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Spouses/Children:
Jane Pomeroy
- Francis Penkevell+
- Hugh Penkevell+
- Lewis Penkevell+
- Nicholas Penkevell
- Digory Penkevell
- William Penkevell
- George Penkevell
- Jane Penkevell
- Katherine Penkevell
- Donetta Penkevell
- Humphrey Penkevell
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Richard Penkevell of Rosserowe 1
- Born: Abt 1569, St. Minver, Cornwall
- Married: Abt 1595
- Buried: 3 Feb 1615/6, St. Minver, Cornwall 2
 Research Notes:
son and heir, M.P. for Tregony
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Biography 2
The Penkevells had been established at St. Michael Penkivel, near Truro, since at least the time of Edward II, intermarrying with many of the leading Cornish families. Penkevell himself appears seldom in the records of local affairs as he died before succeeding to his estates. Interested in voyages of exploration, he was in 1607 granted a licence for seven years to discover the passage to China, Cathay, the Moluccas and other regions of the East Indies. He was a member of the 'Colleagues of the fellowship for the discovery of the North West passage', who promoted Henry Hudson's last voyage in 1610, and in July 1612 he is mentioned with Peter, Benjamin, Nicholas and Digory Penkevell among members of a company for the discovery of the North West passage. His return to Parliament for Tregony may be attributed to his family's local influence and, no doubt, friendship with the Pomeroy family, into which he married shortly afterwards. Penkevell died v.p. in 1616. The estates passed to his son in 1622, but were lost before the end of the century.
Marriage Information:
Richard married Jane Pomeroy, daughter of Hugh Pomeroy of Tregony, about 1595. (Mrs. Jane Penkevell, wid. was buried on 10 Sep 1623 in St. Minver, Cornwall.)
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