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     Alice was born at Bakebeare, Dorset, England. She married Gen 1 John Peter (1) of Tor Newton DEV. Alice had estates in Dorsetshire in her own right which were passed to her second son Nicholas on her death, sometime before 1449. It is assumed that she had died prior to Nicholas becoming a burgess in Bakebeare and eligible for election as an M.P..

     Williamwas the second son. A settlement prior to marriage was arranged between Gen 4 William Peter of Bakebeare DOR and Milton HAM and Jane Arundell daughter of Sir Roger Arundell Jane's parents lived in Devon but also had estates in Cornwall. It was from Jane Arundell that the Cornwall estates were acquired. This is reported to have included Trenearn, Treator, Tregarryn, Treniow and Trelowsa.The Barton of Trenearne with Treator, Tregerryn, Treniow and Trelowsa were acquired
by the Peter family through the marriage of William Peter with Jane, daughter of Sir
Roger Arundell in the C16. In 1579 Thomas Peter was given these estates and he first
settled at Trenearne (qv) then moving to Treator making it the residence of the
descendents of the Peter family for about 200 years.^1,2 He married Jane Arundell daughter of Sir Roger Arundell of Calwoody in Devon. Both families were staunch Roman Catholcs. William had succeded in his own right to lands in Bakebeare DOR and in Milton HAM and by this marriage he further increased his patrimony to include Trenearn, Treator, Tregerryn, Treniow, and Trelowsa in Cornwall. William and Jane did not reside in the Cornwall properties but made their principal residences at Bakebeare in Dorset and Milton in Hampshire. Of the three sons born to William and Jane, only John the youngest was to leave issue.^3,4 The second son William appears to have inhertited his father's estates before 1544.

     Jane was born at Calwoodleigh, Devon, England. She married Gen 4 William Peter of Bakebeare DOR and Milton HAM of Calwoody in Devon. Both families were staunch Roman Catholcs. William had succeded in his own right to lands in Bakebeare DOR and in Milton HAM and by this marriage he further increased his patrimony to include Trenearn, Treator, Tregerryn, Treniow, and Trelowsa in Cornwall. William and Jane did not reside in the Cornwall properties but made their principal residences at Bakebeare in Dorset and Milton in Hampshire. Of the three sons born to William and Jane, only John the youngest was to leave issue.^1,2 Jane died .

     Jane died . Jane was born before 19 April 1681 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.

     Jean died . Jean was born.

     He was baptized on 7 October 1683 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ M; Articles of agreenment regarding property settlement were made between John Peter, his son William Peter and Thomas Martyn prior to the marriage to take place between William Peter and Jane Martyn.² A contract for the marriage of Gen 11 William Peter gent of Treator and Padstow and an unknown person was signed On 24 April 1716 Thomas Martin of Padstow gent transferred a field called Cype's and Benny's Fields in Treithilick to William Peter and his wife Jane in consideration of their marriage. The trustees for the transaction were Constantine Moyle of St Kew, gent and Malachi Martyn of Padstow. M; On 24 April 1716 John Peter made a marriage settlement to his son William Peter and Jane Peter. His father John Peter gave him properties commonly called or acknowledged by the names of Treator, Trenyow Trevone and Trevance as part of this settlement. This document also specified the succession of the land settlement. Treator was entailed to the male heirs and therefor passed next to William's son Thomas who had no children. It was this Thomas who gave Treator to Charles Peter.
On 24 April 1716 Thomas Martin of Padstow gent also transferred a field called Cype's and Benny's Fields in Trethilick to William Peter and his wife Jane in consideration of their marriage. The trustees for the transaction were Constantine Moyle of St Kew, gent and Malachi Martyn of Padstow.³ He was a churchwarden on 27 May 1754 at Padstow, Cornwall, England; William Peter and John Blake were at this time Churchwardens of the parish of St Petroc in Padstow. As part of his duties William and John signed an Indenture of apprenticeship for Thomas Randall a poor child of the parish with Richard Brewer. Thomas was to be trained in the skills or business of Husbandry. He was also to be provided with Meat, Drink and Apparel, Lodging, Washing and all other things necessary and fit for an Apprentice until he was 25 years old. Richard Brewer had to undertake that there would be no further charge on the parish.⁴ A court case on 12 July 1757 convicted Richard Mitchell of St Merryn for stealing goods to the value 2d.from of William Peter, esq.. He was sentenced to a public whipping.⁵ He was buried on 3 October 1764 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.^6,1

     It is possible this was Henry of Endellion - note that hebwas given administration of the estate of Mary of Endellion in 1733. Also Charles Peter will 1739 mad a bequest to wife of Uncle Henry Peter and to Jne,elder son of Uncle Henry Peter and Martin second son of Uncle Henry Peter. He was baptized on 26 March 1686 at Padstow, Cornwall, England.¹ Henry died .

     Charles was born before 8 October 1689 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. Charles died .

     Jane died . Jane was born before 20 May 1610 at Newton Ferrers, Devon, England.

     Johane was born say 1580. She married Mathew Morryse on 4 February 1603 at St Minver, Cornwall, England.¹

     Thomas died . Thomas was born.

     Roger died . He resided, at Calwoodleigh, Devon, England. Roger was born.

     Thomas was born. He married Daughter of Grenvile John. Thomas died .

     John was born. He married Emilyn Tresithny. John died on 28 January 1590 at Fowey, Cornwall, England.

     John was born. He married Jackett Coffin. Living 1581. John died after 1581.

     Henry died . Henry was born. He resided Harlyn, at St Merryn, Cornwall, England, in 1632.

     Nicholas was born at Tor Brian, Devon, England. Nicholas was one of the burgesses elected to serve in parliament for the borough of Shaftesbury. in the twenty-eighth of Henry VI (1449).^1,2 Nicholas inherited his mother's estates in Dorsetshire and lived at Bakebeare. It seems likely that Nicholas died before 1472 at Bakebeare, Dorset, England. An inquisition held in that year found that his nephew William was the grandson and heir to the first-named John Peter. Nicholas died without issue.³

     John Peter M.P. was born. He appears to have been unmarried. John was one of the burgesses elected a member of parliament, representing Dartmouth in 1554.¹ John died He predeceased his father and left no children. before 8 December 1579.

     John was born say 1480. John succeeded to his father's lands at Tor Newton in Devon and made this property his principle seat. He married Alice Collins.. Alice was the daughter of John Collins of Woodlands in Devon, a parish about two miles from Tor Newton. John and Alice are said to have had five sons and three daughters. The sons all became eminent men and held important office. The sons also began to spell the name as 'Petre' and are represented by Lord Petre, of Ingatestone and Thorndon, in Essex. Their daughter Alice Wilmot Peter married her cousin, John Peter of Bowhay, merchant.¹ John died .

     Alice died . Alice was born at Woodlands in at Devon, England. She married John Peter (3) esq. of Tor Newton DEV.¹

     John died . John was born.

     William was born in 1505. He was a student at at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, and in 1523 he was elected a fellow of All SOuls, and soon afterwards, principal of Peckwaters Inn, (now part of Christ Church) also at Oxford University.¹ He received a degree of Doctor of Laws at Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1532.¹ Sir William Petre or Peter was the ancestor of the noble family of Petre, of Writtle in the county of Essex.
The Western estates of the Petre family of Ingatestone Hall, Essex, cover Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Gloucestershire. The founder of the estate was Sir William Petre, c.1505-1572, who was born at Torbryan in South Devon. He became tutor to the brother of Anne Boleyn, later entered the service of Henry VIII, acted as a commissioner for the dissolution of the monasteries and was a principal secretary of state to Henry, Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth. He began to purchase properties in Devon in the 1540s and by his death the substantial part of the Western estate had been established and was to remain, with the important additions of Axminster (including the site of Newenham Abbey)and part of Colyton by his son Sir John, created Baron Petre of Writtle in 1603, intact without any important additions until its dispersal out of the family starting in the 1780s and completed in 1826. The family seat was and still is at Ingatestone and the head of the family never lived in the West.² He resided, at Writtle, Essex, England. In 1543 (the thirty fifth of Henry VIII) William was sworn into the Privy Council, knighted and made one of the principal secretaries of State. William was appointed by Henry VIII on his deathbed, as a councillor and advisor to his son Edward VI in 1546. William died on 13 January 1572. He was buried after 13 January 1572The effigies of both himself and his wife Anne are in the church. at Ingatestone, Essex, England.

     William was born.¹ He succeeded to the estates in Hampshire, Dorset and Devon which had belonged to both his parents. This would have included Milton HAM, Bakebeare DOR and the Arundell dowry.² Williamappears to have been unmarried in 1545. William died without issue in thirty seventh of Henry VIII. (1545).³

     Roger was born.¹ Roger was unmarried.¹ Roger died young .

     Marriage details have not been recorded for Otto but his descendants are listed in several books. Otto Peter was born. He succeeded to the estates in Devon and lived at Bowhay. This is the line that married into the Earls of Bathurst. Otto died .

     John died . John was born.

     Thomas was born. Thomas died in December 1655.¹

     Gregory was born before 14 January 1637 at Padstow, Cornwall, England. He married Elizabeth Groove widow of Wadland on 14 July 1658. He married Jane Carveth ?. Lease in reversion of Trembleath, Tregona for 99 years, on life of Jane, now wife of Gregory Peter: term to commence on deaths of Elizabeth Peter and Edmund Withiel. This property was already in the occupation of Gregory Peter. Lease of 2 November 1660 noted.¹ Gen 10 Gregory Peter of Harlyn, High Sheriff was Delivery of custody of persons in the sheriff's prison
Chas. Grylls, jun., esq., late sheriff of Cornwall, to Gregory Peter, esq., present sheriff
Prisoners listed individually by name
1 Aug. 1702.
on 1 August 1702. Gregory was elected High-Sheriff of Cornwall in the last of William and first of Anne High Sheriff, in 1703. He made a will on 19 April 1710 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England. Gregory died before 19 February 1713 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England. leaving a son by his first wife.This was the line that lived at Harlyn.² He was buried on 19 February 1713 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England.

     Elizabeth was born. She married William Wadland. She married Gen 10 Gregory Peter of Harlyn, High Sheriff on 14 July 1658. Elizabeth died .

     John was born say 1659. He married Anne Coryton on 14 April 1685. He made a will on 23 October 1728. John Peter of Harlyn, magistrate wrote a codicil on 12 April 1733 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England. John died before 28 April 1733 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England. He was buried on 28 April 1733 at St Merryn, Cornwall, England.¹