John Fitzpen Thickpenny

Last name: Thickpenny SDB Popularity ranking: 13019

This is a very unusual English surname. Recorded as Thickpenny, Thickpeny, Thickpenney, and probably others, its origin has defied researchers for over four hundred years. The famous Victorian etymologist Canon Charles Bardsley writing in the year 1880, confessed that he could not find a satisfactory explanation, and a hundred and twenty years on, and with all the resources of modern research, the position has not greatly changed. The surname is reasonably well recorded in the surviving church registers of the city of London from at least Elizabethan times, but they do not provide any clues as to how the name came about. The first known recording of the surname is believed to be that of the Rev. Leonard Thickpenny, a minister of Enfield in Middlesex, probably St Andrews. In the year 1590 it is said, he was buried secretly at night at St Peters Cornhill, in a 'coffen' with an opening flap! The secrecy of this burial only adds to the romance of the surname. Our research suggests that the name is almost certainly a transposition or fusing of either another surname, as 1590 is several centuriues after the intial creation of surnames, or of a place name such as Thicket Priory near York. However this is pure conjecture, as is often the case with surnames with no remotely obvious meaning or origin.

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During John Phippen's lifetime he received a number of warrants from Queen Elizabeth to do business in Ireland.

These warrants included: Vittler of the garrisons (in Ireland); Impost Collector on imported foods and wines; Commission to import wines himself.

Queen Elizabeth also gave him land in Ireland. This land was usually 21-year leases, including an island.

After John Phippen's death, his widow Anne was allowed to keep the land. He also owned the sailing vessels "Ventura", "Roma", "Anne" and "Ascension". These ships probably account for how the Phippens moved from England to Scotland to Ireland.

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During John Phippen's lifetime he received a number of warrants from Queen Elizabeth to do business in Ireland. These warrants included: Vittler of the garrisons (in Ireland); Impost Collector on imported foods and wines; Commission to import wines himself. Queen Elizabeth also gave him land in Ireland. This land was usually 21-year leases, including an island. After John Phippen's death, his widow Anne was allowed to keep the land. He also owned the sailing vessels "Ventura", "Roma", "Anne" and "Ascension". These ships probably account for how the Phippens moved from England to Scotland to Ireland.

Also known as John Fitzpen Thickpenny.

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John Thickpenny, son of Henry and Alice

John Thickpenny, son of Henry and Alice Pierce Fitzpen, was born around 1525 in York, England. He married Anne Houlton, daughter of Robert and Constance Pierce Holton, around 1548. During his lifetime he received a number of warrents from Queen Elizabeth I to do business in Ireland. Among thses - Vittler of the garrisons (in Ireland); Impost Collector on imported foods and wines; Commission to import wines himself. She also gave him a great deal of land in Ireland (not in fee simple but usally 21 year leases,) including an island. After the death of his wife Anne, he was allowed to keep the land. He owned the sailing vessels "Ventura", "Roma", "Anne", and "Ascension". These ships probably account for the ease they moved from England to Scotland or Ireland. John and Anne had ten children: John Phippen, William Phippen, Henry Thickpenny, Anne Phippen, Constance Phippen, Robert Phippen, Joanna Phippen, Alice Phippen, and Christopher Phippen. John died in 1583 at the age of 58. Index of Perogative Wills of Ireland - Will of John Thockpenny, Gent. Glassmore Co. Waterford. Original Will, dated 1581 probated 1583. In regards to his ships, he probably willed the "Ascension" to his son, Henry as in his will he paid off debt owed by the master of said ship.

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Notes on the Clark Family, microfilm 461

Notes on the Clark Family, microfilm 461300 item 2. Thomas Ancestors, by The Honorable Mark Thomas Jr, and Marjolie Maude(Foster) Thomas. The Burgess History Tree, by Paul F. Burgess. These 3 books can be found at the LDS genealogy library at Salt Lake City, UT. The Herald Journal recording the armorial bearing & genealogy of our families #XX1 jan 1868 Fitzpen or Phippen & allied families. internet research-Ancestors of Pamela Loretta Shelton--sourches-English Ancestry of David Phippen (Fitzpen) of Hingham Massachusetts; comp Porter, George S, Norwich, Connecticut (film 1018881). Notes for John Phippen- Internet research--Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site--ANCESTORS OF STEPHANIE REJEANNE CROSS. The orginal name of the Phippen family was Fitzpen. Their ancestors came from Normandy about the time of William the conqueror. The family may be traced on record of the Episcopal Church of the parish of Charstock, County of Dorset, England for over 300 years. internet research - Ancestral Lines, by Raymon Meyers Tingley, 1935, P284. Personal Pedigree charts of Ernest Druce Phippen, copies of which are in the possession of Susan Phippen Stewart. Information obtained from the book FITZPEN OR PHIPPEN, and Allied Families by George D. Phippen, of Salem, Massachusetts.

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John Thickpenny Phippen (b. 1528, d. 1583)
John Thickpenny Phippen was born 1528 in Devon, England, and died 1583 in Devon, England. He married Anne Holton. Children of John Thickpenny Phippen and Anne Holton are: +Robert Phippen, b. 1555, Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England, d. 1589, Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England.

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During his lifetime he received a number

During his lifetime he received a number of fiants (warrants) fromQueen Elizabeth to do business in Ireland. Among these: Vittler ofthe garrisons (in Ireland); Impost Collector on imported foods andwines; Commission to import wines himself. She also gave him a greatdeal of land in Ireland (not in fee simple, but usually 21-yearleases, including an island) After his death, his widow Anne wasallowed to keep the land. He owned the sailing vessels Ventura, Roma,Anne and Ascension. He probably willed the latter to his son Henry,as in his will he paid off debt owed by the master of said ship.These ships probably account for the ease they moved from England toScotland to Ireland. Index to Perogative Wills of Ireland - Will ofJohn Thickpenny, Gen. Glassmore, Co. Waterford. Original Will, dated1581, probated 1583. (The Public Records of Ireland were burned in1922, when the Four Courts were destroyed in the Rebellion.)

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New England Historical & Genealogical Re

New England Historical & Genealogical Register, XLIX 240-246. The American Genealogist, XVII 3-10.