Peerage Record – 55567

     John Rashleigh married Alice Lanyon, daughter of William Lanyon.¹ He died on 10 August 1582.¹
     He was a part of the younger branch of the Rashleighs of Rashleigh, Devon.¹ He was a merchant at Fowey.¹ They also had six daughters.¹

     Alice Lanyon is the daughter of William Lanyon.² She married John Rashleigh.¹
     Her married name became Rashleigh. They also had six daughters.¹

     John Rashleigh was born in 1554.² He was the son of John Rashleigh and Alice Lanyon.³ He married Alice Bonython in 1575.⁴ He died on 12 May 1624.¹
     At Menabilly, Cornwall, England, he built a mansion.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Fowey circa 1589.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Fowey in 1597.¹

     Alex Churchill was Director of Public Works in Hong Kong and Ceylon.¹

     John Sandilands was baptised on 19 March 1654 at Mid Calder, West Lothian, Scotland.¹ He was the son of Walter Sandilands, 6th Lord Torphichen and Jean Lindsay.¹

     John Henry Hirsch was born in 1896 at London, England.¹ He was the son of Leopold Hirsch and Matilda Frances Seligman.¹

     Philip Rashleigh was born on 28 December 1729.¹ He was the son of Jonathan Rashleigh and Mary Clayton.² He married Jane Pole, daughter of Reverend Carolus Pole and Sarah Rashleigh.¹ He died on 26 June 1811 at age 81, without issue.¹
     He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)³ In 1774 he saved the Trewhiddle Hoard (of metal work and coins from the Saxon era)when it was discovered by tin-workers in Trewhiddle, Cornwall.³ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Fowey.¹ He lived at Menabilly, Cornwall, England.¹

     Jefferson Martin lived at San Francisco, California, U.S.A.¹

     Jane Pole was the daughter of Reverend Carolus Pole and Sarah Rashleigh.² She married Philip Rashleigh, son of Jonathan Rashleigh and Mary Clayton.¹ She died on 25 May 1795.¹
     Her married name became Rashleigh.