Individual Details

Rev. William Eddye

(Abt 1550 - 23 Nov 1616)

William EDDYE was described by his biographer, Charles EDDY, M.D., as: "A very methodical gentleman, a strict Episcopalian, judicious in his counsels, humane in his advise, and a reprover of immorality. Every way he appears to have been a diligent pastor over his flock, and has left a folio volume with eighty of its pages engrossed and illuminated, bearing evidence of his skill and taste, as well as care, in preserving the parish registers."

Events

BirthAbt 1550Bristol, Gloucester, England
Marriage20 Nov 1587Cranbrook, Kent, England - Mary Fosten
Religion1591 - 1616Episcopalian - Cranbrook, County Kent, England
OccupationAug 1591Vicar of St. Dunstan's Church, Cranbrook, County Kent, England
Marriage22 Feb 1614Cranbrook, Kent, England - Sarah Tayler
Death23 Nov 1616Cranbrook, Kent, England
EducationMaster of Arts - University of Cambridge, St. John's and Trinity Colleges, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Families

SpouseMary Fosten ( - 1611)
ChildMary Eddy (1591 - )
ChildPhineas Eddy (1593 - 1641)
ChildJohn Eddy (1597 - )
ChildEleanor "Ellen" Eddy (1599 - 1610)
ChildAbigail Eddy (1601 - 1687)
ChildAnna Eddy (1603 - )
ChildElizabeth Eddy (1606 - )
ChildSamuel Eddy (1601 - 1687)
ChildZachariah Eddy (1610 - )
ChildNathaniel Eddy (1611 - 1611)
SpouseSarah Tayler ( - 1639)
ChildPriscilla Eddy (1614 - 1637)

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