Alice

Events

Date of Birth: unknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: 1527.

Place of Death: probably Old Romney, Kent.

Alice made her will 2 February 1526/7 and it was proved 3 June 1527.

Relationships

Father: unknown.

Mother: unknown.

Spouse: John Epps.

John mentions Alice in his will.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Joan Epps (died 1556) married Peter Godfrey 24 April 1540 in Old Romney, Kent.

William Epps

Allan Epps (died 1551) married Agnes, the widow of someone named Harley.

John Epps the elder (buried 9 November 1544 in Old Romney) married Joan Brown 27 June 1540 in Old Romney.

Thomas Epps (buried 22 October 1580 in Old Romney) married (1) Ellen Brown 26 January 1543 in Old Romney; married (2) Joan Leigh 7 August 1570 in Old Romney.

John Epps the younger

Evidence

Alice's will:

In dei noie amen on the xj day of February In the yere of our lord god m vc xxvj I Alice Eppse beyng yn good mynde make my testament yn this man[er] and forme First I bequeithe my soule to god to our lady and to all the holy company of hevyn my body to be buried yn the churche of Saynt clement at old Romeney before our lady First I bequeithe to the high ault’ for my tithes niglygently forgotyn xij d Itm to the Rode light to our lady to Saynt Kateryne to Saynte Margarete to eu[er]y of theym iiij d Itm to the Rep[ar]ation on the churche xij d Itm to the byeng of the new crosse xij d Itm to the Selyng ou[er] the Roode xij d Itm at my forthe beryng xiij s iiij d therof x s to preests and Clarks and iij s iiij d to pover peple Itm at the monthisday xx s therof to preests & Clarks xiij s iiij d and to pover peple vj s viiij d Itm at my yeresmynde xx s to preests and Clarks xiij s vjj d and to pover people vj s viij d Itm eu[er]y yere to the space of iiij yere xiij s iiij d Itm I bequeithe to Johane my doughter my part of the howsold and x kyne & v Calves Itm I will Willm Marshe shalhaue the Rule of her to the tyme of her mariage and at the age of xviij yere the said Johane shall receive the Catall and at xij yeres age she shall Receyve the p[ro]fett of the said catall and the said Willm Marshe shalhave for his labor my oxen Itm to Thomas Tysehersts wiffe xx s Itm to my sister of lydd xiij s iiij d Itm to my other sist’ xiij s iiij d Itm to John Tyseherste my other godson vj s iiij d Itm to my sister of lydde my best kertyll Itm to my mother Epse my best gowne Itm to my Sister Margarete my kyrtell next the best Itm to Johanne Epse my goddoughter my Redde kertyll with the Fustyan upper body/ and to Tysehersts wyfe my blake kertell/ Itm to laurence arnards wife ij petycots that be on my body nowe Itm to Johanne Hever my best petycote Itm to Alyn my son ij Caluys / and to the Eldre John ij Calves / and to Thomas a Calfe and to eyther of my godchildren iiij d The Residue of my goods my detts & bequests paied I will that Willm my sone shalhaue The whiche Willm I make myne Executour to pay my detts and by bequests / and if it fortune that Johane my doughter decesse within the age of xvj yeres Then I will that John Epse my Eldre son shalhave v of the said x hine to her before bequeithed And the other v kyne to be equally devyded A mongs my other Children Witnesse Sir Robert Brache Curate and Edward Clache

[Proved 3 June 1527]

References

Will of Alice Eps. Proved 1527 in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury. Digital images on FamilySearch consulted 12 July 2021.