Rev. JOHN TENISON, B.D. and Fellow of Peterhouse; born 1599; Curate of Cotten-Mercy, eldest da. ham 1631; Rector of Mundesley, Norfolk, 1637; Compounded April 1640; Rector of Topcroft, Norfolk, 1641-2; and of Bracon Ash 9 March 1662, which latter living was resigned by his son Thomas. He was ejected during the Rebellion (see Walker's "Sufferings of the Clergy'). He signs the Register of Topcroft from 1641, and his last signature is under the 12 November 1670. Died at Bracon Ash 25 June 1671, aged 72, and buried at Topcroft. M.I. Will dated 17 February 1670; proved 16 April 1672.

John Tarifon Decker

of Thomas Dowsing of Cottenham; married at Rampton 22 May 1631; buried at Topcroft 7 Aug. 1682 (as "Misericordia").

2. Ralph Tenison, living 1670; married and had issue John Tenison, living 1670 (? who married at Topcroft 2 October 1664 Elizabeth Harvey, apparently died s.p.s., as no mention is made of any in the wills of the Archbishop, of Edward Tenison the elder, or of Dr. Edward Tenison, Bishop of Ossory), and Anne, also living 1670.

THOMAS TENISON, Archbishop of Canterbury, born at Cottenham 29 September 1636;=Anne, da. of Rev. Richadmitted Scholar Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, 22 April 1653; B.A. 1656; M.A. 1660; B.D. 1667; D.D. and Fellow 1680; Bishop of Lincoln 1691; Archbishop of Canterbury 1695; died s.p. 14 December 1715; buried at Lambeth. M.I. (See Biographical Dictionaries.)

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Canterbury.

(21 October 1715.*)

ard Love, D.D., Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and Dean of Ely. She baptized at St. Benedick's, Cambridge, 22 December 1633; married 1667; died 1714; buried at Lambeth. M.I.

Anne, born after 1670; unmarried 1694.

Sarah, born 1640; died 17 September-Charles Copping of Woodton, Norfolk, Gent. Will 1711. M.I. St. Mary's Chapel, Ely | dated 3 August 1665; proved 19 August 1665. Cathedral.

Two daughters, under 16 in 1670.

Frances, born about 1666; married at Shelton, Norfolk, 16-Richard Tubby of February 1687; died 23 December 1728, and buried at Brock- Redenhall, Sheriff dish, Norfolk, M.I., "in her 69th year," which is incorrect. of Norfolk 1729.

Elizabeth, born after 1670; married after 1694; died before 1715.

Francis Hern of Suffolk.

Rev. PHILIP TENISON, D.D., Cambridge (son of Rev. John Tenison, B.D., of Downham, above-named), Vicar of Barton, Ely, 1637-41; Vicar of Wethersfield, Essex, 1642; Rector of Hethersett, Norfolk, 1647, from which he was ejected during the Rebellion to make way for one Coleman, who was buried there 1658; Archdeacon of Norfolk 24 August 1660. Born at Downham; baptized 26 April 1612. Admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge, 22 April 1631. Had a Grant of Arms 1660. After being ejected from his living he set up a school at Bawburgh, Norfolk, where he died, and was buried 15 January 1660-61, aged 48. M.I. (See page 33.)

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(or Elliott), married at Bawburgh 8 May 1668.

EDWARD TENISON, the elder, of Nor--Mary Ellet wich, and subsequently of Lambeth; Churchwarden of St. Stephen's, Norwich, 1681-2; was "of the city of Norwich, Gentleman," 5 December 1694. He was a Notary. Died s.p. Will dated 31 March 1713; proved 15 December 1714. His nephew Edward his heir.

Joseph Tenison, died shortly-Margaret, da. of Edward before 7 February 1689. In 1681 he caused Captain Gibbs, then of Tombland, Norwich, and afterwards the bravado who drove his phaeton up and down the Devil's Ditch at Newmarket, to be bound over to keep the peace towards him.

Mileham of Burlingham, Esq. (and sister or halfsister of Dorothy, Lady Browne, wife of Sir Thomas Browne, author of Religio Medici'). She died at Norwich, and was buried there at St. Stephen's 6 June 1693.