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whose claim came not from his
Pomeroy descent but due to his unlicensed marriage in 1388 to Joan Chudleigh, the twice widowed niece and coheir of Sir John. Thomas and Joan had one daughter Isabel who died after her mother's 1423 death, and before that of her father, who had remarried to Joan Raleigh widow of Whalesborough, in 1426. On Thomas' death, the lands reverted to Sir John's preferred heir, Edward.
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228:(1172–1232), to marry whomsoever she pleased, so long as he should be a faithful subject of the crown. This was perhaps merely a formality to give her freedom from "troublesome solicitations of the king's courtiers" and no records survive of any subsequent marriage having occurred. Following the death Henry de la Pomeroy his estates were assigned by the King into the custody of
191:
325:
Though Sir John named as heir to the
Pomeroy barony his distant cousin, Edward de Pomeroy, great-grandson of Sir Henry and Joan Moels, the king was persuaded to set aside his chosen successor and instead award the inheritance to a cadet, Sir Thomas Pomeroy, son of Robert of Upottery & Bockerell,
479:, Devon. He spent a large amount of money extending Berry Pomeroy Castle, particularly with the addition of the north range in about 1600. His monument erected after 1613 exists in Berry Pomeroy Church, which shows three tiers of effigies representing his father, himself and his wife and children.
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Son of
William and grandson Thomas, the 5th son of Sir Henry and Joan Moels, he inherited the barony after the death of Sir Thomas. In about 1404 he had married Margaret Beville (died 1461), daughter of John Beville of Woolston in Poundstock, Cornw. Edward died in 1446 Margaret in
164:, Normandy, to which in 1125 he gave the churches of Berry (Pomeroy), "Braordin" and "Clisson" in Devon with others elsewhere, and also a small estate and tithe of a mill in La Pommeraye. He married a certain Emma, who consented to her husband's grants of 1125.
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Married Jone
Edgcumbe, daughter of Sir Piers Edgcumbe of Cotohele (Mount Edgcumbe was not built till 1547–1553, by Sir Piers son Richard). On 1 December 1547 he sold the castle, park and manor of Berry Pomeroy to
837:"Under age 21 Henry III", per Vivian, 1895, p. 606, i.e. still a minor (under 21 years of age), thus a candidate for wardship, in (1236/1237). Therefore born post 1216. This information derives from the
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in Dorset agreed to pay 50 marks to the royal treasury for the hand of his bride. After
Russell's death in 1224 his widow Rohesia obtained royal licence of the king, at the suit of
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at Berry
Pomeroy, shortly after he had landed at Torbay. After his death an inventory of Berry Pomeroy Castle was drawn up. He married Anne Portman (died 1695), daughter of
317:, The marriage was without children. His heirs were his nephew John Cole, son of his sister Margaret, and his niece Joan Chudleigh (1376–1423), daughter of his sister Joan.
1014:
Vivian, Lt.Col. J. L., (ed.) The
Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, pp. 605–9, Pomeroy
498:
343:
He married Alice
Raleigh, daughter of John Raleigh of Fardell, Devon. His eldest son Sir Seintclere de Pomeroy (died 1471) predeceased his father childless.
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guidebook, 2011, pp. 3, 25, 26: "No archaeological finds from the site (of the castle) can be dated before the late 15th century" (p. 25).
61:. The exact location of the 11th-century baron's residence is unclear; perhaps it was next to the parish church on the site of the former
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in Devon. The monument to himself and his wife survives in Berry
Pomeroy Church, but is missing all its original monumental brasses.
288:, in Cornwall. In 1281 he married Amice de Camville, daughter of Sir Geoffrey de Camville (died 1308). Amice survived her husband.
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He inherited the dukedom from his distant
Seymour cousin. After him the descent of Berry Pomeroy follows the descent of the
24:
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for Devon and twice Sheriff of Devon. He married Elizabeth Champernowne, daughter of Sir Arthur Champernowne, of nearby
576:
458:
358:, knighted by King Henry VII. He married Elizabeth Densell (died 1508), daughter and co-heiress of Richard Densell of
76:, in whose family it has since remained. Today the manor and much of the former estate belongs to his descendant the
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He married Rohesia Bardolf, sister of Doun Bardolf (1177–1205) Rohesia survived her husband , and as the widow of a
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On 1 December 1547 he purchased the castle, park and manor of Berry Pomeroy from Sir Thomas Pomeroy (1503–1566).
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Heir to father per Sanders (1960); Vivian (1895) however gives his brother Joscelin as the eldest son and heir.
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58:
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Prince, Rev. John, Worthies of Devon (1701), 1810 edition, pp. 645–9, Pomerai, Sir Henry, Lord of Biry
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in St Omer in Normandy to the "Abbey of Val in St Omer". He died without children at some time before 1114.
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The manor and barony was owned by the Pomeroy family from before 1086 until 1547, when it was purchased by
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He was a minor under the age of 21 at his father's death in 1237. He confirmed his ancestor's grants to
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A household knight of King Henry (1100–1135) and named as one of the king's household constables in the
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Monument to Lord Edward Seymour (d. 1593), and to his son and daughter-in-law, Berry Pomeroy Church
269:. He married a certain Isolde, a widow, who survived him and in 1293 is recorded as holding as her
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the tax collected in Devon resulting from the assessment made based upon the Domesday Book survey.
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Married Joan de Merton, daughter and co-heir of Richard de Merton and widow of John Bampfield of
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Valletort), a daughter and in her issue co-heir of Roger de Vautort (died 1207), feudal baron of
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216:, Rohesia's second marriage became the property of the crown to dispose of, and in 1201/2 Sir
178:. He was a leader of the king's household troops on several occasions, notably in 1124 at the
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in Normandy. He was one of the two commissioners appointed to carry to the royal treasury at
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Church, S. D., The Household Knights of King John, Cambridge University Press, 1999, p. 24.
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of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p. 605, pedigree of Pomeroy of Berry Pomeroy.
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Or, a lion rampant guardant gules armed and langued azure a bordure engrailed sable
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one third (a widow's usual entitlement) of her late husband's manors of Berry and
34:
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Henry de la Pomeroy (fl. 1156, died before 1165), Constable of Normandy. (son)
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682:& Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p. 166.
453:. Married Margaret Walsh, a daughter and co-heir of John Welsh of Cathanger,
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Sanders, I. J. English Baronies, Oxford, 1960, pp. 106–7, Berry Pomeroy
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He married Laetitia Popham (died 1738), daughter of Sir Francis Popham, of
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Eldest son and heir, who in 1102 donated the manor of Berry (Pomeroy) to
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579:. He married Margaret Wale (who died before 1674), the daughter of Sir
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46:
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Sanders, I. J., English Baronies, Oxford, 1960, p. 104, Barnstaple.
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known as Berry House, as it is now believed that the nearby ruined
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The descent of Berry Pomeroy in the Seymour family is as follows:
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29:
788:, (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
27:, England, which existed during the mediaeval era. It had its
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Prince, p. 647, quoting William Dugdale, Baronage of England.
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He refounded the "Abbey of Val in St Omer" in the diocese of
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Gozeline) de la Pomeroy (died after 1123) (younger brother)
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and other seats. He married Dorothy Killegrew daughter of
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Powley, E. B. The House of De La Pomerai, Liverpool, 1944
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Vivian, 1895, p. 606: "Johanna, da. of John, Lord Mules".
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on 27 April in the 21st year of Edward I (27 April 1293).
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He married Johanna Sapcot, daughter of Sir John Sapcote.
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in Devon, and widow of Martin Fortescue (died 1472), of
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during which he and his son were captured at Plymouth.
232:until 1210 when his heir raised 600 marks for his
889:Victoria County History, Somerset, North Cadbury.
226:Ralph de Blundeville, Earl of Chester and Lincoln
262:Henry de la Pomeroy (born after 1216; died 1281)
16:11th-century baron's seat in Devonshire, England
957:Proceedings of the Devon Archaeological Society
955:Stewart Brown (1996), "Berry Pomeroy Castle",
603:in Wiltshire, and Berry Pomeroy was abandoned.
209:Henry de la Pomeroy (died 1201/7) (eldest son)
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998:History and Genealogy of the Pomeroy Family
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144:"Seldenam", in Devon). He donated 1/4 of a
305:Sir Henry de la Pomeroy (died 1373) (son)
293:Sir Henry de la Pomeroy (1291–1327) (son)
281:Sir Henry de la Pomeroy (1266–1305) (son)
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856:
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133:William de la Pomeroy (died before 1114)
928:Vivian, pp. 702–3, pedigree of Seymour.
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108:1st feudal baron of Berry , one of the
1000:, 3 parts, Detroit, USA, 1922, part 3
595:. He moved his principal residence to
296:He married Joan de Moels, daughter of
69:was not built until the 15th century.
898:Vivian, p. 38, pedigree of Bampfield.
414:Gules, two wings conjoined in lure or
241:Henry de la Pomeroy (died 1222) (son)
7:
862:Vivian, p. 606, pedigree of Pomeroy.
624:Edward Seymour, 8th Duke of Somerset
433:Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
393:Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
387:Sir Thomas Pomeroy (1503–1566) (son)
186:. He married Rohese de Dunstanville.
110:Devon Domesday Book tenants-in-chief
74:Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset
801:Sanders, 1960, pp. 76–77, Shelford.
446:(1529–1593) (son by first marriage)
412:Arms of Seymour of Berry Pomeroy:
348:Sir Richard de Pomeroy (1442–1496)
340:Henry de Pomeroy (1416–1481) (son)
310:Sir John de la Pomeroy (1347–1416)
14:
379:Sir Edward de Pomeroy (1478–1538)
201:The descent of the barony in the
841:of his father, who died in 1237.
45:and 2 miles east of the town of
609:Sir Edward Seymour, 5th Baronet
566:Sir Edward Seymour, 4th Baronet
519:Sir Edward Seymour, 3rd Baronet
485:Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Baronet
467:Sir Edward Seymour, 1st Baronet
257:Henry de la Pomeroy (1211–1237)
182:, about ten miles southwest of
322:Sir Thomas Pomeroy (died 1426)
300:(died 1310), of North Cadbury.
298:John de Moels, 1st Baron Moels
21:feudal barony of Berry Pomeroy
1:
550:Sir John Portman, 1st Baronet
331:Edward de Pomeroy (died 1446)
25:feudal baronies in Devonshire
653:Sanders, 1960 (page needed).
636:Awaurey635 no.Y7.54/249867:6
244:He married Joan de Vautort (
937:Over £20,000, according to
670:guidebook, 2011, pp. 5, 25.
509:. He was a Royalist in the
459:Justice of the Common Pleas
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1033:Feudal baronies in Devon
717:Sanders, p. 106, note 9.
540:. In 1688 following the
180:Battle of Bourgtheroulde
105:Pomeraie, Pomerei, etc.)
41:, 20 miles south of the
839:inquisition post mortem
828:Sanders, p. 90, Totnes.
175:Constitutio Domus Regis
59:feudal barony of Totnes
1028:Former manors in Devon
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205:family is as follows:
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786:Vivian, Lt.Col. J. L.
611:(1663–1741), MP (son)
538:Vice-Admiral of Devon
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49:, where was situated
996:Pomeroy, Albert A.,
810:Wiffen, pp. 104–108.
790:Heralds' Visitations
693:Berry Pomeroy Castle
664:Berry Pomeroy Castle
487:(c. 1580–1659) (son)
473:Member of Parliament
469:(c. 1563–1613) (son)
101:(died before 1100) (
82:Maiden Bradley House
67:Berry Pomeroy Castle
767:Sanders, pp. 106–7.
542:Glorious Revolution
503:Sir Henry Killigrew
444:Lord Edward Seymour
397:Lord Edward Seymour
99:Ralph de la Pomeroy
691:Kightly, Charles,
662:Kightly, Charles,
593:Alderman of London
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356:Knight of the Bath
275:Stockleigh Pomeroy
220:(died c. 1224) of
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943:Worthies of Devon
680:Pevsner, Nikolaus
631:Dukes of Somerset
626:(1694–1757) (son)
568:(1633–1708) (son)
546:William of Orange
534:Deputy Lieutenant
521:(1610–1688) (son)
370:in the parish of
114:lord of the manor
23:was one of eight
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451:Sheriff of Devon
352:Sheriff of Devon
222:Kingston Russell
194:Arms of Pomeroy
138:Gloucester Abbey
112:in 1086. He was
78:Duke of Somerset
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457:, Somerset,
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218:John Russell
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146:knight's fee
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118:La Pommeraye
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80:, seated at
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963:: 210–211,
939:John Prince
354:in 1473, a
1022:Categories
641:References
616:Littlecote
477:Dartington
267:Ford Abbey
252:from 1206.
153:Joscelin (
126:Winchester
969:0305-5795
511:Civil War
449:He was a
368:Wimpstone
315:Poltimore
558:Somerset
461:in 1563.
455:Fivehead
364:Filleigh
122:Calvados
991:Sources
945:, 1697.
941:in his
589:Rutland
575:of the
573:Speaker
571:He was
524:MP for
499:Newport
404:Seymour
372:Modbury
286:Tregony
93:Pomeroy
88:Descent
63:rectory
57:of the
33:at the
967:
530:Totnes
507:Laroch
495:Penryn
250:Totnes
162:Bayeux
53:, the
47:Totnes
591:, an
583:, of
552:, of
526:Devon
505:, of
335:1461.
271:dower
246:alias
184:Rouen
155:alias
142:alias
103:alias
55:caput
35:manor
30:caput
965:ISSN
536:and
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493:for
362:and
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