Agnes (Unknown) Eppes / Buthow / Harle

Agnes was married three times. By her first marriage had a daughter Elizabeth Harle. Her second marriage was to Alen Eppes. They had seven children. In 1552 she married William Buthow of Lydd.

Her parentage is not known.

Child of Agnes and (?) Harle:

• Elizabeth Harle

Children of Agnes and Alen Eppes:

• Johane Epes, possibly ‘my sister Tookyes’ mentioned in the will of John Epes.
• Alyce Epes, born 1546, buried 24 Feb 1560
• William Epes described himself as of Canterbury, yeoman, when he made his will 2 March 1573/4, proved 12 November 1578. He was buried 13 January 1577/8 at New Romney. He was married 7 February 1563/4 at Maidstone, Kent, to Anne Greene.
• Alyn Epes, baptized 7 November 1542, buried 21 July 1544 at Lydd.
• Thomas Epes, baptized 10 April 1544, a jurat and mayor of New Romney, 1576-77, succeeding his uncle William Epes, 1581-82 and 1583-84. He married (1), 16 August 1572, Maria Stuppeny, who died circa 1580, daughter of Lawrence Stuppeny.Thomas married (2), circa 1582, Frances Bleckenden. His will, made as Thomas Epps of New Romney, co. Kent, jurat, dated 14 April 1585 and proved 12 June 1585. The inquisition post mortem taken at Maidstone on 13 September 27 Elizabeth (1587) states he died 21 April 1585:
• Margery (Margaret) Epes, baptized 9 [ ] 1546 at Lydd, died after 1585, married, 5 February 1567/8 at Lydd, Kent.
• John Epes, married Thomazine Fisher 15 June 1579 at Detling, Kent. He was admitted to the Middle Temple on 2 August 1572. John Epps died in Brook, a village three and a half miles from Ashford and, as John Epes, gent., householder, was buried at Ashford 19 November 1627. His will, made as John Epse of Ashford, co. Kent, the elder, dated 10 August 1625 and proved 16 December 1627

Sources

1. Study of the Eppes Family of Virginia by Lou Poole. chapter 14