Hay, in this parish, is the residence of Thomas Dodson, Esq. a
commissioner for the peace and taxes, and burgess in this parliament
(1702) for Liskeard. He married a daughter of John Buller, of Morvell,
Esq.; his father a daughter of Lidley. Originally from the Dodsons of
London. Their arms, Argent, a bend engrailed Azure, between two birds
Sable; quartering, Argent, an etoile Gules.
The parish is so called from St. Ivo, or Ives, a Persian bishop, as
says Mr. Camden; who, they write, about the year 600, travelled over
England with a great reputation of sanctity, all the way carefully
preaching the Gospel, and left his name to this place, where he left
his body too, meaning St. Ive’s, in Huntingdonshire. Perhaps in his
peregrination, though _vix credo_, he might take this place in his
way.
Trebigh manor had formerly lords of its own name, from whom is
descended the Hon. George Treby, of Plymston, in Devonshire, Master of
his Majesty’s Household, and some time Secretary at War, only son of
the late Lord Chief Justice Treby. He bears, Sable, a lion rampant
Argent, armed and langued Gules, three Plates in chief.
The manor of Bickton was one of the 288 manors in this county given by
the Conqueror to Robert Earl of Morton with the Earldom of Cornwall.
Under him, I suppose, it was held by a family of the same name,
Bickton, who gave for their arms, Gules, a fess Or between four
fleurs-de-lis Argent in chief, and three annulets in base of the
Second.