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The Blaker Society © THOMAS FAULCONER of Selmeston. To be buried at Selmeston. Brothers Richard and
SELMESTON

William Faulconer, and his sister Joane. Mother-in-law (? step-mother) still living. Wife
Agas (?) and son John Faulconer, executors. Dated 15 April 1556. Proved 6 March 1559.

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Genealogica:
and this abstract of Richard Fawkner’s will is given in Fragmenta
RICHARD FAULCONER of Selmeston. To brother John Faulconer 40s. To sons Stephen
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and John “on tegge,” if either die survivor to inherit. To Brother John a Bower 20 . To sister
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Johan 20 . To her child 2 . To sister Agnes 20 . To brother William Faulconer’s son 3 4 . To
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Johane Faulconer his daughter 3 4 . To each a cow. To Margery Hooke 12 . To poor of
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Aston [Alciston] 1 8 . To church of Selmeston 6 . Bequests to brother’s servants. Brother
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William executor and residuary legatee. Overseer: Mr John Mascall. Dated 11 January 1565.
Proved 1 February 1565.

Who was Margaret Fawkner’s first husband?

In her will, Margaret refers to her son John Swain. John Fawkner,
according to Renshaw:
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gave to [blank] Blaker three ewes and conferred benefits on various persons named Swane

In the period 1540 to 1568, we have this one Swain will from West Firle in the
Lewes Archdeaconry archives:
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Thomas Swayne of Firle 24 January 1562 3 June 1563 A 5 119

John Blaker’s sister

John Blaker of West Fyrle’s will (1575) includes a bequest to ‘Eleanor
Brown my sister’s daughter). As for a marriage licence, those for Lewes
archdeaconry do not survive earlier than 1586, and those for Chichester no
earlier than 1575. The relevant surviving parish registers (West Firle and
Selmeston) start too late to be helpful. Equally, Brown might be Eleanor’s
married surname, in which case we have no information as to the surname of
John’s sister. Lewes Archdeaconry wills and administrations survive from 1541
onwards: from then to 1600 there are 38 Brown and variant entries in the
calendars, but none from Selmeston or West Firle.

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