When Robert William Fry was born in 1557, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Fry, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Abbot, was 25. He married Margaret English about 1582, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 23 September 1619, in his hometown, at the age of 62, and was buried in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English (mainly southern and southwestern): from Middle English frie ‘free’ (Old English frīo, frīg), with reference either to rank or tenurial status (‘free-born’) or to character (‘generous, open-handed’). It is synonymous with Free .
Americanized form of German Frei or Frey , or of the Dutch cognate Vrij.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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