29708. Baron Edward Seymour & 29709.
Elizabeth Champernon
~1555, Edward born in England, s/o 59416. Edward Seymour & 59417. Mary Walsh.
~1560, Elizabeth born in England, d/o 59418. Arthur Champernon & 59419. Mary Norris.
5/18/1573, “Release by Thomas Walssh of Stowey, Co. Somers.
Gent, to Sir Edward Seymour, Knt, Lord Seymour and Edward Seymour, Esq, Son and
Heir Apparent of said Lord Seymour, of all his right in messuages …”.
12/7/1573, Leter from Lord Edward Seymour to Lord Burghley.
“… request of Sir Arthur Champernowne, who had earnestly solicited the company
of the writer's son to the Court. Expresses his consent to the match between
his son and Sir Arthur's daughter. …” (S) Cal. of Cecil Papers, V2, 1888. [Arranged
marriages occurred at young ages. They were generally not consummated until
legal age.]
1576, Edward married Elizabeth.
6/12/1577, Letters Patent … granting licence to Edward
Seymor Esq, (kinsman and next heir of John Walshe, late Justice of the Bench,
decd, i.e., son and heir of Lady Mary Seymor, decd, daughter and heir of said
John Walshe, which John held of the Queen in chief on the day of his death by
Knight service) that he may immediately without any proof of age enter into all
the tenements of said John Walshe in the Realm of England, Wales, or the
Marches. (S) UKNA, Devon Record Office.
1588-89, “Sir Edward Seymour Knight, Lord Edward Seymour of
Berry Pomeroy v. Stephens & Bickford.”
1589, “Bargain and sale: 1. John Stephens of Denbury, yeoman.
2. Sir Edward Seymour knt., Lord Edward Seymour of Berry Pomeroy Premises:
messuages, lands, tenements, orchards and gardens in Denbury purchased by 1. …
one messuage or tenement called the Hedd Place, … together with common of
pasture on Odill Hill with liberty to collect water at the well in Denbury
called Hollye Well. Consideration: £27.”
1590, “Bond: 1. John Stephen of Denbury, husbandman. 2.
Edward Seymour knt., Lord Edward Seymour of Berry Pomeroy in £68 to observe the
covenants in a pair of indentures made between 1. and Robert Kenycott.” .
1593, Edward, age 30 plus and successor of his father, a
Knight of the county of Devon.
1599, “Edward Seymour of Berry Pomeroy Thomas Carew of
Crowcombe and John his son Quitclaim of interest in the Manor and advowson of
West Stoodleigh.” .
11/1601, Edward a Knight of the county of Devon. “Bill
touching Sir Edward Seymour Knight Deceased, and Edward Seymour Esq; were twice
read and Ordered with the Bill to be ingrossed.” (S) Journals of Parliament of
Queen Elizabeth., 1682.
1604, “Letter of attorney: 1. Edward Seymour of Berry
Pomeroy, esq. … Premises: the lordship, manor and advowson of Morchard Bishop,
all the mills called Bugbeare Mills with the mill leats and water courses … and
all the parcels of land … called the Holsells or Halgholte containing sixty
acres, conveyed to 1.” .
1604, Edward a member of the 1st Parliament of
king James I.
8/10/1606, “Counterpart Lease for 99 years … (1) Edward
Seymour of Berrie Castle, Esq. … .
4/21/1607, “Morchard Bishop. Lease for 1000 years. (1)
Edward Seymour of Berry Castle, Esq. (2) Roger Sherland of Bisshoppes Morchard,
yeoman. Messuages called Middelcotte and Wighamme, parcels of the manor of
Morchard Episcopi, tenement called Allehaie close called Shrinckhill, messuage
in Middelcot in the occupation of Thomasin Moore, messuage called Sherland,
cottage and close called Neweclose. Consideration: £210.” .
1609, “Incl. settlement by Sir George Cary of Cockington on
his nephew George Cary in marr. with Elizabeth dau. of Edw. Seymour of Berry
Pomeroy Castle ….” .
3/10/1611, Sir Edward Seymour, bart., leased a tenement
called Kelland in Zeal Monachorum.
6/29/1611, Edward “advanced to the dignity of a Baronet”.
(S) Magna Brit., V6, Devonshire, 1822.
4/11/1613, Edward died.
5/27/1613, Thursday, Edward buried in the church of Berry
Pomeroy. The sermon given by Barnaby Potter of Queen’s College was abstracted
in “Memorial and Characters, …” published in 1741.
(S) Peerage of England, Collins, 1812, P192. (S) UKNA.
Children of Edward
and Elizabeth:
i. Edward Seymour (14854), born ~1576 in England.
v. Bridget Seymour, born ? in England.
Bridget married John Bruen of Amerston in Wilts, Esq., s/o
Henry (29706.)
vi. Mary Seymour, born ? in England.
Mary married Sir George Farwell of Hill-Bishop in com.
Somerset.
vii. Elizabeth Seymour, born ? in England.
1609, Elizabeth married George Cary of Cockington in com.
Devon, Esq.
viii. Amy Seymour, born ? in England.
Amy married Edmund Parker of Northmolton in com. Devon, Esq.
