'Calmady2'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Calmady of Combeshead (Combshead), Calmady of Langdon, Calmady of Leawood, Calmady of Wembury

                               
Josias Calmady of Langdon (b 09.06.1565, d 12.12.1611)
Commoners identifies Josias's wife as Catherine, dau/heir of Carew Courtenay, son of Peter Courtenay (by Elizabeth, dau/heir of _ Shilston of DEvon) son of Sir William Courtenay of Powderham). Provisionally, we follow Vivian who identifies her as ...
m. (1584) Katherine Courtneye (dau/coheir of Edward Courtneye of Ugbrook)
1. Sir Shilston Calmady of Wembury, Devon (b c1585, d 13.02.1645)
  m1. Elizabeth Coplestone (bur 28.10.1617, dau of John Coplestone of Warleye)
  A. John Calmady (bpt 20.11.1614, dvpsp, 2nd son)
  m. (13.02.1637-8) Anne Arscott (dau of Edmund Arscott, m2. Amos Short of Lyme Regis)
  B.+ other issue - Shilston (b/d 06.1613), Elizabeth (bpt 04.03.1616-7, bur 14.05.1618)
m2. (c09.1618) Honor Fortescue (d by 1667, dau of Edmund Fortescue of Fallopit, widow of Sir Humphry Prideaux of Soldon)
  E. Josias Calmady of Langdon (bpt 10.10.1619, bur 15.03.1682-3)
  m1. Thomasine Buller (dau of Sir Richard Buller)
  i. Thomasin Calmady
  m. (07.01.1672) John Worth of Worth
  ii. Honor Calmady
  m. (17.04.1676) Richard Shapleigh of Orcharton
  m2. (11.11.1652) Elizabeth Coffin (dau of John (probably not Richard) Coffin of Portledge)
  iii. Elizabeth Calmady (bpt 25.03.1657, d 01.09.1678)
  m. (09.04.1677) Sir John Narborough (d 22.10.1707, RN)
iv.+ other issue - Josias (bpt 16.12.1656, bur 12.03.1667-8), Shilston (bpt 26.07.1659, bur 1668), Elizabeth (bur 02.05.1654)
  F. Shilston Calmady of Leawood (bpt 29.04.1621, d 1688)
  m. Elizabeth Gayer (bur 28.11.1617, dau of Humphrey Gayer, sister/coheir of John)
  i. Shilston Calmady (d before 20.10.1681)
  ii. John Calmady (a 1680, MP)
m. Elizabeth Hutchings (bur 09.03.1730-1, dau of John Hutchings by Margaert)
  iii. Josias Calmady of Leawood & Langdon, Sheriff of Devon (d before 20.11.1714)
  m1. Elizabeth Waldo (d 1694, dau/coheir of Sir Edward Waldo by (Elizabeth) Potter)
  a. Waldo Calmady of Langdon & Leawood, Sheriff of Devon (bpt 23.02.1689-90, dsp bur 04.12.1755, 3rd son)
  m. (29.01.1731-2) Elizabeth Doidge (bur 1785, dau of Richard Doidge (Dodge?) of Elfordsleigh)
  b. Elizabeth Calmady (bpt 17.11.1687, d before 20.04.1765)
  m. (31.05.1705) John Pollexfen of Mothecombe
  c.+ other issue - Josias (bpt 15.01.1681, dvp 25.10.1701), Shilston (bpt 20.08.1686, bur 08.01.1730-1, MP), 2 sons?, Edward (bpt 25.11.1688, bur 1699), Grace (bpt 14.09.1693, bur 1774), Johanna (bpt 17.06.1694, d 1694)
  m2. Jane Rolt (b c1664, d 1756, dau of Sir Thomas Rolt of Milton)
  j. Anna Maria Calmady (bpt 10.02.1701-2)
  m. Sir Anthony Westcombe, Bart of Peerer
iv. Honor Calmady
  m1. John Ceely
  m2. Sampson Hill of Trenethick
v. Elizabeth Calmady
  m. Hugh Piper of Tresmarrow
  G. Francis Calmady of Combeshead or Combshead, Cornwall (bpt 01.02.1627-8, bur 12.10.1704, 6th son)
  m. Johanna Fursland (dau/coheir of Walter Fursland or Farsland of Bickington)
  i. Francis Calmady (bpt 21.07.1665, bur 01.02.1747)
  m. (14.03.1698-9) Cecilia Polexfen (dau of Warwick Polexfen of Mothecombe)
  a. Francis Vincent Calmady of Combeshead (bpt 20.8.1705, bur 23.01.1765)
  m. (14.03.1699-1700) Elizabeth Pollexfen (bur 10.1764, dau of John Polexfen of Mothecombe by Elizabeth Calmady)
  (1) Francis John Calmady of Langdon (bpt 17.01.1758, dsp bur 29.01.1779)
(2) Elizabeth Mary Calmady (bpt 18.09.1749, bur 12.01.1777)
  m. Christopher Hamlyn of Pascoe (d 1815)
  (3) Pollexfen Calmady of Langdon (b 12.08.1753, d 01.03.1828)
  m. (08.09.1783) Charles Holmes Everett, later Calmady of Heatley Park, Hampshire (b 1753-4, d 15.03.1807, Admiral)
  (A) Charles Calmady (b 1788, d 1790)
  (B) Charles Biggs Calmady of Langdon Hall (b 05.02.1791, d 08.01.1855) had issue
  m. (28.03.1816) Emily Greenwood (b 1794, d 01.01.1855, dau of William Greenwood of Brookwood Park)
  (C) Arabella {Phillippa Calmady (bpt 04.08.1785)
  m. (14.02.1822) Charles Henry Hotchkyns
  (4)+ other issue - Cecilia Ann (d young), Honor (bpt 16.08.1753, bur 24.06.1769)
  b. Warwick Calmady of Calmady (bpt 02.08.1711, d 19.01.1788, Captain RN)
  c.+ other issue - Josias (d young), John (bpt 20.07.1674, d young), Josias (bur 31.07.1714), Walter (bpt 30.07.1670, d young), Shilston, Mary (bpt 08.03.1701-2, bur 29.04.1731), Elizabeth (bpt 22.03.1699-1700), Cecilia (bpt 29.12.1703, d before 17.07.1747), Elizabeth (bpt 22.11.1699)
ii. Walter Calmady (bpt 13.07.1670, bur 05.1725)
  m. Elizabeth Waldren (d before 05.08.1699, dau of _ Waldren of London)
  iii. James Calmady of Saltash (bpt 01.08.1672, d 27.11.1711)
  m. (22.07.1697) Elizabeth Franklyn (d by 1699, widow of _ Goldston of St. Dominick)
  a. John Calmady
  iv. Honor Calmady (bpt 17.03.1668-9, bur 09.02.1722-3)
  m. (16.04.1717) Joseph Wylls of Exeter (not 'of Wyvelscombe')
  v.+ other issue - John of Combeshead in Stoke Climsland (bpt 20.07.1674, bur 24.10.1726), Elizabeth (b 1662, bur 11.07.1667), Mary (a 1661)
  H. Gertrude Calmady (b c1622, dsp 18.10.1699)
  m. John Arscott of Tetcott
  I. Elizabeth Calmady (d 26.04.1695)
  m. Sir William Martyn of Oxton
J.+ other issue - Vincent (bpt 02.05.1624), Sara (bur 06.08.1624), Frances (bpt 01.02.1627-8)
2. Edward Calmady of Plymouth & Raneleigh (bur 01.02.1654-5)
  m1. (c08.1629) Elizabeth Baron (d 03.02.1645, dau of George Baron of Plymouth)
  A.+ issue - Edward (bur 24.11.1634), Elizabeth (bpt 02.01.1632-3, bur 18.05.1641), Mary (bpt 28.05.1634, bur 09.07.1651)
  m2. (20.08.1651) Sarah Reed of Trewin (a 1705)
  D. Elizabeth Calmady (bpt 03.05.1654, d unm before 1676)
  E. Sarah Calmady
  m1. (27.09.1676) John Gubbes of Exeter
  m2. Philip Champernowne of Modbury
3. Vincent Calmady of Wembury
  m1. _ Mogridge (dau of Thomas Mogridge)
  A. Vincent Calmady (bur 22.10.1629)
  m2. (22.12.1640) Damaris Stuckley (widow of (Richard) Mason)
4. Anne Calmady
  m. John Porter of Launcells

Main source(s): Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Calmady of Calmady', p129+) with some support from Commoners (vol 1, Calmady of Langdon)
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