Nicholas Tufton 
Nicholas was born about 1475 in Kingstone, Kent, England. Nicholas' father is William Tufton. His paternal grandfather is William De Tufton. He was an only child. He died on December 30th, 1538 in Kingstone, Kent, England.General Notes
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Nicholas TUFTON - b. about 1475, Kingstone, Kent; d. Dec. 30, 1538, Kingstone, Kent.
Descendant of the De TOKETON-TUFTON family. Nicholas lived at Northiam, Sussex, and wrote his will in Jan. 1537/8, asking that his body be buried there before the altar of St. Nicholas in the church of the Blessed Virgin. William provided his daughter, named as Isabel Cryour, with an annuity for life, and appoint his son John Tufton as executor. Nicholas, a resident of Northiam, also had lands at Ewhurst, Bodiam, Montfield, Sedlescombe, Ore, Fairlight, Beckley, Peasmarsh, Udimore, Rye and elswhere in Kent. He served as coroner and steward of Hastings rape, and was Justice of the Peace in 1532 and 1538, commissioner of sewers in 1534, and was a nominee for sheriff three times. Descendants of Nicholas Tufton became the earls of Thanet. Married about 1498 at Cranbrook, Kent.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 1301 in Sileham, Kent, England
- b.~ 1335 in Sileham, Kent, England
- b.~ 1370 d.~ 1406 in Northiam, Sussex, England
- b.1405 in Sussex, England
- b.~ 1379
- b.~ 1440 in Northiam, Sussex, England
- b.~ 1475 in Kingstone, Kent, England d.30 Dec 1538 in Kingstone, Kent, England
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‌Nicholas and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony about 1498 in Cranbrook, Kent, England. They had a daughter named Agnes.
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Children
Agnes Tufton
Agnes was born about 1515 in Kent, England. She died in March 1588 in Bekesbourne, Kent, England.
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