roy rolls unmasked

Friends -

I was finally able to get a look at the names of the men were involved in the Perkin Warbeck situation in 1497. Sir Roger wasn't there, but we now know for certain that there was a John and William Newbery in Stockland, Dorset/Devon. At the time Stockland was part of the Whitchurch Canonicorum Hundred.
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This John and William were fined 26/8d. for their insurrection along with another fellow whose name was unfamiliar to me.

As you might remember . . .
Stockland was held by the Abbot of Milton/Middleton in 1511 and Sir Roger Newburgh was steward of the abbey. His brother or son Walter was seated at Milton as well, as shown by his will in 1517. Also the Attemores were given domicle before 1400 by the previous Abbot at Stockland, so it appears to be pretty clear that the Newberys of Stockland were there in the mid 15th century.

Later it is known that the Courtenays, Willoughbys, Frys and Cheverells were there as well. "Hail, Hail the gang's all here!" One of the Courtenays was the Earl of Devon. More on that later.

I am still looking into Anastasia Newburgh who was married to James Frampton. I secured his will and found that he had three base/illegitimate children. Anastasia was not mentioned, so she was probably deceased, or I have the wrong James Frampton. One thing that is telling about his will is that Sir Roger Newburgh's affinity stepped up as executors and overseers of Frampton's will. So I am fairly certain he is the right Frampton.

If you are wondering who Anastasia was, I believe she was the daughter of our Sir Roger Newburgh. We still don't know who Sir Roger's wife was, but we do know that she was a Martyn.

So we are making slow progress.

In later years our ancestors who were living in that area, and immigrated to New England in 1634 were from Whitchurch. Also the Rector of Symondsbury who died in 1631 was the descendant of Walter - Sir Roger's brother or son mentioned above.