Richard Hotchkiss

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Richard was born about 1517 in England, the son of Roger Hotchkiss and Elizabeth.

He died about JAN 1587 in England.

His wife was Margaret Greeninge, who he married on 13 SEP 1540 in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, England. Their seven known children were Annys (c1540-?), John (c1543-<1554), Alys (c1545-?), Richard (c1548-c1584), Flory (c1551-?), Foke (c1551-?) and John (c1554-1571).

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!StyleName: Hotchkiss, Vicar Richard [~1517 - ~1587]

!Note: Clerical Status and Reformation Context

Richard Hotchkiss was ordained in 1533, during the reign of Henry VIII — when England was still officially Catholic. Though the Act of Supremacy [1534] declared Henry head of the Church of England, clerical celibacy remained law under the Six Articles of 1539, and marriage for clergy was prohibited. However, the tide turned rapidly:

1533 June - Richard received feoffee grant from Agnes Valece

  1533 September - Richard ordained as acolyte and promoted to greater orders

  1534 – Church of England officially formed, but reforms remained limited

  1539 – Six Articles enforce traditional doctrines, including priestly celibacy

  1540–1547 – Reformist clergy began quietly marrying or cohabiting in anticipation of change

1540 September - Marries Margaret Greeninge and they live in Dymock, the fallback village of Sir Roger’s family

  1547 [Edward VI] – Six Articles repealed; clerical marriage legalized. Anglican priests encouraged to marry

  1553–1558 [Mary I] – Perilous period for married clergy. Many were forced to choose between their families and their vocations. Some recanted; others went underground or fled

  Post-1558 [Elizabeth I] – Return to Protestantism. Married clergy reinstated and protected under Elizabeth’s Settlement

Given these events, Richard likely aligned with early English Reformation efforts before 1547, or formally married after reforms were in place. If Margaret was his wife and mother of his children, their union would have been seen as lawful and even encouraged under Edward VI, but possibly risky or clandestine during Mary’s reign. His appearance as Richard Hodgkys, a juror in the 1571 inquisition concerning Langley Chapel [originally built in the time of Edward I], shows him operating in Protestant civic life and suggests continued acceptance as a clergyman after Marian rule.

Following the family’s royal pardon, the Hotchkisses appear to have aligned with Henry VIII’s Protestant reforms, maintaining a low profile during Mary I’s reign and resuming public activity under Elizabeth I.

!Source: www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ Parish Transcript Burials

Name: Richard Hotchkiss, Vicar

County: Shropshire... Parish: Norbury... Full Date: 8th January 1587... Year: 1587...

Parish Records Burials

!Note: The actual record says burial, but there are two transcriptions and one says baptism while the other says burial.

!Note: It appears that Vicars were able to marry starting in 1547 when Richard would have been 30 years old. It is unclear whether he did.

!Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_marriage

Under King Henry VIII, the 6 Articles prohibited the marriage of clergy and this continued until the Articles were repealed by Edward VI in 1547, thus opening the way for Anglican priests to marry for the first time.

!Source: https://www.quora.com/Can-a-vicar-marry-or-are-they-like-priests-and-not-allowed-to-wed

James Oppenheimer-Crawford, former Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner at New York [1975-2009]

Answered May 1 · Author has 4.1k answers and 580.7k answer views

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A vicar is a priest in charge of a parish in the Anglican Church. In the Anglican tradition, priests are encouraged to marry. The spouse is not an obstacle, but often another different pair of hands and a different kind of listening ear. Also, in the Anglican tradition, priests do not have to be male.

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In the American portion of the Anglican Communion, we are called the Episcopal Church. Some priests are also ga

y, and in my experience, they have been superb priests. The person is generally in a monogamous committed relationship or, today gays are able in many areas to marry.

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The theory of celibate priests was that they had no distractions from their work with their congregation, but the experience has been that married pastors are better able to relate to problems in married life because they also experience it.

!Source: http://www.melocki.org.uk/registers/1516_Booth.html

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304 Registrum Caroli Bothe.

ORDINATION LISTS.

354 Registrum Caroli Bothe.

A.D. 1532. Sept. 18.- John ap Robyn, Richard Whitard, Richard Melyn, and Edmund Tyler, acolytes, to the greater orders.

A.D. 1533. Feb. 28.- John Acherley, Thomas Yestoppe, Thomas Taylour, Edmund Glace, and William Halle, acolytes, to all the greater orders.

Mar. 3.- Francis Borrodewyn, acolyte, to all the orders.

" 19.- Thomas Jenyns, acolyte, to all the orders.

" 22.- Oliver Chippe, subdeacon, to deacon's and priest's orders.

" 23.- John Philips, acolyte.

" 26.- Thomas Sebright, Edmund Wolason, Lewis ap Rice, David Gwillim, and John Tanner, acolytes, and John Corbet, subdeacon, to all the orders not yet attained.

Apr. 4.- Roger Hochkys, to all the sacred orders.

" 12.- David ap Thomas, Thomas Rucklye, and John Hereford, acolytes, to all the orders.

May 16.- John Goodeman, acolyte, to all the greater orders.

" 29.- William Warham, subdeacon, to deacon's and priest's orders.

Aug. 8.- Richard ap Rice, acolyte, to all the greater orders.

Sept. 2.- Richard Hogekys, acolyte, to all the greater orders. <<< year 1533

To economize space [1] The name of the diocese is omitted for Hereford. When the candidates came from any other the dimissory letters are indicated by [l. d.].

[2] The title is given at the end of each entry thus: ti. pa. when private patrimony; ti. P. Corbet, when a pension from a patron; the name of church, chantry, sacristan's office or religious house which gave the title.

[3] Friars with their different orders are entered as Fr. Min., Fr. Aust., etc.

[4] The Ordination Lists are not Indexed.

ORDINATION IN THE CHAPEL OF THE LADY MARY WITHIN THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF HEREFORD BY CHARLES, BISHOP OF HEREFORD, ON THE SABBATH THE EVE OF EASTER, APRIL 11, 1517, AND THE FIRST YEAR OF THE CONSECRATION OF THE SAME BISHOP.

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LETTERS DIMISSORY.

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354 Registrum Caroli Bothe.

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A.D 1533

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Apr. 4.- Roger Hochkys, to all the sacred orders.

[Note: This is interesting as it appears to be about the time of Roger’s wife’s death.]

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Sept. 2.- Richard Hogekys, acolyte, to all the greater orders.

!Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimissorial_letters Dimissorial letters

Dimissorial letters [in Latin, litterae dimissoriae] are testimonial letters given by a bishop or by a competent religious superior to his subjects in order that they may be ordained by another bishop. Such letters testify that the subject has all the qualities demanded by canon law for the reception of the order in question, and request the bishop to whom they are addressed to ordain him.

!Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acolyte Acolyte

An acolyte is an assistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone who performs ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In others, the term is used for one who has been inducted into a particular liturgical ministry, even when not performing those duties.

!Source: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F012957&tab=this

First name Ric <<<< Abbreviation for Richard.

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Last name - <<<< reads as Hoth, which would be an abbreviation for Hotchkiss especially in Alveley.

Piece description Act books, v. 1-6

Year 1533

Piece surname range -

Probate year 1533

Piece year range 1532-1572

Parish Alveley

Record set Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

Place Alveley, Shropshire, England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

County Shropshire

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Country England

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Image: https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2F007620604%2F00050&parentid=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F012956

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Richard Hotchkiss parochiae de Much Wenlock concessit per Agnes Velict

defunct, sola feoffata in Junat.

Translated:

Granted to Richard Hotchkiss of the parish of Much Wenlock, by Agnes Velict,

deceased, sole feoffee, in June.

Note: John Hotchkiss, brother, received a similar grant from Margery [Sher] in the same June 1533 session.

!Sourcce: http://search.shropshirehistory.org.uk/collections/getrecord/CCA_X1514_3_1_8_141-142/

Exemplification of inspeximus

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Document Reference: 1514/141-142

System Reference: X1514/3/1/8/141-142

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Level: file

Date: 10 November 1572

Description: Exemplification of an inspeximus of a record in the Exchequer for 14 Elizabeth, relating to an inquisition taken at Shrewsbury on the 15 September 13 Elizabeth [1571] before Richard Hill and Robert Done, gents, by a Commission of the Queen by the caths of Hugh Edwardes, gent, Richard Higgins, gent, Edward Clarke, William Smyth, >>> Richard Hodgkys <<<, William Bowyer, Randolph Rollis, John Meredith, William Petton, William Bennett, Geoffrey ap Hoell, David ap Maddocke, Ham; Arrowsmith, Roger Laurence and Ralph Jonoks, that a chapel in the park of Richard Lee Esq. in the parish of Acton Burnell and the tithes of the said chapel for the maintenance of a presbyter there worth 2/- p.a. had been unjustly kept and concealed by the tenants and occupiers when they ought to have come to the Queen by the Act of 1 Edward VI. It was ordered by write of Elizabeth of the Exchequer 12 February 14 Elizabeth [1571/2] that 48/- rent of rent of the chapel for 24 years ending at Fester 13 Elizabeth be paid to the Exchequer at Fester. On which day William Gratewood, Esq., the Sheriff of the County of Salop did not return the writ, but on 18 May Thomas Scriven of Froddesley, patron of the church of >> Acton Burnell <<, by Thomas Lane his attorney, sought to be heard at the inquest, protesting that the Act relating to free chapels Chantries of 4 Nov 1 Edw.VI did not extend to the chapel in the inquisition, but that in the time of Edward I Edward Burnell was seised in his demesne as of fee in the advowson of the Rectory and church of Acton Burnell and in consideration that the same parish church was from his mansion called Langley Place in which he then lived 1000 half paees [passus] distant and in consideration of the plague occurring in the parish, for the easement and convenience both of the tenants of Ruckley, part of the Manor of Langley, and for the health of him and his household, be built the chapel near his house called Rucleye alias Langley Chapel, so that he could have an honest presbyter to celebrate in the chapel, to whom he gave 4 and some food and clothing for his service, per annum. The presbyter could be removed by the will of Edward Burnell and other patrons of the church of Acton Burnell. Thomas Scriven said that there was no lands or tenements other than the churchyard belonging to the chapel of Ruckley alias Langley. The chapel was built in the park of Richard Lee &c. and the chapel built as above, by the same of Bucley alias Langley Chapel are one and the same. Gilbert Cerrard Esq. Attorney General of the Queen, by relation of Francis Broke of Stretion, gent, Thomas Batchcate of Cound, yeoman, John Warren of the same, gent, and John Betchcots of Woodstrete, London, glover, before John Birche, Baron of the Exchequer, examined the allegations of Thomas Seriven.The Attorney General was satisfied that the chapel of Ruckley alias Langley is and was a chapel of ease for the mansion house of the Manor of Langley and tenants of Ruckley, part of the said Manor, to which no other or more lands or tenements then the cemetery belong.

Copy of the inquisition.

Copy docketed: Copy Inquisition concerning Langley Chappell.

Note: Langley Chapel, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury

!Source: England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FM%2F752056432%2F2&tab=this

First name Red <<<< Likely said Ric.

County Gloucestershire

Last name Hykkes

Country England

Birth year -

Source Boyd's marriage index, 1538-1850

Year 1540

Record set England, Boyd's Marriage Indexes, 1538-1850

Spouse's first name Margery

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Spouse's last name Greeninge

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Place Winchcombe

Collections from England, Great Britain

!Source: Gloucestershire Marriage Registers, Vol 9 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBOR%2FPHILLIMORE-MARS%2F0931697%2F1&tab=this

First name Richard

County Gloucestershire

Last name Hykkes

Country England

Year 1540

Volume Gloucestershire Marriage Registers, Vol 9

Event date 13 Sep 1540

Record set England, Phillimore Marriage Registers, 1531-1913

Spouse's first name Margery

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Spouse's last name Greeninge

Subcategory Parish Marriages

Parish Winchcombe

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