John ll Bamfield

John Bamfield, of Poltimore, succeeded by 1329, when Babcary, Somerset lands were conveyed to him by Fine, naming his first wife Isabel, dau. of Lord Henry Cobham's younger brother, Sir John Cobham of Blackborough, by Amicia de Bolhay, dau. of Sir James of Poltimore manor, Devon. By 1337, Bamfield had m. (2) Joan, dau. of Wm. Huxham, of that Devon manor, who died without legitimate issue, as Bamfield's widow. He also paid homage to his cousin John, Lord Beauchamp of Hatch, for lands held of him. (The Gen., op. cit., p. 9).

Ancestral roots of certain American colonists who came to America before ... By Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, Kaleen E. Pg.230

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The baronetage of England, or, The history of the English baronets, and such ... By William Betham (rev.) Pg.395

John Bamfield of Poltimore paid homage to his cousin John, Lord Beauchamp, of Hatch, for lands held of him. He appears to have acquired Poltimore through his wife, Isabel Cobham, daughter of Amicia de Bolhay, and granddaughter of Sir James de Bolhay of Poltimore Manor.

He succeeded by 1329, when Babcary, Somerset lands, were conveyed to him by Fine, naming his first wife Isabel.

He later married Joan Huxham, daughter of William Huxham, before 1337.

John Bamfield of Poltimore died after 1337.

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