'Holand4'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Holland of Thorpewater, Holland of Upcott Avenel, Holland of Weare

                               
John de Holand of Thorpewater
m. Elinor de Metsted (dau/heir of Sir Andrew de Metsted or Metfield of Upcott Avenel by dau/heir of Baa)
1. Thomas Holland of Thorpewater & Upcott Avenel, Devon (a 1377)
  m. Lucy Holsworthy (dau of John de Holsworthy or Holdesworthy)
  A. Thomas Holland of Thorpewater
  m. Thomazine Appledore or Appledour
  i. John Holland (a 1460)
  m. (Helen) Yeo (dau of William Yeo of Hampton)
  a. Nicholas Holland (d 23.02.1520)
m. (c1487) _ Brett of Somerset
  (1) John Holland 'of Weare'
  m. Anne Hillersdon (dau of Andrew Hillersdon)
  (A) John Holland
  (i)+ issue - Courtney, James (had issue), John (dsp)
  (B) William Holland of Weare, Devon (d 24.10.1580)
m. Elizabeth Halse (dau of Richard Halse of Kenedon)
  (i) Andrew Holland of Weare (b c1540)
  m. Anne Wootton (dau of John Wootton of Inglebury (Bugleborne))
  (a) William Holland of Wear last generation shown by Visitation
  m. Anne Pollard (dau of Anthony Pollard of Horwood)
((1)) William Holland of Wear
  The following is partly supported by Commoners (vol I, 'Coham of Coham', p459).
  m. (c11.1615) Elizabeth Thorne (dau of Bartholomew Thorne of Thorne & Upcot by dau of Henry Rolle of Heanton Sackville)
  ((A)) William Holland of Wear & Upcott Avenel
  m. Mary Fortescue (dau of John Fortescue of Buckland Filleigh)
  ((i)) John Holland (bpt 22.11.1642, dsp)
((ii)) William Holland of Upcott Avenel (bpt 19.06.1654, bur 28.02.1689-90)
  m1. (25.07.1673) Elizabeth Venton (bur 03.02.1680, dau of Bartholomew Venton of Gortleigh)
  ((a)) John Holland of Upcott (dsp bur 01.01.1703-4)
  m. (02.03.16967) Mary Risdon (dau of William Riston of St. Giles (son of Tristram "the Historian"), widow of John Prust then Amos Rolle, m3. John Stafford of Dolton)
  m. (1682) Joan Stafford (dau of Thomas Stafford of Dolton)
  ((b)) Mary Holland (bpt 13.09.1683, bur 14.04.1725)
  m. (09.05.1706) Stephen Coham of Coham
  ((c)) Margaret Holland (bpt 06.11.1687)
  m. (22.05.1712) John Coham
  ((iii)) Susannah Holland
  m1. (26.12.1670) George Rowland
  m2. (05.05.1688) John Ebbot of Rhude
  ((iv)) Anne Holland
  m. (15.05.1677) Robert Venton of Gortleigh
  ((v)) Elizabeth Holland (bpt 08.02.1644-5)
  m. John Rawleigh
  ((vi)) Mary Holland (bpt 01.08.1647)
  m. (10.12.1679) Alexander Ley (vicar of Monkleigh)
  ((B))+ other issue (a 1640) - Christopher, John, Thomas, Johan
  (b)+ other issue - Pertefoy (Petefera), Elizabeth
  (ii) Zachary Holland (bur 12.10.1616)
  (ii) Joseph Holland (a 1606)
  m1. Angela Bassano (dau of Baptist Bassano)
  (a) Phillip Holland (b 14.03.1576)
  m2. Sara Hewett (dau of Lawrence Hewett of London)
  (b)+ other issue - William, Thomas, Mary
  (iii) Joane Holland
m. John Parker (son/heir of William of Frises Hele)
  (2) Thomas Holland (dsp)
  (3) Elizabeth Holland
  m. _ Thorne
  (A) Jane Thorne
  m. _ Martyn of Newcourt in Sheepwash
  ii. Richard Holland
  a. Roger Holland, Sheriff of Devon (a 1494)
  (1) Thomazine Holland
  m. John Carew of Anthony
  iii. Joan Holland (dsp)
  m. _ Neale

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Holland of Weare', p475+), Visitation (Devon, 1620, Holland)
[This page was originally done using the Harleian Society's report on the Visitation. It was reviewed & expanded on 30.03.18 using Vivian's work.]
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