John MALLET

1714 - 1788  (74 years)

• Name	John MALLET  [1, 2]
  Birth	9 May 1714	South Tawton, Devon, England   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Note	Some members of John's family lived in Petrockstowe in Devon and at least two of them were stewards to the Earl of Orford (son of Britain's first Prime Minister) followed by service to Baron (Lord) Clinton a member the Trefusis family of Heanton Satchville and Cornwall. Other family members settled in Dublin and the USA. According to the Land Tax Assessments of 1780, John leased a property in the centre of North Tawton called 'Goves' from John Luxmors for the sum of £0.4.0, now the site of the post office. It is believed that the property was named after a John Gove, a blacksmith from neighbouring Zeal Monachorum. His son Richard may have worked for John Mallet as a journeyman blacksmith. The property is mentioned in the marriage settlement for James Mallet of Sampford Courtenay, the son of John. [Source: Jean Shields] In 1848, some 60 years after his death, his great grandson Robert Mallet of Dublin, a famous Irish engineer and scientist, visited John's grave in St. Peter's churchyard in North Tawton, Devon and erected a new headstone in his memory. Robert had the stone inscribed with 'John Mallett senior of this parish son of James of South Tawton erected by his great grandson Robert Mallet of Dublin 16 8 1848' thus confirming beyond any doubt the link between James Mallett the miller of Spreyton and his descendants in South Tawton, North Tawton and Dublin, Ireland. (Information kindly provided by the Devon Family History Society). A living descendant has confirmed that the headstone existed but after being severely damaged over the years, it was removed from the churchyard. [Copyright 2010 - Richard Mallett. Not to be reproduced without the author's permission]
  SW Group	A
  UKC 1881	N
  Alternate Name	John Mallett  [1, 2]
  Alternate Name	John the Blacksmith Mallet  [2]
  Occupation	1753  [4]
  	Churchwarden
  Occupation	1764  [4]
  	Blacksmith
  Reference Number	136
  Residence	1780	Goves, North Tawton, Devon, England
  Death	7 Jul 1788	North Tawton, Devon, England   [3]
  Person ID	I9335	Southwest
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2016

  
  

  Father	James MALLET,   c. 18 Nov 1677, Morval, Cornwall, England d. 31 Mar 1754, South Tawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth HEAL,   b. Abt 1680   d. 3 May 1753, South Tawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	5 Apr 1703	Spreyton, Devon, England
  Family ID	F2972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane CUNNETT,   b. 1 Nov 1715, Throwleigh, Devon, England d. 20 Sep 1756, North Tawton, Devon, England (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	18 Aug 1737	Throwleigh, Devon, England   [5]
  Children	+ 1. John MALLET,   b. 14 Apr 1738, Gidleigh, Devon, England d. 11 Aug 1801, Merton, Devon, England (Age 63 years) + 2. James MALLET,   b. 1 May 1740, North Tawton, Devon, England d. 21 Jul 1815, Sampford Courtenay, Devon, England (Age 75 years)   3. William MALLET,   b. 27 Feb 1742, North Tawton, Devon, England d. Abt 1783 (Age 40 years) + 4. Richard MALLET,   b. 23 Jul 1745, North Tawton, Devon, England d. 28 Dec 1817, Dublin, Ireland (Age 72 years) + 5. Mary MALLET,   b. 24 May 1747, North Tawton, Devon, England   6. Jane MALLET,   b. 10 Mar 1750, North Tawton, Devon, England d. 13 Mar 1750, North Tawton, Devon, England (Age 0 years)   7. Jane MALLET,   b. 23 Oct 1752, North Tawton, Devon, England d. 30 Jan 1754, North Tawton, Devon, England (Age 1 year) + 8. Robert MALLET,   b. 16 Jan 1755, North Tawton, Devon, England d. 24 Jun 1804, Dublin, Ireland (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F2920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Amy SHORE,   b. 5 Feb 1722, North Tawton, Devon, England d. 20 Sep 1794, North Tawton, Devon, England (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1764	North Tawton, Devon, England   [4]
  	The register entry states that John Mallett senior (so not his son John born in Gidleigh) married Amy Shore by licence and he signed his name. It appears that he married Amy five years after Jane Cunnett died. When John himself died, Amy then married John's brother-in-law Richard Cunnett who was also a blacksmith. Witnesses were Andrew Thomas and James Hodge.
  Children	1. Thomas SHORE,   b. 24 May 1763, North Tawton, Devon, England
  Family ID	F3043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Marriage - 22 Dec 1764 - North Tawton, Devon, England Residence - 1780 - Goves, North Tawton, Devon, England Death - 7 Jul 1788 - North Tawton, Devon, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2075] Devon FHS - transcripts Hereinafter cited as Devon FHS - transcripts. [S2258] Richard mallett, compiler, Reading, UK, Descendants of James Mallett of Spreyton, Devon, England, database, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, M23S202, M23R260, Jan 3, 2016., M23S202, M23R260. [S2110] Parish Records, Devon PRO Hereinafter cited as Parish Records, Devon PRO. [S2087] TL Stoate transcripts Hereinafter cited as TL Stoate transcripts. [S2081] Dartmoor Press Hereinafter cited as Dartmoor Press.