John Eps

Events

Date of Birth: unnknown.

Place of Birth: unknown.

Date of Death: about 1525.

Place of Death: probably Old Romney, Kent.

John made his will 3 December 1524 and it was proved 8 February 1525/6.

Relationships

Father: Allen Epps.

Mother: Benedict.

These relationships are suggested by Allen's will. It is not a certainty.

possible Spouse: Margaret.

There is brass inscription in St Clement, Old Romney, referring to John Ips and his wife Margaret.

Spouse: Joan.

John mentions Joan in his will.

Children:

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

John Epps (died 1526) married Alice.

Alice Epps married John Roger.

Agnes married John Garrard.

Joan Epps

Anne Epps

Amye Epps

Joan Epps

Evidence

John's will:

In dei noie Amen The third day of decembre yn the yere of our lord god m vc xxiiij I John Eps thelder of the p[ar]ishe of Saynt Clement of old Romeney withe an hole mynd and of good remebrance thankith be god make & ordeyne my Testame’t yn man[er] & fourme foloweng First I bequeth my soule to Almyghty god to our blessed lady saynte Marie & to all the holy companye of hevyn / And my body to be buried yn the churche of Saynt Cleme’t a foresaid yn the mydle part before the Roode ther Itm I bequeth to the high aulter ther for my tithes neclygently forgotyn or by me witholden ij s Itm I bequeith to the high Aulter of Saynt Martens yn New Romeney xij d Itm I bequeith to the high alter of Saynt laurence of New romeney vj d Itm I give to the rep[ar]ations of the Church of Saynt Cleme’t forsaid And for the grownde brekyng of my grave xx s Itm I bequeith to eu[er]y of my godchildren xij d Itm I give to John Epse my godson of Yvechurche x Ewes Itm I give to Alice Roger my daughter one Cow half a quarter of whete & half a quart’ of Barley Itm I Wull that the table yn the hall with the forme & tresalls therto belongyng & ij the best bedstedells withal the planks Shelves a byde & Remayne to the house Itm I give to John Epse my Sonne my great Spitt & Andryon a Kak or Salett a Crosse mattokk a tith of Iron and half my Bakon Itm I give Johane my wiff thoder half of my said Bakon all my hempe & Chese iiij quart’s of whete iiij quart’s of barley all suche whete & malt as is now yn the place redy & thresshen Except ij busshells of Whete all my fewell wood lieng a bowte the place All my pollell & geese Except ij broode Geese xxvj s viij d yn money / And all the Residue of my howsold stuff/ Itm I give to the same Johane my wiff yn corn & catall to the value of xij li st[er]lyng as it is appraysed of suche as she list to take for the discharge of an obligation fee payment of x li In the whiche my Sonne John standeth Bownden Itm I geve to eu[er]y of Agnes Elizabet Ciciley and John the children of John Roger xiij s iiij d to be paid to Either of theym when they come to the age of xx^to yeres Except they do marie They for to be paid at their mariage/ And if they shall happe to dye before the same age of xx^to yeres / And if it shall happy’ theym all to dye before the age of xx yeres and not maried Then I wull the same money shall remayne to Alice Roger their modre if she then be livyng / And if she be not then livyng I wull that thene half of the same money shall equally be devided bytwene John Garrard my dougther Agnes Sonne and Agnes Hugglyn the doughter of James Huggelyn And thoder half therof to be bestowed yn deds of charyte at the discretion of myn Executor or his assignes Itm I bequeithe to Johane my daughter x s And to Anne my doughter ij s viij d Whiche is yn the hands of Johane my wiff for to be Delyu[er]ed to my said doughters when they come to the Age of Discrecion/ The Risidue of all my goods my detts and bequeithes first paid I give unto John Epse my Sonne The whiche John of this my present Testament I make & ordeyne myn Executor Itm I give to Elizabethe Roger x Sheepe Witness Sir Robert Brachay Curat Thomas Lasden And John Mores

This is the last will of me the said John Epse made the day & yere a bovesaid / First I wull that John Epse my Sone shall have to hym his heires & assignes for eu[er] all those my lands & teneme’ts sett lieng & beyng yn the p[ar]isshes of old Romeney Saynt Marten & Saynt laurence of New Romeney hope allhalowen Brokelond And Brensett payeng to Johane my wiff yerely duryng her liff ij li vj s viij d of good & usuall money of Englond at the feasts of thannunciation of our lady And Saynt Michell tharchangell by equall portions to be payed / And if it happe the said Annuyte of iij li vj s viij d to be behynd ynpayed by viij dayes aft’ any of the said feasts above lymyted Then I wull the same Johane or her Assignes in any parte or parcell of all suche lands as I have yn the p[ar]ishes of old Romeney Saynt Martens & Saynt laurence of New Romeney shall distrayne and athe same distresses so withold unto tyme the same Johane or her assignes the said annuyte forthwithall other expence in that behalf sustayned be fully content satisfied & paid Itm I wull that eu[er]y of my iij yongest doughters Johane Amye & Johane shalhave when they come to the Age of xx yeres vj li xiij s iiij d except then shalhappe to be maried be fore the same Age Then to be paid at their mariage/ And if it happen any of theym to dye before they come to the same age of xx yeres & not maried Then I wull eu[er]y of theym to be others heire And if it shall happen all my said iij doughters to dye before the same age of xx yeres And not maried Then I wull ther shalbe bestowed of the same money to pover peple yerely xx s by the space of vij yeres That is to say x s at the feaste of Easter And x s at the feast of Cristmas whereof I wull that at eu[er]y tyme vj s viij d therof shalbe given to the pover peple dwellyng within the p[ar]ishe of old Romeney And iij s iiij d to be gevyn whereas myn Executor or his assignes shall thynk most nede / And I wull that vj li therof shalbe bestowed yn fowle wayes whereas my said Executor or his assignes shall seme most nede/ And I wull that the vij li residue my wiff shalhave if she then be liveng or els to be bestowed yn dirigs masses & other cheritable deds at the discretion of my said Executor or his assignes/ Itm I wull that Agnes Hugelyn shalhave to her mariage when she comyth to the age of xx yeres vj s viij d and if she happeto dye before the same age Then I wull it shall remayne to the children of Alice Roger my doughter/ Itm I wull that I may have done & bestowed for me at my Burieng xxx iij s iiij d and so yn likewise at my monthismynde xxxiij s iiij d / And also at my yeres mynd xxxiij s iiij d Itm I wull that an honest preest shall syng & say for me yn the p[ar]ishe Churche of Saynt Clement foresaid by the space of a yere halfe yerely/ that is to saye From the feste of the Annunciation of our lady next after my decesse unto the feaste of Saynt Michell Tharchangell/ And so to begyn a gayne at the feaste of the Annunciation of our lady then next foloweng unto myhelmasse then next ensueng/ Itm I wull that Johane my wiff shalhave my place that I now dwellin withall suche necessary lands appartenayng therto with thapp[ur]tenances That is to say A parcell of land and xvj acres callid longbeche and the barne with iiij acres of land lieng therto vj acres of land callid Bretts xiij acres of land callid Dodds vij acres of land callid quart lands and ij acres et d’ of land whiche I late purchased of John Arnell to be had to her then and next Immedyatly after my decesse unto the Feaste of Saynt Mychell Tharchangell then next foloweng/ And so from the feast of Saynt Michell by the space of a yere then next ensueng/ And if she do kepe her self sole & unmaried a nother yere foloweng Then I wull she shalhave the said teneme’t & lands and she to do no stepe no wast payeng to my sone John yerely by the same terme xx s for the discharge of Rents & stotts and rep[ar]ation of the howsyng and barn Itm I wull that all suche corne as is sowen and shalbe sowen of & uppon the above namyd lands for this yere at harvest shalbe indifferently & equally devided betwene Johane my wiff & John my Sonne Eche of theym to bere charge of harvest like/ Itm I wull that John my Sonne shalhave the occupieng of the said Chamber as he hathe had before tyme Itm I wull that John Roger and Alice his wiffe shalhave to theym and their assigneis for terme of their lyves a Teneme’t & a Garden/ whiche they now dwellin payeng yerely to John my Sonne or to his assignes for the Rep[ar]ations of the same ij s Itm I wull that if it happen that when any of my said children Johane Amye and Johane to be maried and the money whiche I have assigned theym to ther mariage be not paid accordyngly to the same or within a quarter of a yer then next ensueng Then I wull that they and eu[er]y of theym for their parts shall entre into A p[ar]cell of land to gither lieng yn the p[ar]ishe of hope alhalon callid Seventay xvij Acres that is to say to the lands of allsoules collage of Oxenford toward the west And to the lands of the heires of Richard hall toward the East to be had to theym to their heires and assignes for eu[er] Itm I wull that Johane my wiff shall have eu[er]y yere by suche terme as she shall happ’ to dwell yn my said place as it is a bove whersid ij loods of Elme loggs

[Proved 8 February 1525/6]

References

Will of John Epse. Proved 1525 in the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury. Digital images on FamilySearch consulted 12 July 2021.