An undated depiction of 65665Margaret on a brass plaque in St. Clement's Church, Old Romney, Kent.1 For a closer photo of her face, see here.2

An undated depiction of 65665Margaret on a brass plaque in St. Clement's Church, Old Romney, Kent.1 For a closer photo of her face, see here.2

An undated depiction of 65665Margaret on a brass plaque in St. Clement's Church, Old Romney, Kent.1 For a closer photo of her face, see here.2

Note: The research presented here is based on: John Frederick Dorman, Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia (Epes-Eppes-Epps), Volume I (Society of the Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia, 1992), mostly pages 8-9 (“K1 JOHND EPES [after 1457-1526]”).

65665Margaret's identity is known only from a brass plaque in St. Clement's Church, Old Romney, Kent, England, which describes her as 65664John Eps' wife.1 Her depiction on the plaque is not entirely clear, but she does seem to be wearing clothing typical of English women in the late 1400's to early 1500's. I can't identify her headdress precisely, but it has elements resembling a gable hood and what seems to be a short, possibly divided hennin.

When 65664John wrote his will on 3 December 1524, he indicated that his wife was named Johane,3 so 65664Margaret must have been an earlier wife who probably died some years prior. She's presumably buried in St. Clement's Church, although no record explicitly states so. The church, shown in the photo below,4 is at coordinates N50.9902 E0.8982. See the first several pages of this document for more information on the church's history.

St. Clement's Church, Old Romney, Kent, England, photographed 13 April 2009.4

Sources Cited:

1: Julian P. Guffogg, "Brass to John Ips & wife, Old Romney church" (online image, photographed 26 December 2012). Geograph, <http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3271850>, accessed 10 December 2014. Modified by 1Bryant Knight. Mr. Guffogg has licensed his image under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 generic license.

2: One of several photos taken inside of St. Clement's church, Old Romney, Kent, England by 1Bryant Knight on 16 May 2017.

3: 65664John's will. UK National Archives record CCA-DCb/PRC/17/17/34b (Canterbury Cathedral Archives / Diocese of Canterbury / Archdeacon's Court Wills [Registers]). FamilySearch (FHL microfilm 188928, images 43 and 44). FamilySearch restricts access to these images, so see copies here: 43 and 44. Cited in: John Frederick Dorman, Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia (Epes-Eppes-Epps), Volume I (Society of the Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia, 1992), page 8, footnote 2.

4: Chris Whippet, "St Clement's, Old Romney" (online image, photographed 22 July 2009). Wikimedia, <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St_Clement%27s,_Old_Romney_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1420208.jpg>, accessed 25 November 2014. Mr. Whippet has licensed this image under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.