The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 1 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 1 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
Since writing the above, Mr. Fortescue departed with those lands to
Grenvill Hals, of Truro, gent., who dying without issue, and his
unthrift elder brother, James Hals of Merthyr succeeding as his heir
to those lands, he hath sold the same to one Mr. Cregoe, for about
twelve hundred pounds.[32]
Tre-simple, in this parish, was the lands of I have forgot whom, who
sold it to Henry Vincent, gent. attorney-at-law, descended, as Mr.
Foote informed me, from the Vincents of St. Allen, who married Kendall
of Pelyn; his father, Lampen; and gave for his arms, in a field three
cinquefoils.
By Kendall he had issue Walter Vincent, Esq. barrister-at-law, who
married ―――― Nosworthy, and a daughter named Jane, married to Harris,
of Park; after by his second wife, daughter of Richard Lance, gent. he
had issue Peter Vincent, to whom he gave this Tresimple, who sold it
to his brother Walter Vincent aforesaid, and Shadrack Vincent; Edward
Vincent, killed by a fall from his horse 1700; and Mary, married to
Joseph Halsey, clerk, some time rector of St. Michael, Penkwell.
Park, in this parish (id est, a field, or a park for beasts), is the
dwelling of Covin, gent.
Pol-wheele, or Polwhele, in this parish (id est, the head or top), is
situate at the top of a hill; from whence was denominated an ancient
family of gentlemen surnamed Polwhele, who gave for their arms as
underneath: in a field Sable, a saltire engrailed Ermine; and from
that time discontinued the arms of Trewoolla (viz. three owls), the
Cornish motto of which Polwhele’s arms was, Karenza whelas Karenza, id
est, Love or affection seeks, searches, begets, or works love. The
present possessor, John Polwhele, esq. barrister-at-law, who married
Redinge, of Northamptonshire, his father Baskewill of Dorset, his
grandfather one of the daughters of Judge Glanvill in Devon, his
great-great-grandfather one of the coheirs of Ten-Creek of Treworgan,
which place afterwards he made his dwelling.
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