Nicholas Tufton

Abt 1475 - 1538  (~ 63 years)

• Name	Nicholas Tufton  [1]
  Born	Abt 1475	Kingstone, Kent, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Dec 1538	Kingstone, Kent, England   [1]
  Notes	Nicholas TUFTON - b. about 1475, Kingstone, Kent; d. Dec. 30, 1538, Kingstone, Kent. Descendant of the de TOKETON-TUFTON family. Nicholas lived at Northiam, Sussex, and wrote his will in Jan. 1537/8, asking that his body be buried there before the altar of St. Nicholas in the church of the Blessed Virgin. William provided his daughter, named as Isabel Cryour, with an annuity for life, and appoint his son John Tufton as executor. Nicholas, a resident of Northiam, also had lands at Ewhurst, Bodiam, Montfield, Sedlescombe, Ore, Fairlight, Beckley, Peasmarsh, Udimore, Rye and elswhere in Kent. He served as coroner and steward of Hastings rape, and was Justice of the Peace in 1532 and 1538, commissioner of sewers in 1534, and was a nominee for sheriff three times. Descendants of Nicholas Tufton became the earls of Thanet. Married about 1498 at Cranbrook, Kent.
  Person ID	I629	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2011

  
  

  Father	William Tufton,   b. Abt 1440, Northiam, Sussex, England
  Married	Abt 1470	Sussex, England   [1]
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Hever,   b. Abt 1477, Cranbrook, Kent, England ,   d. Bef 1538, Northiam, Sussex, England  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Married	Abt 1498	Cranbrook, Kent, England   [1]
  Children	1. Isabel Tufton,   b. Abt 1500, Northiam, Sussex, England   2. Alice Tufton,   b. Abt 1502, Northiam, Sussex, England   3. Joan Tufton,   b. Abt 1505, Northiam, Sussex, England   4. Margaret Tufton,   b. Abt 1507, Northiam, Sussex, England   5. Joan Tufton,   b. Abt 1510, Northiam, Sussex, England   6. Anne Tufton,   b. Abt 1512, Northiam, Sussex, England   7. Agnes Tufton,   b. Abt 1515, Kent, England ,   d. Mar 1587/88, Bekesbourne, Kent, England  (Age ~ 73 years)   8. Joane Tufton,   b. Abt 1517, Northiam, Sussex, England   9. John Tufton,   b. Aug 1519, Northiam, Sussex, England ,   d. 10 Oct 1567, Hothfield, Kent, England  (Age ~ 48 years)   10. Nicholas Tufton,   b. Abt 1524, Northiam, Sussex, England
  Family ID	F007	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S01873] http://kinnexions.com/ancestries/tufton.htm.