Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second SeriesBottrell, William
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Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall, Second Series
Bottrell, William
Cornwall (England : County) -- Social life and customs; Legends -- England -- Cornwall (County)
The learned doctor further adds, "I find also that Levelis
arms, spelt there Levelys, are married to the arms of the Trewoofs
and have no third bearing: whence it is to be conjectured
that the Levelys of Landewidnock marryed Trewoof at the time
when that window was glassed, that this Trewoof glassed it, that
the Levelys passed from this parish of Landewidnock to Trewoof
in Buryan on this marriage of the heiress, that Levelys married
an heiress also from Landewidnock (viz., heiress of Archer,) for
Arthur, buried in Buryan, quartered in the 3rd place sable a
chevron engrailed betwixt 3 pheons arg, which same arms are
still to be seen joyned to arg on a fess sable 3 buckles, or, in the
same window of Landewidnock Church which has the Levelys
and Trewoofs in it."
Thomas Levelis settled at Trewoof, and, by the said Jane or
Johanna, daughter of John Trewoof, has issue a son and heir—John
Levelys, whose posterity in the male line were settled at
Trewoof until the death of Arthur Levelis (fifth in descent from
the said Thomas Levelis,) which took place in 1671.
Arthur Levelis, like his wife's father, John Cooke, or Coke, of
Tregessa, was a zealous Royalist; and an instance of his loyalty
is recorded at page 134 of Mr. Blight's Churches of West
Cornwall; he having concealed a band of Royalists in the fogue
on the estate on their being closely pursued by Fairfax.
Mr. Levelis, through his mother—Ebit Coffin, daughter of
Richard Coffin, of Portledge, Devon, Esquire (and wife of Hugh
Levelis)—was enabled to deduce a descent from Edward I., King
of England, through the noble families of De Bohun, Courtenay,
Carey, and Coffin.
Of this descent his posterity were proud, and it has been
urged as one reason for their devoted loyalty. Arthur Levelis
had only one child—a daughter, the issue of his marriage with
the daughter of John Coke of Tregessa; and this daughter
became the sole heiress of the Levelis family and estates. She
married Richard Vosper, gentleman, then residing in St. Buryan,
who had accumulated a considerable fortune and was mortgagee
of divers estates in the west of Cornwall.
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There were issue of this marriage several children.
Mr. Vosper had formerly resided at Liskeard, where his
family had been seated for very many years, and in which town
they held a good position, as will be seen by a reference to the
Borough muniments.
The Vospers claim to be of Jewish origin, and settled in Cornwall
at an early date. For some time they were engaged in
mining operations.
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