ANNE STEPHENS WAS NOT THE MOTHER OF JAMES NOYES
Anne was the daughter of Nicholas Stephens and his wife, Frances Brydges of Burdrop Mannor. She was born about 1576 and had a sister Dorothy, who married Rev Robert Parker and was the mother of Rev Thomas Parker, the famous non-conformist. It is said by some that Anne married, in Cornet, England, 1595, William Noyes, who was to become the Rector of Cholderton diocese in 1601. If that is true, it is possible that Ann Stephens was the first wife of William and mother to his older children. She could have died around 1605, and William could have then married Ann Parker, whom he would have known through his relationship with Robert Parker.
It is certain that William did marry Ann Parker, sister of Robert Parker. She might have been his only wife, or she could have been his second wife. William’s son Nathan became the rector of Cholderton in 1622 when William died intestate prior to April 30, 1622, when an inventory of his estate was made. William’s widow Anne was buried in the churchyard at St. Nicholas’ Church at Cholderton on March 7, 1658, at the age of 82. Her will, dated March 18, 1656, mentions her sons James and Nicholas, now in New England, and her son-in-law Thomas Kent. She did not mention the older children of William, who still lived near her in England. Also, Williams oldest son Ephriam, living in England, named only his brother John and the children of deceased brother Nathan in his will.
To dismiss Ann Stephens as a possible first wife of William Noyes, in spite of some evidence to the contrary, would be foolish. Errata in the History of the Town of Stonington, Connecticut says, "Miss Harriet E. Noyes of New Hampshire says: 'From recent investigations in England the name of Rev. William Noyes's wife was proven to be Anne Stephens, daughter of Nicholas Stephens of Burdrop Manor, and sister of Dorothy Stephens, mother of Rev. Thomas Parker.' "
Anne was the daughter of Nicholas Stephens and his wife, Frances Brydges of Burdrop Mannor. She was born about 1576 and had a sister Dorothy, who married Rev Robert Parker and was the mother of Rev Thomas Parker, the famous non-conformist. It is said by some that Anne married, in Cornet, England, 1595, William Noyes, who was to become the Rector of Cholderton diocese in 1601. If that is true, it is possible that Ann Stephens was the first wife of William and mother to his older children. She could have died around 1605, and William could have then married Ann Parker, whom he would have known through his relationship with Robert Parker.
It is certain that William did marry Ann Parker, sister of Robert Parker. She might have been his only wife, or she could have been his second wife. William’s son Nathan became the rector of Cholderton in 1622 when William died intestate prior to April 30, 1622, when an inventory of his estate was made. William’s widow Anne was buried in the churchyard at St. Nicholas’ Church at Cholderton on March 7, 1658, at the age of 82. Her will, dated March 18, 1656, mentions her sons James and Nicholas, now in New England, and her son-in-law Thomas Kent. She did not mention the older children of William, who still lived near her in England. Also, Williams oldest son Ephriam, living in England, named only his brother John and the children of deceased brother Nathan in his will.
To dismiss Ann Stephens as a possible first wife of William Noyes, in spite of some evidence to the contrary, would be foolish. Errata in the History of the Town of Stonington, Connecticut says, "Miss Harriet E. Noyes of New Hampshire says: 'From recent investigations in England the name of Rev. William Noyes's wife was proven to be Anne Stephens, daughter of Nicholas Stephens of Burdrop Manor, and sister of Dorothy Stephens, mother of Rev. Thomas Parker.' "
ANNE STEPHENS WAS NOT THE MOTHER OF JAMES NOYES
Anne was the daughter of Nicholas Stephens and his wife, Frances Brydges of Burdrop Mannor. She was born about 1576 and had a sister Dorothy, who married Rev Robert Parker and was the mother of Rev Thomas Parker, the famous non-conformist. It is said by some that Anne married, in Cornet, England, 1595, William Noyes, who was to become the Rector of Cholderton diocese in 1601. If that is true, it is possible that Ann Stephens was the first wife of William and mother to his older children. She could have died around 1605, and William could have then married Ann Parker, whom he would have known through his relationship with Robert Parker.
It is certain that William did marry Ann Parker, sister of Robert Parker. She might have been his only wife, or she could have been his second wife. William’s son Nathan became the rector of Cholderton in 1622 when William died intestate prior to April 30, 1622, when an inventory of his estate was made. William’s widow Anne was buried in the churchyard at St. Nicholas’ Church at Cholderton on March 7, 1658, at the age of 82. Her will, dated March 18, 1656, mentions her sons James and Nicholas, now in New England, and her son-in-law Thomas Kent. She did not mention the older children of William, who still lived near her in England. Also, Williams oldest son Ephriam, living in England, named only his brother John and the children of deceased brother Nathan in his will.
To dismiss Ann Stephens as a possible first wife of William Noyes, in spite of some evidence to the contrary, would be foolish. Errata in the History of the Town of Stonington, Connecticut says, "Miss Harriet E. Noyes of New Hampshire says: 'From recent investigations in England the name of Rev. William Noyes's wife was proven to be Anne Stephens, daughter of Nicholas Stephens of Burdrop Manor, and sister of Dorothy Stephens, mother of Rev. Thomas Parker.' "
Anne was the daughter of Nicholas Stephens and his wife, Frances Brydges of Burdrop Mannor. She was born about 1576 and had a sister Dorothy, who married Rev Robert Parker and was the mother of Rev Thomas Parker, the famous non-conformist. It is said by some that Anne married, in Cornet, England, 1595, William Noyes, who was to become the Rector of Cholderton diocese in 1601. If that is true, it is possible that Ann Stephens was the first wife of William and mother to his older children. She could have died around 1605, and William could have then married Ann Parker, whom he would have known through his relationship with Robert Parker.
It is certain that William did marry Ann Parker, sister of Robert Parker. She might have been his only wife, or she could have been his second wife. William’s son Nathan became the rector of Cholderton in 1622 when William died intestate prior to April 30, 1622, when an inventory of his estate was made. William’s widow Anne was buried in the churchyard at St. Nicholas’ Church at Cholderton on March 7, 1658, at the age of 82. Her will, dated March 18, 1656, mentions her sons James and Nicholas, now in New England, and her son-in-law Thomas Kent. She did not mention the older children of William, who still lived near her in England. Also, Williams oldest son Ephriam, living in England, named only his brother John and the children of deceased brother Nathan in his will.
To dismiss Ann Stephens as a possible first wife of William Noyes, in spite of some evidence to the contrary, would be foolish. Errata in the History of the Town of Stonington, Connecticut says, "Miss Harriet E. Noyes of New Hampshire says: 'From recent investigations in England the name of Rev. William Noyes's wife was proven to be Anne Stephens, daughter of Nicholas Stephens of Burdrop Manor, and sister of Dorothy Stephens, mother of Rev. Thomas Parker.' "
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