~ ST. PAULS CHURCH MEMORIALS, CANTERBURY ~
FINEUX / MORTOFT
Sacred to the never dying memory of the much bemoanded and lamented patterne of all goodness George Fineux Gent. second sonne to Thomas Fineux Esquire of Huffam in Kent who changed this mortall life the 24th of October A.D. 1653.
He maried Margaret daught of Valentine Mortoft merchant of London by whom he had a daughter viz. Elizas who lieth heer and a son named Perce Liveing
Here lies interred ye body of Katharine wife of Piers Fineux Gent. who dyed March ye 24 in ye 55 year of her age Anno Do. 1704.
A will of a previous William Fineux, Esq.
William Fineux the Elder of Herne, Esq. son and heir of Sir John Fineux, Knt. deceased. Richard, son of my cousin Thomas Fineux; Mr. Henry Oxendon; Sir John Norton. To Frediswide, my wife, my manor-house of Hawe, with the lands belonging to it, for her life. To John Fineux, my son, all such lands and tenements as came to me by inheritance, or by my purchase, in the parishes of Herne, Chisllett, Swinfeld, Alcam, Leyden, Denton, and Wotton, and also all the ground belonging to the Chauntry of Herne, now in my lands and not sold, (except that before devised to my wife for her life, which I will shall be his also after her decease) in tail; remeainder to Christopher my son in like tail; remainder to my own right heirs. To Christopher my son, my lands in St. Dunstan's, St. Stephen's at Hackington, Harbaldowne, Sturry, and Cosmus, Blean, in tail; remainder to my son John: remainder to my own right heirs. Proved at Canterbury, 6th April 1557
Book of Register of the parish of St. Peter - "Vijo Octobris 1599 Anne Evans who dwelleth in one of the said houses p'd for her entrance by the handes of Mr. Nicholson - vjs. viijd. being the gift of Thomas FINEUX of Huffam gent. for her."
"Sir John Fineux died about the year 1526, and lies buried in Christ Church in Canterbury; who had a fair habitation in this City, and another in Herne in this County. Fuller's Worthies, Kent. p. 76
A memorial against the wall, for George Fineux, gent. obt. 1653, second son of Thomas Fineux, esq. of Hougham, near Dover, ob. 1654; arms, Vert, a chevron, between three eagles, displayed, or.