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People Connected to Devon

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James Veitch, Snr. (1792 - 1863)
James Veitch (24 May 1815 – September 1869) was the third in a long line of horticulturists who established the renowned family business Veitch Nurseries.Veitch was the son of James Veitch and grandson...
Juliana Hordelegh (1340 - c.1391)
Biography Juliana, parents unknown, married 1) John Bromford 2) Alexander Cruwys 3) Matthew Hordelegh Source: "Alexander de Cruwys died between 15 August 1382 when he gave a power of attorney t...
Robert de Cruwys (c.1367 - bef.1404)
References Cruwys of Cruwys Morchard
Margaret Cruwys (c.1370 - aft.1413)
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Elenor Gould (c.1435 - 1505)

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People Connected to Devon

Historic County of England

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How to use this Page

Please link any GENI Profiles with links to Devon to this project.
You can ALSO add the earliest heads of families to the list of Devon Families on Geni below (don't forget to link their profiles to the project as well). These would usually be male! Please restrict people added to the list to the earliest head of family!

Note People with links to Devon can be linked to the project but not necessarily added to the list below.

People connected to Devon can be placed in the following groups.

Historical and Political people

- accommodated by the project Historical Devon which covers the History of Devon and historical/political people. Some of these are also listed in the Famous people category.

Famous or Notable People

Those people of note with connections to the county are listed below. Some of these connections are a little tenuous - counties like to lay claim to people of renown! Please visit Devon - Famous People and add them to the listing there.

Emigrants

People from Devon who went to the "New world" and were early progenitors in those countries. Where the earliest ancestor is known please add them to the list of "Devon families on Geni" below if that was their roots, or to the appropriate county project.

Where the earliest known ancestor is the emigrant add them to the list below. In some cases if there is a project that covers them in detail please link the project.

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Heads of Devon Families on Geni

Names with Bold links are to Geni profiles. Other links take you to external biographical web pages.

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George Courtys (place of birth unconfirmed but Devon is probable)

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John Harvey

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John Jackman

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Ann Buckingham Locke
Hugh Buckingham Locke
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Gardner Locke Evans
William Arthur Locke
William Buckingham Locke

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Robert Martyn (circa 1534-1612) of Stockenham

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Robert or John Shapleigh (probably of Yes Tor)
George Strong (I) of Chardstock

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The Honourable John Humphrey Walrond
William Webber (1786-1855) of North Molton

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Emigrants from Devon

Please add the names of people from Devon who settled in the "New World"

Americas

South America

United States

Thomas Downham to Kent county, Delaware
Peter Gee (1615-1682) bp Newton Ferrers, to Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony by 1653
* Great Migration: Passengers of the Mary & John, 1630 "Nearly all of the Mary and John 1630 passengers came from the West Country counties of Somerset, Dorset , Devon, and West Country towns of Dorchester, Bridport, Crewkerne and Exeter."
Charles William Harvey to Tuolumne County in Northern California in 1895
Henrietta Eleanor Williams to Tuolumne County in Northern California, September 13, 1900 on the "S.S. Parisian" from Liverpool

The following Lock(e) Family originated in Chittlehampton, Devon, England