Hancorne family

Hancorne family
Hancorn
Argent, a chevron Sable between three cocks Gules
CountryUnited Kingdom
Place of originWarwickshire, England

The Hancorne (or Hancorn) family were a prominent landed family living chiefly in the English counties of Warwickshire and Herefordshire, and the Welsh counties of Breconshire and Glamorgan, between the Caroline era and the 19th century.

Origin

According to family tradition, the Hancornes are descended from three brothers who fled to Britain from Spain to avoid religious persecution. D. H. H. Grainger suggested the family were of Marrano origin. A grant of arms was made to the family in 1627.[1] The coat of arms includes three cocks, representing the three brothers, after which the village of Three Cocks in Breconshire is named.[2]

Pedigree

The earliest known member of the most prominent line of the family was Thomas Hancorne (died 1644).[3][4][5]

  • Thomas Hancorne (died 1644)
    • Samuel Hancorne (died 1691)
    • Thomas Hancorne (died 1674)
      • John Hancorn (died 1700)
    • Richard Hancorn (died 1704)
      • Richard Hancorn (died 1729)
        • Richard Hancorn (1684–1751)
        • Thomas Hancorn (1696–1777)

Hancornes of Warwickshire

The earliest Hancorne reference comes from Warwickshire with John and Agnes Hancorne who appear in a register of members of the Guild of Knowle.

Hancornes of Herefordshire

The Hancornes were established in Herefordshire since the 17th century.[1] Thomas Hancorne (died 1644) had three known sons:

  • Samuel Hancorne (died 1691), who established the Hancornes of Wales.
  • Thomas Hancorne (died 1674), who married Elinor Higgins and died in Clifford, Herefordshire.
  • Richard Hancorn (died 1704), who established the Hancorns of Hereford.

Whitney

Richard Hancorn (1684–1751), son of Richard (died 1729) and Eleanor Duppa, and grandson of Richard Hancorn (died 1704), lived at Millhalf Farm, Millhalf in Whitney.[6] His son, Rev. Richard Hancorn Duppa (1727–1789), a Kentish clergyman, inherited Combe Manor and other estates belonging to his kinsman, Baldwin Duppa, with an injunction for him to take the name and arms of Duppa, for which an act was passed by George III.[7] His brother, Baldwin Hancorn Duppa (1727–1795), inherited the estates and also took the name of Duppa, as did his son, Baldwin Duppa Duppa (1763–1847) JP DL of Hollingbourne Manor, Maidstone, Kent,[8] who had ten children by his wife Mary, daughter of Henry Gladwin.[9]

Hancornes of Breconshire

Samuel Hancorne (died 1691) moved from Whitney, Herefordshire to Glasbury, Breconshire. He established the later Hancornes of Breconshire and Glamorgan.[10]

Hancornes of Glamorgan

Penrice Castle, Glamorganshire, c.1760

Rev. Thomas Hancorne (1642–1731), the eldest son of Samuel Hancorne (died 1691), established his family in Glamorgan.[11] The Glamorgan Hancornes were prominent members of the "Sea Serjeants", a Jacobite club led by David Morgan and Sir John Philipps, 6th Baronet that largely composed of South Wales gentry and the Independent Electors of Westminster.[12][13] Thomas had several children by his wife Cecilia, including:

Penrice Castle

Main article: Penrice Castle

Edward Hancorne (1676–1741) settled at The Pitt, between Penrice and Oxwich.[14] He gained ownership of Penrice Castle and its lands in 1708 by his marriage to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Mansel, 1st Baron Mansel, whose family had owned the lands since 1410. Thomas Hancorne (1715–1762), the eldest son of Edward, inherited the lands upon his father's death.[15]

Berry Hall

Edward Hancorne (1717–1792), the second eldest son of Edward (1676–1741), settled at Berry Hall, Glamorgan. His eldest son, George Hancorne (1761–1809), inherited the lands upon his father's death. Edward's younger son, Robert Hancorne (1766–1798), an attorney at Gray's Inn, settled at Bishopston House, Bishopston.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b Grainger, D. H. H. (18 May 1946). "Hancorn family". Notes and Queries. 190 (10): 216. doi:10.1093/nq/190.10.216.
  2. ^ The Armorial Bearings Featured in The Vale Royal of England first published by Daniel King in 1656 at Cheshire Heraldry
  3. ^ Meredith, Ian (2005). Hancorn/Hancorne family pedigrees – via National Library of Wales.
  4. ^ Family tree of the Hancorne family of Glamorgan and West Midlands, 17th-20th centuries. 1995 – via Archives Hub.
  5. ^ Group of pedigrees relating to the Hancorn, Meredith and Giles families. n.d. Hereford FHS Journal.
  6. ^ Millhalf (AE98/46) at the National Archives of England
  7. ^ "Hancorn to take the Name of Duppa, Bill". Lords Journal. 31: 565–572. March 1765. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ^ p.608, pedigree of Duppa de Uphaugh of Hollingbourne
  9. ^ "Hollingborne Hill". Kent Survey. 5: 460–478. 1798. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  10. ^ Hancorne and Rosser families of Cowbridge. Cowbridge History Society Archive – via People's Collection Wales.
  11. ^ Alumni oxoniensis : the members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1886: their parentage, birthplace, and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University, alphabetically arranged, revised and annotated. Oxford and London : Parker and co. March 1985. p. 599 – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ Jenkins, Philip (1984). "Church Patronage and Clerical Politics in Eighteenth-Century Glamorgan". Morgannwg. 28: 46–48. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  13. ^ Jenkins, Philip (22 August 2002). The Making of a Ruling Class: The Glamorgan Gentry 1640-1790. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521521949 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ a b Lyle, Gary (1982). "First Months at Kittle Hill (Hancorne's Diary 1840)". Gower Journal of the Gower Society. 33: 22–34.
  15. ^ Statham, Edward Phillips. HISTORY OF THE FAMILY OF MAUNSELL (MANSELL, MANSEL) (PDF). Anchor Press Ltd. p. 37.
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