Agnes (Trignall) Stoughton (abt. 1535 - abt. 1557)

Born about 1535 in Naughton, Suffolk, England

Wife of Francis Stoughton — married 1554 in England

Descendants

Died about 1557 at about age 22 in Naughton, Suffolk, England

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Biography

Agnes (Unknown) Stoughton was born about 1535 in Naughton, Suffolk, England, daughter of John Tringall (~1510 - 1609).

Agnes married Francis Stoughton (~1531 - 1557) in 1554 in England. Their children were:

1. Alice Stoughton (~1556 - )
2. Elizabeth (Stoughton) Tucker (~1557 - 1597)
3. Reverend Thomas Stoughton (~1557 - >1622).

Agnes died about 1557 in Naughton aged ~22.

Agnes was the wife of Francis has mentioned in his will. There is no evidence that Agnes is the daughter of a "Trignall"

"Francis ' will is largely concerned with provisions for his wife Agnes, his only son Thomas and his sister Alice. To Thomas, his brother, known as Thomas Stoughton of St. Martins, Canterbury, " all my lands, tenements (etc.) until my son Thomas is 21.” His son Thomas was to have “ £ 3.6.8. yearly to keep him in school.” There is no bequest to the church for any purpose. He directs that he be buried in the Chancel of St. Jones ( Johns ) in the Church of St. Peter, “ if I die there.” He lived in the Parish of St. Peter, Sandwich, as a country gentleman, having land in Ash and elsewhere ."^[1][2]

Research Notes

Need to change LNAB to Unknown

Sources

1. ↑ Turner, Ethel McLaughlin. The English Ancestry of Thomas Stoughton, 1588-1661, And His Son Thomas Stoughton, 1624-1684, of Windsor, Conn., His Brother Israel Stoughton, 1603-1645, And His Nephew William Stoughton, 1631-1701, of Dorchester, Mass.. [Waterloo?, Wis.: Art Craft, 1958, pg.58
2. ↑ Canterbury Cathedral Archives, CCA-U3-175/1/A/1, St. Peter, Sandwich, Kent, Composite Register, 1538-1616, image 67