Upon the first page of the Parish Register at the Church of St Dunstan in Cranbrook, it is written by the hand of William (Eddye) himself, since his signature is at the foot of the page, that he was “borne in the cittie of Bristol.”82088

William then went to Thurston, a small parish in co. Suffolk, near Bury St. Edmunds & not very far from Cambridge. There he occupied the position of curate, perhaps from 1583 to 1586, as is shown by his signature on the transcript of the Register which was sent to the Bishop's office at Norwich. ... he was inducted into the real and actual possession of the Vicarage of the Church of the parish of Cranbrooke on the twelfth of January in the year 159182088

Robert Henry Eddy of Boston became interested in his ancestry and visited the 'place which tradition had handed down as the birthplace of his first New England parents. There on the Register he found proof of the truth of this tradition, and wishing to have some permanent record of his ancestor, William Eddye, in the church which he so faithfully served for over twenty-five years, he left a bequest of $5000 for this purpose to the Church in Cranbrook. In 1902 three memorial windows and a tablet were dedicated to the memory of William Eddye and his emigrant children.82088

Pg 9-11 William Eddy Inventory is listed82422
Pg 13 Robert Henry Eddy of Boston became interested in his ancestry and visited the place which tradition had handed down as the birthplace of his first New England parents. There on the Register he found proof of the truth of this tradition, and wishing to have some permanent record of his ancestor, William Eddye, in the church which he so faithfully served for over twenty-five years, he left a bequest of $5000 for this purpose to the Church in Cranbrook. In 1902 three memorial windows and a tablet were dedicated to the memory of William Eddye and his emigrant children.

Vol 4 Image456of761 Pg 2076 William Eddy, A.M., a native of Bristol, England who was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge & was vicar at St Dunstan, in the town of Cranbrook, Kent, from 1589 to his death 23 Nov 161666194

It is known that the oldest son, Nathaniel, died before 1611, since aiiotlier son was given that name. The latter died in infancy.82088 (Another son named Nathaniel?)

Pg x Rev William Bell, M.A., who was at that time (1902) the Vicar, prepared an address on the life of William Eddye, (Vicar of St Dunstan’s Church, Cranbrook) which was based on Mr. W. Tarbutt’s “Annals of Cranbrook Church” and on a study of the Church Register. This address was printed under the title of “A Memoir of Rev. William Eddye, M.A., Vicar of Cranbrook, 1591-1616 A.D.” and in 1921 was reprinted for the Eddy Family Association, by W. T. Simmons, of Cranbrook, Kent, England.82422