Richard Reynell (died 1585)
Richard Reynell (1519–1585) of
Worthies of Devon.[2]
Origins
He was the second son and heir of John Reynell of East Ogwell and his wife Margaret, the daughter of William Fortescue of Wood, Devon.[3]
Career
"To divers of his kings and queens," writes Prince, "he did special duties and services, being in commission of the peace near forty years, and high sheriff of the county of
Western Rebellion against Edward VI he having charge of a troop of horsemen, did special good services, when in suppressing and confounding those traytors, he being sorely wounded and hurt, it pleased the king's majesty of his princely bounty to grant his warrant to the Earl of Bedford, then general of those wars, for the rewarding the said Richard Reynell with the demesnes of Weston Peverill, and house called Pennicross, in Devon, near Plymouth. This Richard left behind him 5 sons, whereof 4 are knights, all which sons even from their infancy he ever with godly care and great charge maintain'd in the schools of virtue and learning, viz. at the universities, inns of court, their prince's court, travels into Germany, France, and Italy, &c. All which sons being virtuously disposed, religious and well qualified, are at this day serviceable in some good degree or other to their king's majesty, and their country. Lastly it is generally noted and known, that the aforesaid 5 sons are a knot of as worthy and serviceable gentlemen as any in the Western parts of this kingdom of England
."
He represented the borough of
Earls of Devon
, who sold it as before stated.
Marriage and children
He married Agnes Southcote, daughter of John Southcote, of Indio, in the parish of Bovey Tracey, Devon, an MP for Lostwithiel, Cornwall. His children included:
- Sir Thomas Reynell (1545–1621), eldest son and heir, who married twice: firstly to Frances Aylworth, a daughter of John Aylworth of Poslewe, by whom his eldest son and heir was Sir Richard Reynell (1583–1648) of East Ogwell, whose inscribed red marble mural monument survives in the "Reynell Dormitory" of East Ogwell Church, himself the father of both Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas .[5] Secondly he married Elizabeth Killigrew, a daughter of Sir Henry Killigrew and widow of Sir Jonathan Trelawny, by whom he had a further son Edward Reynell (d.1663) a Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford and Rector of West Ogwell,[5] who committed suicide.[6]
- Sir Forde in the parish of Wolborough, near Newton Abbot
- Sir Carew Reynell (d.1624), 5th son, MP
Death and burial
He died whilst holding the office of high sheriff, on 29 July 1585, and was buried amongst his ancestors in East Ogwell Church. He was succeeded by his eldest son, who rebuilt the Manor House of East Ogwell.[3]
References
- ^ Vivian, Heraldic Visitations of Devon, 1895, p.643, pedigree of Reynell
- Prince, John (1810). Danmonii orientales illustres or The Worthies of Devon(new ed.). Rees and Curtis. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "REYNELL, Richard I (1519–85), of East Ogwell, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Source: Adams, Maxwell, Some Notes on the Churches and manors of East and West Ogwell, published in Report and Transactions of the Devonshire Association, Vol.32 (Vol.2, second series), Plymouth, 1900, p.232 [1][2]
- ^ a b Vivian, p.644
- ^ Prince, John, (1643–1723) The Worthies of Devon, 1810 edition, London, p.696 "felo de se"