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  • Name BIGGE, Robert 
    Birth 5 Jan 1504  Benenden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening Jan 1505  Benenden Parish, Kent, England, Great Britian Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Jan 1548  Benenden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 2 Jan 1548  Benenden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    WAC 26 Oct 1932  SLAKE Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Family TRENT, Elizabeth ,   b. 1508, Benenden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationBenenden, Kent, Englandd. 1548, Benenden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 1528  Biddenden, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 4 sons and 4 daughters 
    Family ID F12154  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2022 

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    • 6.ROBERT BIGGE (Bef. 1500-1548)
      ELIZABETH FOWLE (1513-1585)

      ROBERT BIGGE was born before 1500, of Benenden, Kent, England, to Edward Bigge (1480-1500) and Alice Unknown. He married Elizabeth Fowle in about 1530. Robert Bigge died 2 January 1548, Benenden, Kent, England, at about age 43. He is buried in St. George the Martyr of Benenden, Kent, England.

      Robert lived through all of the reign of Henry VIII, and died under the boy king, Edward VI. When Robert died, he left a widow, Elizabeth Unknown, who survived him, and eight children, seven of whom were under age. Robert’s estate was probated 2 June 1548 in Archdeacon Court at Canterbury.

      In his will dated 13 January 1547/1548, Robert Bigge bequeathed: To wife Elizabeth, if she continue unmarried, all my stuff and household implements; if she marry again, half my stuff and household implements to my daughters, to be equally divided at age eighteen or day of marriage. To my wife all my corn and sundry livestock. To my son Walter two steers. To my sons Richarde and Thomas a heifer each at eighteen, and to my son John two steers at that age. All my cattle, wheat growing, and other moveables unbequeathed to be sold by my esecutrix and the money employed to pay my debts. I give to my wife Elizabeth my lease of churchfield, and make her executrix and William Fowle of Benenden oversser. My wife to redeem two pieces of land at Walkhurst, mortgaged to John Moyse of Byddenden for 10 pounds, and also to pay to Elizabeth Vsborne £40 for which I stand bound. My last will regarding the disposition of all my lands and tenements. I will to Elizabeth my wife for life my messuage and garden at Benenden forstall and four pieces of land at Walkhurst, she releasing all her right of dowry in all my lands. The messuage and garden at Benenden forstall to go to my son *John and his heirs at my wife’s decease. To my son Richard and his heirs at my wife’s decease four pieces of 128 land at Walkhurst. My executrix to take the profits of all my other lands and tenements until they amount to £40, to be paid to Elizabeth, Dorothe, Elionor, and Alyce, my daughters, to each £10 at day of marriage or age of twenty years. If any die before such day or age, reversion to the survivors, to be equally divided. After the said £40 be levied I give to my son Thomas and his heirs forever my messuage and lands at the lane of Rolvenden and my half of a meadow called dukes mede in Tentwarden [Tenterden], of which Lawrence Day holds the other half, and a piece of marsh land at Frencham containing ten acres, my executrix to have the said lands until son Thomas come to the age of twenty-two. After the said £40 be levied, to son Walter and his heirs forever seven pieces of land called the sixe acres, Wadyfeld, gardeyn of begtylte, the porteke, the upper shurfeld, the Longfeld, and the nether surfeld, lying upon the den of Begtilte in Benenden, he to pay to my son Richard 20s. a year during the life of my wife and after he enter into the said land. After the said £40 be levied, I give to son *John and his heirs a piece of land called the field about the house and another called Euerynden’s feld, both upon the den of Bigtilte.

      Robert Bigge signed his will on 13 January 1547/48. It was proved on 2 June 1548. He asked to be buried in the parish church at St. George.

      It would appear that Robert Bigge was a large landholder, though he also had considerable debt. The reference to messuage in the will is an old word for dwelling house. The reference to “Elizabeth Vsborne” was as it appeared in the will.

      ELIZABETH FOWLE was born 31 October 1513, Benenden, Kent, England, to Thomas Fowle (1480-1514) and Johanne Marden (1492-1572.) Elizabeth passed away in about 1585, of Bermondsey, St. Mary, Benenden, Kent England, at about age 72.

      Children of Robert Bigge and Elizabeth Fowle:

      1.Richard Bigge, b. 1530; md. Joan.
      2.Walter Bigge; b. 1532; md. Marian Asten 16 Dec 1554, of Benenden.
      3.Thomas Bigge, b. 1534.
      4.John Bigge was born about 1538, of Cranbook Kent, England, to Robert Briggs (1505-1548) and Elizabeth Fowle (1513-1585.) He married Rachel Martin. John Briggs died 13 October 1605, Cranbrook, Kent, England, at age 48.
      5.Elizabeth Bigge, b. 1540; md. John Scotchford; d. 21 Aug 1628.
      6.Dorothe Bigge, b. 1542; d. 21 Aug 1628.
      7.Elionor Bigge, b. 1542.
      8.Alyce Bigg, b. 10 Mar 1546; youngest daughter and perhaps youngest child; md. Thomas Tilden 10 Mar 1575/76 at Benenden; buried 13 May 1593 at Tenderden, Kent, England.

      (Sources: “The History of the Hunt Family,” by Roger D. Hunt, 2011. French, Elizabeth, "Genealogical Research in England," in Gary Boyd Roberts, ed., English Origins of New England Families, from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, v. 1-3, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1984. French, Elizabeth, "Genealogical Research in England," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 66, 1913, 54-61.)