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EWENS - Land & Properties
Lincolnshire to Somerset
John Ewens, born Lincolnshire, c1516 goes to Somerset as Rector.
Lexworthy
Manor
Wincanton
1555 John Ewens (b.c 1516 Lincolnshire?) & Sir Thos Dyer bought
and sold the manor.
property at
Bayford
1556 John owned property at Bayford, Somerset
Wincanton - Church
1558 the
churchwardens had two burgages called the church house and a half burgage in Mill Street. (fn. 40) The
church house, later claimed by the Crown, was granted in 1592 to agents who sold
it to John Ewens in 1593
In 1633 Sir John Wyndham,
who owned the next presentation,
granted it to Andrew Ewens 1645 and Ewens presented.
The new rector agreed not to resign
without first informing Wyndham.The
next presentation is recorded as having been made by Sir William
Wyndham and Thomas Ewens, but was in fact made by the lords of that third
of the manor then largely owned by Thomas Ewens,
William Still, Thomas Carew, and John Sparrow in which Sir William also had a
small share. An attempt to present another man evidently received some
local support.
In 1674 Thomas Ewens
presented in but there was opposition
1560 (John b Lincolnshire) is the Rector at Suddon still rector in 1581
Shalford
1570
bought Shalford
Suddon
Grange
In
1570, it passed by sale and purchase
from the
Zouch to the Dibben family.
1572
bought Suddon Grange.
At or soon after that
time, John Ewens, who was granted arms in 1578, lived here, and in 1585
died here.
In 1592, another John Ewens, son of the before mentioned, occupied the
house.
In 1623, John
Ewens was still there
1652, John Harvey
was living there at Suddon Grange
Horsington Feoffment
DD\SAS\C/795/PD/6
Cecily Mere of Horsington,widow, and Margaret Wyckham of same,widow, to John
Ewens, Robt. {Robert?} Kemmis,Ralph Hurden and Wm. {William?} Churchaie:
messuage called Sylvers in
Horsington,etc. 10 Jan. 20 Eliz.
1577/8. [Somerset Archive and Records, SOMERSET Date: 1578. Source: Access to
Archives (A2A): not kept at The National Archives
Wincanton Charter
1579 The
Queen granted tithes to John and Ancrett
19th April,
1579
The next grant was made in the 20th Elizabeth to William Churchey
the elder, William Churchey the
younger (only two survivors of the first charter),John
Ewens, Alexander Ewens,
Mathewe Ewens
and Jerome Debien, gentlemen, William Smith, I?^" Vyneinge, John Plympton,
Kichard Banwell, Edward Hinde, Robert Huson.
After a few years, when only two of the Trustees were living, namely
Alexander Ewens and Edward Hinde, these two convyed the
right to their own heirs at law instead of appointing 'ten other good and lawful
men, inhabitants of the town.
Estate of
Stavordale Priory and
the
Tithes of Marsh
By 1534
any
land which had formerly belonged to the benefice of Wincanton had been absorbed
into the estate of Stavordale priory as a result of the successive
appropriations of the RECTORY and the vicarage...........
By 1581 the tithes had passed to John Ewens
(d. 1585) who left them to his wife Ancrett. (fn. 70) Their son Alexander
with his son Matthew
1615 sold to Barnaby Lewis
WINCANTON Manor
succeeded by his son Hugh who in
1588 sold to Matthew Ewens. Matthew Ewens, Baron
of the Exchequer d1598…. (fn. 41) Matthew (d. 1598) was followed by his
brother Thomas (d. c. 1615) and by Thomas's son Andrew. (fn. 42)
In 1617 Andrew sold to Barnaby Lewis. (fn. 43)
Mere Park.
1595
June 23rd.
purchased by
Matthew Ewens
Sept. 24th.
Matthew Ewens and John Stroud conveyed
Mere Park to Sir Matthew Arundell and his
heirs
for ever.
Compton Pauncefote
1595(records
at Kew)
Ewens, Mathew:
Messuages and lands, etc., In Compton Pauncefote, and a gatehouse, coalhouse,
orchards, stables and gardens etc., all specified and adjoining the capital
messuage of Compton Pauncefote.
North Cadbury Court
1596 purchased by Matthew, Baron of the
Exchequer
Wincanton
property (Garden allotments)
(as originally transcribed)
1608
donated by Thos d1615
Left by will of Thomas Ewens,
of KingstoUi
Yeovil,
in trttst for the poot of Wincanton
All that burgage, messuage or tenement, scituate lying and being in the towne or
Burrough of Winecaunton, in
the said county of Somsett in the South-street on the east side of the same
streets and then in the tenure use or
occupation of one George Burrough, since deceased and now in the tenure use or
occupation of Joane Rogers,
widow of the assignee etc......
the Bell
1608 Thomas Ewens
gave to the parish in trust a house in South
Street, the profits after his death to be used
to relieve the poor.(fn. 64) Known as the Bell, it produced £5 10s. c. 1870.
(fn. 65) By 1837 two houses on the
common the Bell near the
poorhouse produced £4 a year for the poor and with the Bell
were known as the Poor's Land charity. (fn. 66)
By 1892 the houses appear to have been sold and the money invested in land. The
charity had also a small inclosure allotment. (fn. 67) In 1910 some land was let
as allotment gardens and the rent used to buy coal for the poor. (fn. 68) By
1915 the charity had over £400 in consols in addition to the land. (fn. 69)
Martin
Estate
1632
Thomas and Andrew Ewens bought Anne Floyer's share (Andrew
and
Thomas Ewens had shares of the manor
from 1632 (Martin Est).
1641 Andrew was a leading taxpayer .
1657 until after 1664 Thomas Ewens held a court in respect of one sixth
of the manor
1661 Thomas and Alexander Ewens each offered 40s. to the king
1685 Thomas left goods and chattels valued at £1,455
references from
History of Wincanton:
'Penselwood', A
History of the County of Somerset: Will of Thomas d1615:
'Wincanton', A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 7: Bruton, Horethorne
and Norton Ferris Hundreds