| DACKOMBE FAMILY The Dackombes of Mortcombe and Horton |
From the Pedigrees it will be seen that the second son of John Dackombe of Stepleton, William's children have been quite extensively researched and, with the death of his grandson Sir John Dackombe, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1618, brings this part of the history to its conclusion; with the following extract from the Visitation of Dorset 1623:
DACCOMB OF STEPLETON - SAVOY, LONDON it is stated:
'The Dackomb's claimeth to come
from Dackomb Castle in Normandie, from whence they came to
Chelworth in Hampshire and possessed 10 or 12 Manors there".
Whilst allowing for errors by the Heralds, this particular
Pedigree was signed by JOHN DACKOMBE, son of Sir John, and there
is little reason to doubt some authenticity as to the family's
earlier origins. The follow up to this first instalment of the
history will, hopefully expand on this.
Thomas Dackombe, second son
of Thomas of Stepleton, was a priest - the Rector of Tarrant Gunville, Dorset. He was born on 17 January, 1496. Only the bare
outlines of his career as a priest can be established and very
little about him as a person. He held the priesthood of St. Peter
(St. Mary, Colebrook) in the City of Winchester from 1519 and in
1519 and in 1531 is recorded as vicar of Nutley, also in the
diocese of Winchester. By 1542 he was one of the newly appointed
petty canons of Winchester Cathedral at a salary of 50 shillings
a quarter. Twelve petty canons were appointed to the new
foundation to make provision for the serving of the many
Chantries in the Cathedral; not being a graduate he was barred
from high office in the church and presumably called from Nutley
to this post because of his musical abilities. He was
re-appointed to his old living of St. Peter, Colebrook shortly
after this and held this office for the rest of his life. In 1549
he was presented to the living of Tarrant Gunville and,
presumably, held both offices by dispensation; several
inscriptions in books and manuscripts suggest that this was his
permanent residence. The village and church of Tarrant Gunville
lie just across from Stepleton - his birthplace.
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