'Sainthill1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Sainthill (St. Hill) of Bradninch, Sainthill of Exeter, Sainthill of Rockbeare, Sainthill of Topsham

                               
Richard St. Hill of St. Hill, Devon (d c1560)
m. Joane Mayne (dau of Richard Mayne of Exeter)
1. Peter St. Hill of Bradninch, Devon
  m1. (sp) Katherine Broune (dau/coheir of Sir Humphry Broune)
  m2. Julian Shine (bur 12.08.1569, dau of William Shine of Bradley, widow of Aleaxnder Writhingtone)
  A. Peter St. Hill of Bradninch (bpt 04.10.1561, bur 31.07.1618)
m. Elizabeth Martin (bur 14.10.1613, dau of Thomas Martin of Steple Morden)
  i. Peter St. Hill (Sainthill) of Bradninch (b 1595-6, d 12.08.1648)
  m. (c05.1614) Dorothy Parker (dau/heir of Robert Parker or Packer of Zeal Monachorum)
  a. Samuel Sainthill of Bradninch (b 1626, d unm 07.11.1708, 2nd son)
  b. Dorothy Sainthill
  m. (c12.1636) Thomas Yard of Clisthydon
  Their 2nd son changed his name to Sainthill after inheriting Bradninch.
  c. Mary Sainthill
  John Hancock of Combartinm.
  d.+ other issue - Petre (b 1618, d infant), Peter (b 1631, d young), Robert (b 1636, dsp 05.1664), Elizabeth
  ii. Humphry Sainthill (d before 06.1629-30, rector of Zeal Monachorum)
  m1. (c12.1623) Judith Page of Silverton probably parents of ...
  a. Humphry Sainthill (vicar of Buckfastleigh)
  m. (c04.1674) Mary (widow of _ Terry)
  (1) Samuel Sainthill (bpt 05.03.1676-7, bur 12.02.1729-30)
  (A) Samuel Sainthill (bur 1732)
  (2)+ other issue - Peter (bpt 08.03.1680-1, d infant?), Peter (bpt 02.01.1682-3, bur 24.02.1686-7), Thomas (bpt 24.02.1685-6, bur 04.06.1687)
  m2. (c08.1625) Mary Weeks of Zeal Monachorum
  iii. Thomas Sainthill
  iv. Robert Sainthill (a 1665)
  Robert is shown by MGH (vol 1, 1868, p281) as 'of London' and married to ...
  m. Martha Wright (dau of John Wright of Brooksted)
  B. John St. Hill of Morton, Devon
  i. William St. Hill of Hennock (d before 12.10.1647, rector of Hennock)
  m. (c04.1581) Maria Pinsent (dau of John Pinsent of Bovey Tracey)
  a. William Sainthill (bpt 03.05.1584, a 1641, 2nd son)
  (1) Peter Sainthill (bpt 13.11.1625)
  m. (c09.1663) Winifred Stephens of Plymtree
  (2)+ other issue - Helena (bpt 14.10.1627), Mary (bpt 14.05.1636), Honor (bpt 21.07.1639), Jane (bpt 12.12.1641), Agnes (bpt 04.03.1648-9)
  b. Richard Sainthill (bpt 16.06.1586, bur 29.12.1639) had issue
  m. Jane (bur 18.12.1640)
  c. Walter Sainthill (bpt 10.05.1597, bur 19.05.1645, 7th son)
  m. (10.04.1625) Elizabeth Jordayne
  (1) Samuel Sainthill of Exeter (d before 047.02.1666-7)
  m. Elizabeth (d before 14.02.1675-6)
  (A) Edward Sainthill
  (2) George Sainthill of Exeter (bpt 17.02.1627, d 18.05.1666, apothecary)
  d. Bartholomew Sainthill (bpt 06.05.1599)
  m. Prudence
  (1)+ issue - Bartholomew (bpt 30.08.1646, bur 27.01.1707-8), Mary (bpt 13.12.1644), Joan (b 16.04.1649)
  e. Ellen Sainthill (bpt 20.12.1582)
  m. Michael Wills of Heniock
  f. Willmot Sainthill (bpt 10.04.1595)
  m. _ Smyth of Heniock
g.+ other issue - Edward of Exeter (bpt 30.05.1581, d 05.09.1633, cleric), John (bpt 14.11.1589, a 1641), Thomas (bpt 14.04.1591, a 1641, had issue), Nicholas (bpt 26.01.1592-3, a 1641), Peter (bpt 22.08.1602, a 1641), Mary(bpt 20.02.1587-8, bur 01.06.1595)
  ii. John Sainthill of Bovey Tracey had issue
  m. (27.10.0571) Tiphena Hutchins (bur 25.08.1583)
  C. Mary St. Hill
  m. Henry Martin of Steple Morden
2. Edward Sainthill (a 1575)
  m. Elizabeth Yarde (dau of John (not Thomas) Yarde of Treasbeare)
  A. Richard Sainthill of Rockbeare
  m. (24.07.1592) Fides Harlowyn (dau of Edward Harlowyn of Sidmouth)
  i. Francis Sainthill of Rockbeare (d before 08.10.1674)
  m1. (c10.1620) Dorothy Jourdain
  m2. (c06.1631) Susanna Pyne
  a. Nicholas Sainthill of Topsham (d by 10.1684)
  m. (21.10.1673) Elizabeth Webber (a 1684)
  (1) John Sainthill of Topsham (bpt 29.04.1676, d by 1730, mariner)
  m. (c02.1701-2) Elizabeth Trankmore (dau/coheir of John Trankmore of Topsham)
  (A) John Sainthill of Topsham (bpt 16.01.1702-3, bur 01.11.1753)
  m. (30.06.1731) Elizabeth Burridge (d 03.09.1796, dau/heir of William Burridge of Topsham)
  (i) Richard Sainthill in co. Cork (b 02.08.1739, d 22.06.1829, Commander RN, 2nd son)
  m. (20.01.1785) Charlotte Green (d 10.04.1838, dau/coheir of Thmas Green of Mossbury, Stevenage)
  (a) Richard Sainthill of Cork (b 28.01.1787, d 12.11.1869)
  m. (03.06.1840) Catherine Eliza Atkins (d 12.02.1859, cousin)
  (b) Alfred Sainthill (b 11.04.1793, d 04.07.1864, Commander RN, 3rd son) had issue
  m. (06.10.1819) Anne Richards (d 24.07.1864, dau of Mark Richards of Hythe)
  (c) John Sainthill (b 31.05.1798, d 14.03.1885, youngest son) had issue
  m. Eleanor Mary Bate (b 1801-2, d 01.06.1880, dau of James Bate of London)
  (d)+ other issue - Thomas (b 07.08.1791, d 24.12.1791), George Augustus (b 23.11.1795, d 25.04.1847, Captain RN)

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Sainthill', p663+)
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