
| 1. | John Epes was born in 1526 in Lydd, Kent, England; died on 19 Nov 1627 in VERIFIED- Ashford, Kent, England -In 16th - 17th centuries it was known for nonconformism. A resident, John Brown, was executed for heresy in 1511, and may have inspired the song "John Brown's Body”. Thomas Smythe held the manor.. |