James son of Andrew Pomeroy 
Died age 23 in France in 1513

James Pomeroy son of Andrew died in 1513 & his IPM  of 1514 reveals he held about 900 acres of land
 in North Devon  including Wheddon farm  ,  Mylford & Collaton Manor at the other end of the county
  from Newton Ferrers & Collaton Manor on the south coast  near Plymouth.

1514  IPM for James Pomeroy - died 1513 -  ( eldest son of Andrew the elder who died 1495 

Written in Latin ; transcription paid for by Alma Morey LaFrance 

Devon

Inquisition taken at Exeter in the county aforesaid the 10th day of October in the 5th year of the reign of king Henry VIII, before Robert Tanner escheator of the said lord king in the county aforesaid, by virtue of his office, upon a writ of diem clausit extremum of James Pomery esquire deceased 8 October 1512 overseas being under the leadership and in the company of Sir Robert Willoughby lord of Broke acting as and being a captain of the said lord king in those parts at the time of the taking of this inquisition: 

The Inquisition Post Mortem Jury by the oath was  ......... Coblegh esquire, Radulph Kyngston, Philip Pytteford, James Haicche,

 Roger Dene, Gilbert Seyntclere, Thomas Coterell, John Bowdon junior, Richard Yerde, William Walrond, Charles ......... and John Ho.........:

who say upon their oath that ......... long before the withdrawal and departure of the said James from the realm of England towards parts overseas in the company aforesaid, he was seised of and in a messuage, 100 acres of (arable) land, 20 acres of meadow, 40 acres of wood, 60 acres of pasture and 100 acres of furze and bruer with appurtenances in Collaton; and of a messuage, 100 acres of (arable) land, 16 acres of meadow, 12 acres of wood, 60 acres of pasture and 100 acres of furze and bruer with their appurtenances in Mylford; and of two messuages, 80 acres of (arable) land, ... acres of meadow, 20 acres of wood, 30 acres of pasture and 40 acres furze and bruer, with appurtenances, in Sowth Wheddon in the county aforesaid; and of three messuages, 100 acres of (arable) land, 30 acres of meadow and 30 acres of furze and bruer, with their appurtenances, in North Wheddon in the county aforesaid;
and of a tenement with its appurtenances in Plymouth in the county aforesaid, in his demesne as of fee.

And the said James, being thereof so seised, by a certain charter, the date of which is the 28th day of ......... in the 3rd year of king Henry VIII (shown in evidence to the jurors aforesaid) gave and granted all the aforesaid messuages, lands, tenements, meadows, woods, pastures, furze and bruer with their appurtenances to Edward Willoughby, Anthony Budockssyde, esquires, and Vincent Maynard gentleman, to have and to hold to them, their heirs and assigns, for ever, for the fulfilment of the will of the aforesaid James in the manner and form as in the will of the said James annexed to the charter aforesaid more fully appears.

By virtue of which will the aforesaid Edward, Anthony and Vincent were seised thereof in their demesne as of fee: and still are.

And the jurors aforesaid say, further, that the aforesaid James was seised on the day he died in his demesne as of fee of and in a messuage, 40 acres of (arable) land, ... acres of meadow, 30 acres of pasture with appurtenances in Stepyston in the county aforesaid, and being thereof seised in such estate he died thereof seised, whereby the said messuage, land, meadow and pasture with appurtenances descends to John Pomeray esquire, as brother and heir of the said James, because the same James died without heir of his body begotten. ( about 100 acres)

And that the aforesaid messuage, 100 acres of land, 20 acres of meadow, 40 acres of wood, 60 acres of pasture and 100 acres of furze and bruer, with their appurtenances, in Collaton aforesaid are held from Nicholas Dyllon and Patrick Bedlow as of their manor of Newton Ferrers, but by what services they know not.  (320 acres)

And are worth per annum after reprises 100s. And that the aforesaid messuages, lands, meadows, pasture, woods, furze and bruer (briar) with appurtenances in Mylford aforesaid are held of the lord king of his honour of his duchy of Bar, in free socage.

And are worth per annum after reprises 6 marks. And that the aforesaid two messuages, land, meadow, wood, pasture, furze and brier with appurtenances in South Wheddon aforesaid are held from Robert Cary of Cokyngton; (Cockington Torquay ) but by what services they know not. And that they are worth per annum in all issues after reprises 20s. And that the aforesaid messuages, land, meadows, furze and bruer with appurtenances in North Wheddon aforesaid are held from the aforesaid Robert Cary, but by what services they know not.

 And that they are worth per annum in all issues after reprises 20s. And that the aforesaid tenement with its appurtenanceas in Plymouth is held from Anthony Pollard in free socage. And that it is worth per annum in all issues after reprises 13s 4d.

And that the aforesaid messuages, land, meadows and pasture with their appurtenances in Stepyston aforesaid are held of the aforesaid Nicholas Dyllon & Patrick as of their manor aforesaid, but by what services they know not. And that they are worth per annum in all issues after reprises 30s.

And the jurors aforesaid say, further, that the aforesaid James held no other nor further lands or tenements from the said lord king nor from anyone else on the day he died; and that he died on the 8th day of October in the 4th year of the reign of king Henry VIII;

( Henry VII died 21 April 1509 so the 4th year of Henry VIII was from 27 March 1513 ) 

and that John Pomerey esquire is his brother and next heir, and is of 23 years and more of age.

In witness of which the aforesaid escheator and the aforesaid jurors have affixed their seals to inquisition, the place, day and year abovesaid.