Devon & Cornwall notes & queries . com-mitted to prison, where it is believed that Brerewodedied. It is seen from the words since my coming out ofDevon that the Vicar was not in the county when hemade his will. It is evident from his ordering in his will an obiteevery year in the Cathedrall, that, like the Bishop, he didnot conform to the new order of things caused by the Refor-mation, but followed the old order he was brought up in. Simon Repington was a yeoman of Happerhayne, inColyton, and was a man of some standing. He was one ofthe custodians of Church Goods appointed by the Com-missioner
Devon & Cornwall notes & queries . com-mitted to prison, where it is believed that Brerewodedied. It is seen from the words since my coming out ofDevon that the Vicar was not in the county when hemade his will. It is evident from his ordering in his will an obiteevery year in the Cathedrall, that, like the Bishop, he didnot conform to the new order of things caused by the Refor-mation, but followed the old order he was brought up in. Simon Repington was a yeoman of Happerhayne, inColyton, and was a man of some standing. He was one ofthe custodians of Church Goods appointed by the Com-missioners of King Edward VI. in 1552. He was buriedat Colyton on 2nd February, 1602. A. J. P. Skinner. 125. South Ham District (VI., par. 112, p. no).—Inreply to the queries of Revd. O. J. Reichel re Stancombe and Washbourne, there is no doubt whatever but thatStancombe Dawney is in the parish of Sherford. Indeeds now before me, dated nearly 400 years ago, it is Photo by A. Hartley. Arms of Bishop Vesey over the Porch,Colyton Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 131 expressly called Stancombe Dawney in the parish ofSherford. The manor came into the possession of thePollexfen family in 1624, and passed by inter-marriage ofthe Drake and Pollexfen families to Sir Francis Drake, ofBuckland, about 1730. Sir Francis Drake sold it in 1758to John Furlong, and ultimately, in 1778, it became theproperty of the Cornish family and is now held by them. I cannot help as to Washbourne more than to throwout a suggestion. Revd. O. J. Reichel is aware that theChampernownes held property in Dodbrook parish (nowincorporated in Kingsbridge) and, so far as I understandhis query, they held an estate called Washbourne. Now,there is no Washbourne in Dodbrook, but a Washbrook,and, granting that the suffix in each case means the same,there is a plausible identification. Further, in 1349, in anold deed of that date still existing, and being a conveyanceof property in Kingsbridge, the witnesses names
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