family home of Menabilly. John Rashleigh (1619–1693) John Rashleigh (21 January 1619 – 13 March 1693) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1679. He was the son of Jonathan Rashleigh and the grandson of John Rashleigh (the merchant and MP). Jonathan Rashleigh (1642–1702) This Jonathan Rashleigh (see painting to the right) was also based in Menabilly and was the Sheriff of Cornwall in 1687. He was the grandson of Jonathan Rashleigh the merchant and House of Commons politician. Philip Rashleigh (1729–1811) Philip Rashleigh (1729–1811) was a Cornish mineral expert and Member of Parliament for Fowey. Menabilly Estate In the Return of Owners of Land, 1873, Mr Jonathan Rashleigh of Menabilly Estate, Par, was listed as the largest landowner in Cornwall with an estate of , or 3.97% of the total area of Cornwall. The estate contains pleasure grounds and a large country house which was Daphne du Maurier's inspiration for the house Manderley in her novel Rebecca. Sources Vivian, J.L. & Drake, H.H., The Visitation of the County of Cornwall in the year 1620, Harleian Society, 1st series, volume 9, London, 1874, p9.183-4, pedigree of Rashleigh Marshall, James C., Devon Notes & Queries, Volume IV Part VI, Exeter, April 1907, pp. 201–215, Rashleigh of Devon References External links BBC Online on Charlestown Rashleigh of West Cornwall & the Lizard Peninsula Cornwall Record Office online catalogue search for 'Rashleigh' Surnames People from Tywardreath and Par People from Fowey