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 BURKE'S COLONIAL GENTRY. 355 ir. Baldwin; in. Wilt.iam, of whom here- after; r. Johan; II. Grace. He d. 1569. The third son, William Woollcombe, of Pit ton, in the parish of Yealuipton, m. 1G50, Joan, daugh- ter and co-heir of John Pitts, of Pitt on, and had issue, i. John, his heir; ii. UenrT, rf. s.p.; I. Philippa, TO. Henry Treby, of Ilol- beton ; II Jane, m. John Shinning, of Plynip- ton St. Mary; in. Kndegund, m. John Bickford, of Foss. The eldest son, John Woolcombe, Esq. of Pitton, h. ]5?3; signed the Tisitation of Devon, 1620, being then aged 43 years. He m. Joan, daughter of John Skinner, of Bruniford Speke, near Exeter, and had issue, i. William, liis heir; II. John, b. 1613 ; III. Nicholas, b. 1616 ; IT. Eobert, b. 1618 ; i. Joan, b. 1607 ; li. Susan, b. 1608; III. Mary, b. 1612, m. William Reynolds ; IT. Agnes, b. 1616. He d. 1650. His eldest son, William Woolcombe, Esq. of Pitton, 5. 1006; 111. 1633, Mary, daughter and co-heir of John Pascoe, of Torr, Devon, and had issue, I. John, his heir; ii. William, d. s.p.; in. Henry, m. 1684, Elizabeth, widow of Richard Stuckey, Esq., and sister and heir of Henry Walter, Esq. of Ashbury, and d. s.p. 1692, leaving Ashbury to his nephew, John Wool- (ombe; IT. Philip, d. s.p.; T. Tliomas, d. s.p. ; I. Joan, m. Richard Walters. The eldest son, John Woolcombe, Esq. of Pitton, b. 1635 ; m. 1672, Thomasina Frances, of Plymouth, and had issue, i. John, his heir; ii. Henry, d. s.p. ; III. William, of Ashbury, which he inherited from his brother John, d. s.p., and was s. by his brother Philip ; it. Philip (Ret.), who s. his brother. He d. 1690, and was «. by his eldest son, John Woolcombe, Esq. of Pitton and Ashbury, M.P. for Plymouth and high sheriff for Devon 1712, m. Anne, daughter of Richard Hele, of Fleet, and d. s.p., 1713, when he left Ashbury to his brother William, and Pitton to his brother. Ret. Philip Woolcombf, of Ashbury and Pitton, vicar of Zeal Monachorum. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Offsring Blackball, D.D., bishop of Exeter, and had a son, John, his heir; and two daughters, Anne, m. Captain William Carleton, brother of Guy, first Lord Dorchester; and Elizabeth. The only son, John Woollcombe, Esq. of Ashbury, b. 1720, was high sheriff for Devon, 1754. He m. 1745, Mary, daughter and heir of Jeffery Morth, or Murth, Esq. of Talland, Cornwall, and had issue, I. John Morth, his heir ; li. Henry, m. Betty, daughter of William Helyar, Esq. of Coker Court, Somerset, and d. s.p. ; III. Philip, d. s.p. ; IT. William, m. first, Anne Walker, and secondly, Nancy Louis, and had issue ; T. Francis, d. s.p. ; TI. Charles, m. Elizabeth Carwithen, and had issue. Mr. Woollcombe d. 1778, and was s. by his eldest son, John Mokth Woollcombe, Esq. of Ash- bury, b. 13th October, 1747; m. 20th Decem- ber, 1781, Harriett, daughter of William Helyar, Esq. of Coker Court, Somerset, M.P. for that CO., and had issue, I. John Morth, of Ashburv, high sheriff for Devon, 1822, h. 1783 ; m. 18th April, 1S12, Anne Eleanor, daughter of Sir Thomas Louis, first hart, of Chelston, rear-admiral of the White, and d. s.p. 18G6, when he was s. by his nephew, Ven. Henry Woollcombe. II. Henkt, of whom presently. III. Robert, major Royal Marine Artil- lery, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Bonamy Dobree, Esq. of Beauregard, Guernsey, and bad issue, 1. Robert, m. Jane, daughter of James Kilkelly, Esq. of Driracong, CO. Galway, and had issue, 1. Eobert Lloyd, M.A., LL.D., bar- rister-at-law; 2. Thomas Dobree ; 1. Isabella Frances Mary; 2. Anne Courteuay. 2. Frederick. 3. John Dobree, C.B, brigadier- general R H.A., Bombay. 1. Harriett Martlia. 2. Elizabeth Anne. 3. Ellen. IT. Thomas. I. Harriett Helyar. II. Elizabeth Bridget. III. Maria Joanna, m. Rev. Stephen Oakley Attlay. IV. Laura. T. Caroline, m. John Sillifant, Esq. Mr. Woollcombe d. 1802, and was s. by his eldest son, John Morth Woollcombe, Esq. The second son, Ret. Henry Woollcombe, b. 1781 ; m. 18th April, 1812, Jane Frances, daughter of Sir Thomas Louis, first bart. of Chelston, rear-admiral of the White, and d. 16th August, 1861, having had by her (who d. 14lh April, 1819) four sons and one daughter, I. Henry (Ven.), of Ashbury, arch- deacon of Barnstaple, s. his uncle, John Morth Woollcombe, Esq., b. 26th March, 1813; m. 14th May, 1846, Jaquete Elizabeth, daughter of Captain Charles Belfield Louis, R.N., and had issue, 1. HenrT, B.A., J.P., b. 8th August, 1848; m. 27th July, 1876, Annie Mary Josephine, daughter of William P. Jorden, Esq., and d. 1883, having had issue, 1. Henry Morth, b. and d. 1877; 2. John Morth, *. 1878; 3. Louis Doug- las, b. 18S2 ; 1. Jaquette Rade- gunde, b. 1880 ; 2. Mai-cella Jose- phine, b. 1881 ; 4. Dorothy Mary, b. 1884. 2. Charles Belfield, now of Ashbury, North Lew, near Exbourue, co. Devon, J.P., b. 2nd March, 1851. 3. Walter George, b. 2nd January, 1856. 4. Herbert Louis, b. 1st August, 1862. 2 A 2