Oath-takers and tax-payers in Georgian Stokenham

By Paul Luscombe

Appendix A: Stokenham Militia Assessment, 1715

See end of Appendix for notes

DevonshStockingham P'ish
Coldridg,An Establishment of' the Soldiers and Arems both of' foot and Horse with in the Hundred Aforesaid p'ish and Courty, to be of' the standing mallitia Charged by us Deputy Leiutenants of' this County the 29th Day of' Septembe in the second yeare of' his majesties Reaigne Anno Dom'o, 1715

Name in Militia Assessment, 1715Assessment £ and shTook oath 1723 [ü] or buried 1715-23 [X]Additional information
NichoAdames 06-00 ? also assessed at Slapton (£32-00)
JamesAddams13-00übu 29 Sep 1724
StephenBastard03-10 'of Charleton' in oath rolls & assessed there
Benet'Bastard03-10üm Susanna Head 22 Jul 1707 ü
The ocupiers of WillBasterd Esqr [H]46-00  
Will Brown02-10  
Will Brown gt [H]20-10üwife, Sarah, took oath ü
Sol' Burgin03-00ü 
John Burgin [H]04-00X? bu 16 Jul 1708
Will Burgin.07-00ü 
Henry Butson gent [H]51-00 relationship to Mary B who took oathü unclear
Edward Carrey Esqr [H]50-00Xof Torre Abbey d 15 Jul 1718
Phin' Coker04-00Xbu 1 Dec 1722
Philip Cole01-10üm Elizabeth Tucker 30 Mar 170339 ü
Mr John Cole15-10ü 
Isack Cole08-00ü 
Philip Cole05-00ü 
Mote Cole05-00üBartholomew Cole m Maud Langford, 31 Dec 1702 (he was bu 14 Apr 1707)
Mr Richard Colling17-00üwife, Joan, took oath ü; assessed at Sherford
John Cruse04-00ü
Joseph Davey40 01-00ü? scribal error = Joseph Derey in oath rolls
Will Deary01-00ü 
WillDier Esqr [H]15-00 also assessed to horse in Chivelstone
Will Dimond01-00ü'Dement' in oath rolls
Mr Edgly08-00 signs oath roll, 1715 'of Totnes'; dissenter
John Edmonds06-10 also assessed at Sherford; and 'of Sherford' when son bp 29 Oct 1704
Dorethy Edwards12-00 Roger Edwards m Dorroty Came 1 Sept 1671
Mr Elmestone15-00 surname not in PR
Richard Essell01-00 not in PR as Essell or Issell
John Ewens02-00übp 5 Mar 1688/9 (John E Snr bu 27 Aug 1715)
ouckepiers of JonathanFord gt.04-00 signs oath roll 'of Sherford' (QS17/2/1/11a)
The ocupiers of JohnFounting Esqr [H]80-00XJohn F bu 7 Apr 1715; 3 dau sign oath rolls ü
John Fyall06-10ü 
Mr Christephor Fyall15-00ü 
Mrs Mary Garland 26-00  
Richard Garland06-00üalso assessed at South Pool (£26-15)
Widdo Garland10-10X? Elizabeth G bu 19 Feb 1720/1; wid of Wm G
Marks Garland07-00üm Mary Pritijohn 7 Dec 1689
Will Garland Winslad04-10  
Sill' Gellard10-00Xbu 10 July 1718
Peter Gould03-00ü 
Nicho Gould05-00ü 
Mary Gould02-00 widow of Thomas G bu 12 Nov 1699
Will Gould10-00üs of Wm & Elizabeth G bp 20 Jan 1690/1
Michael Head04-00übp 23 Oct 1653; m Elizabeth Hine 24 Apr 1688
Richard Head 19-00 ? bp 28 Oct 1684
Mr Nicholas Head 10-10X? bu 16 Feb 1717/8
Mr Walter Heell gt31-00ü'the worshipfull Walter Hele' bu 11 Sept 1730
The ocupiers of RogerHele Esqr [H]20-00  
John Helmer06-00 also assessed at Charleton (£16-5) John Helmer 'of Charleton' signs oath roll
John Hine 06-00üwife, Elizabeth, took oath ü
Mr Henry Hingson07-00 surname occurs in PR, but no Henry
Arther Holdsworth Esqr [H]70-00 'of Dartmouth' swears at Kingsbridge, 4 Nov 1723, (QS17/2/4/6a)
Mr Will Horsham08-00 'dissenting minister' at Ford Chapel (see text)
John Hyne of Hala 02-00 ? might take oath as John H 'of Slapton'
Daniel Hynes05-00üno PR refs except bu 27 Apr 1730
John Issell03-00ü 
Mr Walter Jago4109-00 in hearth tax (3h) & Lysons but no PR refs
Will Jeffery04-00Xbu 10 Mar 1720/1
Robt Jeffery01-00XRobert J 'of Loo' bu 20 Apr 1724
Mr Philip Jelerd11-00ü? s of Peter J of Middlecomb bp 23 Nov 1669
Petter Jellard08-10üs of Philep & Elezabeth J bp 8 Aug 1671
Agnes Jellard09-00Xbu 6 Dec 1719
PhillipJellard gt [H]04-00 ? of Sherford where he pays £18-19-0d
Elizabeth Jellerd 01-00Xbu 11 Dec 1717 or 28 Mar 1721
Richard Lake03-00üs of Richard Lake bp 7 Apr 1668
John Lambel01-00 m Rebecka ye d of Nich Roper 8 Aug 1700
Mr Will Lange15-00 absentee landowner. m Joana Edwards 8 Apr 1703; 'William Lang of Brixham' swears at Moreleigh 26 Aug 1723 (QS17/2/1/9a)
Nicho Lome08-00ü? s of Nicholas L (als Roper) bp 15 Dec1659
Michael Lome09-00Xals Roper m Mary Garland 3 June 1701 & m Grace Jellard 9 Oct 1707 ü; bu 31 Mar 1720 or 3 Apr 1721
Robt Lovell09-00üalso assessed at Chivelstone (£3-0)
Widdo Lucham05-00 widow of Andrew L bu 31 July 1713; Amy L m Nicholas Pitts (at Sherford) 17 Sept 1717
John Luckesraft01-00Xbu 4 Apr 1723
Mrs Elizebeth Luscomb 18-00 bu 4 Mar 1724/5; s Jonathon L takes oath ü
Elizebeth Luscomb 05-00  
Nicho Luscomb09-10ü
Elizebeth Luscomb04-00Xbu 19 July 1723; s John L takes oath ü
Will Luscomb05-00ü 
Will Lyfe09-10ü 
Widdo Lyfe05-00X? prob Mary L bu 26 Aug 1718
Frethrick Marker vic24-00üincumbent; inducted 18 Apr 1674
Roger Mothens09-00 no PR refs
Henry Nelson Esqr [H]110-0 assessed to horse in Chivelstone & Sherford42
Will Paty01-00Xbu 10 July 1719
Seperin Pearse05-00ü 
John. Perret08-10ü 
Mary Philips09-00 unclear whose widow: many PR refs
Thom Pope05-00üprob s of Mr Thom Pope (below)
Mr Thom Pope35-00Xbu 2 Nov 1720; wid of Grace P bu Oct 1709
Mr Nicho Pretteiohn08-10üm Mary Edwards, 1682 & Eliz Wackham, 1687
Mr Nath Prettejohn12-00üwife, Joanna, took oath ü but no record in PR
Mr William Prettejohn 13-00Xbu 16 Feb 1717/8; wife bu Ford Chapel 17 Feb 1689/90
Will Prettejohn jun 09-00üs of above bp 15 Nov 1681
Will Prout07-00 no trace of 2nd Wm P; ?duplicate - see text
Mr Will Prout10-00üs of Will P & Willmot bp 29 Mar 1692
Mr Nicho Randell13-00Xbu 7 May 1720; 'miller'
Acayaus Randell07-00ü 
Goyse Rumbelow12-00üGorge Rumbelow m Joyce Ewne 12 Oct 1686; he was bu 14 Aug 1715
Edmond Rynell Esqr [H]09-10 'of Sherford': swears at Exeter 5 Dec 1723, QS17/2/5/1c Absentee landowner.
Mr Daniel Shath18-10üalso assessed at Chivelstone (£22-10)
Nath Shipherd02-00Xbu 14 Jan 1715/6; wife Margaret bu 16 Mar 1714/5 at Ford
Thom Shipherd07-00üs of Nath S (above); bp 28 Nov 1676
John Smith06-00üalso assessed at Chivelstone (£6-00)
John Steel05-00ü 
Thom Stone01-00  
Samson Stone02-00ü 
Will Tabb06-00ü 
Stephen Terry02-00Xbu 23 Oct 1717
Timo Tolcherd01-00üm Agnes More 8 Oct 1696 ü
Henry Tombs05-00ü 
John Tombs 10-00Xbu 17 Apr 1716
Robt Troute02-00üwife, Judeth, takes oath ü
Widdo Tucker01-00X? bu 13 Feb 1717/8; wid of Joseph T junr
John Udey04-10 bu 3 May 1726; 'husbandman'
Nicho Udey02-00Xbu 3 June 1718,'fisherman'; s takes oath ü
Will Wallies02-00ü 
Nicho Watts 02-00ü 
Tamsing Wearing02-00üwid of John W 'weaver' (bu 14 Feb 1699/1700) & mother of Thomazin Cawse in oath rolls ü
Nicho Weeks06-00 ? also assessed at Slapton (£5-00)
Sam' Weeks14-00Xbu 8 Feb 1717/8
Thom Wills05-00ü 
Isaac Wills05-00ü 
Thom Winston01-10 Thomas Winston of West Allington m Susanna Earle relict of Robert Earle, 25 May 1700
Petter Winter10-00üm Jone Weeckes 4 Sept 1683 ü
Mr John Yabbucomb28-00ü 

[£]
In all to hors476-00In all seventeen mens Arames
to foot850-00
Sum in all1326-00

Constables with Thare Assistance [=assisistants]
Philip ColeJohn RobeartsJohn EwensJohn Lear
Sam WeekesJohn PerrottJames AdamsEdw Yarde
Will GouldChristopher FyalJohn ColeArt Champernowne

Notes
üsame name recorded in Oath Rollsbpbaptisedhhearths
Xburial recorded in PR, 1715-23buburiedsson of
HHorsemmarriedPRparish register
All baptisms, marriages and burials are at Stokenham unless noted otherwise.

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  1. Or m Elizabeth Pritijohn, 11 Mar 1711/2. [Back]
  2. The name, though clearly 'Davey', has been amended in the mss; it appears in neither the parish register in this period nor the Stokenham hearth tax return. [Back]
  3. At 'Dartmouth', Daniel & Samuel Lysons, Magna Britannia: volume 6: Devonshire (1922), pp. 152-74. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=50574, accessed, 6 Mar 2007]. [Back]
  4. He inherited part of the manor, vide 'Stokenham', ibid, pp. 451-68. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=50591, accessed, 6 Mar 2007]. [Back]