TREMAYNE FAMILY HISTORY

Eleventh Generation
35 John Tremayne
chr 1579 Constantine, marr Mary Hygow 11 th Jun 1612 Constantine.They had the following children:
i William chr 25 Mar 1614 St Gluvias, Penryn, Cornwall
ii Edmon chr 7 Sep 1615 St Gluvias, Penryn.
iii John chr 22 Jan 1617/1618 St. Gluvias.
iv Michael chr 25 Jan 1618 St Gluvias.
v Thomas chr 03 Apr 1622 St. Gluviasl.
vi Mary chr 5 Mar 1625/1626 St. Gluvias, marr George Treluddra 9 Nov 1647 St Gluvias.
The History of Glasney College, Penryn, Cornwall.
On the 21st March 1468 a Sir (not a knight just a courtesy title) Richard Hygowe was instituted as Chaplain of the Chantry at
Glasney College. A relative of Mary’s ?
John Norden’s Historical survey of Cornwall 1584 Penryn
……… A pretie market towne situate on the heade of a Creeke of Falmouth hauen it is a Borrow towne, gouerned by a portreue. It is
a libertie of the Bishop of Exeter, who without the towne hath a Mannor called Penryn e bryn. Penrin signifieth a Curled heade, and
so is the seale of the towne. Walter Brumscombe Bishop of Exeter buylded at the ende of this towne the Abby of Glasenye,
signifying the greene water; which Colledge one Graundesone, Bishop also of the same sea, indowed with greater reuenues: and in
theis partes the Bishop of the same sea hath good reuenues and fayre woodes. Glunias is the parishe churche of the towne. This
towne is verie well serued of all kynde of necessaries, yet not riche; for Truro taketh away all the trade of marchaundice, thowgh
situate up further in the lande…………
36 Cuthbert Tremayne
chr 26 Sep 1582 Constantine, bur 08 Jan 1654 Constantine, marr Joan James 06 Oct 1634 Constantine.(no issue)
It is recorded that he was an "Overseer" in the Constantine Parish according to the 1644 Parish Rate Book.
His Constantine marriage is listed in the Phillimore Marriage Register Series. His given name was spelled Couthbert and her given
name Johan.
Cuthbert was recorded in the 1641 Protestation Returns at Constantine.
Cuthbert was listed on a Subsidy Roll No 89/325 in 1641 at Constantine and is also listed on Subsidy Roll No 89/330 for the years
1641-42 at Constantine.
Joane Tremaine is listed as a Widow living at Eathnevas, Constantine on Subsidy Roll No 244/39 9th Oct 1660.
Jane (sic Joan) Tremaine is listed as a Widow on a Hearth Tax Roll no 244/44 in the year 1664.
Cuthbert’s Will is dated 4 th October 1653
In the name of God Amen the fourth day of October in the year of our Lord God 1653 I Cuthbert Tremaine of the Parish of
Constenton (Constantine) in the County of Cornwall being of perfect memory praised be God for it doe ordain and make this my last
Will and Testament in mannor and form following. Ffirst I give and bequeathe my soule into the hands of Almighty God my maker
and redeemer and in Jesus Christ my above saviour and my body to be buried in the Parishe church of Constenton aforsaid.
Inprimis I give and bequeathe unto the poore of this parish thirty shillings.
Item I give and bequeathe unto my brother John Tremaine tenne pounds and to his son John forty shillings.
Item I give unto my sister Fflorence Peard eight pounds and to her daughter Mary twenty shillings and to be paid unto my sister
quarterlie by my executor untill such time as the sum of eight pounds is paid her.
Item I give and bequeathe unto my sister Margery Chigwin tenne shillings and to her children tenne shillings apeace.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Thomas Clemowes two daughters Dorothy and Grace tenne shillings apeace.
Item I give and bequeahte unto Peeter Quinell five pounds.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Ffrancis Cara’s daughter Sarah fortie shillings and to his other three children twenty shillings apeace.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Lovedye Harris fortie shillings.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Chesson James tenne shillings.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Ann Quinell tenne shillings and to Rich Roberts’s children tenne shillings apeace.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Robert Tremain my Godsonne forty shillings and to the other brother and sister twenty shillings
apeace.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Tho: Roberts’s five children five shillings apeace.
Item I give and bequeathe unto William Roberts’s seven children twelve pence apeace.
Item I give and bequeathe unto George Treluddra’s two children five shillings apeace.
Item I give unto Jo: Treluddra my Godsonne ten shillings.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Arthur Richards twenty shillings and his sonne William five shillings.
Item I give and bequeathe unto John Tremaine jnr all my land and houses after my wife’s decease which I hold by lease and the said
John Tremain to paid unto Ffrancis Cara’s daughter Sarah as long as shee shall live out of the leased land five shillings yearly.
Item I give and bequeathe unto my cozones (cousins) Thomasine and Margaret Tremaine tenne shillings apeace and to Christian
Clemowe ten shillings.
Item I give and bequeathe unto Sidrach Chigwin’s three children twenty shillings apeace.
Item all the rest of my goods and chattels not given and bequeathed I doe hereby give and bequeathe unto Jone my wife and John
Tremain “sonne” to Robert Tremain whom I doe hereby make my full and whole executor to satisfy my legacies given and
bequeathed.
In witness whereof I have hereunto putt my sign and seal the fourth day of October 1653.
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