John Prouz

John Prowse, Lord of Chagford, m. abt 1467, Joan Orchard, dau. of John Orchard, d. 1480, 'custos rotularum' for Devon under Edward IV. Three published Inq. P.M.'s cover his heritage, and that of his other wife, Joan Calwoody, and son, William, who d.s.p. The ultimate heir to N. Devon holdings in Northam, Bydeford, Abbottsham, and Dedescombe in Bampton was John Prowse's son and heir Lawrence. (The Gen., cit., pp. 11-12).

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"CHAGFORD is a small ancient town, on the eastern side of Dartmoor Forest, in the picturesque valley of the river Teign, 3½ miles W.N.W. of Moreton Hampstead, and 15 miles W.S.W. of Exeter. Its parish comprises 7492 acres, of which 5732 acres are old enclosures and well cultivated; 1271 acres are in pasturage and tillage in Dartmoor; 359 acres are waste, and 129 acres in roads, &c. The gross estimated rental is £7654, and the rateable annual value £5656. The parish has many scattered farm houses, &c., and four corn mills on the Teign, and had 1836 inhabitants in 1841, but they have since decreased to about 1740, owing chiefly to the Woollen Factory here being closed in 1848. Chagford town has only about 1050 inhabitants. It was made one of the Stannary towns in 1328, and had a stannary court, for regulating the tin mining operations of Dartmoor, till about 60 years ago, when it was removed to Tavistock. ... The manor of Chagford belonged to Sir Hugh Chagford in the reign of Henry III. It was successively held by the Wilbery and Whyddon families, for many generations, and the latter were long seated at Whyddon Park, now the seat of E.S. Bayley, Esq., and consisting of an ancient mansion, and a woody park of 300 acres. John Coniam, Esq., who has a pleasant seat called Way Barton, is now lord of two-thirds of the manors of Chagford and Cotterew; and Nicholas Clampitt, of Holy Street, is lord of the other third. There are several other manors in the parish, viz., Prince's Manor, belonging to the Duchy of Cornwall; Shapleigh, belonging to Mr. Maunder, of Exeter; and Rushford, belonging to the Hon. Newton Fellowes. The Earl of Devon, R.L. Berry, Esq., and many smaller owners have estates in the parish. Rushford was an ancient seat of the Hoares; Holly Street formerly belonged to the Rowes and the Southmeads; and Way Barton was long the residence of the ancient family of Prous, or Prouz. The CHURCH (St. Michael,) is a large antique fabric, with an embattled tower and six bells."

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John Prowse, Lord of Chagford, m. abt 1467, Joan Orchard, dau. of John Orchard, d. 1480, 'custos rotularum' for Devon under Edward IV. Three published Inq. P.M.'s cover his heritage, and that of his other wife, Joan Calwoody, and son, William, who d.s.p. The ultimate heir to N. Devon holdings in Northam, Bydeford, Abbottsham, and Dedescombe in Bampton was John Prowse's son and heir Lawrence. (The Gen., cit., pp. 11-12).

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John Prowse

M, b. circa 1456, d. 24 September 1526

Father Richard Prowse b. c 1430

Mother Margaret Norton b. c 1432

John Prowse was born circa 1456 at of Chagford, Devonshire, England. He married Joan Orchard, daughter of John Orchard and Agnes Crouche, circa 1478. John Prowse died on 24 September 1526 at Chagford, Devonshire, England.

Family Joan Orchard b. c 1458

Child

• Laurence Prowse+ b. c 1480, d. 24 Sep 1526

From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p2787.htm#...

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