James MALLET
1677 - 1754 (~ 76 years)
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Places Spreyton
The church where James Mallett and Elizabeth Heal were married in 1703. They were the common ancestors of all the South Tawton, Petrockstowe, Newton Abbot and Topsham Mallett families.
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Name James MALLET [1] Christening 18 Nov 1677 Morval, Cornwall, England 
Gender Male Note - It is not known for certain where James of Spreyton was born. The only family living in the area prior to 1700 were living in nearby Hittisleigh where some Malletts were recorded in the parish registers between 1679 and 1704. Unfortunately, the registers recording BMD events in Hittisleigh prior to 1676 have been lost or destroyed. A few Bishops Transcripts have survived but only as fragments of fire damaged books, so it is impossible to determine how long the Malletts may have been there. It should be noted that it is only a very small parish with only a few houses, but there was a mill at Hittisleigh, which may be of relevance to the notes below.
Because Benjamin of Hittisleigh and James of Spreyton lived in neighbouring parishes at the same time, it is reasonable to assume that they may have been brothers.
In 1710, James was involved in a legal dispute with the Executors of the Will of a Robert Burgoyne, who owned South Tawton Mill prior to his death. James claimed that the lease of the mill was promised to him by Robert and he felt that the Executors had cheated him. He took the matter to court and Chancery Proceedings of the case still survive and are kept in the National Archives at Kew in London. It is not known what the outcome of the case was, but it should be said that none of James's decendants were involved in milling. A distant branch of the Mallett family, descendants of Robert Mallett of Dowland, were well known for being millers in the Crediton and Tiverton areas for many generations. This case is the only indication that James came from a privileged background, because it was unlikely that anyone of a status below a Yeoman would have pursued (or could afford) a legal dispute like this one.
There was a James Mallett born in 1677 at Morval near Fowey in Cornwall and some of the Cornish Malletts were known to be millers. Though Robert Burgoyne owned property in South Tawton, his family seat and other property holdings were in the Liskeard area in the neighbouring county of Cornwall and the Executors of his Will also came from that area. A branch of the Mallett family was well established in the same area at St. Neot and Menheniot. However, despite these circumstantial links, it has not been possible to prove (or disprove) any documented connection between the Malletts in Cornwall and those in the South Tawton area.
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SW Group A UKC 1881 N Alternate Name James the Miller Mallet [2] Reference Number 128 Residence 1710 South Tawton, Devon, England [3] Death 31 Mar 1754 South Tawton, Devon, England [4] Person ID I8055 Southwest Last Modified 12 Mar 2017
Father Josias MALLETT, c. 21 Jan 1626, Bratton Clovelly, Devon, England Family ID F3976 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth HEAL, b. Abt 1680 d. 3 May 1753, South Tawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 73 years) Marriage 5 Apr 1703 Spreyton, Devon, England [5] Children 1. Sibella MALLETT, b. 12 Apr 1704, Spreyton, Devon, England + 2. James MALLETT, b. 16 Oct 1705, Spreyton, Devon, England + 3. Rebeckah MALLETT, b. May 1706, Spreyton, Devon, England d. 17 Jan 1790, South Tawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 83 years)4. William MALLETT, b. Jul 1708, Spreyton, Devon, England d. 25 Feb 1714, South Tawton, Devon, England (Age ~ 5 years)5. Elizabeth MALLETT, b. 20 Jun 1711, South Tawton, Devon, England d. 3 Sep 1711, South Tawton, Devon, England (Age 0 years)+ 6. John MALLET, b. 9 May 1714, South Tawton, Devon, England d. 7 Jul 1788, North Tawton, Devon, England (Age 74 years)7. Susanna MALLETT, b. 21 Nov 1720, South Tawton, Devon, England 8. Mary MALLETT, b. 3 Jun 1724, South Tawton, Devon, England d. 27 Aug 1725, South Tawton, Devon, England (Age 1 year)Family ID F2972 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- It is not known for certain where James of Spreyton was born. The only family living in the area prior to 1700 were living in nearby Hittisleigh where some Malletts were recorded in the parish registers between 1679 and 1704. Unfortunately, the registers recording BMD events in Hittisleigh prior to 1676 have been lost or destroyed. A few Bishops Transcripts have survived but only as fragments of fire damaged books, so it is impossible to determine how long the Malletts may have been there. It should be noted that it is only a very small parish with only a few houses, but there was a mill at Hittisleigh, which may be of relevance to the notes below.
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Sources - [S996] Morval, Cornwall, England, Batch # C, M052931, International Genealogical Index, URL: www.familysearch.com, data downloaded Jan. 1, 2003. FamilySearch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 50 East North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84150. Hereinafter cited as "Morval, Cornwall, England, International Genealogical Index.", C, M052931.
- [S2258] Richard mallett, compiler, Reading, UK, Descendants of James Mallett of Spreyton, Devon, England, database, privately held by Robert Mallett, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, M23S202, M23R260, Jan 3, 2016., M23S202, M23R260.
- [S2172] Chancery Proceedings Hereinafter cited as Chancery Proceedings.
- [S2110] Parish Records, Devon PRO Hereinafter cited as Parish Records, Devon PRO.
- [S2075] Devon FHS - transcripts Hereinafter cited as Devon FHS - transcripts.
- [S996] Morval, Cornwall, England, Batch # C, M052931, International Genealogical Index, URL: www.familysearch.com, data downloaded Jan. 1, 2003. FamilySearch, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 50 East North Temple St, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84150. Hereinafter cited as "Morval, Cornwall, England, International Genealogical Index.", C, M052931.