Per Archaeologia Cantiana, Volume 12, The children of William Crispe and Mary Randolfe were: sons John, Edward, Avery; daughters Amy, Frances, Sibilla, and Anne. He had no children with second wife Anne, daughter of John Brent.

William Berry, however, shows these children: Avery, Edward, John, Catherine, Mary, Frances, Alice, Ann, Amye, Sibell.

(County Genealogies: Pedigrees of the Families in the County of Sussex. by William Berry)

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William Crispe, born c.1516, Quex Park, Birchington, Isle of Thanet, Kent.[1] Died before 1576, Dover Castle, Kent.[1] Was Lieutenant of Dover Castle.[1] Married first Anne or Amy Brent, before 1541.[1] Anne was born 1516, Charing, Kent.[2] Married second Maria Randolfe, c.1541.[1] Maria was born c.1520, Badlesmere, Kent.[3]

Children of William Crispe and Maria Randolfe:

       i. John Crispe, born 1542, Dover Castle, Kent.[4] Died Ore,

          Kent.[4] Married 1st Catherina Knatchbull of Mersham,

          c.1567.[4,5] Married 2nd Mary Cage of Bently, Sussex,

          c.1570.[4] Children: Alice (1577) of Dover, Kent.[13]

ii. Catherina Crispe, born 1550, Dover Castle, Kent.[6]

          Married Edmond Roper, 10/12/1577, Birchington, Kent.[6,12]

* iii. Anne Crispe, born 1554, Dover Castle, Kent.[7]
iv. Alicia Crispe, born 1556, Dover Castle, Kent.[8] Married

          Thomas Monynges/Monins, 1577, Dover Castle, Kent.[8]

v. Sibilla Crispe, born 1558, Dover Castle, Kent.[9] Married

          1st Martin Goldstock, c.1578.[9] Married 2nd Nicholas

          Strechlege.[9] Married 3rd Henry Crispe.[9] Married 4th

          Stephen Thornhurst.[9]

vi. Amye Crispe, born 1560, Dover Castle, Kent.[10] Married

          Thomas Darrell, 1581, Dover Castle, Kent.[10]

vii. Francisca Crispe, born 1562, Dover Castle, Kent.[11] Married

          1st Richard Vincent, 1583, Dover Castle, Kent.[11] Married

          2nd ? Pepper.[11]

[1] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-MML

[2] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-MNS; see also the Brent file "t-brent.txt" for Anne/Amy's ancestry.

[3] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-MLD

[4] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-NZT

[5] See also the Knatchbull charts.

[6] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-P8N

[7] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-PB3

[8] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-PDH

[9] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-PN5

[10] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-PT6

[11] Ancestral File, v.4.17; LDS; AFN:12TD-PZ1

[12] International Genealogical Index, LDS; 1994 edition, 1997 addendum (v.4.0); Ba: M016491, So: 942.23/B7 V26BI, Pr: 883885

[13] International Genealogical Index, LDS; 1994 edition, 1997 addendum (v.4.0).

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The following are letters and documents sent to and from William Crispe in his capacity as Lieutenant of Dover Castle. One is from Queen Elizabeth I.

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/hist-mss-comm/vol31/pt4/pp2-38

1571, September 20.—In "le Pallaice Haule of the Bushope of Canturbury" before Master Manwod, Serjeant-at-law, William Crispe "Lortenen" of Dover Castle and others.

Questions "to be demanded and determined uppon with reformacon of greiffs."

The first four questions relate to the jurisdiction and procedure of the Chancery Court at St. James' Dover and the Admiralty Court. The fifth, to the enjoyment of wrecks and "findals." The sixth and seventh, to the goods and "findals" of pirates and the imprisonment of pirates. And the eighth, to the sending of copies to the Ports of special letters of the Ports service remaining with the Lord Warden.

1571, October 4. The Court.—Lord Cobham to Mr. William Crispe, Lieutenant of Dover Castle.

"Where divers complaintes are daily brought unto the Quenis Majestie of greate and heynous spoilles committed upon the seis by certaine captains, who, namying themselves to be in the Prince of Orenge's service, suffer no man to passe by them untakin or unspoiled, and namely have of late (as it is informid) in very violent sorte taken divers shippes laden with riche marchandizes belonging as well to the Company of the Marchantes of the Stillyard as to sondry other honest marchantes of Italy and other places, whiche prises they have brought uppon this Hir Majesties coaste and thare utterid the wares and marchandizes by them spoiled, being also relevid frome thence with victuals, munition and other provisions to the great slaunder of the realme and impechment of the haunt and traffique of marchandize. Leike as the Quenis Majestie cannot but fynd this disorder very strange, and must nedes for justice sake se the same reformid with convenient spede, so hath hir Highnes willid me to require you, in hir Majesties name, to cause dilligent and substanciall order to be forthwith taken thorough out all the portes and crekes within my rule, not only that the said Captaines or others, beinge men of warr, that shall haunt that coast uppon any manner of pretence, be not in anywise sufferid to resort into any of the same portes, or to be relevid with victuals, or any other necessaries, or to utter or sell any of the goods by them taken unto any of hir Majesties subjectes, but also to give exprese commandment unto the officers of the Portes that they faile not to cause the said men of warr, capitains and others, against whom any complainte shalbe made, to be apprehended with their shipes and company, and the goodes that they shall have taken in whos handes soever the same shalbe founde, to be steyid and commytted by inventory unto sure custody to be answered unto suche as by order of justice shalbe founde to have right therunto. Which order hir Majestie muche marvaileth hath not ben heretofore better observid consideringe howe often warninge hath ben at severall tymes gevin therof, as well by hir Highnes proclamations heretofore sett forthe in that behalf, as by my letters wrytten by hir Majesties commandement for that purpose. Whereunto hir Majestie requireth you and them hensforth to have speciall regarde." Copy.

1571[%E2%80%932], January 24. Westminster.—The Lords of the Council to all Mayors, Jurates and others to whom it appertain.

"Wheras in the absence of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Portes commission is given to Sir Henry Crispe, Sir Thomas Scott, knightes, William Crispe, Lieutenant of the Castle of Dover and to Edward Bois, esquire, or to any two of them for the repressinge and ponisshinge of pyrates, rovers and such as dysordercdlie go to the seas, their aiders, receptors and mainteyners; and also for the better maintenaunce of justice and the ponishment of wrong-doers, as the cases shall require, uppon the coast, from tyme to tyme, as in their commission and instructions to the same more lardglie apereth. For so much as occasion shall oughten tymes require your aide and assistances for the better apprehension of offenders and otherwise to the execution of justice with more expedition; we have thought mete to require you that when motion shall be made unto you in such cases by them, that you further them and their directions in that parte to the best of your powers. Wherin as our meaninge is not to infrindge any liberties or privileges, so we doubt not but that you and all good subjectes do thinke yt convenient that every man should geve the best helpe he maie to the furtheraunce of justice, which beinge so much required at your handes, we doubte not of your conformitie therin accordinglie." Copy.

1571[%E2%80%932], February 12.—William Cryspe to the Bailiffs, Jurates and all officers of the Five Ports.

"Wheras for the spedie reformation of theis great disorders and unchristian depredations daylie frequented uppon this her Majestys coastes, there hathe bene of late a commission grauntid from her Highnes unto Benjamin Gonson and William Holstocke, Esquires, with certaine instructions signed and delivered unto them by the Lordes of her honorable Councell, the copies wherof I send unto you by this bearer, hereunto annexed, for the better testimonie of the same; and also the copies of the Lords of her Counsells letters addressed unto Sir Henry Crispe and others for the further procedinge in the same, togethers with certaine instructions by them geven unto you to be followed and observed, with letters also addressed unto you frome theire honors for theire assistaunce in the same, thes are therefore in her Majesty's name requiringe you and by the authoritie of your Lord Warden's office commandinge you and every of you, to whome on this case it shall apperteyne, (perusing the said severall commissions and takinge notice of the same) to take copies of the said severall instructions and letters addressed unto you, and to proced therin and in every pointe therof accordinge to the true meaninge of the same." Copy.

1571[%E2%80%932], February 16.—The Mayor and Jurats of Rye to William Cryspe, Lieutenant of Dover Castle.

"Theis are to signifie unto you that the 15th of this instant moneth of Februarye, we received from you under the seale of office from Dover Castle the coppies of the commission with the instructions to the same [annexed] graunted from the Quenis Majestie to Mr. Gonson and Mr. Holstocke, esquires, and also the coppies of the Lords of the Councel's letters addressed unto Sir Henry Crispe and others with certaine instructions of new unto us made, and the Councel's letters concerning the same, all towchinge to the reformation of the abuses donne upon the seies by pyrates, rovers and suche as dysorderedly go to the seis, and also to make staie of suche frebutters, rovers and men of warre with their shipes and boates as shall happen to come within our liberties, as the same commission, letters and instructions more plainely do declare. By verteu wherof, sithens the receipt of the premisses, that is to saie this present daye and date hereof, we have within our liberties at Ry made staye of one Hendrike Thomas, his levetenant, his boate and company, being to the nomber of six persons in the whole, and also have stayed one Capitaine Davy and his company which are aland, being foure persons, whos boate with the rest rydeth at anker in the Puddle within the liberties of Winchelsey and have thought good to advertise your worshipes of the same, sending you hereinclosed the aucthoritie that the said Hendrike Thomas goeth to the sey withall, prayinge to be certified backe againe what we shall farther do herein. And that we may understand who shall be said disorderedly to goo to the seies and who not, and whom we may lett passe and who nott. As for goods and marchandize they have none nether have made sale of any within our liberties, to our knowledges." Draft.

1571[%E2%80%932], February 19. Dover Castle.—William Cryspe to [the Mayor and Jurats of Rye].

"I have received your letter perceiving therbic that you have made stay of two flie botes the one apperteininge to one Henrike Thomas, the other to Capteine Davie, whom (for that they brought in no prizes with them nor yet other goodes, and beinge forced to com in for safe garde of lyfe, not havinge comitted anie facte wherwith thei are to be charged) you may suffer to departe without any further staye for they themselves are not to be deteined, but suche prises or goodes which thay shall bringe into your harboroughes untyll profe shalbe made to whome it shall apperteine, and yf it do not apperteine unto anie with whome the Quenes Majestie hath amitie and free libertie of entercorse, then it is to be delivered to them ageine and they presentlie to departe with it and not to make sale within your port or liberties, onlesse they have anoyed anie of her frendes, alies and subjectes; of whome specially you ought to make staye and to certifie us that restitution made accordinge to her Highnes pleasure." Signed.

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1571[%E2%80%932], February 21. The Palace at Westminster.—QUEEN ELIZABETH to William Crispe, Esquire, Lieutenant of Dover Castle and to the Mayor of the town of Dover.

"We are frome time to time informid of the great disordres and spoiles made by a certen flote of shippes pretendinge to serve the Prince of Orrange in those our narrow seas and specially uppon the coste of Kent, and the spoiles and prices are brought comonly into that our Porte of Dovor and there solde derectly against our commaundementes expressed by severall proclamacions and to the slander of that towne. Besides this we also perceive that the Conty de la Marq, who also pretendith to have aucthority over that flote, doth lodge in that our towne of Dover, to whome alsoe a multytude of them which serve in that flote doe resort otherwise then in any former tyme hath bene used in that towne beinge a principall porte and as an eie of our realme. All which considered we will and charge you forthwith to geve knowledge to the said County de la Marque that allthough at his beinge with us, uppon his request, we were content to graunt unto him our pasport to passe out of our realme with certeyne armour belonginge to himselfe, yet we never ment that he should contynew in that towne and principall porte to make the same a place of assemblie for all his companie to resorte to him; nether have we herd frome the Prince of Orrange of anie speciall requeste made for that purpose, but contrarywise of late we have bene advertised by our Ambassador out of Fraunce frome the County Ledovick, brother to the said Prince, that the meaninge of the said Prince is not that either the said County de la Marque, or anie other pretendinge to serve the said Prince, should, in such sorte as they doe, haunte our narrow seas or lye in any of our portes to the offence of any our subjects or the subjects of any our friends. Wherefore ye shall commaund him to geve order that the flote may departe frome our sea coast, and that both himselfe and his traine doe departe oute out of that towne and porte of Dovor. And if he shall refuse so to doe, you shall first use some perswasions in respect of the generall complaintes made of all merchants havinge cause to passe and repasse the seas by that coast, and specially for that yt was never seane nor suffered that any straungers of any nation hath bene suffred to continue in that towne but for passage only. And if such reasons shall not move him for to yeald to departe, you shall then lette him understand that you may not suffer him nor any of his to remain there. And to that ende we would have yow consider how yow maye, if he will persist wilfully to continue, remove him thence by barring him victuells or otherwise as yourselves shall thinke best, usinge therin all directe meanes rather then force untill yow may here further frome us or our Counsell.

We will you, the Liuetenant of the Castell of Dovor, to send to the Mayor of Sandwich and all other officers of the Portes to use the same order for excludinge thes manner of people. And suerly if they shall not, you may well assure them without respect to their liberties they clayme, we will inquire of thes contemptes and negligences in usinge our commaundements and sease our liberties into our hands." Copy.

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1574, June 2nd.—"Want of munition within the towne of Ry wherof they desire supplie as followeth:—

Inprimis, cariages for the ordinaunce in Gonne Gardin accordinge to the note taken by the worshipfull Master William Crispe, Liveteuante of Dover Castle, and Mr. — Partridge Esquires, Commissioners appointid for view of the same.

Item, pikes 100

Item, calivers furnished 50

Item, serpentine powder 2 laste

Item, corne powder 2 barres."

1574, October.—Correspondence between the Mayor and Jurats of Rye and William Crispe, Lieutenant of Dover Castle, and others as to the enforcement of the orders set out by royal proclamation against the transportation of horses, mares or geldings.