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Old December 20, 2008   #4
dice
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Early history of the Edgecumbes/Edgecombes:
http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/ECG_EM...EDGECOMBE.html

That does not go past the 3rd Earl, but it shows why searching
for "Earl of Edgecombe" generally finds nothing but tomato
references: Edgecumbe is the more common spelling in
genealogical records of the peerage.

This page has the Edgecumbes:
http://www.plymouthdata.info/PP-Mount%20Edgcumbe.htm

7th Earl: Edward Piers Edgcumbe (1903-1982)

(It does not say exactly how the names evolved from
Eggecombe to Edgecombe to Edgecumbe. Probably some
combination of bad penmanship and underpaid scribes.)
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