Margaret Tufton

HER FATHER IS JOHN HEVER OF CRANBROOK. NOT JOHN HEVER OF CUCKFIELD.

Margaret was born in or before 1483 to John Hever and Marion --. She is listed in pedigrees as John Hever's heir, which implies that John had no son (or that son would have inherited the estate) and likely no other daughter (as Margaret was listed as heir and not co-heir). An 8 June 1483 will posted on Rootschat for a John Hever of Cranbrook names a wife and executrix Marion and only one child--a daughter Margaret under the age of 18 (with trustees to hold John's assets until Margaret is married or of the age of twenty).

Sir Nicholas died 31 December 1539 and was buried in the church at Northiam, Sussex, England, where he has a monumental brass. His will was dated 2 January 1537/8. An inquisition post mortem was held for Sir Nicholas 12 November 31 Henry VIII (1539-40) and his will was proved 1 Feb 1539. This will was written in Latin. Among his bequests, he left money to the church "for a priest to say mass for him, in the said church for two years, for his soul, and the souls of William his father, Allice his mother, and the souls of John Hever, and Marione his wife, Thomas Hill, Thomas Cryour, and John Bruckland, and for the souls of all the faithful dead."