The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 2 (of 4)
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The Parochial History of Cornwall, Volume 2 (of 4)
Cornwall (England : County) -- History; Geology -- England -- Cornwall (County)
Kenegie passed from Mr. William Harris, of Hayne, accordingly as Mr.
Tonkin had conjectured, to the family of his brother, Mr. Christopher
Harris; and the family becoming extinct in the male line by the death
of this gentleman’s grandson in 1775, by much the largest part of the
estate went, under the provisions of a will, to Mr. William Arundell,
then resident at Crane, in Camborne, who assumed the name of Harris;
but his grandson choosing to fix his permanent residence at a very
handsome seat of his own creating near Lifton, parted with all his
Cornish property; and Kenegie now belongs, in fee, to the farmer, who
had occupied it at an annual rent. This place having formerly belonged
to the family of ―――― Tripcony, who bore for their arms, Argent, three
rabbits passant Sable, and kynin and kyninger being the Cornish names
for a rabbit, I cannot but suspect that kynneggy, or kenegie, must
have some relation to the name of Tripeney.
Trevailer is the place next of importance in this parish. It has been
long the residence of a very respectable family, the Veales. They are
said to have come from Gloucestershire, their ancestor having been the
first Protestant Vicar of Gulval. The Reverend William Veale, the
present possessor, has rebuilt the house; the second brother of his
grandfather, Mr. George Veale, made a large fortune at Penzance, by
the practice of the law and by success in mines, which became divided
between three daughters who married Hichens, Baines, and Jenkins. Mr.
William Veale has married the only daughter of the Rev. Richard
Gerveys Grylls, of Helston.
But the most beautiful place in this parish, and one of the greatest
ornaments to the whole neighbourhood, is Rosemorron, the Vale of
Blackberries, formed by Mr. George John. This gentleman having married
Jane, the eldest daughter of Mr. Arundall, who assumed the name of
Harris on succeeding to the large fortune of that family, and having
been for many years at the head of his profession in Penzance, has at
length retired to this delightful spot in the summer months. Nor have
his decorations of the country been confined to one situation; he has
shewn, by extensive plantations at Try, that the most elevated and
barren tracts, even on a granite soil, may be rendered useful and
decorative by the growth of trees.
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