'Huyshe1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Huysh of Axminster, Huyshe of Clyst Hydon, Huysh (Hywish or Hewish) of Honiford, Hywish of Lynch, Huyshe (Huish) of Sand

                               
Richard de Hywis of Lod Hywis, Somerset (a temp King John who r. 1199-1216)
1. Richard de Hywis
2. John de Hywis of Lynch
  A. John de Hywish of Lynch and Honiford (a c1250)
  i. Geffrey de Hywish of Honiford and Lynch (a 1280)
  a. John de Hywish of Honiford and Lynch (a c1330)
  (1) Gilbert de Hywish of Honiford and Lynch (a 1342)
  m. Alice Durborough (dau of Sir John Durborough)
  (A) Oliver Hywish of Honiford and Lynch (a 1375)
Oliver is the first mentioned by Vivian. However, he shows 2 sons as Oliver of Doniford(m. Johanna Avenell) and Gilbbert of Beniford father of the Oliver who m. _ Cavendish. We follow BLG1952.
  m. _ de la Roche (dau of Simon de la Roche)
  (i) John Hywish or Huyish of Honiford (a c1430)
  m. Catherine
  (a) Oliver Hewish of Honiford (a c1450)
  m. Johanna Avenell (dau of John Avenell of Blackpoole, Devon)
  ((1)) Oliver Hewish of Honiford (a 1494) - continued below
  m. _ Cavendish
  ((2)) Elizabeth Hewish
  m. John Doddington of Doddington
  ((3)) Anne Hewish
  m. Alexander Vernie (son of John Vernie of Fairfield)
  (ii) Richard Hywish or Huyish of Lynch (a 1422)
  (a) Oliver Hewish of Holnicault
  ((1)) daughter
  m. John Woode of North Tawton
  ((A))? John Woode of North Tawton had issue
  ((B)) daughter
  m. William Steynings
  (B) Agnes Hywish
  m. John de Tetton
  (C)+ other issue - Alexander, John
  (2) William de Hywish (a 1330)
  (3) Joan de Hywish
  m. Walter Perceval (d by 1387, son of Sir Richard of Corneville)

 

 

Oliver Hewish of Honiford (a 1494) - continued above
m. _ Cavendish
1. John Hewish of Doniford (d 1551/2)
  m. Grace Walrond (dau of Richard Walrond of Beovye)
  A. William Hewish or Huysh of Doniford
  m1. Ellen Gaunt (dau of John Gaunt of Dorset)
i. Sylvester Huysh of Doniford (a 1585)
  m. Alice Morris (dau of Wiliam Morris of Milverton)
  a. William Huysh of Doniford (d 10/1.1599)
  m. Elizabeth Morgan
  (1) John Huysh of Doniford (b c1592, d 02.11.1626/7)
  m. Joan Manninge (dau of John Manninge of Hackland by Dorothy, dau of Sir John Strangways of Melbury)
  (A) John Huysh of Doniford (bpt 05.1621, d 1649)
  m. (?) Dorothy
  (B) Edward Huysh (bpt 12.1622, d 16.08.1669)
  (C) William Huysh of Doniford (bpt 01.03.1623)
  (D) Lewis Huysh
  b.+ other issue - William, Giles (d 06.07.1625), John, James
  ii.+ other issue - John, Honora, Dorothy
  m2. Johanna Sydenham (dau of John Sydenham)
  v. John Huyshe ancestor of Huysh of Wells
  a. Alexander Huish (b c1594, d 15.04.1668, rector of Hornbloton, etc)
  m1. Margaret (bur 04.10.1642)
  (1) Alexander Huish
  m. Dorothy (bur 08.08.1686)
  (A)+ issue - Alexander (bpt 21.08.1673), Anthony (bpt 16.06.1676), James (bur 15.03.1681), Sarah (bpt 06.10.1669, a 1670)
  (2) James Huish (bpt 29.10.1637, a 1667)
  (3) Margaret Huish
  m. Thomas Milbourne of London (printer)
  m2. Deborah (d before 03.06.1671, relict of _ Bryant)
  (4)+ other issue - Anne (bpt 29.02.1643, a1671), Deborah (bpt 02.05.1645, d infant), Dorothy
  B. Roger Huysh
  i. William Huysh of Aller (d 1611/2)
  a. daughter
  m. John Marshe
  b. daughter
  m. Nicholas Sellacke
  c.+ other issue - William, George, John
  ii. Grace Huysh
  m. _ Parker
  iii. Elizabeth Huysh
m. _ Blake
  C. James Huyshe of London (d 20.08.1590)
  m1. Margaret (bur 12.05.1568, dau of Robert Bowser of Bourchier of London)
  i. Rowland Huyshe of South Brent, later of Sand in Siburie, Devon (bpt 11.04.1560, d 19.01.1632)
  m. (1588) Anne Wentworth (bur 07.10.1629, dau of John Wentworth of Bocking by Elizabeth Capel)
  a. James Huyshe of Sand (bpt 02.05.1604, bur 26.05.1681)
  m. (c08.1621) Deborah Reynell (dau of Richard Reynell of Creedy Wiger (son of George of Malston) by Mary, dau of Sir John Peryam)
  (1) James Huyshe of Sand (bpt 15.07.1630, bur 05.06.1708)
m. (25.07.1684) Urith Walrond (bpt 29.06.1652, dau of Edmund Walrond of Bovey)
  (A) James Huyshe of Sand (bpt 25.06.1689, d 1724)
  m. Catherine Drake (d before 16.10.1731, dau of William Drake of Yaraborough or Yarbury)
  (i)+ issue - James (bpt 31.03.1717, bur 14.04.1717), Anne (bpt 24.08.1720, bur 06.05.1721)
  (B) Deborah Huyshe (bpt 04.11.1685)
  m. (06.01.1714) John Woolcott of Bosel
  (C) Anne Huyshe (bpt 15.09.1687)
  (D) Mary Huyshe (bpt 03.07.1691)
  m. William Symons (vicar of Otterton)
  (i)+ issue (dsp) - John of Heavitree, James (vicar of Broadhembury), 2 daughters
  (E) Urith Huyshe (bpt 25.07.1693, dsp)
  m. _ Wilsman
  (2) Richard Huyshe in Dublin (bpt 29.11.1638, d 1673, 4th son)
  m. (1669) Elizabeth O'More (dau of Charles O'More of Ballina, Queen's County, son of Roy O'Morra of Lease or Leix)
  (A) Richard Huyshe of Sand (dsp 12.1726)
  m. Marianne Vernon (dau of John Vernon of Dublin, widow of _ Synot)
  (B) Francis Huyshe of Sand (b 06.05.1672, d 09.02.1764, rector of Clisthydon)
  m. (16.08.1706) Sarah Newte (b 1677, d 19.03.1747, dau of Richard Newte of Duval, son of Rev. Richard of Tiverton)
  (i) James Huyshe (b 12.09.1712, d 25.05.1784, 2nd son)
  m. Amy Parsons (d 16.06.1807)
(a) Richard Huyshe (d infant)
  (ii) John Huyshe, later Huish, of Sand (b 29.06.1717, d 17.05.1802, rector of Pembridge)
  m. (20.03.1766) Elizabeth Hornsby (b 17.06.1738, d 06.1792, dau of Thomas Hornsby of Durham)
  (a) Francis Huish, later Huyshe, of Sand (b 29.02.1768, dspms 28.08.1839, rector of Clyst Hydon) had issue
  m. (18.05.1803) Harriett Waterhouse (dau of John Waterhouse of Wellhead)
  (b) John Huish, later Huyshe, of Sand and Clyst Hydon (b 10.12.1772, d 17.08.1851, Rev.) had issue
m. (28.10.1799) Milborough Anne Harris (d 13.07.1824, dau of Thomas Harris of Hereford)
  (c) Sarah Huish
  m. (01.01.1793) Richard Whitcombe of Bollingham (of family of Berwick Mavesyn)
  (iii) Sarah Huyshe (b 03.12.1707, d 02.01.1794)
  m. John Thompson (rector of Mesey Hampton)
  (a) John Thompson (d young)
  (iv)+ other issue (d unm) - Richard (b 02.01.1709-10, d 24.06.1736), Francis (b 17.01.1722-3, d 10.1740), Elizabeth (b 17.01.1711, d 12.11.1731), Frances (b 20.04.1715, d 22.04.1797), Jane (b 23.06.1720, d 22.10.1802)
  (3) Anne Huyshe (bpt 09.05.1625)
  m1. John Vernon of Clontarf (d 13.03.1670)
m2. _ Courtenay
  (4) Mary Huyshe (bpt 01.03.1626, d before 1657)
  m. William Allen (a 1657, adjutant general in Ireland)
  (5) Rebecca Huyshe (bpt 20.01.1632, bur 27.07.1670)
  m. (26.06.1663-4) Elijah Dene (rector of Clysthydon)
  (6) Jael Huyshe (bpt 24.12.1642)
  m. (02.02.1663) Francis Drake of Ide
  (7) Tryphoena Huyshe (bpt 05.02.1645-6, d 1731)
  m. John Gay of Frithelstock
  (8)+ other issue - John of Dublin (bpt 26.02.1634-5, d unm), Rowland (bpt 21.09.1636, bur 28.11.1638), Deborah (bpt 05.09.1628, bur 21.08.1661), Sarah (d young)
  ii. Mary Huyshe (bpt 07.09.1554, bur 29.08.1616)
  m. Nicholas Pendlebury (bur 19.01.1596)
  iii.+ other issue - John (bpt 04.08.1556, d infant), Geffry (bpt 17.08.1561, a 1568), Lawrence (bpt 03.1562, bur 28.05.1564), Anne (bpt 03.11.1555), Sibil (bpt 07.11.1557), Grace (bpt 14.11.1558), Martha (bpt 28.10.156, bur 28.04.1569), 2 others
  m2. Mary Moffytt (bur 25.09.1601, dau of _ Moffytt of Barnett, she m2. Sir WiIliam Rowe, Lord Mayor of London)
  xii. Alice Huyshe (bpt 17.01.1574)
  m. Robert Brett
  xiii.+ other issue - William of London (bpt 09.08.1570, a 1600, grocer), James of Gray's Inn (bpt 20.01.1576, a 17.12.1606), John (bpt 20.07.1582), Thomas of London (bpt 17.07.1583, a 17.12.1606), Christopher (bpt 21.06.1584), John (bpt/d 04.08.1586), Elyn (bpt 09.10.1572), 10 others
  D. Dorothy Huysh
  m. Edward Hensley of Devon
  E. Alice Huysh
  m. John Borne or Bourne
2. Humphrey Hewish
  m. Jacquet Hawle (dau of John Hawle of High Bray)
  A. Henry Hewish or Huysh of Sand (d 21.01.1566)
  m. Ellen Stavely (bur 27.05.1592, dau of John Stavely of East Buckland by Joan, dau of John Lapflode)
  i. Thomas Huysh of Axminster (dsp)
  ii. Anthony Huysh of Axminster
  m. Alice Turner (d by 09.1612, relict of Alexander Osborne)
  a. Henry Huysh
  m. Marcella Symonds (dau of William Symonds of Exeter)
(1) Southcott Huysh (d unm)
  iii. William Huysh (d 1610/1, rector of Kilkhampton)
  m. Joan Perrie (dau of William Perrie, relict of _ Osborne)
  a. Elizabeth Huysh
  m. William Weston
  b. Hazar (Nazareth) Huysh
  m. George Lippincott of Wibbery
  iv. Ellen Huysh
  m. Richard Cooke
  a.+ issue - Mary, Helen
  v. Joan Huysh
  m. William Stoford of St. Mary Ottery
  vi. Elizabeth Huysh
  m1. Peter Drayton of Exeter
  m2. John Doughtye (minister of Alphington)
  vii. Grace Huysh
  m. Richard Norreys of Lyme
  viii. Jane Huysh
  m1. Richard Bevys of Exeter
  m2. William Martin (recorder of Exeter)
  B. John Hewish of Okeford (dsp 1588-9)
  m. Wilmot Prescott (dau of Roger Prescott)
  C. Bartholomew Hewish of Studley (dsp 05/6.1578)
  m. Mary (relict of _ Veysie)
  D. John Hewish (d unm)
3. Thomas Hewish or Huish of New Inn
  Commoners provides the following names for some of Thomas's descendants but the connections seem not to have been fully proved.
  A. Thomas Huish (bur 12.03.1556?)
  i. ?? Huish presumed intermediary generation
  a. Richard Huish or Huyshe of New Inn (dsp 23.02.1615) possibly fit here
  m. Ebbot Lovel (d by 1628, dau of William Lovel of Bishops Lydiard)
  B. Robert Huish (a 10.1558)
  i. Richard Huish
  a. John Huish
  (1) Johanna Huish
  m. John Mountsteven
  (2) Margaret Huish
  m. Henry Webber
  (3) Thomazine Huish
  m. John Cox
4. daughter
  m. _ Cavendish of Hawle shown by Vivian as a Chichester of Hall

Main source(s): Commoners (vol iv, Huyshe of Sand and Clysthydon), BLG1952 (Huyshe of Sand and Clyst Hydon) with some input/support from Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Huyshe of Sand', p495+)
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