16th Century Anglo-Saxon Edmund Foxe And Wife Ann Aberford England

Wealthy landowner Edmund Foxe of Leighton Court 1617 and his wife, Ann Aberford. Their children are kneeling around the sides, 3 in a cradle. The children at the side of the tomb have not been intentionally altered to hide their true features. Sadly their older siblings at the front of the tomb have been whitewashed, and their hair chiselled to look caucasian. Last but not least, their nose and lips have also been amended. 

Edmund was the 2nd son of Charles Fox 1590 of Bromfield, & 1st wife Elizabeth 1574, daughter of Miles Crosby of Suffolk. 

He was the grandson of William Foxe in 1554 & Jane Downe at Ludford. His elder brother was Sir Charles Fox of Bromfield 1634, who married Isabella, daughter of Sir Richard Newport 1570 of High Ercall at Wroxeter. He inherited from his father in tail the following properties, Fulford; Oowarne; Kagleton, Letton, Adforton, Newton, Stan way, and Beggar’s Weston; the Rectory of Bishop’s Frome; the capital messuage and certain Burgages in Ludlow; manors of Downton and Hayton, Shropshire; manors and hereditaments of Gvvernoga, Kerry, Hopton, Newtown, Cwmhiga, and Werdree in Montgomeryshire; the Tithes of Ludford; The Sheet Steven ton, Holdgate, and Priors Walton

Edmund owned property in Ludlow, England. The above photo is of Ludlow Castle, a ruined medieval fortification in the town of the same name in the English county of Shropshire, standing on a promontory overlooking the River Teme. The castle was probably founded by Walter de Lacy after the Norman conquest and was one of the first stone castles to be built in England.

Premises in Shrewsbury; manor of Eagleton, and lands at Shilton and Stoke Edith, purchased from John Smyth; the manor of Caynham, Snitton, Bitterley, and Hope, recently purchased from Charles Adams; and a house and ground in Ludlow, in a street called Mary Vale, purchased from John Crowther. He married Anne, daughter of John Aberford.

Shrewsbury is a town in England where the family had property. Source: (2022, November 16). In Wikipedia.

Children

• 1. Charles of Treworgan & later Leighton Court dsp by 1634 m Mary, daughter of George Scudamore who m again
• 2. Edward of Leighton Court 1641 m 1634 Agatha, daughter of Richard Berington of Cowarne
• 3. Edmund
• 1. Katherine 1587-1631 m Richard Weaver of Hereford (buried in Hereford cathedral)
• 2. Elizabeth m Robert Parkes / Perks of Mitcheldean
• 3. Jane m 1628 Rudhall Gwillim of Whitchurch
• 4. Martha m Richard James of Shropshire 
• 5. Anne
• 6. Dorothy
• 7. ………. died young
• 8 – 10 three infants lying in a cradle at their parents’ feet 

After the death of their eldest son Charles without issue, second son Edward inherited the estates subject to an interest of Charles’ widow Mary. Edward’s marriage settlement included £360, and the property of Leighton in Cowarne, Over, Frome & Nether Egleton, the latter being sold or mortgaged to George Mayfield in 1639 for £100. 

Edward died in 1641, leaving his heir John Foxe (then Five years ) & 3 daughters — Martha, Ann m William Wall, & Agatha m Joseph Hill. 

Notice the Foxe family is no longer around. It is NOT a coincidence because their land and assets would’ve been seized during the race wars in the 17th century. Due to the family being of colour, they would’ve literally been BLACKLISTED, executed, and or out into slavery. If I’m wrong in my assessment, I would like a major British historian to tell me I’m wrong so I can put their letter right here on my website for the world to see. 

“If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough. But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not”

Jeremiah 49: 9-10 KJV  

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