Agnes (Prowse) Trowbridge (1576 - 1622)

Born 15 Apr 1576 in Tiverton, Devon, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Trowbridge — married 31 Jul 1597 in Tiverton, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1622 at age 46 in Taunton, Somerset, England

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Ran Prouse [send private message], Ed Trowbridge [send private message], Ann Johnson [send private message], and Bob Fields [send private message]

Biography

When Agnes Prowse married John Trowbridge, the marriage was preceded by a settlement made by Thomas Trowbridge (Sr.) which granted Agnes an annuity of L30 for life issuing from all his lands at Rowbarton, occupied by his mother-in-law, Alice Hutchings, for her life. On the same day, John was admitted to a life interest in his father's properties at Obridge and Staplegrove and Pyrland, partly occupied by Thomas' wife Johane (nee Hutchings). Agnes' marriage took place at St. Peters, Tiverton, July 31, 1597, 13 1/2 months before her father's death. (The Gen., op. cit., p.13, Appendix G p. 25).

Name

Agnes Prowse ^{[1] [2]}

Sometimes Annis in primary records.

Birth

Baptized: 15 April 1576 at Tiverton, co. Devon, England,

Marriage

Date: 31 JUL 1597

Place: Tiverton, England

Date: 1 JUN 1567

Death

Date: ABT 6 JUN 1622

Place: Taunton, Somerset, England

Burial

Date: 6 JUN 1622

Place: Taunton, Somerset, England

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=flakey&id=I529117125

http://miller-aanderson.blogspot.com/2011/07/thomas-trowbridge-1598-1672.html The ancestry of Thomas Trowbridge can be traced back to Hugh Capet, King of France, died 996 and his wide, Adelaide of Poitou, through Thomas's mother, Agnes Prowse. See Ancestors of American Presidents, pp. 191-192.

Agnes Prowse, born April 14, 1576 in Tiverton, Devon, England; died June 06, 1622 in Taunton, Somerset, England. She was the daughter of 2. John Prowse and 3. Elizabeth Colwick. She married (1) John Trowbridge July 31, 1597 in St. Peter's Church, Tiverton, Devon, England. He was the son of Thomas Trowbridge and Joan Lawrence alias Hutchin.

Notes

When Agnes Prowse married John Trowbridge, the marriage was preceded by a settlement made by Thomas Trowbridge (Sr.) which granted Agnes an annuity of L30 for life issuing from all his lands at Rowbarton, occupied by his mother-in-law, Alice Hutchings, for her life. On the same day, John was admitted to a life interest in his father's properties at Obridge and Staplegrove and Pyrland, partly occupied by Thomas' wife Johane (nee Hutchings). Agnes' marriage took place at St. Peters, Tiverton, July 31, 1597, 13 1/2 months before her father's death. (The Gen., op. cit., p.13, Appendix G p. 25).

AGNES (or ANNIS) PROWSE, was bapt. Tiverton 15 April 1576, and m. to John Trowbndge, bapt. St. Mary Magdalen Church 25 Mar. 1570. son of Thomas (Sr.). The marriage was preceded by a settlement made by Thos. which granted to Agnes an annuity of £30 for life issuing from all his lands at Rowbarton, occupied by his mother-in-law, Alice Hutchings, for her life. On the same day, John was admitted to a life interest in his father's properties at Obridge and Staplegrove and Pyrland, partly occupied by Thomas' wife Johane (flee Hutchings). Agnes marriage took place at St. Peter's, Tiverton, 31 July 1597, 13 1/2 months before her father's death. Agnes herself was bur. Taunton 6 June 1622. The above Thomas Trowbridge Sr. was a leading citizen and charitable founder, a mercer, with a Tudor mansion, extant, in the high street. and had served as constable and portreve of the castle manor. Agnes' husband John Prowse was sole son and h. at his father's death 1620, and served Taunton as Mayor & Magistrate 1629 & 1637, and also as warden of St. Mary Magdalen, constable & portreve of Taunton castle manor. He m. (2) 11 Mar. 1623/4 Alice Reed of Tiverton. (The Gen.. cit., pp. 1-2, 13, 15, 25).

Note N6021

http://masonfamilytree.net/toc1.html

Agnes (aka Annis) PROWSE (1576-1622).

Born 15 Apr 1576, St. Mary Magdalen, Taunton, Somerset, England. Died 6 Jun 1622, Taunton, Somerset, England.

AGNES (or ANNIS) PROWSE, was bapt. Tiverton 15 April 1576, and m. to John Trowbridge, bapt. St. Mary Magdalen Church 25 Mar. 1570. son of Tho mas (Sr.). The marriage was preceded by a settlement made by Thos. which granted to Agnes an annuity of £30 for life issuing from all his lands at Rowbarton, occupied by his mother-in-law, Alice Hutchings, for her life. On the same day, John was admitted to a life interest in hi s father's properties at Obridge and Staplegrove and Pyrland, partly occupied by Thomas' wife Johane (nee Hutchings). Agnes marriage took place at St. Peter's, Tiverton, 31 July 1597, 13 1/2 months before her father's death. Agnes herself was bur. Taunton 6 June 1622. The above Thomas Trowbridge Sr. was a leading citizen and charitable founder, a mercer, with a Tudor mansion, extant, in the high street. and had served as constable and portreve of the castle manor. Agnes' husband John Prowse was sole son and h. at his father's death 1620, and served Taunton as Mayor & Magistrate 1629 & 1637, and also as warden of St. Mary Magdalen, constable & portreve of Taunton castle manor. He m. (2) 11 M ar. 1623/4 Alice Reed of Tiverton.

The parish register of Tiverton, county Devon contains the entry: ‘July 1597. Jn° Strobridge and Annis Prowse ... xxxi Day."
The marriage thus occurred at the bride's home two days after the above surrender was signed.
Annis, and even Ann. was often used for the more formal and legalistic Agnes (Latin ‘‘Agneta"). Anne's daughter of John Prowse was baptized at Tiverton, 14 April 1576.
Her parents, John Prowse and Elizabeth Coke, were married at Tiverton. 1 June 1567.
Agnes had an older sister, Prudence Prowse, baptized 13 February 1569/70. who died unmarried and was buried 16 September 1599; and she gave the name, Prudence Trowbridge, to the first daughter who was born after her sister's death.
Her eldest daughter, born before her sister died, was named Elizabeth after her mother.

Sources

Footnotes and citations:

1. ↑ The American Genealogist, vol. 18 no. 3, (January 1942):129-137. The Trowbridge Ancestry in England, by Donald Lines Jacobus. LINK (paid subscription)
2. ↑ The Genealogist, vol. 9 no. 1 (Spring 1988):3-39. The Trowbridge Ancestry, by Charles Fitch Northen.

• Trowbridge, Francis Bacon. The Trowbridge Genealogy : History of the Trowbridge Family in America. (1908) Archive.org LINK

Source list:

• The American Genealogist, vol. 18 no. 3, (January 1942):129-137. The Trowbridge Ancestry in England, by Donald Lines Jacobus. LINK (paid subscription)

• The Genealogist, vol. 9 no. 1 (Spring 1988):3-39. The Trowbridge Ancestry, by Charles Fitch Northen.

• Proof: (The Gen., op. cit., p. 13; "The Trowbridge Ancestry in England" by Donald Lines Jacobus," THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST", 18:3, pps. 129-137

Acknowledgments:

• Profile improvement and sourcing by Joe Cochoit in December 2016.

• Thanks to Ann Johnson for starting this profile.

Created through the import of DR fam 9.ged on 14 September 2010.

• Thanks to Charles Seamon for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Charles and others.