People search
(married name will be ignored if broad check is ticked;
a broad check includes a search for nicknames, married names and other alternative names)Where were they from?
Search for places, see all people in the tree with events in that place, and (where added) see places marked on a map with photos, links and other information about the location.
John VOGWELL
Abt 1753 - 1845 (~ 92 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 42 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
-
Name John VOGWELL Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1753 - I had Whitchurch here but no source.
If John was a son of William and Joan he would probably have been born in Widecombe
Gender Male Occupation 1791 Vixen Tor, Whitchurch, Devon, England 
Farmer - Paid Church rates in 1791 for Stone, Vixen Torr and Shallowparks. I don't know where Stone and Shallowparks are / were, so have placed the flag on the map on the farm by Vixen Tor.
(from Dartmoor Press info)
Land tax 1798 Whitchurch, Devon, England - The following entries refer to a John who I believe was this one:
No. of Register Names of Proprietors. Names Sums Assessed. Date of Contract.
£. s. d.
Edwd. Bray Esqe. Jno. Voghill 1 15 - ✓
Thos. Whithairs Jno. Voghill 1 13
Jno. Voghill Jno. Tickle 1 1 8
Church Office 1799 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England Churchwarden - From Churchwardens accounts - info from Dartmoor Press
Church Office From 1809 to 1810 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England Churchwarden - From Churchwardens accounts - info from Dartmoor Press
Property Dostabrook, Horrabridge, Devon, England - A property John bequeathed in his will.
Dostabrook was slightly outside the main village of Horrabridge, as shown on this old OS map
Residence 1841 Horrabridge, Whitchurch, Devon, England - At the time of the census John was living with his son John and widowed daughter Johana Simmons; also in the house was a young Ag lab (21 yer old Richard Scoble)
Will 25 Apr 1844 Written 
The will of John Vogwell (c.1753 - 1845)
(a 6 x great uncle of mine, I believe)Died 13 Jan 1845 Whitchurch, Devon, England - GRO ref: Vogwell, John q1 1845 Tavistock RD 9 358; GRO online index shows age at death as 90
Date from gravestone, which shows age as 90
Buried 19 Jan 1845 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - From PR (seen image)
John Vogwell, age 90, abode Horrabridge
John Vogwill
From the verse of the Bible chosen to form part of the inscription on John's grave one might imagine his life was cutshort - but as the rest of the inscription shows, he actually made it to about 90.
Sacred
to
The Memory of
Iohn Vogwill
who died January 13 1845
aged 90 years.
So soon passeth it away
and we are gone
Psalm 90 and 10th Verse.Probate 7 Apr 1845 Prerogative Court of Canterbury, London, England Will Siblings2 brothers Half-siblings1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of William VOGWELL and Catherine GIDLEY) Patriarch & Matriarch 
William VOGWELL, b. Est 1720, d. Nov 1789, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 69 years) (Father) 
Joan WHITE, b. Est 1727, (probably), Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, bur. 3 Jan 1792, St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 65 years) (Mother) Notes - Since John only refers to his children Johana, John and William in his will I suspect these were the only ones to survive him; the others I know of seem to have died young, if there were more surviving they had probably emigrated.
- (Research):I think I probably found John shown as son of William and Joan on the IGI. I don't know if there are any firm sources to confirm this.
There are several things that point to John being William's son:
- William and John both being buried in Whitchurch, though the family doesn't seem to be here earlier than these families;
- In John's will he mentions Thomas as his nephew (a trustee); William's son George had a son Thomas who would fit - especially as Thomas had married a Foote from Sampford Spiney, where John was farming, and the other trustee was a farmer, Richard Foote;
- John and the above George both gave similar names to their sons - though they were some of the commonest men's names at that time.
(The will of George who I believe to be John's brother is very brief and makes no mention of any siblings)
Person ID I1042 All Last Modified 14 Nov 2021
Father William VOGWELL, b. Est 1720, d. Nov 1789, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 69 years)
Other Partners: Catherine GIDLEY m. 6 May 1745Mother Joan WHITE, b. Est 1727, (probably), Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England , bur. 3 Jan 1792, St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England (Age ~ 65 years) Married 3 Jul 1748 St. Pancras’ Church, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 11 Mar 2015):
"July 3 William Fogwell & Joan White" - under heading 'Anno Domini 1748'
Family ID F804 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah NANKIVILL, bap. 27 Apr 1754, Walkhampton Church, Walkhampton, Devon, England , bur. 6 Feb 1790, Walkhampton Church, Walkhampton, Devon, England (Age ~ 35 years) Married 29 Mar 1780 Walkhampton Church, Walkhampton, Devon, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Nov 2021)
Children4 children Last Modified 14 Nov 2021 Family ID F4864 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary ATTWILL, b. Abt 1750, d. 29 May 1829 (Age ~ 79 years) Banns of marriage 13 Jun 1790 to 27 Jun 1790 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England - John Vogwill and Mary Atwill, both "of this Parish"
From PR (seen image) '
Married 16 Jul 1790 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England Children2 children Last Modified 28 Apr 2013 Family ID F4344 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- I had Whitchurch here but no source.