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Families covered: Rolle of Marrays (Marrais), Rolle of Stevenstone
[Part of this page was initially included within Rolle1. It was moved here to facilitate expansion.]

                               
John Rolle of Stevenstone (b c1519, d 24.08.1570)
m. Margaret Ford (d 30.06.1592, dau of John Ford of Ashburton)
1. Sir Henry Rolle of Stevenstone (b c1545, d 04.07.1625)
m1. Elizabeth Watts (dau/heir of Roger Watts of Somerset)
  A. Sir Henry Rolle (dvp 1617)
  m. Anne Dennis (dau/coheir of Thomas Dennis of Bickton and Holcomb)
  i. Henry Rolle (bpt 27.12.1612, bur 04.08.1613)
  ii. Denys Rolle of Stevenstone (b c12.1613, bur 13.06.1638)
  m. Margaret Pawlet (dau of John, Lord Pawlet of Hinton St. George)
  a. Florence Rolle (bpt 27.02.1630-1)
  m. Sir John Rolle of Marrais, later of Stevenstone (d 1706) @@ below
  b. Margaret Rolle
  m1. (1654) Sir John Acland of Columb, 3rd Bart (d 1655)
  m2. Henry Ayshford
c. Anne Rolle
  m. William Cooke of Highnam
  d. Elizabeth Rolle
  m. William Strode
  e.+ other issue - Dennis (d infant), Frances (b c1635, d 1642)
iii. Anne Rolle (b c1616, d 04.02.1665)
  m. (06.04.1640) Sir William Button, Bart of Alton (dsp)
  m2. Jane Fortescue (a 1625, dsp, dau of John Fortescue of Fallowpit, relict of Richard Halse of Rowden/Kendon)
2. Alexander Rolle (a 1570, 3rd son)
  m. Frances Lipkincott (dau of John Lipingcotte or Lipkincott, relict of Anthony Berrie of Westley (Wibbery))
  A. Alexander Rolle 'of Parkgate' of Tavistock (d before 15.11.1660)
  m. Susanna Stevens (d before 11.01.1694-5, dau of William Stevens of Great Torrington
i. Ursula Rolle (a 1694
  m. (c04.1669) Philip Mayow of Cornwall (a 1694)
  ii.+ other issue - Alexander (bpt 18.12.1650, had issue),William (bpt 16.09.1652, a 1660), Grace (b 30.09.1655, a 1660)
  B. Honor Rolle
  m. Hugh Predieux of Fuborow
  C.+ other issue - John (b c1587, a 1620, dsp?), Marie (dsp), Margaret
3. Joachim Rolle (dsp 28.01.1638-9, 5th son)
  m. Mary Venner (bur 28.04.1651, dau of William (not Humphry) Feneur or Venner of Chittlehampton)
4. John Rolle (bpt 18.02.1603-4, a 1625, 7th son)
m. (21.11.1603) Phillip(a) Halse (bur 22.03.1654-5, dau of Richard Halse of Kenedon)
  A. Henry Rolle of Beam (bpt 01.12.1605, bur 13.04.1647)
  m. (c05.1639) Mary Stevens (bur 13.10.1669, dau of William Stevens of Great Torrington)
  i. Mary Rolle
  B. John Rolle (b c1608)
  m. (04.01.1648-9) Alice Chudleigh
  C. Jane Rolle (bpt 18.02.1603-4)
  m. (29.01.1620-1) John Clotworthy
5. Honor Rolle
  m. (02.11.1569) Thomas Pomeroy of Berry Pomeroy
6. Margerie Rolle
  m. Richard Baker
7.+ other issue (dsp) - Valentine (b c1545, bur 04.01.1623-4), George (a 1570), Robert (bpt 02.06.1559, bur 20.03.1627-8)

 

 

George Rolle of Marrays, Cornwall
m. Margaret Marrays (bur 17.06.1621, dau of Edmund Marrays of Marrays (Marrais) (by Margerie Basset) son of John of Marrays by Jane, dau/heir of Richard Bottreaux of Cosworthie by Elizabeth, dau/coheir of _ Rosmodres by Margaret, dau of John Luccomb by dau/heir of William Kaill son of Raph by Mawd, dau/heir of John Stonard son or Robert by Joane, dau/heir of John Cwthy)
1. Andrew Rolle of Marrays, Devon (b c1580, bur 28.10.1628)
  m. Grace Roberts (a 1631, m2. William Lamerton)
  A. Sir John Rolle of Marrais, later of Stevenstone, Sheriff of Devon (bpt 23.09.1626, bur 01.05.1706, MP)
m. (c02.1647-8) Florence Rolle (dau/coheir of Dennis Rolle of Stevenstone) @@ above
  i. John Rolle (dvp 2.04.1689)
  m. (c06.1677) Christiana Bruce (dau of Robert Bruce, Earl of Elgin & Ailesbury, m2. Sir Robert Gayer)
  a. Robert Rolle of Stevenstone 'of Bicton' (dsp 1710/26)
m. (c03.1704-5) Elizabeth Duke (dau of Richard (not Edward) Duke of Otterton)
  b. John Rolle of Stevenstone (bpt 08.12.1679, d 06.05.1730, MP)
  m. Isabella Walter (bur 04.10.1734, dau of Sir William Walter, 2nd Bart of Sarsden, granddau of Robert, Earl of Ailesbury)
  (1) Henry Rolle, Baron Rolle of Stevenstone (b 07.11.1708, d unm 17.08.1750)
  (2) John Rolle, later Walter (bc1712, dsp 27.11.1779, MP)
  (3) Dennis Rolle of Tuderly and Shapwick (d 25.07.1797, 4th son)
  m. (1748) Anne Chichester (dau of Arthur Chichester of Stowford & Hall)
  (A) John Rolle of Stevenstone & Bicton, Lord of Stevenstone (b 16.10.1756, dsp 03.04.1842)
m1. (22.02.1778) Judith Maria Walrond (bpt 06.10.1751, d 01.10.1820, dau of Henry Walrdon of Bovey)
  m2. (24.09.1822) Louisa Barbara Trefusis (d 1886, dau of Robert George William Trefusis, 17th Lord Clinton, by Albertina Marianna Gaulis)
  (B)+ other issue - Dennis (bpt 30.10.1758), Samuel (bpt 30.10.1759), Isabella Harriot Charlotte (bpt 17.01.1754), Florence (bpt 15.10.1762)
(4) Christiana Rolle
  m. Henry Stevens of Winscott
  (5) Isabella Rolle
  m. (1741) Robert Duke of Otterton
  (6)+ other issue - Dennis (d infant?), William (bpt 25.01.1719-20, dsp), Letitia, Lucy (bpt 10.11.1715, bur 20.09.1741), Lucilla (bpt 19.10.1717, bur 20.09.1741), Anne (bpt 15.03.1720-1, bur 17.03.1720-1), Maria Philippa (bpt 02.08.1729, bur 11.02.1729-30)
  c. Diana Rolle (bpt 12.07.1683)
  m1. (17.09.1706) John Sparke of Plymouth
  m2. (28.02.1707-8) Sir Bourchier Wrey, 5th Bart of Trebitch (bur 12.11.1726)
  d.+ other issue - Dennis, Christian (bpt 01.01.1688-9)
  ii. Amos Rolle (younger son)
  m. (25.03.1690-1) Mary Risdon (dau of William Risdon of St. Giles, widow of John Prust, m3. John Holland, m4. John Stafford)
  iii. Florence Rolle
  m. (03.05.1681) Sir Bourchier Wrey, 4th Bart of Trebitch (d 28.07.1696)
  iv.+ other issue - Charles, Dennis (d 20.09.1714, Colonel), Margaret (bur 21.01.1676-7)
  B.+ other issue - George (bpt 27.06.1622, bur 11.04.1645), Abell (bpt 15.03.1623-4, dsp), Thomas (bpt 18.051625, bur 06.07.1625), Samuel (bpt 08.10.1628)
2. Margaret Rolle
  m. Henry Lamerton of Marhamchurch
3. Honor Rolle
  m. Digorie Buvdon of St. Maryweeke
4. Florence Rolle
  m. Peter Bennet of Peranorworthall

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, Rolle of Stevenstone) with some support from BE1883 (Rolle)
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