A Family Genealogy of
the Gentle House of Stapleton
 

John FAGGE

____ - 22 JUN 1639

  • BURIAL: St. Enswith Church
    Brenzett, Kent, England [N2798]
  • DEATH: 22 JUN 1639, Brenzett, Kent, England
  • REFERENCE: 45025
Family 1 : Adryn COBBES
  1. +John FAGGE

[N2798] In the north chapel of the church is a monument which reads: "Dedicated to the memmorie of John FAGGE Esquire sonne of John Fagge of Rye in the county of Sussex Gentleman who married one of ye daughters and heires of Clement COBB of Canterbury in the county of Kent Gentleman, by whom he had issue two sonnes and fower daughters. He departed this life the 22 day of June Anno Domini 1639.

Here also lyeth interred the body of John Fagge of Rye in the county of Sussex Gentlemen, sonne of ye above said John Fagge, who married Elizabeth daughter of Barnabe HODGSON of Framfield in the county of Sussex Gentleman by whome he had issue one sonne and one daughter. He departed this life the 25 day of July Anno Domini 1646. His surviving sonne caused this monument to be erected. On the front edge of the monument are two shields of arms, that on the left is arg. two bends vair (Fagge) impaling arg a chev.between 3 cocks gu (Cobb). That on the right is Fagge impaling erm on a chief gu. 3 swords points upwards arg (Hodgson). On the east and west ends are the Fagge arms."

NOTE: The description of these arms confirms this branch of Cobbs were descendants of the man known as John Cobb of Kent (c1324).