'Hele2'
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Families covered: Hele of Babcombe, Hele of Fleet, Heale (Hele) of Gnaton, Heale of Holberton, Hele of Holwell

John Heale of Holberton or Hobbton
m. Elizabeth Pollexfen (dau of Thomas Pollexfen of Kitley)
1. Walter Hele or Heale of Gnaton in Holberton
  m. Elizabeth Strode (dau of William Strode of Newnham Park)
A. Sampson Hele or Heale of Gnaton, Sheriff of Devon (a 1621)
  m. Joan Glanvile (dau of John Glanville of Killworthy, justice)
  i. Mathew Hele of Holwell, Sheriff of Devon (b 1616, a 1660)
a. Mathew Hele or Heale of Holwell (dsp 1674)
  ii. Sampson Hele of Holwell, Sheriff of Devon (b 1621, a 1691, 3rd son)
  a. Sampson Hele (dvp 1685)
  m. Dorothy Drake (dau of Sir Francis Drake, Bart of Buckland)
  (1) Roger Hele of Holwell
  m. Juliana Prestwood (dau of George (not Thomas) Prestwood of Boterford (Butterford), m2. Sir Thomas Putt, Bart)
  (A) Juliana Hele (b c1705, d 20.11.1794)
  m1. (09.04.1725, sp) Peregrine Hyde Osborne, 3rd Duke of Leeds (b 11.11.1691, d 09.05.1731)
  m2. (07.10.1732) Charles Colyear, 2nd Earl of Portmore (b 27.08.1700, d 05.07.1785)
(B) Charity Hele
  m. George Treby of Plympton (son of Sir George, Lord Chief Justice)
  (i) George Treby (dsp)
  (ii) Charity Treby
  m. Paul Henry Ourry (Commissioner of the Navy)
  (a) Paul Treby Ourry, later Treby 'of Plympton' (a 1785)
  ((1))

Katherine Treby (d 26.05.1823, eldest dau) probably of this generation

  m. (06.11.1817) Rev. William Molesworth (b 1792, d 1851)
  (b) Charity Ourry
  m. (1775) Montague Edmond Parker of Whiteway (d 01.1813)
  (c) Caroline Ourry (d 10.12.1842)
  m. (27.05.1786) Sir William Molesworth, Bart of Pencarrow (b 1758, d 22.02.1798)
  (iii) Dorothy Treby
  m. Edward Drewe
  (a) Edward Drewe (dsp?)
  (b) Dorothea Juliana Drewe
  m. Arthur Kelly of Kelly
  (iv) Anne Treby
  m. Benjamin Hayes
  (a) Treby Hele Hayes of Delamore
  iii.+ other issue - John (dsp), Walter, Alice (d infant), Elizabeth (b 1614), Joan, Sarah
  B. Judith Heale
  m. Gilbert Yarde of Bradley
  C. Joan Heale
  m. Thomas Fowndes of Plymouth
  D. Frances Heale
  m. John Snellinge of Chaddlewood
  E. Susan Heale
  m. Thomas Isaac of Postillow or Polslow
  F.+ other issue (d unm) - Arthur, Jane, Isabel, Agnes, Elizabeth
2. Agnes Heale
  m. Thomas Barkley
3. Mary Heale
  m. Arthur Strowbridge
4. Elizabeth Heale
  m. Roger Hurrel
5. Julian Heale
  m. William Rider
6. Ann Heale
  m. Nicholas Barlacy (Borlase?)
7.+ other issue - Honor, Charity, 2 daughters

 

 

Thomas Hele of Exeter & Fleet Damarell in Holberton, Sheriff of Devon (a 1601)
m. Julian Smyth (dau of John Smyth of Exeter)
1. Thomas Hele of Fleet, Sheriff of Devon (a 1618)
  m. Bridget Champernowne (dau of Sir Henry Champernowne of Modbury Castle by Catherine, dau of Sir Richard Edgcombe of Mount Edgcombe, Bridget m2. John Coswarth of Little Colan)
A. Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Bart of Fleet, Sheriff of Devon (bur 16.11.1670)
  The following is provided some support by Visitation (Somerset & Bristol, 1672, Hele of South Petherton).
  m1. (10.11.1629) Penelope Johnson (bur 07.09.1630, dau of Emorbe Johnson of Wigborow or Wickborow)
i. Thomas Hele of Wigborow (b c1630, dvpsp 13.11.1665)
  m. Amy Luttrell (dau of Thomas Luttrell of Dunster Castle by Jane Popham, she m2. George Reynell)
  m2. Elizabeth Curson of Oxfordshire (d 14.03.1646)
  ii. Sir Samuel Hele, 2nd Bart of Fleet (d 02.1672)
  m. (28.04.1668) Mary Hungerford (bur 18.01.1672, dau of Anthony Hungerford of Farley Castle, sister of Sir Edward)
  a. Jane Hele (dsp)
  m. Sir Arthur Shene, 2nd Bart (d 24.06.1725)
  iii. Sir Henry Hele, 3rd Bart of Fleet (b c1664, dsp 04.1677)
  m. (13.07.1676) Susan Eliot (dau of John Eliot of Port Eliot)
  iv. Elizabeth Hele (bur 13.11.1690)
  m. (10.1655) Richard Fowell of Black Hall & Diptford Down (b c1629, dvp 09.1669)
  B. Richard Hele (d 1679, 6th son)
  m. Mary Hillersden (d 02.1647, dau of Richard Hillersden of Membland)
  i. Richard Hele of Fleet (d 29.07.1682, rector of St. Helen's)
  m. Judith Carey (d 05.1704, dau of George Cary of Clovelly, Dean of Exeter)
a. Richard Hele of Fleet (d 12.1709, MP)
  (1) James Modyford Hele (d 08.1716)
  b. Ann Hele (dsp)
  m. J. Woolcombe of Pilton
  C. Penelope Hele
  m. Christopher Blackhall of Totness
  D. Dulcibella Hele
  m1. Sir Samuel Cosworth of Cosworth
  m2. Roskymer Courtenay of Probus (son of Peter of Lanrake by Catherine, dau of William Roskymer)
E. Bridget Hele
  m. William Pendarvis of Roscarrow
  F. Elizabeth Hele
  m. Richard Luckyn of Dives Hall, Essex
  G.+ other issue - Samuel (b c1590, dsp), Nicholas of London & Chigwell/Cheynell (dsp before 31.01.1636), Henry (dsp), Francis (dsp)
2. Lewis Hele of Babcombe (d 07.01.1657)
  A. Warwick Hele of Babcombe, Sheriff of Devon (d 12.1643)
  m. Grace Gilbert (b c1613, d 27.01.1668, dau of Thomas Gilbert of Babcome)
  i. Thomas Hele of Babcombe (a 1671) possibly the Thomas 'of Bascombe' who was father of ...
  a. Rebecca Hele (d 11.02.1710)
  m. (1684) Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bishop of Bristol then Exeter then Chichester, 3rd Bart (b 1650, d 1721)
  B.+ other issue - Lewis (a 1652), Susan (a 1634)
3.+ other issue - Nicholas (dsp before 22.03.1654), Grace

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