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We Served, We Settled
Patriots and Pioneers - The legacies of the Shane and Beck families
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 1480 - 1526 (46 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Prouz, Laurence was born in 1480 in Chagford, Devon, England (son of Prowse, John and Orchard, Joan); died on 24 Sep 1526 in Chagford, Devon, England. Notes:
Ultimate heir to his father's North Devon holdings in Northam, Bydeford, Abbottesham and Dodescombe in Bamton (The Gen., cit., pp 11-12).
Family/Spouse: Cole, Agnes. Agnes (daughter of Cole, William) was born in 1482. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Prouz, John was born in 1506 in Chagford, Devon, England; died in 1562.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Prowse, John was born in 1436 in Chagford, Devon, England (son of Prouz, Richard and Norton, Margaret); died in 1526 in Chagford, Devon, England. Notes:
37. JOHN PROWSE, s. & h., h. ca. 1436, d. 1526, lord of Chagford, m. ca. 1467 Joan Orchard, dau. of John Orchard, d. 1480, 'custos rotularum' for Devon under Edward IV. Three published Inq.P.M.'s cover his heritage, and that of his other wife Joan Calwoodley, and son William, who d.s.p. The ultimate heir to N. Devon holdings in Northam, Bydeford, Abbottesham, and Dodescomb in Bampton was John Prowse's s. & h. Lawrence. (The Gen., cit., pp. 11-12).
John married Orchard, Joan in 1479. Joan (daughter of Orchard, John and Calmady, Joan) was born in 1458 in Chagford, Devon, England; died in 1480. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 3
| 4. | Prouz, Richard was born in 1430 (son of Prowse, John and Bamfield, Agnes). Notes:
36. RICHARD PROWSE s. & h., of Chagford, b. ca. 1407; m. ca. 1435 to Margaret, dau. of William Norton, by Elizabeth Cruwys of the Morchard, Devon, branch. William was King's Esquier and Usher to the Council Chamber under Henry IV and V with property near Exeter, Devon, and elsewhere. (The Gen., cit.).
Richard married Norton, Margaret in 1435. Margaret (daughter of Norton, William and Cruse, Elizabeth) was born in 1434 in Chagford, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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| 5. | Norton, Margaret was born in 1434 in Chagford, Devon, England (daughter of Norton, William and Cruse, Elizabeth). Children:
- 2. Prowse, John was born in 1436 in Chagford, Devon, England; died in 1526 in Chagford, Devon, England.
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Generation: 4
| 9. | Bamfield, Agnes (daughter of Bamfield, Thomas and Coplestone, Agnes). Notes:
AGNES BAMFIELD, one of Thomas' five children, was probably b. bet. 1377 and 1386, and m. ca. 1406 to John Prowse of Chagford, Devon, b. ca. 1377, liv. 1447, to John Prowse and Maud Cruwys, who all the authorities agree was a daughter & heiress of the cadet Prowse family of East Anstey, Devon. She and her husband received from trustees Chagford lands 1435. (The Gen., cit., p. 11).
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