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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
WEDDINGS. 
1583. May 12. John Geare and Margaret Trelawny. 
1594. Sept. 30. Mr. George Baron, Mayor, and Margaret Gayre, 
widow. 
BURIALS. 
1585. June 14. Christian, daughter of John Geare. 
1591. April 20. Grace, daughter of John Geere. 
1593. Oct. 7. Mr. John Gayer. 
1600. June 12. Mr. George Baron. 
25. Sir Christopher Harris, Sa. three crescents arg. : imp. Per. 
chev. az. and erm., in chief two bucks' heads caboshed or ; Arscott. 
Sir Christopher Harris, only son and heir of William Harris, of 
Eadford, to which estate he succeeded. He was Member of Par- 
liament for Plymouth in 1584, knighted 7th June, 1609, was a 
Justice of the Peace, and Deputy-Lieutenant for Cornwall. He 
married, first, Barbara, daughter of John Arscott, of Dunsland. 
By her (who was buried at Plymstock, 22nd March, 1597) he had 
an only son, who died before him. Sir Christopher married, 
secondly, one of the Southcotes, but had no other issue. He died 
25th January and was buried 27th same month, 1625, at Plym- 
stock, when Radford went to the descendants of his only sister, 
Jane, who married John Harris, of Lanrest, and they still possess 
the estate. 
26. Sir Winston Churchill, Sa. a lion ramp, arg., on a canton of 
the second a cross gu. : imp. Arg. a wyvern wings displ. gu. ; Drake. 
Sir Winston Churchill, son of John Churchill, of Mintern, in 
Devonshire, served in the Royal Army, and on the restoration of 
King Charles II. became Member of Parliament for Plymouth; 
was knighted, recovered his family estates at Mintern, and had an 
augmentation to his arms (a canton with the cross of St. George). 
He was one of the earliest members of the Royal Society. Sir 
Winston married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Drake, of 
Ashe, by his wife, Helena, daughter of Lord Butler, of Bramfield. 
Sir Winston had, with other issue (who died young), John, the 
great Duke of Marlborough; George, an eminent naval officer, 
died unmarried, and buried in Westminster Abbey; Charles, a 
distinguished military officer, who left no issue; and the well- 
known Arabella Churchill. 
