SQUIBB FAMILY OF DORSET
Judith Squibb of Winterbourne Whitchurch
daughter of John Squibb of Winterbourne Whitchurch Born abt 1670
Judith Squibb married Henry Arnold.1 of Ilsington, Puddletown Dorset
(The marriage is referenced in 'The Peerage", A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe)
Judith lived at Winterborne, Whitchurch, Dorset, England
Children of Henry Arnold of Ilsington and Judith Squibb
daughter of John Squibb of Winterbourne Whitchurch Born abt 1670
Judith Squibb married Henry Arnold.1 of Ilsington, Puddletown Dorset
(The marriage is referenced in 'The Peerage", A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe)
Judith lived at Winterborne, Whitchurch, Dorset, England
Children of Henry Arnold of Ilsington and Judith Squibb
- Henry Arnold B Abt 1596, Buried 17 July 1659, married Edith Gillett
- Anne Arnold B Abt 1632, married Frances Hastings Puddletown, Dorset, EnglandG.1 She was the daughter of Henry Arnold and Judith Squibb.1 She married Frances Hastings, son of Reverend William Hastings and Ann Cracknell, on 7 September 1658 at Puddletown, Dorset, EnglandG.1 She died before 1 April 1670 at Islington, London, EnglandG.1 From 7 September 1658, her married name became Hastings.1
Family Tree of Judith Squibb the wife of Henry Arnold
The Visitation of Dorset 1623 Judith Squibb was the daughter of John Squibb and her mother Anne was the daughter of John Seymore of Hanford Dorset. Judith's father John Squibb had two wives, his second wife was a sister of the Knight, Sir Edmund Verney.
Judith's grandparents were Henry Squibb and Agnes of Stort. She was the great grand-daughter of John Squibb and Joan the daughter of Thomas Ellis of Holwell Dorset.
JOHN SQUIBB OF
WINTERBOURNE WHITCHURCH DORSET
Bristish Hisrory Online: Winterbourne Whitchurch
The parish lies in the valley of the Winterborne brook and has an area of 3,436 acres, entirely on Chalk. Until 1933 Milton Abbas parish included the W. part of Whitechurch village, and the parish church thus stood outside its own parish.
There were originally three separate settlements in the parish, each with its own open field system; they may well be represented among the Domesday entries for the eastern group of Winterbornes in Dorset.
To the N., on both sides of the brook lay Whatcombe, now Higher Whatcombe. Threequarters of a mile to the S. of Whatcombe lay La Lee, now Lower Whatcombe; both settlements have now diminished to a few houses. The S. half of the parish is Whitechurch; its houses formerly extended along the brook, but they are now grouped where the Dorchester Blandford road crosses the stream, with a small group named Lower Street outlying to the S.
The principal monument is the parish church.
The Parish Church of St. Mary stands in the W. part of the village.
Plate: includes silver two handled bowl (Plate 43) with hallmarks of 1653, used as communion cup, with scrolled monster-head handles and punched guilloche decoration, inscribed on rim 'J. Squibb, 1692.
The parish lies in the valley of the Winterborne brook and has an area of 3,436 acres, entirely on Chalk. Until 1933 Milton Abbas parish included the W. part of Whitechurch village, and the parish church thus stood outside its own parish.
There were originally three separate settlements in the parish, each with its own open field system; they may well be represented among the Domesday entries for the eastern group of Winterbornes in Dorset.
To the N., on both sides of the brook lay Whatcombe, now Higher Whatcombe. Threequarters of a mile to the S. of Whatcombe lay La Lee, now Lower Whatcombe; both settlements have now diminished to a few houses. The S. half of the parish is Whitechurch; its houses formerly extended along the brook, but they are now grouped where the Dorchester Blandford road crosses the stream, with a small group named Lower Street outlying to the S.
The principal monument is the parish church.
The Parish Church of St. Mary stands in the W. part of the village.
Plate: includes silver two handled bowl (Plate 43) with hallmarks of 1653, used as communion cup, with scrolled monster-head handles and punched guilloche decoration, inscribed on rim 'J. Squibb, 1692.
From ' A History of the College of Arms: From 'And the Lives of All the Kings, Heralds ...' By Mark Noble
Clarenceux King of Arms, - Arthur Squibb 1646 to 1650
Clarenceux, appd by Parliamentary Commissioners 13 August and vote of Parliament 20 October 1646.
Of St Margaret's, Westminster, 'Knolle', parish of Shepton Montague, Somerset, and Henley Park, parish of Ash, Surrey; b. 1578; eldest s. of William Squibb of Winterbourne Whitchurch, Dorset; clerk in the Exchequer c. 1611, Teller 1626–46; Clarenceux 1650 through influence of his son-in-law John Glynne, one of the Parliamentary Commissioners exercising heraldic functions of Constable and Marshal; the place said to be worth £400 p.a.; d. 22 May 1650; burdAsh, Surrey.
Anthony à Wood stigmatized him as 'a pityful herald', but what little evidence survives belies that and suggests he was a sound herald with good taste in armory, and active defender of his official prerogatives.
Clarenceux, appd by Parliamentary Commissioners 13 August and vote of Parliament 20 October 1646.
Of St Margaret's, Westminster, 'Knolle', parish of Shepton Montague, Somerset, and Henley Park, parish of Ash, Surrey; b. 1578; eldest s. of William Squibb of Winterbourne Whitchurch, Dorset; clerk in the Exchequer c. 1611, Teller 1626–46; Clarenceux 1650 through influence of his son-in-law John Glynne, one of the Parliamentary Commissioners exercising heraldic functions of Constable and Marshal; the place said to be worth £400 p.a.; d. 22 May 1650; burdAsh, Surrey.
Anthony à Wood stigmatized him as 'a pityful herald', but what little evidence survives belies that and suggests he was a sound herald with good taste in armory, and active defender of his official prerogatives.
'Great John Squibb- descended from the Knolle,
in the county of Somerset
'Great John Squibb- descended from the Knolle,
in the county of Somerset'*Knolle of Somerset
The baronage of England, or, An historical account of the lives and most memorable actions of our English nobility in the Saxons time to the Norman conquest, and from thence, of those who had their rise before the end of King Henry the Third's reign deduced from publick records, antient historians, and other authorities Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A36794.0001.001/1:6.254?rgn=div2;view=fulltext
The three Domesday estates of Shepton, Stoney Stoke, and Knowle, all held by Drew of Montacute, comprised together land for 12 ploughs. There were 11 teams, of which 5 were on the demesne of nearly 5 hides. There were in total 50 a. of meadow, mostly at Shepton, 19 villani, 13 bordars, 1 cottar, and 14 servi. Stock comprised 2 riding horses, 4 cows, 7 beasts, 60 swine, and 260 sheep. There was woodland on each of the estates, measuring 10 furlongs by 5 furlongs, 4 furlongs by 3, and 2 a. Stoke had been added to Shepton before 1086 but both it and Knowle remained separate manors.
In the old Chronicles of France, mention is made of forty-seven different incursions by various Scandinavian bands called Northmen. The most important of these, under the command of Rollo the Dane, resulted in the permanent occupation of a large province which was subsequently called Normandy. "It was thus the settlement of these northern pirates," says Freeman, "which finally made Gaul French in the modern sense. It was at the same time the alliance with Romanic France which brought the Northmen fully under the influence of French language, law and custom, which made them Normans, the foremost Apostles alike of French chivalry and Latin Christianity." In this province and of this people was born on the 14th of October 1024, William, Duke of Normandy, the bold leader in the Norman conquest of England "the great turning point in the history of the English nation."
In this province also flourished, one thousand years ago, the Norman family of Montagu. They were seated probably at Montagules-Bois in the district of Coutances of which place it was said "Its ancient lords were famous in the middle ages." The name and family of Montagu was probably prominent and distinguished at that time, for we find mountains, castles, fortresses and towns bearing their name.
History has at least recorded the name of one of the family who held at that time an important position of trust and honor.
I. DROGO DE MONTE-ACUTO - Drew of Montacute was born about the year 1040.
He became the trusted companion, follower, and intimate friend of Robert, Earl of Moriton (or Mortain), the favorite brother of William, Duke of Normandy, also known as William the Conqueror.
Drogo and the Earl of Moriton were of the same age and both entered heartily into the plans of William in his proposed expedition against England.
This expedition was in active preparation in the summer of 1066 and was composed of sixty thousand men and over three hundred ships. Drogo de Monte-acuto accompanied the expedition in the immediate retinue of Robert, Earl of Mortain.
They landed at Pevensey upon the coast of Sussex, late in September, 1066, and immediately burned and scuttled their ships, that their only hope might lie in their courage and resolution, their only safety in victory.
This marked the advent of the first Montague upon the shores of England, and as he marches on toward the plain near Hastings (where, upon the 14th of October, the battle of Hastings was fought and won), we note that he bears the kite-shaped shield of the Norman invador, it's color is cerulean blue, and upon it is the full length figure of a Griffin, segreant (rampant with wings spread), and painted a bright golden hue. This was the original Coat of Arms of the Montagues in England *.
* A gryphon (or griffin) was an imaginary animal devised by the ancients and consisted of the body and tail of a lion with the head and claws (or talons) of an eagle, thus denoting great strength united with great swiftness.
William having conquered England and ascended the throne his followers were rewarded with large grants of land.
Both his favorite brother the Earl of Moriton and his trusty follower Drogo de Monte-acuto received large possessions.
Drogo obtained the grant of several Manors, particularly in the county of Somerset. The original castle or seat of Drogo was at Montacute, an eminence and parish in Tintinhull Hundred, Somersetshire, four miles south from Ilchester. Its ancient name appears to have been Logoresburg and was also called Bishopston. Here the Earl of Mortain built a castle and named it after his friend Drogo de Monte-acuto. (Cappers Topog. Dict.).
Camden says of this place that "the Castle has been quite destroyed these many years and the stones carried off to build the Religious houses and other things, afterward on the very top of the hill was a Chapel made and consecrated to St. Michael, the arch and roof curiously built of hard stone and the ascent to it is around the, mountain up stone stairs for near half a mile."
A later writer has this graphic description of this spot. "Adjacent to the churchyard rises that noble mount called Montacute, the base of which contains near twenty acres. Its form is conical and its ascent very steep, the top terminating in a flat of half an acre whereon stands a round tower sixty feet in height and crowned with an open ballustrade. On this tower is a flag-staff fifty feet high, on which a flag is occasionally displayed floating fifty-six yards in the air and exhibiting a grand and picturesque appearance.
The summit of this tower, being so highly elevated above the level of the central part of the country, affords a rich and extensive prospect extending westward to the hills below Minehead and Blackdown in Devonshire and north eastward over Taunton, Quantock Hills, Bridgewater bay, the Channel, and coast of Wales.
To the north, Brent-Knoll, the whole range of Mendip, the city of Wells and Glastonbury-Torr. Eastward, Creeche. Southward over the Dorsetshire Hills to Lamberts Castle near Lyme, the whole a circle of above 300 miles in which on a clear day 80 churches are distinguished.
This hill is planted from bottom to top with oaks, elms, firs and sycamores the intermingled foliage of which (especially in the autumnal season) forms a rich and beautifully tinted scenery."
While this was the original home of the Montagues, the seat of their barony was at Shepton Montacute a villa at no great distance from Montacute. This parish contains the hamlets of upper and lower Shepton *, Knolle, and Stoney Stoke, and was held by Drogo de Monte-acuto and his direct descendants until the time of King Henry VIII. when Sir Thomas Montacute leaving no male issue, this estate was divided between three sisters.
The Montagues of Great Britan http://www.montaguemillennium.com/history/montague/britain/montgb.htm
in the county of Somerset'*Knolle of Somerset
The baronage of England, or, An historical account of the lives and most memorable actions of our English nobility in the Saxons time to the Norman conquest, and from thence, of those who had their rise before the end of King Henry the Third's reign deduced from publick records, antient historians, and other authorities Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A36794.0001.001/1:6.254?rgn=div2;view=fulltext
The three Domesday estates of Shepton, Stoney Stoke, and Knowle, all held by Drew of Montacute, comprised together land for 12 ploughs. There were 11 teams, of which 5 were on the demesne of nearly 5 hides. There were in total 50 a. of meadow, mostly at Shepton, 19 villani, 13 bordars, 1 cottar, and 14 servi. Stock comprised 2 riding horses, 4 cows, 7 beasts, 60 swine, and 260 sheep. There was woodland on each of the estates, measuring 10 furlongs by 5 furlongs, 4 furlongs by 3, and 2 a. Stoke had been added to Shepton before 1086 but both it and Knowle remained separate manors.
In the old Chronicles of France, mention is made of forty-seven different incursions by various Scandinavian bands called Northmen. The most important of these, under the command of Rollo the Dane, resulted in the permanent occupation of a large province which was subsequently called Normandy. "It was thus the settlement of these northern pirates," says Freeman, "which finally made Gaul French in the modern sense. It was at the same time the alliance with Romanic France which brought the Northmen fully under the influence of French language, law and custom, which made them Normans, the foremost Apostles alike of French chivalry and Latin Christianity." In this province and of this people was born on the 14th of October 1024, William, Duke of Normandy, the bold leader in the Norman conquest of England "the great turning point in the history of the English nation."
In this province also flourished, one thousand years ago, the Norman family of Montagu. They were seated probably at Montagules-Bois in the district of Coutances of which place it was said "Its ancient lords were famous in the middle ages." The name and family of Montagu was probably prominent and distinguished at that time, for we find mountains, castles, fortresses and towns bearing their name.
History has at least recorded the name of one of the family who held at that time an important position of trust and honor.
I. DROGO DE MONTE-ACUTO - Drew of Montacute was born about the year 1040.
He became the trusted companion, follower, and intimate friend of Robert, Earl of Moriton (or Mortain), the favorite brother of William, Duke of Normandy, also known as William the Conqueror.
Drogo and the Earl of Moriton were of the same age and both entered heartily into the plans of William in his proposed expedition against England.
This expedition was in active preparation in the summer of 1066 and was composed of sixty thousand men and over three hundred ships. Drogo de Monte-acuto accompanied the expedition in the immediate retinue of Robert, Earl of Mortain.
They landed at Pevensey upon the coast of Sussex, late in September, 1066, and immediately burned and scuttled their ships, that their only hope might lie in their courage and resolution, their only safety in victory.
This marked the advent of the first Montague upon the shores of England, and as he marches on toward the plain near Hastings (where, upon the 14th of October, the battle of Hastings was fought and won), we note that he bears the kite-shaped shield of the Norman invador, it's color is cerulean blue, and upon it is the full length figure of a Griffin, segreant (rampant with wings spread), and painted a bright golden hue. This was the original Coat of Arms of the Montagues in England *.
* A gryphon (or griffin) was an imaginary animal devised by the ancients and consisted of the body and tail of a lion with the head and claws (or talons) of an eagle, thus denoting great strength united with great swiftness.
William having conquered England and ascended the throne his followers were rewarded with large grants of land.
Both his favorite brother the Earl of Moriton and his trusty follower Drogo de Monte-acuto received large possessions.
Drogo obtained the grant of several Manors, particularly in the county of Somerset. The original castle or seat of Drogo was at Montacute, an eminence and parish in Tintinhull Hundred, Somersetshire, four miles south from Ilchester. Its ancient name appears to have been Logoresburg and was also called Bishopston. Here the Earl of Mortain built a castle and named it after his friend Drogo de Monte-acuto. (Cappers Topog. Dict.).
Camden says of this place that "the Castle has been quite destroyed these many years and the stones carried off to build the Religious houses and other things, afterward on the very top of the hill was a Chapel made and consecrated to St. Michael, the arch and roof curiously built of hard stone and the ascent to it is around the, mountain up stone stairs for near half a mile."
A later writer has this graphic description of this spot. "Adjacent to the churchyard rises that noble mount called Montacute, the base of which contains near twenty acres. Its form is conical and its ascent very steep, the top terminating in a flat of half an acre whereon stands a round tower sixty feet in height and crowned with an open ballustrade. On this tower is a flag-staff fifty feet high, on which a flag is occasionally displayed floating fifty-six yards in the air and exhibiting a grand and picturesque appearance.
The summit of this tower, being so highly elevated above the level of the central part of the country, affords a rich and extensive prospect extending westward to the hills below Minehead and Blackdown in Devonshire and north eastward over Taunton, Quantock Hills, Bridgewater bay, the Channel, and coast of Wales.
To the north, Brent-Knoll, the whole range of Mendip, the city of Wells and Glastonbury-Torr. Eastward, Creeche. Southward over the Dorsetshire Hills to Lamberts Castle near Lyme, the whole a circle of above 300 miles in which on a clear day 80 churches are distinguished.
This hill is planted from bottom to top with oaks, elms, firs and sycamores the intermingled foliage of which (especially in the autumnal season) forms a rich and beautifully tinted scenery."
While this was the original home of the Montagues, the seat of their barony was at Shepton Montacute a villa at no great distance from Montacute. This parish contains the hamlets of upper and lower Shepton *, Knolle, and Stoney Stoke, and was held by Drogo de Monte-acuto and his direct descendants until the time of King Henry VIII. when Sir Thomas Montacute leaving no male issue, this estate was divided between three sisters.
The Montagues of Great Britan http://www.montaguemillennium.com/history/montague/britain/montgb.htm
Squibb, John: Dorset
Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II, and other Inquisitions, Henry VII to Charles I. Description available at other catalogue level. Squibb, John: Dorset.
Held by:The National Archives, Kew - Chancery, the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Date:17 November 1579 - 16 November 1580
Reference:C 142/188/31
Subjects:Landed estates
Chancery: Inquisitions Post Mortem, Series II, and other Inquisitions, Henry VII to Charles I. Description available at other catalogue level. Squibb, John: Dorset.
Held by:The National Archives, Kew - Chancery, the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Date:17 November 1579 - 16 November 1580
Reference:C 142/188/31
Subjects:Landed estates
Short title: Semar v Squibbe. Plaintiffs: Anthony Semar. Defendants: John Squibbe. Subject: property in Winterbourne...Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Pleadings, Series II, Elizabeth I to Interregnum. Short title: Semar v Squibbe. Plaintiffs: Anthony Semar.
Defendants: John Squibbe.
Subject: property in Winterbourne Whitechurch, Dorset. Document type: [pleadings].
Location: Winterbourne Whitechurch, Dorset
Held by:The National Archives, Kew - Chancery, the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Date:1558 - 1579
Reference:C 3/157/71
Subjects:Litigation
Defendants: John Squibbe.
Subject: property in Winterbourne Whitechurch, Dorset. Document type: [pleadings].
Location: Winterbourne Whitechurch, Dorset
Held by:The National Archives, Kew - Chancery, the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions
Date:1558 - 1579
Reference:C 3/157/71
Subjects:Litigation
Short title: Squibb v Squibb. Plaintiffs: Henry Squibbe. Defendants: John Squibbe and...
Reference:C 8/89/196
Description:Short title: Squibb v Squibb.
Plaintiffs: Henry Squibbe.
Defendants: John Squibbe and Robert Speare.
Subject: property in Winterbourne Whitechurch, Dorset.
Document type: bill only
Date:1631
Held by:The National Archives, Kew
Reference:C 8/89/196
Description:Short title: Squibb v Squibb.
Plaintiffs: Henry Squibbe.
Defendants: John Squibbe and Robert Speare.
Subject: property in Winterbourne Whitechurch, Dorset.
Document type: bill only
Date:1631
Held by:The National Archives, Kew
Short title: Squibbe v George. Plaintiffs: Arthur Squibbe and John Squibbe. Defendants:...
Reference:C 8/111/176
Description:Short title: Squibbe v George.
Plaintiffs: Arthur Squibbe and John Squibbe.
Defendants: Francis George.
Subject: property in Blandford, Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton, Dorset.
Document type: bill and answer
Date:1647
Held by:The National Archives, Kew
Reference:C 8/111/176
Description:Short title: Squibbe v George.
Plaintiffs: Arthur Squibbe and John Squibbe.
Defendants: Francis George.
Subject: property in Blandford, Shaftesbury and Sturminster Newton, Dorset.
Document type: bill and answer
Date:1647
Held by:The National Archives, Kew
Copy of the will of Henry Arnold of Bagber, Milton Abbas, Dorset, with inventory 1644...This record is held by Wiltshire and Swindon History CentreReference:873/100
Description:Copy of the will of Henry Arnold of Bagber, Milton Abbas, Dorset, with inventory 1644 with case papers Swayne v. Arnold 1657.
Copy will of Richard Arnold, Cole Mill, Dorset 1653.
Probate of the will and inventory of Henry Arnold, Ilsington, Puddletown, Dorset 1713 with release of legacy 1719.
Probate of the will and inventory of Melchesidrick Gillett (sometime alias Skinner) Winterbourne Came 1680 with associated documents including receipts and discharge for payments for military purposes 1650, 1651, declamation of loyalty to Charles II made before the mayor of Dorchester 1660, receipts of marriage portions on the marriage of Henry Arnold and Edith his daughter, 1651, with abstract of settlement.
Copy will of Olive Odell, St. Clement Deane, Middx., mother of Ann Arnold, 1682.
Probate of the will of Henry Squibb, Islington, Puddletown, Dorset, a cousin of Henry Arnold, 1688.
Pre-nuptial agreement between Henry Arnold and John Gore for the marriage of their children Henry and Elizabeth respectively, 1684.
Date:1650-1686
Description:Copy of the will of Henry Arnold of Bagber, Milton Abbas, Dorset, with inventory 1644 with case papers Swayne v. Arnold 1657.
Copy will of Richard Arnold, Cole Mill, Dorset 1653.
Probate of the will and inventory of Henry Arnold, Ilsington, Puddletown, Dorset 1713 with release of legacy 1719.
Probate of the will and inventory of Melchesidrick Gillett (sometime alias Skinner) Winterbourne Came 1680 with associated documents including receipts and discharge for payments for military purposes 1650, 1651, declamation of loyalty to Charles II made before the mayor of Dorchester 1660, receipts of marriage portions on the marriage of Henry Arnold and Edith his daughter, 1651, with abstract of settlement.
Copy will of Olive Odell, St. Clement Deane, Middx., mother of Ann Arnold, 1682.
Probate of the will of Henry Squibb, Islington, Puddletown, Dorset, a cousin of Henry Arnold, 1688.
Pre-nuptial agreement between Henry Arnold and John Gore for the marriage of their children Henry and Elizabeth respectively, 1684.
Date:1650-1686
My direct ancestors were the Arnold Family Abbotsbury, co, Dorset.
Family history research of the Arnold, Horsey, Squibb, Gillet, and other associated families of the Arnold's of Dorset
by Sheridon Rayment 2019
Family history research of the Arnold, Horsey, Squibb, Gillet, and other associated families of the Arnold's of Dorset
by Sheridon Rayment 2019
SEYMOUR Family
Family History Research Sheridon Rayment 2019