Marshall, John 1465 of London, ironmonger
Spiritual arrangements and family provision
Martyn, Dorothy 1549 of Stepney, Middlesex, widow
Provision for her daughter evicted from Winchester nunnery by the dissolution.
Martyn, William 1537 of St Bartholomew, West Smithfield, London, gentleman
Books, education and religious practice, and wife to inherit ‘as if a stranger’.
Mason, Katherine 1573 of Heacham, Norfolk, widow
Property in Heacham but family relationships unclear.
Mathews / Matheeusen, Jacob 1570 of Breda and London, painter
Nuncupative Will leaving pictures to his friends.
Mathews / Mattheus, Peter 1588 of London, painter
Gratitude to those who cared for him in his sickness and books and pictures to his friends
Maye, Robert 1584 of Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire
Will declared invalid after family dispute.
Maye, Robert 1595 of Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire
Supersedes his 1584 Will after dispute.
Mesurer, William 1541 of Poole, Dorset
Spiritual concerns and provision for his family.
Morgan, William 1508 of Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire
Repairs to Steeple Ashton Church linked to Robert Long .
Moyle, Catherine 1618, of St Minver, Cornwall, widow.
Very few possessions, but has a Sunday best gown.
Moyle, Constantine 1618, of St Minver, Cornwall.
Very few possessions, but still remembers the poor.
Moyle, Richard 1708 of St Minver, Cornwall, mariner
Has been at sea aboard HMS Blackwall.
Narborgh, John 1496 of Norwich
Little provision for his children despite wives and parents being dead
Nippred, Thomas 1566 Husbandman of Tollard, Wiltshire.
A few planks of wood, some ironware, a piece of lead and basic farming/household items, but little in the way of cash.
Otgher, David 1661 of London, merchant
Of Dutch origin with mention of many family connections
Pauncefoot, Henry 1522 of Fulleston St Peter, Wiltshire.
Spiritual concerns and completion of Sir Walter Pauncefoot’s Chantry.
Pauncefoot, Walter 1485 of Compton Pauncefoot, Somerset, knight
Money for building a Chantry and fine cloth for vestments.
Pearne, Thomas 1703 of Lanreath, Cornwall, dyer.
Inventory shows farm stock and tools of trade, but little money.
Peters, John 1708, of St Minver, Cornwall
A Quaker whose biography was published in 1709
Pigott, Alice 1620 of South Lynn, Norfolk, widow
Daughter Anne and possibly the widow of John Pigot of Kings Lynn 1596
Pigot, John 1551 of Stradsett, Norfolk, gentleman
Pre-reformation sentiments, wife executrix and a young son.
Pigot, John 1596 of Kings Lynn, Norfok, gentleman
May be related to John Pigot of Stradsett 1551
Pigot, Robert 1621 of Hilgay, Norfolk, yeoman
Mentions many relatives.
Pigott, Robert 1704 of Kings Lynn, Norfolk, gentleman
Rolfe family connections and money for apprenticeships.
Popelere, Anthony 1587 of London, born in Hainault, Netherlands, painter
Bequest to the French Church and provision for infant son and unborn child of his recent second wife.
Popular, James 1658 of Southwark, Surrey, brewer
Son of Samuel (Will 1651), bequests to employees, siblings and mother.
Popular, Samuel 1651 of Southwark, Surrey, brewer
Member of the Dutch Church and provision for wife and young children.
Powell, Hugh 1587, of Salisbury
Fine clothes and furnishings, land in Wiltshire and Wales, and a curious bequest of some butter and cheese for his wife.
Rawlyn, Richard 1604, of St Minver, Cornwall
Inventory of his small farming stock and equipment. Provision for a ‘poor maid’ he has raised along with his family.
Rawlyn / Rawling, Richard 1607, of St Columb Minor, Cornwall
Shoes, a bottle of vinegar and debts of a penny and a halfpenny.
Robye / Rowby, Christopher 1643 of Lanteglos by Camelford, Cornwall, yeoman
Little money and few possessions
Robye / Roobye, Raignold 1639 of Lanteglos by Camelford, Cornwall, yeoman
Many bequests and money owed to him.
Robsert, Elizabeth 1536, of Syderstone, Norfolk, widow
Widow of Sir Terry Robsart and John Eston, grandmother of Amy Robsart wife of Robert Dudley.
Robsart, John 1554 of Syderstone, Norfolk
Very brief and written several years before his death
Robsart, Terry 1501 of Norwich, Norfolk
Religious observance and his wife executrix.
Rogers, Robert 1555 of Poole, Dorset
Children left in custody of relatives and to go abroad or to University. Father of Robert Rogers 1601 below.
Rogers, Robert 1601 of London, Leatherseller.
Major charitable works and not forgetting his cousin Cicely whose husband was an ‘unthrifte’.
Rolf, Amy 1522 of Langford, Norfolk
Leaves bees to the church and her son
Rolfe, Catherine 1645 of Grimston, Norfolk, widow
Nuncupative Will by Katherine Rothwell the elderly widow of Edmund Rolfe of Narford.
Rolfe, Edmund 1618 of Narford, Norfolk
Household goods to his wife Katherine who also leaves a Will.
Rolfe, Francis 1678, of Kings Lynn, gentleman
A brief and rather faded Will, leaving most to his wife Margaret Horsnell.
Rolf, Henry 1602, of Kelvedon, Essex
Many relatives and and concern to see fair play for and by his daughters.
Rolf, John 1520 of Ickburgh, Norfolk
Very few possessions.
Rolfe, John 1706 of Norwich Cathedral Precinct
Son of Francis Rolfe 1678 of Kings Lynn see above. Repays debt due to his sister-in-law and appoints her Executrix.
Rolfe, Robert 1559, of Sporle, Norfolk, husbandman
Small bequests to his many children and wife left in charge.
Rolfe, Thomas 1599 of Tuttington, Norfolk
Provision for wife and children
Rothwell, Edward 1606 of Grimston, Norfolk
Appoints his wife Rose executrix and leaves 5 young children
Rothwell, Reynold 1606 of Grimston, Norfolk
Appoints wife and eldest son executors and leaves 6 younger children.
Rothwell, Richard 1604, of Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, Yeoman
Four under age children and wife left in charge.
Rothwell, Thomas 1642, of Grimston, Norfolk
Son-in-law, rather than wife, left in charge.
Ruyting, Simeon 1620 of London, Minister of the Dutch Church
Entrusts his estate and children to the care of his wife and bequeaths his books
Ruytinge, Zacharie 1647 of East Greenwich, Kent, Merchant
Dutch connections and owner of books
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