John Arscott

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Monument to John Arscott, Holy Cross Church, Tetcott

John Arscott (1613-1675), of Tetcott, Devon, was Sheriff of Devon in 1675. [1]

W. G. Hoskins described the Arscotts as one of the ancient families of freeholders that rose to the ranks of the squirearchy over a period of 300 years or so by the steady accumulation of property, mostly through marriage. [2] Originating at Arscott (now known as South Arscott, north of the town of Holsworthy [3] ) in the time of Henry III, [4] , a junior branch of the family moved to Tetcott in about 1550. [5]

John Arscott was the eldest son and heir of Edmund Arscott (1588–1656), of Tetcott, by his wife Mary Walrond (died 1652), daughter of William Walrond (died 1627) [6] of Bradfield, Uffculme. Arthur Arscott (1554–1618), the sheriff's grandfather [7] built a new manor house at Tetcott in 1603. [8]

He married Gertrude Calmady (1622–1699), a daughter of Sir Shilston Calmady (1585–1645) of Langdon, Wembury, who was killed during the Civil War during the siege of Ford Abbey. [9] In 1638 John's sister Mary Arscott had married Gertrude's half-brother John Calmady (1614 – before 1645) in Ashwater parish. [10]

John Arscott died childless and was buried on 25 September 1675 at Tetcott. [7] His heir was his nephew John Arscott (died 1708) of Tetcott (the son of his younger brother William), who married as his second wife Prudence, of unrecorded family. The younger John's third son was Dennis Arscott (1685–1721) of Ethy, Cornwall, Sheriff of Cornwall [7] and his daughter was Jane Arscott (born 1678) who in 1699 married Sir John Molesworth, 3rd Baronet [7] , whose later descendants inherited Tetcott in 1788.

A mural monument to John Arscott exists in the Arscott Chapel of Holy Cross Church, Tetcott.

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References

  1. ↑ Vivian, p.21; in regnal year 28 Charles II (1675) per Risdon, Tristram p.14; at his death as recorded on his monument in Tetcott Church
  2. ↑ Hoskins, p.79.
  3. ↑ Day, W. I. Leeson (1934). Parochial Histories of Devonshire, No 2 – Holsworthy. The Devonshire Association. pp. 2 (map facing), 29.
  4. ↑ Hoskins, p.411.
  5. ↑ Hoskins, p.493.
  6. ↑ Vivian, p.21, Arscott, and p.769, Walrond.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Vivian, p.21
  8. ↑ Hoskins, p.493; Pevsner, p.802 states however that the 1603 datestone was removed from Tetcott Mill and affixed to the present house in the 20th century.
  9. ↑ Vivian, p.130, Calmady of Calmady
  10. ↑ Vivian, p.21; p.130, pedigree of Calmady, where she is called "Anne". John Calmady was Sir Shilston's 2nd son by his 1st marriage and predeceased his father (Vivian, p.130)

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