Sir John Trevillian of Nettlecombe

The Will of John Trevelyan of Yarnscombe[1] In the name of God, amen. The seven and twentie daye of Januarie, in the yeare of our Lord God a thowsande fyve hundrith fortie and fyve,[2] I, John Trevelyan, esquyar, of the parishe of Yernescombe, whole in mynd, and of good remembrance, make my testament and last will in fowrme and maner folowinge: Fyrst, I bequeth my Sowlle unto Almighti God, and my bodie to be buried in holie grave accordinge to the discrecion of myne Executors. Item, I geave and bequethe to the Sead store of the parrish church of Yernescombe ten shillingis. Item, I geave and bequethe to everie of my dowghters, that is to saye, fyrste, to Jane my dowghter,[3] alredie maried, Two Hundrethe markis sterlinge. Item, unto Isabell my dowghter,[4] towardes hir marage. Two Hundrithe markys sterlinge. Item, unto my dowghter Dorothie,[5] towardes hir mariage. Two Hundrethe markys sterlinge: under this condicion, that they marie by the good advice and cowncell of Avice my wiffe and John Trevylyan my sonne and heyre. Which Sixe hundrithe markys I wolde will to be paide by my wiffe Avice and John Trevilyan my sonne and heyre, at such convenient tyme and speade after my decease as they shall thinke best, be equall porcyons. Whyche Avice and John I ordeyne and make my whole and sole executors to se thes my Legacis and bequestes trewlie paid and performyd, and all my debtis lykewise and other chargis that shalbe bestowed at my funerall and obytt according to ther discrecion. The residue of my gooddes not bequethed I bequeth and geave wholie to the forenamyd Avice and John, to order it for the welthes of my sowll according to ther discrecyon. In wytnes wherof I have cawsyd this testament to be made and writen the dale and yeare above specyfyd, berynge wytnea to the same Symon Atkyn, clerke, and George Pollerde.

Probatum fuit pred. testamentom comm nobis Roberto Fysher, &c. Quinto die mensij Maij Anno Domini mitto quingenmo Qninquagemo Octayo, &c.

Source: Collier, J. Payne (ed.),The Trevelyan Papers: Part II, Camden Society, 1863

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[1] John TREVELYAN was the son of Sir John TREVELYAN (? -1522) of Nettlecombe, Somerset. John acquired a manor at Yarnscombe upon his marriage to Avice COCKWORTHY, daughter and hier of Nicholas COCKWORTHY. John TREVELYAN died on 1 Feb 1546/47. The TREVELYAN family originated in Cornwall. John's father had been knighted by Henry VII in 1501. John's grandfather, John TREVELYAN (? -1494), was a Lancastrian supporter during the War of the Roses who acquired the manor of Nettlecombe upon his marriage to Elizabeth Whalesborough in 1452.

[2] Although John TREVELYAN's will is dated 27 Jan 1545/46 it was not proved until 5 May 1558. This apparently was the consequence of a dispute between Avice COCKWORTHY and her eldest son John TREVELYAN (? -1563) that eventually saw the manor at Yarnscombe transferred to Thomas TREVELYAN (? -1569), a younger son of John TREVELYAN and Avice COCKWORTHY.

[3] Jane TREVELYAN married William SANDES.

[4] It is not known whether Isabel TREVELYAN married.

[5] Dorothy TREVELYAN married Nicholas TOOKER.

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John married Avice, daughter and heiress of Nicholas Cockworthy of Yarnscombe in Devon. John inherited Nettlecombe from his father at age 30. He evidently preferred his wife's estate to Nettlecombe, for he appears to have taken up residence there and made arrangements for leasing his family's mansion only four years after coming into his inheritance.

CHILDREN:

1. TREVELYAN John, b. Abt 1504, Of, Yarnscombe, Devonshire, England

2. TREVELYAN Hugh, b. Abt 1509, Of, Yarnscombe, Devonshire, England

3. TREVELYAN Jane (Joane), b. Abt 1511, Of, Yarnscombe, Devonshire, England

4. TREVELYAN Isabel, b. Abt 1513, Of, Yarnscombe, Devonshire, England

5. TREVELYAN George, b. Abt 1515, Of, Yarnscombe, Devonshire, England

6. TREVELYAN Dorothy, b. Abt 1520, Of, Yarnscombe, Devonshire, England

7. TREVILLIAN Thomas, b. Abt 1517, Of, Yarnscombe, Devonshire, England

8. TREVILIAN John, b. 1500, Yarnscombe, Devon, England

Will of John Trevilian, Esquire; son of John Trevilian, Knight; and Property Judgements in favor of John Trevilian, Esquire, son of John Trevilian, Knight; during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I:

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• Margaret CHAMPERNOWNE
• Born: ABT 1474, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
• Died: 21 Apr 1529
• Father: Richard CHAMPERNOWNE of Insworth
• Mother: Mary HEMLEY
• Married 1: Nicholas COCKWORTHIE (b. ABT 1472) ABT 1488 , Helvin, Devonshire, England
• Children:
  • '1. Avice COCKWORTHY (b. ABT 1504) (m. John Trevelyan)
• Married 2: John CARMINOWE (d. 1547)
• http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CHAMPERNOWNE.htm#Margaret CHAMPERNOWNE4
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettlecombe_Court

Nettlecombe Court has a late medieval hall, with the entrance front, porch, great hall and parlour added in 1599. Around 1641 there were further additions to rear of great hall, and between 1703 and 1707 the South West front was extended. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.[1]

As stated in "Nettlecombe Court" by R. J. E. Bush:

"Nettlecombe is first mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086, when it was stated to be held by William the Conquerer, and in the charge of his Sheriff for Somerset, William de Mohun." A family lineage published in Nettlecombe Court shows that the estate passed into the Trevelyan (Trevilian / Trevillian / Trevilion) family in 1452, upon the marriage of Elizabeth Whalesburough to John Trevilian.

It remained as a family estate in the Trevelyan family until the mid-nineteen hundreds.

Nettlecombe Court is a large country mansion in the English county of Somerset.

Nettlecombe Court was originally built as a manor house, becoming a girls' boarding school in the early 1960s. Since 1967 has been the Leonard Wills Field Centre run by the Field Studies Council. The house is surrounded by Nettlecombe Park, a 90.4 hectares (223 acres) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Records suggest this site has been wood pasture or parkland for at least 400 years. There are some very old oak pollards which may be of this age or older. The oldest standard trees are over 200 years of age. The continuity of open woodland and parkland, with large mature and over-mature timber, has enabled characteristic species of epiphytic lichens and beetles to become established and persist. Many of these species are now nationally scarce because this type of habitat has been eliminated over large areas of Great Britain.

The house and park are set in a secluded valley on the northern fringes of the Brendon Hills, within the Exmoor National Park.