THE BISSE FAMILIES of area around Stoke Lane in Somerset

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These notes were collected in hurried visits to record offices and libraries, or 
acquired from other researchers or on-line sources.  If you use information from these 
notes you are strongly recommended to check the information against original sources.

much of the following comes from
	The Family of Bisse by Francis Grigson dated 1886
a copy of which is held at the Society of Genealogists
the book contains more information than is show below

U1    ?
      had child
.T1    Philip Bisse of Stoke St Michael (Stoke Lane) died 1520 
		will dated 18/1/1520 and proved PCC 14/5/1520
       married
       Joan Buckland (widow will dated 1558?) living 18/1/1519
       and probably had children
..S1    John Bisse gentleman of Publow died 18/5/1557 inquisition pm 17/7/1557
        married
        Juliana overseer 1528 of John Goodhind living at Bristol 29/4/1566.
        and probably had children
...R1    John Bisse gentleman of Pensford, aged 40 or more 17/7/1557, died 
			5/11/1565 inquisition pm 29/4/1566, will dated 20/10/1565, codicil
			4/11/1565. admin with same in PCC 19/10/1566.
		 married
		 Margaret living at Pensford 29/4/1566.
		 and left descendants given in book referred to above
...R2    Richard Bisse clothman of Publow died 1559/60 will dated 20/11/1559
			proved PCC 27/5/1560.
		 married
		 Frances (sister? of John Lombowe) died about 7/1587
			(she married secondly before 30/11/1570 Lawrence Baynerd gentleman) 
		 and left descendants given in book referred to above
..S2    Robert Bisse, LlD Doctor of Divinity, Principal of Henxsey College 1514,
			Dr of Civil Law in Court of Rome, Rector of Batcombe 1524,  
			Vicar-General to Bishop of Bath and Wells 1524, Prebend of Ashill 1537,
			not in father's will, died childless c1546, in Harleian MSS 1559.
..S3    John Bisse of Stoke Lane died before 3/4/1567. (will 1569?)
        married
        Joan Walford.
        and probably had children
...R1    James Bisse esquire of Stoke Lane inquisition pm 22/10/1569 will dated 
			3/4/1567 and proved PCC 19/8/1569.
         married
         Agnes daughter of ? May.
		 but they were childless
...R2    John Bisse of Croscombe, dead by 1557. (will 1557?)
         married
         Joan Bacher of Hartrey (Bothe of Hartell), of Tostock 1557, will dated
			 1557, proved PCC 3/11/1558.
         and had children
....Q1    Philip Bisse of Croscombe, aged 30 and more 22/10/1569,
			 living when brother James made his will
          married
          Christian daughter of ? Cocks
 		  and left descendants given in book referred to above
....Q2    James Bisse gentleman of Croscombe, died 18/11/1606 aged 72, monumental
			 inscription in Croscombe Church, will proved PCC 14/2/1606-7
          married
          Christian daughter of ? Ashe, will dated 30/1/1608, proved Wells 10/8/1609
 		  and left descendants given in book referred to above
....Q3    John Bisse, living when brother James made his will
....Q4    Dionysia Bisse, living 1557
....Q3    Joan Bisse, living 1557

...R3    Richard Bisse of Croscombe living 13/2/1570-1.
         married
         Mary daughter of Joseph Carter.
         and had children
...R4    John Bisse esquire of Stoke, died 25/2/1570-1, inquisition pm 7/5/1571, 
		 will dated 13/2/1570-1, proved PCC 6/4/1571
         married
         Elizabeth daughter of William Clyffes (Cleve) of Stoke, living 
			13/2/1570-1.
         and had children
...R5    Philip Bisse living 3/4/1567.
...R6    Agnes Bisse.
         married after 3/4/1567
         ? Style
...R7    Joan Bisse.
         married after 3/4/1567
         ? Heller
...R8    Agnes Bisse.
         married after 3/4/1567
         ? Starre
...R9    Alice Bisse.
         probably married
         John Clarke alias Fussell of Saltford and Stoke Lane, died 1585.
         and had child
....Q1    Joan Fussell, born c1545, died after 1633.
          married her probable cousin see below
          William Goodhind the Younger, held tenement 1574, died 1603.
..S4    Ralph Bisse died childless, Harleian MSS 1559, not in father's will.
..S5    William Bisse died childless, Harleian MSS 1559, not in father's will.
U1    ?
      probably had child
.T2    Edith.
       married
       John Godehyne.
       and had child
..S1    John Goodhind or Godehyne, husbandman of Saltford, of Racards and
          Stibers tenements, bur 1528 within Saltford Church, PCC will
          overseer of will was John Bisse of Publow.
        married
        Isabel.
        and had children
...R1    Thomas Godehyne, of Stibers Tenement Saltford.
         married
         Joan,  she married secondly John Fussell, died 1605.
         and had child
....Q1    William Goodhind the Younger, held tenement 1574, died 1603.
          married his probable cousin see above
          Joan Fussell, born c1545, dau of John Fussell of Saltford who
            died 1585, died after 1633.
          and had child
.....P1    William Goodhind, born c1570, churchwarden 1622 and 1639/40,
             Chan Proc G36/46 1635, yeoman of Saltford, will 1653.
           married
           Elizabeth, died after 1631 before 1653.
           and had child
......O1    Joan Goodhind
            married after 1631 her cousin
            Meshack Goodhind, see below.
...R2    John Godhyn Goodwin or Goodwinde, inherited Over Mill and Racards
           House Tenement, Saltford muster 1565, lay subsidy 1569,
           purchased part of Saltford Manor etc in Saltford, died 1572, PCC
           will.
         married firstly before 1548
         Alice Holbyn dau of John Holbyn of North Stoke.
         married secondly before 1572
         Johanne Fisher, sister of Robert Fisher and John Fisher senior
           clothier of Bathwick, will 1600.
         and had child by first wife
....Q1    William Goodhind, in 1569 subsidy,
            bought Saltford Manor 1574 Somerset Record Soc Deed 166, yeoman
            and clothier of Saltford, died 1583, PCC will.
          married
          Alice Byde, died 1614, sister of William Byde of Keynsham.
          and had child
.....P1    John Goodhind, born c1560, alive 1572, of Fryes Tenement, Tates
             Tenement and Saltford Manor, possibly churchwarden of Saltford
             1599 and 1607, Chan Proc G5/75 1622, Chan Proc 1650, died
             1624, Inquisition Post Mortem, will at Wells 1624.
           married
           Sapience, died 1638, will at Wells 1638.
           and had child
......O1    Meshack Goodhind, bap 1605, churchwarden 1636, yeoman of
              Saltford, Chan Proc C5/377/82, died c1658.
            married his cousin see above
            Joan Goodhind, daughter of William Goodhind, Chan Proc
              C6/165/44.
            and had child


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