLIAM1) was born February 20, 1547/48 in Stoke Gabriel.
Child of THOMAS PRETOR is:
i. JAMES3 PRETOR, b. March 30, 1584.
5. WILLIAM2 PRETOR (WILLIAM1) was born July 30, 1552. He married MARY ELLIOTT October 23, 1569 in Stoke Gabriel.
Children of WILLIAM PRETOR and MARY ELLIOTT are:
i. NICHOLAS3 PRETOR, b. September 23, 1570.
ii. AVES PRETOR, b. March 01, 1571/72.
iii. AVES PRETOR, b. June 30, 1577.
iv. JOAN PRETOR, b. April 05, 1580; m. THOMAS BUTLAND, May 03, 1602, Stoke Gabriel.
v. MARY PRETOR, b. October 20, 1584.
vi. PHELIPPE PRETOR, b. October 28, 1584.
Generation No. 3
6. JOHN3 PRETOR (NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born November 1570 in Stoke Gabriel. He married JONE HAZARD January 26, 1594/95 in Stoke Gabriel.
Notes for JOHN PRETOR:
Not sure if he is John's father - may be instead Nicholas Pretor and Marg Coxwathy who also had a John in 1604. But Nicholas and John were brothers so share same parents
Children of JOHN PRETOR and JONE HAZARD are:
9. i. JOHN4 PRETOR, b. September 16, 1604, Stoke Gabriel.
ii. GARTERY PRETOR, b. June 05, 1597, Stoke Gabriel.
iii. EDE PRETOR, b. February 11, 1597/98, Stoke Gabriel; m. NICHOLAS LAWES, February 09, 1622/23, Stoke Gabriel.
iv. SEDWILL PRETOR, b. January 06, 1599/00, Stoke Gabriel.
v. NICHOLAS PRETOR, b. May 21, 1603, Stoke Gabriel.
vi. ADRIAN PRETOR, b. January 20, 1606/07, Stoke Gabriel.
7. NICHOLAS3 PRETOR (NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born March 01, 1582/83. He married MARGARET COXWATHY May 06, 1601 in Stoke Gabriel.
Notes for NICHOLAS PRETOR:
May be john's father
Children of NICHOLAS PRETOR and MARGARET COXWATHY are:
i. MARGARET4 PRETOR, b. October 29, 1602.
10. ii. JOHN PRETOR, b. January 20, 1603/04.
iii. DUENS PRETOR, b. November 17, 1605.
iv. JOAN PRETOR, b. December 05, 1606.
v. MARGERY PRETOR, b. November 07, 1607.
vi. NICHOLAS PRETOR, b. October 07, 1608.
11. vii. NICHOLAS PRETOR, b. July 20, 1610.
viii. ELIZABETH PRETOR, b. November 20, 1610.
ix. DANIELL PRETOR, b. August 22, 1613.
x. GILBERT PRETOR, b. August 24, 1616.
xi. ANNE PRETOR, b. September 16, 1618.
xii. GILBERT PRETOR, b. October 16, 1618.
xiii. DUENS PRETOR, b. October 29, 1620.
8. GABRIEL3 PRETOR (NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born October 01, 1586. She married PHILLIPE SWEETLAND September 09, 1611 in Stoke Gabriel.
Children of GABRIEL PRETOR and PHILLIPE SWEETLAND are:
i. GARBERYE4 PRETOR, b. June 08, 1613.
ii. EMLINE PRETOR, b. March 31, 1616.
iii. CHILD 1 PRETOR, b. April 21, 1620.
iv. BEATON PRETOR, b. February 23, 1624/25.
Generation No. 4
9. JOHN4 PRETOR (JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born September 16, 1604 in Stoke Gabriel. He married MARY MAYLE January 23, 1628/29 in Stoke Gabriel.
Children of JOHN PRETOR and MARY MAYLE are:
12. i. MARY5 PRETOR, b. February 02, 1638/39, Stoke Gabriel.
ii. HONOUR PRETOR, b. November 27, 1631, Stoke Gabriel; m. JOHN BUTLAND, July 19, 1649, Stoke Gabriel.
iii. JOHN PRETOR, b. February 17, 1631/32, Stoke Gabriel.
iv. WILLIAM PRETOR, b. July 14, 1633, Stoke Gabriel.
v. MARY PRETOR, b. September 07, 1635.
vi. GRACE PRETOR, b. October 10, 1635, Stoke Gabriel.
vii. JONATHAN PRETOR, b. December 17, 1637, Stoke Gabriel.
viii. GEORGE PRETOR, b. December 06, 1638.
10. JOHN4 PRETOR (NICHOLAS3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born January 20, 1603/04. He married JOAN SLEE June 21, 1632 in Stoke Gabriel.
Notes for JOHN PRETOR:
It may be the other John born in 1604 who is married to Joan Slee
Children of JOHN PRETOR and JOAN SLEE are:
i. JOANNA5 PRETOR, b. January 28, 1636/37.
ii. SUSANNA PRETOR, b. January 24, 1639/40.
iii. JANE PRETOR, b. April 24, 1642.
13. iv. JOHN PRETOR, b. March 31, 1644, Stoke Gabriel.
v. MARGARATHA PRETOR, b. March 25, 1646.
vi. HONOURE PRETOR, b. May 03, 1648.
11. NICHOLAS4 PRETOR (NICHOLAS3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born July 20, 1610. He married ANNE CROSSING June 27, 1640 in Stoke Gabriel.
Children of NICHOLAS PRETOR and ANNE CROSSING are:
i. JOHN5 PRETOR, b. February 14, 1639/40.
ii. JOAN PRETOR, b. December 03, 1643.
iii. NICHOLAS PRETOR, b. April 05, 1646.
iv. RICHARD PRETOR, b. January 04, 1649/50.
v. MARIE PRETOR, b. July 25, 1654.
Generation No. 5
12. MARY5 PRETOR (JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born February 02, 1638/39 in Stoke Gabriel.
Child of MARY PRETOR is:
14. i. SAMUEL6 PRETER, b. January 29, 1665/66, Stoke Gabriel.
13. JOHN5 PRETOR (JOHN4, NICHOLAS3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born March 31, 1644 in Stoke Gabriel. He married MARY POOLIN May 02, 1662 in Stoke Gabriel.
Children of JOHN PRETOR and MARY POOLIN are:
15. i. JOHN6 PRETOR, b. May 23, 1664, Stoke Gabriel.
16. ii. ROBERT PRETOR, b. December 26, 1665, Stoke Gabriel.
iii. MARIA PRETOR, b. January 01, 1668/69.
Generation No. 6
14. SAMUEL6 PRETER (MARY5 PRETOR, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born January 29, 1665/66 in Stoke Gabriel. He married MARY BROWN December 13, 1698 in Stoke Gabriel.
Children of SAMUEL PRETER and MARY BROWN are:
17. i. SAMUEL7 PRETTER, b. August 08, 1706, Dittisham.
ii. ELIZABETH PRETTER, b. 1699, Dittisham.
iii. MARTHA PRETTER, b. 1700, Dittisham.
iv. MARY PRETTER, b. 1702, Dittisham.
v. JOAN PRETTER, b. 1708, Dittisham.
vi. JOHN PRETTER, b. 1711, Dittisham.
vii. JONAS PRETTER, b. 1713, Dittisham.
15. JOHN6 PRETOR (JOHN5, JOHN4, NICHOLAS3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born May 23, 1664 in Stoke Gabriel. He married WILMOT TOOPE July 25, 1681 in Stoke Gabriel.
Child of JOHN PRETOR and WILMOT TOOPE is:
i. SUSANNA7 PRETOR, b. November 20, 1684.
16. ROBERT6 PRETOR (JOHN5, JOHN4, NICHOLAS3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born December 26, 1665 in Stoke Gabriel. He married SIBILLA.
Children of ROBERT PRETOR and SIBILLA are:
i. WILLIAM7 PRETOR, b. August 07, 1687.
ii. NICHOLAS PRETOR, b. March 28, 1690.
iii. CHRISTIAN PRETOR, b. April 14, 1691.
iv. MARY PRETOR, b. March 11, 1692/93.
v. JONE PRETOR, b. December 18, 1695.
vi. MARY PRETOR, b. March 04, 1699/00.
Generation No. 7
17. SAMUEL7 PRETTER (SAMUEL6 PRETER, MARY5 PRETOR, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born August 08, 1706 in Dittisham. He married FRANCES POPE April 09, 1732 in Chivelstone.
Children of SAMUEL PRETTER and FRANCES POPE are:
18. i. RICHARD8 PRETTER, b. May 29, 1734, Chivelstone.
ii. SAMUEL PRETTER, b. 1732, Chivelstone.
iii. MARY PRETTER, b. 1737, Chivelstone.
Generation No. 8
18. RICHARD8 PRETTER (SAMUEL7, SAMUEL6 PRETER, MARY5 PRETOR, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born May 29, 1734 in Chivelstone. He married JONE HALEY April 09, 1759 in Chivelstone. She was born May 22, 1739.
Children of RICHARD PRETTER and JONE HALEY are:
19. i. MARY9 PRITER, b. July 02, 1759, Chivelstone.
ii. RICHARD PRETTER, b. December 25, 1761, Chivelstone.
iii. WILLIAM PRETTER, b. April 15, 1764, Chivelstone.
iv. DANIEL PRETTER, b. June 09, 1766, Chivelstone.
v. GRACE PRETTER, b. September 24, 1769, Chivelstone.
20. vi. SAMUEL PRETTER, b. July 12, 1772, Chivelstone.
vii. JAMES PRETTER, b. January 19, 1777, Chivelstone.
Generation No. 9
19. MARY9 PRITER (RICHARD8 PRETTER, SAMUEL7, SAMUEL6 PRETER, MARY5 PRETOR, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born July 02, 1759 in Chivelstone.
Notes for MARY PRITER:
Not sure that Mary is the daughter of Mary Priter (unmarried) - she may have been a late child of Richard and Jone ie they may be her parents rather than grandparents
Children of MARY PRITER are:
21. i. MARY10 PRETTER, b. Abt. 1780, Chivelstone.
ii. ROGER PHILLIPS PRITER, b. 1777.
20. SAMUEL9 PRETTER (RICHARD8, SAMUEL7, SAMUEL6 PRETER, MARY5 PRETOR, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born July 12, 1772 in Chivelstone. He married DEBORAH BLANK December 11, 1791 in Chivelstone.
Children of SAMUEL PRETTER and DEBORAH BLANK are:
i. WILLIAM10 PRETTER, b. 1793, Chivelstone.
ii. JAMES PRETTER, b. 1798, Chivelstone.
Generation No. 10
21. MARY10 PRETTER (MARY9 PRITER, RICHARD8 PRETTER, SAMUEL7, SAMUEL6 PRETER, MARY5 PRETOR, JOHN4, JOHN3, NICHOLAS2, WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1780 in Chivelstone.
Notes for MARY PRETTER:
1851 census - aged 76 living at Frogmore, Kingsbridge, with grown up grandchildren
Child of MARY PRETTER is:
i. REBECCA11 GOON, b. April 12, 1812, Chivelstone.