May and Shoyswell families of East Sussex

[Gavsmum]

Hi

Does anyone have any information on the May family of Wadhurst, East Sussex and the Shoyswell family of Etchingham, East Sussex.  I would like to confirm that Richard May, born 1448, married Alice Shoyswell and also that John de Shoyswell, (1375 - 1425) married Agnes Maltravors.  I have seen other people's trees with these names but haven't seen actual proof from a document.

Many thanks
Lindsey

[lizdb]

Probably best to contact tbe people vwith the trees, to see what evidence they have.

[Gavsmum]

Hi

Many thanks for the reply and I will consider that.

Lindsey

[swebby]

Hi Lindsey,

I have looked at the Visitation of Sussex and County Genealogies of Sussex but no help I am afraid. The visitation does not go far back enough in the Shoyswell line and the Genealogies of Sussex concentrates on the male line and doesn't show wives!

Regards
Sean

[Gavsmum]

Hi Sean

Thanks very much for looking anyway.

Kind regards
Lindsey

[sillgen]

These dates are prior to the existence of most parish registers so it would be interesting to discover how they were found.
Worth looking at the A2A site as there are various hits for the name Shoyswell in the South East region.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/

[Gavsmum]

Hi

Many thanks for the National Archives information I have had an interesting couple of hours looking through them.

I too would like to discover how these dates were found - can only think the names were found in wills or some kind of old documents but I am unable to find any.

Thanks again
Lindsey

[joe_n_perry]

Hi Gavsmum
Did you find anything about the Shoyswell family? I am a  direct descendent of Johane de Shoyswell who married a member of the Hendley family and moved to Cranbrook.
I have the following information about the Shoyswells:
The de Shoyswells

Name      Year         Mentioned in      Notes

1b John Shosewell   1480         Feoffment
(Johane’s brother)

1) Johane de Shoyswell   c.1426 – 1496      first name is in will of her   from Rootsweb,   
husband Thomas Hendley    no marriage
               record, but proved
               by above Feoffment

2) William de Shoyswell   c.1400 - ?bef. 1480   Rootsweb

3) William de Shoyswell   c.1375-         Rootsweb

3) or 4) William Shoeswelle 1429   Escheat and Inquisition of the Rape of Hastings, 1429. William was a witness.

3) or 4) William Shosewell 1443   Feoffment

4) William Schoswell       1407   Witness to a grant

4) William Schoswell       1406   Witness to a grant

4) William Shoeswell       1405   Witness to Counterpart Escrow

4) William Schoswell   1398   Witness to a grant

5) John de Shoyswell   1375   Granted arms
c.1350 –

5) John Shoswell   1384         Witness to release of quitrent

6) ?missing generation?

7) Johes de Shoeswelle   1327         Taxator in Sussex Subsidy

7) John de Shoeswelle   1324         Witness? to Release and Quit

7) John de Showell 20 April 1308      Release from prison following trespass

8a) Nicolao de Soswelle   1296         Sussex Subsidy
8b) Thoma de Shoswelle 1296         Sussex Subsidy

9) John de Shoyswell before 1272      A compendious History of Sussex

Can you add anything to this?
Best wishes
Joe
If you want you can reply direct to:
joe.n.perry@hotmail.co.uk