CONSTABLE TO BILLING OUTLINE Major revision February 2014. We have used IGI, Quaker, OPC and CFHS records, A John CONSTABLE is mentioned in documents for the period 1529-32 in connection with a tenement and land called ‘Bake’ in , (including several Quaker families) plus information from over a dozen wills provided by Cornwall Cornwall, about 10 miles east of Golant. (C 1 /607/16) http://www.ardrosshouse.com/family.htm Archives. There are still question marks and unplaced entries. There is another reference re a messuage and land in Eddyns Down; but so far I have not been able to identify this place. (C 1 /650/23) Corrections and additional information gratefully received! Is the John CONSTABLE buried at Golant on July 30th 1600 a son of this Pelynt family? And is this John CONSTABLE, buried in 1600, the father of the Henry and John who both married at Golant around 1567-8? In the 1569 Cornwall Muster Roll the only two CONSTABLE entries are in Golant: Harry and John, presumably born c. 1540s - both good archers. Notice that Henry and John both in their turn named their first child John.

Note on the HOCKEN family: And who’s is ‘Amey’ CONSTABLE buried there on April 30th 1596? (Cornwall opc) Dorothy and Ann HOCKEN were daughters of Thomas HOCKEN of St Breward. Dorothy was chr. there (The first marriage entry in the register) on Nov. 22nd 1570. (Henry) CONSTABLE = Joane GOODING / GOU(L)DINGE Nicholl CONSTABLE John CONSTABLE John buried: possibly Sep. 26th 1621 ‘John CONSTABLE Senior’ Sister Ann married Reginald BILLING (bur. March 24th = Thomas CONGDON (possibly christened 1548 at - IGI) = Christine ------Christian buried: Aug. 10th 1605 ‘wife of John’ Cornwall (opc) at St Tudy on Oct. 16th 1592. September 1568 Jane, wife of Henrie, buried Nov. 9th 1570. In his will of 1643 Reginald BILLING 1587/58) Nov. 6th 1576 Golant, St Sampson A second marriage not located; but another left 40 shillings to his sister-in-law Jane ‘wife of Henrie’ buried April 1st 1588 Golant, St Sampson (Phillimore) Dorithy CONSTABLE. a week after Henry Loveday HAMBLY the Quaker was Reginald BILLING’s neice. UNPLACED: chr. July 18th 1569 birth not located chr. Jan. 25th 1574 (/75) birth not located birth not located chr. Aug. 15th 1568 chr. Nov. 28th 1570 John buried: possibly Oct. 3rd 1644 John Curtis CONSTABLE Thomas Thomasine Jo. (seph?) Curtis’s will (Jan. 1615/16) John bur. Jan 23rd 1620/21 John Thomas (buried ? *) John CONSTABLE and John’s will (Jan. 1620/21) Phillipe the executor of his will buried Jan. 30th 1599/1600 Dorothy buried: April 9th 1648 = Dorathy HOCKEN (left ‘a black horse’ in (left 10s in brother Curtis’s will) bur. Feb. 23rd 1585 both give their abode as Lantyan, = Phillipe ----- = Margerie ------(possibly LAKES) * There are three Thomas CONSTABLEs - base son of Phillip (female name) of St Breward Curtis bur. May 19th 1616 brother Curtis’s will) ‘son of Henrie’ an historic site even in the 1600s. A Phillip CONSTABLE married (Note: Phillimore has March 10th 1591 /92 listed in these two generations; but only December 10th 1587 Margery bur. March 1st 1643 Henry LAURANCE at one possible burial is listed at (There were two Margerie Golant, St Sampson Phillip CONSTABLE the bride’s name as HOSKIN) on January 31st 1621/22 (opc) Golant, St Sampson LAKES, b. 1570 and 1573) St Sampson: Jan. 11th 1645/46. buried Dec. 4th 1613 (all christenings at Golant, St Sampson) The 1641 Protestation Oath lists just one: (Note: only Martha’s father Thomas CONSTABLE junior. UNPLACED is given so she may possibly be chr. Feb. 24th 1588/89 chr. Ap. 25th 1593 chr. Feb. 11th 1595/96 Thamosin chr. Oct. 28th 1598 ) (?bur. Oct. 4th 1644 Golant) chr. Nov. 19th 1593 John and Phillipe’s child - chr. June 29th 1597 Edmond CONSTABLE though not mentioned in his will) Martha Joane Grace Thomas CONSTABLE (buried Sept. 30th 1644)) Matthew b. 1601, bur. Feb. 18th 1603/4 John Thomas CONSTABLE UNPLACED: = Margaret ADAM = Robert MAY of Blysland Nicholas chr. May 13th 1604 = Johan BURT possibly = Richard GATH bur. Jan. 6th1615/16 = Jane ----- October 26th 1618 January 9th 1609/10 1. = Marie NORTHERNE (bur. Jan.10th 1630/31) Hen(e)ry chr. July 6th 1606 (? bur. June 29th 1679 Golant) April 28th 1634 January 22nd 1640/41 (Gratia) March 8th 1621/2 June 20th 1616 Golant, St Sampson Golant, St Sampson Golant, St Sampson 2 = Elinor ----- (no marriage, no burial located) (IGI) (just across the river Robert MAYE was on of the overseers and (Still alive in 1652) from Lantyan) (Phillimore’s has Johan; but of (Henry bur. Feb. 7th 1706/07 witnesses to Curtis CONSTABLE’s will in 1615/16. Golant, St Sampson resident Lostwithiel - Quaker) (IGI) course it could be another Joane) Lanlivery (See John CONSTABLE chr. Dec. 1st 1625 Lostwithiel chr. Dec. 20th 1624 chr. Nov. 1634 chr. Jan. 8th 1636/7 chr. Aug. 11th 1639 chr. June 25th 1643 chr. Nov. 24th 1620 no birth located Mary 1631 Golant Golant of Lantian’s will, 1620/21) George HAWKYN (William’s will dated 1694 refers William CONSTABLE Thamozin Edmond (bur. Oct. 21st 1680) Thomas Henry John Honour possibly Elenor referring to his grandchildren) or Samuel HAWKYN to him as a Yeoman of St Keyne) = Mary POUND (not traced after 1644) = Jo(h)an HONY (Joan remarried 1687 to (d. bachelor: inven- = Martha SAMUELL (bur. 1692 SoF) (An Honor CONSTABLE was = Christopher LEANE John MICHELL. d. 1694) (Mary buried 1688 (SoF) October 8th 1646 Nov. 24th 1664 tory Oct. 1660) May 23rd 1666 - reported as Dissenters in buried April 23rd 1668, Golant) Feb. 11th 1650 There was another son William: no birth noted; but a the 1683 BTs for Lostwithiel. Quaker burial in 1670, his parents recorded as William and Mary. Golant, St Sampson St Winnow ? (4th child) Who in 1706 is Henry’s daugther-in-law Mary ELLIOTT? Lanlivery St Sampson St Sampson Lanlivery (birth still to locate) Golant, St Sampson Golant Golant Golant Tywardreath chr. Nov. 21st chr. Feb.19th chr. June 28th chr. Sep. 7th chr. Feb. 12th chr. January 12th b. 3rd day of 12th birthday of Stoke Climsland chr. Feb. 2nd 1653/4 chr. Aug. 23rd 1647 chr. Nov. 21st 1649 chr. Feb. 18th 1651/2 chr. Feb. 13th 1655 (these 3 no births traced, but mentioned in father’s will) 1665 1667 1669 1672 1666/67 1669 month of 1670 SoF not known UNPLACED: Robert HAWKIN = Margery CONSTABLE Ann Thomasyne Jane Blanche Thomas Eleanor / Ellinor Mary Mary Elizabeth Thomas John Ellenor Thomas (d.by 1706) Ann Elizabeth Mary CUNSTABLE in 1694 = Arthur = Jonathan PETARS of Swansea = William ALLIN (1683 in Bridewell 5th day 8th mth 1673 bur. 1714 St Breward = John JEWELL buried 1687 at = John BANT of Quethiock = Walter BRIDGMAN = Perthesia BROWN(E) = John ALLEN = Nicholas = Sarah TINGCOMB nothing more (Not mentioned in 1706. = Mary ---- = Ralph HARVEY 1705 wrote about the 3rd month 1673 6th month 1673 June 26th 1686 2nd month 1686 (SF) 10th mth 1692 (SF) Mary DYER TREVORIAN HARRIS known But a son-in-law is: December 3rd 1700 17th day of 6th month 1703 December 22nd 1687 Liskeard William SAMUEL?) Quakers’ early struggles St Keyne (SF) (?= George) Feb. 16th 1685/86 Oct. 8th 1689 Nov. 19th 1713 ? bur. Jan. 27th 1720 Tywardreath Tywardreath (SoF registers) (SoF registers) (SoF registers) Middleton Pennsylvania St Keyne Renies Quethiock Tregongeeves, 1712 bur. Halbathick) Middleton Friends meetings (John ALLEN: Lanlivery Tywardreath Lanlivery Lostwithiel (both of St Austell) (Ann buried 1721 ironmonger of Liskeard) (birth still to locate) were first established in 1683 Mrs Sarah C. wife bur. Sep. 21 (24) 1717 Halbathick) Mr Thomas C. bur. April 25th 1719 St Sampson of Sampford Courtney b. 26-1-1675 (SoF) b. 10-3-1680 (SoF) (note: RG6 1578 has Perthesia (Thomas sailed to Pennsylvania in 1682 (Thomas - his will proved 1736 (SoF has 1737) chr. Dec. 24th 1694 Lostwithiel to Thomas and Mary b. 6-9-1677 (SoF) as Priscilla, throughout) with Blanche; but clearly did not stay!) Parthesia bur. June 28th 1725 Kea Quaker) (SoF has 1724) - Samuel BILLING = Charity ROBERTS Gabriel RUNDELL = Mary HAWKIN Thomas William Edmund Jone Henry CONSTABLE Mary 1686 Martha 1688 Parthesia 1689 Thomas 1690 Sarah 1692 Martha 1694 Courtney 1695/6 May 9th 1700 (clothier of Liskeard) (of Liskeard) (no further information) buried Jan. 19th 1716 buried Nov. 11th 1717 = Mary — bur. 1722 SoF bur. 1690 SoF = Walter ROBINS = Joan — bur. 1692 SoF bur. 1697 SoF bur. 1718 (SoF) St Endellion 16th day 5th month 1701 bur. 1719 Halbathick married 1733 Henry bur.: Dec. 20th 1769 aged 76, parish church of Budock. Liskeard (SF) Kea (SoF) (Joan bur. 1729 Impressive monument at St Sampson to Edmund ? Thomas bur. 1736) "Short blaze of life meteor of human pride b. 7-8-1701 (SF ) Liskeard Essay'd to live but liked it not and died Lostwithiel Loswithiel Lostwithiel chr. Oct 29th 1701 St Endellion b. 8-4-1702 (SF) b. 7-8-1704 (SF) b. 3-6-1707 (SF) b. 12-4-1710 (SF) b. 22-7-1712 (SF) b. 11-?2-1716 (SF) born Oct. 22nd 1720 born Aug. 23rd 1725 Kea born Sept. 1st 1728 Kea Here lies its dross, the spritely part is gone chr. March 20th 1721 chr. March 1st 1723 chr. April 19th 1725 Richard HENWOOD John BILLING = Sarah RUNDELL Elizabeth Thomas Nehemiah William Samuel RUNDELL Thomas Joanna Mary To bless abodes where Sin and Death are none. Henry Thomas Martha (Quaker BILLING Quem dij deliqunt juvenis moritur.” No further = Christian ----- 26th day 3rd month 1731 bur. 1738 bur. 1710 bur. 1714 (no further = Mary ALLEN widow of Liskeard ? buried Jan. 13th 1737/38 at Kea = John SCANTLEBURY Junr bur. 1734 SoF perhaps = Ann DOUBT No further of Port Isaac) Halbathick Halbathick Halbathick information) 17 day 12th mth 1760 Thomas CONSTABLE jnr. (Budock of Port Isaac (Endellion) information information Liskeard Oct. 11th 1758 (connection to Halbathick, Liskeard and Falmouth Quakers) married 1746 Falmouth (IGI) be confirmed) Kea (SoF) (all at Halbathick) (all Port Isaac, SF register, p.58) Liskeard St Teath Port Isaac Mary b. 25 - 10 - 1761 buried 1762 chr. July 30th 1734 b. 11-3-1732 (SF) b. 1734 b. 1736 b. 1738 Thomas b. 25 - 12 - 1764 buried 1768 b. 26-7-1763 born July 11th 1747 b. July 23rd 1749 b. June 1st 1751 chr. Oct. 5th 1759 chr. July 24th 1763 chr. Dec. 1st 1765 Elizabeth HENWOOD = Richard BILLING Sarah Charity Mary William b. 11 - 9 - 1767 buried 1768 Samuel RUNDELL Thomas Richard John Thomas Ann Jane March 8th 1754 = William JAMES Sarah b. 4 - 2 - 1771 buried 1785 SCANTLEBURY died July 5th 1758 bur. Nov. 25th 1759 No further bur. March 18th 1766 ? = 1. Martha ----- (bur. 1792) Michaelstowe 22nd day 2nd month 1763 Mary b. 26 - 10 - 1773 buried 1789 buried at Minver Falmouth information Falmouth = 2. Sarah JAMES Port Isaac (SF) 21st day 1st month 1803 (d. of Wm & Charity) Joanna SCANTLEBURY m.s. CONSTABLE Perren Wharf died December 30th 1752 aged 27 Endellion (Charity died chr. Sep. 18th 1756 a week later) b. 14-4-1764 (last traced SoF entry for Charity BILLING (+ 5 others) Sarah JAMES = Samuel RUNDELL of Liskeard CONSTABLE in Cornwall) = John MITCHELL 21st day 1st month 1803 Sep. 26th 1782 Perren Wharf Endellion

Charity BILLING continued in her grandfather Quaker BILLING’s steps, establishing a Quaker meeting house in Port Isaac in 1806. It was of course an earlier BILLING, Loveday HAMBLY, who had been so passionate in the Quaker cause at Tregongeeves from the 1650s. Indeed, she became known as the Quaker Saint.