Now! Then! John Reresby is disgusted to learn that his brother Jervase has married a (relatively) poor, common Spaniard and emigrated

25 January 1686: John Reresby is disgusted to learn that his brother Jervase has married a (relatively) poor, common Spaniard and emigrated

John Reresby. 1875. The Memoirs of Sir John Reresby of Thrybergh, Bart., M.P. for York, etc., 1634-1689. Ed. James J. Cartwright. London: Longmans, Green, and Company. Get it:

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I received the unwelcome news from Spain that my brother Jervase Reresby was married there to a Spaniard of no great extraction nor estate; and which was the worst, that he was likely to fix himself there. I had a letter from him soon after to the same effect.

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John says elsewhere that Jervase was a merchant. Here MyHeritage.com:

Gervase Reresby, 1640 – 1704
Gervase Reresby was born on month day 1640, at birth place , to Sir John Reresby and Frances Reresby (born Yarborough) .
Sir was born in 1611, in Thrybergh, Yorkshire, England.
Gervase was baptized on month day 1640, at baptism place .
Gervase had 11 siblings: John Reresby , Tamworth Reresby and 9 other siblings .
Gervase married Josepha Maria Reresby (born de Quesada) .
Josepha was born in Cadiz, Spain.
They had one son: Thomas Reresby .
Gervase passed away on month day 1704, at age 63.

I hope someone will find a Spanish source for this or other doings of Jervasio/Gervasio.

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