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Article AN OLD MASON'S TOMB. ← Page 3 of 4 →
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An Old Mason's Tomb.
and Marian Thrift . He was born near Oxford , 15 th March , 1582 , and changed his name from Fairclough to Featly . He was rector of Allhallows , Bread Street , Acton , in Middlesex , and other places . During the time that he was rector of Lambeth he married ( 1622 ) one of his parishioners , Mrs . Joyce Holloway , who is supposed to have "been his senior Toy some years . "We learn from the stained glass window described above that she was a daughter of
William Kerwin , and must therefore have been a widow when Dr . Featl y married her . In 1525 Dr . Featly ceased to be Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury , died in 1645 , and was buried in the chancel of Lambeth church . The probability seems to be that William Kerwin died intestate , at least his will does not appear to be extant . In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury the administration of himself and his son are recorded as follows : —
" 13 Jan ., 1594—5 . Administration to William Kerwyn , late of St . Helen ' s , Bishopsgate , in the city of London , deceased , granted to Benjamin Kerwvn the son . " ( Fo . 12-1 . ) J " 19 October , 1621 . Administration to Benjamin Kerwyn , late of Kennino- - ton , within the parish of Lambeth , co . Surrey , deceased , granted to Ann Kerwvn the relict . " ( Fo . 141 . ) J
_ The family of Curwen , Culwen , Kerwin , or Kerwyn , has been long settled in Cumberland and the bordering counties , and possibly William Kerwin was a junior member of a branch of this family . His arms , as given on the monument may be described : [ argent ] fretty [ gules ] on a chief [ azure ] three fleur-de-hs [ or ] . These arms differ sli ghtly from the usual blazon , there being fleur-de-lis on the chief , and in other varieties of the coat there are on the chief
one or more escallop shells . The impalement or arms of his wife I have not been able at present to trace with certainty , but it may be that of the family of Richardson : On a chief , three lion ' s heads erased . On the south side of the monument , between two figures , probably repre-I 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Old Mason's Tomb.
and Marian Thrift . He was born near Oxford , 15 th March , 1582 , and changed his name from Fairclough to Featly . He was rector of Allhallows , Bread Street , Acton , in Middlesex , and other places . During the time that he was rector of Lambeth he married ( 1622 ) one of his parishioners , Mrs . Joyce Holloway , who is supposed to have "been his senior Toy some years . "We learn from the stained glass window described above that she was a daughter of
William Kerwin , and must therefore have been a widow when Dr . Featl y married her . In 1525 Dr . Featly ceased to be Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury , died in 1645 , and was buried in the chancel of Lambeth church . The probability seems to be that William Kerwin died intestate , at least his will does not appear to be extant . In the Prerogative Court of Canterbury the administration of himself and his son are recorded as follows : —
" 13 Jan ., 1594—5 . Administration to William Kerwyn , late of St . Helen ' s , Bishopsgate , in the city of London , deceased , granted to Benjamin Kerwvn the son . " ( Fo . 12-1 . ) J " 19 October , 1621 . Administration to Benjamin Kerwyn , late of Kennino- - ton , within the parish of Lambeth , co . Surrey , deceased , granted to Ann Kerwvn the relict . " ( Fo . 141 . ) J
_ The family of Curwen , Culwen , Kerwin , or Kerwyn , has been long settled in Cumberland and the bordering counties , and possibly William Kerwin was a junior member of a branch of this family . His arms , as given on the monument may be described : [ argent ] fretty [ gules ] on a chief [ azure ] three fleur-de-hs [ or ] . These arms differ sli ghtly from the usual blazon , there being fleur-de-lis on the chief , and in other varieties of the coat there are on the chief
one or more escallop shells . The impalement or arms of his wife I have not been able at present to trace with certainty , but it may be that of the family of Richardson : On a chief , three lion ' s heads erased . On the south side of the monument , between two figures , probably repre-I 2