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Prerogative Court of Canterbury (PCC)
Wills that relate to Chudleigh
The following list is taken from the
National Archives – Wills
site from where any of these wills may be downloaded.
Note that the date given is the date the will was proven, rather than the date
of death.
| Surname | Forename(s) | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amerideth | Thomas | 14 Jun 1617 | of Chudleigh (of Hams Barton, buried in the church) |
| Andrew | John William | 09 Mar 1854 | Rear Admiral of Chudleigh |
| Andrew | Frederick William | 23 Apr 1855 | of Chudleigh |
| Arker | Joane | 08 Aug 1653 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Arscott | Thomas | 26 Apr 1828 | Commander in the Royal Navy of Chudleigh |
| Austen | Mary | 10 Jun 1653 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Ball | Joan | 24 Jul 1617 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Ball | John | 19 Jun 1604 | of Chudleigh |
| Ball | John | 19 Nov 1656 | Yeoman of Chudleigh |
| Barnes | William | 26 Mar 1846 | Dissenting Minister of Chudleigh (Congregational Chapel) |
| Battersby | Nicholas Rev | 16 Sep 1689 | Vicar of Chudleigh |
| Bennett | John | 25 Mar 1630 | Gentleman of Chudleigh (formerly of Whiteway) |
| Bennett | Sentence | 26 Jun 1582 | of Chudleigh |
| Bidgood | William | 17 Jul 1802 | Mariner of Chudleigh |
| Bidgood | Mary | 10 Feb 1823 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Bishopp | William | 13 May 1656 | Husbandman of Chudleigh |
| Blesse | John | 02 Jul 1656 | of Chudleigh |
| Boone | Joseph | 17 Dec 1814 | Master at Arms of His Majesty's Ship Leda of Chudleigh |
| Broad | Walter | 18 Jan 1839 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Broad | Rebecca | 21 Jul 1843 | Widow of Chudleigh (nee Yarde) |
| Bryant | Richard | 15 Apr 1752 | Sailor of Chudleigh |
| Bugden | William | 06 Aug 1836 | Butler of Chudleigh |
| Bullock | James | 02 Jul 1776 | Britannic Messenger in Ordinary of Saint George Hanover Square, Middlesex. (Buried at Chudleigh) |
| Burnett | Benjamin | 15 Oct 1845 | Coal Merchant of Chudleigh |
| Burrington | Thomas | 04 Dec 1792 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Burrington | Gilbert Rev | 12 Feb 1841 | Clerk of Chudleigh (buried in the church) |
| Carnall | Ann | 14 Nov 1799 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Clack | Charlotte Bridget | 04 Mar 1835 | of Chudleigh |
| Clemmett | Zachary | 28 Nov 1655 | Husbandman of Chudleigh |
| Clifford | Thomas Lord | 25 Nov 1673 | of Chudleigh (Ugbrooke) |
| Clifford | Robert Hon | 08 Sep 1817 | of Chudleigh (Ugbrooke) |
| Clifford | Hugh Lord | 13 Oct 1783 | of Chudleigh (Ugbrooke) |
| Clifford | Charles Rt Hon | 20 Sep 1831 | of Chudleigh (Ugbrooke) |
| Cocks | George | 04 Jun 1830 | Post Captain in His Majesty's Royal Navy of Chudleigh (of Heightley Cottage, buried at Dawlish) |
| Cocks | Jane | 10 Nov 1853 | Widow of Chudleigh (widow of George Cocks of Heightley Cottage, buried at Dawlish) |
| Collings | John Martin | 08 Feb 1816 | Linen Draper of Chudleigh |
| Collings | Joseph | 27 Apr 1696 | Mariner of Chudleigh |
| Collings | Thomas | 11 Feb 1831 | Tailor of Chudleigh |
| Courtney | Elizabeth Dame | 02 May 1606 | Widow of Chudleigh (Ugbrooke, buried in the church) |
| Cox | Mary | 12 Nov 1852 | Spinster of Chudleigh |
| Coysh | Humphrey | 24 May 1650 | Yeoman of Chudleigh |
| Davison | Elizabeth | 08 Apr 1847 | Widow of Chudleigh (formerly of Heathfield Cottage, buried in the Congregational Chapel) |
| Delve | John | 10 Jan 1782 | Mariner now belonging to His Majesty's Ship Ocean of Chudleigh |
| Drewe | Nicholas | 06 Oct 1655 | Mercer of Chudleigh |
| Eastchurch | Robert | 31 Dec 1594 | of Chudleigh (formerly of Lawell) |
| Eastchurch | William | 20 Dec 1695 | Gentleman of Chudleigh (formerly of Lawell) |
| Ewens | Thomas | 13 Jun 1753 | Mariner of Chudleigh |
| Farley | William | 30 Oct 1793 | Surgeon of Chudleigh |
| Garrett | John Rev | 26 Dec 1811 | Clerk of Chudleigh (formerly of Pynsent's Grammar School) |
| Garrett | Mary | 17 Apr 1822 | Widow of Chudleigh (wife of Rev John Garrett) |
| Gilbert | Richard | 13 Jun 1657 | of Chudleigh |
| Gillett | Thomas Theodore | 19 Nov 1839 | of Chudleigh |
| Hawke | Mary | 08 May 1790 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Hore | Augustine | 07 May 1622 | Yeoman of Chudleigh |
| Hore | Thomas | 19 May 1593 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Hore | William | 03 Sep 1760 | Husbandman now bound in a voyage to Sea on board the Good Ship called the Charlestown of Chudleigh |
| Hunte | Thomas | 31 Dec 1602 | of Chudleigh (Formerly of Hams Barton) |
| Irish | Ellin | 23 Jun 1609 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Jones | John | 20 Jun 1828 | Clay Merchant of Chudleigh |
| Kendall | Charles | 14 Jan 1851 | Attorney at Law of Chudleigh |
| Kingdon | Lois | 25 Aug 1823 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Lenten | William | 05 Mar 1817 | Limeburner of Chudleigh |
| Luscombe | Thomas | 29 Sep 1654 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Mill | Thomas | 21 Feb 1656 | Yeoman of Chudleigh |
| Milles | Elizabeth | 04 Jul 1848 | Wife of Chudleigh (formerly of Filleigh) |
| Milward | John | 27 May 1657 | of Chudleigh |
| Mugg | Mary | 18 Dec 1832 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Osborne | Mathew | 16 May 1662 | Clerk of Chudleigh |
| Packer | Charlotte | 22 Jul 1839 | Spinster of Chudleigh |
| Palmer | Margaret | 24 Jul 1770 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Palmer | Susanna | 30 Dec 1808 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Partridge | Mary | 27 Apr 1814 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Petherick | John | 29 Dec 1836 | Shopkeeper of Chudleigh |
| Pike | Isaac | 20 Jan 1732 | of Chudleigh |
| Pike | Joseph | 23 Oct 1810 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Pinsent | Humphrey | 06 Dec 1680 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Powney | John | 27 Apr 1855 | Commander in Her Majesty's Royal Navy of Chudleigh (formerly of Orizava Cottage (now Oakfield) |
| Pulling | Elizabeth | 13 May 1812 | Wife of Chudleigh |
| Pulling | Elizabeth | 11 May 1847 | Spinster of Chudleigh |
| Pulling | James | 14 Oct 1834 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Reeve | James | 18 Jul 1653 | Soap Boiler of Chudleigh |
| Reid | Maria Isabella | 05 Nov 1839 | Widow of Chudleigh (formerly of Coburg House) |
| Reid | Robert Thomas | 07 Dec 1836 | Lieutenant in the Royal Navy of Chudleigh |
| Rolstone | William | 04 Feb 1822 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Skinner | Edward | 09 Jul 1764 | Mariner of Chudleigh |
| Soper | John | 02 May 1640 | Tanner of Chudleigh |
| Stidston | William | 11 Aug 1818 | of Chudleigh (Culver House) |
| Stidston | Thomas | 30 May 1828 | Mason of Chudleigh |
| Stowell | William | 13 Apr 1592 | of Chudleigh |
| Symons | Ann | 22 Mar 1847 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Taprell | Stephen | 14 Jan 1834 | Hellier & Plasterer of Chudleigh |
| Taylor | Mary | 04 Sep 1855 | Spinster of Chudleigh |
| Torring | William | 13 May 1656 | Brewer of Chudleigh |
| Treby | Esther | 24 Jan 1837 | Spinster of Chudleigh |
| Trend | Elizabeth | 08 Sep 1808 | Spinster of Chudleigh |
| Warren | Edward | 18 Feb 1772 | of Chudleigh |
| Willie | Rebecca | 05 Sep 1851 | Widow of Chudleigh |
| Worrall | Anna Maria | 08 Jun 1827 | Single Woman of Chudleigh |
| Yarde | Nicholas | 06 May 1797 | Gentleman of Chudleigh |
| Yarde | Jane | 16 Apr 1806 | Spinster of Chudleigh |
| Yarde | Thomas | 10 Sep 1833 | Surgeon of Chudleigh |
| Yarde | Henry | 14 Feb 1842 | late Major in the Honorable East India Company's Service of Chudleigh (buried in the church) |
| Ziegel | Mary | 29 Aug 1811 | Widow of Chudleigh |