Francis Amyas, Clerk

Contents

1. Note
2. Biography
3. Land Holding in Deopham
   1. Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells of Morley
   2. Manor of Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury
4. Footnotes

Note

This page is about the priest Francis Amyas, clerk; there was also a Francis Amyas, gentleman, living at a similar time who also had property in Deopham.

Biography

The following is an extract from Alumni cantabrigienses which contains a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge:-

Francis Amyas was 17 when admitted to Peterhouse in 1676: this would imply a date of birth circa 1659. He was born in Carleton Forehoe.¹ He was ordained as a deacon in 1682 but it is not recorded where he spent the following two years. He was ordained priest May 25^th 1684² and appointed as rector of Litcham (a small village north-east of Swaffham) the following day. He held this post for 4 years; this was his sole priestly appointment.
He would have been 29 at the time of his death in 1688.

Land Holding in Deopham

Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells of Morley

He first came into ownership of 6 acres of copyhold land of the Manor of Shadwells otherwise Cockerells of Morley at their Court held on June 24^th 1686.

Manor of Deopham of the Dean and Chapter of Canterbury

Francis Amyas was admitted to 5 roods of land at the Court held in 1687 as son & heir of Thomas Amyas, clerk.
It was recorded at the Court of September 23^rd 1690 that Sarah Amyas, the daughter and heir of Francis, was admitted to the 5 roods of copyhold land to which he had been admitted in 1687.

Footnotes

1. Church of England Clergy Database. ↩︎
2. Church of England Clergy Database. ↩︎

Date	Change
18/3/26	Published