'Arscott1'
Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Arscott of Arscott, Arscott of Dunsland, Arscott of Hollesworthy, Arscott of Tetcott, Bickford of Dunsland

The Visitation to Devon contains several sections on Arscotts. We have not yet been able to ascertain if/how they were related to each other.
John Arscott
m. _ Renson
1. John Arscott
  m. _ Tilley
A. John Arscott of Arscott & Holesworthie
  m. Margaret Cloford
  i. John Arscott of Arscott and the Inner Temple, London
  m. Phillipa Battin (dau of Humphrey Battin of Dunsland)
  a. Humphrey Arscott of Arscott and Dunsland
  m. Ellin Hatch (dau of Thomas Hatch of Aller)
  (1) John Arscott of Arscott and Dunsland (a 1620)
  m. Mary Monke (dau of Thomas Monke of Powdridge)
(A) Arthur Arscott of Dunsland (a 1620, d 1662)
  m. Ebott Yeo (dau of Leonard Yeo of North Petherwin)
  (i) Mary Arscott (b c1600, dvp?)
  (ii) Grace Arscott, heiress of Dunsland (b c1601)
  m. William Bickford of Bickford Town and St. Kevern
  (a) Arscott Bickford of Dunsland
  m1. Mary Parker of Boringdon
  m2. (1683) Bridget Prideaux (dau of Edmund Prideaux of Prideaux Place by Bridget Moyle)
((1)) William Bickford of Dunsland
  m1. Bridget Tremayne of Sydenham
  m2. Damaris Hoblyn (dau/heiress of Edward Hoblyn of Nanswhyddon)
  m3. Elizabeth Richards of Okehampton
  Uncertain who was mother of ...
  ((A)) Arscott Bickford of Dunsland (d unm)
  ((B)) George Bickford of Dunsland & Arscott
  m. Mary Palfreyman of Molland
  ((i)) Arscott Bickford of Dunsland (d unm 1817)
  ((ii)) Mary Bickford of Dunsland
  m. (1790) William Holland Coham of Coham
  (b) Elizabeth Bickford
  m. Henry Rowland
  (B) John Arscott
  m. Jaquet Cottell (dau of _ Cottell of Yeambridge)
  (C) Margery Arscott
  m. Lewis Stukely of Aston
  (D) Frances Arscott
  m. George Chilcott of Stogumber
  (E)+ other issue Thomas, Humphrey, Anne, Mary
  (2) Lewis Arscott of Abbots Bickenton (a 1620)
  m. Frances Wood (dau of Thomas Wood of Axworthie)
  (A)+ issue (a 1620) - John (b c1597), Robert, Arthur, Humphrey, Thomas, Emanuel, Phillipa, Dorothy
  (3)+ several daughers
  b.+ other issue - John, Nicholas, Thomas, Edmund, George, Halvethen, William, several daughters

 

 

Robert Arscott of Arscott (a 1407)
m. Joan Tilley (dau of Nicholas Tilley)
1. Richard Arscott of Ashwater (a 1436)
  m. Joane
  A. John Arscott of Hollesworthie (Hollesworthy)
  m. Joane Clawford
  i. John Arscott of Hollesworthy (d 1537)
  m. Margery Floyer (dau of Richard Floyer)
a. Richard Arscott 'of Ashwater'
  m. Margaret Fitz (dau of _ Fitz of Fitzford)
  (1) Tristram Arscott of Annery (a 1620)
  m. Elizabeth St. Leger (dau of Sir John St. Leger)
  (A) John Arscott (a 1620)
  m. Alice Southcot (dau of Thomas Southcot of Bavy)
  (i) Elizabeth Arscott (a 1620)
  (B) Tristram Arscott
(C) Mary Arscott
  m. Edward Trelawney in Cornwall
  (D) Katherine Arscott
  m. Humphrey Prouze
  (2) Humphrey Arscott of West Budley (a 1620)
  m. Margery St. Cleare (dau of Gabriel St. Cleare of Tudwell)
  (A)+ issue (a 1620) - Charles (b c1603), Francis, Humphrey, Ambrose, Phillip, Richard, Hercules
  (3) Marie Arscott
  m. Anthony Monke of Podderidge
  (4)+ other issue - Phillip, Hercules
  b. daughter
  m. Thomas Chamond (son/heir of Sir John Chamond)
  c. (Christian) Arcott
  m. John Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh
  d.+ other issue - John, Thomas

 

 

Identified as a 4th son, but it is not clear of whom, was ...
John Arscott of Tetcott (near Holesworthy, Devon)
m. Elizabeth Walker (dau of John Walker of Hertfordshire)
1. Arthur Arscott of Tetcott
  m. Mary Langsford (dau of John Langsford of Thurleston)
A. Edmund Arscott of Tetcott (a 1620)
  m. Mary Walrond (dau of William Walrond of Bradfield)
  i. John Arscott (of Tetcott) (b c1613)
  Visitation ends with by showing John and his siblings. It is a presumption, albeit probably a reasonable one, that this was the John of Tetcott whose wife & mother of Mary was identified in Commoners (vol I, Coham of Coham) as ...
  m. Gertrude Calmady (dau of Sir Shilston Calmady)
  a. John Arscott of Tetcott probably of this generation, father of Jane, presume also of ...
  (1) John Arscott of Tetcott probably of this generation
  m. (05.1690) Frances Darell (dau of Thomas Darell of Trewornan)
  (2) Jane Arscott (bur 06.05.1719)
  m. (19.09.1699) Sir John Molesworth, 3rd Bart (bpt 23.06.1668, bur 20.06.1723)
  b. Mary Arscott dau of John & Gertrude
  m. (1669) Lewis Coham of Coham
  ii.+ other issue (a 1620) - William, Anne
  B. Grace Arscott
  m. John Wikes of Wike
  C. Honor Arscott
  m. Alexander Maynard of Tavistock
  D. Martha Arscott
  m1. William Hinckston
  m2. Sir William Button
  E. Elizabeth Arscott
  m. Thomas Kendell of Cornwall
  F. Blanch Arscott
  m. Thomas Bodley
  G. Mary Arscott
  m. John Berrie
  H.+ other issue - Ezekiell, John, Abigail

Main source(s): Visitation (Devon, 1620, Arscott) and, for upper section only, Commoners (vol I, Coham of Coham)
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