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SLANNING
SLANNING, OF MARISTOW, in DEVON
(CREATED 1663 - EXTINCT 1700
SLANNING, OF MARISTOW, in DEVON
(CREATED 1663 - EXTINCT 1700
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The Slanning family is first documented in 1538 and spanned 9 generations until the extinction of the male line in 1700.
It was granted or acquired land in Bickleigh, Walkhampton, Maybury, and Roborough, all near Plymouth.
Sir Nicholas Slanning (1 September 1606 – July/August 1643) was a Royalist army officer active in the West of England, during the Civil War. He should not be confused with his maternal grandfather, Nicholas Slanning (died 1583), or his son, Nicholas, who was granted a baronetcy by the restored monarchy
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Martinstow, now called Maristow, the site of the ancient chapel of St. Martin, belonged to the canons of Plympton. After the dissolution, it was granted (in 1544,) to the Champernownes, who in 1550, sold it to John Slanning, Esq., of Shaugh. Maristow, which is situated on the banks of the Tamer,
THE HONOURABLE. JOHN ARUNDELL'S DEED declaring his trust for Sir Nicholas Slanning concerning Lands in Cornwall. Indenture between John Arundell son and heir of the Right Honourable. Richard Lord Arundell Baron of Trerise, and Sir Nicholas Slanning of Maristow, referring to the Manors of Pennance and Antron, tithe of corn and grain in Budock, messuages and lands called Penpoll, Nansudwel, Nanpeam, in the parish of Mawnan, Penrose Mills, Trelivereth, Sparnon, Treyannegar etc., in Budock, lands and tenements in the Borough of Penryn, in Mabe, Trebowartha in Constantine, Trethewy in Ruan Lanithorne, Trevisam in Goran, whereby John Arundell gives up any interest in the properties, which Nicholas Slanning has purchased off Edmund Parker, for £1300. Vellum, in English in a neat round hand, size 12" x 15", fine large signature of John Arundell, armorial wax seal on tag. 1672.
Nicholas Slanning inherited Maristow, Walkhampton, and Bickleigh in 1612. He attended Exeter College, Oxford and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1628. However, he left the next year for the Low Countries "to learn the arts of war".
Slanning returned to England and was knighted on 24 August 1632 at Nonsuch.
He was appointed to the Commission for Piracy in Devon and Cornwall and Vice-Admiral of the Southern Shores of both counties. He was subsequently appointed Governor of Pendennis Castle which guarded the entrance to Falmouth harbour, in 1635, in succession to William Killigrew.
In February 1639 Slanning embarked with 13 guns and 100 officers bound for Cumberland to take part in the abortive First Bishops' War. It is possible that the men and guns were intended for the defence of Carlisle, but Slanning headed for York to command a company in a regiment of foot "appointed to guard the King's person", with the rank of Sergeant Major. He returned home
following the Treaty of Berwick in June and by March 1640 was Recorder to Plympton St. Maurice.
During the Civil Wars the Western Royalists took Bath, and after joining Prince Rupert on 26 July 1643 they stormed Bristol. Slanning commanded one of the three tertia of the Western Army which attacked the South Eastern defences at 3.00 a.m. Bristol fell after some thirteen hours fighting, Slanning and Trevanion were both mortally wounded. Slanning's leg was broken by a musket ball, and he died a few days later [6], quipping "that he had always despised bullets, having been so used to them, and almost thought they could not hurt him", and professing "great joy and satisfaction in the losing of his life in the King's service to whom he had always dedicated it".
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John Pomeroy 2nd son of Andrew Senior of Collaton in Newton ferrers married Maria Slanning
John Pomeroy 2nd son of Andrew Senior of Collaton in Newton ferrers married Maria Slanning
John Pomeroy of Collaton Manor in Newton Ferrers son of Andrew Pomeroy Senior who died 1581. Being a 2nd son and in need of occupation & income he seems to have attached himslef to the Slannings of Maristow.
He fell in love with Maria Slanning daughter of John Slanning and sister of Nicholas. When he asked Sir Nicholas for her hand in marriage he caused absolute uproar in both families.
He ended up acquiring, through dubious means, the deeds to his brother William's property at Collaton Barton in an attempt to prove he had property and was worthy of Maria. His older brother William, head of the Pomeroys at Collaton Manor and her brother Nicholas were infuriated and a huge row ensued which resulted in a court case. Ultimately he married his Maria in 1596. Whether they had children of not is unclear and she seems to have died at the Slanning manor at Battisborough near Collaton Manor and was buried at Holbeton 12 Nov 1633
TheCollaton Pomeroy line 'daughtered' out with the last living descendent of that family, Anne Jenkyn Bb Newton Ferrers 24 Sep 1605 daughter of Andrew Pomeroy junior of Collaton by his wife Jane Hext. Anne married Peter Jenkyn of St Columb Major in 1628 ; they had one child, a son, James Jenkyn born 1629 who married and had 1 son & 5 whose daughter, Mary, became third wife of Sir Nicholas Slanninge, Knt. Bart. They had no issue.
Nicholas Slanning (1606–1643)’ was the son of Gamaliel Slanning of Hele and his wife and cousin Margaret Marler, daughter of Edward Marler of Crayford, Kent.
His name appears numerous times in the Plymouth Black Book records of the Plymouth Corporation
Nicholas Slanning inherited Maristow, Walkhampton, and Bickleigh in1612. He attended Exeter College, Oxford and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1628. However, he left the next year for the Low Countries "to learn the arts of war".
Reference: 70/158 Description: Lease
1 John Slanning of London, and Elizabeth, his wife
2 Agnes, wife of John Phillip, and Agnes and Joan, her daughters
Land held by Richard Collyn in Bickleigh and a parcel of land called Pytbylonde, with common of pasture on Woolwell Down and Roborough Down
Rent: 10s pa Date: 7 December 1555
Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, not available at The National Archives
Reference: 70/136 Description: Lease
1 Thomas, Abbot of Buckland
2 John Pomerel and Joan, his wife, and Agnes, their daughter
Two tenements at Bickleigh, lately held by William Brese,
Rent: 17s 4d pa Date: 4 February 1477
Held by: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, not available at The National Archives
John Slanning Birthdate: Death: Died 1584
Immediate Family: Son of Nicholas Slanning and Elizabeth Maynard , sibling Nicholas Slanning, MP
Spouse Jane Cruwys
Father of Nicholas Slanning, of Hele, spouse Margaret Champernowne siblings Sir Richard Champernowne, MP; Mary Fortescue; Bridget Champernowne; Elizabeth Ameredith and 1 other
John Pomeroy 2nd son of Andrew of Collaton married Mary Slanning dau of John Slanning of Plympton St Mary
Slanning Plymouth City Council Further Information for record ref: 4/254
Level: Item
Ref: 4/254
Title: inquisition post-mortem of William Slanning
Description: Exchequer inquisition post-mortem of William Slanning of Plympton, in Latin. Photocopy of an original held at The National Archives, London, reference number E150 file 181 No 2.
Date: 20 October 1540
SLANNING, Nicholas (1523/4-83 b. 1523/4, 1st son of Nicholas Slanning of Ley in Plympton St. Mary by Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Maynard of Sherford. married by 1564, Margaret, da. of William Amadas, 1 da. suc. fa. bet. 1560-68.
Offices Held Town clerk, Plymouth by 1546, coroner by 1552, mayor 1564-5.
Nicholas Slanning seems to have been meant to follow his father into the service of Plympton priory; in 1538 he joined his father as bailiff of its manor and grange at Plympton, but its dissolution put an end to this phase of his career. His appointment as town clerk of Plymouth in succession to James Horswell doubtless owed something to the standing of both his father and his uncle John Slanning, a rising lawyer and local landowner.
His marriage with a granddaughter of John Amadas was to link Slanning with several leading families in the town, notably those of Buttockshide and Hawkins, and such ties would have reinforced his official claim to be one of its Members.
Nothing is known of his part in the Commons. After his father’s death he settled at Bickleigh, which his uncle John had bought, and it was there that he died on 8 Apr. 1583, four days after making his will.
Aged 59 at death according to MI, Trans. Dev. Assoc. xix. 454. Vis. Devon, ed. Colby, 2, 189; Vis. Devon, ed. Vivian, 687; C142/200/11(2).
Plymouth receivers’ acct. bk. 1546-50; CPR, 1550-3, p. 435; 1558-60, p. 409; R. N. Worth, Plymouth Recs. 213.
Devon Monastic Lands (Devon and Cornw. Rec. Soc. n.s. i), passim; J. E. Kew, ‘The land market in Devon’ (Exeter Univ. Ph.D. thesis, 1967), 187; Trans. Dev. Assoc. xix. 452-4; E150/181/2; 179/99/321; NRA 4154, pp. 128, 157; Plymouth receivers’ acct. bk. 1546-50; black bk. f. 297v; PCC 63 Noodes, 18 Rowe; CPR, 1558-60, pp. 75, 76, 242; C142/200/11(2); Mill Stephenson, Mon. Brasses, 89.
Ley is a modest farm close to the Devon Expressway just outside the bounds of Plympton Maurice
John Pomeroy died 1618 was NEPHEW to John who married Mary Slanning died Plympton 1618.
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The history of Plympton St Mary is not as colourful as St Maurice due to the parish having more of a religious worth, and little else in it's early years. The fact that the river went right past and into St Maurice was also a factor in the parish having less significance, in early times.
Plympton St Mary was established by the old priors of Plympton, and is made up of the Villages of Ridgeway, Underwood and Colebrook, but also included the hamlets of Hemerdon, Sparkwell and Venton. A major part of St Marys was the 7 estates which were also a major part, but most have long since vanished. The Estates of Saltram, (Now a national Trust house), Newnham Park, (still an estate, but much smaller, and mainly used for events such as the mountain bike championship) Boringdon, (now a hotel), and Chaddlewood, (now flats) being the most prominent.
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