Branscombe Devon
In the 13c north transept stands a tomb with two men kneeling, one in a gown, the other in armour with his helmet and gauntlet before him. On the dexter side, behind one of the men is his wife kneeling with 14 children. Behind the other his wife with 6 children; www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/687g25K5U9
The wife in question is Joan Tregarthin who died in 1583, the men are her 2 husbands John Kellaway 1513 & Sir John Wadham 1578
The memorial has suffered much neglect, and been whitewashed several times. Little colouring remains. The double appearance of Joan is thought to be unique in British memorial art of this period
"Here lieth intomb'd the body of a virtuous & antient gentlewoman descended of the antient house of the Plantagenets, sometime of Cornwall, namely JOAN one of the daughters & heirs unto John Tregarthin in the county of Cornwall, esq. She was first married unto John Kelleway esq who had by her much issue. After his death she was married to John Wadham of Meryfield in the county of Somerset esq, & by him had several children. She lived a virtuous & godly life & died in an honourable age September in the year of Chrsit 1583"
Joan , born c 1498, was the daughter of John Tregarthin / Tregarthen & Jane daughter of John Trethurffe / Tretherf, & Elizabeth Courtenay
She was the co-heiress of her grandfather Thomas Tregarthen and Margaret daughter of Richard Hendower and Katherine Chamberlayne
Her co-heiress was her sister Margaret wife of George Tanner of Cullompton
She m1 John Kellaway / Kayleway of Cullompton 1494 - 1531
(Joan brought to the marriage lands of her inheritance from Thomas Tregarthen esquire: the manors of Brannell, Trejeam (Tregiam), and Trelyon (Treliam Viam) [all in St. Stephens in Brannell]; Trebvreck, Tawarne, Grampound (Grampot) Bossilian, Woles and Bossilian Wartha, [in Creed], Truro (Truruburgh), Thymargh (C.); manor of Portelmouth, Malborough (D.) Isle of Purbeck (Dorset.); Southampton; Hendwr (Hendon) (Middx): Cornwall, Devon, Corset, Southampton, Merioneth)
Children
1. George b 1525, the heir aged 6 at his father's death
1. Mary Kelloway 1520 - 1589 m1 Thomas Codrington dc 1594 of Swallowcliffe Wilts ; m2 William Cooke of Thorne, Ottery St Mary, son of John Cooke and Margaret daughter of Stephen Daniel. (their grandson John Cooke 1632 of Thorne incorporates a similar heraldic escutcheon of 9 quarters, the 4th of which is Kelloway. flic.kr/p/Bnu41M
2, Agnes m John son Robert Beare
3. Elizabeth
4. Catherine
5. Anne
She m2 John Wadham of Edge, Branscombe and Merrifield, Ilton, Somerset. , son of Sir Nicholas Wadham 1542 & 1st wife Joan daughter of Robert Hill of Bridport & Alice Stourton,
Children
1. Nicholas b 1532 in Merrifield their only surviving son. Co-founder of Wadham College, Oxford. dsp 1609 m Dorothy 1618 flic.kr/p/96mKfT daughter of William Petre and Gertrude www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/6606526289/ daughter of John Tyrrell and Ann Norreys
2. Johanna b1533 in Merrifield
3. Joan 1536 - 1603 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/95J04nCym8 m1 Giles 1562 son of Henry Strangways and Margaret daughter of George Manners & Anne St Leger; m2 Sir John Young 1589 son of Hugh Yonge & Alice Rogate
4. Florence *** b1538 in Merrifield, d 1597 m John 1572 flic.kr/p/96qFQ7 of Watchet, son of John Wyndham by Elizabeth Sydenham flic.kr/p/96qFQ1 (parents of John Wyndham 1645 at Watchet flic.kr/p/96HxhR
5. Margaret bc1540 in Edge Branscombe d pre 1611 m Nicholas 1530 - 1596 at Puddletown flic.kr/p/96bhhH son of Robert Martin and Elizabeth daughter of John Kelway of Rockbourne who m2 John Tregonwell of Milton Abbas ;
There are 3 coats of arms:
Centre being a lozenge and impaled with each of the others. Arms - a lozenge quarterly of six
1. two crosses in saltier;
2 A chevron between
3 escallops; 3 Semee of escallops, a lion rampant.;
4 A lion rampant within a bordure charged with bezants, a label of 3 points
5. On a bend 5 roundels;
6. On a chevron 3 fleurs de lis
Sinister (left) Wadham, of 9 quarters, impaling Tregarthin, of 6 quarters. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/72sJ5zW4he
Wadham:
1st: Gules, a chevron between three roses argent (Wadham).
2nd: Or, on a chevron gules three martlets or
3rd: Argent on a chief gules two bucks' heads cabossed or (Popham).
4th: Gules, a chevron argent between nine bezants five in chief and four in base (Dene)
5th Sable six lioncels or (St Martin).
6th Per fesse indented, overall a bend
7th Barry of eight azure and argent an eagle displayed.
8th Per pale azure and gules a lion rampant ermine (Norwich)
9th Gules a bend fusilly/lozengy ermine (Read, Redege, Riedde etc., of Devon)
Tregarthin:
1st: Argent, two lobster's claws in saltire gules (Tregarthick)
2nd: Argent, a chevron between three escallops sable (Tregarthin)
3rd: Azure semée of escallops or, a lion rampant of the last (Hendower/Hender)
4th: Argent a lion rampant gules in chief a label azure of three points a bordure engrailed bezantee
5th: On a bend 5 (or six) roundels (Chamberlayne)
6th: On a chevron three fleurs-de-lys (Pever)
Dexter / right - quarterly of four
1 & 4 Two glaziers irons in saltier between 4 peas pendent within a bordure engrailed
2. A buck head caboched
3. A Chevron between 3 escallops impaling the coat on the lozenge
B; Shield on the sinister side quarterly of nine
1. a chevron between 3 roses
2. on a chevron three martletts
3. on sa chief 2 stags heads caboched
4. a chevron between 9 roundles
5. Si lioncels rampant or 3 2 1 6 per fess indented a bend
7. Barry of eight an eagles displayed
8. A lion rampant or
9. A bend lozengy each charged with an ermine spot
At the top is the crest of Wadham, a rose argent leaved vert seeded or
*** A story refers to Florence Wadham; just a year after her marriage to John Wyndham she was thought to have died. However, the sexton, on closing the vault, heard a noise from within the coffin. Florence, was removed from the coffin and soon after 'delivered of Sir John Wyndham' The date in this source is 1562 but her son was baptised in 1558. A 19c narrative poem written by Rev. Lewis Court, a later rector of the parish, embellishes the story. This tells that the sexton was tempted by her jewellery. Whilst trying to file a ring from the lady's finger, he drew blood causing Florence to come out of her 'trance'. She sat up and the sexton fled like a madman. On her return to the house her husband at first thought her to be a ghost (she was in a winding sheet) but the couple were joyfully reunited and had two sons to carry the family name
- Church of St Winifred, Branscombe Devon
www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tregarthen-12https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Martyn-557
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Wadham_(1531%E2%80%931609)
www.geni.com/people/Joan-Wadham/6000000014100294908
Picture with thanks - copyright Michael Garlick CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6160125
Branscombe Devon
In the 13c north transept stands a tomb with two men kneeling, one in a gown, the other in armour with his helmet and gauntlet before him. On the dexter side, behind one of the men is his wife kneeling with 14 children. Behind the other his wife with 6 children; www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/687g25K5U9
The wife in question is Joan Tregarthin who died in 1583, the men are her 2 husbands John Kellaway 1513 & Sir John Wadham 1578
The memorial has suffered much neglect, and been whitewashed several times. Little colouring remains. The double appearance of Joan is thought to be unique in British memorial art of this period
"Here lieth intomb'd the body of a virtuous & antient gentlewoman descended of the antient house of the Plantagenets, sometime of Cornwall, namely JOAN one of the daughters & heirs unto John Tregarthin in the county of Cornwall, esq. She was first married unto John Kelleway esq who had by her much issue. After his death she was married to John Wadham of Meryfield in the county of Somerset esq, & by him had several children. She lived a virtuous & godly life & died in an honourable age September in the year of Chrsit 1583"
Joan , born c 1498, was the daughter of John Tregarthin / Tregarthen & Jane daughter of John Trethurffe / Tretherf, & Elizabeth Courtenay
She was the co-heiress of her grandfather Thomas Tregarthen and Margaret daughter of Richard Hendower and Katherine Chamberlayne
Her co-heiress was her sister Margaret wife of George Tanner of Cullompton
She m1 John Kellaway / Kayleway of Cullompton 1494 - 1531
(Joan brought to the marriage lands of her inheritance from Thomas Tregarthen esquire: the manors of Brannell, Trejeam (Tregiam), and Trelyon (Treliam Viam) [all in St. Stephens in Brannell]; Trebvreck, Tawarne, Grampound (Grampot) Bossilian, Woles and Bossilian Wartha, [in Creed], Truro (Truruburgh), Thymargh (C.); manor of Portelmouth, Malborough (D.) Isle of Purbeck (Dorset.); Southampton; Hendwr (Hendon) (Middx): Cornwall, Devon, Corset, Southampton, Merioneth)
Children
1. George b 1525, the heir aged 6 at his father's death
1. Mary Kelloway 1520 - 1589 m1 Thomas Codrington dc 1594 of Swallowcliffe Wilts ; m2 William Cooke of Thorne, Ottery St Mary, son of John Cooke and Margaret daughter of Stephen Daniel. (their grandson John Cooke 1632 of Thorne incorporates a similar heraldic escutcheon of 9 quarters, the 4th of which is Kelloway. flic.kr/p/Bnu41M
2, Agnes m John son Robert Beare
3. Elizabeth
4. Catherine
5. Anne
She m2 John Wadham of Edge, Branscombe and Merrifield, Ilton, Somerset. , son of Sir Nicholas Wadham 1542 & 1st wife Joan daughter of Robert Hill of Bridport & Alice Stourton,
Children
1. Nicholas b 1532 in Merrifield their only surviving son. Co-founder of Wadham College, Oxford. dsp 1609 m Dorothy 1618 flic.kr/p/96mKfT daughter of William Petre and Gertrude www.flickr.com/photos/52219527@N00/6606526289/ daughter of John Tyrrell and Ann Norreys
2. Johanna b1533 in Merrifield
3. Joan 1536 - 1603 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/95J04nCym8 m1 Giles 1562 son of Henry Strangways and Margaret daughter of George Manners & Anne St Leger; m2 Sir John Young 1589 son of Hugh Yonge & Alice Rogate
4. Florence *** b1538 in Merrifield, d 1597 m John 1572 flic.kr/p/96qFQ7 of Watchet, son of John Wyndham by Elizabeth Sydenham flic.kr/p/96qFQ1 (parents of John Wyndham 1645 at Watchet flic.kr/p/96HxhR
5. Margaret bc1540 in Edge Branscombe d pre 1611 m Nicholas 1530 - 1596 at Puddletown flic.kr/p/96bhhH son of Robert Martin and Elizabeth daughter of John Kelway of Rockbourne who m2 John Tregonwell of Milton Abbas ;
There are 3 coats of arms:
Centre being a lozenge and impaled with each of the others. Arms - a lozenge quarterly of six
1. two crosses in saltier;
2 A chevron between
3 escallops; 3 Semee of escallops, a lion rampant.;
4 A lion rampant within a bordure charged with bezants, a label of 3 points
5. On a bend 5 roundels;
6. On a chevron 3 fleurs de lis
Sinister (left) Wadham, of 9 quarters, impaling Tregarthin, of 6 quarters. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/72sJ5zW4he
Wadham:
1st: Gules, a chevron between three roses argent (Wadham).
2nd: Or, on a chevron gules three martlets or
3rd: Argent on a chief gules two bucks' heads cabossed or (Popham).
4th: Gules, a chevron argent between nine bezants five in chief and four in base (Dene)
5th Sable six lioncels or (St Martin).
6th Per fesse indented, overall a bend
7th Barry of eight azure and argent an eagle displayed.
8th Per pale azure and gules a lion rampant ermine (Norwich)
9th Gules a bend fusilly/lozengy ermine (Read, Redege, Riedde etc., of Devon)
Tregarthin:
1st: Argent, two lobster's claws in saltire gules (Tregarthick)
2nd: Argent, a chevron between three escallops sable (Tregarthin)
3rd: Azure semée of escallops or, a lion rampant of the last (Hendower/Hender)
4th: Argent a lion rampant gules in chief a label azure of three points a bordure engrailed bezantee
5th: On a bend 5 (or six) roundels (Chamberlayne)
6th: On a chevron three fleurs-de-lys (Pever)
Dexter / right - quarterly of four
1 & 4 Two glaziers irons in saltier between 4 peas pendent within a bordure engrailed
2. A buck head caboched
3. A Chevron between 3 escallops impaling the coat on the lozenge
B; Shield on the sinister side quarterly of nine
1. a chevron between 3 roses
2. on a chevron three martletts
3. on sa chief 2 stags heads caboched
4. a chevron between 9 roundles
5. Si lioncels rampant or 3 2 1 6 per fess indented a bend
7. Barry of eight an eagles displayed
8. A lion rampant or
9. A bend lozengy each charged with an ermine spot
At the top is the crest of Wadham, a rose argent leaved vert seeded or
*** A story refers to Florence Wadham; just a year after her marriage to John Wyndham she was thought to have died. However, the sexton, on closing the vault, heard a noise from within the coffin. Florence, was removed from the coffin and soon after 'delivered of Sir John Wyndham' The date in this source is 1562 but her son was baptised in 1558. A 19c narrative poem written by Rev. Lewis Court, a later rector of the parish, embellishes the story. This tells that the sexton was tempted by her jewellery. Whilst trying to file a ring from the lady's finger, he drew blood causing Florence to come out of her 'trance'. She sat up and the sexton fled like a madman. On her return to the house her husband at first thought her to be a ghost (she was in a winding sheet) but the couple were joyfully reunited and had two sons to carry the family name
- Church of St Winifred, Branscombe Devon
www.wikitree.com/wiki/Tregarthen-12https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Martyn-557
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Wadham_(1531%E2%80%931609)
www.geni.com/people/Joan-Wadham/6000000014100294908
Picture with thanks - copyright Michael Garlick CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6160125