A DESCENT from 960 AD
Roger, de Capra of Pomerai was the father of Ranulph Pomerai &
father of William Chievre ( William the Goat)
father of William Chievre ( William the Goat)
A bronze tablet of the ancient church at Dives, Normandy, bears the the names of William Duke of Normandy whose Companions include
Guillaume (William) Chievre or La Chevre and his half brother Raoul de la Pomerai.
Roger La Maniche Chievre Abbey of St. Mary du Val, Bayeaux was born in 960.
The Battle Abbey roll, had some account of the Norman lineages
in which Guillaume La Chevre and Raoul de La Pommeraie both appear
in which Guillaume La Chevre and Raoul de La Pommeraie both appear
Roger Capra & Petronella his wife and William Capra his son ....
Anglo-Norman French "chivere, chevre", she-goat, from the Latin "capra" as seen in the Capra crest
Anglo-Norman French "chivere, chevre", she-goat, from the Latin "capra" as seen in the Capra crest
'General Index: C, D, E, F, G', in Calendar of Documents Preserved in France 918-1206, ed. J Horace Round (London, 1899), pp. 564-595. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/france/918-1206/pp564-595
The Notre-Dame church in Dives-sur-Mer on Normandy is an 11th century Romanesque church associated with the story of William the Conqueror. Engraved in the stone above the church porch, you can read the names of William the Conqueror's 475 companions
Inside the Church of Notre Dame a list established in the 19th century details William’s closest companions, those who took part in the Battle of Hastings. ‘… At the foot of the hillside, at the mouth of the River Dives, Duke William gathered together the fleet that was to transport his powerful armed forces towards the English coast… after having camped for a month on these banks before embarking…’.
It includes Guillaume (William) Chievre or La Chevre and Raoul (Ralf or Ralph) de la Pommeraie.
William Chievre received the Honour of Bradninch and his brother Ralph the Honour of Berry, both in Devonshire.
According to Thomas Cheevers
“Calendar of Documents, France’ describes Roger as ROGER CAPRA, and gives his wife’s name as Petronilla.
His theory is that the family name was Capra and Roger's sons were William, who became Chievre, which translates as 'Goat' , whilst Ralph became de Pomerai. Both probably applied for the purpose of identification.The family's place of residence at la Pommeraye, 14 kilometres west of Falaise, Calvados, Normandy. sister Beatrice was Abbess of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Michael’s Mount, Cornwall.
there was also another brother “Hughe” mentioned on the tablet at Dives
Roger, the father of William Chievre and Ralf Pomeroy by R. Thomas Cheevers.
The Devonshire Press Ltd., Higher Fleet Street, Torquay
Roger, the Father of William Chievre and Ralf Pomeroy.-
The main purpose of this note is to reveal the discovery, or rediscovery, of the common ancestor in Normandy of two families whose origins have previously been traced back only to the founders in England. Also included are some general observations of interest concerning the history of both families…
Following the Invasion and Conquest of England by William the Conqueror the lands of the English were granted to the Companions of the Conqueror. In A.D. 1068 the rich lands of south-western England fell to the Normans. Among the Companions of the Conqueror who shared in the spoils were two brothers who had come in with the Conquest. They were granted lands in Devon and were founders of two extant families. Their names are recorded on the bronze tablet of the ancient church at Dives, Normandy, which bears the names of some of the known Companions of the Conqueror who embarked from Dives. They were Guillaume (William) Chievre or La Chevre and Raoul (Ralf or Ralph) de la Pommeraie.
William received the Honour of Bradninch and his brother Ralph the Honour of Berry Pommeraie, both in Devonshire. William’s descendants were known variously as Chevre, Chever, Chevyr, Chevyrs, Chevers Chivers and Cheevers etc. The form Chevers. is derived from the original Norman .Chievre. through a variation of the original, viz .Cheever. . The .s. comes from the apostrophes of Chever’s son., i.e son of Chever.
Ralph.s descendants were known variously as de La Pommeraie, de Pomerio, de la Pomerai, Pomaria, and Pomeroy etc. The form Pomeroy is derived from the original .Pommeraie. and is probably a straight Anglicisation of the name.
…The English descendants of Ralph are known today as Pomeroy and include the peerage Pomeroys, the Viscounts Harberton.
… Ralph’s surname was derived from .la Pommeraie., i.e., -the Orchard- at the family.s place of residence at la Pommeraye, 14 kilometres west of Falaise, Calvados, Normandy. The designation .de la Pommerair was probably applied to Ralph for the purpose of identification only. From a geographical significance it became a surname and later part of the compound place name Berry Pomeroy. (The Crests and Arms of some branches of the Pomeroy family show a rampant lion holding between the paws an apple. The connection between the apple and the Orchard is obvious.
Both brothers are recorded in Domesday Book as tenants-in-chief of the Crown. Domesday Book having been written in Latin William’s surname is recorded as “Capra” and Ralph is recorded as ”Pomaria”. He is also recorded in addition to his direct holdings from the Crown as a sub-tenant of his brother William.
…With no similarity in the names of William’s and Ralph’s descendants and no similarity in their arms and crests, it would appear that there was no connection between the two families; yet despite the difference in surnames etc. the descendants of William Capra or Chievre and Ralph Pomaria or Pomeroy are members of the SAME family.
… Nothing was known of the pre-Conquest ancestry of the family.
In the Victoria County History of Devonshire William is listed as William Capra with the note that he is recorded as Chievre in the Exchequer Book. An interesting footnote to the article relating to William stated that he was the brother of Ralf de Pomeroy.
Mention is also made of their sister Beatrix (Beatrice) who was one of his sub-tenants. In supplement V11 of the Devonshire Association Transactions she is described as William’s sister and like her brother she is surnamed Capra.
My great satisfaction in identifying a brother (Ralf) and a sister (Beatrice) of my family’s first recorded ancestor in England prompted me to endeavour to trace my family back beyond William.
The Cheevers family had not been traced beyond William Chievre but it seemed possible that the records of the Pomeroy branch of the family might provide additional information regarding the family’s ancestry. William and Ralf being brothers, the ancestry of one brother would naturally apply to the other.
Unfortunately the peerage works I consulted did not trace the Pomeroy family back beyond “Ralph de la Pomeria”, founder of the Devon and Cornwall branches of the Pomeroy family and ancestors of the Viscounts Harberton.
In the History and Genealogy of the Pomeroy Family, Vols.1 & 11 published in 1912 and Part 111 in 1922, the author Colonel Albert A. Pomeroy traces the family back to Radulphus De La Pommeraie., the ancestor of the Pomeroy’s in England.
Brief mention of Ralph’s brother William is found in Vol.1 and Part 111 where he is designated as “Capra”, “Chevre” and “Chievre”. Another Brother “Hughe”, and their sister “Beatrice” are also mentioned.
Most interesting of all is the tantalizingly brief mention of the father of William and Ralph - Roger- who is described by Colonel Pomeroy as being recorded, with his son William Capra, as a benefactor to the Abbey of St.Mary Du Val, Normandy.
The Colonel refers in a note to page 536 of the “Calendar of Documents, France” as the Documentary source of this statement. At least three times in his work Colonel Pomeroy refers to Roger, as not having a surname, but consultation of the Calendar of Documents preserved in France illustrative of the history of Great Britain and Ireland., page 536, Vol.1, A.D. 918-1206, reveals two glaring omissions by Colonel Pomeroy.
Although the “Calendar of Documents, France” does not record Roger’s gift to the Abbey in full, but merely mentions it in parenthesis, I discovered that Roger did indeed have a surname and I also learned the name of his wife; two very important details in the history of both families which were either overlooked or ignored by Colonel Pomeroy.
In the Latin records of Normandy Roger the ancestor of the Chevers and Pomeroy families, is described as “Capra” and his son William and daughter Beatrice are both described in English (Norman) Latin records as “Capra.” From the fact that the Chievre surname was used by Roger and his son William and daughter Beatrice, it may be concluded that the English Pomeroys would have borne the same surname had not Ralph and his descendants been known as of “the Orchard.”
From the History and Genealogy of the Pomeroy Family we learn that Beatrice was sub-tenant of her brothers William and Ralph. Following the Conquest she was Abbess of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Michael’s Mount, Cornwall.
This association with St. Michael’s Mount by the Chievre branch of the family was followed about a century later by an interesting association with the Mount by the Pomeroy branch of the family. One of Beatrice’s Pomeroy kinsmen, one Henry de Pomeroy, was a staunch supporter of Prince John against his brother King Richard I. Henry Pomeroy was forced to flee to St. Michael’s Mount where he held out until capture was inevitable. St.Michael’s Mount then became the scene of a most unusual suicide. Rather than face capture and death at the hands of the executioner and subsequent confiscation of his estates Henry called in his surgeon and had himself bled to death
Both the Irish Cheevers and the English Pomeroy branches of the families attained Peerage honours. In Ireland Edward Cheevers the Head of the family, was raised to the Peerage as Viscount Mount Leinster and Baron of Bannow, 23 August 1689,by James II. Lord Mount Leinster served as A.D.C. to his Majesty at the Battle of the Boyne and accompanied the King into exile to France where his Lordship died in 1709.
In England Arthur Pomeroy was elevated to the Peerage as Baron Harberton, 10 October 1783, and was advanced to a Viscouncy, 5 July, 1791. The Viscounts Harberton descend from the Pomeroys of Ingesdon (now Ilsington), Devon. Both family surnames, Chevers and Pomeroy, have survived down through the centuries as place names. In Devon the name Pomeroy has Been perpetuated by the village and castle of Berry Pomeroy.
In Ireland the name Cheevers has been perpetuated by the Townland of Cheeverstown, Co.Dublin and Cheeverstown Castle. The Down survey map of the Barony of Uppercross, 1655, the Census of Ireland, 1659 and the Book of Survey and Distribution (date about 1660) all give the old form of .Ballycheevers..
Some branches of both families can claim royal descent. The Pomeroy royal descent is somewhat circumstantial, according to one source Goslin, son of Ralph Pomeroy, married a natural daughter of King Henry 1 named Rohais. Still Another source states that Goslin.s wife Emma .appears. to have been one of the natural daughters of Henry 1.
The Chevers royal descent is traced from the marriage of Sir Walter Chevers, of Ballyhealy, Co.Wexford, and Lady Eleanor St. Lawrence, daughter of Nicholas St. Lawrence, 16th Baron of Howth, and a direct descendant of King Edward III.
Lady Eleanor possessed a double descent from King Edward I by virtue of her descent from John of Gaunt, son of Edward III and great-grandson of Edward I, and by descent from Edmund, Earl of Kent, son of Edward I.
Descent can be traced by the two families not only from two Companions of the Conqueror, but by virtue of their royal descent from the Conqueror himself.
R. Thomas Cheevers.
BHOL British History on Line
1455. Charter of Goslin de Pomeria, giving, with consent of Emma his wife, and his sons, Henry, Roger, Philip, Goslin, and Ralph —by the hand of Richard bishop of Bayeux —the church of St. Mary du Val (que dicitur (fn. 22) Valle) to the canons there serving God, according to the rule of St. Augustine, in cloistered community, with all that follows: 60 acres in the parish of St. Omer, etc. … and half his swine and those of his heirs, when killed (occisionem porcorum) in Normandy, and the tithe of his mares in Normandy and England and 40 shillings sterling (de Esterlins) from the rents (gablo) of Berry-Pomeroy (Bercium) every year on August 1, and the church and tithe of Berry, etc. and in England (sic) the tithe of his swine and of his mills of Berry etc. … and in England a manor called [Canon] Teign (Tigneam), and his chaplainry in England, namely, the tithe of wool, and cheese, and porkers, and lambs at Ottery (Otrevum), and all belonging to his chaplainry (capellarie (fn. 23) ) in England etc. … (Other gifts in Normandy by William son of Payn and Richard his son, a canon of the abbey, by Roger Capra, with consent of his wife Petronilla and son William, etc.)
Canonteign Manor is today a rather magnificent Elizabethan House . The property came into the possession of the feudal barony de la Pomeroy , when St Mary du Val, Bayeux was granted to the Canons of the Augustinian Abbey of St Mary du Val, Bayeux, Normandy, by Jocelyn de la Pomeray, son of Ranulph, in about 1125; as is evidenced by the following charter of the Augustinian Abbey of St Mary du Val, Bayeux, published in 1899 by J. Horace Round in his Calendar of Documents Preserved in France: 918-1206
Gift by Goslin de Pomeria to St. Mary of the fee of Robert son of Maheld of Tot [14 acres of land]. Gift of William, son of Payn, by consent of his son Richard and permission of his wife, etc. …
Anno Dominice incarnationis MCXXV (1125 )… confirmata est hec carta a Goslino de Pomeria, Emmaque uxore sua etc. … annuente Ricardo de Tornebuto in cujus feodo ecclesia fundata est.
Charter of Goslin de Pomeria, giving, with consent of Emma his wife, and Henry, Roger, Philip, Goslin, and Ralph his sons,—by the hand of Richard bishop of Bayeux —the church of St. Mary du Val (que diciturRectius: de Valle.” Valle) to the canons there serving God, according to the rule of St. Augustine, in cloistered community, with all that follows: 60 acres in the parish of St. Omer, etc. … and half his swine and those of his heirs, when killed (occisionem porcorum) in Normandy, and the tithe of his mares in Normandy and England and 40 shillings sterling (de Esterlins) from the rents (gablo) of Berry-Pomeroy (Bercium) every year on August 1, and the church and tithe of Berry, etc. and in England (sic) the tithe of his swine and of his mills of Berry etc. … and in England a manor called [Canon] Teign (Tigneam), and his chaplainry in England, namely, the tithe of wool, cheese, porkers & lambs at Ottery (Otrevum), and all belonging to his chaplainry (capellarie ) in England etc. …
(Other gifts in Normandy by William son of Payn and Richard his son, a canon of the abbey, by Roger Capra, with consent of his wife Petronilla and son William, etc.)
Testibus istis: Goslino de Pomeria cum filiis suis, Henrico, Rogerio, Philippo, Goslino; et Willelmo filio Pagani, cum filiis suis; et Hugone de Rosello, et Christino de Olleyo; Willelmo filio Ricardi; Waltero de Petra ficta; Willelmo de Rosello; Willelmo de Braio; Goslino de Braio; Roberto Buzone; Roberto de Curcell[is].
Gift by Goslin de Pomeria to St. Mary of the fee of Robert son of Maheld of Tot [14 acres of land]. Gift of William, son of Payn, by consent of his son Richard and permission of his wife, etc. …
Anno Dominice incarnationis 112 … confirmata est hec carta a Goslino de Pomeria, Emmaque uxore sua etc. … annuente Ricardo de Tornebuto in cujus feodo ecclesia fundata est.
1167. Charter of Henry bishop of Bayeux, notifying that Henry de Pomeria the younger has confirmed in his presence all the gifts of Goslin de Pomeria and Henry his son to St. Mary du Val, in advowsons and other possessions both in Normandy and England. And moreover, so far as lies in his power, he has granted, before him, to St. Mary du Val and the canons there all his right of advowson and presentation, both in Normandy and England, which grant the bishop confirms so far as he is concerned.
His testibus: magistro Ranville (sic) cancellario; domino Nicholao priore de Plessecio; Henrico de Somagvillo (sic); Hugone de Herouvilla; Willelmo Bubarel, et pluribus aliis. Hec autem donatio facta est anno ab incarnatione Domini MoCoLXVIIo, sicut charta eis testatur.
Testibus istis: Goslino de Pomeria cum filiis suis, Henrico, Rogerio, Philippo, Goslino; et Willelmo filio Pagani, cum filiis suis; et Hugone de Rosello, et Christino de Olleyo; Willelmo filio Ricardi; Waltero de Petra ficta; Willelmo de Rosello; Willelmo de Braio; Goslino de Braio; Roberto Buzone; Roberto de Curcell[is].
Joscelinus son of Ranulphus married Emma and had 5 sons
The family were still deeply connected to their Norman roots and obligations
date 1125
Charter of Goslin de Pomeria, giving, with consent of Emma his wife, and Henry, Roger, Philip, Goslin, and Ralph his sons,—by the hand of Richard bishop of Bayeux —the church of St. Mary du Val (que dicitur Rectius: de Valle.” Valle) to the canons there serving God, according to the rule of St. Augustine, in cloistered community, with all that follows: 60 acres in the parish of St. Omer, etc. … and half his swine and those of his heirs, when killed (occisionem porcorum) in Normandy, and the tithe of his mares in Normandy and England and 40 shillings sterling (de Esterlins) from the rents (gablo) of Berry-Pomeroy (Bercium) every year on August 1, and the church and tithe of Berry, etc. and in England (sic) the tithe of his swine and of his mills of Berry etc. … and in England a manor called [Canon] Teign (Tigneam), and his chaplainry in England, namely, the tithe of wool, and cheese, and porkers, and lambs at Ottery (Otrevum), and all belonging to his chaplainry (capellarie (trans.: “capellane.) ) in England
(Other gifts in Normandy by William son of Payn and Richard his son, a canon of the abbey, by Roger Capra, with consent of his wife Petronilla and son William, etc.)
Testibus istis: Goslino de Pomeria cum filiis suis, Henrico, Rogerio, Philippo, Goslino; et Willelmo filio Pagani, cum filiis suis; et Hugone de Rosello, et Christino de Olleyo; Willelmo filio Ricardi; Waltero de Petra ficta; Willelmo de Rosello; Willelmo de Braio; Goslino de Braio; Roberto Buzone; Roberto de Curcell[is].
Gift by Goslin de Pomeria to St. Mary of the fee of Robert son of Maheld of Tot [14 acres of land]. Gift of William, son of Payn, by consent of his son Richard and permission of his wife, etc. …
Anno Dominice incarnationis MCXXV ( 1125) confirmata est hec carta a Goslino de Pomeria, Emmaque uxore sua etc. … annuente Ricardo de Tornebuto in cujus feodo ecclesia fundata est.
1167. (Trans. Vol. III.p. 423.) . Charter of Henry bishop of Bayeux, notifying that Henry de Pomeria the younger has confirmed in his presence all the gifts of Goslin de Pomeria and Henry his son to St. Mary du Val, in advowsons and other possessions both in Normandy and England.
And moreover, so far as lies in his power, he has granted, before him, to St. Mary du Val and the canons there all his right of advowson and presentation, both in Normandy and England, which grant the bishop confirms so far as he is concerned.
His testibus: magistro Ranville (sic) cancellario; domino Nicholao priore de Plessecio; Henrico de Somagvillo (sic); Hugone de Herouvilla; Willelmo Bubarel, et pluribus aliis. Hec autem donatio facta est anno ab incarnatione Domini MCLXVII (1167) sicut charta eis testatur.
Radalphus Pomeroy. Born abt 1030. Radalphus died bef 1100. Came to England with William Duke of Normandy
Gocelinus Pomeroy. Born abt 1075. Gocelinus died aft 1135 married Emma.
1st Henry Pomeroy. Born bef 1125. Henry died bef 1167 married Rohese daughter of Syblel dau of Robert Corbet. Rohesia Fitz Henry was sister of Reginald Earl of Cornwall and one of many mistresses of King Henry I . This king acknowledged his illegitimate children. and provied marriages and titles for them.
Rohesia brought a dowry which included Ridwary or Roseworthy in Gwithian in West Penwith, in the far west of Cornwall.
2nd Henry Pomeroy. Born abt 1146. Henry I died in 1207. married 1st Matilda De Vitrei. and seems to have had his son Henry by her;
his 2nd wife was Rohesia Bardolf . After Henry died Rohesia's 2nd husband was John Russell who paid a bride price of £100 for the privilege. After Russell's death, in 1122, she was given licence to marry whomever she chose. Further research shows that in the 12th century John Russell of Kingston Russell was a household knight of King John, however his pedigree does not apparently descend to the later 16th century John Russell, Earl of Bedford, despite the existence of historical writings and pedigrees to the contrary.
These are now considered an invention with linkages invented by someone for the later lord John Russell, who wanted a noble line back to the Conquest in order to justify his acquired position. This other Lord John Russell, who did become Earl of Bedford, was born ABT 1485, son of James Russell of Berwick, a family of moderate standing - a clever young man he climbed up through society as only the men of that time could. He married Anne Sapcote dau. of Sir Guy Sapcote of Hunts. He became 1st Earl of Bedford (c.1485-1554/5), & Lord Lieutenant of Devon and with the Dissolution of the Monasteries his portfolio of properties grew when Henry VIII gave him huge grants of monastic lands across Devon & elsewhere with Canonteign Manor & Tavistock Abbey were amongst them.
The 2nd Henry Pomeroy was Constable of Normandy, a household knight of King Henry I (1100-1135) and named as one of the constables in the king's household s in the Constitutio Domus Regis. He was a leader of the king's household troops on several occasions, notably in 1124 at the Battle of Bourgtheroulde, about ten miles southwest of Rouen and Died pre-1165.
1166 Henry gave lands to the Priory of St Nicholas in Exeter. He accounted for £80 6s 8d for the fine for his lands and paid £29 7s 8 for his knights fees in England.
1193 Sir Henry de la Pomeroy in the reign of King Richard, captured and fortified St Michaels Mount on behalf of Prince John He apparently killed himself in 1194 rather than face King Richard's wrath.
His brother Josceline was tried for High Treason and forced to become a monk at Forde Abbey. When king Richard I died in 1199 Josceline left Forde abbey & retired to his lands at Tale in Payhembury which were ancestral lands held since Domesday.
3rd Henry Pomeroy. Born in 1173. died in 1216. Visitations & Powley disagree but she seems to have been Alice de Vernon, dau. of William de REVIERS, 5th Earl of Devon & NOT Alice de Vere dau of Robert 3rd Earl of Oxford one of the Magna Carta barons
4th Henry Pomeroy. Born in 1187. died bef 3 Nov 1220.wife Johanna de Vautort of Tremerton in Saltash, Cornwall
5th Henry Pomeroy. Born in 1210. married Margery de Vernon. Born abt 1215. Margery died aft 1253. Henry died in Holy Land 1235/1236.
6th Henry Pomeroy. Born 1232/1236. died bef 12 Jul 1281. Ist married Isabella de Bath or Bathonia Born bef 1252. Isabella died abt 1332.
2ndl wife Iseult de Pyn , widow of Sir Roger de Bodrugan . His 1st wife Isabel was the mother of his son and heir, Henry de Pomeroy, born in 1265. Presumably Isabel de Bath was nearly related to the John de Bath, of Suffolk, for whom Henry de Pomeroy mainperned in 1268." (Ref; Douglas Richardson posting on Gen-Medieval) His 2nd wife gave him a daughter Joan who married Champernowne
7th Sir Henry Pomeroy. Born in 1265 in Tregony, Cornwall. died in 1305. wife Amica de Camville daughter of Sir Geoffrey de Camville & wife Maud de Bryan, daughter of Sir Guy de Bryan, They had 1 son Sir William, 2nd Lord Camville & their daughter Amica, who as widow Pomeroy married Sir William Martin, 1st Lord Martin.
8th Sir Henry Pomeroy. Born abt 1291 died on 22 Oct 1367. 1st wife Joan Moels by whom he had 5 sons
2nd wife Elizabeth widow of Roger Carminowne possibly a Courtenay of Powderham by whom he had a daughter Elizabeth who may have married OliverCarminowe
5 sons ( 1st son was 9th Henry the heir , 2nd William, 3rd Nicholas, 4th John, 5th Thomas who married Johan their son was William & his son, grandson, born about 1388 was Edward who married Margaret Beville circa 1404
9th Henry Pomeroy married Emmot family unknown; only a single record mentions her ;
His son was John married Joanna de Merton widow Baunfeld and died without heirs of his body'. Edward was his nominated heir.
The next Baron Pomeroy was Thomas Pomeroy Esq of Buckerell ,son of Robert Pomeroy of Buckerell the cadet line in East Devon. In 1388 Thomas made an illicit marriage, without consent of the king, to Joanna Chudleigh widow of 1st Sir John St Aubyn d 1383 - 2 daughters ; 2nd widow of Sir Phillip de Bryan d 1387 without children. who was either betrothed or secretly married to William Amyas at the time; Johanna gave Thomas one daughter Isabella who died after her mother 1423 and before her father 1426; For his illegal marriage Thomas was fined and the priest was reproved . He was pardoned 1389 and knighted in 1400 a King's Knight.
After his death in 1426 the barony reverted to its proper line.
Edward Pomeroy Esq . son of son of William son of 5th Thomas Born ca 1377 in Devon. Edward died on 3 May 1446. wife Margaret Beville
2 sons of record Henry and John
1st son - 10th Sir Henry Pomeroy son of Edward married 1st Alice Raleigh by whom he had 5 children 4 sons & 2 daughters ;
by Henry's 1st wife, Alice who died before 1478 , the line continues at Berry Pomeroy .
Sir St Clere Pomeroy Married 1462 to Catherine Courtenay ; died after the Battle of Tewkesbury in May 1471
2nd son Sir Richard became Baron Pomeroy in 1481 was heir after 1471 ; married 1st Lady Anne; 2nd Elizabeth Densill, Lady Fortescue-
It was Richard who completed the building of the castle at Berry Pomeroy probably started by his father and finished around 1480
3rd son was Thomas Pomeroy of Cheriton Bishop who married Agnes Kelloway daughter of Joanna Barrett & William Kelloway of Sherbourne
4th John, about who we know little
Agnes/Anne who married 3times Budockshide; Stukely & Maleverer;
Elizabeth who married Humphrey Courtenay of Powderham the brother of Catherine who married St Clere
2nd wife was Anna Cammel widow of William Barrett by whom she had a daughter Joanna Barrett; & widow of Thomas Glynn of Hacche Arundell near Kingsbridge. Henry & Anna had no recorded children but there may have been a son Henry , She died 1481 and Henry in 1487.
2nd son John of Cornwall son of Edward & his wife Margaret Beville -
The Cornish Cadet line - Sir John Pomeroy Cornwall. Born ca 1416 in Cornwall.
Robert Pomeroy esq. Born abt 1442 in Devon married Elizabeth Beaumont who brough Ingsdon in her dowry . Elizabeth was 19 years old when her father died in 1471. Robert died on 3 Jan 1517.
Sinclere Pomeroy of Ingesdon. Born abt 1461 in Ilsington, Devon, England. Sinclere died before his father before 1517. married Johanna Younge
John Pomeroy the younger. Born bef 1485 in Ilsington, Devon, England. John died on 16 Jun 1532 .wife unknown
several sons , invisible in Visitations , Christopher,( who is mentioned ) Hugh, Henry and John.
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