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John PROWSE [1] |
- John Prowse, clothier, s. & h. inherited copyhold land in the manor of Chevythorn, Tiverton, from his father, which he granted to Robert, his bro. of age 1524 when taxed on L2 worth of goods; by 1546, paid tax in Tiverton on over 140. At his death he left 5 manors in Devon & Cornwall with much other property, by fine, entailed for his 5 sons. His wife, Alice White, given as an heiress in Tiverton, perhaps dau. of Christopher Whyte, taxed on L10 goods 1546. His memorial slab in St. Peter's Church, Tiverton, reads:
"Here lyeth John Prowse, Merchante, who departed the third daye of September 1585.
And Alice his wife which he had in marriage 47 years, who departed the 13 daye of August ano dni 1583."
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Gender |
Male |
Death |
3 Sep 1585 [1] |
Person ID |
I82214 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
21 Feb 2016 |
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Sources |
- [S5840] Frederick Lewis Weis, Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came to America before 1700.
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