John Cockworthie, Escheator of Devon

John Cockworthye of Yarnscombe was escheator in Devonshire. "Escheat" is where a property reverts to the fuedal overlord in absence of a legal heir or when a tenant is outlawed.

At Yarnscombe, there is a 15th century monument to John and his wife.

See "My Lines"

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• Occupation: Escheator of Devon (1430, 1440). Of: Yarnscombe, near Barnstaple, Devon, England.

He was conveyed his father's lands by Feb. 1456, and made a freeman of the Borough of Launceston in 1467.

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• 'Full text of "A view of Devonshire in MDCXXX, with a pedigree of most of its gentry"
• http://www.archive.org/stream/aviewdevonshire00westgoog/aviewdevons...
• 'A view of Devonshire in MDCXXX, with a pedigree of most of its gentry (1845)
• http://www.archive.org/stream/aviewdevonshire00westgoog#page/n6/mod...
• http://www.archive.org/stream/aviewdevonshire00westgoog#page/n570/m...
• POLLARD, of Way and Horewood, esq. — Arms. — Argent, a chevron sable, between three escalops gules.
• John Pollard, of Way and Horewood, esq., married Emma, daughter and coheir of Sir John Dodiscomb, knight, and had issue Walter ; who married Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of William Cornu of Horewood, and had issue John ; who married Eleanor, daughter of John Copleston, of Copleston, esq., and had issue Walter, Robert, and Ann married to John Wood, of North-Tawton, esq. Walter Pollard, of Horewood, esq., married Joan, daughter and heir of Roger Barnes, of Bamshill in Ugborough, esq., and had issue Richard, and Lewis who died sans issue. Richard married 'Margaret, daughter of John Cockworthy, and had issue' Anthony, and Margaret married to William Cruwys of Chulmleigh. Anthony married Petronel, daughter of James Chudlegh, of Ashton, esq., and had issue Richard, Ann, (married to Alexander Wollacomb, of Wollacomb, esq.;) Joan, (to Nicholas Ash, of Sowton, esq.;) Grace, (to John Burneby;) Mary, (to Eyer;) Alice, (to Thomas Gay, of Goldsworthy, esq.;) Thomasin, (to Walter Babington.) Richard married Joan, daughter of Edward Bampfield, of Poltimore, esq., and had issue Anthony, William, Henry, John, Alexander, Ann, (married to Hugh Bury, of Coleton, esq.;) Petronel, Ursula, Francis, and Elizabeth. Anthony married Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis Stukeley, of Affeton, esq., and had issue.
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