- Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, pp 52-54:
RICHARD MALET OF ST. AUDRIES.
Richard Malet was the son of Michael Malet and his wife Joan Stawell. We learn from Rev. F. Brown's MSS. that he was born in 1541, succeeded his father in 1547, and died in April, 1614. He married Joan, daughter of Richard Warre of Hestercombe, and by her had issue:
1. Arthur Malet, baptised January 18th, 1564.
2. Michael Malet, baptised January 22nd, 1570.
3. Gawen Malet, baptised last day of January, 1571.
Richard Malet's wife, Joan, was buried at St. Audries January 29th, 1609; he was buried at St. Audries April 12th, 1614, aged about sixty-three. The Rev. F. Brown could find no will or administration in the Prerogative Court.
It will be seen that Arthur the heir lived to the age of eighty, surviving both his brothers and their male heirs. I enter these junior members and their families in this place to show this fact, which affected the succession of the estate of St. Audries.
Michael Malet married Katharine, daughter of Henry Aly of Guissage St. Andrew, Dorset, by whom he had issue:
1. Richard Malet, born 1618, died s.p. 1630.
2. Joan, married to Thomas Fulford (license dated August 24th, 1621); who died in 1652.
"Thomas Fulford of Thorne St. Margaret Somerset April 9th 1652 my four daughters Ursula Ethelreda Katherine and Jane L. 50 each--my eldest son Thomas Fulford--my wife Joan Fulford. May 22nd 1652"(Bowyer, 111).
Gawen Malet married Cicely, sister of his brother Michael's wife, by whom he had issue two children--he died before 1642:
1. Alic Malet, baptised January 9th, 1604; he married Mary, daughter of Arthur Bluet of Holcombe Rogus, Devon, and died s.p. 1639.*
2. Elizabeth, married to Henry Powlett, one of the sons of Sir Anthony Powlett of Hinton St. George, Com. Somerset, by Catherine Norreys and brother of John, first Lord Powlett; Henry Powlett's sister, Elizabeth Powlett, married Sir Henry Hawley; Henry Powlett died 1640.
3 CONT "Henry Powlett Esq. Jany. 15th 1636 to my wife Elizabeth L200 a year out of the rectory of Crewkern, my sons Anthony and Henry, my daughter Elizabeth Mr. John Coventry Mr Walter Raleigh Mr. John Symes Mr. John Mansfield Lady Elizabeth Hawley and my wife to be overseers, my son Henry Powlett Ex/or." (Coventry, 115.)
Elizabeth Powlett died 1647, aged fifty.
Their children:
1. Henry Powlett the younger, late of Lydeard St. Laurence, bachelor, deceased; administration to Elizabeth Powlett, widow, his mother, June 25th, 1642.
2. Malet Powlett, of Preston Torches, Somerset. "My brother Anthony Powlet Ex/or. Feby. 21, 1671." (Taunton Archdeaconry Court.)
3. Anthony Powlett of Preston Fontnell, Somerset. "April 27th, 1674. 2 farms to John Lord Powlett of Dame and Gussage Dorset--my kinsman Robert Hawley Esq--my sister Cutts, --my parsonage of Crewkerne manor--to be buried in the vault at Hinton. Feby. 5, 1674-5." (Dycer, 18.)
4. Susan Powlett of Milveton, spinster. "My brother Malet Powlett--and Anthony Powlett--Decr. 14th 1654" (Alchin, 416.)
5. Elizabeth Powlett, married Richard Cutts
* Rev. F. Brown's MS. "Alic Malet of Milverton, Somerset, February 17th, 1638-9 (nuncupation), to his father, Gawen Malet, all his goods, lands, &c.; pr'd. May 18th, 1639. March 26th, 1642, adm/n granted to Elizabeth Powlett, sister of Alic Malet, dec/d. --Gawen Malet father of dec/d, having died" (Harvey, 95).
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- Excerpt from "Notices of an English Branch of the Malet Family", by Arthur Malet, published 1885, pp 54-55:
ARTHUR MALET OF ST. AUDRIES.
Arthur Malet was the son of Richard Malet and his wife Joan, the daughter of Richard Warre of Hestercombe. He was baptised January 18th, 1564, and was buried at St. Audries, October 16th, 1644, aged eighty. He married on the 8th October, 1583, Mary Coffin, by whom he had issue one child:
Arthur Malet, who died s.p., and was buried at St. Audries, October 16th, 1634.
Arthur Malet married secondly, Joan, whose surname I do not find mentioned; by her he had no issue, and from the terms of the will it would seem not improbable that she was not during his lifetime acknowledged as his wife. He survived his own son, who died in 1634, and his brother Michael, who died in 1630. His brother Gawen also died before him, as his daughter, Elizabeth Powlett, administered to her brother Alic Malet's will in 1642, in consequence of the previous decease of Gawen Malet.
The Ref. F. Brown thus summarises Arthur Malet's will;--"Joan whom I acknowledge as my lawful wife to enjoy all my lands mansions &c. for her life. At her death to go to my Cousins of Poyntington--my cousin John Malet &c. to be overseers" (Twisse, 63.) The will is dated September 15th, 1644, a month before his burial. Administration May 8th, 1646.
At this time Sir Thomas Malet of Poyntington was alive, so that he had the reversion of St. Audries after the death of Joan, Arthur's widow. He lived till 1665, but as I find no record of the date of Joan's death I do not know if he ever entered into possession; and as he lived on at Poyntington and was buried there, and in his will made no specific mention of St. Audries, I presume that Joan survived him, and that Arthur's bequest devolved on Sir Thomas's son John, who was the grandson of Malachias, who was the grandson of Baldwin, the first possessor of St. Audries separately from Enmore. It is not necessary to revert to John Malet of Wolley, the second son of this Baldwin, and through whom the descent comes.
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