'Chudleigh1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Chudleigh of Ashton, Chudleigh of Chalmington

                               
John Chidleigh (sic)
1. Sir John Chudlegh
  m. Thomasine Prouse (dau of Sir Richard Prouse, sister of John)
  A. John Chudlegh of Broadclist
  m. Johanna Beauchamp (dau of Sir John Beauchamp of Ryme by Alice, dau/coheir of Roger Nonant of Broadclist)
i. Sir James Chudlegh 'of Ashton'
  m1. Johanna Pomeroy (dau of Sir Henry de la Pomeroy, sister/heir of Sir John)
  a. Johanna Chudleigh (b c1376, d 08.12.1423)
  m1. Sir John St. Aubyn
  m2. (sp) Sir Philip Brian
  m3. Sir Thomas Pomeroy (d 10.03.1426)
  (1) Isabella Pomeroy (dvm)
  m2. (sp) Johanna Beaumont (dau of John Beaumont, sister/heir of Sir William)
  m3. Johanna Martin (dau/coheir of Richard Martin or Merton, relict of John Bampfield)
  b. James Chudleigh (d 08.02.1456)
  m. Radigund
  (1) John Chudleigh of Asherton aka Asheton or Ashton, Devon (b 1417-8) - continued below
  m. Thomasina Kirkham (dau of Nicholas Kirkham)
  (2) Petronell Chudleigh (Chidleigh)
  m. Anthony Pollard of Way
  m4. Jone Champernowne (dau of Alexander Champernowne of Beer Ferrers, m2. Sir John Courtenay of Powderham)

 

 

Other than to confirm that this family descended from John Chudleigh (a 1320), who married Thomasine Prous, heiress of Ashton (dau of Richard Prous, son of Sir Richard), BEB1841 starts with Sir James Chudleigh who was father (by Jane, dau/heir of Sir John Do) of the James Chudleigh of Ashton who m. Margaret Stourton. However, Vivian shows that the parents of that James (who m. Margaret Stourton) were ...
John Chudleigh of Asherton aka Asheton or Ashton, Devon (b 1417-8) - continued above
m. Thomasina Kirkham (dau of Nicholas Kirkham)
1. Sir James Chudleigh of Ashton
  m1. (mcrt 1476) Margaret Stourton (dau of William, Lord Stourton)
  A. Sir William Chudleigh of Ashton (d 1515)
  m. Johanna Hody (dau of Sir William Hody of Pillsdon)
i. Sir Richard Chudleigh of Ashton (d 26.08.1558)
  m. Mary Wadham (dau of Sir Nicholas Wadham of Merifeld)
  a. Christopher Chudleigh of Ashton (b c1528, d 01.10.1570)
  m. Christiana Stretchley (dau/heir of William Stretchley of Stretchley, m2. George Cary of Clovelly)
  (1) Stretchley Chudleigh (b 1561-2, dsp 10.10.1572)
(2) John Chudleigh of Ashton (b 1564-5, d 06.10or11.1589)
  m. Elizabeth Speke (dau of Sir George Speke of Whitelackington, m2. Sir John Clofton of Somerset, m3. Sir Hugh Pollard)
  (A) Sir George Chudleigh, 1st Bart of Atherington or Ashton (b 1582/c1578, d 1656-7)
  m. (by 1606) Mary Stroud (bpt 30.07.1586, d by 1656, dau of Sir William Stroud or Strode of Newnham by Mary Southcott)
(i) Sir George Chudleigh, 2nd Bart of Ashton (b 1612, d 1691, 2nd son)
  m. (16.08.1637) Elizabeth Fortescue (dau of Hugh Fortescue of Filleigh by Mary Rolle)
  (a) John Chudleigh (d unm)
  (b) Sir George Chudleigh, 3rd Bart of Ashton (b c1643, d before 09.02.1718-9)
  m. (c02.1673/4) Mary Lee (d 1710, dau of Richard Lee of Winslade)
  ((1)) Sir George Chudleigh 'of Haldon', 4th Bart of Ashton (d 10.10.1738)
  m1. (1713-4) Joan Hody (dau of Gilbert Hody or Huddy of Newnham)
  m2. Frances Davie (d c1748, dau of Sir William Davie, Bart of Creedy, by Abigail Pollexfen)
  ((A)) Mary Chudleigh
  m. (1747-8) Humphrey Prideaux of Place
((B)) Frances Chudleigh
  m. Sir John Chichester, Bart
  ((C)) Elizabeth Chudleigh (a 1752)
  ((D)) Margaret Chudleigh
  m. (1755) Sir Henry Oxenden, Bart
((2)) Thomas Chudleigh (d by 1734, Colonel)
  m. Harriet
  ((A)) Sir Thomas Chudleigh, 5th Bart (d unm 23.06.1741)
  ((B)) Elizabeth Chudleigh (b 1720, d 16.08.1788)
  m1. (01/5.08.1744, div 1769) Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (b 19.05.1724, dspl 22.12.1779)
p/m2. Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-Upon-Hull (b 1711, dsp 23.09.1773)
  (c) Hugh Chudleigh of Westminster (d before 14.11.1707)
  m. Susanna Strode (dau of Sir Richard Strode of Newenham, sister/heir of John of Chalmington)
  ((1)) George Chudleigh of Chalmington, Dorset (d 1739, 2nd son)
  m. (14.02.1720) Isabella Garniere of Westminster
  ((A)) Sir John Chudleigh of Chalmington, 6th Bart (d unm 01.08.1745)
  ((B)) Susannah Chudleigh
  m. Rev. Nathaniel Haines
  ((i)) Hugh Chudleigh Haines
  ((C)) Anne George Chudleigh
  m. Rev. Samuel Strong
  ((D)) Elizabeth Chudleigh
  m. _ Hunt of Chudleigh
  ((E)) Grace Chudleigh
  m. Thomas Gibbon of Exeter
  ((F)) Jane Chudleigh
m. Roger Strode
  ((G)) Dorothy Chudleigh
  m. Charles Ford of Exeter
  ((2)) Susanna Chudleigh (a 1716)
  m. John Merrill
  ((3))+ other issue (a 1704) - John (a 1715, dsp), Mary, Anne, Henrietta
  (d) Elizabeth Chudleigh (bur 04.06.1708)
  m. (09.09.1675) (John) Hunt of Chudleigh
  (e) Grace Chudleigh
  m. Thomas Gibbon of Exeter
(f) Jane Chudleigh
  m. Roger Strode of Devon
  (g) Dorothy Chudleigh
  m. Charles Ford of Exeter
  (ii) Thomas Chudleigh (7th son)
  m. _ Vaughan
  (a) Thomas Chudleigh
  m. Elizabeth Cole of Oxfordshire ## probably here ##
  (iii) Elizabeth Chudleigh
  m. Arthur Ayshford or Ashford of Ashford
  (iv) Mary Chudleigh
  m1. Hugh (not Henry) Clifford of Ugbrooke (b c1603, d 1639)
  m2. (12.03.1645) (Gregory) Cole of Oxfordshire
  (v)+ other issue - John (bpt 20.07.1606, dvpsp before 10.05.1634, MP), William (b c1616), Sir James (b c1617, d unm, Colonel), Christopher (b c1617, a 08.1620), Richard (b c1619), Dorothy, Anne
BEB1841 shows that one of the daughters married ...
  m. _ Rolle of Devonshire
  (B) Sir John Chudleigh (b c1584, a 09.1625)
  m1/2. Margaret Courtenay (dau of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham, widow of Sir Warwick Hele)
  m2/1. (05.01.1633-4) Dorothy Norris (dau of Richard Norris, widow of _ Brooking then Christopher Blackall)
  (C) Bridget Chudleigh
  m. Sir Richard Carew (not Cary), Bart of Anthony
  (D) Alice Chudleigh
m. (1659) Sir William Langham of Cottesbrooke (d 1663-4)
  (E) Dorothy Chudleigh
  m. Sir Reginald Mohun of Cornwall
  (3) Elizabeth Chudleigh
  m1. Arthur Meryoke of Somerset
  m2. Sir John Dowdal of Ireland
  (4) Elizabeth Chudleigh (2nd of the name)
  m. Peter Carew of Bickleigh (a 1620)
(5) Mary Chudleigh
  (6) Anne Chudleigh
  m1. William Heart of Yearnacomb
  m2. _ Noble of Boyton
  m3. _ Rolle
  b. Wilmot Chudleigh (d 1569)
  m. Richard Coffin
  c. Jane Chudleigh
  m. Christopher Hillersdon of Memland
  ii. Elizabeth Chudleigh
  m1. Sir John Gilbert (b 1533, dsp 08.09.1596)
m2. Sir Henry Thynne
  iii. Margaret Chudleigh
  m. Richard Halse
  iv. Anna Chudleigh
  m1. James Coffyn of Portlege
  m2. Edward Whiddon
  B. Margaret or Mary Chudleigh
  m. John Wise of Sydenham
  m2. Margaret Tremayne (dau of John Tremayne, relict of Oliver Wise)
  C.+ other issue - Robert, John
  m3. Christian Powlet (dau of Sir John Powlet)
  m4. Jane Novant (dau/heir of Sir James Novant or Norant)
  E. James Chudleigh
  i. William Chudleigh
  F. Grace Chudleigh
  m. William Gorvin of Devon
  The following comes from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, 'Halfeacre of Whitstone', p203).
  i. Margery Gorvin
  m. Robert Halfeacre of Whiston, Cornwall (d 23.10.1583, son of John of Whiston son of John of Whiston)
  a.+ issue - Edward (b c1553, a 1583), Semiger, Henry, Katherin, Dorothy

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 06.12.11) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Chudleigh of Ashton)
(2) For lower section (uploaded 12.01.08, expanded 06.12.11) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Chudleigh of Ashton) with some support from BEB1841 (Chudleigh of Ashton), TCB (vol 1, Chudleigh or Chudleighe)
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