Ashburton 1599
Residents in Ashburton 1599
Leases of Tenements mentioned in the Exeter Cathedral archive
1636 Mr Townsend granted new lease of tenement at Chewly in Ashburton (also spelt Chevely and Chuleigh) D&C3557 P13
1660 Jo. Short purchased a tenement formerly in the possession of Richard Knowlies D&C3559 P1A
1661 Richard Knowling granted lease of a tenement, provided he pay back rent of £7 to Widow Short D&C3559 PP115-117
1663 Confirmation of lease by George Prowse, vicar of Ashburton, to Thomas Kelly D&C3559 PP386-387
1668 Richard Knowling granted lease of tenement D&C3560 P43
1675 Richard Knowling granted new lease of tenement D&C3560 PP326-327
1689 Confirmation of lease to Richard Knowling D&C3562 PP158-159
1696 Confirmation of grant by John Bastard, vicar of Ashburton, to Richard Knowling of messuage and tenements D&C3563 P30
1696 Richard Knowling granted lease of tenement D&C356328-2
Rate for the relieffe of the Poor
Wardens: John Roger gent and Thomas Arscott.
Overseers of the poor : William Stevens, Thomas Oger, Richard Harell, George Ffabian.
Sir Henry Rolle (1545 -1625) of Stevenstone, eldest son and heir, who married twice:
1st Marriage was to Elizabeth Watts, daughter and heiress of Roger Watts of Somerset, from which marriage were descended his heir to Stevenstone, namely his grandson Denys I Rolle (1614-1638), son of Sir Henry Rolle (d.1617) who predeceased his father.
2nd marriage to Joan Fortescue, daughter of John Fortescue of Fallapit in the parish of East Allington without issue,
Richard Rolle, 2nd son
Valentine Rolle (1545-1624) 3rd son, of Torrington, died without issue.
Alexander Rolle, 4th son, who married Frances Lippingcott, daughter of John Lippingcott of Webbery,[16] Alverdiscott[17]
George Rolle, 5th son, died without issue
Joachim Rolle (d.1638), 6th son, who married Mary Venner (1579-1651), a daughter of William Venner of Hudscott, Chittlehampton. Without progeny.
Robert Rolle (1559-1628), 7th son, died without issue.
John Rolle (b.1563), 8th son, who in 1603 married Phillipa Halse (d.1655), daughter of Richard Halse of Kenedon.
Their eldest son Henry Rolle (1605-1647) of Beam eventually succeeded to the vast Stevenstone estates of his cousin Denys Rolle (1614-1638)
Daughters
Margerie Rolle, married Richard Baker
Honor Rolle, who married in 1569 Thomas Pomeroy (1543-1615) of "Bingley",Beenleigh son and heir of Sir Thomas Pomeroy (1503-1566) who in 1547 sold his ancient inheritance of Berry Pomeroy Castle, formerly caput of the great feudal barony
A mural monument to Joachim Rolle survives in Chittlehampton Church inscribed as follows beneath the Rolle arms and crest:
"Here lyeth the body of Joachim Rolle sonne unto John Rolle of Stevenstone, Esquier, deceased, who married Mary the daughter of William Venner of this parish, gent, deceased, and who departed this life the 30th day of January in the faith of Christ Anno D(omi)ni 1638. As thou art so was I; And as I am so shalt thou be".
1506/7, 1st son of Gilbert Saintclere of East Budleigh by Joan, da. of John Strowbridge of Streathayne in the parish of Colyton.
m. by 1540, Joan, da. of John Ford of Ashburton, prob. 1s. suc. fa. 15 Nov. 1525.1
Capt. Jesus of Lubeck 1545; commr. musters, Devon 1546, relief 1550; j.p. 1547-53.2
The Saintcleres had been seated at Tidwell in East Budleigh since the first half of the 15th century. John Saintclereís father died seised of the manors of Clyst Hydon and Kennerleigh together with 360 acres in Clyst Hydon and Tidwell. His mother was left a life interest in Tidwell, and under his fatherís will Saintclere received an ëiron-bound wain with eight oxení, 100 sheep and a featherbed. He added considerably to his modest patrimony: he married a local heiress, and acquired by purchase other lands near Budleigh from Richard Duke and elsewhere in Devon from the 3rd Marquess of Dorset.3
After his marriage Gilbert Saintclere made his principal home at Ashburton. In 1546 he obtained an 80-year lease of the manor and borough from Bishop Veysey of Exeter. Two years later he supported the claim of the townsmen that the exercise of the town's market belonged to them and not to the guild of St. Lawrence. The issue was a crucial one because John Prideaux, one of the chantry commissioners for Devon, argued that the lease of the market, as a possession of the dissolved guild, was the property of the crown. Prideaux referred the issue to the quarter sessions held at Exeter that October, but evidently lost his case. Saintclere and the townsmen were probably helped by his family's friendship with Sir Thomas Denys, the presiding justice, but their principal champion at Exeter was Nicholas Adams alias BodruganÜ, a lawyer, who argued that Ashburton market was not affected by the terms of the Chantries Act (1 Edw. VI, c. 14).
C16th Ashburton Merchants & Residents mentioned
Most guilds allowed widows to continue in their husbands' trade,
typically around 10% of urban traders were widows.
James Woodlye gent
Peter Brendon gent
John Davis gent
Gawen Sainctler gent
Ffrancis Fforde gent
Sampson Lethebye gent
Leonard Miller
John Lucie de Priestaford
Edward Peeke
Georg Wythicombe
Thomas Ashwick
William Mathew de Somerhill
William Knowlinge de Somerhill
William Stevens
William Warryng de Ledbury
Johan Meacombe widow
Gregorie Meacombe
Roger Caunter
Richard Baren
John Robyns
James Preston
Thomas Leeman
Andrewe Browne
Richard Miller
Henry Fford
Thomas Rich
Thomas Hale
John Hext
Adam Jaxon
Henry Heithfield
Ralfe Bullocke
Richard Grym
Henry Luscombe
Robert Typpett
Bauden Gaye
Nicholas Cater
Bartholomew Aishridge
Paschen Paidge
William Patye
Richard Nosworthy
Walter Band
John Wyndeat
Edward Wreyford
John Wilmett
William Nosworthy
Henry Berrye
William Stronge
Ursula Muchell
Thomas Muchell
John Tozer gent
John Casteldon
Jane Ffurse widow
Henry Ffurse
John Ffurse de Waye
Mawd Berrye widow
Christopher Berrye
John Ffurse de Alston
Alexander Meacombe
Elizabeth Wreyford widow
Chrystofer Meacombe
William Warringe de Caten
George Knowling
William Knowling pewterer
John Pryme
John Hale
Thomas Oger
William Tolchard
William Miller
John Langworthye
William Shorte
George Cruse
William Tailer
Richard Christofer
Lawrence Ffrinde
Thomas Adiscote
Henry Crocker
Mary Cole widow
Julian Baren widow
Henry Whytwaie
William Luscombe
Henry Hole
John Tayler Senr
John Tayler Junr
Katheryne Fford widowe
Peternell Ffurse widowe
William Ffurse
Edward Ffurse
Johan Fayrmouth widow
Philip Eales
Georg Reynell
John Cooch
Richard Harell
Mrs Townesend
Thomas Tonye
Thomas Denband
Christian Kelly widow
Christofer Kelly
Ellerye Luscombe widow
William Vinch (Ffinch)
Thomas Leere
Thomas Eale
John Tooker cutler
Bartholomew Ashwick
John Wreyford
John Woolcote
John Blundle
John Tucker
Gregorye Collings
Lawrence Abraham
John Quinte
Christofer Caunter
John Caunter
Christofer Ffrinch
Thomas Gotham
Philip Caunter widow
Christofer Shirwill
Philip Bicham
Edward Balle
Davy Reene
Richard Knowling
Christofer Preston
Barnibe Hals
John Halye
William Byrt
Bernard Dolbear
Thomas Hanaford
Alexander Shapter
Christofer Whitewaye
Robert Bound
Nicholas Pryne
Ezechiell Casteldon
William Caun
Henrye Dolber
John Ffrend Senr
John Ffrend Jnr
Thomas Ffursman
William Ffursman
Mathew Adam
Nicholas Ffursman
Thomas Harris
John Dolber Jnr
William Brigeman
Christofer Lange
Roger Denband
Henry Denband
John Ffursman
John Bound
Nicholas Knowlinge
George Ffabian
William Mathew Snr
John Dolbear Snr