ALAN SEXTON, of Lavenham, Suffolk. Appointed Trustee of certain property at Lavenham, by Deed, May 15, 1479. Will dated Dec.26, 1487, proved Feb. 8, 1487-8, in Prerog. Court, Canterbury. He left property (including Nelys Croft) at Laven- ham, to his son Robert
ROSE, dau. of . . . .
(1) MARION, sister of Thomas Spring of Lavenham. She was living, 1487
ROBERT SEXTON, of Lavenham. Will dated Feb. 25, 1517-8, proved March 20, 1517-8, (P.C.C.). He left all his property at Lavenham to his wife Agnes for life; with the remainder to his son Thomas; his lands at Gestingthorpe and Maplestead, Essex, to his son Thomas; £40 to each of his 6 daughters at age of 20; etc.
(2) AGNES, dau. of Thomas Jermyn, of Rushbrooke, Suffolk, and sister of Sir Thomas Jermyn, Kt. Will dated July 20, 1520, proved Aug. 23, 1520 (P.C.C.). She left £60 to each of her daughters; £40 for repairing the highways; £40 for building the steeple of Lavenham Church ; 100 marks for “ a candle beame ” in said Church; etc.
ROSE
m. Thomas
Barbour,
who d. 1523
MARGERY
(or Margaret). m. Wm Rysbye, of Lavenham, and had issue.
AGNES
m. Thomas Coker, of Essex, and had issue.
THOMAS SEXTON, of Lavenham. Will dated May 25, 1529, proved Feb. 18, 1529-30 (P.C.C.). He left to his wife and executrix, Elizabeth, for life, his house at Lavenham, also the Manor of Byham in Essex, with re- mainder to his son Thomas; 100 marks to his son Thomas, at age 21; etc.
ELIZABETH, dau. and
heiress of Thomas Mountney, of Yng Mountney (Mountnessing), Essex. She m. 2ndly, Martin Sidley, of Morley, Norfolk.
ALICE
MARY m. Anthony Rowse, of Badingham, Suffolk
ROSE
m. 1stly, William Appleton, of Waldingfield, Suffolk ; 2ndly, Robert Gurdon, of Assington, Suffolk
BRIDGET m. William Jerveys, of Suffolk.
THOMAS SEXTON, of Lavenham and London. Born between 1517 and 1527. Sold the messuage called Ostelers, with Dovehouse Meadow and Nelys Croft, at Lavenham, to Roger Grome, by Deed, dated Aug. 8, 1548 (preserved at Lavenham Rectory). See visitation of Norfolk, 1563.
ROBERT Inherited property at Lavenham under his father’s will.
EDMUND
(1) MARTIN ARCHDALE m. June 13, 1575
d. Dec 25 1597
BARBARA SEXTON
Heiress. Born about 1557.
Bur. At Hornchurch,
Dec, 16, 1617
(2) SIR WILLIAM AYLOFFE, 1st Bart. of Braxted and Hornchurch, Essex
ARMS. Quarterly, 1 and 4, Argent, 3 wings erect gules, SEXTON ; 2 and 3, Azure, a bend argent between 6 martlets or, MOUNTNEY (see Appendix B).
MARRIAGE LICENCE. Martin Archedale, of All Hallows, Barking and Barbara Sexton, spinster, of St. Olave’s, Hart Street, at St. Olave’s aforesaid, 10th June, 1575. (from list of London Marriage Licences, Chester).
and 