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From: Tim Powys-Lybbe <>
Subject: Re: [SoG] Maye, May or Wooddis
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:16:41 +0100
References: <000e01c47faf$35d23730$dc736651@annieh>
In-Reply-To: <000e01c47faf$35d23730$dc736651@annieh>


In message of 11 Aug, "Anne Hartley" <> wrote:

> Please would someone be able to suggest a way of dealing with my problem as
> I have traced my family, with help, back to the following:-
>
> .
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> Fairfax of Swarby [Harl. MSS. 411, 757, 1096, 1436, 1550]
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> John Fairfax of Swarby = Anne dau. Of May of Sussex living 28 Sep 1535
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> I had been working with this and found a will of Richard Maye, merchant
> taylor of London of 8 Sep 1546 which says "and bequeath to William fayrefax
> my sisters son". I have carried on researching that family which is the May
> family of Sussex mainly Wadhurst, Ticehurst, London, Portugal etc
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> Last week I found the following from Visitation of London 1568 page 56
> FAIRFAX 54b
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> G10. f.34b F.I. 270 H.S. 23
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> "John Fairfex of Lyncolnsher descended of a second house of fairfax of
> yorksher maried Anne the doughter of Wooddis of Sussex".
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> The issue of both families mentioned is the same but the Mothers would be
> different.
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> I have not found a suitable Wooddis family as yet in Sussex and am aware
> that it can be anything from Wooddes, Wooddys etc.
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> Bearing in mind the two dates of 1568 and 1546 does anyone have any
> suggestions as to what I should do or where should I go next please?
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> Many thanks
>
> Anne Hartley
>

Have you tried A2A: http://www.a2a.org.uk ?

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