PENKEVELL

Grant to Richard Penkevell to discover the passage to China, Cathay, the Moluccas, and other regions of the East Indies [by the north, north–east, or north–west], for seven years.

 Minute only. Colonial Corresp., Vol. I., No. 13.,and Grant Book, DOMESTIC, Jac. I., p. 20. Printed in the Fœdera, Vol. XVI, pp. 660–663.

Penkevell and his associates were incorporated by the name ' The Colleagues of the Fellowship for the discovery of the North Passage '  an alliance with at least a 30 year history.     "fellowship" was Not the name of the ship.

The group  included the Gilberts and  John Davis form Dartmouth.  It appears that in this instance Richard Penkevell was the "front man" with the Council ;  the 1606 voyage was captained by John Knight. East India Company was involved sadly Knight and most of his crew were killed by Native American Indians. 

Date of the last voyage  in which Penkevell was involved  was in 1606

Jane Pomeroy co heir & daughter of Hugh Pomeroy of Tregony  married to Richard Penkerville of Roscarrow  

 Richard Penkeville. Born B 1543:  M.P. for Tregony. eldest son of Francis Penkevell (d.1622),
by his wife Katherine Roscarrock  of Roscarrock in St. Endellion.  
Married  before 1596, to Jane co-heir of Hugh Pomeroy of Tregony.   
When he died Admon. was  granted to Jane his widow 24 Feb 1616, Archd. Ct. Cornwall

Roscarrock

Richard Penkevell of Roscarrow - 

married by 1596 to Jane Pomeroy
They had at least 12 children in their 20 year marriage .
He died  in 1616  She died in 1623



Will of Jane Penkevell, widow, CRO Ref AP/ P/449 written 13 August 1623; proved 24 Sept 1623 


Son Hugh Penkevell

Son Lewes Penkevell

son Nicholas Penkevell

son George Penkevell

son Humphry Penkevell

son Richard Penkevell

daughter Elizabeth Penkevell

daughter Katheren Penkevell

daughter Gennett Penkevell

daughter Ann Penkevell

daughter Joan Penkevell

Katheren Penkevell, my oldest son's child

Edward Penkevell another of said son's children

Joane Trebell, servant

Thomasine Pears, servant

Margaret Mill/Hill and Humphry Mill/Hill Esq


oldest son Francis Penkevell executor

signed Jane Penkevell


witness Benjamin Penkevell; John Hambly;  John Peeters

Inventory of Jane Penkevell taken by John Day and Hugh Beheathland on 15 September 1623


Estate total £26 0s 6d

Will of Hugh Pomeroy of St. Minver, Cornwall. (Bodmin) Dated 15 Feb. 9 James I., (1612).

To my dau, Constance Nicholls .099 £6 13s 4d.
To Hugh Penkevell son of Richard Penkevell all my right in Porthkillock in St. Minver, held by lease from Humphrey Hill, Esq.
To each of the other children of said Richard Penkevell £10.
Residue to said Richard Penkevell, exer.
My brother-in-law Francis Penkevell and John Tanner, Esqrs, overseers.
Inventory, £129 18s. Proved 23 Feb., 1620. Pa. R. from 1558.

WIll of Hugh Pomeroy ST Minver  Will 1620 
CRO Ref AP/P/394 1620. very faint

witnessed by Thomas Kempe,? Penkevell, Georg Lamerton

Inventory taken by Ralph Hender, Georg Symons and Adryan Longe  on 20 February 1620

monies due from John Tanner £50, John Ley £30, John Tenneye £40

estate total £179 18s

Tanner was maiden name of his wife Jane 

Sold Stockleigh Pomeroy in 1547 around the time of the sale of the barony to Griffith Ameridith and Exeter Merchant


Connectedness


St Minver  in the lay subsidies Henry VIII -1521 to 1553


Thomas Hycke £ 10 - Hickes/Hext  


Richard Nicholas £10


John Stone MP paid xls ? £10 + 2d

Has a pedigree and a coat of arms  of 3 Cornish Choughs St Minver died 1573  married Jane or Johanna dau of John Callard sister of Capt Thomas Callard whose parents were John Callard of Callard in Devon  & Elizabeth Southcote  Dau of William Southcote of Chudleigh


JOHN STONE of Trevigo whose widow Jane Callard - married Thomas Hext or Hickes Mayor of Launceston,  father of Digory  whose daughter  by his wife Ann Stone (  John & Jane Stone's  6th daughter ) was  Jane Hext/ Hickes in 1601 married Andrew Pomeroy of Collaton Manor in Newton Ferrers  .