John II PROWSE

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John II Prowse, gent. of Tiverton, who, according to his father's inq p.m. was 39 at his death, received from feoffees the large Plymouth manor of Western Peverel, worth by the year L18.7.2., with Chevythorn and Tiverton property worth a further L5.10. But at John II's own death, 11 Sep 1598, his inq.p.m., taken in 1601 showed that, by then, all the property was tied by entail upon descendants and relatives with tenure for life. John m. 1 June 1567, Elizabeth Colwick, h. to Robert Colwick, her father, merchant taylor and clothier, lord of the manor of West Mere, Tiverton, whose wife, and mother of Elizabeth, his heir, was Richarda Gover, a widow, whose 1st husb. and parentage has not been established. He was bur. St. Peters 8 Aug. 1564.

John married Elizabeth COLWICK on 1 Jun 1567. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Agnes PROWSE was christened on 15 Apr 1576 in Tiverton; was buried on 6 Jun 1622 in Taunton, Massachusetts.

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John Prowse, clothier, s. & h. inherited copyhold land in the manor of Chevythorn, Tiverton, from his father, which he granted to Robert, his bro. of age 1524 when taxed on L2 worth of goods; by 1546, paid tax in Tiverton on over 140. At his death he left 5 manors in Devon & Cornwall with much other property, by fine, entailed for his 5 sons. His wife, Alice White, given as an heiress in Tiverton, perhaps dau. of Christopher Whyte, taxed on L10 goods 1546. His memorial slab in St. Peter's Church, Tiverton, reads:

"Here lyeth John Prowse, Merchante, who departed the third daye of September 1585.

And Alice his wife which he had in marriage 47 years, who departed the 13 daye of August ano dni 1583."

John married Alice WHITE about 1536. Alice died on 13 Aug 1583. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]