Henry Trengove

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. Kerry Gamble (nee Botten)

• fact. Henry Tengove died 1561 and his widow died 1578, both in Illogan. Henry first appeared in adult records in 1525 when his older brother Richard Nans places in trust to Henry Trengove lands of their grandfather Henry Gylette's estate, their mother being Constance only child and heir of Henry Gylette. In 1536 Henry appears in the records as Henry Trengove, Esquire, of Nans in Illogan. This is the first year we find the place of Nans mentioned in Illogan Parish. It is my belief that Nans was built by Henry Trengove, and not an ancient family seat as given in some Cornish history books. If so, why weren't older members ever found of record as holding Nance in Illogan. Henry was a member of parliament from Helston (tin capital) in 1553 and began to amass a fortune in 1540, by buying real estate. Over a period of time, Henry purchased some fifty odd parcels of land in 15 or 20 Parishes. Besides buying land, he also loaned money to such people as William Godlphin, knight, and James Bevil, gentleman. Usually large sums of money, where as many as ten or twelve parcels or land would be mentioned as security for these loans. James Bevil failed to pay and he had to forfeit several places in St. Kerverne, said to be the entire Parish! Of all the records on Henry Trengove, we find only once that he sold land, that being an one acre garden. Doubtless his elders were well fixed but Henry Trengove was a very rich man at his death. Only one known son, John Nance, Esquire. www.sadelson.com/Genealogy/Nance/nans.html

Henry married Chesten Nanspyan, daughter of Henry Nanspyan and Joan Tregender, 1533c in Illogan, Cornwall England. (Chesten Nanspyan was born circa 1513 and died in 1578 in Illogan, Cornwall England.)