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'Hele1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Heale (Hele) of Cornwood, Heale of Dipford, Hele of Hele, Hele of South Hele, Hele of Wembury

According to BEB1841, "Heale, Heal, or Hele, a manor in the parish of Bradninch, in the Hundred of Harridge, in the North of Devon, was, from the earliest time of which any record exists, and, as is presumed, from long before the Conquest, in the possession of the famiy, which had its dwelling there, and gave it name." The family name was variously spelled Hele, Heal or Heale.

Roger Hele or Heale of Hele

Sir Roger Hele of Hele (a temp Henry III who r. 1216-1272)

Roger Hele of Hele (a 1298)

Sir Roger Hele of Hele (a 1310)

William Hele of Hele

(1)

Nicholas Hele of Hele (d 1413-4)

m. Alice Percehay (cousin of William de Percehay of Comb Flory)

(A)

Alice Hele

m. William Frauncys (Francis) of Brixham, later of Hele & Comb Flory

(2)

Roger Hele or Heale (a 1400)

(A)

William Hele of South Hele in Cornwood, South Devon

m. Joan Cole (dau of Simon Cole of Slade)

(i)

John Hele or Heale of South Hele or Heale

(a)

Walter or William eal of South Heal

m. Jane Fortescue (dau of Thomas Fortescue of Wymeston)

((1))

John Hele or Heale of South Hele or Heale (a 1620)

m. Alice Brooking (dau of Richard Brooking of Holberton)

((2))+

other issue - Hugh, Edward, Jane

(ii)

Hugh Hele of Cornwood

m. Joan Flashman or Flashmond

(a)

Stephen Heale of Cornwood (3rd son)

m. Alice Harvy

((1))

Richard Heale of Depford (Dipford)

m. Emlin Lavers (dau of John Lavers of Dipford)

((A))

John Heale of Dipford (a 1620)

m1. Elizabeth Upton (dau of Arthur Upton of Lukton (Lupton))

((i))

Arthur Heale (b c1615)

m2. Margaret Wise (dau of Christopher Wise of Totnes)

((ii))+

other issue - John (b c1617), Protasia (b c1616)

((B))

Thomas Heale (b c1591)

((2))+

other issue - Nicholas, Jane, Jane, Jane

(b)

John Heale (of Cornwood)

m. _ Fortescue (Alice?)

((1)) ?

Richard Heale of Mevye

m. Nichol Slaning of Lee

((A))

John Heale of Cornwood (a 1620)

((2))+

other issue - Thomas, Henry, Philippa

(c)+

other issue - Thomas, Walter, William

(iii)

Nicholas Hele or Heale of South Hele

m1. Dyonisia Woodley (dau of Walter Woodley of Tidbourne St. Mary)

(a)

William Heale of Bridge Revell or Bridgwell (dsp)

(b)

John Heale of Holberton or Hobbton

m. Elizabeth Pollexfen (dau of Thomas Pollexfen of Kitley)

(c)

Joan Heale

m1. John Cholwich of Rowden

m2. John Browninge

m2. Margery Downe (dau of Richard Downe of Holdsworthy)

(d)

Thomas Hele of Exeter & Fleet Damarell in Holberton, Sheriff of Devon (a 1601)

m. Julian Smyth (dau of John Smyth of Exeter)

(e)

Hugh Hele of Newton Ferrers, Devon

m. Cicely Cole (dau of Nicholas (or William) Cole of Painton)

((1))+

issue - John, Margery, 2 daughters

(f)

Walter Hele or Heale of Brixton, Devon

m. Joane Maynard (dau of Thomas Maynard of Brixton)

((1))

Ellis Heale of Bovy Tracy (a 1620)

m1. Mary Hender (dau of John Hender of Botreux Castle)

((A))

Walter Heale (b c1611, dvp)

m2. Alice Bray (dau of Reg. Bray of Northamptonshire, relict of Nicholas Evell)

((2))

Nicholas Heale

m. Christian Bond (dau of John Bond)

((A))

Jane Heale

m. Nicholas Townsend of Totnes

((B))

Elizabeth Heale

m. Richard Birdwood of West Allington

((C))+

other issue (a 1620) - Andrew (b c1590), Thomas (b c1600), Maria, Honor

(g)

Sir John Hele of Wembury, Devon (d 04.06.1608, serjeant-at-law)

m. Margaret Warwick (dau of Ellis Warwick of Batsborow)

((1))

Sir Warwick Hele of Wembury, Sheriff of Devon (dsp 01.1625)

m1. Mary Halse (dau of John Halse of Kenidon, relict of William Hawkins)

m2. Margaret Courtenay (d 17.07.1628, dau of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham Castle, she m2. Sir John Chudleigh

((2))

Sir Francis Hele (3rd son?)

m. Jane Rogers (dau of _ Rogers of Cannington)

((A))

(Sir) John Hele 'of Hele' (b c1610)

((i))

(Jane) Hele

m. Sir Edward Hungerford (bur 08.07.1711)

((B))

daughter (b c1611)

((3))

Nicholas Hele

m. Dorothy Stradling (dau of Edward Stradling of Bristol)

((A))+

issue - Mary (b c1617), Jane (b c1619)

((4))

Walter Hele

m. Honor Maynard (dau of Thomas Maynard of Sherford)

((A))

Warwick Hele (b c1619)

((5))

George Hele

m. Lucy Ellacott (dau of John Ellacott or Ellycott of Exeter)

((A))+

issue (a 1620) - Warwick (b c1617), Margaret (b c1615), Maria (b c1618)

((6))

Philippa Hele

m. Sir Reginald Mohun of Hall Bodineck & Boconnock (d 26.12.1639)

((7))+

other issue (dsp) - John, Ellys, Benjamin, Thomas

(h)

Thomazin Hele

m. John Luxton

(i)+

other issue - William, Elizabeth

(iv)

Joan Hele

m. John Stert of Devon

(v)+

other issue - Baldwin, William

Otho de Hele

Sir Roger Hele

Main source(s): BEB1841 (Hele of Fleet), Visitation (Devon, 1620, Hele (various))
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