Family Background
Jerome was the son of William Horsey, a merchant at Exeter, by Elinor Peryam. He was the grandson of Sir John Horsey II of Sherborne, Dorset and nephew of Sir Edward Horsey who was Captain of the Isle of Wight in the period leading up to the Spanish Armada. Jerome probably married three times:
- Elizabeth Hampden whom he married in January 1592, by whom he had 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1607.
- Isabella Brocket whom he married about October 1609.
- Elizabeth North (uncertain - not mentioned in will)
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