In the 17th century Canonteign was owned by the Gibbon family, and a monument survives in Christow Church to Elizabeth Gibbon (d.1660) and Thomas Gibbon (no date).
In the 17th century Canonteign was owned by the Gibbon family, whose heiress is supposed to have brought it to the Davie family. A monument survives in Christow Church to Elizabeth Gibbon (d.1660) and Thomas Gibbon (no date).