Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 10 May 1576.
Place of Burial: Preston, Sussex, England (St Peter’s).
The Sussex Family History Group and Salmon (1912) give a transcription of the parish register. The burial is also given by Renshaw (p. 221). The incorrect date of 1579 was given on a monument.
Relationships
Father: Richard Scrase (died 1549).
Mother: Mary de la Chambre (died 1552).
See the Commentary section.
Spouse: Agnes.
Edward mentions his wife, Agnes, in his will. Agnes mentions their children in her will.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
Richard Scrase (born about 1559 - buried 21 June 1625 in Preston) married Juliana Tuppin.
female Scrase married Edward Rickton.
Jone Scrase married John Denham.
Dennis Scrase married Bartholomew Borrage.
John Scrase.
Evidence
Edward's burial (Preston parish register):
Edward Scrace of Blatchington was buried the xth of Maye 1576.
A transcription of the will of Edward Scrace
In the name of god amen the xxvith daye of aprill in the yeare of our Lorde god a thousand fyve hundred seaventie five and in the Eighteneth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Ladye Elizabeth by the grace of god Quene of England France and Ireland Defender of the faythe &c, I Edward Scrace of Bletchington Weyfeild in the Countie of Sussex gent beinge sicke in bodye and p[er]fect in remembrannse thanks be gyven unto god do make ordayne and dispose of this my laste will and testamente revokinge all other before this tyme, made in manner and forme followinge, First I bequeathe my Sowle unto almightie god my maker and redeamer my bodye to be buried in the p[ar]ishe churche of Preston and in consideration thereof I do gyve to the p[ar]ishe of Preston xiiis iiid, Item I gyve to the p[ar]ishe of Hove xs, Item I gyve [sic], Item I gyve to John my younger Sonne Twentye Poundes a yeare to be payed unto him out of my farme of Bleatchington so longe tyme as I have intereste in the farme, Item I gyve unto Agnes my wife vjli xiiis iiijd a yeare so longe tyme as I have interest in the farme yf she do not enioye all my coppye holdes or anye of them, And yf she enioye anye of my coppyeholdes then the vjli xiiis iiijd a yeare before gyven to sease and be voyde, Item I gyve unto Jone Denham my daughter twentie poundes, The residue of my goodes my debts beinge payed and legacies p[er]formed, I do gyve unto Richard my eldeste sonne whome I make my whole executor of this my laste will and tesaments, Item my will and meaninge is that Edwarde Covert of the Ynner Temple in London gent shall have the bringinge up of my sonne Richarde untill he cometh to the age of twentie one yeares, and furder my will and meaninge is that the saide Edward Covert shall have the whole doinge and executinge of this my will to the use of my sonne Richard, and shall do all things that dothe p[er]teyne to this my will in my sonne Richards name untill he cometh to the Age of one and Twentye yeares yf it maye be by lawe and the saide Edward Covert shall allowe hym selfe for all his paynes charge and expense oute of my goodes when my sonne Richarde cometh to the aige of one and Twentye years makinge an Accompte unto my sonne Richarde. Item my will and meaninge is that yf the said Edwarde Coverte in whome I put my whole truste do get mennes illwill in executinge of this my will And that my will be anye greate hinderance tothe saide Edwarde Coverte in executinge of it, That then my will is that the saide Edwarde Coverte shall take for his paynes deserved in this my will so muche as he shall thinke meete in his owne conscience for my meaninge is not that the saide Edwarde shall in anye wise be hindred by this my will, In witness hereof I have setto my hande and seale, By me Edward Scrase sealed and signed in the presence of Thomas Bearde Richard Tester Henrye Averye and Rauffe Beche
[Proved 15 May 1576. Richard Scrase later took Edward Covert of Twineham, Sussex, gent., to court, alleging faulty execution of the will (C 2/Eliz/C21/40)]
Commentary
Edward’s parentage
In the application of his grandson Tuppen for a coat of arms in 1616, Richard is described as “the sonne of Richard whoe was the sonne and heire of Richard Scras of Hangleton in the county of Sussex…” Certain “Deeds and Evidences” are cited. ( Lower p. 7)
The Victoria History of the County of Sussex (v. 7, sub Blatchington), in the account of the descent of the manor, gives Richard Scrase as Edward’s father, apparently relying on Chancery proceedings.
In his 1549 will, Richard Scras of Blachington named his wife Mary and his son Edward.
Renshaw (p. 221) gives Mary as Mary de la Chamber, noting that Thomas de la Chambre made “my brother, Richard Scrase, of Bletchington” an overseer of his will.
References
Lower, Mark Anthony, “Genealogical Memoir of the Family of Scrase” in Sussex Archaeological Collections, Volume 8 (London: John Russell Smith, 1856).
Page, William, et al. The Victoria History of the County of Sussex: Volume 7.(London: A. Constable, 1905 -).
The Parish Registers of Hove and Preston 1538 - 1812. Transcribed by Ernest Fredk. Salmon (London: 1912).
Renshaw, Walter Charles. “Notes on the Scrase Family of Co Sussex”, in The Genealogist (New Series) Volume XX, pages 217 to 221, 1904.
Sussex Burials, transcribed by the Sussex Family History Group, available on Findmypast.co.uk (accessed 18 April 2014).
Will of Edward Scrace, Gentleman of Bletchington Weyfield, Sussex, in Church of England. Province of Canterbury. Prerogative Court.Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Probate Records, 1384-1858, PROB 11/58/137.