 - Abt 1589
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| Name |
Mewes, William |
| Born |
Of Kingston, Isle of Wight  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Abt 1589 |
Kingston, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England |
| Person ID |
I06535 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
2 Jun 2015 |
| Family |
Strangways, Eleanor, b. Abt 1532, England , d. Abt 1591, Of Hampshire, England (Age ~ 59 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Mewes, Elinor, b. Of Kingston, Isle of Wight , d. Aft 1590 |
| | 2. Mewes, Ann, b. Of Kingston, Isle of Wight , d. Aft 1590 |
| | 3. Mewes, John, b. Abt 1550, Of Kingston, Isle of Wight , bur. 5 Dec 1629, Kingston, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 79 years) |
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| Family ID |
F01908 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Sometimes Meux.
Administration in the Prerogative court of Canterbury, 1559-1571 1568:13 June John Mewes, Kingston, Isle of Wight (Wint.), to William Mewes, n. of k.
In Kingston Church, built in the 13th century, is a small brass inscribed: 'Mr. Richard Meweys whych deceassyd the iii day of March in the yere of our Lord God MCCCCC and XXXV.' He is represented as wearing a long gown liberally trimmed with fur. A small plate on one side of the figure is engraved with four sons similarly clad, and on the other side is a shield of the Mewes arms--Paly of 6 on a chief 3 crosses pattee."
National Archives:
Bargain and sale of two out of three parts of the capital messuage called WEST MYLTON in Byndebridge, p. Brading, I.W. JER/WA/3/35 1573 May 1 Contents: (1) William Mewes, esq., of Kyngestone, I.W. (2) John Worseley, esq., of Appuldercombe, I.W.
[ex 16M48/116]
Quit claim for lands etc., called CLEVELANDS, p. Newchurch, and 1½a. in p. Chale occ. John Jobson JER/WA/9/4 1569 November 6 Contents: (1) William Mewes, esq., of Kingston, Isle of Wight kinsman and heir of John Mewes, deceased (2) John Worseley, esq., of Swaynston, Isle of Wight
Consid: Not given
Will of William Mewes of Kingston in the Isle of Wight, Hampshire 17 June 1589 PROB 11/74
Proved 11 Feb 1590 and he lists:
His "sons", John Meux, Edward White and William Okeden.
His wife Elinor; Cicely, wife of his son John, His daughter Ann, wife of Ed White, His daughter Elinor, wife of Wm Okedon,
The children of Ed White & Ann: Thomas, George, Elinor and Cecilie White, His brother Thomas Mewes, The three children of his son John: Bartholomew, Elinor and Mary, His mother Dorothy Tawke.
Quit claim for lands etc., called CLEVELANDS, p. Newchurch, and 1½a. in p. Chale occ. John Jobson JER/WA/9/4 1569 November 6
These documents are held at Isle of Wight Record Office
Contents:
(1) William Mewes, esq., of Kingston, Isle of Wight kinsman and heir of John Mewes, deceased
(2) John Worseley, esq., of Swaynston, Isle of Wight
Consid: Not given
An Inquisition Post Mortem on William ‘Mewes’ for October 1587 lists his lands which include ‘the Great Pasture called Newtown Marsh in Newtown’ (PRO C142/238/31). A further Inquisition on Sir John Meux dated April 1630 elaborates on this family’s land in Newtown. It includes 300 acres of pasture in Newtown Marsh. He also had a message with four acres of land in the town in the tenure of Thomas Bull (hereafter known as Bulls), which was held of Thomas Barrington of the manor of Swainston, and another called Butts (PRO C142/450/69)
Scope and content
Parties: Alicia Mewes, deceased. William Mewes, knight grandson and heir Subject: Judgment Places: Kingston manor; Munslegh, lands and rent County: Isle of Wight Covering dates 2 Hen VIII Held by
The national Archives Kew
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