James Pomeroy: Brixham to USA
Holne Burial 1623:
John Pomery
Markes Pomery
UPDATE JANUARY 2021:
ORIGINAL document: Holne Burial Records: Serves to support the working theory that John Pomeroy of Holne was from the Pomeroy family of Bowden at Totnes.
This burial of Markes Pomeroy, who m. 1578, Joan Drew in Paignton, in 1623, the same year as John Pomeroy of Holne is suggestive. Markes had dissapeared from the Paignton records after the birth of a daughter Wilmot 1578.
Update May 2016: Exhaustive research in Devon and London suggests that James Pomeroy was the son of James Pomeroy and Elizabeth Dolbear, of Buckfastleigh; bap. 1754. This family can be traced back to John Pomeroy and Easter, of Holne.
Pat Doetkott writes: (February 2016): "I used James Pomeroy born 1726 and wife Elizabeth Dollar as the first generation because (1) his birth date matches the date given to the American Pomeroy Association: (2) James Pomeroy (married Joanna Scoble) baptized 1754 matches the James Pomeroy baptism in Buckfastleigh; (3) James and Joanna Scoble named their daughter Elizabeth; (4) Roger Pomeroy was baptized in Buckfastleigh in 1742. "
Pat was disappointed that neither Derek Ironmonger or Stephan Thomas pursued the Buckfastleigh line of inquiry because they did not have a birth date.
Her researcher found plenty of evidence that James Pomeroy was linked to the local business classes of the period. His daughter Mary married Robert Furneaux, a well known ship owner and merchant in Brixham. His grandchildren also made good marriages. The name of one of the properties; "Varwells," is interesting as it is the name given to one of the ropewalk in Brixham. The Varwell family were also ship owners.
Further search could be made by looking at Rate Books and Land Tax Assessments for Stoke Gabriel and Buckfastleigh. (Stephan Thomas.)
Derek Iremonger writes:
"The Brixham Pomeroys stand out from most of the other Pomeroy families in that they were business people/merchants. This has been evidenced by census data and other historical records, and the fact that they intermarried within the business community of Brixham. Most Pomeroy families in our databases in the 18th and 19th century either worked on the land or had a manual trade (blacksmith, cordwainer, etc.)
Update August 2019: I was curious about what Edward B. POWLEY, author of The House of DeLa Pomerai had to say about the Buckfastleigh Pomeroys: Very little, as it turns out:
Powley: Page 9: "Rather than dwell upon the uncertain connection of the de la Pomerais with Buckfastlegh, the ecclesiastical historian should note the relation of the family to the monastery of St Mary du Val, Calvados."
While I take this to mean the discussion of the early origins of Buckfast Abbey, it is the only mention of Buckfastleigh in his entire Annals of the Family. (AML)
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A descendant chart:
1. James Pomeroy , Tallow Chandler. Born c. 1751. (Birth date based upon age reported at his death.)
James died in 1835. Buried on 13 Feb 1835.
In 1781 James married Joanna Scoble in St John, Horsleydown, London. Their best man was William HOLDITCH of Buckfastleigh.
They had the following children:
2 i. James (1784-1861)
ii. Elizath. Born on 7 Aug 1786 in Paignton, Devon, England.
iii. Joanna. Born in 1789 in Brixham, Devon, England. Parents given as James and Joanna Scoble Pomeroy.
iv. William. Born in 1792 in Brixham Devon England. William died in Brixham, Devon, England, in 1805; he was 13.
3 v. Thomas, Grocer (1795-)
4 vi. Mary (1798-1875)
5 vii. John (1800-)
The recording of Joanna's middle name at the birth of her daughter provided the missing link to confirm that the marriage between James Pomeroy and Joanna Scoble 28 May 1781 at St John Horsleydown, Southwark, Surrey, is that of James Pomeroy of Brixham. "Apart from the James Pomery baptism in Buckfastleigh in 1754, no other James Pomeroy baptisms have been found in the locality." (Derek Ironmonger. 2009)
" There were no Pomeroy baptisms in Brixham between 1703 and 1770. It is therefore reasonable to assume that James Pomeroy who married Joanna Scoble in Southwark, but returned to Devon with children being born in Paignton and Brixham was not born in Brixham, but was from the locality, given the historical presence of Pomeroys." (Derek Ironmonger.)
Update: July 2014: I recently received from A.T. a copy of a "memoriam" card written by Joanna Pomeroy upon the death of British Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel who died in 1850.
The quote Joanna cited in her "exquisite, tiny handwriting," was part of Peel's resignation speech following the repeal of the Corn Laws.
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Corner of Horsepool Street, Brixham
Second Generation:
2. James Pomeroy (James) . Born in 1784 in Brixham, Devon, England. James died in Brixham in 1861; he was 77.
In Dec 1807 when James was 23, he first married Susanna Ingram in Brixham, devon, England. Born in 1785 in Berry Pomeroy, Devon.
They had the following children:
i. Susan Ingram. Born on 7 Sep 1811 in Brixham, Devon, England. Born abt 1820 in Brixham, Devon, England.
Susan Ingram married Charles William Anderson Cox.
ii. Elizabeth Ingram. Born on 4 May 1813 in Brixham, Devon, England.
Elizabeth Ingram married William Potbury.
iii. Mary Ingram. Born on 18 Mar 1815 in Brixham, Devon, England.
6 iv. William (1817-1885)
v. James. Born on 4 Sep 1818 in Brixham, Devon, England. James died in 1855; he was 36.
vi. John. Born on 2 Oct 1821 in Brixham.
vii. Jabez. Born on 11 Dec 1822 in Brixham, Devon, England.
On 27 Jun 1838 when James was 54, he second married Jane Wills in Tormoham Parish Torquay. James outlived Jane and apparently went back into business. He died in 1681, about age 79 years. He was living with his daughter Susanna Ingram Pomeroy Cox at the time of his death.
3. Thomas Pomeroy (James), Grocer. Born in 1795 in Brixham, Devon, England.
9 Jul 1817 when Thomas was 22, he married Susanna Saunders in Brixham, Devon, England. Born ca 1797. Susanna Sanders was the sister of Mary Anne Sanders, daughter of George & Mary Sanders. Mary Anne Sanders married Roger Pomeroy b 1787, in Brixham, son of Roger Pomeroy and Mary Lyde. Thomas Pomeroy fared much better in life; his sons did well in various aspects of shipping.
They had the following children:
i. Mary Ann. Born on 2 Dec 1818 in Brixham.
ii. Thomas. Born on 8 Aug 1822 in Brixham, Devon.
Thomas married Susannah Green, Born in 1812 in Bristol.
iii. George Sanders. Born on 27 Dec 1825 in Brixham.
iv. Susannah Sanders. Born on 8 Sep 1827 in Brixham, Devon, England.
7 v. John (18 Nov 1829-)Cabinet Maker. M. Emma Hall 28 Oct 1848, Tormoham.
4. Mary Pomeroy. (James) Born in 1798 in Brixham, Devon, England. Mary died in Brixham on 4 Aug 1875; she was 77.
On 9 Oct 1823 when Mary was 25, she married Robert FURNEAUX in Brixham. Born in 1791 in Brixham.
Child: :
i. Mary Pomeroy Furneaux: Born in 1829 in Brixham.
5. John Pomeroy. (James) Born 23 Oct 1800 in Brixham, Devon, England.
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Third Generation
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6. William Pomeroy. (James, James) Born on 23 May 1817 in Brixham, Devon, England. William died in Crosswell Michigan USA, in 1885; he was 67. William's mother, Susanna Ingram Pomeroy died when William was 16. His father, James, married Jane Wills in 1836 when William was 21, and William went to Nova Scotia when he was in his early twenties. When William's father, James, sold his interest in the family business in Brixham, William was disinherited. The family business would now go to Thomas's son, Thomas. In addition, James left all of his properties and various assets and money to Jane to use until her death, at which time any assets left were to be divided among his surviving children. James made his wife Jane, and his daughter Elizabeth Pottery, co executors.
On 18 Dec 1844 when William was 27, he first married Mildred Pierce in Londonderry, Ireland. Born in 1818 in Londonderry, Ireland. Mildred died in 1864; she was 46.
They had the following children:
i. William James. Born on 17 Dec 1843. William James died in Chattanooga TN, on 9 Apr 1864; he was 20.
9 ii. John Hamilton + (1847-1901)
iii. Henry Winsor. Born in 1849 in Cayuga Ontario.
iv. Margaret Jane. Born in 1852.
v. Thomas Turner +. Born in 1854.
vi. Frederick George +. Born in 1854.
vii. Charles Franklin +. Born in 1861.
On 17 Feb 1865 when William was 47, he second married Helen ROBB.
They had the following children:
i. William Henry. Born in 1866.
ii. Marion Elizabeth. Born in 1868.
iii. James Robb +. Born in 1872.
iv. William +. Born in 1874.
7. John Pomeroy. (Thomas, James)
Born on 18 Nov 1829 in Brixham, Devon, England.
John married EMMA HALL 1848, Tormoham. (Find my Past)
They had one : Charles Pomery bp 1851. Torquay, Devon.
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Fourth Generation
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9. John Hamilton + Pomeroy. Born in 1847 in St Andrews, New Brunswick. John Hamilton + died in 1901; he was 54.
On 12 Feb 1872 when John Hamilton + was 25, he first married Marion ROBB. Born in 1846 in Scotland. Marion died in 1891; she was 45.
They had the following children:
i. William Edward +. Born in 1872.
ii. Marion Stuart. Born in 1875.
iii. John Robb. Born in 1879.
iv. James Francis. Born in 1885.
On 26 Jun 1895 when John Hamilton + was 48, he second married Evangeline COPPERNOLL.
YDNA Research Notes: This family belongs to Haplogroup BY160561, and has a YDNA connection to all of the Pomeroy clusters in Genetic Family B as described by the early Pomeroy Surname Project. Recent (2019) upgrades to Y700 by a members of this Genetic B group, including one from this Brixham family suggests their Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) lived around 1200AD.
That there were earlier Pomeroy ancestors we have no doubt.
The attached genetic tree is a work in progress as several of the family groups have only tested to Y-37 and the charting process (SAPP), works best with results at a higher resolution. SAPP builds a genetic tree based upon the SNPS and STRS mutations found in FTDNA YDNA results.
The solid blue lines in the chart tells us that the computer is confident of the relationships; a thin blue line indicates that there wasn't enough information to make a judgement.
