'Fownes01'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Fownes-Luttrell of Dunster Castle, Fownes of Kittery Court, Fownes of Nethway, Fownes of Saxby, Fownes of Whitley

William Fownes of Saxby, Worcestershire
m. _ Hilton (dau of Sir Robert Hilton)
1. George Fownes of Saxby
  m. _ Malbane (dau of _ Malbane of Malpas)
  A. William Fownes of Saxby
  m. _ Telham (dau of _ Telham of Telham)
i. John Fownes of Saxby
  m. _ Brodley of Bedham
  a. John Fownes of Saxby
  m. _ Lewell (dau of _ Lewell of Lewell)
  (1) Robert Fownes of Saxby (a 1540)
  (2) John Fownes of Dodford, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
  (A) William Fownes of Bristol
  (B) Thomas Fownes possibly (or father of) the Thomas of Dodford & Orgrave who was father of ...
  (i) Eleanor Fownes (b 1607-8, d 17.07.1681)
  m. William Turton of Alrewas & Orgrave (b c1597, d 10.12.1683)
  (C) Richard Fownes of Bristol
  m. Joan Tyndall of the isle of Axholm, Lincolnshire
  (i) Thomas Fownes, Mayor of Plymouth (d 04.1638, 2nd son)
  m(2). Joane Hele (dau of Walter Hele of Gnaton)
  (a) John Fownes of Whitley, Devon (d before 27.12.1646) - continued below
  m. (1639) Katherine Champernowne (dau of Arthur Champernowne of Dartington)
  (ii)+ other issue - John, George, Richard
  (3)+ other issue - Thomas, Humphrey (d 10.07.1602, Mayor of Plymouth), Nicholas, William

 

 

John Fownes of Whitley, Devon (d before 27.12.1646) - continued above
m. (1639) Katherine Champernowne (dau of Arthur Champernowne of Dartington)
1. John Fownes of Whitley (bpt 09.09.1640, d 22.04.1670)
  m. Mary Northleigh (d 18.04.1669, dau of Henry Northleigh of Peanore)
A. John Fownes of Whitley, later of Nethway & Kittery Court, Devon (d 04.10.1731)
  m. (1681) Anne Yarde (d 04.11.1721, dau of Edward Yarde of Churston Ferrers)
  i. John Fownes of Nethway & Kittery Court (b c1687, d 01.10.1733)
  m1. Elizabeth Berry (d 1718, dau/heir of Robert Berry of Plymouth)
  a. Elizabeth Fownes
  m. John Seale of Mount Boone
b. Mary Fownes
  m. John Henry Southcote of Combe
  c. Dorothy Fownes (d unm 1746)
  m2. (1719) Ann Madock (d 13.08.1772, dau/coheir of Samuel Madock of Plymouth by Isabella, dau of Warwick, 3rd/2nd Lord Mohun)
  d. Henry Fownes of Nethway, later Fownes-Luttrell of Dunster Castle, Sheriff of Somerset (d 30.10.1780)
  The following comes from BLG1952 (Fownes Luttrell of Dunster Castle).
  m1. (16.02.1747) Margaret Luttrell (dau/heir of Alexander Luttrell of Dunster Castle)
  (1) John Fownes-Luttrell of Dunster Castle (b 06.1752, d 16.02.1816)
  m. (02.08.1782) Mary Drewe (d 20.03.1830, dau of Francis Drewe of Grange)
  (A) John Fownes-Luttrell of Dunster Castle (b 26.08.1787, d unm 01.1857)
  (B) Henry Fownes-Luttrell of Dunster Castle (b 07.02.1790, d 06.10.1867)
  (C) Francis Fownes-Luttrell of Kilve Court & Wootton House (b 10.02.1792, d 04.01.1862, Lt. Colonel) had issue
  m. (02.1824) Emma Louisa Drewe (d 1881, dau of Samuel Drewe of Kensington)
(D) Alexander Fownes-Luttrell (b 28.05.1793, d 18.10.1888, rector of East Quantoxhead)
  m. (05.1824) Jane Leader (dau of William Temple Leader of Putney)
  (E)+ other issue (d unm) - Thomas (b 11.09.1794, d 12.1871, vicar of Carhampton), 4 daughters
  (2) Henry Fownes-Luttrell (b 30.07.1753, d unm 1777)
  (3) Alexander Fownes-Luttrell (b 1754, d 1816, rector of Minehead, prebendary of Wells) had issue
  m. (1807) Lucy Gatchell (dau of John Gatchell)
(4) Francis Fownes-Luttrell (b 1756, d 29.04.1823)
  m. (1788) Charlotte Drewe (d 27.04.1817, dau of Francis Drewe of Grange)
  (A) Charlotte Fownes-Luttrell (d 24.05.1819)
  m. (09.08.1810) Charles Abel Moysey (archdeacon of Bath, m2. Elizabeth Susanna Stewart)
  (B) Caroline Fownes-Luttrell (d 12.03.1863)
  m. (20.01.1823) Henry Fanshaw of of Dengie Hall, Fanshaw Gate & Tilibuster Lodge (dsp 09.08.1857, Admiral)
(C) Marcia Fownes-Luttrell (d 1792)
  m. (04.02.1842) Douglas Wynne Stuart
  (D)+ other issue - Henry (b 03.02.1789, d unm 20.07.1813), Francis Wynne (b 24.06.1801, d 10.09.1820)
  (5) Thomas Fownes-Luttrell (b 10.02.1763, d 01.1811, Lt. Colonel)
  m. (10.1807) Catherine Cave- Browne (dau of John Cave-Browne of Stretton-en-le-Field)
  (6) Margaret Fownes-Luttrell (d 1792)
  m. (24.04.1769) John Henry Southcote of Buckland Tout Saints
  m2. (1771) Frances Bradley (d 1803, dau of Samuel Bradley of Dunster)
  e. Thomas Fownes of Kittery Court (d 03.03.1808, vicar of Brixham, prebendary of Wells)
  m1. (25.04.1754) Anne Holdsworth (dsp 03.1755, dau/coheir of Rev. Henry Holdsworth of Townstall)
  m2. (12.09.1764, Anne Vannam Somerville (d 31.03.1812, dau of George Somerville of Dinder House)
  (1) James Somerville Fownes, later Somerville of Dinder House, Somerset (b 19.01.1769, d 10.1848, 2nd son)
  m. (17.02.1800) Frances Ilbert (d 24.07.1824, dau of William Ilbert of Bowringsleigh (son of William of Bowringsleigh by Bridget, dau of Sir William Courtenay, 2nd Bart of Powderham Castle)
  (A) James Curtis Somerville of Dinder House, Sheriff (b 26.12.1807, d 13.06.1876, 2nd sonhad issue
  m. (23.06.1846) Emily Periam Hood (d 01.01.1900, dau of Sir Alexander Hood, 2nd Bart)
  (B) Frances Ann Fownes (dsp)
  m. (1839) Rev. Charles Griffith of Glyn Celyn
  (C) Augusta Jane Fownes
  m. (1830) William Roope Ilbert of Horsewell House & Bowringsleigh
(D)+ other issue - William Henry (b 28.01.1806, d unm 1828), Charlotte Maria Ilbert
  (2) John Yarde Fownes (b 01.06.1772, d 22.10.1839)
  m1. (24.10.1799) Margaret Roope (d 19.02.1803, dau of Roope Harris Roope of Chipton)
  (A) Maria Somerville Fownes (d 1875)
  m. Rev. Stephen Davies (dsp 1842)
  m2. (17.10.1805) Hannah Curtis (d 04.11.1814, dau/coheir of Edward Curtis of Mardyke House, Clifton)
  (B)+ other issue including Edward Curtis, Henry George
  m3. (14.10.1816) Nancy Price Hearne (dau of James Hearne of Padstow)
(E)+ other issue - John Yarde, Jane
  (3) Elizabeth Maria Fownes (d 04.08.1831)
  m. Henry Carew of Tiverton (Captain RN, son of Sir John, Bart)
  (4) Catherine Matilda Fownes
  m. William Gwyn of Neath (d 05.08.1830)
  (5)+ other issue (d unm) - Henry George (b 1766, d 30.12.1795, Cmdr. RN), Charlotte Anne (d 1841)
  ii. Anne Fownes
  m. Charles Stucley of Plymouth
  iii.+ other issue (d unm) - Henry (d 1730-1), Dorothy (d 1741)
  B. Katherine Fownes
  m. (03.01.1683-4, sp?) Sir Henry Carew, 2nd Bart of Haccombe
  C. Mary Fownes
  m. Peter Woodley of Halsanger
  D.+ other issue - Henry, Elizabeth (d unm 1669),
2.+ other issue - Bridget, Joane, Katherine

Main source(s): BLG1952 (Somerville formerly of Dinder House), BLG1886 (Somerville of Dinder House)
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