Sundry other documents about Sampford Peverell
A billman
The Devon Muster Roll of 1569
These are the Sampford Peverell residents listed in the Devon Muster Roll of 1569, transcribed and in PDF format:
1569 Devon Muster Roll
The muster rolls were lists of able-bodied men between 16 and 60 who were mainly called on for home defence when the regular army was busy abroad. Archers had bows and arrows, Harquebusiers had an Harquebus, or Arquebus, which was a muzzle-loaded firearm - a predecessor of the musket, and billmen had arms which were like halberds (blades on wooden poles) but with a hooked blade.
An Excel spreadsheet of this data can be found here: The 1569 Devon Muster Roll
These are the Sampford Peverell residents listed in the Devon Muster Roll of 1569, transcribed and in PDF format:
1569 Devon Muster Roll
The muster rolls were lists of able-bodied men between 16 and 60 who were mainly called on for home defence when the regular army was busy abroad. Archers had bows and arrows, Harquebusiers had an Harquebus, or Arquebus, which was a muzzle-loaded firearm - a predecessor of the musket, and billmen had arms which were like halberds (blades on wooden poles) but with a hooked blade.
An Excel spreadsheet of this data can be found here: The 1569 Devon Muster Roll
The 1641 Devon Protestation Returns
A bill was passed in Parliament in July 1641 requiring those over the age of 18 to sign an oath promising "to live and die for the true Protestant religion, the liberties and rights of subjects and the privilege of Parliaments.". In practice, this meant all men; women were not usually asked to sign. No one was allowed to hold office in the church or the state unless they signed, as it was assumed that anyone who refused to sign was a Catholic. A letter was sent by the Speaker of the House of Commons to the sheriffs instructing them to take the protestation with the justices of the peace in their county, and then the incumbent of each parish was to read the protestation to his parishioners and they were all to sign. This took place in February and March 1641/2. There are more details on, for instance, wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestation_Returns_of_1641–1642
Photos of the original protestation returns can be found on Parliament's digital archive. These are the returns for Sampford Peverell
There are 207 names on our list, plus the names of 6 officials. We have transcribed these for ease of reading.
The list in the order of the originals is here and the list in alphabetical order of surname is here
A bill was passed in Parliament in July 1641 requiring those over the age of 18 to sign an oath promising "to live and die for the true Protestant religion, the liberties and rights of subjects and the privilege of Parliaments.". In practice, this meant all men; women were not usually asked to sign. No one was allowed to hold office in the church or the state unless they signed, as it was assumed that anyone who refused to sign was a Catholic. A letter was sent by the Speaker of the House of Commons to the sheriffs instructing them to take the protestation with the justices of the peace in their county, and then the incumbent of each parish was to read the protestation to his parishioners and they were all to sign. This took place in February and March 1641/2. There are more details on, for instance, wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestation_Returns_of_1641–1642
Photos of the original protestation returns can be found on Parliament's digital archive. These are the returns for Sampford Peverell
There are 207 names on our list, plus the names of 6 officials. We have transcribed these for ease of reading.
The list in the order of the originals is here and the list in alphabetical order of surname is here
Signatories to the 1723 Oath of Allegiance
The following description comes from Simon Dixon at the Friends of the Devon Archive website:
http://www.foda.org.uk/oaths/intro/introduction1.htm
"The 1723 oath rolls contain the names of over 25,000 Devonians, amounting to some one in five of the adult population of the time. They provide the key to unlocking the history of local communities during the early eighteenth century, as the men and women of the county paraded before the Justices of the Peace in order to swear their loyalty to King George I."
These are the Sampford Peverell residents who signed the Oath of Allegiance in 1723, transcribed by Simon Dixon and in PDF format: 1723 signatories
An Excel spreadsheet of this data can be found here: Signatories to the 1723 Oath of Allegiance
The following description comes from Simon Dixon at the Friends of the Devon Archive website:
http://www.foda.org.uk/oaths/intro/introduction1.htm
"The 1723 oath rolls contain the names of over 25,000 Devonians, amounting to some one in five of the adult population of the time. They provide the key to unlocking the history of local communities during the early eighteenth century, as the men and women of the county paraded before the Justices of the Peace in order to swear their loyalty to King George I."
These are the Sampford Peverell residents who signed the Oath of Allegiance in 1723, transcribed by Simon Dixon and in PDF format: 1723 signatories
An Excel spreadsheet of this data can be found here: Signatories to the 1723 Oath of Allegiance
Eighteenth Century Freeholders
This is a list we have put together from various eighteenth century records showing Sampford Peverell freeholders, with the dates when they were listed and in some cases an occupation:
18th Century Freeholders or you can download it as an excel spreadsheet here
This is a list we have put together from various eighteenth century records showing Sampford Peverell freeholders, with the dates when they were listed and in some cases an occupation:
18th Century Freeholders or you can download it as an excel spreadsheet here
The Sampford Peverell Lands Charity
An explanation of what this was, and the names of some of the people who rented property from the charity, can be found in this document by Jeff Parsons:
The Sampford Peverell Lands Charity
An explanation of what this was, and the names of some of the people who rented property from the charity, can be found in this document by Jeff Parsons:
The Sampford Peverell Lands Charity
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