A slate memorial slab with effigies of four females, a mother (Alice Reskymer) and her three daughters (Anne, Johanna, and Katherine). Alice Reskymer died in 1563. The surviving daughters made advantageous marriages to husbands in the lower echelons of the gentry. William Reskymer the husband of Alice, was a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber of Henry VIII.
"Alice Reskimer formerly Densell aka Reskim
Born 1526 in Denzell, Cornwall, England
Daughter of John (Densell) Denzell and Mary Lacey
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of William Reskimer
Mother of Anne (Reskimer) Mohun, Katherine (Reskimer) Courtenay and Johanna (Reskimer) Lower
Died 24 Jan 1564 in Cornwall"
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"Anne Mohun formerly Reskimer aka Trelawney, Reskymer, Roskemmer
Born about 1543
Daughter of William Reskimer and Alice (Densell) Reskimer
Sister of Katherine (Reskimer) Courtenay and Johanna (Reskimer) Lower
Wife of John Trelawny — married 11 Dec 1562
Wife of William Mohun MP — married after 1568
Mother of Jonathan Trelawny MP
Died [date unknown]"
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"Katherine Courtenay formerly Reskimer aka Reskymer
Born 1546 in Haylford, Cornwall, England
Daughter of William Reskimer and Alice (Densell) Reskimer
Sister of Anne (Reskimer) Mohun and Johanna (Reskimer) Lower
Wife of Peter Courtenay Sr — married about 1564 in 1566, Ladock, Cornwallshire, ENGLAND
Mother of Anne (Courtenay) Holcombe and Margaret (Courtenay) Trevisa
Died 28 Jun 1576 in Ashton, Cornwall, England"
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"Johanna "Jane" Lower formerly Reskimer aka Reskymer
Born about 1553
Daughter of William Reskimer and Alice (Densell) Reskimer
Sister of Anne (Reskimer) Mohun and Katherine (Reskimer) Courtenay
Wife of Thomas Lower — married before 1570
Mother of William Lower MP
Died 12 Apr 1615"
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