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Michael CHOWNE (1550 - 1612)
farmer, husbandman
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
John CHOWNE (1570 - )
Agnes CHOWNE (1572 - )
Michael CHOWNE (1572 - )
Augustine CHOWNE (1574 - )
Melleny CHOWNE (1577 - )
William CHOWNE (1580 - 1649)
Syth CHOWNE (1582 - )
Robert CHOWNE (1584 - )
Elizabeth CHOWNE (1587 - )
Michael CHOWNE (1550 - 1612)

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Tamsen Tomsen ADAMES (1548 - )





























b. abt 1550 at Devon, England
m. 21 Jul 1569 Tamsen Tomsen ADAMES (1548 - ) at Devon, England
d. 1612 at Devon, England aged 62
Near Relatives of Michael CHOWNE (1550 - 1612)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law John ADAMES 1525 Plymtree, Devon, England abt 02 Nov 1583 Plymtree, Devon, England 58
Mother in Law Joan HILL abt 1525

Self Michael CHOWNE abt 1550 Devon, England 1612 Devon, England 62

Wife Tamsen Tomsen ADAMES bef 23 Oct 1548 Devon, England

Son John CHOWNE Oct 1570 Plymtree, Devon, England
Daughter Agnes CHOWNE 1572 Plymtree, Devon, England
Son Michael CHOWNE 1572 Plymtree, Devon, England
Daughter Augustine CHOWNE 1574 Plymtree, Devon, England
Daughter Melleny CHOWNE 1577 Plymtree, Devon, England
Son William CHOWNE bef 19 Jan 1580 Plymtree, Devon, England 1649 Devon, England 69
Daughter Syth CHOWNE 1582 Plymtree, Devon, England
Son Robert CHOWNE 1584 Plymtree, Devon, England
Daughter Elizabeth CHOWNE 1587 Plymtree, Devon, England

Daughter in Law Katheryne RICHARDS abt 1580 Plymtree, Devon, England
Son in Law Thomas HAKE
Daughter in Law Joan HORNE
Son in Law Richard BROADMEDE

Granddaughter Elnor CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Grandson Henrie CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Grandson John CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Grandson Michael CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Grandson William CHOWNE Ottery St Mary, Devon, England
Grandson George CHOWNE bef 12 Nov 1628 Ottery St Mary, Devon, England abt 17 Dec 1709 Rockbeare, Devon, England 81

Events in Michael CHOWNE (1550 - 1612)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1550 Michael CHOWNE was born Devon, England
21 Jul 1569 19 Married Tamsen Tomsen ADAMES (aged 20) Devon, England
Oct 1570 20 Birth of son John CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
1572 22 Birth of daughter Agnes CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
1572 22 Birth of son Michael CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
1574 24 Birth of daughter Augustine CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
1577 27 Birth of daughter Melleny CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
bef 19 Jan 1580 30 Birth of son William CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
1582 32 Birth of daughter Syth CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
1584 34 Birth of son Robert CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
1587 37 Birth of daughter Elizabeth CHOWNE Plymtree, Devon, England
1612 62 Michael CHOWNE died Devon, England
1612 62 Will 2
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 1 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: Joan and John's marriage is shown variously as 1547/1548 at Plymtree in Devon.
THis was the period when Henry VIII died and was succeeded by his son Edward
VI and when Mary Queen of Scots who was betrothed to the Dauphin went to
France. At this time too, Nostradamus made his first predictions.
Joan and John's daughter Tomsen was born on 23 Oct 1548. By the time she
married 19-year-old Michael Chowne on 21 Jul 1569, her Christian name was
spelled Tamsen. Spellings vary on many records and the 'e' is often dropped from
Chowne.

Michael, who lived to be 62, was a farmer or husbandman as men of the land
were called. He and Tamsen had four sons and five daughters, all born at Plymtree.
The eldest son John 1570 was the overseer or executor of his father's will dated 1612.
The other children were Agnes and Michael both baptised 1572 (but not
necessarily twins); Augustine 1574; Melleny 1577; WILLIAM 19 Jan 1580 who
married Katheryne RICHARDS at Ottery 5t Mary on May Day 1609 when they
were both 29; Syth 1582 m Thomas HAKE 1606; Robert 1584 m Joan HORNE in
1609 and Elizabeth 1587 m Richard BROADMEDE in 1617.
- Reference = 1 (Will)

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