Robert Nans

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LAWERENCE NANS, b. ca. 1400, son of Robert Nans, held land in Illogan and in St. Anthony-in-Mennege, Cornwall in 1462; also held Trewince in St. Martin Parish.

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Robert Nans, apparent son of John Nans of Mannecan. No record of death but he appears to be dead by 1462. After John Nans's death, Robert Nans went to court to prevent the then vicar of Mannecan from seizing Nans, Trewince and Martania in St. Martin Parish in Menenge. As one can see by the date, this would be considered a rather old document, of which I have been able to receive only a part translation which is rather vague, but it would appear that these were lands passed to Robert as heir by law and he had been living at Nans for many years, yet the church was claiming these three places as church property. Apparently, Robert at least won this suit in part, as in 1462 his son Lawerence held Trewince and was still its owner in 1503. Two sons:

III.a. Lawerence Nans of St. Anthony in Menenge.

III.b. John Nans, D.D. L.L.D., rector of Glasney College in Cornwall 1497-1501. Pete Nance made an extensive genealogy of his descendants despite the fact that he was a clergyman before the reformation.