'Hext1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Hext of Kingston, Hext of Trenarren

Thomas Hext of Kingston, Devon father of Agnes, possibly also of ...
1. John Hext of Kingston the first mentioned by our Main Sources
  m. (1480) Jane Fortescue (dau of John Fortescue of Devon)
  A. John Hext of Kingston
  m. Jane Tilley (dau/coheir of Stephen Tilley of Broad Clist)
  i. John Hext of Kingston
  m. Elizabeth Colswell (dau/heir of Peter Colswell of Exeter)
  a. John Hext of Kingston
  m. Philipa Denham (dau of William Denham of Wortham)
  (1) John Hext of Kingston
  m. _ Fortescue of Preston
  (A) Richard Hext of Kingston
  m. _ Trenwith of St. Ives
  (2) William Hext of Constantine, Cornwall (d 1633)
  The following is supported by Visitation (Cornwall, 1620, Hext) though that indicates that all of the children were by Jane.
  m1. Jane Richards (dau of William Richards of Constantine)
  (A)+ issue (1620) - John (b c1602), William (b c1606)
  m2. Abigail Quarne (dau of Robert Quarne)
  (C)+ other issue - Thomas, Agnes
  (3) Arthur Hext
  m. (1593) _ Merret of Trelowthe
  (A) Samuel Hext of Trenarren, Cornwall (bpt 02.11.1606, bur 28.12.1680)
  Commoners identifies Samuel's wife as Jane ("of what famiy is not recorded") but BLG1952 identifies her as ...
  m. Constance Lanyon of Gwynear (bpt 03.10.1613, bur 29.12.1691)
  (i) Samuel Hext of Trenarren (bpt 08.02.1639, bur 31.08.1714)
  m. (19.09.1665) Jane Moyle (dau of David Moyle of Trerissick)
  (a)+ issue (dvp) - Nathaniel (b 1666, d young), Jane (d unm 1686)
  (ii) Francis Hext (b 1641, d 1673)
  m. Elizabeth Smith of London
  (a) Samuel Hext (bpt 23.01.1665, d unm)
  (b) Francis Hext (b 11.01.1666, d 03.1729)
  m. Elizabeth Waddesden (bur 23.10.1748, dau/heir of Thomas Waddesden of Bourton)
  ((1)) Thomas Hext of Trenarren (b 17.05.1699, d 1767)
  m. (10.02.1725) Gertrude Hawkins (dau/coheir of Henry Hawkins)
  ((A)) Samuel Hext of Trenarren (bpt 18.02.1733, d 04.09.1800, 3rd son)
  m. (27.01.1757) Margery Taylder (d 25.10.1795, dau/heir of John Taylder of Helland)
  ((i)) Thomas Hext of Trenarren & Lostwithiel (b 18.03.1762, d unm 29.01.1822)
  ((ii)) John Hext of Trenarren (b 15.11.1766, d 30.06.1838) had issue
  m. (11-14.10.1799) Elizabeth Staniforth (d 13.12.1851, dau of Thomas Staniforth of Darnall)
  ((iii)) Barbara Hext (d 08.09.1733)
  m. (1805) Richard Foster of Lostwithiel
  ((iv)) Lucy Hext
  m. John Boger of Wolsdon
  ((v))+ other issue (d young) - Samuel, Jane (d 04.04.1772)
  ((B))+ other issue (d num) - Henry (b 01.1726, vicar of Roche), John (bpt 09.01.1727, bur 13.12.1787), Barbara (b 11.08.1729, d 1735)
  ((2)) Francis John Hext of Bodmin (b 08.01.1703)
  m. _ Mounstevin of Lancarfe
  ((A)) Francis John Hext of Trederthy (2nd son)
  m. Margaret Lang of Plymouth
  ((i)) William Hext (Captain RN, 3rd son)
  m. Barbara Reed of Tremeare
  ((ii)) Anne Hext
  m. Rev. _ Kendall of Pelyn
  ((iii))+ other issue - Francis John (vicar of Helland), Samuel (d 24.07.1822, Major)
  ((B))+ other issue - Samuel (d unm), 3 daughters
  (c) Prudence Hext
  m. John Hambly (d before 1683, son/heir of John)
  (iii) Joseph Hext (b 12.08.1651)
  (a)+ issue - Joseph, John, Nathaniel
  (iv) Arthur Hext (b 02.05.1657, d 1706)
  (a) son
  (v) Grace Hext
  m. John Maypowder
  (vi)+ other issue - Jane, Prudence, Elizabeth, Mary
  b. Johanna Hext
  m. Thomas Dogget of Buckinghamshire
  c.+ 3 sons and 2 daughters
ii. Elizabeth Hext
  m. Christopher Argentine of Lincolnshire
  iii. Jane Hext
  m. William Wigginton of London
  iv. Maria Hext
  m. Richard Halst of London
  v.+ other issue - Thomas, George, Walter
B. Thomas Hext
  The following comes from Visitation (Somerset, 1623, Hext).
  m. _ Poynes (dau of Humphrey Poynes of Ironn Ackton)
  i. George Hext of Pickwell, Devon
  m. Mary Parker (dau of Thomas Parker of North Moulton)
  a. Sir Edward Hext of Netherham, Somerset
  m. Dionesse Stonehouse (dau of George Stonehouse of Radley)
(1) Elizabeth Hext (d by 05.1657)
  Visitation shows that Elizabeth married John Stowell then Sir Joseph Killigrew (by whom she had a daughter Elizabeth b c1614). The Stawell records indicate that John Stawell lived until 1661/2. We presume to show the marriages the other way round from Visitation.
  m1. Sir Joseph Killigrew
  m2. John Stowell of Cothelston (b c1599, d 21.02.1661-2)
  C. Agnes Hext
  m. Nicholas Pollard
  D. Elizabeth Hext
  m. John Acland
  E. Jane Hext
  m. Nicholas Holway
  F.+ other issue - Katherine, Elinor
2. Agnes Hext
  m. Sir Lewis Pollard of King's Nympton (a 1515, judge)

Main source(s): Commoners (vol II, Hext of Trenarren), BLG1952 (Hext of Trenarren)
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