. FRANCIS FISHER

Abt 1579 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	. FRANCIS FISHER
  Born	Abt 1579	Upton, Snodsbury, Worcester, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I974	Steeles_Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2013

  
  

  Family	JOAN FRAMER,   b. Abt 1579, Upton, Snodsbury, Worcester, England.
  Married	Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. FRANCIS THE ELDER2 FISHER,   b. 1599, Himbleton, Tomes, Worcester, England ,   d. 1649, Himbleton, Tomes, Worcester, England.  (Age 50 years)  [Birth]   2. ELIZABETH FISHER,   b. 1608, HIMBLETON, TOMES, WORCESTER, ENGLAND  [Birth]   3. JOHN FISHER,   b. 1612, Himbleton, Tomes, Worcester, England.  [Birth]
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for FRANCIS FINCHER: Submitted by Buel D. & Bonnie F. Rodgers, Warner Robins, GA. Family Search Ancestral Files, submission # AF96-105836. (somewhere there is a connection to a Phillip and John Fincher. Possibly a Richard too. Found at Ancestry.com: Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900, Richard Fincher, College: Emmanuel 29 Oct 1646, entered Cambridge 1647, B.A. 1650. R . of All Saints', Worcester, till 1662, ejected. Afterwards minister in London. Perhaps son of Johyn, of Hanbury, Worcs.; age 56 in 1682. Died 10 Feb, 1692. (Calamy, II. 549; Vis. of Worcs.) ______________________________________________________________________ A copy of an article provided by Geoffrey Osborne of Sale Green, near Himbleton, England. Pic shows two sisters holding the silver chalice: Sisters are Brimming with Pride - There are two sisters living at Himbleton simply brimming with pride - and all because of a cup. It is no ordinary cup, however, but a rather special solid silver Communion Cup given to the parish by one of their ancestors three centuries ago. Although they do not keep the cup at their bungalow home on Naight Hill, Doris and Ivy Fincher are responsible for looking after it. The Fincher of Himbleton date back to 1549, when two families settled in the parish, one at Himbleton Court and another at Shell Manor. Phillip Fincher was the last male of the last of the male line of the "Shell" family and was his cousin, John, from the Court, who presented the gift to the church in 1656. It was augmented when the paten for the bread was added in 1688. From a family of six, Doris and Ivy, were born on their parent's farm, nestled at the foot of Naight Hill. They moved a few yards upthe road to their bungalow in 1955. Connections - And, although they have a brother, Albert, living at Eckington and a surviving sister, Elsie, at Kington, Doris and Ivy are the only Finchers remaining in the parish. The family has always been closely connected with the church. One or two have become clergymen in other parts of the country and another went to America, helping William Penn to found Pennsylvania. Doris and Ivy both help to keep the picturesque church full of fragrant flowers. They first started caring for the cup in 1940 and have continued to keep it shining and bright. "Ivy is the one who realy looks after it," said sister Doris. "She cleans it regularly, about once a month, and gives it a special polish for festivals." Ivy said, "we were asked if we would like to look after it when a new Vicar came to the parish and realised we were descendants of its donor. Naturally we were delighted and extremely proud of it." The cup bears the incription "Mr. John Fincher's gift to ye parish of Himbleton" and is dated. It is kept in a beautiful carved oak box specially made for it by Crowle Farmer, Mr. Henry Wythes, about 60 years ago. Many family graves can be found in the church-yard and in the Shell Chapel, which forms part of the church, there are family tombstones and a Coat-of-Arms. by Mary Pryce Footnote: while visiting England in November 1998, Bonnie Fincher Rodgers,, a descendant of the Himbleton Finchers, visited the church. She found that the cup is still in the church, in the same specially made wooden box, secured in the church safe. Current church members, Roma and Gilbert Parker, who live 3 doors from the church, were gracious in allowing Bonnie to photograph the cup. Francis Fincher, who settled in Pennsylvania, is the ancestor mentioned in this article. Article contributed by Bonnie Fincher Rodgers.