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WIGLEY FAMILY HISTORY THE WIGLEY FAMILY, DIDDLEBURY, SHROPSHIRE,
KENT, SCOTLAND, USA |
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WIGLEY WILLS
1552-96 |
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THESE
WILLS WERE COLLECTED BY A WIGLEY DESCENDANT IN THE USA, WHO HAS KINDLY
ALLOWED THEIR PUBLICATION, AND THROW A LIGHT ON THE POSSIBLE ANCESTORS OF OUR
FAMILY. THEY MUST HAVE BEEN REASONABLY WELL OFF, IE. HAD SUFFICIENT PROPERTY,
TO HAVE MADE WILLS |
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WILL
OF THOMAS WIGLEY 1552 In Dei no[m]i[n]e amen / In the yere of owre lord god a thousand ccccc lij (1552) I Thomas Wigley
of Sutton of the parishe of Dudylbury
within the dyoces of Herford
sycke in my bodye and
whole and perfect in mynde do make my last wyll and testment Aftur this fourme folowyng. ffirst I bequethe my soule unto almighty
god my maker and my redeemer and my body to be buryed
in the parishe churchyard of Dudylbury /
It[e]m I bequethe unto the hye aulter of Dudylbury ij tapurs / It[e]m I bequeth to the making of lantons
the sum of xvjd
It[e]m I bequethe to every one of my
godchildren vjd
It[e]m I bequethe to Wyllyam
my sonne
one cowe and xs of lawfull money and unto the said Wyllyams children
one Acre of wheate to be sett
furth unto theyr behove
and the same Acre of land to sowe pese theron and one Acre of falowe to be plowed unto hym. It[e]m I bequethe unto Rychard my sonne
one cowe and xls of laufull money to be paid unto hym
at the day of his maryage and yeff it fortune hym not to
marry I will that the said xls do remayne unto his other brothers & sister / It[e]m I bequethe to Thomas my snne one cowe too bullockes a baye vylly ij
Acres of wheate ij Acres
of lent land & one Acre of falowe to be plowed and sowed unto hym
/ It[e]m I bequethe
unto Elisabeth my dowghter
one cowe my best panne my
second pott a bedde and iiijli of laufull
money to be paid unto her at the daye of her maryage
/ It[e]m I bequethe
unto Thomas my sonne Wyllyams
sonne one Acre of wheate
and I will that Katheryn my wyff and Edward my sonne
have the setting furth of it unto the said Thomas
behove. All the Rest of my goodes moveable and unmoveable my dettes
and funeral expenses paid I gyve and bequethe unto Katheryne my wife
during the tyme of her lyffe
and Aftur her decease I will that Edwarde my sonne have the one
half the said goodes and the other half to be devyded amonge my said children
at the discressyon of my said wife. / And I co[n]stytute ordayne and make Katheryne my wyffe and Edward
my sonne my full and laufull
executors debita que debeo debts which I owe |
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Inprmis to the executors of Wyllyam Jurden It[e]m to the parishe
of Dudylbury It[e]m to Rauff Jurden It[e]m At the delyv[er]ance of Thomas Normcote & Ales Pynn[er] It[e]m to Wyllyam Osester It[e]m to Wyllyam
Postern It[e]m to Roger Mawnd Summ[a] witneses Thomas Barker Tauff
Jurden wt other1 |
iijli xls ixs vjd xs xs iijs iiijd ijs iiijd vjli xvs ijd |
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WILL
OF KATHERIN WIGLEY 1577 In Dei
no[m]i[n]e amen. the xxijth of auguste 1577.
I Katherin Wiglei of the p[ar]ishe
of Dudlebury & in ye Dioces of Herforde. Sycke in bodye & whole in mynde Doe make my last will and testement
in maner & forme folowinge ffyrst I com[m]ende my sowle into the handes of god my maker & redeemer & my body to be
buried in Christian burial: It[e]m I bequeth to the cathederall churche of Herforde iiijd. It[e]m I bequeth to the pore manes boxe
of the p[ar]ishe of Dudlebury xs It[e]m I bequeth to my sonne Richardes
children vij rudges of wheat shotinge upon the mose & to
the said Ric.2 Daughtr
one paire of hempen sheets & a canvas / It[e]m
I bequeth to Wm Wiglei & to his children five rudges of wheat shotinge into the pittes &
to the said Williams Daughter Katherin
one paire of sheets & a newe
canves & to Thomasyn his daughtr
one pewtr Dishe & I geve to ye said Wm. a flaxen Dublet
/: It[e]m I bequeth to Edwarde my sonne
one haulffe acre of wheat at the mose (?) one yere olde heifer & my mastlen basen & to the said Edwardes sonne
Wm. my read cowe & a pewter Dyshe. It[e]m I bequeth
to Antony Wiglei
my cubbert a newe caves3
& a chafeinge Dyshe
/ & to his brother Wm. my seconde
potte & my Read yerlinge
heifer : It[e]m I bequeth to Elizabeth my Daughtr a canves & a paire of hempen
sheets: It[e]m I bequeth
Katherin Enyons a
paire of hempen sheets a newe
canves a bowster a bredles & twoe smokes: It[e]m I bequeth
to Janne Enyons
a payre of single twille
sheets & a canves: & to Johane Enyons
a kerchve & a pinner It[e]m I bequeth to Wm. Broke a sherte of flexen. It[e]m geve to Joices Heines
a flaxen smoke: It[e]m I bequeth to my iiij Daughters in lawe
& to everye one of them a flaxen smoke: It[e]m all the Rest of my goodes unbequethed bothe moveable & unmoveable my Dettes
legacies & funerals Discharges I geve & bequeth to Thomas my sonne whom I constitute
& make my sole executor to fulfill this my last
will & testament Debita que Debeo debts
which I owe It[e]m to the scole of Dudlebury xxxs. These beinge witnesses Raffe Jurden Antony Wellens Wm Broke wt other1 |
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WILL
OF THOMAS WIGLEY 1587 In Dei no[m]i[n]e amen: the 23 day of June 1587. I Thomas Wigley of the p[ar]ishe of Didleburye
and in the dioces of Herf.
Sicke in bodye and whole
in mynde doe make this my last wyll
& testament in manor and forme folowinge ffyrst I com[m]ende my sowle into the handes of god my maker & redeemer: & my bodye to be buried in Christian burial: It[e]m I will
that my debtes legacies & funerals be paied out of my whole goodes:
and then the Resydue of all my goodes
& chattels I geve & bequeth
to Joices my wife and to my three children. Antony./.
William. / & Elizabeth /. equally to be devyded emonge tham portion & portion alike / also I constitute ordayne and make Joices my wife
& William my sonne, my executors of this my last
will & testement. These beinge witnesses John Haberley clerke Thom[a]s Lutlei Wm
Minton Richarde Knight Wm. Berde wth other1 debita que mihi Debentur
debts which are owed to me Wm Brountre xviijs |
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WILL OF ELIZABETH WIGLEY 15934 In the name of
god amen the xth. daye of
July & in the yere of or lord god 1593 /
I Elyzabeth Wygley
of the perishe of Dudleburye
& dioces of Hereford sicke
in body and whole in mynde doe make my last will
& testament in maner and forme
followinge / first I bequeth
my soule unto almightie
god my maker and redeemer & my body to be buryed
in the Churchyard of Dydleburye It[e]m I geve and
bequeth yo Lawrence Wyglei
my brother
one Cowe and my will is that the said Lawrence shall
suffer my
mother
to have the use of the said Cowe duringe her lyef It[e]m I bequeth
to Roland
Reynolds
one Canves one payer of hempton
sheetes & one flaxen table cloth & one pewter
pottinger
It[e]m I geve to Anne and Jane the daughters of John Stoke eyther
of them one sawcer
It[e]m I geve to Margaret Keysell
one pottinger
It[e]m I geve to Ales Brecknocke
one kerchoe & one par..et5 all the rest of my goodes unbequethed I geve and bequeth to Lawrence Wygley my brother and my will is that Margery Wygley
my mother shall have the occupation & use of the same duringe her naturall lyef |
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WILL OF WILLIAM WIGLEY 15966 In no[m]i[n]e dei Amen: the xxvth of Julij in an[n]o d[omi]ni 1596 William Wigley
of the parish of Didlebury and in the Dioces of Hereforde sicke in bodye in body7
and whole in minde doe make my last will and
testament in maner and forme
following. ffirst I com[m]ende my soule into the handes of god my maker and redeemer and my bodye to be buryed in Christian
buryall.
Item I bequeath to Thomas my sonne viijs. Item my deptes Lagacys and funerals discharded and payed. my very will is that the residue of my goodes and cattels shalbe equally devided into foure severall partes: and I geve bequeth to Edwarde my sonne
the fourth part of my sayd goodes
and the other three partes of my goodes I geve and bequeth to my twoe daughters Katherin and Tomyzon
equally to be devided betwine
them. and I constitute ordayne and appoint Katherin my daughter my sole executrix of
this my last will and Testament: These being
witnesses / Wm. Dackinge Katherin
Brecknok wt. oth.1 |
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debita quae debeo debts that I owe Item to Edward Wigley
Item to Charles Wood Item to the schole
of Didlebury Item to Thomas Minton Item to Thomas Keysell
Item to Tymezon Wigley Item to Richard Amaunde
Item to Richard Perkes |
xxvs xxs xxs xxjs xs xlviijs xxvjs viijd viijs |
Debita quae mihi debentur debts which are owed to me Item Robert Manering
of the Sned Item Richard Powell of the Sned Item Richard Jonson |
xxviijs ixs iiijd xxjs |
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viijo Januarij Anno d[omi]ni iuxta 1596 coram vene[abi]li viro on the
8th. January in the year of our Lord according to [the English
style] 15968
in the presence of the venerable gentleman m[agist]ro Fr: Bevans ll[egum]
d[octore] &c. p[ro]bat[um] Mr. Francis Bevans
doctor of laws etc. [this will was] proved
Juramento Ex[ecut]ris
&c. by the oath of
the Executrix etc. |
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with
others ie. ‘Richard’s’ ‘n’ missed out? Canvas buried at Diddlebury
15 July 1593, daughter of Richard & Margery (Parish Register). Richard
had been buried 13 June 1592 Paper creased buried at Diddlebury 16
July 1596 (Parish Register) ‘in body’ repeated in
England until 1752 the year began officially on 25 March, so January 1596
would in our modern dating be January 1597 |
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NOTES: Roman numerals after
a person’s name, eg. RIchard I, are purely to distinguish different people
with the same name R/D = Registration DistrIct R/O = Register OffIce (for an explanation
of these two terms, see homepage) COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS WELCOMED IN
PARTICULAR, PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY LINKS THAT DON’T WORK CONTACT ADDRESS ON HOMEPAGE PAGE UPDATED 8 JULY 2009 |
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