• General Notes

  Burke's on line - BLG - Buller of Downes
  2a JOHN, ancestor of BULLER of ErLe Hall (see that family
  , 1952 edn).
  (Research):Arms-Sa., on a cross argent quarter-pierced of t
  he field, four eagles, displayed of the first. Crest:-A Sar
  acen's head couped proper Motto:-Aquilla non capit muscas
  .   
  BULLER OF DOWNES
  CAPT. MICHAEL FRANCIS BULLER, of Downes, Crediton, Devon, l
  ate The Rifle Bde, served in WW I, ret 1922, re-employed 19
  39; b 13 Sept 1896; educ Harrow, and RMC; m 27 April, 1926
  , •Hon Dawn Weston, formerly wife of late Sir Lionel Ceci
  l William Alexander, 6th Bt of Dublin (see BURKE'S Peerage)
  , and est dau of 1st and last Baron Cable (see BURKE'S Peer
  age, 1927 edn), and has issue,
  •Iris Dawn Cable; b 7 March, 1929; m 8 Dec 1949, •Rev Sir P
  atrick Ferguson Davie, 5th Bt, MA, of Creedy Park Crediton
  , Devon (see BURKE'S Peerage), and has issue, one s.
  Lineage-RICHARD BULLER, of Tregarrick, s of Alexander Bulle
  r, of Lillesdon, Devon, by his wife Elizabeth, dau of Sir J
  ohn Horsey, Kt; m Margaret, dau and co-heir of Thomas Treth
  urffe, of Trethurffe, and cousin and co-heir of 1st Earl o
  f Devon, and d Nov 1555, leaving issue,
  FRANCIS BULLER of Shillingham, High Sheriff 1600; m Thomasi
  ne, dau of Thomas Williams, MP of Stowford, Devon, Speake
  r of the House of Commons temp. ELIZABETH I, and d 27 Dec 1
  615, leaving issue,
  1a RICHARD (Sir), of whom presently.
  2a Francis, of Tregarrick, Cornwall; m Sibill (bur 16 Dec 1
  670), dau and co-heir of Roger Nicholls, and d 1649, leavin
  g issue.
  1a Thomasine; m Francis Rawle, Ld of Tresparett, Cornwall.
  2a Margaret; m Richard Kendall, of Treworgy.
  The elder s,
  SIR RICHARD BULLER, of Shillingham, High Sheriff and MP 163
  7; m Alice, dau of Sir Rowland Hayward, and co-heir of he
  r bro, Sir John Hayward. His will, dated 30 March, 1640, wa
  s proved 1 March, 1646. He left issue,
  FRANCIS of whom presently.
  Thomasine; m Josias Calmady, of Langdon Hall, Devon, es
  t s and heir of Sir Shilston Calmady, by his wife Honoria
  , widow of Sir H. Prideaux.
  His s,
  FRANCIS BULLER, of Shillingham, and of Ospringe, Kent, MP f
  or Cornwall 1640; m Thomasine, dau of Sir Thomas Honywood
  , and had with other issue,
  1a FRANCIS, of whom presently.
  2a JOHN, of Morval.
  The elder s,
  FRANCIS BULLER, of Shillingham; b 1630; m Elizabeth, dau an
  d heir of Ezekiel Grosse, of Gowlden, by whom he acquired s
  eventeen manors, and had issue. His male line failed, wit
  h James Buller (d 1707), when his estates went to the othe
  r branch, settled at Morval.
  JOHN BULLER, of Morval and the Isle of Thanet, 2nd s of Fra
  ncis Buller, of Shillingham; m 1st, Anne, dau and sole hei
  r of John Coode, of Morval (through whom came the manor an
  d estates of Morval), and had issue,
  1a JOHN, of whom presently.
  1a Mary; m Thomas Dodson, of Tonkin, MP for Liskeard 1702.
  2a Elizabeth; m John Worth, of Talland.
  3a Anne; m George Parker.
  4a Thomasine.
  He m 2nd, Jane, dau and sole heir of Walter Langdon, of Kev
  erel. His s and heir,
  JOHN BULLER, of Morval, MP for East Looe during the Protect
  orate; m Mary, 3rd dau and co-heir of Hon Sir Henry Pollexf
  en, Ld Ch Justice of the Common Pleas, and had issue,
  JOHN FRANCIS, of whom presently.
  Mary Ann; m Christopher Harris, MP, of Hayne, Devon, whos
  e bro, John, was Master of the Household to GEORGE II and G
  EORGE III.
  His s,
  JOHN FRANCIS BULLER, of Morval, MP for Saltash 1718-22; bap
  t 11 April, 1695; m 22 July, 1716, Rebecca (bur 6 Aug 1743)
  , dau and co-heir of Rt Rev Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Bt
  , Bp Winchester 1707-21 (see BURKE'S Peerage, SALUSBURY-TRE
  LAWNY, Bt), and was bur 3 July, 1751, having had issue,
  1a JAMES, of whom presently.
  2a John, of East Looe, and Bake, Cornwall, MP for East Loo
  e 1747-86 and a Ld of the Admiralty; b 24 Jan 1721; m 1st
  , 3 March, 1760, Mary (d 14 Aug 1767), dau of Sir John St A
  ubyn, 1st Bt, MP, and had issue, two sons. He m 2nd, 4 No
  v 1768, Elizabeth Caroline (d 17 Jan 1798), dau o

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