Hext family
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This is an attempt to collect notes about the Hext family.
Sources
There are at least 4 books that give Hext pedigrees on Google Books:
A: "A view of Devonshire in MDCXXX: with a pedigree of most of its gentry" by Thomas Westcote, page 503: http://books.google.com/books?id=WJGEAAAAIAAJ&dq=thomas%20hext%20%09Jane%20Fortescue&pg=PA503#v=onepage&q=thomas%20hext%20%09Jane%20Fortescue&f=false
B: "A genealogical and heraldic History of the Commoners of Great ..., Volume 2 By John Burke", page 428: http://books.google.com/books?id=0I9AAAAAcAAJ&dq=thomas%20hext%20%09Jane%20Fortescue&pg=PA428#v=onepage&q=thomas%20hext%20%09Jane%20Fortescue&f=false
C: "A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry of ..., Volume 1 By John Burke, Bernard Burke", page 567: http://books.google.com/books?id=C8fTAAAAMAAJ&dq=thomas%20hext%20%09Jane%20Fortescue&pg=PA567#v=onepage&q=thomas%20hext%20%09Jane%20Fortescue&f=false
D: "The visitations of the county of Sussex made and taken in the years 1530, Volume 53": http://books.google.com/books?id=Hy8EAAAAIAAJ&dq=thomas%20hext%20%09Jane%20Fortescue&pg=PA33#v=onepage&q=thomas%20hext%20%09Jane%20Fortescue&f=false
The last one has no preview available in Sweden, and will therefore be ignored.
B and C tell basically the same story - not strange, since they are by the same author.
A fifth source of more recent publication (2005):
"Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families" by Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham: http://books.google.no/books/about/Magna_Carta_Ancestry.html?id=wHZcIRMhSEMC&redir_esc=y
Decoded family tree
B is a little confusing, because it first lists the last John, and then his ancestors starting from the most ancient. This section follows C and gives the last John at the end.
A gives only the 4 first generations, down to the John who married Philippa, but includes more children. These are marked with (only A) below. Other diffs between A and (B+C) are marked with (A: )
- (A) John Hext, of Kingston, wedded Jane, daughter of John Fortescue
- Son: (B) John
- Son: Thomas
- Daughter: Agnes, m. to Nicholas Pollard (A: Lewis Pollard)
- Daughter: Elizabeth, to John Acland (A: Ackland)
- Daughter: Jane, to Nicholas Holway
- Katherine (A: Katharine)
- Elinor (A: Eleanor)
- (B) John Hext, of Kingston, married Jane, daughter and co-heir of Stephen Tilley, of Broad Clist, in Devonshire (A: Tillye)
- Son: (C) John
- Son: Thomas
- Son: George
- Son: Walter
- Daughter: Elizabet, married Christopher Argentine, of Lincolnshire
- Daughter: Jane, married to William Wigginton, of London (A: Wigenton)
- Daughter: Maria, married to Richard Halst, of London (A: Mary, to Halse)
- (C) John Hext, of Kingston, married Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Peter Colswell (A: Colshul), of Exeter
- Daughter: Johanna, wife of Thomas Dogget (A: Joan, m. Dagget), of Bucks
- Son: (D) John Hext
- Son: Stephen (A only)
- Son: Alexander (A only)
- Son: Martin (A only)
- Daughter: Jane, m to John Furse of Raddon-Court (A only)
- Daughter: Mary (A only)
- (D) John Hext, of Kingston, who wedded Philippa, daughter of William Denham, of Wortham, in Devon
- Son: John, of Kingston, married the daughter of Fortescue of Preston
- Son: Richard, of Kingston, married the daughter of Trenwith of St. Ives
- Son: William, of Constantine, in Cornwall, living in 1620
- First wife. Jane, daughter of William Richards, of Constantine
- Son: John (18 years in 1620)
- Son: William (14 years in 1620)
- Second wife. Abigail, daughter of Robert Quarne
- Son: Thomas, born 1620
- Daughter: Agnes
- First wife. Jane, daughter of William Richards, of Constantine
- Son: (E) Arthur (A: Not mentioned)
- Daughter: Elizabeth (A only)
- Daughter: Susan (A only)
- Daughter: Jane (A only)
- Son: John, of Kingston, married the daughter of Fortescue of Preston
- (E) Arthur Hext, married the daughter of Merret of Trelowtha, in Cornwal
- Son: (F) Samuel
- (F) Samuel Hext, Esq. of Trenarren, married a lady named Jane, died 1680, buried 28 Dec 1680
- Son: (G) Samuel
- Son: Francis, born at trenarren in 1641, married Miss Smith of London, died in 1673
- Son: Samuel, baptized 23 Jan 1665, died unmarried
- Son: Francis, born 11 Jan 1666, m. Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Thimas Waddesden, esq. of Bourtin, in Bucks
- (H) Thomas, heir to his granduncle
- Francis-John, of Bodmin, b. 8th Jan 1703, married daughter of Mounstervin, esq of Lancarfe, in Cornwall
- Son: Samuel, died unmarried
- Son: Francis-John (omitting wife & 4 children)
- Son: Joseph, b 12 Aug 1651 at Trenarren
- 3 sons: Joseph, John, Nathaniel
- Son: Arthur, b 2 May 1657, died 1706, leaving a son
- Son: Samuel
- Daughter: Jane
- Daughter: Prudence
- Daughter: Grace, m. to John Maypowder
- Daughter: Elizabeth
- Daughter: Mary
- (G) Samuel Hext, baptized 8 Feb 1639, m. Jane daughter of David Moyle, esq of Trerissick in Cornwall, left estate to his grandnephew
- Son: Nathaniel, born 1666, died young
- Daughter: Jane, deceased unmarried 1686
- (H) Thomas Hext, born 17th May 1699, m. Gertrude, daughter of Henry Hawkins on 10 feb 1725, died 1767
- Son: Henry, in holy orders, b. 1726
- Son: John, bapt. 1727, died unmarried, burried Dec 13 1787
- Son: (I) Samuel
- Daughter: Barbara, b. Aug 11 1729, d. young 1735
- (I) Samuel Hext, bapt 18 feb 1733, m. Margery, daughter of John Taylder, esq. of Helland, in Cornwall, she died 25 Oct 1795, he died 4 Sept 1800
- (J) Thomas
- Samuel, died young
- (K) John
- Daughter: Barbara, m. 1895 to Richard Foster, d. 1733 (?????)
- Daughter: Jane, died young, 4 April 1772
- Daughter: Lucy, m. to John Boger, esq of Wolsdon, Cornwall
- (J) Thomas Hext, b. 18 March 1762, d. 29 Jan 1822, unmarried
- (K) John Hext, esq of Trenarren - Nov 15, 1766
- Wife: Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Staniforth
- I: Thomas
- II: Samuel-Henry
- III. John-Hawkins, in holy orders
- IV. Charles-Staniforth
- I. Elizabeth, m. to the Rev. John Daintry
- II. Alethea
- III. Mary
- IV. Gertrude
- V. Frances-Margery
- Wife: Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Staniforth
John inherited the family estates on the death of his brother, 29th January, 1822.
Chronology
The earliest person with a birthdate is (G) Samuel, baptized 1639.
If we assume 25-40 years generation, we get:
- (A) John, 1400-1489
- (B) John, 1440-1514
- (C) John, 1480-1539
- (D) John, 1520-1564
- (E) Arthur, 1560-1589
- (F) Samuel, 1600-1614
- (G) Samuel, 1639 (verified)
