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    Fitzjames, John

    Male Abt 1548 - 1625  (~ 77 years)


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    • Name Fitzjames, John 
      Born Abt 1548  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Gender Male 
      Buried 16 May 1625  Leweston, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Person ID I08157  My Genealogy
      Last Modified 16 May 2015 

      Family Younge, Jane,   b. Abt 1566, Of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1603, Of Leweston, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
      Married Abt 1600  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
      Children 
       1. Fitzjames, Grace,   d. Aft 1622
       2. Fitzjames, Joan,   d. Aft 1622
       3. Fitzjames, John,   d. Aft 1622
       4. Fitzjames, Aldred,   d. Aft 1622
       5. Fitzjames, Thomas,   d. Aft 1660
       6. Fitzjames, Raufe,   d. Aft 1660
       7. Fitzjames, Robert,   d. Aft 1622
       8. Fitzjames, Lewiston,   b. Abt 1574, Of LewIton, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 16 Apr 1638, Longburton, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years)
      Family ID F02464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Notes 
      • Description Will of Sir John FitzJames of Leweston, Dorset Date 07 July 1625 Catalogue reference PROB 11/146

        Will of Jane Fitz James, Widow of Somerset 12 February 1597 PROB 11/89

        The Leweston Tomb, Sherborne Abbey.
        Here lies John and Joan Leweston, the last of the Lewestons to own Leweston Manor, situated south of Sherborne. This had been in the family since before the conquest. But upon the death of Joan in 1579 and John in 1584 without male issue, the estate fell to his step-son, Sir John Fitzjames. The manor now houses Leweston School.
        This was probably erected by Sir John Fitzjames of Leweston (who died16th May, 1625, aged 77) the then owner of Long Burton. He was blessed with a numerous family of sons, and while the eldest, Leweston Fitzjames, was destined to inherit the paternal acres, the younger sons were settled as tenants or leaseholders on farms about the property. Thus, Ralph Fitzjames was domiciled at Stockbridge, in the parish of Lillington, John and Robert at Holnest, and Thomas at Long Burton. We may conjecture that this house may have been built as a residence for Thomas Fitzjames, or at any rate have been occupied by him.

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