Sir William Urry (died 1673–1677) was a Scottish Royalist officer during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Biography
[edit]During the Interregnum Sir William joined Charles II in exile. He commanded Lord Newburgh's regiment of Scots at the Battle of the Dunes (1658).[1] After the Restoration he was appointed colonel of the royal guards in Scotland.[2]
Family
[edit]Sir William Urry married Jane Scott. Their son, John Urry (1666, Dublin – 18 March 1715, Oxford), was a noted literary editor and medieval scholar.[2]
Sir William's brother, Sir John Urry (or Hurry) (died 29 May 1650), was a professional Scottish soldier who changed sides several times during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Firth 1902, p. 85 (PDF 19).
- ^ a b Carlyle 1899a, p. 52.
- ^ Carlyle 1899, pp. 50–51.
References
[edit]- Carlyle, Edward Irving (1899). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 50–51.
- Carlyle, Edward Irving (1899a). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 52).
- Firth, C. H. (20 November 1902). "Royalist and Cromwellian Armies in Flanders, 1657-1662" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Historical Society. 17: 67–119. doi:10.2307/3678138. JSTOR 3678138. S2CID 163012566.
Further reading
[edit]- Macray, Rev. William Dunn, ed. (1868). "Appendix: Papers relative to Sir John Uery and his Family". Ruthven Correspondence: Letters and Papers of Patrick Ruthven, Earl of Forth and Brentford, and of His Family: A. D. 1615 - A. D. 1662. With an Appendix of Papers Relating to Sir John Urry. Edited from the Original Manusscripts. London: J.B. Nichols and Sons. pp. 149–174.
- VI.— Commission to Major William Urry, from the Earl of Essex to be Captain of a Troop of Horse {7 April 1643} (p. 158)
- XVI.— Order of Precedence among the Officers of the Scottish Regiment {8 June 1657} (p. 165)
- XVII.—Commission to Col. William Urry to be Lieutenant-Colonel of the Scottish Regiment {1 November 1658} (p. 166)
- XIX.— Commission to Col. William Urry to be Captain of a Company of Foot in Scotland {12 February 1664} (pp. 167–168)
- XXIII.— Certificate of the Arms of Colonel William Urry {5 June 1673} (pp. 170–171)
- XXIII.— Petition of Jane Urry to Charles II {c. 1677} (p. 170–171)
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