Devon Land & Taxes

Freeholders Devon  18th Century 

Pomeroy, Daniel       in Haytor Parish - 1733 at  Brixham  and in Teignbridge Parish  at Ashburton in 1741

Pomeroy, Hugh       in Haytor  at Stoke Gabriel - Hugh Esq - who married Anne Hody 

Pomeroy, John       in Colyton at Farway - yeoman in 1741  

Pomeroy John junior in Farway, Freeholder 1763 - Colyton, John , yeoman  1789 

Pomeroy, Joseph      in Hayridge 1751 at Talaton

Pomeroy, William     in  East Budleigh, in Gittisham 1733,  in Colyton a leaseholder in 1751, Farway,  also in Axminster

Pomeroy, Thomas    in Crediton, a  yeoman 1783

Pomeroy, William Thomas in  Parish of Colyton,  a yeoman in Honiton  

Pomeroy William Thomas, gentleman & John Pomeroy, yeoman  in Colyton, in Farway  in 1783

Devon 1798 Land Tax:

Brixham:  Jas (James) Pomeroy: Owner-occupier: tax:   4 shillings 

Brixham:  Roger Pomeroy:  Surveyor. Owner-occupier: £7-0-0.  

Brixham:  Roger Pomeroy,  leased property from Philip Lyde.   6 shillings  

Farway:   Mr. John Pomeroy. Owner-occupier .  Yeoman. Three properties:  £6-8s-6d; £1-15s-0;  17 shillings 7d

Farway:   Mr. John Pomeroy leased property from R. Pit, Esq. £2-18-6

Littleham and Exmouth: (William) Pomeroy: Leased one parcel from a Mr. Farthing,  £1-1-0 and owned the house next door, which he occupied.  1 shillings -1d

Stoke Gabriel: Sarah Pomeroy leased from Sir John Rogers.  2s-0d.  - In 1798  the Roger's family owned Watton, in Stoke Gabriel 

Stoke Gabriel: John Pomeroy Leased from John Combes,   4 shillings -10d 

Sandford, Devon: Thomas Pomeroy: Owner-occupier £1-3s-4d

Tallaton Devon: Joseph Pomeroy , leased £1-1s-8d

Tallaton, Devon: Joshua:  Leased 3 properties : £4-6s-9d; £2-10s-6d and  10 shillings -10d

  Roger Pomeroy of Brixham, tidewaiter (an officer in the Preventive Customs Service who boards ships and watches the landing of goods) circa 1812

Map of Devon here