Facts up to 1700

Timeline (in progress - sources to be recorded)

NOTE - all baptisms, burials and marriages at Crediton Parish Church unless stated

Up to 1382 ATWILL Thomas (clergy) at Calwodeleigh or Calverleigh

1389 William atte Wille wife Joan property in Criditon (Feet of Fines)

1416-7 ATTEWILLE Joan wife of Richard mentioned in conjunction with lands in Tavistock, Brixton, and Bondleigh (Bonelegh)

1427 William atte Wille property in Criditon (Feet of Fines)

1400's? daughter of John TOWILL (TEWILL alias ATWILL) of Crediton married William CLOTWORTHY

1476-1496 ATWILL John was recorded as Mayor of Exeter 5 times

1478 ATWYLL William 'capellanus' rector of Bondleigh, Devon, will proved at Oxford 24 Aug 1465

10 Jan 1513 Will of Thomas MUNGEY of Topsham, Devon

1513 to Nicholas AT WILL

1513 Witness William ATWILL

c1526 ATWELL Hugh born - from Calverleigh or Kenton or both?

C1511 ATWILL Laurence born of Exeter 

1547 ATWILL John Governor of Crediton Church

1549-1553 Western Rebellion

1547-1553 PLAINTIFF: Roger Aylyston (Elston) DEFENDANT: John to Will, alias Atwill, Richard Cowle, Gilbert Gale, Robert Bodlegh, and William Laye PLACE OR SUBJECT: Riot and forcible entry within the hundred of Crediton COUNTY: Devon [STAC 3/8/33 National Archives]

c1552 ATWILL Gilbert of Sandford married Jane Dowrish (place nk)

1555 John ATWILL yeoman of the parishe of Crediton (particulars for grants, by John Bodlegh)

17 Jan 1560/61 John ATWELL mentioned in covenants of BODLEY family of Crediton ref

Z1/48/1/8

1562 George ATWELL & Katherine ATWELL mentioned in will of a man of Carhampton that Hugh ATWILL witnessed

14 Apr 1562 Will of John BODLEIGH esquire of Crediton

1562 cousin Gilbert ATWILL

1562 brother in law John ATWELL my executor

1562 sister Johanne ATTWELL

c1578 ATWILL Elizabeth daughter of John ATWILL the elder married John Buryngton of Sandford (Devon Visitation)

1569 John ATWELL (G6) & Gilbert ATWELL (archer) (Devon Muster Roll)

1576 Thomas ATWILL admitted, this gent. was related to the ATWILLs of Roxford in Crediton Parish (Vicar of Bishop's Tawton)

1577 ATWILL John of Roxford, Crediton Will written

    1577 wife Joan

    1577 son Gilbert, wife Jane, Gilbert's children Richard, William, Elias, Besse, Grace, Gilbert's daughters (or another Gilbert?) Anne & Mary

    1577 son Nicholas not married

    1577 Son William not married

    1577 son John

    1577 Thomas ATWILL vicar of Tawton Bishop

    1577 John son of John ATWELL of Morchard Bishop

    1577 Robert, Thomasin & Mary children of John Burrington

1578 ATWILL John of Roxford, Crediton proved

14 Feb 1578 ATWILL Willyam married Christian Edward

c1577-1580 Nicholas ATWILL and Margaret his wife (Kyngewill) married (place nk)

1580 Gilbert and his brother Nicholas mentioned in the making of widow Ellen SEARLE's will - on PCC as Elene Searell, no mention of Atwill in the will

28 Nov 1580 ATWILL Nicholas and his wife Margaret ref Z1/10/100 - DHC.

1581 ' Devon Taxes, 1581-1660', by T.L. Stoate:- 1581 subsidy (G for goods)

 Crediton Parish: Nicholas Atwill G 4

 Sandforde St Swythen: Gilbert Atwill G 7

1588 ATWILL Lawrence died age 77

1591 ATWILL Nicholas of Crediton Will

    1591 wife of Nicholas ATWILL

    1591 Daughter Anne HOW

    1591 brother William

    1591 brother John

1593 ATWILL  Margarett, widow mother of Giles Kingwill(his widow in 1614 was Johana) (his brother Mathew Kingwill) holds for all her life tenure of closes called Morel Hayes conatining 10 acres in Crediton Z1/10/138

9 May 1591 ATWILL Nycholas buried

12 June 1591 ATWYLL Margerye widow buried

6 Oct 1600 ATTWILLS Jone married to Emmanuel LEY at Stockleigh Pomeroy

1614 ATWILL crest given to John ATWILL of Mamhead in Devon (this crest is in the Crediton Cathedral window representing John ATWILL one of the first governors in 1547…..)

24 Feb 1614 BURRINGTON Elizabeth buried (sic daughter of John ATWILL the elder, widow of John BURRINGTON)

1616 Lawrence ATWILL of exeter died 1588?, brother of Hugh of Cornwall mentioned in his will

1616 Thomas ATWILL, cousin of Hugh of Cornwall mentioned in his will

4 May 1617 ATWILL Hugh buried at St Ewes, Cornwall age 91
21 April 1621  ATWILL Richard married to Elizabeth COALE at Stockleigh Pomeroy

1629 John ATWELL, governor of Crediton Church

17 Mar 1631 ATWILL Richard buried at Sandford Parish Church

1632 ATWELL William, governor of Crediton Church - a typo?

1632 ATWILL Richard of Sandford will inventory

20 Sep 1637 ATWILL Margerie married to William MABELEIGH

C1670-1680 birth of William ATWELL

13 Mar 1663 ATWELL Mrs widow buried at Sandford Parish Church

3 Feb 1697 ATWILL William married to Grace REEVE (my direct ancestors)

11 Dec 1698 ATWILL Richard son of William & Grace baptised (my direct ancestor)