Pincombe family at North Molton up to 1660

The Pincombe entries at North Molton continue to be a strong interest of mine for my one name study. By the end of 1660 there are 3365 baptisms, 563 marriages, 1669 burials and 162 banns in total with Pincombe being quite a small part of that total. Using the wills of Johane, William, Thomas and Bartholomew Pincombe the families can be put together and I hypothesize the following from the records.

Baptisms:

Pyncombe Agnes daughter Pyncombe William 1543 June 6
Pyncombe Mary daughter Pyncombe William 1547 Dec 8
Pyncombe Marye daughter Pymcombe John 1555 July 8
Pyncombe Marye daughter Pyncombe John 1555 Feb 3
Pyncombe Johane daughter Pyncombe John 1561 Apr 5
Pyncombe Marye daughter Pyncombe John 1563 Jan 18
Pyncombe Peternell daughter Pyncombe John 1574 Jun 29 of Flitton
Pyncombe Phillip son Pyncombe George 1592 May 28
Pyncombe Emott daughter Pyncombe George Dorothie 1594 Dec 9
Pyncombe William son Pyncombe George Dorothie 1597 Apr 15
Pyncombe Johane daughter Pyncombe George Dorothie 1599 Nov 9
Pincombe Henrye son Pincombe George  Dorothie 1602 Dec 19
Pincombe Thomas son Pincombe Thomas   1616 Mar 30
Pincombe William son Pincombe Thomas  Joan 1639 Mar 31
Pincombe Thomas son Pincombe Thomas  Joan 1641 Apr 14
Pincombe Richarde son Pincome Thomas  Joan 1644 Nov 10
Pincombe John son Pincome Thomas  Joan 1644 Nov 10
Pincombe Frances daughter Pincome Bartholomew  Frances 1647 Dec 12
Pincombe Robart son Pincombe Thomas  Joan 1648 Jan 21
Pincombe Richorde daughter Pincombe Bartholomew  Joan 1649 Feb 19
Pincombe John son Pincombe Bartholomew  Joane 1654 Nov 27

Marriages:

Pyncombe John            Hodge Emet 1560 Jul 1
Pyncombe William      Gregorye Margret 1564 Nov 26
Pincombe Thomas       Smith Joan 1635 Apr 28
[King]don Phillip         Pincumbe Margret 1539 Nov 15
Locke William            Pyncombe Ales 1561 Nov 29
Squire William           Pyncombe Margerett 1567 May 26
Squire George            Pyncombe Mary 1567 Jul 20

Burials:

Pyncombe Marye daughter Pyncombe John   1555 Dec 7
Pyncombe Marye daughter Pyncombe John   1563 Feb 3
Pyncombe Elizabeth wife Pyncombe William   1563 Feb 18
Pyncombe William      1564 Sep 13
Pyncombe William      1565 Mar 25
Pincombe George      1610 Jan 19
Pincombe Dorothie widow     1610 Feb 2
Pincombe William son Pincombe Thomas  Katherine 1624 Dec 7
Pincomb Joan      1633 Jan 15
Pincombe Katherine wife Pincombe Thomas   1636 Feb 5
Pincombe Elizabeth      1645 Oct 13
Pincomb William      1637 Jan 29
Pyncombe Thomas      1651 Dec 8
Pincombe Bartholomew      1656 Dec 24
Pincombe Richorde daughter Pincombe Bartholomew  Joan 1657 May 21
Pincombe Frances daughter Pincombe Bartholomew (deceased)  Joane 1657 May 27

Placed into families:

William Pincombe (circa 1520 - 1564/1565)

Pyncombe Agnes daughter Pyncombe William 1543 June 6
Pyncombe Mary daughter Pyncombe William 1547 Dec 8
Pyncombe Elizabeth wife Pyncombe William 1563 Feb 18
Pyncombe William 1564 Sep 13
Pyncombe William Gregorye Margret 1564 Nov 26
Pyncombe William 1565 Mar 25
Squire William Pyncombe Margerett 1567 May 26
Squire George Pyncombe Mary 1567 Jul 20


John Pincombe (circa 1530 - still alive in 1574)

Pyncombe Marye daughter Pymcombe John 1555 July 8
Pyncombe Marye daughter Pyncombe John 1555 Dec 7
Pyncombe Marye daughter Pyncombe John 1555 Feb 3
Pyncombe John Hodge Emet 1560 Jul 1
Pyncombe Johane daughter Pyncombe John 1561 Apr 5
Pyncombe Marye daughter Pyncombe John 1563 Jan 18
Pyncombe Marye daughter Pyncombe John 1563 Feb 3
Pyncombe Peternell daughter Pyncombe John 1574 Jun 29 of Flitton

George Pincombe (circa 1560s - 1610)

Pyncombe Phillip son Pyncombe George 1592 May 28
Pyncombe Emott daughter Pyncombe George Dorothie 1594 Dec 9
Pyncombe William son Pyncombe George Dorothie 1597 Apr 15
Pyncombe Johane daughter Pyncombe George Dorothie 1599 Nov 9
Pincombe Henrye son Pincombe George Dorothie 1602 Dec 19
Pincombe George 1610 Jan 19
Pincombe Dorothie widow 1610 Feb 2

Thomas Pincombe (circa 1572 - 1653)

Pincombe Thomas son Pincombe Thomas 1616 Mar 30
Pincombe William son Pincombe Thomas Katherine 1624 Dec 7
Pincombe Katherine wife Pincombe Thomas 1636 Feb 5
Pyncombe Thomas 1651 Dec 8


Pincombe Thomas married  Smith Joan 1635 Apr 28
Pincombe William son Pincombe Thomas Joan 1639 Mar 31
Pincombe Thomas son Pincombe Thomas Joan 1641 Apr 14
Pincombe Richarde son Pincome Thomas Joan 1644 Nov 10
Pincombe John son Pincome Thomas Joan 1644 Nov 10
Pincombe Robart son Pincombe Thomas Joan 1648 Jan 21


Pincombe Frances daughter Pincome Bartholomew Frances 1647 Dec 12
Pincombe Richorde daughter Pincombe Bartholomew Joan 1649 Feb 19
Pincombe John son Pincombe Bartholomew Joane 1654 Nov 27
Pincombe Bartholomew 1656 Dec 24
Pincombe Richorde daughter Pincombe Bartholomew Joan 1657 May 21
Pincombe Frances daughter Pincombe Bartholomew (deceased) Joane 1657 May 27

The Pincombe family at North Molton are not all descendant of the marriage of William Pincombe and Emotte Snow since their marriage probably occurred in the early 1560s. His mother Johane Pencombe (widow) left a will in 1563 whilst living at East Buckland where William also lived after this time naming her children as William, John Alice, Richard and another daughter. The daughters were married to John Lock (Alice) and John Jesse (unnamed daughter). The parish register has William Lock as the husband of Alice Pencombe but the will has John. William is either not yet married or does not have any children in 1563 when the will is written but his brother John has married Emet Hodge and their eldest daughter Johane is named in the will. Richard is also not married. This is the Richard though who died at Chittlehampton and is he the ancestor of Richard Pincombe who married Jane Bond at Chittlehampton in 1652 - I have a broken line there which would be interesting to complete - land records perhaps?

George Pincombe is not a descendant of the William Pincombe and Emotte Snow marriage (at least he is not named in William's will). He is also not named in the will of Johane Pencombe which encourages me to place him in the family of the unnamed brother in the Visitation and we have a William buried in 1564 at North Molton who may have been married to Elizabeth (or the son) and their children Agnes, Mary and a William (father or son? who was buried in 1565). The Parish Register at North Molton definitely adds good additional information to the Pincombe family listed in the Visitation.


[King]don Phillip Pincumbe Margret 1539 Nov 15
This is the only unrevealed marriage and is likely a sister to the brothers listed on the Visitation as she is in their age range. The two baptisms Johane Kingdon baptized 6 Oct 1545 at North Molton (and married to William Hobb 28 Jan 1564 at North Molton) and Emote baptized 26 May 1549 at North Molton are likely their children. Since this is a one name study I do not usually follow the daughters down past the one generation (i.e. their children unless there was a non paternal event).

The records would appear to indicate that of the three brothers in the visitation the eldest John went to South Molton (none of his children appear at North Molton Parish Records), Thomas was known to be at East Buckland and Filleigh and the unnamed son was perhaps the William found in the records at North Molton. Solving the mystery of which William married Margaret Gregorye (father or son) would also be helpful but not absolutely necessary. Since the marriage of William and Margaret Gregorye was at North Molton one might think it was her home parish but not necessarily. Finding a George Pincombe baptized in 1564-1565 is a good next step or finding a will in the Squire family which I have not yet pursued might reveal more details on George other than what is in the Parish Register.

The Thomas Pincombe family certainly fits well into the William Pincombe and Emotte Snow family because they have a son Thomas the right age to be marrying a Katherine (unknown) who had three children listed in the will of Thomas buried in 1653 at North Molton (Bartholomew, Thomas and Grace). Grace is likely married to Richard Haniford (the will makes deciphering of her married name difficult) and they had three children. The Filleigh and East Buckland records in the 1500s would probably have filled in the missing items but one must work with what one has!