page_title: Hudscott
section_title: William I Venner
hierarchical_section_title: Hudscott / Descent / Venner / William I Venner
caption_attribution_description: Mural monument to Joachim Rolle (d.1638), Chittlehampton Church, Devon. Inscription: "Here lyeth the body of Joachim Rolle sonne unto John Rolle of Stevenstone, Esquier, deceased, who married Mary the daughter of William Venner of this parish, gent, deceased, and who departed this life the 30th day of January in the faith of Christ Anno D(omi)ni 1638. As thou art so was I; And as I am so shalt thou be". The Venner family was seated at Hudscott, Chittlehampton. Above are shown the arms and crest of Rolle.
context_page_description: Hudscott is a historic estate within the parish and former manor of Chittlehampton, Devon. From 1700 it became a seat of a junior branch of the influential Rolle family of Heanton Satchville, Petrockstowe and in 1779 became a secondary seat of the senior Rolle family of Stevenstone, then the largest landowner in Devon. Hudscott House, classified in 1967 a Grade II* listed building, is situated one mile south-east of the village of Chittlehampton. It was largely rebuilt in the 17th century by the Lovering family and in the late 17th century became a refuge for ejected Presbyterial ministers. In 1737 its then occupant Samuel II Rolle purchased the manor of Chittlehampton and thus Hudscott House became in effect the manor house of Chittlehampton.
context_section_description: William I Venner "of Chittlehampton" (son), who in 1578 at Chittlehampton married Elizabeth Copleston, daughter of Humphry Copleston of Instow, a great-grandson of Philip Copleston of Copleston in the parish of Colebrooke, Devon, Sheriff of Devon in 1472. The Copleston family is according to a traditional rhyme one of the most ancient  Devonshire gentry families:
  "Crocker, Cruwys and Copplestone,
  When The Conqueror came were all at home".
  William's daughter Mary Venner (died 1651) married Joachim Rolle (died 1639), the 5th or 6th son of John Rolle (1522–1570) of Stevenstone, Devon, by his wife Margaret Ford, daughter of John Ford of Ashburton. Joachim and his wife appear to have lived at Hudscott as their mural monument survives on the north wall of the aisle of St Hieritha's parish church and both were buried at Chittlehampton. Joachim Rolle's mural monument, on top of which are displayed the Rolle arms and crest, is inscribed thus:
  "Here lyeth the body of Joachim Rolle sonne unto John Rolle of Stevenstone Esquier deceased who married Mary the daughter of William Venner of this parish Gent deceased and who departed this life the 30th day of January in the faith of Christ Anno Dni 1638. As thou art so was I, and as I am so shalt thou bee"
  A depiction of Joachim kneeling with his seven brothers survives on a monumental brass panel to the right of the brass of his mother Margaret Ford, on the floor of the south aisle, St Giles' Church, St Giles in the Wood, Devon, the parish church of Stevenstone. Joachim's first cousin Abell Rolle (son of Robert Rolle, 5th son of the patriarch George Rolle) also had a connection with Chittlehampton as he married Gertrude Acland,  daughter of Anthony II Acland (1568-1614) of Hawkridge, Chittlehampton.
caption: Mural monument to Joachim Rolle (died 1638), son-in-law to William I Venner, Chittlehampton Church, Devon
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