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mercy amen 



Although the Horsey family has been connected with Dorset 

 from an early period, their ancestral dwelling-place was, no 

 doubt, in Somerset, for they were settled near Bridgwater before 

 the time of Henry II., and in that reign were owners of the 

 Manor of Horsey ; they also held the Manor of Leigh Powlett, in 

 Devon, and were connected with Exeter. One of the family, of 

 Exon, bore the well-known Az. three horses' heads argent, 

 reins and bridles or, (B.M. Cottonian MS. Faustina E, iii., 

 Part i). 



Ralph Horsey, of Horsey, one of the collectors of subsidies 

 for Somerset, had a son, John, who by his marriage with Elena, 

 daughter and heiress of Philip Maubank, of Clifton (died 

 9 Henry VI.), became connected with Dorset and made Clifton 

 Maubank "their principal seat" (Coker). Thomas Horsey, his 

 grandson, married Elena, daughter of John Fitzjames, of 

 Redlinch, County Somerset (died 8 Edward IV.), John, his son 

 and heir, age 6. 



Sir John Horsey (died 1531), married Elizabeth, daughter of 

 Richard Turges, of Melcombe, and was esquire of the body to 

 Henry VIII. Their son, Sir John Horsey, who married Joan, 

 daughter of .... Maudlin, added greatly to the family 

 estates. In 1539 the Priory of Longleat was sold by the Crown 

 to him, and in 1540 he resold it to Sir J. Thynne (the first of the 

 family who came into Wilts to reside). The property then sold 

 consisted of about 100 acres, with an old dwelling-house, priory, 

 orchard, and garden, and was valued at $3. He died in 1546, 

 and was buried at Sherborne in the north aisle. His daughter, 

 Eleanor, married Sir Thomas Trenchard, of Wolfeton, and his 

 grand-daughter, Grace Trenchard, married Sir John Strangwayes. 



