John Bysshe (abt. 1633 - 1680)

Born about 1633 in Pyecombe, Sussex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Scrase) Bysshe — married 1662 in Clayton, Sussex, England

Descendants

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Biography

John was born about 1633. He married Susanna Scrace in 1662, in Clayton, Sussex. ^[1]

He was the brother-in-law of Richard Turner whose sister, Cordelia, was married to William Scrase, Susanna's brother. ^[2]

Executor of the will of his father, John, in 1658. ^[3]

Younger brother of Christopher Bysshe, his father's heir. In 1669, Thomas Bysshe, son of Christopher was admitted into his father's lands through John's agency as the boy's uncle (and likely foster parent as the boy was an orphan and only 10 at the time.)

"In 1647 Richard Challoner younger son of Walter Challoner gent. surrendered Dewes and Knowles in Ardingly held of the Manor of Ditchling to John Bysshe Clerk for life and afterwards to the use of Christopher Bysshe his son. In 1665 Christopher Bysshe gent. was dead and Mary his widow held these lands for her widow's bench; in 1669 it is presented that Mary Greenefeild widow of John Greenefeild and relict of Christopher Bysshe deceased is dead; Thomas Bysshe her youngest son is admitted to the above lands in the person of John Bysshe his uncle as he is only 10 years old." ^[4]

"Mr. John Bysshe" was buried April 28, 1680. ^[5]

John Bysshe was survived by his widow Susan. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Name John Bish Spouse's Name Susanna Scrace Event Date 1662 Event Place Clayton, Sussex, England "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6LQ-45T : accessed 12 February 2016), John Bish and Susanna Scrace, 1662; citing Clayton, Sussex, England, reference 2:3W0M28K; FHL microfilm 1,068,522.
2. ↑ The Scrase Family In my account of this ancient and highly respectable Sussex family given in Vol. VIII. of our Collections, I declare my inability to discover whom Richard, the son of Tuppin Scrase of Blatchington, married, (See p. 10, and genealogical table No. 1.) In a genealogical table of the same family, No. III., p. 16., I have stated Cordelia to be the Christian name of the wife of William Scrase who was first of Dichling, and afterwards of Pyecombe, not then knowing her maiden surname. I have since been informed by the Rev. Edward Turner, that they both married Turners of Oldland. It appears from a pedigree of this family in his possession, that William Scrase married Cordelia--or Cordiall, as she is there called--the tenth, and Richard Scrase, Elizabeth, the nineteenth, of the twenty-two children of Thomas Turner of Oldland, gentleman. The will of William Turner, the fifteenth member of this patriarchal family, who married Anne Boniface of Blachington, and is described as of Newtimber, names Cordiall Scrase as his sister; and Richard Turner, the eldest, who succeeded his father in the Oldland estate in 1681, mentions in his will, John Bysshe and William Scrase as his brothers-in-law. Mark Antony Lower.> If Richard and William, sons of Tuppin Scrase married Turners, as suggested by Lower, then Susanna is their sister and daughter of Tuppin. However, Richard's will of 1635 indicates he died young and unmarried and his sister Susanna was married to Edward Blaker of Portslade. According to the Sussex Archaeological Collections pedigree above, Susanna's brother William Scrase married a Cordelia, so she is likely to be the Cordelia Turner mentioned. John Bysshe of Pyecombe is mentioned in documents below along with Richard and William Turner of Keymer. http://www.mocavo.com/Sussex-Archaeological-Collections-Relating-to-th e-History-and-Antiquities-of-the-County-Volume-17/723702/288 Lease for 6 months SAS-N/137 16 Jun 1669 These documents are held at East Sussex Record Office Contents: By RICHARD TURNER and WILLIAM TURNER of Keymer, yeomen, JOHN BISH of Pycombe, gent., and WILLIAM SCRACE of Clayton, yeoman, to NICHOLAS BRIGDEN of East Deane, yeoman, of several closes of land known as the Fulling Mills containing 14 ac. in the occupation of John Turner in Keymer, bounding to lands called Dunstalls, E., lands late Allexanders, N., the highway from Clayton Church to St. John's Common, W Signatures, Richard Turner, William Turner, John Bysshe, and William Scrace, seals gone Witnesses:- Thomas Jenner, John Turner, J. Whitpaine, Thos Goff
3. ↑ Will of John Bysshe, Clerk, Parson of Pycombe, Sussex Prerogative Court of Canterbury and related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Will of John Bysshe, Clerk, Parson of Pycombe, Sussex. Collection:Records of the Prerogative Court of CanterburyDate range: 23 June 1658 Reference:PROB 11/281/185Subjects:Wills and probate: late wife Margaret, eldest son Christopher Bysshe, Thomas Bysshe, daughter Frances the wife of Richard Turner, daughter Susan the wife of Nicholas Brigden, grandchildren John, Thomas, and Mary Turner, children of John Turner and his late daughter, Anne; five grandchildren John Bysshe son of Christopher, Richard Turner, Ann Turner, and Frances Turner, the children of Richard Turner and daughter Frances; Mary Brigden daughter of Nicholas Brigden and daughter Susan; second son John Bysshe (executor)
4. ↑ Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and ...,Volume 36, p 60, [1]
5. ↑ Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and ..., Volume 36 By Sussex Archaeological Society, p. 60
6. ↑ Contents: By Susan Byshe of Pycombe, Sussex, widow, relict and executrix of the Will of John Bysh late of Pycombe, gent. decd., and John Bysh of Hailsham, gent., one of the sons of Christopher Byshe late of Alborne, gent. decd., to Thomas Byshe of Cockfield, clerk, the other son of the said Chris. Byshe - for £140 - to the said Susan and £5 to the said John - of the said messuage and lands called Stockland and the two crofts called Blacklands in Henfield Signatures of Susan Bysshe and John Byshe and seals Witnesses:- William Bysshe, Joseph Gower, William Marshall Contents: By Thomas Bysshe of Cockfeild, clerk, to John Grant of Henfeild, yeoman, - for £4 paid and £180 secured to be paid - of the said messuage, lands and premises called Stockland and 2 crofts called Blackland in Henfield Which premises on the death of John Bysshe became vested in Susan Byshe his relict and executrix of his Will, who by deed of 21 Feb., 3 Wm. & Mary, conveyed the same to the said Thomas Bysshe Signature, Thomas Bysshe, and armorial seal Witnesses:- Richard Ward, John Young (mk), Edward West