Acton, Henry 1530, of Salisbury, mercer
Fine clothes, antiphonaries and singing for souls.
aDeane, Edward 1537, of Salisbury
Dies young, leaving all to his wife Joane Turney.
Alaerts, Lievine 1602 of London and Ghent, widow
Bequeaths a birthing settle, and has connections in London and the Netherlands.
Ashborne, John 1581 of Salisbury, Wiltshire
Dies young leaving three children and his wife as executrix.
Asse, Melchior Van 1582 of London, merchant
Dutch merchant who agrees his will with his wife, leaving her in charge.
Attmere, John 1504 of Norwich, Norfolk, writer
Executor of John Narborgh
Aylmer, Robert 1493 of Norwich, Norfolk
Charitable bequests and sons to be courteous
Aylmer, Roger 1497 of Norwich, Norfolk, armiger
A friar to make a pilgrimage to Rome to pray for him
Aylmer, Thomas 1500 of Norwich, Norfolk, grocer
Son of Robert above and Elizabeth Thursby
Backer, John de 1611 of London
Devout Dutch protestant
Backer, Sara de 1625, of London, widow
Daughter of William Van Damme and widow of Jacob de Backer
Backer, Toby de 1603, of London, Merchant
Died young leaving a nuncupative Will
Barrow, Anthony 1600, of Avon, Hampshire
Wife Katherine is the daughter of William Webb and Catherine Aborough
Barrow, Dorothy 1531 of North Charford, Hampshire, widow
Bequeaths her swans to her son.
Barrow, Maurice 1521 of St Ives, Dorset, knight
Family connections to public figures
Barrow, Richard 1552 of Downton, Wiltshire, gentleman
Daughter left in custody of executor rather than her mother.
Beake, Abraham 1710, of London, Merchant
Prosperous member of the Dutch community in London with provision made for many relatives.
Beake, Daniel 1621 of Colchester, Essex, merchant
Member of Dutch church with many relatives.
Beake, Samuel 1685, of London, Merchant
In business with his father Arnold Vanderbeke, and builder of a fine house in St Botolph Lane after the great fire of London.
Beckingham, Johanne 1558 of Bygrave, Hertfordshire, widow
Family bequests and arrangements for underage children
Beckingham, Stephen 1558 and 1562, of Bygrave, Hertfordshire, esquire
Young children, property and manorial right of ‘goods of fellons’
Beckingham, Stephen 1611 of Tolleshunt Darcy, Essex, esquire
Childless, but property to remain within the Beckingham family
Beckingham, Thomas 1596 of Tolleshunt Major, Essex
Artillery for his elder son, education for his younger son and wife’s bequests include named horses and a cow.
Beke, Arnold Vander 1675, of London, Merchant
Dutch Merchant, brother of Elias.
Beke / Beecke, Clara vander 1600 of London and Bruges, widow
Widow of John vander Beke (Will 1594) with relatives across Europe.
Beke, Elias Vander 1667, of London, Merchant
A Dutch merchant living in London
Beke, Francis van 1587 of Norwich
Connection to Ypres and everything left to his wife.
Beke, Frederick 1625 of London, merchant
A brief will made ‘by word of mouth’.
Beke, John 1434 of Calais and Herringswell Suffolk
Unusual for a will of this time to be in English.
Beke, John Vander the elder 1594 of London and Bruges
Money for Dutch, French and Italian Churches and for education. Mindful of the possibility that these immigrant communities in London might be obliged to leave.
Beke, Matthias Vander 1603, of London, Poost [Postman/Messenger]
A Dutch postman living in London, with children and step-children. His fellow ‘Poosts’ are to make merry after his decease.
Belitha, Edward 1650, aboard a French ship off Corsica.
He has been badly wounded in a sea battle and captured by the French.
Bingley, Thomas 1568, of Poole, Dorset
Arrangements for his underage daughters and money for a school in Poole.
Boddens, Adam 1628 of London, weaver
Many family connections and a link to Manchester weavers
Bonnell, Thomas 1607 of Norwich, dyer
Dutch emigree with books to bequeath, including a bible and a Josephus
Breton, Agnes 1516 of London, widow
Widow of Thomas Breton below and manager of his business affairs
Breton, Thomas 1485 of London, alderman
A brief Will made hastily before and early death and leaving his wife to run his affairs
Brugh, Peter van 1657 of London, Merchant
Writes his Will in Smyna, Turkey, and estate to his brothers and sisters
Burden, Joane 1576, of Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire, widow
Two frocks, two hats and her wedding dress.
Burden, John 1563 of Semley, Wiltshire
Large family and few possessions
Burden, John 1586 of Semley, Wiltshire
Very little to give and daughter to manage money from the age of 13.
Burton, Johanne 1488, of Luckington, Wiltshire, widow
Books and gifts to the church
Bush, Ann vanden 1715, of London, Widow
Part of the Dutch merchant community in London
Button, John 1524 of Alton, Wiltshire, gentleman
Written in London where he expects to die. Singing and charity for his soul and income from sheep.
Button, William 1547 of Alton Priors, Wiltshire
A brief Will leaving his estate to his son.
Button William 1590 of Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire
A brief Will leaving his estate to his son William, disinheriting his eldest son Ambrose.
Bynne, Jane 1693, of Ipswich, Suffolk, widow
Daughter of Edmund Keene and Jane Laney, widow of Francis Bynne
Calthorpe, William 1494 of Norwich, Norfolk, Knight
Spiritual concerns and family matters
Catchpoole, Allen 1706, of London, Merchant
Arranging his affairs before departure for the Far East as President of the East India Company in China.
Catchpool, Elizabeth 1696, nee Elizabeth Beake, of Suffolk and London
From a Dutch emigre family, now becoming anglicised.
Chafin, John 1627, of Everleigh, Wiltshire
A hastily written will with his wife appointed executrix and main beneficiary.
Chafyn, Elizabeth 1662, of Everleigh, Wiltshire, widow
Nee Elizabeth Snelgar, daughter of Robert Snelgar. Unclear why probate was 18 years after her death in 1644.
Chubb, John 1592, of Nunton, Wiltshire, husbandman
Wife Elizabeth Gauntlett signs obligation to bring up the children, and an interesting inventory.
Cobb, Alice 1625 of Little Appleton, Norfolk, widow
Nee Alice Moundford, widow of Edmond Cobb (Will 1608)
Cobb, Edmund 1562, of Snettisham, Norfolk
Property in Norfolk and Kent, and wife his executrix.
Cobb, Edmund 1608, of Snettisham, Norfolk
Wife given cows to continue running her dairy.
Cobb, Edmund 1665, of Snettisham, Norfolk
Details of the locations of his land.
Cobb, Francis 1638 of South Lynn. Norfolk
The rules of good husbandry to be used for his land, and books to be purchased for the church library.
Cobb, Jeffrey 1538, of Sandringham, Norfolk
Wife to run the household and the farm.
Cobb, Jeffrey 1544 of Gayton, Norfolk
Under age children and wife to manage affairs
Cobb, John 1486, of Babingley, Norfolk
Style and language of the time and provision for family.
Cobb, Martin 1642, of Snettisham, Norfolk
Wife to have grazing and winter feed for her cows and horse
Cobb, Thomas 1497, East Dereham, Norfolk
Candles and singing and mention of St Witburgh
Cobb, William 1493, of Sandringham, Norfolk
Owns a bible and observes religious practices of the time.
Cobb, William 1524 of Houghton, Norfolk, husbandman
Very few possessions ans probate ‘in forma pauperis’
Cobb, William 1547 of Sandringham, Norfolk
Son of William Cobb Will 1493. Every confidence in his wife Dorothy Spelman
Cobb, William 1626 of Sherford, Norfolk
Underage children and wife appointed executrix
Coke, William 1510 of Salisbury, merchant
Dies before his father and makes charitable bequests
Colman, Mary 1630, of Lanteglos near Camelford, Cornwall, widow
Nee Mary Peerse, widow of Nicholas Colman. Includes an inventory of her livestock, farming implements and a few household items.
Colman, Nicholas 1614, of Lanteglos near Camelford, Cornwall.
Some farm stock and implements, but little ready money.
Coninck, John de 1626 of London, minister
Minister of the Dutch church and owner of books and an ‘Optike instrument’
Copp, William 1638 of Limehouse, Middlesex, mariner
Dies at home unlike his son-in-law Edward Belitha
Corriatt, John 1558 of Salisbury, Wiltshire, Merchant
Names the streets in Salisbury in which he hold property
Corsellis, Michael 1614 of London, merchant
Dutch merchant and elder of the Dutch Church
Cranenburgh, John 1700 of London, Merchant
Dutch emigre who became a naturalized British citizen
Cranenburgh, Mary 1709 of Chelsea, widow
Nee Mary Beak, widow of John Cranenburgh. Generous bequests to many relatives.
Cremer, Edmond 1632, of Heacham, Norfolk, yeoman
Large family, including step-children
Cremer, Edmund 1645 of West Winch, Norfolk, gentleman
Leaves a young son and a pregnant wife.
Cremer, Henry 1631 of West Winch, Norfolk, gentleman
Six under age children and wife Executrix
Cremer alias Skryme, John 1610 of Snettisham, Norfolk
Purchases of large amounts of property, bequeathed to his children and to charity
Crowe, John 1565 of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Fishing equipment and unusual terms
Crowe, Margaret 1545 of Wendling, Norfolk, widow
Widow of Robert Crowe 1542, but no relatives mentioned.
Crowe, Nicholas 1556 of Mileham, Norfolk, Parson
Books and a preference for pre-reformation practices, but not hopeful that they will be allowed.
Crowe, Richard 1502 of Longham, Norfolk
Two sons in the priesthood and a Mass Book for the church
Crowe, Robert 1542 of Wendling, Norfolk
Possibly son of Thomas Crowe 1501 and appoints Nicholas Crowe 1556 as executor.
Crowe, Thomas 1501 of Wendling, Norfolk
Religious observance of the day
Crowe, William 1614 of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, merchant
Successful merchant and property owner with fractious sons.
Cuff, Margaret 1513 of Salisbury, widow
Widow of William Cuff. Some fine clothes, a few valuables and spiritual concerns
Cuffe, William 1500 of Salisbury, clothier
Charity, the church and prayers for the soul.
Damme, William Van 1625 of London, Thread-dyer
Dutch emigre with complex family relations to other Dutch protestant emigres.
Dawber, George 1634 of Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire
Under-age children and wife executrix
Dawber, William 1656 of Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, husbandman
Under-age children. wife executrix and bequests to sisters and brother
Deane, Edward 1537 of Salisbury
Dies young, leaving all to his wife Joane Turney.
de Backer – see Backer
de Coninck – see Coninck
Deekes, Isaac 1658 of Glemsford, Suffolk, yeoman
Provision for his sister and many grandchildren
Deke, John 1503 of Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
The church, charity and singing for souls.
Deke, Margaret 1569, of Hundon, Suffolk, widow
A silk hat and a list of debts
Deke, Thomas 1507 of Foxearth, Essex, husbandman
Allows his wife to keep the house if she remarries and her husband has no house of his own.
Deke / Dicke, Thomas 1540 of Cavendish, Suffolk, clothier
Looms to his sons and connections with London
Deke, William 1493 of Long Melford, Suffolk
Good works and his son to become a priest
Delboe, Ann 1676 of London, nee Vanbrugh, wife of Simon Delboe
Money at her own disposal and husband’s consent to her Will.
Delboe, Simon 1676 of London, merchant
Preparing to travel to the East Indies leaving 3 underage children
Derby, Henry 1621 of Beaminster, Dorset
Sons must wait until age of 30 for their money and elaborate arrangements for his property
Derby, Joane 1637, of Beaminster, Dorset, widow
Nee Joane Attwood, widow of Henry Derby. Competent with her financial affairs and worried about her son in prison.
Derby, Richard 1624 of Beaminster, Dorset, gentleman
Disputes his younger brother’s inheritance of property
Dolins, Abraham 1663 of London, merchant
Relatives in the Netherlands and confidence in his wife to manage his estate.
Dolins, Abraham 1706 of Hackney, Middlesex and London
Provision for married daughters to the exclusion of their husbands
Dorchester, Thomas 1463 of London, ironmonger
Spiritual arrangements and bequest of a book
Ducker, Jane 1660 of Haxey, Lincolnshire, widow
A few household items for her teenage son and lack of ready money
Ducker, Thomas 1658 of Haxey, Lincolnshire, husbandman
Northern dialect and details of the occupiers of local land.
Dyke, John the elder 1540 of Long Melford, Suffolk, clothmaker
Children to sing at his dirige and mass and option of yarn and cloth for his wife
Dyke, Martin 1657 of Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, mercer
A widower with four children.
Dyke, Martin 1661 of Steeple Bumpstead, Essex, mercer
Son of Martin Dykes 1657 and related to Leader and Robinett families of Saffron Walden
Dyke, Thomas 1641 of Haverhill, Suffolk, draper
Bequests to his father, brothers and sister, but no mention of a wife.
Dyke, William 1561 of Stoke by Clare, Suffolk
Son of Margaret Deke of Hundon and dies before her appointing his wife executrix.
Dyke, William 1646 of London and Dordrecht, Holland
Bequests to his brother and sister with nothing to fall into the hands of his brother-in-law.
Eaton / Eton, David 1599 of Salisbury, merchant
Money for goodworks and many relatives, his wife having predeceased him.
Eaton / Eton, Roger 1558 of Salisbury, Wiltshire, merchant
Fine fabrics and wife left in charge of their young children.
Ede, Walter 1717 of St Mabyn, Cornwall, blacksmith
Will and inventory and he signed his name.
Elking, John Martin 1699 of London, merchant
Dutch and German connections.
Elwyn, Robert 1509 of Rising, Norfolk
Wax for church lights
Elwyn, William 1518 of Wiggenhall, Norfolk
Bequests to churches, hermits and Crabhouse Abbey
Emperor, Jaspar 1590 of Mile End, Middlesex, yeoman
Two cousins are the only family mentioned
Eston, Edward 1558 of Raynham St Martin, Norfolk, gentleman
Property Buckenhams and connection to Richard Walpole
Estcourt, Anne 1581
Bequests of clothing, furniture and sheep.
Estcourt, Elizabeth 1602, of Salisbury, widow
Nee Elizabeth Webb, first husband Robert Rogers, second husband Giles Estcourt. Well-to-do large family and care for servants.
Estcourt, Giles 1587, of Salisbury, Wiltshire
Calling upon friendship to help his family sort out financial difficulties.
Eyre, Christopher 1561, of Orcheston St Mary, Wiltshire, gentleman
No will, but administration to his widow and later his son and a detailed inventory.
Eyre, Christopher 1582, of Salisbury, clothier
A young family, an unborn child, and sermons to be preached.
Eyre, Christopher 1584, of Upton Scudamore, Wiltshire
Various Eyre cousins and some interesting words of the period for items bequeathed.
Eyre, Christopher 1602, of St Martins Salisbury, Wiltshire
Brief but very touching.
Eyre, Christopher 1624, of London, merchant adventurer
Almshouses in London and Salisbury and monuments in St Thomas Salisbury
Eyre, Christopher 1625, of Wells, Somerset, gentleman
Links to Orcheston St Mary and Codford St Peter. Money for named poor people, subject to proviso.
Eyre, Cuthbert 1629, of Salisbury, gentleman
A bible, a dictionary and other books, and various weapons
Eyre, Elizabeth 1563 of Salisbury, widow
Widow of William Eyre, Merchant, 1558. Money to be lent to poor young men.
Eyre, Giles 1655, of Brickworth, Whiteparish, Wiltshire
Provides for his wife, but only mentions a few of his children and grandchildren.
Eyre, Giles 1695, of London, Justice of the Kings Bench
His legal reports to be published and a private funeral
Eyre, Henry 1704 of Whiteparish, Wiltshire
Money to establish a Free School for poor children in Whiteparish
Eyre, John 1554, of Chirton, Wiltshire.
Leaves money to repair the road.
Eyre, John 1577, the elder of Salisbury, Wiltshire
Colourful clothing.
Eyre, John 1581 of Wedhampton and Chalfield, Wiltshire
Brief nuncupative will.
Eyre, John 1600 of Orcheston St Mary, Wiltshire, gentleman
Bequeaths his suit of armour to his father and six sheep to his godson for spending money at school.
Eyre, John 1639 of Great Chalfield, Wiltshire
Little to leave and nephew appointed executor
Eyre. John 1715 of Brickworth, Wiltshire
Burial in Whiteparish at little expense
Eyre, Robert 1539 of Stockton, Wiltshire.
Beneficiaries are his family and the church.
Eyre, Robert 1593 of Milborne Port, Somerset
Farm stock in the keeping of friends and neighbours.
Eyre, Robert 1651, of Little Chalfield, Wiltshire
Son of Sir William Eyre and Elizabeth Jackman. Property in London and Chalfield
Eyre, Susanna 1656, of Urchfont, Wiltshire, widow
Daughter appointed executrix, and money to her children.
Eyre / Heire, Thomas 1585 of Sandford Orcas, Somerset, Parson
Gerard and Pople relatives, fellow clergy and parishoners.
Eyre, Thomas 1633, of South Newton, Wiltshire, gentleman
Financial provision for his wife and underage children, and his wife to ensure the are educated.
Eyre, William 1558, of Salisbury, Merchant
Bequeaths property in Wiltshire, Somerset and Hampshire to his children.
Eyre, William 1646, of Lincoln’s Inn, London.
Leaves his Law books to his great nephew Samuel Eyre in the hope he will become a lawyer.
Eyre, William 1665, of Salisbury
Mother appointed executrix and concerned that his uncles will dispute the Will
Eyre, William 1696, of Southwark.
Bequeaths books and guns and specifies his brother-in-law not to intermeddle.
Eyre, William 1699 of Box, Wiltshire, gentleman
Specific instructions for his funeral and son Fellow of Winchester College
Fasshin / Fouaschin, Thomas 1558, of Southampton, Merchant.
Links to Guernsey and outrage at the actions of his brother-in-law.
Flowerdew, John 1663 of Hethersett, Norfolk
Wife, Anne Eyre, responsible for the estate and the children.
Flowerdew, Raphe 1658, of Hethersett, Norfolk
A vexatious son, a put-upon daughter and no mourning clothes to be worn.
Flowerdew, Susan 1660, of Hethersett, Norfolk, widow
Nee Susan Hunt, widow of Ralph Flowerdew above and Francis Williamson. Fine clothes, furnishings and books.
Flowerdew, William 1536 of Wymondham, Norfolk
Money to every household in town and to the Abbey, which his son would later demolish.
Ford, John 1620, of Damerham. Wiltshire, Yeoman
Wife Ann left property and appointed executrix
Froad, William 1670, of St Kew, Cornwall, Tailor
Owner of a bible and some books
Furbisher, Margaret 1466, of Norwich, widow
Property to be sold and charitable bequests
Fursby, Joan 1608 of Weeke in Downton, Wiltshire, widow
Farm stock and small sums of money to her family
Fursby, Morris 1595 of Downton, Wiltshire, husbandman
Farm stock and small bequests to family
Fursby, William 1554 of Downton, Wiltshire, husbandman
Few possessions and little cash
Fursby, William 1577 of Downton, Wiltshire
Underage children and few possessions
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