Otto Polkinghorne, last male Gwinear Polkinhorne.^[1]

- 1665

• Name	Otto Polkinghorne  [1]
  Suffix	last male Gwinear Polkinhorne.
  Gender	Male
  Death	1665   [1]
  	1665 The death of Otto Polkinhorne the last male Gwinear Polkinhorne
  Name	1665   [1]
  	1665 The death of Otto Polkinhorne the last male Gwinear Polkinhorne; Heiress Mary married Thomas Glynn of Helston. Their son Otto Glynn married Elizabeth Pandarves of Taskus. [Pendarves]
  Death	1665  [1]
  Person ID	I15360	AHP
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family
  Children	+ 1. Mary Polkinghorne/GLYNN,   b. Abt Apr 1644   d. Abt Nov 1712 (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]
  Family ID	F4392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S234] Gwinear Parish Church. 1665 The death of Otto Polkinhorne the last male Gwinear Polkinhorne. Polkinghorne Polkinghorne Farm is of great historic interest. The Polkinghorne family (later the name seems to have been changed to Polkinhorne) were established here from the year 1290, and took and active part in Cornish and national life through the centuries. They were saved from dying out by recognising female succession and using the device of permitting the bridegroom to assume the family name. The present house is chiefly of 18th century construction, but stands upon the remains of an ancient Tudor building. The charming porch is probably of 17th century date, but the onlty relics of the Tudor mansion are some blocks of cut stone built into the barn near the house. The house is now occupied by the Laity family, proud of their dairy herd. Laity is said to be a Breton name and methinks it is appropriately linked to lait, the French word for milk. His Heiress Mary married Thomas Glynn of Helston. Their son Otto Glynn married Elizabeth Pandarves of Taskus. https://www.gwinearparishchurch.org.uk/gwinear-through-16-centuries-/the-17th-century/