History
Descent of the estate
Variants of estates relating to the modern "Hagginton" are listed three times in theMentions in Lisle Papers
At some time shortly before 1500 the overlordship had been inherited, with"Right honourable and my singular good lady, my duty remembered, I have me humbly recommended unto your good ladyship and to my good Lord Lyle advertising your ladyship that I received your ladyship's letter by which ye willed me to speak with my Lady Coffyn for her title in East Haggynton in the county of Devon who had one estate in tail to him ''(i.e. her husband Sir William Coffyn)'' and to his heirs of her body begotten; and now he is dead without issue of his body so that the reversion should revert to Mr John Basset and to his heirs so there be no let nor discontinuance of the same made by Sir William Coffyn in his life. Howbeit Mr Richard Coffyn, next heir to Sir William Coffyn, claimeth the same by his uncle'sfeoffment In the Middle Ages, especially under the European feudal system, feoffment or enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. This mechanism was later used to avoid restrictions on the passage of ti ...to him and to his heirs so that the law will put Mr John Basset from his entry and to compel him to take his action of ''form down'' which is much dilatory as Mr Basset knoweth albeit I intend to sue unto one writ of ''diem clausit extremum Diem may refer to: Latin phrases *, a Latin phrase meaning "seize the day" *, meaning "per day" *, a legal term meaning "from day to day" People *Diem Brown (1980–2014), American television personality and journalist *Carl Diem (1882–1962), o ...'' after the death of the said Sir William and so to find Mr Basset's title if we may come and attain any evidence, when we come home, of John Davy, to enforce the same which will cost v marks at least. But the best way when Mr Harys and I meet shall be taken. My Lady Coffyn is in Leicestershire so that I could not speak with her in this matter. And if my lord or your ladyship will command me any service into the country I (God willing) intend to ride the viii th day of March next coming and shall be glad to accomplish the same to the utterest of my power as knoweth our Lord who preserve you both in honour long to endure. Ffrom London the last day of Ffebruary, by your assuryd servant George Rolle".
Acquired by Bassets
East Hagginton was eventually acquired by purchase, together with theSources
* Risdon, Tristram (died 1640), ''Survey of Devon'', 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions *Gray, Todd & Rowe, Margery (Eds.), ''Travels in Georgian Devon: The Illustrated Journals of The ReverendReferences