COLE, John I (c.1376-c.1431), of Nethway, Devon.

b. c. 1376, s. of Adam Cole of Hittesleigh, Devon, by Margaret, da. of Sir Henry Pomeroy (d.1373), of Berry Pomeroy, Devon. m. (1) by 1391, Blanche, ?1da.; C139/34/42. On chronological grounds, it seems likely that Joan was Cole’s da. by his first wife. (2) by Mar. 1416, Margaret (d.1421), da. of Sir Robert Cornu† (d.1399), of Thornbury, Devon, wid. of Robert Cruwys of Morchard, Rackenford and East Anstey and William Wilford† (d.1413) of Exeter; The Commons 1386-1421, iv. 866-7; CFR, xiv. 378; C67/37, m. 5. (3) 1422, Margery, wid. of John Jewe (d.1416) of Whitfield in Wiveliscombe, Som., and Pilsdon, Dorset. J. Hutchins, Dorset, ii. 228-9, 232; Reg. Chichele, ii. 89-91. Dist. 1430.