'Nicholls03'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Nicholls of Davidstowe, Nicoll (Nicholl) of Penvose, Nicholls of Trewane

                               
As reported on Nicholls01, it is probable that the following families shared a common ancestor with the Nicolls of Northamptonshire. The arms of the family in the lower section were the same as those of those Nicolls ('Sa., three pheons Arg.') but those of the family in the upper section were 'Sa., a pheon Arg.'
John Nicholls of the Isle of Guernsey
1. Oates Nicholls of the Isle of Guernsey
  m. Johanna (a 1431)
  A. John Nicholls "came first into Cornwall"
  i. Henry Nicholls of Penryn, Cornwall (a 1524)
m. Alice Cavell (dau of Henry Cavell of Trehaverock)
  a. John Nicholls 'of Penvoyce' (dvp 08.04.1544)
  m. (1537) Isabella Mohun (dau of John Mohun of Hall)
  (1) Humphry Nicholl of Penvos, St, Tudy (d 27.12.1597)
m. Jane Roscarock (d 07.05.1615, dau of Richard Roscarock, widow of William Tremayne of Upcott)
  (A) Humphry Nicholl of Penvose (b c08.1577, bur 31.03.1642)
  m. (05.1604) Philip Rowse (bur 1668, dau of Sir Anthony Rowse)
  (i) Anthony Nicoll, Sheriff of Cornwall (b 14.11.1611, d 20.02.1658, MP)
m. Amey Speckett (dau of Peter Speckett of Thornbury, m2. John Vivian)
  (a) Humphry Nicoll of Penvose, Sheriff of Cornwall (b c1650, bur 11.01.1699, 2nd son?)
  m. Rebecca Culworth (bur 01.11.1706)
  ((1)) Anthony Nicoll of Penvose (b 10.12.1678, bur 04.05.1721)
  m1. (c11.1708) Frances Carew (bur 19.04.1717, dau of Sir Henry Carew of Haccombe, Bart)
  ((A))+ issue - Frances (b/bur 1714), Gratiana
  m2. Mary
  ((2)) Joseph Nicoll of Clifford's Inn (bpt 1694, youngest son)
  partner unknown?
  ((A)) John Nicoll (a 1721)
  ((3)) Amye Nicoll (b 21.03.1683)
  m. (18.05.1704) Thomas Turner of Exeter
  ((4)) Rebecca Nicoll (b 19.09.1685)
  m. _ Turner
  ((5))+ other issue - Humphry (b 18.03.1680), John (b 03.1681), Mary (b 02.08.1687, bur 18.11.1703), Phillipa (b 28.01.1688), Bridget (bpt 01.07.1698, bur 14.08.1698)
(b)+ other issue - Anthony (bpt 20.12.1649, bur 27.12.1649), John (bpt 08.09.1651, d 01.10.1652), Peter (bpt 12.09.1654, d 24.02.1676), Anthony (bpt 22.01.1656, d 22.02.1688), Amey
  (ii) John Nicoll (3rd son)
  m. (1640) Honor Moyse
  (iii) Phillip(a) Nicoll (bpt 29.06.1610, bur 08.05.1669)
  m. (25.01.1640) John Sillye of Trevelver
  (iv) Anne Nicoll (bpt 1611)
m. (25.01.1649) Richard Sillye
  (v) Dorothy Nicoll (bpt 07.1613)
  m. (24.05.1656) Richard Archer of Benboll, St. Kew
  (vi) Amey Nicoll (bpt 11.1618) possibly the Amye (bur 06.01.1686-7) who married ...
  m. (11.03.1651-2) Jonathan Wills (bur 11.09.1691, rector of St. Mabyn then Tanteglos)
  (vii)+ other issue - Humphry, RIchard (b 26.02.1619, bur 13.05.1646), Augustine (b 20.06.1622), Digory (bpt 22.03.1628), Jane (bpt 15.02.1614), Elizabeth (bpt 02.03.1615), Bridget (bpt 1624)
  (B) Mary Nicholl
  m. (22.04.1594) Edward Lower of Tremere
  (C) Isabella Nicholl
m. (03.02.1599) Robert Scawen
  (D) Phillipa Nicholl
  m. Nicholas Godolphin of Trewarveneth
  (E)+ other issue - Isabell (bur 1570), Jane (bur 1607)
  (2) Jane Nicholl
  m. John Amadis of Plymouth
  (3)+ other issue - Digory (priest), Henry, Oates, Mary, Isabell
  b. Margaret Nicholls
  m. John Stephens of Stone
  B. Elizabeth Nicholls
  m. Thomas Roberts of Truro

 

 

John Nicholls of Trewane in St. Kew, Cornwall (a 1525, 1543)
1. John Nicholls of Trewane (bur 17.02.1593)
  m. Catheryn Trobridge (bur 05.07.1607, dau of John Trobridge of Trobridge)
  A. John Nicholls of Trewane 'of St. Just' (bur 15.08.1633)
  m. (27.04.1601) Elizabeth Fortescue (bur 28.11.1634, dau of Edmond Fortescue of Vallepit)
  i. John Nicholls 'of Trewane' (b 03.1613, bur 11.03.1647)
  m. (15.04.1635) Bridget Mohun (dau of Sir Reginald Mohun, Bart)
a. John Nicholls (bpt 01.04.1638, bur 13.01.1709)
  m. Lucy (bur 07.08.1669)
  (1) John Nicholls of Davidstowe (bpt 03.03.1658)
  m. Mary Pearce (dau of John Pearce of Davidstowe)
  (A) John Nicholls of Davidstowe (d before 15.11.1707)
m. (24.07.1701) Elizabeth Tredenham (a 12.1714, dau/coheir of Sir Joseph Tredenham of Tregonan)
  (i) Elizabeth Nicholls (d 1771)
  m. (1734) Nicholas Glyn of Glyn
  (B) Henry Nicholls (a 1714, dsp)
  (C) Mary Nicholls (a 1707)
  m. (c05.1696) Robert Yeo of Huish
  (2) James Nicholls (bpt 31.05.1660)
  m. (27.11.1681) Dionisia Erisey (bur 06.12.1700, dau of Richard Erisey of Trevenna)
  (A) James Nicholls of Trewane (b 09.05.1684, a 1710, dsp)
  m. Lettice Northleigh (dau of Stephen Northleigh)
(B)+ other issue - Bridget (b 12.04.1688, bur 24.121700), Erisey (b 02.08.1693, a 1707, dsp), Mary (bpt 25.11.1696, a 01.1724, d unm)
  (3) Lucy Nicholls (bpt 04.121662)
  m. John Belamy of Drewsteignton
  (4) Elizabeth Nicholls
  m. _ Belamy
  (5)+ other issue - Sibill (bur 20.11.1661), Bridget (bpt 05.01.1664)
  b.+ other issue - Reginald (bpt 05.05.1639, bur 11.05.1640), Ferdinando (bpt 13.04.1645)
  ii. Francis Nicholls of Trehane in Davidstowe (b 1617-8, bur 18.06.1674, of the Middle Temple)
iii. Sibill Nicholls
  m. Francis Buller of Tregarrick
  iv. Mary Nicholls (bpt 29.06.1620, a 1652)
  m. _ Pearse
v.+ other issue - Nicholas (bpt 01.09.1622, bur 10.09.1622), Valentine, Grace, Dorothy (bpt 09.07.1626, d before 28.01.1652), Katherine (bpt 09.07.1626, d before 28.01.1652)
  B. Roger Nicholls (a 1607)
  m. Sibell Killiow (dau of John Killiow of Lansallers (Lansallos))
  i. Katherine Nicholls
  m. Francis Cock
  ii.+ other issue - Sibella (bpt 11.08.1604), Elizabeth (bpt 11.01.1616)
  C. Robert Nicholls (a 1607)
  m. (13.11.1604) Constance Pomeroy (dau of Hugh Pomeroy of Trigney)
  i. Roger Nicholls (bpt 26.02.1605)
  D.+ other issue (a 1607) - Thomas, Nicholas (d by 1649)
2. Thomasine Nicholls 'of St. Kew' (bur 25.10.1603)
  m. George Carnsewe of St. Kew

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, Nicoll of Penvose)
(2) For lower section : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, Nicholls of Trewane)
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