The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ...

The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ... The English ancestry of Reinold and Matthew Marvin of Hartford, Ct ...

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54 The English Ancestry of Some incidents in the history of this old town and its Church, which occurred in the time of Thomas and Anne Marvin, may be of interest. When the dissolution of the religious houses was ordered by Henry VIII, the right of advowson of Dovercourt and its Chapel at Harwich was taken from the Priory of Colne, and came to the crown. The Wardens of St. Nicholas, as Dale tells us, took advan- tage of the unsettled state of affairs, and, in the reign of Edward VI, stripped it of many of its possessions ; one hun- dred and eighty ounces of silver were taken away, with "many of its vestments and ornaments, the very altar-stone, and organ-case, and almost all things they could make money of." But "in August, 1553, by order of Queen Mary, the Parish was obliged to furnish new vestments, a new altar, surplices, candlesticks, censers, pax, etc.," in place of those which had been sold or destroyed. On 15 June, 1555, oc- curred the martyrdom of Bamford, Watts and others, who were sent to Harwich to be burned at the stake, for oppos- ing the teachings of the Roman Church and the return to power of its clergy. The curate of St. Nicholas, when Thomas Marvin died, was " Sir Robert " — Sir was a title of dignity often given to the clergy at that period* — but Newcourt does not mention him. He must have succeeded to the cure soon after the departure of John Roberts, who became Vicar of St. Nicho- las, 24 December, 1533, but went to " All-Hallows-the-Wall," London, 28 December, 1547, about which date Richard * See Will of John Marvin, Sr„ p. 37, supra.

Rcinold and Mattheiv Marvin 55 Squyer was " Clerk " of All Saints, Dovercourt, and doubt- less also in charge of its Chapel at Harwich. " Sir Robert " was therefore very likely the "cleric" when the vestments, etc., were replaced, as mentioned above. Christian James was Vicar of the two Parishes from 23 June, 1558, when Philip and Mary presented Dovercourt " with a rectory, with the Chapel of Harwich annexed," and he was in charge when Thomas's widow, Anne, died. In 1895 the Vicar was the Rev. Henry Louis Norden, and the patron J. E. A. Gwynne, Esq. ; the value of the living is given as jQiyo, with a par- sonage, and the population of the Parish, 5475 ; it is in the Diocese of St. Alban's. From the Wills of Thomas and Anne we obtain the names of their children. Thomas mentions only his daughter Ellen, who was unmarried when her father died, but his wife names the others given below, all of them living in 1558. The order of birth has not been found, nor the Christian names of any of the daughters except Ellen. As one daughter had six children living when her mother died, she is presumed to have been the eldest child. 25 i. Daughter (? Elizabeth), 4 b. about 1520, or earlier; mar. Roger Hawkyn, or Hawkins ; their children, given in the order they are named in their grandmother's Will were : (1) John 5 ; (2) Roger; (3) Henry ; (4) Thomas; (5) Rossc [Rose] ; (6) Elizabeth. This is all we know with cer- tainty ; whether the following facts relate to this family has not been shown, and they are given merely as having a pos- sible bearing: — The Exchequer Lay Subsidy, 108/237,

Rcinold <strong>and</strong> Mattheiv <strong>Marvin</strong> 55<br />

Squyer was " Clerk " <strong>of</strong> All Saints, Dovercourt, <strong>and</strong> doubt-<br />

less also in charge <strong>of</strong> its Chapel at Harwich. " Sir Robert "<br />

was therefore very likely the "cleric" when the vestments,<br />

etc., were replaced, as mentioned above. Christian James<br />

was Vicar <strong>of</strong> the two Parishes from 23 June, 1558, when<br />

Philip <strong>and</strong> Mary presented Dovercourt " with a rectory, with<br />

the Chapel <strong>of</strong> Harwich annexed," <strong>and</strong> he was in charge when<br />

Thomas's widow, Anne, died. In 1895 the Vicar was the<br />

Rev. Henry Louis Norden, <strong>and</strong> the patron J. E. A. Gwynne,<br />

Esq. ; the value <strong>of</strong> the living is given as jQiyo, with a par-<br />

sonage, <strong>and</strong> the population <strong>of</strong> the Parish, 5475 ; it is in the<br />

Diocese <strong>of</strong> St. Alban's.<br />

From the Wills <strong>of</strong> Thomas <strong>and</strong> Anne we obtain the names<br />

<strong>of</strong> their children. Thomas mentions only his daughter Ellen,<br />

who was unmarried when her father died, but his wife names<br />

the others given below, all <strong>of</strong> them living in 1558. <strong>The</strong><br />

order <strong>of</strong> birth has not been found, nor the Christian names<br />

<strong>of</strong> any <strong>of</strong> the daughters except Ellen. As one daughter had<br />

six children living when her mother died, she is presumed<br />

to have been the eldest child.<br />

25 i. Daughter (? Elizabeth), 4 b. about 1520, or earlier; mar.<br />

Roger Hawkyn, or Hawkins ; their children, given in the<br />

order they are named in their gr<strong>and</strong>mother's Will were :<br />

(1) John 5<br />

; (2) Roger; (3) Henry ; (4) Thomas; (5) Rossc<br />

[Rose] ; (6) Elizabeth. This is all we know with cer-<br />

tainty ; whether the following facts relate to this family has<br />

not been shown, <strong>and</strong> they are given merely as having a pos-<br />

sible bearing: — <strong>The</strong> Exchequer Lay Subsidy, 108/237,

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