Records of the Trehane estate

DOCUMENTS OF FAMILIES OF TREHANE, WILLIAMS AND STACKHOUSE OF TREHANE IN PROBUS.

TITLE DEEDS

Cornelly

Trelasker, 1696

St. Enoder

Penhale, Trewoan, 1596-1692

Trenython, 1683-1752

St. Ewe

Levalsa, 1661-1682

Ladock

Le Launde, 1461

Kestle, 1667

Chingwith, 1677/8 - 1687

Lanlivery

Grediow, 1609-1667

Merther

Tregerrick, 1694/5

Probus

Le Sorne in Treaghen Pyken, 1458-9

Slade, 1450

Tregellest, Lawne, Hellnoweth, Fenton Gorles, 1541-1700

Trehane Picken, mills, Sorne, Nankelly, Fentenberan, Tregagle, Tresulian, 1604-1697

Tregurnow, 1611-1673

Helnoweth, 1635-1688

Churchtown and Lawlizick, 1641-1699

Nansalter, 1669

Sun Rising and Downs, 1680

Dry close fields, 1686-1698

Levardrow, 1692-1810

Parish lands, 1617-1681

General, 1559

Bonds, 1649-1709

St. Stephen-in-Brannel

Ventonwyn, 1657/8

Veryan

Melinsey, 1685

Whole estate

1733-1862

Non-Williams deeds

Cuby, 1527

Kenwyn, Truro, 1664

Various, 1490

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

Estate accounts, 1704-1861

Charities, 1688-1736

St. Enoder, 1799, 1842

St. Enoder, Veryan, c. 1790

Ladock, 1670

Probus, 1733-1880

Out-county, 1866

General, c. 1800-1820

Tithes, 1843

Miscellaneous, 1553-1708

LEASES

Cuby

Hallbote, 1718, 1763

St. Enoder

Penhale, 1631-1847

Hendragarthen; Retew mills, 1617-1853

Well Parks, 1782, 1815

Trewoan, 1707-1797

Trenithan, 1759-1842

Ladock

Hellcoose, 1548-1802

Kestell, 1628, 1768

Penhall, 1669

Lawn Downs enclosures, 1751-1775

Ladock and Probus

Lawn Downs; Tregellest, Fenton Garlis, 1618-1850

Lanlivery

Grediow, 1608, 1651

Newlyn-in-Pydar

Trenhale field, 1641, 1648

Probus

Tregurnow, 1609-1831

Dabb's House, 1718-1747

Nansalster, 1633-1845

Hellnoweth, 1636-1785

Houses in churchtown, 1670-1729

Fields near churchtown, 1673-1794

Tregagle, 1675-1850

Coryton Vean, 1683

Nankilly, 1682-1834

Ventonbarron, 1700

Levordrow, 1724-1846

Helland, 1712

Eastern Meadows, 1767

Tregellas and Hellnoweth, 1809-1845

Venton Carlays, 1768

Parish lands, 1632-1772

Non-family leases

St. Enoder (Treworeck), 1704

St. Ewe (Cross Parks), 1651

MAPS AND PLANS

Lewardo, Probus, 1810

Lawn Downs, Ladock, 19th cent.

MINING

St. Enoder

Setts, 1731-1836

Bounds, 1725-52

Gwennap, Kea

Setts, 1699-1746

Bounds, 1675-18th cent.

Accounts, 1785-1838

Kenwyn

Bounds, legal papers, 1700-1728

Perranzabuloe

Accounts, 1761-1772

Probus

Bounds, 1647-1750

PARISH ADMINISTRATION

Settlement paper, 1677

FAMILY PAPERS

Including pedigrees, 1655-19th cent.

LEGAL

Land and tithe disputes, Probus, St. Enoder, 1549-1750

MANORIAL

Manor of Penhale (St. Enoder), 1754-1817

MARRIAGE SETTLEMENTS

May, Whetter, Merrett, Paynter, Scawen, Juell, Williams, Plumer, Andrew, Lawrance, Pendarves familes, 1611-1781

PROBATE

Wills and allied documents, including Williams, Courtney, Percivall, Pendarves, Rashleigh families, 1658-1859

PUBLIC OFFICE

Shrievalty; deputy lieutenantcy, 1694, 18th cent.

<p>For further details of Trehane and the Stackhouses see 'Collectanea Cornubiensis' (Boase). See also 'Visitations of Cornwall'.</p>

• <famname>Trehane family of Probus, Cornwall</famname>
• <famname>Williams family of Probus, Cornwall</famname>
• <famname>Stackhouse family of Trehane, Cornwall</famname>

Accession no. 585 the property of Col. W. R. Pinwill, D.S.O. sent to the County Record Office by his daughter, Mrs. E. M. S. Brice

'TREHANE' LINEAGE BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Disconnected Forbears

Isabella Gregoure (widow of Robert Olyver of Fowey) relinquished, in favour of George Treaghan, the place called Le Serne, near Treaghan Pyken, 1459.

Batholemew de Traherne (or Traheron) - Library-Keeper to Edward VI.

(i) Trehane is a portion of Moresk Manor, Truro.

(ii) The Trehanes came from Molensk in St. Germans; their pedigree goes back to Edward I (1272-1307); they became extinct in the reign of James I (1603-25).

(iii) Probus School was founded in 1668 by John and William Williams but after a short time closed down as a school on account of the inadequacy of the salary (£10 year). After a period as a library it returned to its original purpose as a school.

(iv) Trehane Vean "passed through female heirs to present proprietor, now a farmhouse ---" (Lyson) 1814.

(v) Jonathan Rashleigh and Mary Rashleigh were respectively the 2nd and 11th children of Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly, M.P. for Fowey, 1728.

(vi) Personalities in the 'Petition' (undated) to Wm. Cowper, Esq. Keeper of the Great Seal:-

(A) The Petitioners: Mary, Ann and Catherine Williams

(B) Testator of the Will of 1657

(C) The Nephew

(D) John Williams, deceased at time of Petition

(E) The 'Bad Boy' of the Petition

Note copied 3 Nov. '59 from a private file of records collected by Mr. W. L. Moyle (one-time Secretary of Probus Old Cornwall Society.

Farms in the Parish of Probus

"--- I will give a description of some of these farms including their history. Tregelles or Tregellest was once the residence of a family of Tregellest. John was the owner in 1348. Juliana, a daughter and heiress of Richard Roswayn conveyed the (ad)joining estate of Fentongorelickes, now known as Venton Garlicks, to him. In 1577 it was given by Thomas de Tregellest to John Treaghan of Treaghan Picken, now known as Trehane, who had married Amy Tregellest, only daughter and heiress. It passed from Treaghan to Roskymer Courtenay who was the fifth son of Edward Courtenay of Landrake; he married Zenobia, one of the daughters of Thomas Coswarth, of Cosowarth in Colan. He had 3 sons; Peter was a merchant in London, afterwards he lived in the barton of St. Michael Penkivell; John resided at Tregellest, he married Dorcas a sister of the Rev. Thomas Pendarves, who was the rector of St. Colomb Major. Their only daughter and heiress married John Williams of Trehane, on whose death in 1704 John Courtenay, a widower came to Trehane to reside with his granddaughters Katherine, Mary and Anne Williams. Mary died unmarried. Anne married John Fortescue of Penwarne, Mevagissey, she died childless. Katherine married the Rev. William Stackhouse, D.D. Rector of St. Erme. Their eldest son William Stackhouse Esq. married Mary daughter of Jonathan Rashleigh, Esq. of Menabilly. Their son the Rev. William Stackhouse, vicar of Modbury, Devon, succeeded to the family estates; he married Sarah, daughter of William Smith, Esq. There is a field on Tregellest, called Chapel Fields where Capt. Pinwill of Trehane discovered an ancient cross in 1860. He had it removed and erected on the wall outside Tresillian Church".

"Trehane - the residence is on a portion of Moresk manor, Truro, which was one of the 288 manors given to the Earl of Moreton (William the Conqueror's half-brother). In the reign of James I (1603-1625) the Trehanes became extinct. The co-heiresses married Kendal of Penkivel, Verman and Scawen, 'Visitations of Cornwall' mention 4 daughters who married Scawen, Kendall, Courtenay and Verman (Eliz.) (Mary) (Amy) (Kathleen) who settled at Trehane, through a marriage with the co-heiress. The Trehanes came from Molesnick in St. Germans, their pedigree goes back to Edward I reign (1272-1307). William Scawen was a member of Parliament for St. Germans, he died 1689. He left some valuable manuscripts, mostly Cornish. Sir William Scawen knt. was a member of parliament for Truro and the Borough of Grampound on the reign of William III (1688-1702).

In the early part of the 17th century Scawen Anthony Scawen - younger son of 'Trehane Scawen' (son of John Scawen (Scawayn) husband of Eliz. Trehane sold Trehane to John Williams of Carvean who was a brother to William Williams of Treworgy. This John Williams died shortly after he went to reside at Trehane in the residence he had built. He left 3 daughters, his wife was a daughter of John Courtenay of Tregellest; she died a few days before him, for grief of which it is said he broke his heart ---".