Moigne (modern French le moine, "the monk") or de Moigne and was Latinized as Monachus, from ancient Greek μοναχός (monachos), "single, solitary" and Anglicised as "Monk", or "Monck". According to Tristram Risdon (died 1640) in about 1216 Roger le Moyney held one fee in the Devon parish of West Anstey and was succeeded by William le Moyney. As recorded in the Book of Fees William le Moigne and Roger le Moyne held land in West Anstey from Ralph de Champeus who held from the feudal barony of Barnstaple. The family is memorialised by today's "Money Common" in that parish. Another part of Anstey was held by the feudal barony of Okehampton. The descent of the family of "Monk of Potheridge" is given as follows in the Heraldic Visitation of Devon: William I le Mogne Hugh le Moyne de Powdridg William II le Moyne, dominus de Powddetridg Peter le Moyne Adam le Mayne (sic) Hugh le moyne Thomas le Moyne Hugh le Moyne (fl. 3 Edward I, i.e. 1274) William III le Moyne Hugh le Moine (sic) William IV le Moyne William V le Moyne William VI le Moyne William VII le Moyne (son) (fl. 3 Henry 6) John le Monke (son) (fl. 17 Edward IV) Humfry Muncke (son) of Powdrich, who married Mary Champernowne Anthony Muncke (son) of Powdriche, who married Elizabeth Wood, daughter of Edward Wood of London Thomas Monk (son) of Powdrich, who married Frances Plantagenet, a daughter of Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle (died 1542), KG, (by his wife Elizabeth Grey, 6th Baroness Lisle) and widow of John Basset (1462–1528) of Umberleigh. Anthony Monke (son) of Powdrig who married Mary Arscott, daughter of Richard Arscott of Arscott, Ashwater. Sir Thomas Monke (1570–1627), (son) of Powdridge, MP for Camelford in 1626. Sir Thomas married was Elizabeth Smith, a daughter (by his first marriage) of Sir George Smith (died 1619) of Madworthy, near Exeter, Devon, a merchant who served as MP for Exeter in 1604, was three times Mayor of Exeter and was Exeter's richest citizen, possessing 25 manors. His 4th son, and a subsequent heir to Potheridge, was the royalist general George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608–1670), KG, the key figure in effecting the Restoration of the Monarchy to King Charles II in 1660. Elizabeth's half-sister Grace Smith was the wife of Sir Bevil Grenville (1596–1643), lord of the manors of Bideford in Devon and Stowe, Kilkhampton