Descendants of Barthelemewe Orvis

1. Barthelemewe Orvis born about 1535, married 19 July 1562, in Rattlesden, Suffolk, Jone Whatlock, born about 1535.

Children:

• Bettris Orvis baptized: 20 December 1562, Rattlesden, Suffolk, buried: 10 December 1564, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• John Orvis.

Second Generation

2. John Orvis (1.Barthelemewe¹) baptized: 9 December 1565, Rattlesden, Suffolk, married 22 October 1587, in Rattlesden, Suffolk, Alice Loade.

Children:

• Richard Orvis baptized: 12 February 1589/90, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Anna Orvis baptized: 15 January 1592/93, Rattlesden, Suffolk, buried: 16 January 1592/93, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Edwarde Orvis.
• Anna Orvis baptized: 6 January 1599/00, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Gregorye Orvis baptized: 3 April 1603, Rattlesden, Suffolk.

Third Generation

3. Edwarde Orvis (2.John², 1.Barthelemewe¹) baptized: 14 April 1594, Rattlesden, Suffolk, married Elizabeth _____, born about 1595, buried: 6 March 1664/65, Rattlesden, Suffolk. Edwarde buried: 20 December 1677, Rattlesden, Suffolk. The buried register called Edwarde "an old man".

Children:

• Edward Orvis baptized: 29 October 1616, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Susan Orvis baptized: 18 April 1619, Rattlesden, Suffolk, married 4 August 1642, in Rattlesden, Suffolk, John Ridlesden.
• Elizabeth Orvis baptized: 29 March 1621/22, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• John Orvis baptized: 29 May 1625, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Samuel Orvis baptized: 30 November 1628, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Gregory Orvis.

Fourth Generation

4. Gregory Orvis (3.Edwarde³, 2.John², 1.Barthelemewe¹) baptized: 22 July 1632, Rattlesden, Suffolk, married 1655, Margaret Cobbold, born about 1635. The banns were read on 17 October 1655 , 24 October 1655 , 31 October 1655. The Bury St. Edmonds - St. James Registers of Marriages entry was "At ye Market Crosse. Betweene Gregorie Orvis singleman, sonne of Edward Orvis, and Margaret Cobbold."
   Margaret was a widow.

Children:

• Samuel Orvis.

Fifth Generation

5. Samuel Orvis (4.Gregory⁴, 3.Edwarde³, 2.John², 1.Barthelemewe¹) baptized: 7 Sep 1662, Rattlesden, Suffolk.

Children:

• Samuel Orvis baptized: 18 November 1686, Rattlesden, Suffolk, buried: 3 December 1686, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Mary Orvis baptized: 18 November 1686, Rattlesden, Suffolk, married 9 October 1710, in Rattlesden, Suffolk, William Ffrost, born about 1685.
• Son Orvis baptized: 16 February 1691/92, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Kateraine Orvis baptized: 18 July 1695, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Margret Orvis baptized: 9 August 1698, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Elizabeth Orvis baptized: 17 January 1700/01, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Ann Orvis baptized: 5 November 1703, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Thomas Orvis.
• Sarah Orvis baptized: 12 December 1708, Rattlesden, Suffolk.

Sixth Generation

6. Thomas Orvis (5.Samuel⁵, 4.Gregory⁴, 3.Edwarde³, 2.John², 1.Barthelemewe¹) baptized: 11 March 1705/06, Rattlesden, Suffolk, married 29 October 1730, in Rattlesden, Suffolk, Elizabeth Ranson, baptized: 6 January 1704/05, Rattlesden, Suffolk, (daughter of Edmund Ranson and Mary Brett). Thomas was baptized as Orvis and married as "Orvice".

Children:

• John Orvis baptized: 25 February 1730/31, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Thomas Orvice baptized: 10 June 1733, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Edmund Orvice baptized: 23 February 1734/35, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Elizabeth Orvice baptized: 25 March 1736/37, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
• Sarah Orvis baptized: 25 May 1740, Rattlesden, Suffolk, married 26 December 1763, in Rattlesden, Suffolk, Edward Hoffey, baptized: 25 December 1738, Barham, Suffolk, (son of Edward Hoffey and Mary Harvey). Sarah buried: 20 April 1784, Rattlesden, Suffolk.
  The Rattlesden marriage register referred to Edward as - "late of the Bocland Foot Regiment". No record of his death. He may have been the "token" soldier for the village of Rattlesden.
• Ann Orvis baptized: 10 January 1741/42, Rattlesden, Suffolk, buried: 12 November 1742, Rattlesden, Suffolk.