Josias Calmady
Josias II Calmady of Langdon, in the parish of Wembury, Devon, was Member of Parliament for Okehampton in the Convention Parliament of 1660.
Origins
Josias II Calmady was the third son and eventual heir of Sir Shilston I Calmady by his wife Honora Fortescue, daughter of Edmund Fortescue of Fallapit, East Allington, Devon, and widow of Sir Humphrey Prideaux of Soldon, Holsworthy. Sir Shilston I Calmady of Langdon was knighted in 1618 at Theobalds Grove and was killed during the Civil War at the siege of Ford Abbey, Devon, on 13 February 1645, and was buried in nearby Membury, Devon parish church, where survives his monument.Career
In 1660, Calmady was elected Member of Parliament for Okehampton in the Convention Parliament.Marriages and children
Calmady married twice:- Firstly to Thomasine Buller, daughter of Sir Richard Buller, by whom he had two daughters, Thomasine and Honor.
- Secondly he married Elizabeth Coffin, daughter of John Coffin of Portledge, Alwington, Devon, by whom he had two sons, who both died as children, and a daughter:
- *Josias Calmady
- *Shilston Calmady
- *Elizabeth Calmady, who died aged 21 having married John Narborough, later in 1688 created Sir John Narborough, 1st Baronet, of the Royal Navy, son of Rear-Admiral Sir John Narborough. Her widower Sir John drowned in action with his brother James Narborough and their step-father Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell aboard HMS Association during the Scilly naval [disaster of 1707]. Her monument, described by Pevsner as "uniquely ambitious for Devon in its intention" survives in Wembury Church.
Death & legacies