William Noyes Rev
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cholderton, Wilts, England
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Parents
Father: Robert Noyes (Abt 1518-After 1599)
Mother: Mary ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *Anne Stephen (Abt 1568 - Bef 27 Apr 1658)
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Children:
1. Rev. James Noyes (1608-1656)
2. Nicholas Noyes (Abt 1615-1701)
3. Child Noyes (Abt 1611-1671)
4. Rev. Nathan Noyes (1597-1651)
5. Ephraim Noyes (1596-1659)
6. John Noyes ( - )
7. Child Noyes (Abt 1604- )
Notes
General:
rector of Cholderton, Co Wilts, England
He and his close relative Peter Noyes were of an old family of prosperous yeomen, descended from someone a nobleman had once brought from another part of England to oversee his estate.
He and Peter Noyes were about third cousins.
2I. WILLIAM (ROBERT 1)
b.c.1568
m.c.1595 ANNE PARKER (b.c.1575, bur. 7 Mar. 1657 Cholderton, Wiltshire)
inv. 30 Apr. 1622 Cholderton
William matriculated at University College, Oxford 15 Nov. 1588 and was admitted to the BA degree 31 May 1592. He was made rector of Cholderton in 1602.
The inventory of his estate was made 30 Apr. 1622 and his widow Anne was made administratrix.
"In the name of God, amen. I Anne Noyes of Cholderton, in the County Wilts, widdow, the eighteenth day of March in the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred fiftie & five being in perfect health amd memorie... I give and bequeath to James Noyes and Nicholas Noyes my two sonnes now in New England twelve pence a piece and to such children as they have liveing twelve pence a piece.
Item I give and bequeath to my sonne in law Thomas Kent of Upper Wallop twelve pence Item I give and bequeath to his wife five shillings and to their children twelve pence a piece Item I give and bequeath unto Robert Read of East Cholderton in the County of Southton Gent all the rest and residue of my goods and chattels moveable and immoveable utensils and implements of household stuffe whatsoever And lastly I make and ordayne the sd Robert Read Gent full whole and sole Executor of this my last Will & Testament In witness whereof I have here unto sett my hand and seale the day and yeere above written
Anne Noyes her marke sealed and delivered in presence of us John Tisdale T. Tisdale."(1)
Family of Rev. WilliamA and Anne (Stephens) Noyes 1568-1622
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William Noyes, son of Robert Noyes, was born probably at Cholderton, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, about 1568, died there in the spring of 1622 (estate inv. 30 Apr.); married about 1594 Anne Stephens, daughter of Nicholas Stephen of Burdrop Manor, born about 1575, buried at Cholderton 7 Mar. 1657-8, 82y, sister of Dorothy (Stephens) Parker, mother of the Rev. Robert Parker (see Wheeler, History of Stonington, Connecticut).
Noyes received his BA degree from University College Oxford 31 May 1592. In 1601 he was appointed rector at Cholderton, a post he held until 1621, shortly before his death. His widow was appointed administrix 28 May 1622.
Anne’s nephew Robert Parker, called "the father of non-conformists," went to Holland in exile, and later came to Massachusetts; he did not marry. Anne's will (18 Mar. 1655, 20 Apr. 1658) named her "two sons now in New England," and her sons-in-law Thomas Kent and Robert Reade, her executor.
Children Rev. William Noyes probably all by Ann, born at Cholderton:
REV. JAMES NOYES (1608-1656) and
NICHOLAS NOYES (1615-1701)
Two brothers, Rev. James Noyes and Nicholas Noyes, came to Massachusetts aboard the ship Mary and John in March 1633, and were part of the first group of about forty settlers of Newbury, MA in 1635. Their father was Rev. William Noyes, rector of Cholderton (county Wilts), England [about 11 miles from Salisbury], a graduate of University College, Oxford in 1592. Their mother was Anne Parker (sister of the scholar, Robert Parker); their cousin Rev. Thomas Parker accompanied them.
James and Nicholas had two older brothers, Ephraim (1596 - 1659); and Nathan (1597 - 1651) who succeeded their father as rector of Cholderton. A younger sister and brother remained in England.