Descent of the manor Manor of Broad Hempston

1 descent of manor

1.1 domesday book
1.2 cantilupe
1.3 west
1.4 rowe
1.5 martin
1.6 champion
1.7 duntze
1.8 tozer

descent of manor
domesday book

the manor listed in domesday book of 1086 hamistone (later called hempston cantilupe, later broad hempston), 43rd of 79 devonshire holdings of robert, count of mortain, 2nd earl of cornwall (c. 1031–1090) uterine half-brother , major devon domesday book tenants-in-chief of king william conqueror. tenant hamelin. situated within haytor hundred.

cantilupe

arms of cantilupe of hempston cantelow: azure, 3 leopard s faces reversed jessant-de-lys or. difference of arms of senior line of cantilupe bore them field gules. these arms today quartered sackville (formerly sackville-west), earl de la warr, viscount cantelupe, etc., heirs of cantilupe

in book of fees (pre-1302) held william iii de cantilupe (d.1254), feudal baron of totnes in devon seated @ totnes castle 4 miles south of broadhempston, , feudal baron of eaton bray in bedfordshire, either in-chief honour of mortain or earldom of cornwall. family s name manor gained suffix become hempston cauntelow, did several other manors in england, example aston cantlow in warwickshire. church of broad hempston given william de cantilupe studley priory in warwickshire (of cantilupe family patrons), whom great tithes appropriated.

he son , heir of william ii de cantilupe (d.1251) wife millicent (alias maud) de gournai, daughter of hugh de gournai , widow of amaury de montfort (d.1210/13), earl of gloucester , count of Évreux. in 1238 william ii de cantilupe granted wardship , marriage of eva de braose (d.1255), 1 of daughters , co-heiresses of william de braose (d.1230), lord of abergavenny , feudal baron of totnes. married off eva de braose son william iii de cantilupe (d.1254), thereby inherited braose lands, including moiety of feudal baron of totnes.

the male line died out on death of george de cantilupe (1252–1273) lord of abergavenny (son of william iii de cantilupe (d.1254)), 2 sisters heirs of lands, including feudal baron of totnes, not seemingly hempston, according pole (d.1635), descended eleanor cantilupe, great-niece of william iii de cantilupe (d.1254). risdon (d.1640) states eleanor cantilupe s grandfather john de cantalupe, younger son of lord cantalupe, (who) made baron of hempston , called parliament in king edward s age, had issue nicholas lord cantalupe of hempston, daughter eleanor being married unto sir thomas west, brought inheritance family .

west

arms of west: argent, fess dancettée sable. borne today sackville (formerly sackville-west), earl de la warr, viscount cantelupe, etc., heirs of cantilupe

eleanor cantilupe, heiress of hempston, married sir thomas west (1251-1344) , hempston became inheritance of descendants, created barons de la warr. later baron de la warre sold manor rowe family. family today represented sackville family (until 1871 sackville-west ) of buckhurst park, sussex, baron de la warr, viscount cantelupe, baron buckhurst , earl de la warr, quarters arms of cantilupe in second quarter.

rowe

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.

martin

arms of martin of hempston cauntelow: argent, on 2 bars gules 3 crosses formée or. these differenced arms of ancient family of fitzmartin, feudal barons of barnstaple in devon (argent, 2 bars gules)

as recorded in heraldic visitation of devon in 1620, occupant in 1620 william ii martin of hempston cauntelow son , heir of william martin (d.1610) of totnes (son , heir of thomas martin (d.1588) of salisbury, wiltshire, mayor of totnes wife christiana savery, daughter of richard savery of totnes) wife joane rashleigh, daughter of john rashleigh of foye in cornwall. william ii martin married twice , had progeny each wife: firstly anne huckmore (d.1616) daughter of richard huckmore of berry pomeroy; secondly cousin dorothie savery, daughter of christopher savery, mayor of totnes in 1593 , sheriff of devon in 1620. in year 1618 robert gunsley, rector of titsey in surrey, gave parsonage of broad hempston, lands , tithes thereto belonging, towns of rochester , maidstone in kent, specifying moiety of produce distributed in bread, among poor of several parishes of each town.

champion

it sold rowe family (sic, risdon) joseph champion (d. pre-1779) of northleigh house. deed dated 1779 survives recording sale 4 children of lands in broadhempston sir john duntze, 1st baronet, catalogued follows:

indenture recording sale of lands (lease & release) in broadhempston dated 28 september 1779 between sir john duntze of rockbeare house in county of devon, baronet, william maxsworth of city of exeter, esquire, joseph sanders of same city, merchant, , daniel hamilton of same city, esquire (proprietors of city bank) of first part; joseph champion of kingston, gentleman, john champion, gentleman, mary champion, spinster, , sarah champion, spinster (four children of joseph champion late of northleigh house, esquire, deceased) of second part; , william mann of broadhempston in county of devon, yeoman, of third part. sale of close of land commonly known pitpark or quarry park estimation 4 acres part , parcel of manor of hempston in parish of broadhempston, devon. signature of sir john duntze, baronet, member of parliament tiverton, devon, in 1779. condition vellum written in english. 8 signatures red wax seals. 70 42 cm.

duntze

broadhempston purchased champion family sir john duntze, 1st baronet (c. 1735-1795) of rockbeare, near exeter, member of parliament tiverton 1768 until death in 1795. son (by english wife devon) of immigrant merchant bremen in germany, , clothier , general merchant @ exeter , partner in exeter bank (alias duntze, sanders, hamilton & co. ). died beset financial difficulties.

tozer

in 1781 duntze sold broadhempston john tozer of pool house in parish of broadhempston.