Sir Thomas Fenner of Crawley

The will of John Fenner, the father, and Thomas Fenner, the son, were both proved in P.C.C. in 1513. John Fenner gives his messuage in Crawley with certain lands to Anne Fenner, late the wife of Thomas Fenner, his son, and now the wife of Thomas Culpeper, for her life.

Notes

A P Baggs, C R J Currie, C R Elrington, S M Keeling and A M Rowland, 'Ifield: Manors and other estates', in A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 3, Bramber Rape (North-Eastern Part) Including Crawley New Town, ed. T P Hudson (London, 1987), pp. 60-63. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/sussex/vol6/pt3/pp60-63 [accessed 3 October 2019].

The manor of BONWICKS was held of Ifield in 1566. (fn. 52) A Walter of Bonwick owned land possibly in Ifield in the 13th century, (fn. 53) and a yardland, 46 a., and rents in Ifield were settled on John Bonwick in 1381-2. (fn. 54) The 110 a. of land together with rents in Ifield settled on Thomas Fenner in 1506-7 (fn. 55) may have been the same, since John Fenner died seised of Bonwicks c. 1513. John's estate, subject to the life interest of his daughter-in-law Anne, then the wife of Thomas Culpeper, descended to his grandson John, (fn. 56) presumably the John Fenner who died seised of Bonwicks manor, then first so called, and 320 a. in Ifield and Rusper in 1566, leaving as heir his son Dudley. (fn. 57) Thomas Gage was said to be lord in 1579. (fn. 58)

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John Fenner In England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858. Name John Fenner Probate Date 7 Sep 1511. Residence Crawley, Sussex, England. AncestryImage

John Fenner of Crawley in Sussex, in the diocese of Chichester. Joan, Allice and Elizabeth the daughters of Thomas Fenner my son, lately deceased. John Fenner the elder and John Fenner the younger, sons of Thomas (both living at the time of the will). Anne Fenner the widow of Thomas. Richard her son.. John Fenner the younger is 4 years old.

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John Fenner of Crawley. 19 H 8. [1527/8] Married ...daughter of John Goring. He was the son of Thomas2 Fenner of Crawley. 19 H 7. [1503/4] married ... daughter of ... Shorter.

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