'Hele3'
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Families covered: Hele of Babcombe, Hele of Fleet (Flete), Hele of Plympton
| Thomas Hele of Exeter & Fleet Damarell in Holberton, Sheriff of Devon (d 20.01.1613) | |||||||||||||||
| m. Julian Smith (a 1571, dau of John Smith of Exeter) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Hele of Fleet, Sheriff of Devon (b c1568, d 07.11.1624) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bridget Champernowne (dau of Sir Henry Champernowne (Champnon) of Modbury Castle (by Catherine, dau of Sir Richard Edgcombe of Mount Edgcombe), m2. John Coswarth of Little Colan) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Samwell Hele (b c1590, bur 13.03.1660-1) | ||||||||||||||
| BEB1841 suggests that Samuel dsp. Vivian (Devon) shows that he dspms, having had the following family. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (28.02.1631-2) Elizabeth Stone | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | issue - William (bpt 23.10.1636, bur 06.01.1637-8), Elizabeth (bpt 28.10.1632), Hannah (bpt 26.05.1635, bur 21.06.1637) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir Thomas Hele, 1st Bart of Fleet, Sheriff of Devon (bur 16.11.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is partly supported by Visitation (Somerset & Bristol, 1672, 'Hele of South Petherton'). | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (10.11.1629) Penelope Johnson (bur 07.09.1630, dau/coheir 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), 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 (Shaen), 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. | Susanna Hele (bpt 04.06.1633, d young) | ||||||||||||||
| v. | Elizabeth Hele (bur 13.11.1690) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.1655) Richard Fowell of Black Hall & Diptford Down (b c1629, dvp 09.1669) | |||||||||||||||
| vi. | Honor Hele (bpt 25.03.1639) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (01.06.1662) Sir Gregory Hockmore | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (15.04.1680) Richard Bonithon of Carclew | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Richard Hele (d 1679, 6th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m.(16.07.1645) Mary Hillersden (d 02.1647, dau of Richard Hillersden of Membland) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Richard Hele of Fleet (Flete House in Holbeton) (d 29.07.1682, rector of St. Helen's) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c05.1678) Judith Carey (d 05.1704, dau of George Cary of Clovelly, Dean of Exeter) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Richard Hele of Fleet (Flete) (bpt 27.03.1679, d 12.1709, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Deane | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | James Modyford Hele (d 08.1716) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Ann Hele (a 1709, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Woolcombe of Pilton | |||||||||||||||
| 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. (30.11.1622) William Pendarvis of Roscarrow | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Elizabeth Hele | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Luckyn of Dives Hall | |||||||||||||||
| G.+ | other issue (a 1624) - Nicholas of London & Chigwell/Cheynell (dsp before 31.01.1636), Henry (dsp), Francis (dsp), Honor | ||||||||||||||
| BEB1841 shows a Penelopy of this generation, wife of Christopher Blackhall of Totness. We follow Vivian (Devon) in showing her a generation earlier (below). | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Nicholas Hele (dsp before 22.03.1655) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Cosworth (dau of Edward Cosworth) | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Lewis Hele of Babcombe (d 07.01.1657) | ||||||||||||||
| A. | Warwick Hele of Babcombe, Sheriff of Devon (b c1614, d 19.12.1643) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c10.1641) Grace Gilbert (b c1613, d 27.01.1668, dau of Thomas Gilbert of Babcome and/or Kingsteignton) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Hele of Babcombe (d 13.03.1673) | ||||||||||||||
| This appears to be the Thomas shown by BEB1841 as son of Warwick. Vivian (Devon) shows him as Warwick's brother. | |||||||||||||||
| m. (1670) Elizabeth Hals (dau of Matthew Hals of Efford) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Rebecca Hele (d 11.02.1710) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (31.03.1684) Sir Jonathan Trelawny, Bishop of Bristol then Exeter then Chichester, 3rd Bart (b 1650, d 1721) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Ann Hele (d 19.04.1676) | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Lewis Hele mentioned by BEB1841 but not by Vivian (Devon) | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Susanna Hele | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c12.1643) John Newton of Crabaton | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | Joane Hele (a 1652) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Rolle of Heanton | |||||||||||||||
| 5. | Grace Hele (a 1606) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Webber | |||||||||||||||
| 6. | Penelope Hele (bur 03.09.1615) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christopher Blackhall of Totness | |||||||||||||||
| 7. | Judith Hele (a 1606) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Hawkins | |||||||||||||||
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| Walter Hele or Heale of Brixton, Devon | |||||||||||||||
| m. Joane Maynard (dau of Thomas Maynard of Brixton) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Ellis Heale of Bovy Tracy (d 11.01.1635-6) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Mary Hender (dau of John Hender of Botreux Castle) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Walter Heale (b c1611, dvp bur 07.01.1623-4) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (c03.1618-9) Alice Bray (d 20.07.1636, dau of Reginald Bray of Northamptonshire, relict of Nicholas Evelleigh) | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Nicholas Heale | ||||||||||||||
| m. Christian Bond (dau of John Bond) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Andrew Heale (b c1590, a 1620, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Thomas Hele of Plympton (b c1592, d before 1639) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c12.1633) Joane Kempe (dau of Tobias Kempe of Stoke Damerel) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Hele of Plympton | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.11.1659) Amy Pearse (dau of Thomas Pearse) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Thomas Hele (bur 13.03.1729-30) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Aletha (bur 07.10.1725) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Hele of Fardle (dsp bur 10.091741) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (c1702) Anne Browne (bur 30.10.1738, dau of Nicholas Browne of Mapercombe) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | Nicholas Hele | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Amy Hele | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Sture | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Jane Heale | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Townsend of Totnes | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Heale | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Birdwood of West Allington | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Maria Heale | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Holberton | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Honor Heale | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (c06.1621) Hugh Mountjoy | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Nicholas Edwards | |||||||||||||||
| 3. | Jone Heale | ||||||||||||||
| Vivian (p467) shows a Jone of this generation married to Thomas Fownes with a cross-reference to p372 where Thomas's wife is identified as Jone, dau of Walter Hele of Knaton (Gnaton). It appears that this Jone has been confused with (another) Joan Hele. | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Hele of Hele', p464+), Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Hele', p216+), BEB1841 ('Hele of Fleet')
(2) For lower section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Hele of Hele', p464+)
[Parts of this page were previously within Hele2. They were moved here to facilitate review & expansion.]
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