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In 1700 Arthur Champernowne (1672–pre-1717) sold
Modbury to Nicholas Trist and died childless.[1] A junior branch of the Champernowne family continued at
Dartington, Devon, until 1925,[2] being descended from Sir
Arthur Champernowne (d.1578) (2nd son of Sir Philip Champernowne (d.1545) of Modbury[3]), who in 1559 purchased the manor of Dartington.[4] The descent of Champernowne of Modbury was as follows:
Richard Champernowne, second son of Sir Henry Champernowne of
Clyst Champernowne and of
Ilfracombe, Devon, who married Joan Okeston, heiress of Sir Alexander Okeston[5] of Modbury.
Sir Richard Champernowne (son),[6] who inherited Modbury by command of King Edward II (1307-1327).[7]
Sir Richard Champernowne (son), who married Joane Vautort, daughter and heiress of Ralph de Vautort of Tawton.[8]
Sir Thomas Champernowne (fl.1362) (son), who married Eleanor de Rohant, daughter and heiress of Sir Roger de Rohant of Aston Rohant (today
Aston Rowant) in Oxfordshire.[9] As is recorded in the Register of
John de Grandisson,
Bishop of Exeter from 1327 to his death in 1369, Sir Thomas Champernowne exercised his right of presentation to
Modbury Priory on 6 April 1361/2, appointing as Prior Philip de Ffurnariis, following the death of Prior Robert de Curceyo.[10]
Sir Richard Champernowne (son), who married twice, firstly to Alice Astley, a daughter of
Thomas Astley, 3rd Baron Astley (c.1315–1370). His eldest son by Alice Astley was Alexander Champernowne of
Bere Ferrers in Devon, who having married Joan Ferrers, the eldest daughter and co-heiress of Martin Ferrers, lord of the manor of Beere Ferrers, made that manor his seat and the seat of son, who died leaving two daughters and co-heiresses.[11] Sir Richard Champernowne married secondly Katherine Daubeney, a daughter of
Giles Daubeney, 3rd Baron Daubeney (died 1386)[12] of South Ingleby by his wife Eleanor de Willington. The descendants of this second marriage inherited Modbury.[13]
Sir Richard Champernowne (d.1418[14]) (son by father's second marriage), who married Isabell Bonville, daughter of John Bonville (d.1396) of
Shute and sister of the powerful
William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville (1392-1461).[15]
Hugh Champernowne (1416-1543/4), son, who married Alice Bois, a daughter of John Bois of Wood.[16] On 18 March 1429/30 Hugh Champernowne appointed William Benselyn as Prior of Modbury, as is recorded in the Register of
Edmund Lacey (d.1455),
Bishop of Exeter.[17]
William Champernowne (d.1464), son, who married Elizabeth Chidderleigh, daughter and heiress of John Chidderleigh.[19] believed to be represented by the surviving alabaster effigy of a recumbent knight in Modbury Church.[20] The effigy is similar to the alabaster effigy of
Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke (c. 1452–1502) in
Callington Church in Cornwall, both wearing livery collars of roses.[21] Willoughby married Blanche Champernowne, one of the co-heiresses of Champernowne of Bere Ferrers and a half-second-cousin of William Champernowne (d.1464) of Modbury.
Sir John Champernowne (1458-1503), son, who died at his manor of
Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire.[22] He married Margaret Courtenay (c.1459-1504), a daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay (died 1488) lord of the
manor of Molland, Devon,
Sheriff of Devon in 1470, the second son of
Sir Philip Courtenay (1404–1463) lord of the
manor of Powderham, Devon, by his wife Elizabeth Hungerford.[23] Margaret Courtenay's sister Elizabeth Courtenay married their distant cousin
Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (died 1509), KG. Sir John Champernowne's daughter is believed to have been
Kat Ashley (c.1502-1565), governess of the future Queen Elizabeth I.
Henry Champernowne (1538-1570), grandson, eldest son of John Champernowne, eldest son and heir apparent of Sir Philip Champernowne (1479-1545) (whom he pre-deceased), by his wife Katherine Blount, a daughter of
William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy. Katherine survived her husband she remarried to Sir
Maurice Berkeley (d.1581) of
Bruton[29] in
Somerset. Henry Champernowne married Catherine Edgcumbe, a daughter of Sir Richard Edgcumbe (d.1562) of
Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall, twice
Sheriff of Devon, in 1543 and 1554.[30]
Henry Champernowne, nephew and heir, eldest son of Sir Arthur Champernowne (younger brother of Sir Richard Champernowne (1558-1622)) by his wife Amey Crewkerne, daughter and heiress[33] of John Crewkerne of Childhay in Dorset, who remarried to Henry Drake.[34] Henry's inheritance was however limited as according to his relative the Devon historian Sir
William Pole (d.1635) (a nephew of Sir John Popham), his uncle Sir Richard Champernowne "hath departed with ye most part of ye land of that auncient famylye".[35] Henry married Mary Coape, a daughter of
Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet (1550-1614) of
Hanwell in Oxfordshire,[36] a
Member of Parliament.[37]
Philip Champernowne (1618-1684), son, who matriculated at
Exeter College, Oxford in 1634, who married firstly a certain Elizabeth (d.1676) by whom he had a son and heir Arthur Champernowne, and secondly to Sarah Calmady (d.1717), widow of John Gubbes of Exeter[38] and a daughter of Edward Calmady (d.1654/5) of
Plymouth, 2nd son of Josias Calmady (1565-1611) of
Langdon Court in the parish of
Wembury in Devon.[39] He was buried at Modbury, where survives his fine incised
ledger stone upright against the south wall of south chantry.[40]
Arthur Champernowne (1671/2-pre-1717), eldest son by father's 2nd marriage, who married twice, firstly to a Hillersdon, a daughter and co-heiress of
Richard Hillersdon (d.1703), MP, of
Membland in the parish of
Newton and Noss, Devon,[41] and secondly to Mary Wise, a daughter of John Wise of Totnes.[42] Both marriages were childless and in 1700, a few years before his death, he sold the manor of Modbury to Nicholas Trist,[43] thus bringing the family of Champernowne of Modbury to a close. The family of Champernowne of Dartington continued in the male line until 1766, and continued via a female line via the heiress Jane Champernowne in the name of Harrington, which family adopted the surname of Champernowne[44] and remained at Dartington until it was sold in 1925 by Arthur Melville Champernowne.[45]
^Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.384, pedigree of "Champernowne of Pound and formerly of Dartington"
^'Parishes: Aston Rowant', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8, Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds, ed. Mary D Lobel (London, 1964), pp. 16-43
[1] [accessed 16 February 2019]; called in Vivian, p.162 "Roger de Rohart"
^Oliver, p.298 Thome de Campo Arnulphi, domino Modburie ("by Thomas Champernowne, lord (of the manor) of Modbury")
^Vivian, p.162 (pedigree of Champernowne), pp.246,251 (pedigree of Courtenay)
^Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.639, pedigree of Raleigh; p.405, pedigree of Gilbert of Compton; p.162 pedigree of Champernowne
^'Parishes: Aston Rowant', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8, Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds, ed. Mary D Lobel (London, 1964) (relationship stated incorrectly)
^Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of Cornwall: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian, Exeter, 1887, p.142
[3]
^Crossette, J. S., biography of Hillersdon, Richard (c.1639-1703), of Membland, Holbeton, Devon, published in
History of Parliament, House of Commons 1660–1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983
[4]
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In 1700 Arthur Champernowne (1672–pre-1717) sold
Modbury to Nicholas Trist and died childless.[1] A junior branch of the Champernowne family continued at
Dartington, Devon, until 1925,[2] being descended from Sir
Arthur Champernowne (d.1578) (2nd son of Sir Philip Champernowne (d.1545) of Modbury[3]), who in 1559 purchased the manor of Dartington.[4] The descent of Champernowne of Modbury was as follows:
Richard Champernowne, second son of Sir Henry Champernowne of
Clyst Champernowne and of
Ilfracombe, Devon, who married Joan Okeston, heiress of Sir Alexander Okeston[5] of Modbury.
Sir Richard Champernowne (son),[6] who inherited Modbury by command of King Edward II (1307-1327).[7]
Sir Richard Champernowne (son), who married Joane Vautort, daughter and heiress of Ralph de Vautort of Tawton.[8]
Sir Thomas Champernowne (fl.1362) (son), who married Eleanor de Rohant, daughter and heiress of Sir Roger de Rohant of Aston Rohant (today
Aston Rowant) in Oxfordshire.[9] As is recorded in the Register of
John de Grandisson,
Bishop of Exeter from 1327 to his death in 1369, Sir Thomas Champernowne exercised his right of presentation to
Modbury Priory on 6 April 1361/2, appointing as Prior Philip de Ffurnariis, following the death of Prior Robert de Curceyo.[10]
Sir Richard Champernowne (son), who married twice, firstly to Alice Astley, a daughter of
Thomas Astley, 3rd Baron Astley (c.1315–1370). His eldest son by Alice Astley was Alexander Champernowne of
Bere Ferrers in Devon, who having married Joan Ferrers, the eldest daughter and co-heiress of Martin Ferrers, lord of the manor of Beere Ferrers, made that manor his seat and the seat of son, who died leaving two daughters and co-heiresses.[11] Sir Richard Champernowne married secondly Katherine Daubeney, a daughter of
Giles Daubeney, 3rd Baron Daubeney (died 1386)[12] of South Ingleby by his wife Eleanor de Willington. The descendants of this second marriage inherited Modbury.[13]
Sir Richard Champernowne (d.1418[14]) (son by father's second marriage), who married Isabell Bonville, daughter of John Bonville (d.1396) of
Shute and sister of the powerful
William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville (1392-1461).[15]
Hugh Champernowne (1416-1543/4), son, who married Alice Bois, a daughter of John Bois of Wood.[16] On 18 March 1429/30 Hugh Champernowne appointed William Benselyn as Prior of Modbury, as is recorded in the Register of
Edmund Lacey (d.1455),
Bishop of Exeter.[17]
William Champernowne (d.1464), son, who married Elizabeth Chidderleigh, daughter and heiress of John Chidderleigh.[19] believed to be represented by the surviving alabaster effigy of a recumbent knight in Modbury Church.[20] The effigy is similar to the alabaster effigy of
Robert Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby de Broke (c. 1452–1502) in
Callington Church in Cornwall, both wearing livery collars of roses.[21] Willoughby married Blanche Champernowne, one of the co-heiresses of Champernowne of Bere Ferrers and a half-second-cousin of William Champernowne (d.1464) of Modbury.
Sir John Champernowne (1458-1503), son, who died at his manor of
Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire.[22] He married Margaret Courtenay (c.1459-1504), a daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay (died 1488) lord of the
manor of Molland, Devon,
Sheriff of Devon in 1470, the second son of
Sir Philip Courtenay (1404–1463) lord of the
manor of Powderham, Devon, by his wife Elizabeth Hungerford.[23] Margaret Courtenay's sister Elizabeth Courtenay married their distant cousin
Edward Courtenay, 1st Earl of Devon (died 1509), KG. Sir John Champernowne's daughter is believed to have been
Kat Ashley (c.1502-1565), governess of the future Queen Elizabeth I.
Henry Champernowne (1538-1570), grandson, eldest son of John Champernowne, eldest son and heir apparent of Sir Philip Champernowne (1479-1545) (whom he pre-deceased), by his wife Katherine Blount, a daughter of
William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy. Katherine survived her husband she remarried to Sir
Maurice Berkeley (d.1581) of
Bruton[29] in
Somerset. Henry Champernowne married Catherine Edgcumbe, a daughter of Sir Richard Edgcumbe (d.1562) of
Mount Edgcumbe in Cornwall, twice
Sheriff of Devon, in 1543 and 1554.[30]
Henry Champernowne, nephew and heir, eldest son of Sir Arthur Champernowne (younger brother of Sir Richard Champernowne (1558-1622)) by his wife Amey Crewkerne, daughter and heiress[33] of John Crewkerne of Childhay in Dorset, who remarried to Henry Drake.[34] Henry's inheritance was however limited as according to his relative the Devon historian Sir
William Pole (d.1635) (a nephew of Sir John Popham), his uncle Sir Richard Champernowne "hath departed with ye most part of ye land of that auncient famylye".[35] Henry married Mary Coape, a daughter of
Sir Anthony Cope, 1st Baronet (1550-1614) of
Hanwell in Oxfordshire,[36] a
Member of Parliament.[37]
Philip Champernowne (1618-1684), son, who matriculated at
Exeter College, Oxford in 1634, who married firstly a certain Elizabeth (d.1676) by whom he had a son and heir Arthur Champernowne, and secondly to Sarah Calmady (d.1717), widow of John Gubbes of Exeter[38] and a daughter of Edward Calmady (d.1654/5) of
Plymouth, 2nd son of Josias Calmady (1565-1611) of
Langdon Court in the parish of
Wembury in Devon.[39] He was buried at Modbury, where survives his fine incised
ledger stone upright against the south wall of south chantry.[40]
Arthur Champernowne (1671/2-pre-1717), eldest son by father's 2nd marriage, who married twice, firstly to a Hillersdon, a daughter and co-heiress of
Richard Hillersdon (d.1703), MP, of
Membland in the parish of
Newton and Noss, Devon,[41] and secondly to Mary Wise, a daughter of John Wise of Totnes.[42] Both marriages were childless and in 1700, a few years before his death, he sold the manor of Modbury to Nicholas Trist,[43] thus bringing the family of Champernowne of Modbury to a close. The family of Champernowne of Dartington continued in the male line until 1766, and continued via a female line via the heiress Jane Champernowne in the name of Harrington, which family adopted the surname of Champernowne[44] and remained at Dartington until it was sold in 1925 by Arthur Melville Champernowne.[45]
^Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 15th Edition, ed. Pirie-Gordon, H., London, 1937, p.384, pedigree of "Champernowne of Pound and formerly of Dartington"
^'Parishes: Aston Rowant', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8, Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds, ed. Mary D Lobel (London, 1964), pp. 16-43
[1] [accessed 16 February 2019]; called in Vivian, p.162 "Roger de Rohart"
^Oliver, p.298 Thome de Campo Arnulphi, domino Modburie ("by Thomas Champernowne, lord (of the manor) of Modbury")
^Vivian, p.162 (pedigree of Champernowne), pp.246,251 (pedigree of Courtenay)
^Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the
Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.639, pedigree of Raleigh; p.405, pedigree of Gilbert of Compton; p.162 pedigree of Champernowne
^'Parishes: Aston Rowant', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 8, Lewknor and Pyrton Hundreds, ed. Mary D Lobel (London, 1964) (relationship stated incorrectly)
^Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of Cornwall: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1530, 1573 & 1620; with additions by J.L. Vivian, Exeter, 1887, p.142
[3]
^Crossette, J. S., biography of Hillersdon, Richard (c.1639-1703), of Membland, Holbeton, Devon, published in
History of Parliament, House of Commons 1660–1690, ed. B.D. Henning, 1983
[4]