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Families covered: Kestell of Egloshayle, Kestell of Kestell, Kestell of Pendavey

                               
John Kestell of Kestell (a 1581)
m. Jackett Coffin (d 07.05.1578, dau of John Coffin of Porthledge)
1. John Kestell of Kestell (d before 09.1589)
  m. Anne Vivian (dau of John Vivian of Trelowaren, m2. Hugh Prust)
A. Thomas Kestell of Kestell (bur 25.02.1626)
  m. Dorothy Tredenick of Cornwall
  i. Haniball Kestell 'of Egloshayle' (b c1606, bur 14.06.1680)
  m. (07.05.1640) Avis Kestell (bur 04.11.1688, dau of Walter Kestell of Kestell in Manaccan)
  a. James Kestell of Egloshayle (bpt 16.07.1643, bur 13.12.1719)
  m. (c08.1677) Elizabeth Vaughan (dau of John Vaughan of OIttery St. Mary by Elizabeth, dau of John Upton of Lupton)
  (1) John Kestell of Kestell (b c1679, d 06.04.1732)
  m1. Elizabeth Lower (bpt 1686, dau/heir of Edward Lower or Lewer of Tremere)
  (A) Edward Kestell 'of Egloshayle' (bpt 24.07.1706, dsp 10.06.1732)
(B) James Kestell of Ottery St. Mary (b 1706-7, d 21.03.1751, surgeon)
  m. Elizabeth Marker (bpt 20.06.1703, bur 02.06.1766, dau of John Marker of Ottery St. Mary)
  (i) John Kestell of the Manor House, Ottery St. Mary (bpt 29.06.1738, d 24.07.1817, surgeon, 2nd son)
  m1. (24.02.1770) Sarah Clapp (d 25.09.1777, dau of John Clapp of Salcombe Regis, sister/heir of John of Ottery St. Mary)
  (a) Sarah Kestell (bpt 24.01.1771, d 04.04.1843)
  m. (31.03.1792) George Cornish of Salcombe Regis, Devon (b 13.12.1762, d 01.10.1829, son of James of West Teignmouth by Margaret, dau of Rev. William Floyer of Trusham)
  m2. (13.09.1782) Mary Taylor (b 1755-6, dsp bur 26.02.1815, dau of Captain Samuel Taylor of Ottery St. Mary)
  (ii) Betty Kestell (bpt 17.11.1781, d 24.06.1824)
m. (07.07.1776) Windsor Vaughan of Ottery St. Mary (b 1715-6, d 17.06.1786, son of William of London by Deborah)
  (iii)+ other issue - John (bpt 09.01.1733-4, bur 25.04.1735), James (bpt 06.11.1740, bur 28.06.1741), Bridget (bpt 27.04.1736, d unm bur 13.02.1782)
  (C) Elizabeth Kestell (bpt 08.12.1703, d 22.06.1772)
  m. Richard Marker of Ottery St. Mary (bur 25.04.1781)
  (D) Dorothy Kestell (d 1777)
  m. Stephen Madge (not Wadge) (d 1782, rector of Combeinteignhead)
  (E)+ other issue - John, Lewer, Richard, Thomas (b 1716-7, bur 06.09.1739), Henry, Philippa
  m2. Elizabeth Treise (bpt 03.06.1690, dsp c1738) # see here ##
  (2) Elizabeth Kestell (bpt 18.03.1683, a 01.1718-9)
m. William Hewitt of Tiverton (d before 20.01.1718-9)
  (3) Bridget Kestell (bur 16.11.1729)
  m. Richard Marker (bur 10.02.1759, vicar of Bradford, schoolmaster)
  (4)+ other issue - Vaughan (b c1683, a 04.1705, rector of Lamorran), Elizabeth (bpt 20.11.1680, bur 15.02.1681)
  b.+ other issue - Walter (bpt 19.06.1652), Temperance (bpt 09.08.1644), Bridget (bur 03.09.1662), Catherine (bur 26.10.1656)
  ii.+ other issue - John (bpt 02.11.1609), Thomas (bpt 14.03.1612), Charles (bpt 24.09.1615), Francis (bpt 01.03.1611, bur 07.03.1611), William (bpt 08.05.1620), Christopher (bpt 30.07.1620), Richard (bpt 19.11.1626), Philippa (bpt 17.05.1618), Katherine (bur 16.01.1671)
  B. Theophilus Kestell
2. Robert Kestell (3rd son)
  m. Jone Billin of Ecclosey
3. Thomasine Kestell possibly the Thomasine who married ...
  m. Robert Peter (a 1571, MP)
4.+ other issue - Richard (dsp), James, Frances, Elizabeth

 

 

John Kestell
1. William Kestell of Boturnal
  m. Alice Edgcombe
  A. Thomas Kestell
  m. _ Trevill
2. Thomas Kestell of Bodman
  m. _ Lucky (heir, dau or step-dau of Blanch, dau of William Rouse)
  A. Walter Kestell of Bokedock in Lanivet (bur 07.02.1618)
m. Margaret Ford (bur 30.11.1609, dau/heir of John Ford of Egloshayle)
  i. Thomas Kestell of Pendevey, Cornwall (bur 24.05.1626)
  m. Frances Harris (dau of John Harris of Lanrest)
  a. John Kestell of Pendavey (bpt 10.06.1600, bur 11.02.1659)
  m. Elizabeth
  (1) Thomas Kestell of Pendavey (bur 20.12.1663)
  m. Margaret
  (2) Sarah Kestell (bpt 20.02.1630)
  m. Nathaniel Moyle
  b. Frances Kestell (b 1599)
  m. (11.05.1616) Nicholas Morton
  (1) Charles Morton (rector of Blisland)
  ii. Walter Kestell
  m. (20.01.1607) Jane Newton (bur 06.04.1623, dau of John Newton)
a.+ issue - Simon (bpt 03.09.1610), John (bpt 16.11.1613, bur 06.04.1623), Thomas (bpt 07.07.1622), Walter, Priscilla (bpt 03.09.1609)
  iii. Jane Kestell
  m. Thomas Kent of Dinham
  iv. Richord Kestell
  m. John Warren of Cornwall
  v. Thomazin Kestell
  m. John Pierse of Cornwall
  vi.+ other issue - William (in the Nethrlands), Anthony (dsp)
  B. Anstice Kestell
  m. Christopher Worthevale of Worthevale

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, Kestell of Kestell)
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