Somerset
Somerset
North Wyke, "One messuage and four furlongs of land in North Wyke. (Could this be Rowden?)
3799M-0/ET/2/36 Date: 1376 Week. Grant for life. John of la Pomeray son of Henry of la Pomeray to 2. Stephen ate Brygg 3799M-0/ET/2/37 Date: 1396 Week. Lease for 60 years; John of la Pomeray knt., and Johanna his wife: to 2. Thomas Glaas:
This could be Week the barton Farm a mile form Berry Pomeroy
c 1/944 Date 1538-1544: Somerset. Alice Wyke, sister of Anne whose 2nd marriage was to Richard Pomeroy of Totnes widower of Elenor Coker, the daughters of William Wykes: Alice married Humphrey Barnehous.
Humphrey BARNEHOUS, husband of Alice, daughter of William Wykes of Nynehead, v. William WYKES, son and executor of the said William.: Money promised to complainant on his marriage by the said William, who died possessed of the manor of Withiel Florey (Withyll) and lands there and in Ilchester, Uphill, Matcombe (i.e. Mackham, near Dunkeswell ?), and Hemyock.: SOMERSET, & DEVON.
Richard Pomeroy, esq of Totnes merchant and man of business was widower of Eleanor Coker and called Richard Pomeroy of Sandridge 1523, who owed the king £8 .
His 2nd marriage was to Anne Wykes Artur widow of his soldering companion Sir Thomas Artur of Clapton in Gordeno hear the Bristol Channel coast a few miles south of the busy port of Bristol.
Note: Sir Richard Pomeroy (c 1441-1496) ,and his wife Elizabeth Densil, had two daughters.
Blanche who married and had a son who was in the care of Sir Richard at the time of his death & Will
Elizabeth, who married William Barnhouse. had at least 2 daughters
Agnes, b c 1510 married John Rowe of Totnes.They built Staverton Manor in the grand style, still seen today,& he died almost bankrupt because of it.
Margaret Pomeroy was disinherited for marrying a Cruwys against her father's wishes.
The Humphrey Barnhouse in the record was born circa 1510-1520.
? how he is related to William Barnhouse who married the daughter of Baron Sir Richard who died 4196) ?
Richard Pomeroy of Totnes a Merchant and man of business
He was son of Agnes Kelloway widowPomeroy & wife of Thomas Bowring , and was his mother's heir by Inheritance. He was also the Richard Pomeroy who held lease from Champernouw , (C 1/1058/70) of Garston Grange in Totnes, close to Bowden House, and who purchased a 25 year lease of the Manor of Little Totnes from John Ford; Both were church properties subject to closure and made available by the King.
Garston was a grange, a home farm , supplying Totnes Priory; one of two which belonged to the Priory. It can still be found on Totnes just south of Totnes beside the A381 road not far from Bowden House. It still has a very large pond, used by the monks to supply fish, a major part of the monastic diet
Richard Pomeroy was called a “Powerful” man, who has Good Council. (Similar to the complaint Sir Edward made of Richard’s mother; that she had powerful friends.)
Thomas Artur was connected by marriage to John Wynter who had very powerful friends at Court of Henry VIII, members of the Privy Council and High Admirals amongst them.
They may well have know each other from an Army expedition.
Sir Thomas Artur, Knight; Man-at-Arms in service for Expedition to France under captain Edward Lord Despenser (1336 - 1375) Company Commander, John, duke of Cambridge & Langley with Edmund earl of Brittany
Sir John Pomeroy Knight ; Man-at-arms Under Company Commander Edward Lord Despenser, army commanded by John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster 1372-1374 for 2 years
Sir John Wynter Gentleman Usher of the Bedchamber in 1543 (Hen VIII) A merchant adventurer and gentleman trader of Bristol. He was the first of the Wynter family to settle in the Forest of Dean where he built a house Whitecross at Lydney. He died 1554 in Deptford the port on the south bank of the river Thames at London.
Four sons, 1st Arthur 2nd William and 3rd George 4th Raph and 5 daughters 2 called Ann then Alice, Mary & Elizabeth. I suspect that Arthur and Ann 1 were children of his 1st marriage and his 2nd wife, Alice , was not best pleased that John gave preference to his eldest son rather than her sons.
Arthur was bequeathed ship called the ‘Matthew’, an armed merchantman ,and William got a 1/3 share is a ship either called George Brigg or a brigg called the ‘George ‘
Sir John Wynter had numerous very powerful friends as mentioned in his will of 1545.
Sir John friends included Privy Councellorsand Admirals of Henry VIII fleet including
Viscount Lysle ,High Admiral of England;
Admiral Sir Thomas Clere;
Sir Nicholas Poynz Knt of Acton Court Groom of the Bedchamber & High Sheriff of Gloucestershire; MP for Gloucestershire as a Knight of the Shire;
Sir William Harbard Knt Chief Secretary to Henry VIII & member of the Privy Chamber;
Sir Anthony Deanny knt confidant of Henry VIII & member of the Privy chamber;
Sir Anthony Browne knt English courtier, Master of the Horse and a Knight of the Shire ;
Sir Thomas Hennage knt gentleman of the privy chamber and a friend of Henry VIII,
his best friend Sir William Woodhouse knt Vice Admiral and MP for Great Yarmouth.
His son William Wynter of Clapton-in-Gordano, married Mary Artur, heiress of Artur their son Edward Wynter buried in the little church at Clapton in Gordano where there is an elaborate tomb to Wynter Family This marriage ultimately caused the Artur family to lose their fortune, according to legend, gambled away by Wynter at the gaming tables.
Mary's sister Margaret Wynter married Thomas Wykes.
More Pomeroy related records being collated 2022
