William MALLET, Gent

1678 - 1724  (45 years)

• Name	William MALLET
  Suffix	Gent
  Birth	5 Nov 1678	Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  Will	16 Feb 1688	Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England   [1]
  Principle Registry Bishop of Exeter. MALLETT, Hugh, of Iddesleigh. Date of Will 16 Feb. 1688. Proved 20 Nov. 1694. February 16 1688. I Hugh Mallett the elder of Iddesleigh gentleman do make my last will & testament. I commend my soul to Almighty God, and my body to Christian burial. To the poor of the parish of Iddesleigh 10s. I bequeath to Philip Furze of Spreaton, George Lethbridge of Jacobstowe, Samuel John of Bideford and Henry Babb of Yarnescombe gents, all my rents, tenements messuages &c --- That is to say my messuage or Barton called Ash in Iddesleigh, Stapleford, Upcott, and Waterhouse in the parishes of Hatherleigh and Monkokehampton, the messuage in Hatherleigh called Stableford moor, and tenements in Dowland the possession of William Liverton, and the messuage in Abbats Bickington known by the name of Yoldon in the occupation of Humphrey Braddon all that messuage in Iddesleigh called Middlewood als Hunte in the possession of Henry Hale and my cottage called Adams Barton in the occupation of John Handcock and Gregory Peeters and all houses buildings gardens orchards messuages pasture underwood &c thereunto belonging, for the term of thirty years after my decease, and after the expiration of that term I devise the said messuages &c to William Mallett my eldest son during his natural life, and I devise the said trustees during the life of my son William Mallett to preserve the contingent remainder. After the death of William Mallett my will is that the estates are to succeed to the eldest son of the said William Mallett, and his issue, and in default of such issue to his second son, and so to every son in succession and in default of their issue to my second son Hugh Mallett and his heirs for ever. The Trustees to employ the rent and issues of the above premises for the said term to the maintenance and education of my children until they are twenty one years of age. And whereas I have granted one lease bearing date Sept 20 last past of 99 years, determinable on the deaths of Hugh Mallett Gartrude and Jane Mallett my son and daughters, of certain messuages and tenements at Crediton to George Lethbridge and Samuel Johns for the raising of £200 for the payment of such portions as I should by my will appoint --- That is to say to my daughter Elisabeth £500, £200 two years after my death, and the residue of £300 four years later. To my son Hugh Mallett £300 when he is twenty one. To my daughters Gartrude and Jane £20 apiece when they are twenty one. The Said Trustees shall have full power to dispose of the sum of £300? or any part of it, for the use and benefit of my son Hugh Mallett either for the putting or placing him as an apprentice or otherwise I empower my son William Mallett after he is of twentyone years to devise or grant the messuage of Ash in trust for the use of such woman, or women, as may be his wife. If my sons William and Hugh shall die before they are 21 unmarried, then I bequeath my Barton of Ash in Iddesleigh to Hugh Mallett son of my brother Gyles Mallett and his heirs, and in default of such issue to William Mallett second son of my brother Gyles and in default of his issue to John Mallett third son of my brother Gyles, and in default of issue to the right heirs of me Hugh Mallett for ever. And any sons of my brother Gyles who shall enjoy my Barton of Ashe shall pay my daughters £100 to be divided equally among them. My will is that if my son William, or any other do molest or disturb the said Trustees, they shall first pay the said Trustees £200, and then I do devise to the said Trustees all my messuage called Stableford in Hatherleigh and Monkokehampton. Also I devise that the said sum or £500 bequeathed to my daughter Elizabeth shall be in full satisfaction of the like sum mentioned in a deed of settlement made on my first marriage. My wife Joane Mallett to have reasinable use, but no other property in three beds with all the furniture thereto belonging. And of such other goods as the sale trustees shall think fit for the use of my said wife and children as long as she remains a widow, but if she fortune to marry my executors or to make the best advantage thereof for the use of my children. The said Trustees to be the executors of this my will and testament. Hugh Mallett (seal with the Mallett arms) William Arnold John Hooper Richard Green Henry Pitts Witnesses Proved 20 Nov. 1694. Attrue and perfect Inventorie Indented & made of all the goods and chattels of Hugh Mallett late of Iddesleigh, Co. Devon, gent., deceased. Taken 9 June A.D. 1694 by Richard Brook, Robert Jefferay & Richard Hane as followeth: £ S D Imprimis Aparrel & money in purse 20 0 0 Eight oxen 10 0 0 Eleven cows & a bull 36 0 0 Eight two year old cattle 37 0 0 & 9 yearlings Eight calves 6 0 0 Five labour horses & two 20 0 0 colts. Seventy four sheep 48 lambs 26 18 0 18 Pigges 10 10 0 Geese Turkes & other pullen 13 1 11 acres of whette 27 10 0 (West Country Studies Library - Murray series III)
  Note	Aft 10 Feb 1703
  There is close to a 60 year gap in christenings in the Iddesleigh parish register, at least some of which is explained by the fact that William Mallet and his wife Mary Bourne seem to have lived at Grapton (Gratton?) Meavy rather than Ash at Iddesleigh. The burials in the Iddesleigh Parish register indicate that William's mother Joan lived, presumably at Ash, until 1722. William and Mary died soon after - perhaps they just never had the chance to live at Ash. William's heir, William, was born in 1705 in Meavy, according to Burke's landed gentry. Hugh, John, and Ann show up in the Meavy register after 1707. The kind soul who provided these three names did not have access to records prior to 1708, and the records that were available were transcripts of Bishop's transcripts. A much fuller image of this family might emerge from a look at the actual parish registers.
  Note	Aft 1711
  There are 2 Hughs shown for this family, based on the fact that there was a death recorded for a Hugh Mallet, s of William M Gent. in the Iddesleigh parish register Mar 1, 1711; and a christening for a Hugh Mallet in the Meavy parish register, s of William "Mallen" and his wife Mary Apr 11 1713.
  SW Group	A
  UKC 1881	N
  Death	8 May 1724	Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England
  Person ID	I6879	Southwest
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	Hugh MALLETT, Gent.,   b. 4 Feb 1632/33, Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England d. 12 Jun 1693, Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Joan HOLCOMBE,   b. Abt 1651, Uton Arundell, Devon, England d. 14 Mar 1721/22, Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	1671
  Family ID	F2172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary BOURNE,   b. Abt 1683, Meavy, Devon, England d. 17 Nov 1723, Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1703	Bickleigh, Devon, England   [2, 3]
  	There are 2 Bickleighs in modern (2003) Devon, one just to the north of Plymouth, and one north of Exeter, near Tiverton. William and Mary took up residence at Meavy, which is closer to Plymouth than to Exeter, so the one near Plymouth seems the likely venue for the marriage.
  Children	+ 1. William MALLET, Gent. (of Grapton Meavy),   c. 15 Jan 1705, Grapton, Meavy, Devon, England d. 2 Apr 1776, Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England (Age ~ 71 years)   2. Hugh MALLET,   c. 23 Feb 1707, Meavy, Devon, England d. 1 Mar 1710/11, Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England (Age ~ 4 years) + 3. George MALLET, Gent,   c. 28 Jul 1710, Meavy, Devon, England bur. 26 May 1740, Yealmpton, Devon, England (Age ~ 29 years) + 4. Hugh MALLET,   c. 11 Apr 1713, Meavy, Devon, England d. 2 Jul 1756, Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England (Age ~ 43 years) + 5. John MALLET,   c. 6 Apr 1715, Meavy, Devon, England   6. Mary MALLET,   c. 12 Nov 1717, Meavy, Devon, England   7. Amy MALLET,   c. 24 Jun 1720, Meavy, Devon, England
  Family ID	F2173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 5 Nov 1678 - Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England Will - 16 Feb 1688 - Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England Marriage - 10 Feb 1703 - Bickleigh, Devon, England Death - 8 May 1724 - Ash, Iddesleigh, Devon, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S1804] Murray, Sir Oswyn, compiler, Abstracts of Wills and Administrations, West Country Studies Library, Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter, Devon, UK, EX4 3PQ, Probate, Hugh Mallett, of Iddesleigh, Devon, England, dated Nov. 20, 1694, Catalogue Reference Murray Series III., Murray Series III. [S1790] O'Brien, Deborah to Mallett, Robert, e-mail, Nov. 10, 2003, Marriage of William Mallet & Mary Bourne, Some Children, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada., M10W933S146. [S1798] Bickleigh (by Plymouth), Devon, England, Parish Register, Devon Record Office, Great Moor House, Bittern Road, Sowton, Exeter, Devon, UK, EX2 7NL, 44 01392 384253., William Mallet Gent and Mrs Mary Bourne.