John Rolle (1522–1570)

Marriage and children

Sons

• Sir Henry Rolle of Stevenstone, eldest son and heir, who married twice:
• *Firstly to Elizabeth Watts, daughter and heiress of Roger Watts of Somerset, from which marriage were descended his heir to Stevenstone, namely his grandson Denys Rolle, son of Sir Henry Rolle who predeceased his father.
• *Secondly, without issue, to Joan Fortescue, daughter of John Fortescue of Fallapit in the parish of East Allington
• Richard Rolle.
• Valentine Rolle, of Torrington, died childless.
• Alexander Rolle, who married Frances Lippingcott, daughter of John Lippingcott of Webbery. Alverdiscott
• George Rolle who died childless.
• Joachim Rolle who died childless in 1638. He married Mary Venner, a daughter of William Venner of Hudscott, Chittlehampton. A mural monument to Joachim survives in Chittlehampton Church.
• Robert Rolle
• John Rolle, who in 1603 married Phillipa Halse, daughter of Richard Halse of Kenedon. Their eldest son Henry Rolle of Beam eventually succeeded to the vast Stevenstone estates of his cousin Denys Rolle

Daughters

• Margerie Rolle, wife of Richard Baker.
• Honor Rolle, named after Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle, who with her husband Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle was an important client of John Rolle's father, the lawyer and patriarch of the Rolle family George Rolle. In 1569 she married Thomas Pomeroy of "Bingley", son and heir of Sir Thomas Pomeroy feudal baron of Berry Pomeroy in Devon, who in 1547 had sold his ancient inheritance of Berry Pomeroy Castle and the manor of Berry Pomeroy to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset.

  Monumental brasses in St Giles in the Wood Church