Roger Pomeroy, M.P. Baptised on 20 Sept 1626 , 2nd son of Valentine Pomeroy by his 2nd wife Margaret Whiddon whose 1st son Valentine born to his 1st wife in 1621 had died as a baby, his mother Lucy Reynell having died shortly after his birth.
Roger , executor to his mothers will and hier to his cousin Hugh of Sandridge , Roger became head of the Pomeroy family whose antiquity make the Courtenays look like newcomers and the Seymours rank usurpers.
His ancestor is recorded in Domesday Book as holding 59 manors in chief, and between 1377 and 1413 the family regularly represented the county. However they failed to weather the political and economic storms of the 16th century, and in 1547 Berry Pomeroy, their principal residence, was sold to the Seymours.3
He was a minor in 1645 -his marriage to Joan Wylls or Willis daughter of Elias of Saltash- has not been found on-line
MP for Dartmouth 1685 Commr. for assessment, Devon 1673-80, Justice of Peace 1678-89, freeman, Dartmouth 1684, Totnes 1688; mayor, Tiverton June-Oct. 1688. Died 1708
Roger Pomeroy remained a J.P. throughout the civil wars, and in 1685 he was returned as a Tory for Dartmouth, three miles from his residence. He was appointed only to two committees in James II’s Parliament, to recommend expiring laws for revival and to consider the bill for this purpose. He seems to have been the only Devon Protestant to give unqualified affirmative answers to the lord lieutenant’s questions on the repeal of the Tests and the Penal Laws.
However he was not popular among his constituents, who were reported in 1688 to be ready to elect any court candidate except Pomeroy and John Beare.
A non-juror under William III, he is unlikely to have stood again, though he was restored to the commission of the peace in 1703. He was buried on 23 July 1708 at Stoke Gabriel, to which he gave a communion flagon.
Joan Wylles & Roger Pomeroy were married at St Germans . seen right
her mother was
Joane Dawbyn daughter of Nicolas DAWBYN was 1st married William Body in St Germans on 14 Feb 1613. He died d in 1616 OLPC/Cornwall
Joan widow William Body was married by licence to Elias Wills Esq on 2 Jul 1616 at St Stephens by Saltash
Joan & Elias Wills had children- only 2 of the boys are recorded in OPC/C
Peter & Elias twins Bb 1616 OPC/Cornwall
Margery Bb 1620
Elizabeth Bb 1623
Joan Bb 1625 who married Roger Pomeroy in about 1650.
Elias Wills Died in 1625 - his Will in OLPC/Cornwall shows considerable wealth. His main residence was Wearde House. Today it is a large farm, the last vestige of a great house that burned down in about 1906 . What remains is a small part of much larger house, a pair of flanking pavilions. The interior sounds very grand with excellent plasterwork ceiling with cherubs, Neptune & representation of the seasons. (thought to be c 1766).
The mother of Joan wife of Roger Pomeroy was Joan Daubyn widow of Willaim Body & Elias Willys & s a lady independent wealth with considerable income & property in her dowry
Her last husbamd, Thomas Wyvell , was a gentleman possible a merchant of Saltash
source http://www.trease.org.uk/traies/txt/txw00.htm
Weard Farm on Weard Lane St Stephen By Saltash - a mere wing of the original much larger house
Stoke Gabriel Church
Left is a memorial to Joan Pomeroy in Stoke Gabriel Church-
Crest 3 lions passant engrailed with
the Lion Rampant engrailed of Pomeroy
photograph taken in 2011 by David Harper who contributes to Geograph
Joan's mother was Joan Dawbyn her father was Elias Wills.
Her husband Elias Wills left everything of significance to his wife, both his property & income ...the whole yerely profitts of all my lands in landrake in Cornwall aforesaid with my rents there and elsewhere untill such tyme as my Sonne Peter aforesaid shall have attained to the age of one and Twentie yeares
Brixham: 1490: Gift from Richard Pomeroy to John Wyvell and William his son of the manor of Down Thomas and the wardship of John Barnehouse 1 August 6 Henry VII (1490)
Before 1496 Richard’s daughter Elizabeth married William Barnhowse of Kingston in Staverton
Reference:1221/1
Description: aCartulary of land in the manor of Down Thomas and Plympton. Compiled in the early to mid sixteenth century probably on behalf of John Wyvell, John Casswill and John Barnehouse as proof of title to the services and dues on the land. The document recites deeds, inquisitions and papers associated with the rights of the property from 1294 - 1519. Recitals are in Latin and French.
1486/93 John Wevell or Wyvell and Cristyan Prall his wife & sister of Thomas Gill (Gile)), (NAI C1/111/38) and John Wulston, son of Johane Wolston, daughter of the said Jane. v. Thomas Pomerey and Agnes, his wife:
Detention of deeds relating to a messuage and land in Great Totnes, Bowdon, Ashprington, and Langton, late belonging to Thomas Gill, the younger, late of Hacch Arundell.: Devon
John Carswell of Totnes (Tottones) and John Wolston of Staverton, heirs of Thomas Gyll the younger, esq., late of Hatche Arundell. v. Agnes( Bowring) late the wife of Thomas Pomeray, esq.:
Charters, muniments, &c. concerning a messuage and lands in M ...., Bowden (Bowdon), Ashprington (Aschprengton ) and Langdon:(with writ annexed). 23 Henry VII: (1505) Early Chancery Proceedings-Bundle 13.
ROGER POMEROY Bb Sept 1629 Sole heir of cousin Hugh of Tregony married Jane Willis Wyvell of Saltash daughter of Elias Willis B 15 Feb 1625 St Stephen by Saltash died 13 Jul 1660 Stoke Gabriel. Roger died 1708 Stoke Gabriel.
Oliver Wivell of Marystow, the father of Thomas Wivell of Wiveliscombe (the country seat near
Saltash/St Germans in Cornwall NOT the Somerset village) whose lineage ended with his death in 1632.
North Petherwin parish registers prior to 1653 have not survived. Bishops Transcripts from 1611-1673 and from 1676 onwards have survived.
Currently apart from Wills, only records available on-line have been inspected, namely :-
Baptism records from BTs for period 1676 - 1772 (available on IGI)
Burial records from 1672 - 1864 (available from Cornwall OPC database (COD))
Other possible sources of information yet to be inspected include:-
Baptism, marriage, and burial records from 1611-1673 from BTs.
Baptism, marriage, and burial records from 1653 from parish registers or transcripts thereof
Church accounts (exist in a very fragile state back to early 16th century)
Property Records
1524 Subsidy, 1543 Subsidy, 1581 Subsidy
Thomas Wivill
1st married Thomasine Whitford they had 1 daughter Frances Wivell who married Gifford Wills
2nd married Joan Dawbyn widow Body & of Elias Wills in 1618
Joan & Elias Wills had 8 children only 2 of the boys are in OPC/C
Peter = 1616 OPC/Cornwall
Elias 1618 OPC/Cornwall
Margery 1620
Eliz. 1623
Joan = 1625 married Roger Pomeroy
Francis 1631
Cath. 1632
Joan Dawbyn Body Wills 3rd marriage was to Thomas Wivill in 1628
Frances Wyvell was the daughter and heir of Thomas Wyvell, of Wyvellscombe, gent., and Thomasine his wife, whose burial is recorded in these Registers as Thomasine, wife of Thomas Wyvell, gent,, buried 9th May, 1598.
By this marriage Wyvellscombe came to the Wills family.'
: 'Wills of Landrake, now of Saltash, whose family, in the visitation of 1620, are traced five generations before that period,
married the heiress of the ancient family of Wyvel or Wyvells of Wivelscomb in St. Stephen's, near Saltash.
The present representative of both families is Francis Wills, Esq. of Saltash.' (Magna Britannia: volume 3: Cornwall (1814)
1605 i. 8Jun 1605. St Stephens by Saltash Frances, wife of Gifford Wills, gent. (HCN)
NOTE: Year 1604 (VC)