'Tanner1'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Tanner of Brannell, Tanner of Carvynick

                               
Humphrey Tanner of Upton, Somerset (a temp Edward III who r. 1327-1377)
1. Robert Tanner
  m. Ellen Bradshawe
  A. Henry Tanner
  m. _ Hante (dau of John Hante of Kent)
i. Nicholas Tanner of Devon
  m. Rosamund Bramcourt (dau of Thomas Bramcourt)
  a. John Tanner
  m. _ Hussey of Sudbury, Kent
  (1) George Tanner
  m. Barbara Pye
  (A) John Tanner
  m. _ Whitting of Wood
  (i) George Tanner of Colampton (Columbton or Collumpton), Devon the first mentioned by Commoners
  m. Margaret Tregarthyn, heiress of Branell (dau/coheir of John Tregarthyn of Tregarthyn son of Thomas of Tregarthyn by Margaret, dau/heir of Richard Hendower)
  (a) Anthony Tanner of Brannell (d 05.05.1583) - continued below
  m. Elizabeth Tylley of Canington

 

 

Anthony Tanner of Brannell in St. Stephens, Cornwall (d 05.05.1583) - continued above
m. Elizabeth Tylley of Canington
1. John Tanner of Court in Brannell (b c1559, bur 25.01.1623, MP)
m. Katherine Roscarrock (dau of Thomas Roscarrock of Roscarrock)
  A. Bernard Tanner (b c1594, d 06.10.1640)
  m. (21.11.1625) Julian Buller (d before 24.09.1690, dau of Sir Richard Buller)
  i. John Tanner 'of St. Stephens in Brannel' (bpt 13.07.1628, d before 30.12.1684)
  Vivian identifies John's wife as Katherine, dau of _ Speccot of Thornbury, but it appears that she was ...
  m. Catharine Wyndham (dau of John Wyndham of Orchard Wyndham, widow of Charles Specott)
  a.+ issue - John (dsp before 07.09.1700), Katherine (bpt 25.08.1657, a 1683), Julia (bpt 24.05.1660), Elizabeth (bpt 05.05.1661)
  ii. George Tanner (bur 20.09.1705, rector of St. Michael Carhays, St. Stephens in Brannel & St. Dennis)
  m. Cecilia (bur 16.07.1706)
  a.+ issue - John (bur 25.10.1707), Katherine (a 1706), Julian (a 1715), Susanna (a 1706)
  iii. Barnard Tanner (bpt 31.03.1633, d before 27.03.1704, 4th son?)
a. John Tanner of Court (dvpsp before 26.07.1699)
  iv. Alice Tanner (bpt 28.021627, a 1688)
  m. Richard Westlake
  v.+ other issue - Richard (bpt 10.07.1636, d before 1683), Katherine (bpt 06.01.1631, bur 20.09.1644)
  B. Anthony Tanner of Court, Brannel (d 09.04.1688)
m. (05.2.1630) Dorothy Arundell (d 02.02.1634, dau/heir of Zachary Arundell of St. Enoder/Carvynick by Anne, dau/coheir of George Willoughby of Carvynick by dau of Sampson Tremayne of Heligan)
  i. Anthony Tanner of St. Enoder/Carvynick
  m. Grace Carthew (dau of Thomas Carthew of Canaligy/Cannaliggy)
  a. Anthony Tanner of Carvynick this generation omitted by Commoners
  m1. (19.10.1704) Honor Silly (dsp, dau of William Silly of Trevelver)
  m2. ??
  (1) Grace Tanner (5th dau)
  m. (03.05.1742) William Penwarne of St. Veep (cleric)
(2) Julian Tanner
  m. Nathaniel Taunton of Liskeard
  (3)+ 4 daughters (d unm)
  ii. Julian Tanner
  m. (c06.1655) Mathew Vivian of Trethen
  C. Jane Tanner
  m1. John Pye
  m2. Thomas Arundell
  D.+ other issue - Lewes, John (a 1640), Elizabeth, Dorothy, Ann, Mary
2. Robert Tanner
3. Jane Tanner
  m. _ Pomeroy ## possibly here? ##

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1887), Cornwall, 1530+1573+1620+additions, Tanner of Court) with a little support from Commoners (vol 2, Taunton of Freeland, pp214-5)
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