William Fowell (died 23 March 1507) of Fowelscombe in the

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Ugborough Ugborough () is a village and civil parish in South Hams in the English county of Devon. It lies south of Dartmoor, from the A38 road, near to the town of Ivybridge. The parish, which had a population of 1,884 in 2011, includes a number of se ...

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, was a

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for Totnes in Devon in 1455.Vivian, p.369 He was the son and heir of Richard Fowell of Fowelscombe by his wife Mary Walrond, a daughter of William Walrond. He married Elinor Reynell (died 9 April 1507), a daughter of Walter Reynell (

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1404) of Malston in the parish of Sherford in Devon, a member of parliament for

in 1404. Fowell died on 23 March 1507 and his wife died 16 days later on 9 April 1507. The couple's monument survives in Ugborough Church.Vivian, p.369 "MI"

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;Sources * Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) ''The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620''. Exeter, 1895.

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