Harberton Transcribed from - Risdon's Survey of Devon. Reprinted with additions in 1811.   Reprinted again in 1970 by Porcupines, Pilton St. Barnstaple. Copy held at Plymouth City Library, Local Studies. Please notify me of any errors. Contact. ~ With acknowledgement to PORCUPINES  now of  The Moorings, Windmill Lane, Northam, Bideford, Devon EX39 1BZ  ~ Note Originally 'The Chorographical Description or Survey of the County of Devon' by Triston RISDON (died 1640) This survey was taken about 1630, but not printed until 1714. In 1811 the survey was reprinted with additions by Rees and Curtis of Plymouth In 1970 Porcupines of Barnstaple produced a facsimile reprinted of the 1811 edition of the survey. ~   Pages 165 ~ 166 HARBERTON. Lower, the Harburn adopteth into its name Harberton, where Alric the Saxon sometime lived. Since Roger le Bigod was seized of lands. Of this place the Vaultorts had their barony. Roger Vaultort died without issue, and left his honour unto Corbet and Pomeroy, his kinsmen, descended from his sisters; which honour Roger Vaultort had with Joan, one of the daughters of Reginald, earl of Cornwall, base son of King Henry the first. Sandwell is the seat of Thomas Risdon, a branch of the house of Bableigh, the ancient dwelling of that family, a man well learned in the laws, and well allied. He married the daughter of Hawkins, his father the daughter of Gifford, his grandson the heir of Bremelcombe. Ingleborne did anciently belong to the abbey of Buckfastleigh, and after the dissolution, John Wotton bought it of king Henry the eight. (146)   Petrus fil. Matthei dominus de Stoke remisit abbat. de Buckfastleigh, omnem sectam suam quam homines eorum de Inglebourne fecerunt ad Curiam suam de Codridge. Sans date. ~ Two Translations with thanks to members of the OLD ENGLISH Rootsweb List.   Peter the son of Matthew lord of Stoke remises to the abbot of Buckfastleigh by all that suite of court which their men of Inglebourne had made to his Court of Codridge. Without date. ~ Peter son of Mathew, Master/Lord of Stoke yields/concedes/remits to the Abbey/Abbot of Buckfastleigh his whole suit which their men of Inglebourne made to his own Court of Codridge. Without date. ~   Herwarsore, in Harberton parish, was parcel of the land that Robert le Bastard held held in the conqueror's time, and continued in that name unto king Edward the third's reign. Then it was the land of Whitleigh, and was in that family unto king Henry the seventh's time. Then this heitage came to Roger Grenvile, by Margaret his wife, one of the co-heirs of Richard Whitleigh, of Efford, and he conveyed it to John Drake, of Ash, in marriage with Amy, his daughter. Halwell is hereby, whereof a family of signal note took name, that dwelt in this parish divers generations. Thomas Halwell was heir general of sir John Chiverston, being his sister's son; and sir John Halwell, knight, contended with sir William Courtenay for Chiverston's lands. Richard Halwell married the daughter and heir of sir John Norbury, of Stoke, in the county of Surry, knight, and had issue Joan his only daughter, married unto Edward Bray, of Kitton, whose son John lord Bray died sans issue, and his inheritance was divided between his six sisters:- Anne, wife of George Brooke lord Cobham, Elizabeth, first wife of sir Ralph Vernery, secondly of Richard Catesby; Frideswide, the wife of sir Percival Hart; Mary, married to George Peckham; Dorothy, wife to Edward Bridges lord Chandois; and Frances, the wife of Thomas Lefeild; but this fell to the portion of Vernery. (147) Additions to Risdon's in 1811. Page 680. (147) HARBERTON. Sandwell, in this parish continued in the name of Risdon, until about 1708, when Thomas Risdon, Esq. sold it to Thomas Lear, Esq. whose grandson, Thomas Lear, Esq. is the present possessor. The manor of Englebourne continued in the family of Wotton, until the death of Samuel Wotten, Esq. about 30 years ago, then it was sold, and has since been resold and divided. The Barton of Englebourne, now belongs to Mr. Bastard, a farmer. The vicarage of Harberton, with Halwell, a daughter church, is now held by archdeacon Barnes.       TOP MY HOME PAGE HARBERTON OPC PAGE DEVON GENUKI - HARBERTON