GAGE, John (by 1537-98), of Firle, Suss.

b. by 1537, 1st s. of Sir Edward Gage of Firle, by Elizabeth, da. of John Parker of Willingdon. educ. ?L. Inn. m. (1) settlement 28 May 1559, Margaret, da. of Sir Roger Copley of Gatton, Surr. and Roughey, Suss., s.p.; (2) by 1581, Elizabeth, da. of John Shelley of Michelgrove, Suss., wid. of (Sir) Thomas Guildford (d. June 1575), of Hemsted, Kent, 6da. suc. fa. 26 Dec. 1567.Date of birth estimated from age at fa.’s i.p.m., C142/152/144. Vis. Suss. (Harl. Soc. liii), 8, 22; Surr. Arch. Colls. xi. 153-5; Barbican House, Lewes, Gage mss 8/13, 21/40.