John Quicke

He was the eldest son and heir of the fifth John Quicke (died 1729) by his wife Rebecca Nutcombe (died 1733), a daughter and heiress[7] of Richard Nutcombe of Nutcombe in the parish of Clayhanger,[8] Devon, who also owned the adjoining manor of Ashbrittle in Somerset, inherited by marriage from the Doble family.

Elizabeth's nephew Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin (1678–1766) married Henrietta Churchill, suo jure Duchess of Marlborough (1681–1733) the daughter of the great John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.

It is said by the Quicke family[12] that they had inherited their estate in Newton St Cyres on the marriage of Richard Quicke of Sandford to the heiress Elizabeth Bidwell, daughter of John Bidwell of Newton St Cyres (parents of Andrew Quicke (died 1557) of Newton St Cyres[1]).

It was an office subsequently held by his son, grandson and great-grandson, all named John.

By his wife he had one son: John Quicke was buried on 7 June 1776 at Newton St Cyres, in which church survives his mural monument, comprising coloured marbles and an urn.

Arms of Quicke: Sable, a chevron vaire or and of the first between three griffin's heads erased of the second [ 1 ]
1797 watercolour of Newton House by Rev. John Swete , showing the house about 30 years after it was built by John Quicke
Newton House, as rebuilt in 1909 after the fire of 1906 [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Quicke's Cheeses , the business established at Newton St Cyres by the present descendant of John Quick, namely Sir John Quicke (the tenth), CBE, chairman of the Ministry of Agriculture's Regional Board 1972-5, [ 4 ] using milk from the 2,400 acre [ 5 ] estate in the parish still owned today by the Quicke family