"History of Parliament online" says that Richard Savery of Harberton (c.1502-1572), younger brother of Christopher, bought the manor of Little Totnes from the 2nd Earl of bath in 1542. I don't know if this just covered the 'manorial rights' i.e. taxes, or also the actual real estate.
Christopher's descendants are better documented than Richard's. Nine generations later, his descendant, another Christopher (born 1758), married the daughter of John Wise of Wonwell. I am not sure how Waltham was related to that Christopher, or if it matters. But this reinforces my sense that the Wises in Totnes in the 18th and early 19th centuries were obfuscating their roots.
Ayshford Wise MP, had at least two sons. One John Ayshford Wise, became MP for Staffordshire. His younger brother, Reginald, was convicted of fraud and transported to Australia in 1847.
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