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Morebath Churchwardens' Accounts - Name Index
By Mark Brewer
Notes
Bawnton was the Morebath name for Bampton.
Courte or Estcourt, country house of the Abbotts of Barlynch Priory.
Morebath Manor was built on the site of Rill farmhouse by Charles Digby Harrad in 1896.
Burston, midway between Courte & Barlynch, possibly earlier country house of the Abbotts of Barlynch.
Abbreviations
ym = young man (one pair of wardens appointed each year were 'young men')
Sir = knight but more often was applied to local clergy
| NAME | YEAR(S) | NOTES |
| Roiger Bagbere | 1553-72 | |
| William Bicner | 1549 | |
| Harry Bicner | 1556 | |
| John Bicner | 1557 | |
| Thomas Bicner | 1558 | |
| Mr Blewytt | 1547 | |
| Roiger Bodd | 1554-5 | |
| Annys Bodd | 1554 | |
| Thomas Borrage | 1522-62 | warden 1522, 29, 32/35/36/37,43/7 |
| Thomas Borrage jnr | 1549-58 | son of Roger Borrage warden 1559 |
| Christopher Borrage | 1531-5 | warden 1531 |
| Kateryn Borrage | 1537 | warden 1537 |
| John Borrage at Brockhole | 1537-68 | warden 1561/7 |
| John Borrage | 1570-1 | son of John warden 1571ym |
| Royger Borrage | 1540-54 | warden 1541 ym |
| Jone Borrage | 1540-54 | warden 1540 |
| Eliz: Borrage at Brockhole | 1554 | wife of Thomas |
| William Borrage | 1568 | |
| Sir Richard Bowdyn | vicar before Sir C Trychay | |
| Broke & hys men | 1568 | |
| Bruer (& man) | 1545-58 | work on bells and Exbridge |
| William Bryent | 1554 | |
| James Calverley | 1559-62 | |
| Sir Arture Chapman Kt | 1551 | |
| John Chichester Esq | 1551 | |
| John Courtnay Esq | 1551 | |
| George Cole | 1559 | lead supplier |
| Mr Collis | 1568 | |
| Mr John Carow | 1559 | |
| Roiger Clogg | 1571-2 | builder |
| John Creche | 1533-47 | cleansed imagery of church |
| Richard Cruce | 1546-73 | warden 1549, 74 |
| Elinor Cruce | 1554 | |
| Robyn Cruce | 1567 | |
| Robert Cruce | 1568 | warden 1568 |
| William Cruce | 1563-4 | warden 1564ym |
| Jon Darche | 1546-51 | |
| Sir Thomas Denys | 1554 | |
| William Don | 1525 | |
| Alsyn Don | 1535 | |
| Richard Don of Brussord | 1538-46 | |
| John Don at Exbridge | 1531-7 | warden 1531 dead 1533 ym 1534 |
| John Don | 1556-68 | |
| Robert Don at Exbridge | 1556-8 | |
| John Dore | 1526-30 | |
| Walter Ducham | 1556-8 | |
| John Dysse | 1537 | |
| John Farthing | 1568 | servant of Wm at Come |
| Richard Flyd | 1547-8 | |
| Edward Fox Gent | 1551 | |
| Mr Foster | 1571 | |
| Mr Fryes | 1562 | |
| Thomas Glasse | 1529-47 | occasionally mentioned builder |
| William Glass | 1566-7 | carpenter |
| John Goodman | 1525-38 | warden 1525 death 1537 |
| Jone Goodman | 1538-47 | widow warden 1539, 43 |
| Jamys Goodman | 1535-72 | warden 1547, 56, 72 |
| John Goodman | 1570 | warden 1570 son of Jamys |
| Christophia Goodman | 1535-54 | dau of John |
| William Goodman | 1539 | |
| Alsyn Gupworthy | 1531 | |
| John Gupworthy | 1544-6 | warden 1544 |
| Harry Hayle | 1542-53 | warden 1544 |
| Christopher Hayle | 1548 | warden 1548ym |
| Crystyn Hayle | 1554 | |
| John Holcum | 1526 | gift to church |
| John Holcum | 1526 | son of above gave gift |
| Thomas Holcum | 1526 | son of John gave gift |
| Alicia Holcum | 1554 | |
| Richard Holwell | 1539 | |
| John Hucly | 1520-39 | warden 1520, 37 |
| Alsyn Hucly | 1520 | warden 1520 |
| Johanna Hucley | 1531-5 | |
| Richard Hucly | 1520-54 | warden 1521, 38, 43, 50 |
| William Hucley | 1537 | son of Richard Hucley |
| Elizabeth Hucly | 1539-42 | |
| John Hucly | 1536-7 | warden 1537 |
| Jone Hucley | 1554 | |
| John Huintte at Barlye | 1534-8 | |
| Harry Hurley | 1524-43 | warden 1524, 28, 37 |
| John Hurley | 1526 | |
| John Hurley at Rumbelows | 1546 | warden 1547ym son of William Hurley |
| Eboll Hurly | 1538-9 | wife of Harry Hurly |
| William Hurly | 1538-73 | warden 1545, 51 |
| Christopher Hurley | 1557-67 | warden 1559 |
| Eylon Hurley | 1554-73 | warden 1561 |
| Thomas Hurley | 1556-7 | warden 1557 |
| Alsyn Hurley | 1573 | |
| Mr Huys at Bawnton | 1555-9 | lead supplier |
| John Hyll of Whynforde | 1573 | |
| Jekyn Isac | 1524-43 | warden 1537 |
| Jone Isac | 1535 | warden 1535 |
| Margytt Isac | 1543-4 | |
| Robyn Isac | 1544-68 | |
| Alsyn Isac | 1547 | |
| Robert Isac | 1554-72 | warden 1555 |
| Thomas Jurdyn | 1558-62 | |
| William Jurdyn | 1564-73 | repaired bells |
| William Kemppe | 1545 | |
| Jone Kemppe | 1547 | |
| Margeri Lake | 1559 | |
| William Lambert of Hayne | 1562-72 | warden 1564/5 |
| William Leddon | 1531-62 | warden 1531, 35, 39, 40, 47 |
| John Leddon | 1548 | warden 1548ym |
| William Leddon | 1560 | warden 1560ym |
| Susan Leddon | 1554-71 | |
| Richard Leddon | 1563-4 | warden 1564ym |
| Johanna Leuys | 1531-7 | warden 1537 |
| Joad Leuys | 1554 | |
| John Leuys at Morebath | 1544 | |
| John Lowsemore | 1551-71 | carpenter |
| Annis Markis | 1554 | |
| Moggridge | 1564 | servant of Mr Tristram |
| Geffery More | 1526-8 | warden 1528 |
| Walter More | 1529-31 | ym 1529 |
| John More | 1521-29 | son of Galfridi More |
| John Morsse | 1524-37 | warden 1524, 30/4 son of Wm 1534 |
| William Morsse at Towne | 1526-62 | warden 1527, 32, 45 |
| John Morsse | 1535-62 | son of John 1535 warden 1562ym |
| William Morsse at Lawton | 1535-62 | son of John warden 1536/7, 40 |
| Jone Morsse at Lawton | 1554 | |
| Christopher Morsse | 1534-51 | son of William warden 1540 |
| Christina Morsse | 1531-68 | warden 1531, 36 |
| Johanna Morsse | 1537 | widow 1537 warden 1537 |
| Jone Morsse at Towne | 1538-57 | widow 1541 warden 1542/7, 54 |
| Annys Morse | 1546-7 | |
| John Morsse at Lawton | 1547 | son of William |
| George Morsse | 1558 | |
| William Morsse | 1562-8 | |
| Mylbrook & men | 1548 | tylers |
| Thomas Myll | 1551 | |
| Sir Edward Nicoll | 1536 | gift |
| John Nicholl | 1530-7 | warden 1532 |
| Elnor Nicoll | 1529 | |
| John Norman at Courte | 1526-61 | wrdn 1526, 37/9, 47 pd wifes grave 1526 |
| Christina Norman at Courte | 1531-2 | warden 1532 |
| Johanna (Norman) at Courte | 1535 | dau of William at Courte warden 1537 |
| Mary (Norman) at Courte | 1528 | warden 1528 |
| William (Norman) at Courte | 1536-7 | |
| Christopher at Courte | 1538-9 | warden 1539 |
| Edward Norman at Courte | 1545-6 | warden 1546ym |
| Jone Norman at Courte | 1540 | warden 1540 |
| Alsyn Norman at Courte | 1554-71 | & William 1557-8 |
| William Norman at Courte | 1570-2 | warden 1571 |
| Annys at Courte | 1554-9 | |
| Thomas Norman | 1525-61 | warden 1525, 37, 46 |
| Eylon Norman at Lawton | 1540-62 | |
| John Norman at Pole | 1532-72 | warden 1559 |
| John Norman at Pole | 1545 | warden 1545ym |
| Margett at Pole | 1528-31 | warden 1528 |
| William at Pole | 1527-8 | warden 1528 |
| Thomas Norman at Pole | 1556 & 71 | warden 1556 |
| Joan at Pole | 1531-41 | warden 1531, 34 |
| Alsyn at Pole | 1554-71 | widow 1571 |
| Christopher Norman at Pole | 1567 | |
| John Norman at Wode | 1530-5 | warden 1531 |
| Christina Norman at Wode | 1531 | |
| Edward Norman at Wode | 1535 & 57-73 | warden 1572 |
| Christopher Norman | 1566-73 | warden 1570 |
| John Norman at Wode | 1565-6 | warden 1566 son of Christopher |
| Robert Norman at Wode | 1561 | warden 1561ym son of Edwd N at Wode |
| William Norman at Wode | 1567-8 | warden 1568 son of Edwd N at Wode |
| George Norman | 1572-3 | warden 1573 son of Christphr N at Wode |
| Richard Norman | 1534-47 | |
| William Norman | 1532-42 | warden 1533, 37 |
| William Norman at Lawton | 1536 | |
| Edward Norman at Lawton | 1540 | |
| William at Lawton | 1529-30 | |
| John at Lawton | 1536-8 | |
| Edward Norman | 1560-72 | |
| Nicholas Norman | 1565-71 | son of Thomas |
| Thomas Norman | 1571-2 | |
| John Norman at Exbridge | 1533 | |
| John Norman at Ryll | 1534-71 | occasional references until 1550 |
| Jone Norman at Ryll | 1554-67 | |
| Solvester Norman at Holwyll | 1572-3 | warden 1573 son of Thos N at Holwyll |
| Alicia Oblye | 1526 | servant of Thomas Zaer |
| William Parsson | 1557-68 | |
| Alsyn Parsson | 1559-64 | |
| Thomas Parsson | 1560-4 | warden 1561ym |
| Jamys Parsson | 1566-8 | |
| My Pawlytt at Sanfurd | 1567 | |
| John Paynter | 1537-47 | occasional references |
| Alsyn Pery | 1561-8 | warden 1561 |
| Thomas Pery or Byll | 1564-5 | warden 1565 |
| Jamys Pester at Hucly | 1540-47 | warden 1541 |
| Richard Pester | 1542-56 | |
| Thomas Quycke | 1542 | builder |
| William Radeford | 1560-73 | |
| Alsyn Rawys at Bawnton | 1532 | |
| Richard Raw | 1526-65 | warden 1528, 32/8, 41, 65 |
| John Raw | 1535 | |
| John Raw at Come | 1556-73 | warden 1557, 63, 73 |
| John Raw | 1571 | warden 1571ym son of John Raw |
| Edithe Raw | 1542 | wife of Richard |
| Johanna Raw | 1555 | dau of Richard |
| William Robbyns | 1522-31 | warden 1522 died 1531 a ym |
| Richard Robyns | 1531-54 | warden 1539, 44, 51 |
| Kateryn Robyns | 1531-47 | |
| Elizabeth Robyns | 1538 | warden 1538 |
| Elnor Robyns | 1552-8 | |
| Mr Ross | 1567-71 | |
| Annys Rumbelow | 1529 | warden 1529 |
| Joan Rumbelow | 1529 | died 1529 widow |
| Thomas Rumbelow | 1526-55 | warden 1531, 33, 38, 51 |
| William Rumbelow | 1522 | |
| John Rumbelow | 1527 | warden 1527 |
| Mary Rumbelow | 1531-2 | warden 1532 |
| Robert Rumbelow | 1531-46 | |
| Edward Rumbelow | 1532 | |
| Edward Rumbelow | 1551-73 | warden 1563 home place and Bullyn |
| Elizabeth Rumbelow | 1536-68 | warden 1536-7 |
| Robyn Runbelow | 1546 | |
| William Rumbelow | 1548 | |
| Jone Rumbelow | 1554-9 | widow 1557 home place & Bullyn |
| Olyver Rumbelow | 1565-6 | warden 1566 |
| William Scely | 1526-72 | warden 1532, 36, 40 |
| John Scely | 1541-73 | warden 1542ym, 73 |
| William Scely | 1564-5 | warden 1565 son of John |
| Luce Scely | 1548-68 | widow warden 1548 |
| Jone Scely | 1557-8 | |
| Sydwyll Scely | 1558 | |
| John Scely | 1568 | son of William |
| Sir Thomas Scheream | 1533-47 | various spellings |
| Thomas Sexton | 1546-73 | |
| John Skynner at Exbridge | 1554-66 | warden 1555 |
| John Skynner at Exbridge jnr | 1573 | |
| Alicia Skynner | 1554 | |
| William Skynner | 1562 | |
| Slade (& man) | 1545 | work on bells |
| Roffe Smart | 1571 | |
| Geffery Smyzth | 1526-7 | warden 1527 |
| John Smyzth | 1536-9 | warden 1538 |
| Phelys Smyzth | 1540-7 | |
| George Smyth | 1556-72 | |
| John Smyzth | 1571 | son of George |
| Stebbe of Bawnton | 1531-42 | smith - occasional references |
| Thos Stevyn of Clotworthy | 1556-7 | |
| Robert Stone | 1558-73 | |
| Surrage | 1541 | |
| Mr Sydenham | 1551-67 | |
| Mr John Sydenham | 1564 | |
| Harry Tanner | 1539 | |
| Editha Tanner | 1544-7 | |
| John Tayler | 1526-47 | ym 1529 warden 1534, 38, 46 |
| John Tayler | 1561-2 | warden 1562ym |
| Richard Tayler | 1526 | |
| William Tayler | 1530-62 | warden 1531ym, 58ym |
| Christia Tayler | 1542 | |
| Margyt Tayler | 1571 | warden 1571 |
| Alicia Thaers | 1526 | |
| John Thomas | 1573 | |
| John Toryll | 1568 | |
| Mr Stevyn Tristram at B | 1561-4 | at Bawnton |
| William Tristram | 1571 | |
| Sir Christopher Trychay | 1520-53 (-74) | vicar since 30/8/1520 wrdn 1553 |
| Leuys Trychay | 1531-72 | warden 1541, 46 |
| Christophia Trychay | 1554 | wife of Leuys |
| John Trychay | 1545 | warden 1545ym |
| Oliver Twigg | 1567-72 | |
| Jac Tywell | 1526-34 | warden 1526 |
| William Tywell at Wode | 1526-54 | warden 1534, 39, 43 |
| Johanna Tymwell at Wode | 1537 | warden 1537 |
| John Tymwell at Wode | 1532 & 64 | warden 1532 son of William at Wode |
| John (Tymwell) at Wode jr | 1535 & 66 | |
| Annys (Tymwell) at Wode | 1535-9 | dau of Wm at Wode Annys Adams 1539 |
| Elizabeth (Tymwell) at Wode | 1535 | |
| Robert (Tymwell) at Wode | 1535 | |
| William at Wode | 1526-39 | |
| John at Wode | 1532 & 54 | |
| Robert at Wode | 1563-8 | |
| Wylmett at Wode | 1520 | |
| Richard at Wode | 1534-6 | |
| Jone at Wode | 1539-41 | |
| John Tywell at Borston | 1526-66 | warden 1527, 30/2, 46, 58ym, 61 |
| Margyt (Tywell) at Borston | 1528 & 34 | warden 1528 |
| Nicholas Tywell at Borston | 1541 & 65 | |
| Thomas Tywell at Brodeford | 1542 | |
| Thomas Tymwell at Come | 1529-36 | warden 1529, 36 |
| Alsyn (Tymwell) at Come | 1532 | son of Thomas |
| John Tywell at Come | 1541-2 | son of William Tywell warden 1542 |
| Edward Tywell at Tywell | 1537-8 | warden 1537 |
| Phelys at Come | 1531-47 | warden 1532 |
| Christopher at Come | 1539 | warden 1539 ym |
| William Tymwell at Come | 1533-73 | warden 1539, 42, 74 |
| Thomasyn at Come | 1554 | |
| Jone at Come | 1538 | warden 1538 |
| Annys at Come | 1554 | |
| Anys Tywell at Hayne | 1531-9 | warden 1531 |
| Thomas Tywell at Hayne | 1522-26 | |
| John Tymwell at Hayne | 1527 | |
| John Tywell at Hayne | 1559-60 | warden 1560ym |
| Cecyly Tywell at Hayne | 1534 | wife of Nicholas at Hayne |
| Nicholas Tymwell at Hayne | 1533-72 | gift wifes grave 1533 warden 1551/6/8 |
| Robert Tymwell at Hayne | 1531-41 | warden 1532, 34 |
| Robert at/of Hayne | 1526-42 | |
| Richard Tywell (at Hayne) | 1529-35 | |
| Christopher Tywell at Hayne | 1546-7 | warden 1547ym |
| Alsyn Tywell at Hayne | 1554-65 | wife of Richard |
| Alicia at Hayne | 1562 | |
| William Tywell at Medlond | 1537 | |
| Nicholas Tywell | 1544-9 | warden 1544ym |
| Wylmett at Tymwell | 1521-31 | warden 1521 |
| William at Tywell | 1532-72 | warden 1534, 41, 59, 68 |
| William (at Tywell) | 1567 | warden 1567ym son of Wm at Tywell |
| Thomas Tywell at Tywell | 1536-62 | warden 1536, 44, 46ym, 54 |
| William at Tywell | 1541 | warden 1541ym son of Thomas |
| John Tywell at Tywell | 1547 | son of Thomas |
| Edward at Tywell | 1538 | warden 1538 |
| Richard at Tywell | 1547-61 | |
| Thomas at Tywell | 1562-3 | warden 1563ym son of William |
| Richard Tywell | 1554-73 | son of William warden 1559 |
| John Tywell | 1562-3 | warden 1563ym son of Richard |
| John Tywell at Grownte | 1565 | |
| Thomas Tywell | 1572 | warden 1572 |
| Thomas Tywell at Leddons | 1573 | |
| Cristyn Tywell at Leddons | 1567 | |
| John Vans | 1546 | |
| Mr Harry Wallape | 1554-64 | |
| Christopher Waterns | 1537 | |
| Elizabeth Waterns | 1529 | warden 1529 |
| John Waterns | 1526-39 | warden 1526, 31 |
| John Webber | 1532-7 | warden 1532 |
| Annys Webber | 1532 | |
| Richard Webber | 1520-46 | warden 1520, 33, 34, 37, 40 |
| Jone Webber | 1538-9 | widow 1538 warden 1539 |
| Thomas Webber | 1538 | warden 1538 |
| Robert Williams | 1521 | |
| John Williams of Bery | 1546-57 | |
| Henry Wynter | 1536 | |
| Wynesor & his man | 1556-7 | |
| John de Wode | 1526-30 & 49 | warden 1526 |
| Wilmot Wode | 1554 | |
| Jone Wode | 1556-67 | |
| John Wode at Exbridge | 1557-73 | |
| William Wode | 1573 | son of John |
| William Wyot at Langford | 1572 | |
| Eliz: Yondyll of Bawnton | 1556 | |
| Alsyn Zaer | 1530 | |
| Thomas Zaer | 1525 & 38 | 1538 a ym |
| Robert Zaer | 1540-72 | warden 1547, 64, 72 |
| Jone Zaer | 1554 | wife of Robert |
| Jone at Courtleys | 1541-2 | |
| Elizabeth Tywell at Cortley | 1554 | |
| Robert at More | 1526-62 | warden 1526, 40, 45, 52 |
| John at More | 1532 | |
| Joan at More | 1534 & 54 | warden 1534 |
| William at More | 1544-73 | warden 1544ym |
| Robyn at More | 1546-7 | |
| Anys at More | 1539 | warden 1539 |
| Cecile at More | 1555 | |
| Harry at Brokhole | 1526 | |
| Robyn at Wode | 1541 |