[1] In 1457 French marauders besieged the family's home at Place House in Fowey, to be repulsed by Elizabeth Treffry who gathered men together and allegedly poured melted lead, stripped from the roof, upon the invaders.
Later, her husband Thomas Treffry is said to have built a tower to protect the building from further French attacks.
A possible branch of the family lived at Rooke in the parish of St Kew.
Many variations of the name Treffry are found in the archives: Trefry, Treffrey, Treffray, Trefrey, Trefry, Trefray, Trefary, Trevry, Trevney, Trevray, Trevers.
The most ancient known grant of a coat of arms to this family was: The crest was: Other versions include: [1]