Thomas Williams (speaker)

Thomas Williams (1513/1514–1566) was a Speaker of the English House of Commons. He was a lawyer and a member of the Inner Temple, sat as MP for Exeter (UK Parliament constituency) during the first and second Parliaments of Elizabeth I and was elected Speaker on 12 January 1563 and remained so until his unexpected death in 1566. His family home was Stowford House in the parish of Harford, Devon.

He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Bodmin 1555, Saltash 1558, 1559 and Exeter 1563.

Three curlews' heads and necks erased.

1. Sable, three curlews' heads erased argent. 2. Ermine, a lion passant gules. [DREWE.] 3. Or, a fess wavy gules between three (?) goats' heads erased of the same. 4. On a chevron sable four bars wavy of the field. [Prideaux.] 5. Azure, a bend per bend indented argent and gules between six escallops or [Cruwys.] 6. Gules, on a bend sable cotised or three boars heads couped argent. [Edgcombe.]

These records reflect both the tombstones preserved in St Pedroc's Church, Harford and other genealogical records.

Father: Adam Williams b. ca. 1484 Mother: Alice Prideaux b. 1488 Thomas Williams: Only known child Wife: Emeline (Emliss) Crewes 1515-1602 daughter of William Crewes and Margaret Pollard of Mochard, Devon b. 1492 Married in Chimley 1545 Daughters: Joane Williams wife of Phillip Cole / Emlyn died 12/12/1610? / Thomasina wife of Francis Buller Sons Thomas 2 ob S.P. / John Williams husband of Marie Drewe of Hayne Note: John Williams died 01/11/1615 husband of Mary Drew of Hayne. It is John who is reported to have sold the ancestral home to the Saverys in the reign of Charles 1. Grandchildren of heir Jone / Arthur / Thomas / Adam Great grandchildren of heir Richard / Thomas / Anne / Emylyn

He is buried in Harford Church, South Devon.

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