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Champernowne

Sir John Champernowne,
or Camperon,
of Dartington, Devon.
See tudorplace.
He mar Margaret Courtenay.
She is descendant of Edward I.
He died 30 Apr 1503.
They had issue:

1. Sir Philip Champernowne,
   of Modbury, Devon.
   See tudorplace.
   He mar Katherine Carew [descendant of Edward I].
   He died 2 Aug 1545.
   They had issue:

   
   

   1. Catherine Champernowne,
      or Catharine, born 1519.
      See tudorplace.
      She mar 1stly to Otto Gilbert and had issue:
      1. Sir Humphrey Gilbert,
         adventurer and explorer.
         See wikipedia and tudorplace.

      Catherine mar 2ndly to Sir Walter Ralegh and had issue:

      1. Sir Walter Raleigh,
         or Ralegh, born 1552.
         See wikipedia and tudorplace.
         He fought for the crown against the Second Desmond Rebellion in Ireland, 1579 to 1583.
         He mar 1591 to Bessy Throckmorton [born 1565] and had issue.
         He posed the mathematical problem now known as Kepler's conjecture.
         In his History of the World he was a pioneer in dating the world according to evidence rather than mythology.
         He wrote in favour of free trade, low customs duties, low protectionism. He was an early advocate of globalisation - that self-sufficiency might make a country less, not more, prosperous.
         He was executed in 1618, age 66 yrs.
         Bessy died 1647, age 82 yrs.

   
   

2. Joan Champernowne.
   See wikipedia and genealogics and tudorplace.
   She mar 1525 to Sir Anthony Denny [born 1501] and had issue.

   
   

Joan Champernowne and Sir Anthony Denny mentioned on the tomb of their son Sir Edward Denny in Waltham Abbey, Essex.

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• Raleigh, NC, is named after Sir Walter Raleigh.