John Rose d1505 Wye

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Wye, Kent, England
Surname/tag: Rose

Biography

John Rose was the son of William Rose of Wye.^[1]

His year of birth is not known but estimated as 1430 as he was probably circa 20 years old when he participated in Jack Cade's Rebellion in 1450.

John married twice:

1) unknown and had children:

• William Rose^[2]

• Thomas Rose^[2] who married Agnes^[3]

• Alice Rose who married John Serlys^[2]

2) Agnes who was a widow. Her previous husband was John Andrew. No issue with John Rose mentioned in the will of Agnes Rose written 1511.^[4]

Jack Cade's uprising 1450:

The manifestor of the uprising, the 'Complaint of the Commons of Kent', called for political reform. It found much support amongst the gentry and developing middle class, including the Abbot of Battle Abbey (who owned the Manor of Wye). After Jack Cade's party defeated royal forces in Sevenoaks they occupied London. Negotiations led to the Complaint being accepted and pardons issued. Those pardoned on 6 July included one John Rose of Wye. ^[5]

1452/4: Survey of the manor of Wye, John Rose and father William.

Johannes Rose tenet in Stontighe j acram j rodam nuper Willelmi Rose patris sui.^[1]

Will, John Rose of Wye written 14th March 17th year of King Henry VII, 1502 and proved 18th April 1505.^[2]

The beneficiaries of John's will were:

• His servant Margarete Fremans,
• His wife Agnes who had a daughter from a previous marriage. This unnamed daughter had children,
• His son William (had children),
• His daughter Alice Serlys wife of John Serlys (had children),
• His son Thomas (had children),
• His granddaughters: Alice, Johane, Agnes and Alice the younger, unmarried daughters of son Thomas.

Will: Mentioned in the will of his second wife Agnes Rose widow of Wye written 10 Apr 1511. John was described as the former deceased husband of Agnes.^[4]

John died circa 1505 in Wye.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Survey of the manor of Wye, page 8, Editor Helen Elizabeth Muhlfeld, (accessed [14 Nov 2023])Link.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Will of John Rose of Wye, Kent, The National Archives. Ref: PROB 11/14/526, Date: 18 April 1505, (accessed [19 Oct 2023])
3. ↑ Will of Thomas Rose Yeoman of Wye, Kent, The National Archives. Ref: PROB 11/22/303, Date: 03 April 1527, (accessed [19 Oct 2023]).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Will of Agnes Rose of Wye, Kent. May 1511. Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, Canterbury Cathedral Archives. PRC 17/11/208. Transcribed by Mrs. Shelagh A. Mason, 11th March 2023 Link.
5. ↑ 'A New History of Wye: The Heritage of a Kent Village', 2003, ed. Burnham, Paul and de Saxe, Maureen, in chapter 7, 'The Medieval Manor' by Paul Burnham, p.34).