Thomas (Parsons) Parsons alias Fayerbrother Esq (abt. 1527 - 1596)

Born about 1527 in England

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Died 1596 at about age 69 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

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Biography

The year of birth of Thomas Parsons alias Fayerbrother is unknown and is estimated as c 1527.

The first name of his father is unknown. It is presumed his mother was Margaret Bonner, sister of Bishop Edmund Bonner.

Held at the Worcestershire Archives are three documents dated 1573 that concern the sale of a dwelling called Bonersplace in severnende within the Lordship of Hanley and land belonging to the dwelling, also situated in Hanley, Worcestershire, by Thomas Parsons alias Ffayrbrother esquire of Stortford, Hertfordshire to Margery Lechmer, widow of Hanley, Worcestershire.^[1][2][3] The documents state that Thomas Parsons was the son and heir of Margaret Montioye and that Margaret was late the wife of Phillip Montioye and the sister and sole heir of Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London, deceased.

Presumably Thomas Parsons alias Fayerbrother was a son of Margaret Bonner by a marriage prior to her marriage to Phillip Mountjoy.

Marriage and Children

He married Joane^[4], surname unknown, date and place unknown.

Children:

• Edmund Parsons (predeceased his father, but left an heir, Thomas Parsons)^[4]
• Ursula Parsons^[4] (baptised on 26 Feb 1563 at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire)^[5]
• John Parsons^[4] (baptised in 1566 at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire)^[6]
• Mary Parsons^[4]
• Margaret Parsons^[4] (baptised on 06 Sep 1573 at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire)^[7]
• Elizabeth Parsons^[4] (baptised on 11 Oct 1575 at Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire)^[8]

Career

1554: Visit by Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London, to the house of Thomas Parsons at Bishops Stortford.^[9]

Thomas Parsons, Esq. was a Churchwarden at Bishops Stortford in 1566 and 1567.^[10]

The house and manorial buildings of the manor of Stepney and Hackney (a residence of the Bishop of London) were leased by Thomas Parsons alias Fairbrother from 1568.^[11]

Thomas Parsons alias Fayerbrother esquire of Stortford, Hertfordshire was a Supervisor of the will of William Mountjoy.^[12] William Mountjoy referred to Thomas Fayerbrother as his brother.

The manor of Harringay or Hornsey, Middlesex: "The tolls belonging to the bishop in Hornsey in 1318 were probably at Highgate ... The lease was held in 1590 by Thomas Parsons and William Mountjoy, under a lease of the reversion in 1559, and from 1601 to 1606 by Thomas Mountjoy.^[13]

In the will of John Gybbe, Gentleman of Stortford, Hertfordshire, the will made on 07 May 1588 and proved on 04 Nov 1597^[14] he referred to his 'brother' Thomas Parsons alias Fayerbrother Esquire, and the sons and daughters of his 'brother' William Mountioye alias Moungey gent deceased (perhaps John Gybbe had married Joan Mountjoy or Joan Parsons alias Fayerbrother).

Summary of the Will of Thomas Parsons Esq 1596

In his will made on 26 Mar 1596 and proved on 18 May 1596 he was noted as Thomas Parsons of Stortford, Herts, Esquire.^[4] Mentioned in the will included:

• his wife Joane;
• his son John Parsons;
• his daughter Mary Wills;
• his daughter Margaret Morley, wife of Isack Morley;
• his daughter Elizabeth Hane/Hone, wife of William Hane/Hone;
• his daughter Ursula Morley, wife of James Morley and their children Thomas Morley and Elizabeth Morley; and
• his grandson Thomas Parsons (the son of Edmund Parsons, deceased) who was a minor and the principal beneficiary of the will

His son in law James Morley was appointed Executor and the Right Worshipful Henry Coke was appointed Overseer.

Sources

1. ↑ Bargain and Sale from Thomas Parsons to Margery Lechmer. 21 Apr 1573. Ref: 705:134/1531/78/1/5. Worcestershire Archives.
2. ↑ Quitclaim from Thomas Parsons to Margaret Mountioye, Phillip Mountioye, Edmund Bonner and William Stone. 1573. Ref: 705:134/1531/78/1/6. Worcestershire Archives.
3. ↑ Feoffment from Thomas Parsons to Margaret Mountioy and Phillip Mountioy. 1573. Ref: 705:134/1531/59/3/8. Worcestershire Archives.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7} Will of Thomas Parsons of Stortford, Hertfordshire. 1596. PROB/11/87/375. The National Archives, Kew.
5. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKW3-SMZ : 11 February 2018, Ursula Parsons, ); citing - 2:1N9V9SF, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 991,366.
6. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKW3-SMV : 11 February 2018, John Parsons, ); citing - 2:1N9VBBP, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 991,366.
7. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYQ9-LQC : 18 September 2020), Margaret Parsons, 1573.
8. ↑ Hatcher, Patricia, L., (2012) "Identifying Judith Hone, Wife of John 2 Armistead of Virginia, with Hone and Aylmer Ancestry of Presidents William Henry and Benjamin Harrison." American Ancestors Journal. Boston, MA: NEHGS AmericanAncestors.org (2012, Pages 352-64).
9. ↑ The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe. Vol VI. 1838, p 564 Google Books.
10. ↑ The records of St. Michael's parish church, Bishop's Stortford. Edited by J L Glasscock, Jun. 1882, p 113 Internet Archive.
11. ↑ Stepney. In: A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 11, Stepney, Bethnal Green. pp 19-52. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1998 BHO.
12. ↑ Will of William Mouncoye alias Moungye or Mountioy alias Moungy, Gentleman of London. 04 September 1585. PROB 11/68/518. The National Archives, Kew.
13. ↑ A P Baggs, Diane K Bolton, M A Hicks and R B Pugh, 'Hornsey, including Highgate: Manors', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 6, Friern Barnet, Finchley, Hornsey With Highgate, ed. T F T Baker and C R Elrington (London, 1980), pp. 140-146. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/middx/vol6/pp140-146 [accessed 3 July 2023].
14. ↑ Will of John Gybbe, Gentleman of Stortford, Hertfordshire. 04 November 1597. PROB 11/90/411. The National Archives, Kew.