John Foxe

- 1559

• Name	John Foxe
  Will	16 Jan 1559	Walcott, Norfolk, England   [1]
  In the name of God Amen I John Foxe of Walkate beyng of hole mynd & perfyt Remembrance lauded be God the xvi day of January in the yere of our lord God A thowsand vC lviii make this my testament & last wyll in manner and forme folowing Fyrst I bequethe my sowle to Almyghtye God to our ladye saynt Marye and to all the blessed Companye of heaven & my bodye to be buryed in the Churche yard of Walkate Aforesayd And I bequethe to the high Aulter therfore my tythe negligently forgotten xiid [12 pence] And to the Reparacon of the same Churche vi s viii d [6 shillings 8 pence]. Item I gyve & bequethe to William Foxe my sonn all that my mesuage [house] with the Appurtennces in the whych I dwell in at the makyng herof to gether with all my londes tenementes pastures & medowes groundes Scytuate lying and beyng in Walkate aforeseyd Rydlyngton and Happysburgh To have and to houlde to hym his heyres & Assignes for ever. Item I gyve Thomas Ward one Styrke [young bull] Colour Red. The Resydew of my goodes not bequethed I gyve & put to the order of myn executores whom I do Ordeyne and make William Foxe my sayd sonn And I Ordeyne and make John Callowe of Hasppysburghe Supervisor of this my testament and last will bequething to him for his labour vi s viii d [6 shillings 8 pence]. These beyng wynes Edmund Cooke John Ward and Thomas Short with other. Approved at Norwich 11th April 1559 by the Executor.
  Burial	3 Apr 1559	All Saints Church, Walcott, Norfolk, England All Saints Church, Walcott, Norfolk, England   [1, 2]
  Person ID, Branch	I1825	Roy Line
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner
  Children	+   1. William Foxe,   b. 1536, Walcott, Norfolk, England d. Mar 1572/73, Walcott, Norfolk, England (Age 37 years) ▻ Mary Cooke  m. 18 Jun 1559
  Family ID	F1512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Will - 16 Jan 1559 - Walcott, Norfolk, England Burial - 3 Apr 1559 - All Saints Church, Walcott, Norfolk, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1646] Farrow, Charles. "The Walcott Connection", (Olympia, Washington: About Towne, volume XXXII, number 1, 2012). [S1389] Wheeler, Dick. "Symonds/Foxe Update", (Rochester, New York: About Towne, volume IX, number 2, 2 June 1989).