Samuel Sayer - St Mary's church - Nettlestead, Suffolk
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Sayer coat of arms above a monument in the chancel of St Mary's church, Nettlestead.
Waymark Code: WMWDEE
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/19/2017
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Sayer coat of arms above a monument in the chancel of St Mary's church, Nettlestead.
An early 17th century alabaster wall monument, partly painted, to Samuel and Thomasina Sayer with their pet skull in the north wall of the chancel. Sayer built an alms house at Bewdley in Worstershire for six poor men and gave thirty pounds a year for ever, but he seems none too happy about it.
Thomasina Sayer on the Sayer memorial in the chancel was born Thomasina Lea, and she was the sister of Thamar Lea, William Dowsing's (visit link) first wife. She later married again to Thomas Dade (visit link)
The plaque below reads:
IN MEMORIE OF SANVEL SAYER. ESQ. SOMETIME
OF LONDON, WHO BVILT A FAIRE ALMES HOVSE AT
BEWDLEY IN WOSTERSHIER, FOR SIX POORE MEN
AND GAVE THIRTY POWNDS A YEARE FOR EVER TO
MAINTAINE THEM; HE DEPARTED THE FIRST OF SEPTEM.R
ANNO DOM: 1625
ALLSO
IN MEMORIE OF THOMASINE HIS WIFE, DAVGHTER OF
JOHN LEA GENT: OF CODDENHAM, WHO WAS AF=
TER MARIED TO HENRY DADE ESQ: OF IPSWICH,
SHEE WITH HIS CONSENT GAVE SVNDRY LEAGACIES,
NIGH VPON A THOVSAND POWNDS, MANY TO GOOD
AND CHARITABLE VSES, SHEE DEPARTED THE 8TH OF
AVGVST: ANNO DOM: 1647