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Catherine Pym (Bampfield)

Also Known As: "Bamfield", "Bampfylde"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Poltimore, Devon, England
Death:
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Daughter of Sir Edward Bampfield and Elizabeth Bampfield
Wife of Erasmus Pym
Mother of Sir Alexander Pym, MP; Robert Pym and Sr Pym
Sister of Laurencia Fulford; Joan Pollard; Richard Bampfield, Sheriff of Devon; Elizabeth Percival and Mary Wardour
Half sister of John Warre, of Chipleigh and Grace Melborne

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About Catherine Pym

Catherine Bamfield1
Last Edited 17 May 2020
F, #192482, b. circa 1518, d. after 1564
Father Edward Bamfield1 b. c 1490, d. 20 May 1528
Mother Elizabeth Wadham1 b. c 1498, d. 20 May 1528
Catherine Bamfield was born circa 1518 at of Exeter, Devonshire, England.1 She married Sir Erasmus Pym, son of Reginald Pym and Mary d' Abridgecourt, circa 1537 at of Brymore Manor, Bridgwater, Somerset, England.1 Catherine Bamfield died after 1564 at of Barton, Somerset, England.1
Family
Sir Erasmus Pym b. c 1517, d. c 1582
Child

  • Alexander Pym+1 b. c 1540

Citations
1.[S11597] Ancestry.com, Information submitted by Lilian Simpson.
From: https://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p6411.htm...
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Catherine Bampfield1
F, #747318
Last Edited=22 Jan 2023
Catherine Bampfield is the daughter of Edward Bampfield.1 She married Erasmus Pym.1
Her married name became Pym.1
Child of Catherine Bampfield and Erasmus Pym
Alexander Pym+1 b. c 1547, d. 7 Jan 1585
Citations
[S6289] The History of Parliament Online, online http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Hereinafter cited as History of Parliament.
From: https://www.thepeerage.com/p74732.htm#i747318
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PYM, Alexander (c.1547-85), of Brymore, Som.
Family and Education
b. c.1547, 1st s. of Erasmus Pym of Brymore by Catherine, da. of Edward Bampfield of Poltimore, Devon. educ. M. Temple 1565, called. m. (1) settlement 1574/5, Elizabeth, da. of John Conyers of London, 1da.; (2) settlement 31 July 1580, Philippa, da. of Humphrey Colles of Barton, 1s. John 1da. suc. fa. 1582/3.
Offices Held
J.p.q. Som. from c.1579, commr. militia 1584.2
Biography
The Pyms had owned the manor of Brymore since the thirteenth century, and had acquired more land in Somerset, Devon and Dorset, including the manors of Langham, Stoke Pero and Woolavington, and property in Bridgwater. Pym himself was a lawyer, those bound to him at the Temple including Timothy Pym, son of Thomas, a baron of the Exchequer in Henry VIII’s reign, and Thomas Conyers, a relative of his first wife. The Conyers family, originally from Durham, had moved to London when John Conyers entered royal service at about the middle of the century.3
Pym was one of several local men returned for Taunton during the period when the bishop of Winchester and the local authorities appear to have been content to share the nominations for each Parliament. Through his mother’s family, the Bampfields, he was related to several Members in this and other Elizabethan Parliaments. He did not occupy the seat for long, however, if at all: he was returned in November 1584, held a manorial court in the far west of Somerset 10 Dec., and died 7 Jan. 1585, the new writ being issued 13 Jan. His second wife, whose father and brother were both sheriffs of Somerset, later married Anthony Rous. John Pym was only a few months old at the time of his father’s sudden death.4
etc.
From: https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/p...
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The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Herald's ..., Volumes 1-7
edited by John Lambrick Vivian
https://books.google.com/books?id=GmqlIibS95IC&lpg=PA39&ots=wjPyL1_...
Page 38-41
BAMFIELD OF POLTIMORE.
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'Bampfylde1'
Families covered: Bampfield of Hardington, Bampfield (Bamfield or Bampfylde) of Poltimore
(1) Westcote spells the family name as "Bampfield" whilst Vivian uses 'Bamfield" or "Bamfeild" then "Bampfield" with "Bampfylde" being used for the first time with the 1st Lord. Wotton mostly uses "Baumfilde" then "Bampfylde". We use Bampfylde for the page title as that is what is used in BP1934 (Poltimore).
(2) BP1934 reports that the manor of Poltimore has been possessed by this family since the reign of Edward I (who r. 1272-1307) but, other than mentioning John (m. Eleanor Beauchamp), starts its pedigree with the Amias shown at the top of Bampfylde2.
(3) There has been some confusion with & between the early generations of this family. We show what is reported by Vivian but report also what is shown by the other Main Sources.
John Baunfeld or Baumfilde (a temp John who r. 1199-1216) mentioned by Vivian (named) & Wotton (unnamed)
m. Joan Hastings (dau of John Hastings)
Wotton inserts 2 extra generations here: an unnamed Baumfilde who married the de Hockisham heiress (presumably the Hoxham/Huxham heiress shown by Vivian/Westcote as some generations later) then John Baumfilde of Poltimore (temp Edward I) who m. Isabel, dau of John Faber (presumably the Faber connection shown by Vivian/Westcote as some generations later).

  • 1. John Bampfield of Poltimore the first mentioned by Westcote
  • m. Eleanor Beauchamp (dau of Sir Humfrey Beauchamp of Ryme)
    • A. John Bampfield of Poltimore
    • m. Joan Martin (dau of Sir Richard Martin (or Merton or Moreton), m2. Sir James Chudleigh, m3. Sir John de la Pomeroy)
    • Wotton inserts 2 extra generations here: John (m. Isabella, dau of John de Cobham) and John (m1. Joanna, dau of Geoffrey Gilbert of Compton (mother also of John who dsp); m2. (sp?) Joanna Hastings). Vivian shows the next generation as ...
      • i. Thomas Bampfield of Poltimore this generation shown by Vivian & Wotton but not by Westcote
      • m. Agnes Copleston (dau of Adam Copleston)
        • a. John Bampfield of Poltimore this generation shown earlier by Wotton
        • m. Joane Hoxham (dau/heir of John Hoxham or Huxham)
          • (1) Thomas Bampfield of Poltimore this generation shown earlier by Wotton
            • m. Agnes Faber (dau/coheir of John Faber)
              • (A) John Bampfield of Poltimore this generation shown by Vivian & Westcote but not by Wotton
              • m. Joane
                • (i) John Bampfield of Poltimore
                • Wotton just identifies John's wife as Agnes, dau of John de Pederton. Except that Westcote shows Agnes's mother's family name as Turvey rather than Turney, Vivian & Wescote identify her as ...
                • m. Agnes Pederton (dau/heir of John Pederton by Cecily, dau/heir of John Turney son/heir of Simon son/heir of Sir Simon Turney)
                  • (a) Sir William Bampfield of Poltimore, Sheriff of Devon (d by 1475)
                  • This generation is shown by Vivian & Wotton but not by Westcote. Wotton shows his son Walter as father rather than elder brother of the William who m1. Margaret St. Maur m2. Margaret Kirkham. We are following Vivian.
                  • m. Margaret Pauncefoote (dau of Walter Pauncefoote of Compton)
                    • ((1)) Walter Bampfield of Poltimore (b c1447, d 01.09.1478) not mentioned by Westcote
                    • m1. (sp) Constance Langsford (dau of Edward Langsford)
                    • m2. Grace Pudsey (dau of Sir Ralph Pudsey, m2. Sir Roger Tetcote)
                      • ((A)) Andrew Bamfield (dsp (young?))
                    • ((2)) William Bampfield of Poltimore
                    • m1. Margaret St. Maur (dau of John St. Maur (Seymour))
                      • ((A)) Sir Edward Bampfield of Poltimore (d 20.05.1528)
                      • Westcote identifies Edward's wife as Elizabeth, dau of Sir Richard Wadham of Merryfield and relict of _ Warr of Somerset. BE1883 (St. Maur) identifies her as dau of Sir Michael Wadham. It seems that there was no Sir Richard or Sir Michael Wadhams of Merryfield around this time so we follow Vivian & Wotton (supported by the Warre records) in identifying her as ...
                      • m. Elizabeth Wadham (dau of Sir Nicholas Wadham, widow of John Warre)
                        • ((i)) Richard Bampfield of Politmore, Sheriff of Devon (b c1526, d 25.05.1594)
                        • m. Elizabeth Sydenham (d 04.05.1599, dau of John Sydenham (Sidnam) of Brimpton)
                          • ((a)) Sir Amias Bampfield or Bampfylde of Poltimore (b c1564, d 09.02.1625-6, 2nd son)
                          • m. Elizabeth Clifton (dau of Sir John Clifton of Barrington)
                          • ((b)) Elizabeth Bampfield
                          • m. George Cary of Clovelly
                          • ((c)) Johanna/Joan Bampfield see ## below
                          • ((d)) Ursula Bampfield
                          • m. Thomas Fulford of Fulford (b c1553, d 31.07.1610)
                          • ((e)) Susan Bampfield
                          • Wotton shows Susan m. John Hicks of Witheridge. Vivian & Westcote report that she married ...
                          • m1. John Hays of Myll
                          • m2. _ Simcock
                          • ((f)) Mary Bampfield
                          • m1. Humphrey Moor of Moorhays
                          • m2. Richard Bowden (parson of Okehampton)
                          • ((g)) Gertrude Bampfield
                          • m. John Harding of Longbrady
                          • ((h)) Ann Bampfield
                          • m1. Christopher Morgan of Maperton
                          • m2. _ Luttrell (Lutterel)
                          • ((i)) Margaret Bampfield
                          • m. William Lacy of Hartrow
                          • ((j))+ other issue - Giles (dvpsp), Richard, Katharine (d unm)
                        • ((ii)) Laurencia Bampfield
                        • m1. John Bidwell
                        • m2. Robert Fulford
                        • ((iii)) Joan Bampfield
                        • m(1). Richard Pollard of Horwood
                        • All 3 of our Main Sources show Joan as married only to Richard Pollard (by whom she had 9 children). Vivian shows a Johanna of the next generation (dau of John) as married to Hugh Gifford (see ## above). Wotton & Westcote also show a Johanna/Joan in the next generation but do not show her as having married. [Vivian also shows another Joane (dau of John) of 4 generations later as m. Hugh Gifford (see ## on Bampfylde2).] In his work on 'Giffard of Halsbury' (p400) Vivian identifies the wife of Hugh Giffard of St. Giles as "Joane da. of John Bamfeild of Poltimore, relict of Richard Pollard of Horwood". That Hugh must have been born c1530 and so his wife, who bore him (at least) 4 children, is shown as this Joan even though her father was called Edward.
                        • m2. Hugh Giffard of St. Giles
                        • ((iv)) Katherine Bampfield
                        • m. Erasmus Pym of Brymmore
                        • ((v)) etc.

Main source(s): "A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX, with a Pedigree of most of its Gentry" by Thomas Westcote (as edited by Rev. George Oliver & Pitman Jones, 1845), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Bamfield of Poltimore'), Wotton (vol 1, Kimber & Johnson edition 1771, 'Bampfylde of Poltimore', p374+)
From: https://www.stirnet.com/genie/data/british/bb4ae/bampfylde1.php#top
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Catherine Pym's Timeline

1529
1529
Poltimore, Devon, England
1547
1547
Brymore, Somerset, England (United Kingdom)
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