Thomas Luttrell (died 1571)

[2] He was the second son and eventual heir of Sir Andrew Luttrell (1484–1538), feudal baron of Dunster, Sheriff of Somerset and Dorset in 1528, whose monument exists in East Quantoxhead Church,[3] by his wife Margaret Wyndham (d.1580), a daughter of Sir Thomas Wyndham (d.1521) of Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk.

[4] Thomas inherited the family estates on the death of his elder brother Sir John Luttrell (d.1551), a soldier who died without male progeny.

He sold the Devon and Somerset estates, excepting Dunster Castle,[5] apparently to meet debts.

Thomas Luttrell and Margaret Hadley were related spiritually as well as by blood, as Margaret was the god-daughter of Thomas's mother, making them in the eyes of the church spiritually related as brother and sister;[11] and both were descended from Elizabeth Courtenay (d.1493), daughter of Sir Philip Courtenay (1404–1463) of Powderham.

[13] The legal difficulties encountered by the marriage are related by Maxwell-Lyte as follows:[8] It was probably the last instance in England of the remarriage of two persons who had been divorced on the score of a spiritual relationship.

Arms of Luttrell: Or, a bend between six martlets sable
Monument in Dunster Church toThomas Luttrell (died 1571) of Dunster Castle and his wife, both recumbent effigies (left). To the right are shown Thomas's son George Luttrell (c.1560–1629) kneeling next to the recumbent effigy of his first wife, with his arms above centre quartering Hadley. Erected by George's son Thomas Luttrell (d.1644), whose arms impaling Popham are shown at top right
Arms of Hadley: Gules, on a chevron or three cross-crosslets sable
19th century stained glass in Dunster Church, showing arms of Thomas Luttrell (died 1571), showing arms of Luttrell with an inescutcheon of pretence of Hadley quartering Durborough of Withycombe