John Woolcombe

[1] He was the eldest son of John Woolcombe (d.1690) of Pitton by his wife Thomasine Francis, a daughter of Philip Francis, Mayor of Plymouth in 1642 and 1651.

[2] His family used the same coat of arms as the ancient "Woollocombe" family of Over Woolocombe in the parish of Roborough[3] near Great Torrington in North Devon (or in the parish of Morthoe, North Devon[4]) in Devon, namely Argent, three bars gules.

Richard Hele of Hele in the parish of Cornwood[8] in Devon, Rector of Helland in Cornwall, by his wife Judith Cary, a daughter of Dr George Cary (1611-1680) lord of the manor of Clovelly, Devon, and Dean of Exeter.

Her brother was Richard Hele (1679-1709) of Fleet House, Holbeton, Devon, MP for West Looe in Cornwall.

His heir was his youngest brother Philip Woolcombe,[10] Rector of Zeal Monachorum in Devon, who married Elizabeth Blackall, a daughter of Offspring Blackall, Bishop of Exeter, by whom he was the father of John Woolcombe (d.1788) of Ashbury, Sheriff of Devon in 1751.