Sir Henry Northcote, 5th Baronet (1710 – 28 May 1743), of Hayne in the parish of

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near

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in Devon, later of Pynes in the parish of

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, Devon, was a

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for

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from 1735 until his death in 1743.

Origins

He was the only son and heir of

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(1655–1730) of Hayne and of Corfe in the parish of

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in North Devon, by his wife Penelope Lovett, a daughter and co-heiress of Edward Lovett (1627–1702) of Corfe in the parish of

in North Devon, and of Liscombe in Buckinghamshire, long the seat of the Lovett family. Edward Lovett's wife was Joane Hearle (1642–1709), daughter & heiress of James Hearle of Corfe, Tawstock.

Early origins

The family of Northcote (originally ''de Northcote'') originated at the

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manor of Northcote in the parish of East Down in North Devon. The

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s of Devon lists the founder of the family as ''Galfridus de Northcote, Miles'' ("knight"), living in 1103. In the 16th century the family made its fortune as cloth merchants at

Marriage and children

In 1732 Northcote married Bridget Maria Stafford, only daughter and sole heiress of the wealthy Hugh Stafford of Pynes. After his marriage Northcote abandoned the family seat of Hayne, which sank to the status of a farmhouse, and moved to the Stafford seat of Pynes House, inherited by his wife, where his descendants remained until the 1990s. Amongst the lands he inherited from his wife was the manor of

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in Devon, from which in 1885 the statesman Sir Stafford Northcote, 8th Baronet took his title. Bridget Maria Stafford survived her husband and in 1754 remarried to Richard Madan of

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., a brother of Colonel

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. By his wife Northcote had children as follows: *

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(1736–1770), eldest son and heir. *Henry Northcote (born 1738), second son, who married twice, firstly to Philipa Searle, daughter of Edward Searle of Plympton, secondly to a member of the Tooke family.Vivian, p. 582 *Rev. Hugh Northcote (1740–1787), third son, Rector of Upton Pyne, who married Elizabeth Bradford, daughter of Rev. George Bradford. *Charles Northcote (1743–1745), fourth son, died an infant.

References

Sources

* Lauder, Rosemary, Devon Families, Tiverton, 2002, pp. 111–114, ''Northcote of Iddesleigh'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Northcote, Henry, 5th Baronet Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Exeter Baronets in the Baronetage of England

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1710 births 1743 deaths