Ruxford Sandford, Devon

ruxford barton, sandford



1608 strapwork plaster escutcheon of 4 quarters in upstairs bedroom of ruxford barton. armorials 1&4: chequy or , gules, chief vair mullet difference (chichester); 2: argent, chevron engrailed gules between 3 lion s faces azure crescent difference (copleston of eggesford); 3: gules, pair of wings conjoined ermine (de reigny of eggesford). initials ec , ac edward chichester, 1st viscount chichester (1568-1648) , wife anne copleston (1588–1616)

effigies of sir john de sully (1282-1388), kg, , wife isobel exist in crediton parish church. sully lord of manor of iddesleigh, said westcote (d.circa 1637) have had seat @ rookesford, lately land of chichester , alienated davye , i.e. ruxford, in parish of sandford 1/2 mile north-west of crediton. held rokysforde overlord john de raleigh of raleigh in parish of pilton, evidenced in latter s deed of 1362 held in north devon record office. heir of john de raleigh marriage daughter thomasine chichester family of raleigh. according hoskins estate of ruxford recorded in charter dated 930 in large estate granted canons of crediton church. existing farmhouse known ruxford barton rebuilt in 1608 chichester family, evidenced strapwork cartouche in plaster-work displaying arms of family initials , date 1608, in principal bedroom on first floor of parlour wing. in 1618 ruxford barton purchased sir robert chichester, bart, kb, emmanuel davie, clothier of crediton , cousin of davie family of creedy, sandford. deed of conveyance summarised follows:

the right worshipful sir robert chichester of noble order of bath, bart, emmanuel davie of sandford in crediton, gentleman, whereas ... barton farm, messuage etc called rokisfoorde or ruxford, close of land called mylum , parcel of lande meadow called nether apple meadow in crediton ... meadow called heddge mead... sells premises messuages, buildings, goods, lands etc, etc, emmanuel... .

in 1620 plaster escutcheon affixed inside house showing de via arms of davie family impaled arms of northcote, arms of family of first wife katherine northcote (d.1620).