He was Agnes's second husband.
Alan Epes was a jurat and was bailiff of Lydd, Kent, in 1544-45. Lydd is two and half miles south of Old Romney in Denge Marsh and in the Manor of Old Langport, Lydd, and is a member of the Town and Port of New Romney and one of the original detached members of the Cinque Ports. Among the accounts of John Oyne, Sr., and Thomas Harle, wardens of the parish of Lydd in 1544-45, is an entry:
"Received from Alen Eps, the Bailiff, for the money called Light Silver, collected by him and others at Christmas for the sustentation of the Church £9 3s. 6d.
The will of Alen Epse of Lyd, Kent, jurat, dated 30 July 1551 and proved 22 September 1551, provided:
"To be buried in the churchyard at Lyd. To my maidservant Agnes Aton a heiffer. To my servant Nicholas Aton a heiffer. To my servant Simon Wynday heiffer and sheep. To my servant Thomas Smythe 2 sheep. To my servant John Rolffe 2 sheep. To my servants Richard Aukyn and Robert Adams sheep. To my maidservants Alice Hollye and Julian Raynolde sheep. To John Wynday sheers and debts he owes me. To Robert Dyne all debts he owes me. To my daughters Johane Epse, Alyce Epse and Margery Epse £20 a piece at 18 or marriage. To my wife’s daughter Elizabeth Harle £10. To my wife Agnes Epse oxen, £15, household stuff in tenement I now dwell in etc. Rest of my moveable goods to my sons William Epse, Thomas Epse & John Epse equally. Said son William Epse to be executor. Thomas Strogle, John Strogle & my brother Thomas Epse to be overseers. Witness Thomas Strogle, jurate, Robert Dyne, John Wynday.
"Will (of lands) To my wife Agnes my principal tenement I now dwell in for life remainder to my three sons William, Thomas & John equally in fee. To said three sons rest of my lands in Lyd aforesaid, Old Romney, St. Martins Pounteney & Brenset or elsewhere in Kent in fee. To my wife my term of years in the Brokes called the Grate Brokes & my term of years in the 14 acres called Mr. Feteplace brokes, behind the watercourse on the backside of my house which I hold to farm of Mr. Feteplace. To my son William Epse half of my term of years in my manor called newe Land which I hold of Mr. Feteplace. To my sons Thomas Epse & John Epse the other half thereof. Said son William Epse to have occupying of all my lands above to said Thomas & John his brethren bequeathed till they are 17. Same Witnesses and Thomas Carpenter.
He married Agnes (_____) Harle who by her earlier marriage had a daughter Elizabeth Harle. She married (3), 3 August 1552, William Buthow at All Saints Church, Lydd.
Children:
1. Johane Epes, possibly ‘my sister Tookyes’ mentioned in the will of John Epes.
2. Alyce Epes, born 1546, buried 24 Feb 1560
3. William Epes described himself as of Canterbury, yeoman, when he made his will 2 March 1573/4, proved 12 November 1578. He was buried 13 January 1577/8 at New Romeny. He married 7 February 1563/4 at Maidstone, Kent, Anne Greene.
4. Alyn Epes, baptized 7 November 1542, buried 21 July 1544 at Lydd.
5. Thomas Epes, baptized 10 April 1544, a jurat and mayor of New Romney, 1576-77, succeeding his uncle William Epes, 1581-82 and 1583-84. The factional dispute (referred to under William Epes) after the third election of Thomas as mayor, lead to an appeal to the Privy Council which resulted in an order, 27 March 1584, when Thomas was again mayor, designed to insure the peace of the Corporation. He married (1), 16 August 1572, Maria Stuppeny, who died circa 1580, daughter of Lawrence Stuppeny. A court action instituted by her son in 1606 related to her inheritance:
Thomas married (2), circa 1582, Frances Bleckenden, who married (2) Nicholas Robinson, Gent., of Monkton, and (3) John Bleckenden of Aldington and died 1611, aged 48, leaving children of all three marriages. His will, made as Thomas Epps of New Romney, co. Kent, jurat, dated 14 April 1585 and proved 12 June 1585.
6. Margery (Margaret) Epes, baptized 9 [ ] 1546 at Lydd, died after 1585, married, 5 February 1567/8 at Lydd, Kent,
7. John Epes, married Thomazine Fisher
Alan Eppes 
