Rowe Manor of Broad Hempston
arms of rowe of kingston: argent, on chevron azure between 3 trefoils slipped per pale gules , vert 3 bezants hempston purchased west family john rowe (1509-1592) of kingston in parish of staverton, devon, monumental brass survives @ staverton church. son , heir of john rowe (d. 1544) of kingston, serjeant-at-law. remained possession of rowe family several generations. branch of rowe family lived @ bearton, within parish of broad hempston, 2 , half centuries. giles hussey (1710–1788), artist adopted theory of drawing portraits according musical or harmonic proportion, resided years @ bearton nephew mr. rowe (d. pre-1822) , died there in 1788 , buried @ broad hempston church. giles hussey had inherited ancient family estate in dorset, bequeathed nephew mr. rowe of bearton, in compliance bequest adopted surname hussey. in 1822 bearton property of widow, , occupied farm-house.