32770. William Fountayne & 32771. Mary Carswell
1537, William born in East Bawcombe,
Devon, England, heir & s/o 65540.
Hugh Fountaine & 65541. Margery
Sture.
~1540, Marie born in Peter Tavy, Tavistock,
Devon, England, d/o §§John Carswell &
Wilmot ?.
7/19/1553, Mary I, sister of Edward VI,
became Queen of England.
1556-58, Plaintiffs: Humphrey Boneville,
gentleman. Defendants: William, son of Hugh Fountayn of Ugborough, gentleman. Subject:
Right of way from a messuage, mill and land of complainant in Ivybridge to
Ermington church. Devon. (S) UKNA, C 1/1406/59-62.
1558, William’s father died.
By 1560, William married Mary.
1/15/1559, Queen Elizabeth I succeeded Mary
I of England.
1564, Visitation of Devon conducted in
which family history is documented.
12/15/1585, William buried at Ughborough,
Devon.
[––Mary–]
1600, Plaintiffs: George Prestwood. Defendants:
Mary Fountayne, Hugh Fountayne, William Fountayne and Matthew Hele. Subject:
property in Ugborough, Devon. (S) UKNA.
7/25/1603, King James I succeeded Queen
Elizabeth I in England.
2/6/1610, Marie buried at Ughborough,
Devon.
(S) Visitations of the County of Devon,
Fountayne of Bawcombe, P368. (S) 1564 Visitation of Devon, P103.
Family notes:
·
There are multiple persons named “John Carswell”
in Devon during this time period. Which one is the father of Mary is not
identifiable. Examples: [Reign of Queen Elizabeth] A messuage and tenement in
the parish of Tavistock, held under a lease thereof, granted to plaintiff by
John Carswell and Wilmot his wife. (S) Calendars of the Proceedings in
Chancery, V2, 1830, P287. [1551-53] Plaintiffs: John CARSWELL of Tavistock. … Subject:
Detention of deeds relating to a tenement in Hockford (in Hockworthy). Devon.
(S) UKNA, C 1/1294/4. [4/1544-4/1545] IPM of John Carswell of Devon. (S) UKNA,
C 142/71/185.
Children of Hugh
and Mary:
i. Hugh Fountaine,
baptized 10/25/1561 at Ughborough, Devon, England.
11/1597-11/1598, William Spealt v. Hugh Fountayne: Close,
lying at Blowdon, in Ugboro' parish; whether parcel of the late chantry of
Kalender lands of Ugboro' (Devon). Touching also the mansion house of East
Bawcomb, in Ugboro'; whether land called Blowdon, East Bawcomb,and other lands
in Ugboro' were all held together as the inheritance of Wm. Fountayn (father of
defendant).: Devon. (S) UKNA, E 134/40Eliz/East16.
1603-25, Plaintiffs: Hugh Fountayne natural brother of
William Fountayne. Defendants: Thomas Williams and William Huckmore. Subject:
messuage and lands in the manor of Ogborough and Torpeake, Devon. (S) UKNA, C
2/JasI/F2.53.
1613, Plaintiffs: Hugh Fountayne. Defendants: Richard
Thuell and others. Subject: property in Gidleigh and Throwleigh, Devon. (S)
UKNA, C 3/269/34.
By 1625, Hugh died.
By 1625, Plaintiffs: Joan Bond, widow. Defendants: John
Bond, John Furlong, John Sexton alias John Reynolds, Margaret Poulson, widow,
Thomas Cleeve and [unknown] Cleeve his wife. Subject: Buckler in Tavistock,
Devon, descended to defendants as coheirs of Hugh Fountain. (S) UKNA, C
2/JasI/B14/16.
i. Mary Fountaine,
baptized 10/8/1564 at Ughborough, Devon, England.
i. Margaret
Fountaine (16385), born ~1566 in Ugborough, Devon, England.
i. William Fountaine,
baptized 4/12/1569 at Ughborough, Devon, England.
William in service of the Royal Household.
1601, Certificate of residence showing William Fountain
to be liable for taxation in Devon, and not in the Royal Household, the
previous area of tax liability. (S) UKNA, E 115/156/72.
1602, Certificate of residence showing William Fountain
to be liable for taxation in Devon. (S) UKNA, E 115/155/108.
1603, Certificate of residence showing William Fountain
to be liable for taxation in Devon. (S) UKNA, E 115/156/72.
William served in a military capacity for King James.
1606, Certificate of residence showing William Fountain
to be liable for taxation in Devon, and not in [London], the previous area of
tax liability. (S) UKNA, E 115/149/68.
1607, Certificate of residence showing William Fountain
to be liable for taxation in Devon, and not in the Royal Household, the
previous area of tax liability. (S) UKNA, E 115/156/126.
1610, Certificate of residence showing William Fountain
to be liable for taxation in Devon, and not in the Royal Household, the
previous area of tax liability. (S) UKNA, E 115/155/67.
4/6/1616, William Fountaine of Ivybridge, Devon, wrote
his will. (S) UKNA, PROB 11/127/336.
Bef. 1625, William died before his brother Hugh.
i. Elizabeth
Fountaine, born aft. 1569 at Ughborough, Devon, England.
Elizabeth married Christopher Furlong of Tamerton.
Elizabeth a coheir of her brother Hugh.
