John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath

He was the first cousin of Anne Stanhope, daughter of the 1st Earl of Bath's sister, Elizabeth Bourchier.

On the death of King Edward VI (1547–1553), he was one of the first to declare Queen Mary his rightful heir.

[2] In 1539 he was granted by King Henry VIII the manors of Hackpen, Sheldon, Bolham and Saint Hill, having already inherited the feudal barony of Okehampton from his grandmother, Elizabeth Dynham.

John Bourchier married three times:[4] His eldest son by his second marriage John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin predeceased his father, having married (on 11 December 1548 at Hengrave[19]) his step-sister Frances Kytson, daughter of Sir Thomas Kytson of Hengrave Hall by Margaret Donnington.

[20] Their son William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (1557–1623), therefore succeeded his grandfather in the earldom, aged under 1 year old.

Canting arms of Bourchier: Argent, a cross engrailed gules between four water bougets sable
Arms of Bourchier impaling Manners, sculpted above door to south chancel aisle, built by the 2nd Earl, Tawstock Church. Representing arms of John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath (1499 – 1560/61) (with 10 quarterings) impaling Manners (with 4 quarterings), for his second wife Eleanor Manners, daughter of George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros (c. 1470 – 1513)
Arms of Donnington: Argent, three pallets azure on a chief gules three bezants [ 3 ]