Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of Rev.
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John Brandon
Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of Rev.
Elizabeth Willis, daughter of the famous schoolmaster, Thomas Willis,
and his wife Mary Tomlins [of Isleworth, Middlesex, and Lynn,
Massachusetts], is known to have become the wife of Rev. John Knowles
from an Essex Co. (Mass.) deed printed in _NEHGR_, 30:463:
WILLIS, KNOWLES.---[Essex Co. Deeds, B. iv. page 446.]---Edward Rawson,
of Boston, agent and attorney to "the Reverend John Knowles,
hearetofore of watertowne, in the county of midlesex in New England
aforesaid, lately: & now in & about the citty of London Clerk, as by
his the said John Knowles: letter of Aturney the one bearing date from
Bristoll, the 23 february 1657: the other from London august the 14th
sixteene hundred seaventy two," &c. &c., conveys (31 Dec. 1673) to
Isaac Hart "of Lynn or Lynn Village, now called Redding," the five
hundred acres granted by the town of Lynn to Mr. Thomas Willis, and
"which the said John Knowles then had & enjoyed by the gift of his
father in law, the sd above mentioned Thomas Willis." This conveyance
Mr. Rawson makes "in the names of the said John Knowles & Elizabeth his
wife."
Savage's _Genealogical Dictionary_ says the following about Rev.
Knowles:
[KNOWLES,] JOHN, Watertown, the sec. min. of that town, was b. in
Lincolnsh. bred at Magdalen Coll. Cambridge, where he was matric. a
pensioner July 1620, sign. without final s. had his B. A. Jan. 1623, O.
S. and M. A. 1627, with last letter, and was chos. a fellow of
Catharine Hall, 9 July 1627, tho. Mather says, of Emanuel in his common
heedless way. He was not prob. a sett. min. bef. com. over to us in
Aug. 1638; he join. with the ch. at Boston 15 Aug. of next yr. hav. m.
prob. in Eng. the wid. of Ephraim Davis; in Mar. foll. was dism. to go
to aid Phillips at W. and there was ord. 9 Dec. 1640 as pastor, went on
a mission, 1642, to Virginia, back next yr. was freem. 1650, and next
yr. went home, and for some time preach. at Bristol, was silenc. by the
act of 1662, and dur. the plague of London, 1665, was there with w.
Elizabeth. On the d. of Presid. Chauncey, 1672, he was propos. to
succeed him as head of Harv. Coll. tho. in Mather's Hist. we should not
look to discov. any thing like it, for that writer is very sparing of
his facts in the chap. devot. to this life, III. 216, and in the first
classis insert. him without bapt. name. He had at W. by w. Elizabeth
Mary, b. 9 Apr. 1641; Elizabeth 16 May 1643; and Hannah, wh. are found
to be his ch. the first two by a gift in will of Edward How to ea. and
Hannah, by her petit. aft. com. back hither in 1681. calls hers. his
ch. represent. injury by desert. of her and her ch. by h. Benjamin
Eyre, and pray. for divorce, 17 Nov. 1685. He d. 10 Nov. 1685, at gr.
age.
(p. 41)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC2 ... 22+knowles
Besides the Essex Co. deed above which attests to the marriage of Rev.
Knowles and Elizabeth Willis, there is also a late addition to the 1619
Warwickshire Visitation which shows that Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas
and Mary (Tomlins) Willis, married John Knowles "of Lincolnshire [sic
?]."
(p. 311)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... %22+willis
But to recur to one of Savage's statements about Rev. John Knowles ...
"He was not probably a settled minister before coming over to us in
Aug. 1638; he joined with the church at Boston 15 Aug. of next year
having married probably in England the widow of Ephraim Davis."
I believe this statement is probably correct, even though on the
surface it seems at odds with other evidence. Note the following
records found in the extracted IGI:
Saint Nicholas Acons, London
--Epharim Davis, son of Epharim, 5 February 1632
--Elizabeth Davis, dau. of Ephraim and Elizabeth, 25 Jan. 1633
--Samuell and William Davis, son of Ephraim and Elizabeth, 16 February
1634
--John Knoles to Elizabeth Davis, 11 Feb. 1637
As Rev. John Knowles had a biographical sketch in the _DNB_ (and is
probably in the new _ODNB_), possibly this could be a correction.
One last question: Does anybody know if there are known descendants of
Hannah Knowles, wife of Benjamin Eyre, presumably living in New England
in 1685? (Savage: "Hannah [Knowles], by her petition after coming
back hither in 1681 calls herself his [John Knowles'] child
representing injury by desertion of her and her children by husband
Benjamin Eyre, and praying for divorce, 17 Nov. 1685.")
See also:
(p. 24)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... twickenham
(p. 329)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... %22+willis
(p. 124)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC1 ... %22+willis
and his wife Mary Tomlins [of Isleworth, Middlesex, and Lynn,
Massachusetts], is known to have become the wife of Rev. John Knowles
from an Essex Co. (Mass.) deed printed in _NEHGR_, 30:463:
WILLIS, KNOWLES.---[Essex Co. Deeds, B. iv. page 446.]---Edward Rawson,
of Boston, agent and attorney to "the Reverend John Knowles,
hearetofore of watertowne, in the county of midlesex in New England
aforesaid, lately: & now in & about the citty of London Clerk, as by
his the said John Knowles: letter of Aturney the one bearing date from
Bristoll, the 23 february 1657: the other from London august the 14th
sixteene hundred seaventy two," &c. &c., conveys (31 Dec. 1673) to
Isaac Hart "of Lynn or Lynn Village, now called Redding," the five
hundred acres granted by the town of Lynn to Mr. Thomas Willis, and
"which the said John Knowles then had & enjoyed by the gift of his
father in law, the sd above mentioned Thomas Willis." This conveyance
Mr. Rawson makes "in the names of the said John Knowles & Elizabeth his
wife."
Savage's _Genealogical Dictionary_ says the following about Rev.
Knowles:
[KNOWLES,] JOHN, Watertown, the sec. min. of that town, was b. in
Lincolnsh. bred at Magdalen Coll. Cambridge, where he was matric. a
pensioner July 1620, sign. without final s. had his B. A. Jan. 1623, O.
S. and M. A. 1627, with last letter, and was chos. a fellow of
Catharine Hall, 9 July 1627, tho. Mather says, of Emanuel in his common
heedless way. He was not prob. a sett. min. bef. com. over to us in
Aug. 1638; he join. with the ch. at Boston 15 Aug. of next yr. hav. m.
prob. in Eng. the wid. of Ephraim Davis; in Mar. foll. was dism. to go
to aid Phillips at W. and there was ord. 9 Dec. 1640 as pastor, went on
a mission, 1642, to Virginia, back next yr. was freem. 1650, and next
yr. went home, and for some time preach. at Bristol, was silenc. by the
act of 1662, and dur. the plague of London, 1665, was there with w.
Elizabeth. On the d. of Presid. Chauncey, 1672, he was propos. to
succeed him as head of Harv. Coll. tho. in Mather's Hist. we should not
look to discov. any thing like it, for that writer is very sparing of
his facts in the chap. devot. to this life, III. 216, and in the first
classis insert. him without bapt. name. He had at W. by w. Elizabeth
Mary, b. 9 Apr. 1641; Elizabeth 16 May 1643; and Hannah, wh. are found
to be his ch. the first two by a gift in will of Edward How to ea. and
Hannah, by her petit. aft. com. back hither in 1681. calls hers. his
ch. represent. injury by desert. of her and her ch. by h. Benjamin
Eyre, and pray. for divorce, 17 Nov. 1685. He d. 10 Nov. 1685, at gr.
age.
(p. 41)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC2 ... 22+knowles
Besides the Essex Co. deed above which attests to the marriage of Rev.
Knowles and Elizabeth Willis, there is also a late addition to the 1619
Warwickshire Visitation which shows that Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas
and Mary (Tomlins) Willis, married John Knowles "of Lincolnshire [sic
?]."
(p. 311)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... %22+willis
But to recur to one of Savage's statements about Rev. John Knowles ...
"He was not probably a settled minister before coming over to us in
Aug. 1638; he joined with the church at Boston 15 Aug. of next year
having married probably in England the widow of Ephraim Davis."
I believe this statement is probably correct, even though on the
surface it seems at odds with other evidence. Note the following
records found in the extracted IGI:
Saint Nicholas Acons, London
--Epharim Davis, son of Epharim, 5 February 1632
--Elizabeth Davis, dau. of Ephraim and Elizabeth, 25 Jan. 1633
--Samuell and William Davis, son of Ephraim and Elizabeth, 16 February
1634
--John Knoles to Elizabeth Davis, 11 Feb. 1637
As Rev. John Knowles had a biographical sketch in the _DNB_ (and is
probably in the new _ODNB_), possibly this could be a correction.
One last question: Does anybody know if there are known descendants of
Hannah Knowles, wife of Benjamin Eyre, presumably living in New England
in 1685? (Savage: "Hannah [Knowles], by her petition after coming
back hither in 1681 calls herself his [John Knowles'] child
representing injury by desertion of her and her children by husband
Benjamin Eyre, and praying for divorce, 17 Nov. 1685.")
See also:
(p. 24)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... twickenham
(p. 329)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... %22+willis
(p. 124)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC1 ... %22+willis
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
Bull Lane Independent, Stepney, London
--Benjamin Eyre to Ann Knowls, 5 Jan. 1674
--Benjamin Eyre to Ann Knowls, 5 Jan. 1674
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
These Tomlinses were from a family at Toddenham or Todenham,
Gloucestershire. R.C.A., in _Great Migration Begins_, following the
work of George McCracken, accepts that Edward and Timothy Tomlins of
Lynn were sons of Edward Tomlins of Toddenham, co. Gloucester, whose
will, proved 1621, mentions sons Samuel, Edward, and Timothy, and other
children. See
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/rese ... sp?print=1
The following item also seems to apply:
K. Wyndham, ed., _Calendar of Chancery Decree Rolls, C78/46-85_ (List &
Index Society, vol. 253 [1994]):
"William Mowleton of Todenham, Glos, gent v. Edward Tomlyns, gent, John
Lane, William Moris, William Lea, William Horseman, Sarah Furbur, widow
and Mary Haye, widow, customary tenants of the manor of Todenham.
Agreement and subsequent ratification of the same, between
plaintiff, as lessee of manorial demesne, and defendants as copyholders
of part of manor called Homestall End, to enclose part of demesne for
plaintiff's use in severalty, reserving part of demesne for tenants'
use. Plaintiff gives up right to intercommon or non demesne lands"
[C78/84/7 (8 May 36 Eliz.)].
The 1568 PCC will of Richard Tomlins of Toddenham would certainly be of
interest:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC5 ... am+tomlins
Notice that Marah Tomlins, who married John Carter, was called a
daughter of Edward of Toddenham in her marriage license ...
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... am+tomlins
.... and that the will of Rev. Samuel Tomlins of Northaw (known brother
of Edward and Timothy) mentions "my poor sister Carter" ...
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... ins+carter
Finally, it's very interesting (and frustrating!) to me to note that a
certain volume of _Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire
Archaeological Society_ has a will apparently showing that Thomas Pury
and Edward Tomlins and Richard Tomlins were heirs of three sisters
Joan, Eleanor, and Margaret (hence, Thomas Pury was a cousin of the
Tomlins family):
http://books.google.com/books?vid=0j30O ... ple&pgis=1
Footnote 33 in the last page shows these Tomlinses were also from
Toddenham:
http://books.google.com/books?id=vkQNAA ... s=1#search
Gloucestershire. R.C.A., in _Great Migration Begins_, following the
work of George McCracken, accepts that Edward and Timothy Tomlins of
Lynn were sons of Edward Tomlins of Toddenham, co. Gloucester, whose
will, proved 1621, mentions sons Samuel, Edward, and Timothy, and other
children. See
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/rese ... sp?print=1
The following item also seems to apply:
K. Wyndham, ed., _Calendar of Chancery Decree Rolls, C78/46-85_ (List &
Index Society, vol. 253 [1994]):
"William Mowleton of Todenham, Glos, gent v. Edward Tomlyns, gent, John
Lane, William Moris, William Lea, William Horseman, Sarah Furbur, widow
and Mary Haye, widow, customary tenants of the manor of Todenham.
Agreement and subsequent ratification of the same, between
plaintiff, as lessee of manorial demesne, and defendants as copyholders
of part of manor called Homestall End, to enclose part of demesne for
plaintiff's use in severalty, reserving part of demesne for tenants'
use. Plaintiff gives up right to intercommon or non demesne lands"
[C78/84/7 (8 May 36 Eliz.)].
The 1568 PCC will of Richard Tomlins of Toddenham would certainly be of
interest:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC5 ... am+tomlins
Notice that Marah Tomlins, who married John Carter, was called a
daughter of Edward of Toddenham in her marriage license ...
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... am+tomlins
.... and that the will of Rev. Samuel Tomlins of Northaw (known brother
of Edward and Timothy) mentions "my poor sister Carter" ...
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... ins+carter
Finally, it's very interesting (and frustrating!) to me to note that a
certain volume of _Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire
Archaeological Society_ has a will apparently showing that Thomas Pury
and Edward Tomlins and Richard Tomlins were heirs of three sisters
Joan, Eleanor, and Margaret (hence, Thomas Pury was a cousin of the
Tomlins family):
http://books.google.com/books?vid=0j30O ... ple&pgis=1
Footnote 33 in the last page shows these Tomlinses were also from
Toddenham:
http://books.google.com/books?id=vkQNAA ... s=1#search
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
Apparently the will is that of Richard Pates ...
http://books.google.com/books?vid=0j30O ... tes&pgis=1
See also:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... d+pates%22
http://books.google.com/books?vid=0j30O ... tes&pgis=1
See also:
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... d+pates%22
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Gjest
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
I know that the Great Migration sketch of Robert Bills
shows that he is the brother of this Elizabeth (Davis) Knowles.
Rootsweb has no one claiming descent from this Benjamin Eyre.
Leslie
shows that he is the brother of this Elizabeth (Davis) Knowles.
Rootsweb has no one claiming descent from this Benjamin Eyre.
Leslie
But to recur to one of Savage's statements about Rev. John Knowles ...
"He was not probably a settled minister before coming over to us in
Aug. 1638; he joined with the church at Boston 15 Aug. of next year
having married probably in England the widow of Ephraim Davis."
I believe this statement is probably correct, even though on the
surface it seems at odds with other evidence. Note the following
records found in the extracted IGI:
Saint Nicholas Acons, London
--Epharim Davis, son of Epharim, 5 February 1632
--Elizabeth Davis, dau. of Ephraim and Elizabeth, 25 Jan. 1633
--Samuell and William Davis, son of Ephraim and Elizabeth, 16 February
1634
--John Knoles to Elizabeth Davis, 11 Feb. 1637
As Rev. John Knowles had a biographical sketch in the _DNB_ (and is
probably in the new _ODNB_), possibly this could be a correction.
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
I know that the Great Migration sketch of Robert Bills
shows that he is the brother of this Elizabeth (Davis) Knowles.
Rootsweb has no one claiming descent from this Benjamin Eyre.
Oppps ...
(My brother found a student's note listing "Favorite Song Girlz," with
"Brittaney [sic]--Oppps [sic] I Did It Again" at the top of the list.)
Does that mean there are two John Knowleses with wives Elizabeth? Or
that the Rev. John Knowles of Watertown, etc., had two wives named
Elizabeth?
More interesting to me is the probability that Thomas Pury was a cousin
of some degree of the popular Tomlinses of Lynn, Mass., as well as of
Mrs. Anne Tomlins, wife of John Temple of Franckton, Warwickshire.
I had a chance to check the _HOP_ bio. of Richard Pates (d. 1588). His
parentage is uncertain, but he was known to be a nephew of an earlier
Richard Pates, Bishop of Worcester.
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
In a (hypothetical) future edition of _Great Migration Begins_, I think
the sketch of Edward Tomlins should note that Capt. Tomlins very likely
attained the rank of Comptroller of the Ordnance and Comptroller of the
Artillery Train on his return to England (during the Interregnum). The
"Comments" on Tomlins as they stand now say only ...
COMMENTS: "Ben: Thomlins," aged 18, and "Edward Thomlins," aged 30,
were passengers in 1635 on the Susan & Ellen from London to New
England [Hotten 62]. Given the activities of Mr. Edward Tomlins of
Lynn as recorded in the records of the Massachusetts Bay General Court,
this passenger must be some other Edward Tomlins; there is no further
record in New England at this time for a Benjamin Tomlins or a second
Edward Tomlins.
Edward Tomlins was active before Essex court as plaintiff,
defendant or witness in a number of minor matters, from 28 March 1637
to 9 July 1644 [EQC 1:5, 32, 45, 48, 54, 58, 63]. On 16 February 1643/4
he took the inventory of the estate of Abraham Belknap of Lynn [EQC
1:60; EPR 1:26].
On 30 May 1644 Ensigne Tomlins was ordered "by both houses of
this Court to go upon a message to the Narragansett sachems about their
letter, & is dismissed this house for the present to prepare himself
for the journey" [MBCR 3:3].
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/rese ... sp?print=1
Tomlins was definitely a member of the Military Company of the
Massachusetts as early as 1637 ...
(p. 1)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... rd+tomlins
RCA notes that Edward Tomlins was "[l]ast of record in New England on 9
July 1644, and certainly in London on 1 February 1648[/9]."
Starting in 1649, we find a Capt. Edward Tomlins, who was involved in
military affairs in England:
_Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, 1649-1650_:
p. 186, 15 June 1649, "You are to cause the said 30l. to be paid, and
provision of carts made to bring them to London, to be delivered to
Capt. Edw. Tomlins, Comptroller of the Ordnance, and you are to charge
the 30l. and what you pay for hire of the carts upon the treasurer
ofthe Army ..."
p. 197, 19 June 1649, "One cannon from the Tower, besides that which
lately came out of Kent, to be delivered to Capt. Tomlins, for Ireland,
also 100 barrels of powder, match and bullet."
p. 576, 25 June 1649, "[To] Capt. Edw. Tomlins, Conveying arms and
furniture to the regiments going for Ireland, and maintaining the wagon
horses on arrival ..."
In 1659, Edward Tomlins was still "Controller of Ordnance" (_Calendar
of State Papers, Domestic Series, 1659-60, p. 13).
Given that the New England colonist 1) had returned to England before
1649; 2) was called "Sergeant," "Ensign," and "Captain" in New England
records; and 3) had responsibility for the ordnance in New England
("Mr. Edward Tomlyns & Mr. John Samford are entreated by the Court to
take notice of the ordinances, powder and shot, & to make report to the
next Court in what condition they are in" [MBCR 1:120]; "Mr. Edward
Tomlyns" was given "power to press men & carts for ordinary wages, to
help towards the making of such carriages & wheels as are wanting for
the ordinances" [MBCR 1:125]), I think we can accept that
the New England colonist was the same man who was the Comptroller of
the Ordnance during the Interregnum.
Did McCracken note this in his TAG article on the Tomlinses?
See also:
(p. 4)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC6 ... rd+tomlins
(p. 80)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... rd+tomlyns
(p. 66)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0 ... XpHUZ8dmTc
(p. 158)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... ard+tomlin
the sketch of Edward Tomlins should note that Capt. Tomlins very likely
attained the rank of Comptroller of the Ordnance and Comptroller of the
Artillery Train on his return to England (during the Interregnum). The
"Comments" on Tomlins as they stand now say only ...
COMMENTS: "Ben: Thomlins," aged 18, and "Edward Thomlins," aged 30,
were passengers in 1635 on the Susan & Ellen from London to New
England [Hotten 62]. Given the activities of Mr. Edward Tomlins of
Lynn as recorded in the records of the Massachusetts Bay General Court,
this passenger must be some other Edward Tomlins; there is no further
record in New England at this time for a Benjamin Tomlins or a second
Edward Tomlins.
Edward Tomlins was active before Essex court as plaintiff,
defendant or witness in a number of minor matters, from 28 March 1637
to 9 July 1644 [EQC 1:5, 32, 45, 48, 54, 58, 63]. On 16 February 1643/4
he took the inventory of the estate of Abraham Belknap of Lynn [EQC
1:60; EPR 1:26].
On 30 May 1644 Ensigne Tomlins was ordered "by both houses of
this Court to go upon a message to the Narragansett sachems about their
letter, & is dismissed this house for the present to prepare himself
for the journey" [MBCR 3:3].
http://www.newenglandancestors.org/rese ... sp?print=1
Tomlins was definitely a member of the Military Company of the
Massachusetts as early as 1637 ...
(p. 1)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... rd+tomlins
RCA notes that Edward Tomlins was "[l]ast of record in New England on 9
July 1644, and certainly in London on 1 February 1648[/9]."
Starting in 1649, we find a Capt. Edward Tomlins, who was involved in
military affairs in England:
_Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, 1649-1650_:
p. 186, 15 June 1649, "You are to cause the said 30l. to be paid, and
provision of carts made to bring them to London, to be delivered to
Capt. Edw. Tomlins, Comptroller of the Ordnance, and you are to charge
the 30l. and what you pay for hire of the carts upon the treasurer
ofthe Army ..."
p. 197, 19 June 1649, "One cannon from the Tower, besides that which
lately came out of Kent, to be delivered to Capt. Tomlins, for Ireland,
also 100 barrels of powder, match and bullet."
p. 576, 25 June 1649, "[To] Capt. Edw. Tomlins, Conveying arms and
furniture to the regiments going for Ireland, and maintaining the wagon
horses on arrival ..."
In 1659, Edward Tomlins was still "Controller of Ordnance" (_Calendar
of State Papers, Domestic Series, 1659-60, p. 13).
Given that the New England colonist 1) had returned to England before
1649; 2) was called "Sergeant," "Ensign," and "Captain" in New England
records; and 3) had responsibility for the ordnance in New England
("Mr. Edward Tomlyns & Mr. John Samford are entreated by the Court to
take notice of the ordinances, powder and shot, & to make report to the
next Court in what condition they are in" [MBCR 1:120]; "Mr. Edward
Tomlyns" was given "power to press men & carts for ordinary wages, to
help towards the making of such carriages & wheels as are wanting for
the ordinances" [MBCR 1:125]), I think we can accept that
the New England colonist was the same man who was the Comptroller of
the Ordnance during the Interregnum.
Did McCracken note this in his TAG article on the Tomlinses?
See also:
(p. 4)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC6 ... rd+tomlins
(p. 80)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... rd+tomlyns
(p. 66)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0 ... XpHUZ8dmTc
(p. 158)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... ard+tomlin
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
An argument that John Knowles of New England was not the same person as
John Knowles the Antitrinitarian ...
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC6 ... 1-PA213,M1
John Knowles the Antitrinitarian ...
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC6 ... 1-PA213,M1
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
"WILLIAM HALIDAY, HALLIDAY, or HOLLIDAY, Mercer, son of Laurence
Haliday, by Anne, da. of Thomas Pury and Joane, sister of Richard Pate,
was 2 years Chairman of the East India Company ... m. before 1607,
Susanna, 2d da. of Sir Henry Rowe ... He d. 14 March 1623/4, without
male issue, aged 58 ... His widow ... m. (as the second of his three
wives) Robert, 2d Earl of Warwick ...
(p. 78)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC5 ... A2-PA78,M1
Haliday, by Anne, da. of Thomas Pury and Joane, sister of Richard Pate,
was 2 years Chairman of the East India Company ... m. before 1607,
Susanna, 2d da. of Sir Henry Rowe ... He d. 14 March 1623/4, without
male issue, aged 58 ... His widow ... m. (as the second of his three
wives) Robert, 2d Earl of Warwick ...
(p. 78)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC5 ... A2-PA78,M1
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
Cokayne's _Some Account of the Lord Mayors and Sheriffs of the City of
London_ says:
"The chief part of his [Sir John Leman's] estates devolved on his
nephew William Leman of London, Woollendraper ..., who purchased the
estate of Northaw, Herts, in 1632 ..."
(p. 75)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC5 ... %22+alston
Note that Rev. Samuel Tomlins (brother of Edward and Timothy) was "of
Northaw," and that his will mentions: "To my good friend Mr Leman the
elder I give a mourning ring which was given me at the funeral of Mrs
Bety Crafts."
(p. 328)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... aw+tomlins
Among the children of John and Dorothy (Temple) Alston were supposedly
--
--Elizabeth, m. to William Crofts [? sic; recte Crafts].
--Mary, m. to John Leman.
(p. 4)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... man+crofts
This may be another connection between the Tomlins and Temple families.
London_ says:
"The chief part of his [Sir John Leman's] estates devolved on his
nephew William Leman of London, Woollendraper ..., who purchased the
estate of Northaw, Herts, in 1632 ..."
(p. 75)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC5 ... %22+alston
Note that Rev. Samuel Tomlins (brother of Edward and Timothy) was "of
Northaw," and that his will mentions: "To my good friend Mr Leman the
elder I give a mourning ring which was given me at the funeral of Mrs
Bety Crafts."
(p. 328)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... aw+tomlins
Among the children of John and Dorothy (Temple) Alston were supposedly
--
--Elizabeth, m. to William Crofts [? sic; recte Crafts].
--Mary, m. to John Leman.
(p. 4)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... man+crofts
This may be another connection between the Tomlins and Temple families.
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
--from A2A
Gloucestershire Record Office: Hidcote, Bartrim, Mickleton and Todenham
Hidcote Bartrim, Mickleton and Todenham
Catalogue Ref. D5358
Todenham
FILE [no title] - ref. D5358/15 - date: [1565]
hit[from Scope and Content] Endorsement: Robert More, tenant,
appeared in the place [as attorney] of John Freman of
Bourton-on-the-Water to deliver 4 silver pennies to the said John [J.
Freman of Bourton-on-the-Hill]; in the presence of Richard Warde, John
Knyght, John Furber, Edwarde Tomlyns, Richard Tomlyns junior, Edith
Heath alias Ward, John Knight junior and Richard Knight
Gloucestershire Record Office: Hidcote, Bartrim, Mickleton and Todenham
Hidcote Bartrim, Mickleton and Todenham
Catalogue Ref. D5358
Todenham
FILE [no title] - ref. D5358/15 - date: [1565]
hit[from Scope and Content] Endorsement: Robert More, tenant,
appeared in the place [as attorney] of John Freman of
Bourton-on-the-Water to deliver 4 silver pennies to the said John [J.
Freman of Bourton-on-the-Hill]; in the presence of Richard Warde, John
Knyght, John Furber, Edwarde Tomlyns, Richard Tomlyns junior, Edith
Heath alias Ward, John Knight junior and Richard Knight
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
from A2A--
Devon Record Office: Petre [123M/L1 - 123M/L757]
Reference: 123M/L6
Creation dates: [1639]
Scope and Content
Trinity Term 15 Charles
Copy decree of the Court of Wards and Liveries
Reciting that Sir John Poole of Co-ambe Bart., William Turnor Doctor of
Law, Robert Turnor of Staple Inn gent., George Southcott of Dowleshawes
gent., Richard Potter of Sandwell gent., Wilmott Symondes of South
Brent widow, Elizabeth Veale of South Brent widow, Thomas Rogers,
George Stidston, Henry Maddock and Simon Sheappard of the same yeomen,
William Norris of the same gent., Nicholas Tripe of Kingsbridge
merchant, Andrew Hamm of Colyton yeoman, Robert Shapley of Harberton
gent., William Putt, Arthur Putt and Thomas Terrey of Churchstow
yeomen, John Knight of Membury and John Force of Aylesbeare yeomen,
Mary Hore of Combpyne widow, William Hooke of the same yeomen, Edward
Hooke of Sidbury and Robert Chappell of Axmouth yeomen, John Rose of
Axminster merchant, John Lucas of the same dyer, Francis Bowridge of
the same yeoman, Nicholas Cooke of the same joiner, George Bowdiche of
Chardstock, Dorset, gent., Henry Clarke of Dalwood, Dorset, clerk,
Thomas Marwood of Northleigh gent., Clement Bowdishe, Thomas Bowdayge
and Thomas Collins of the same yeomen; William Baker and William
Hurleston of Sutton, Glos, yeomen, Elizabeth Tomlins of Todenham, Glos,
widow, Robert Morris of the same yeoman, William and Richard Berrey of
Rookeright Oxon yeomen, exhibited a bill of complaint against
Right hon. Spencer Earl of Northampton, Thomas Lord Somerset, Edward
Lord Herbert, William Lord Petre His Majesty's Ward, William Petre
esq., Sir John Wintour knight, William Sheldon esq., Edward Barton and
Edward White gents., that Robert late Lord Petre and William late Lord
Petre contracted with the complainants at different dates to demise to
them various properties in Devon and Gloucester for varying terms and
considerations, that William died seised of the manors of Axminster,
South Brent and Kingsbridge, and that they descended to Robert late
Lord Petre his son and heir, who was seised of them and of other lands,
that he, after all the recited contracts were made, in October 14
Charles [1638] bargained and sold to Thomas Lord Somerset, Edward Lord
Herbert, William Petre, Sir John Wintour, Edward Barton and Edward
White, manors etc., of which the contracted lands were parcel
(excepting the manors of Axminster, Todenham and Sutton) for 30 years
for raising portions for his younger children and in trust to make good
the contracts for as many years as they had in the lands, that Robert
late Lord Petre made Edward Lord Herbert, William Petre and William
Sheldon his executors, that on his death his lands descended to
William, His Majesty's ward, whose custody was given to Spencer Earl of
Northampton, and that the ward is in equity bound to make good the
contracts, that the manors of Axminster, Sutton and Todenham amongst
other things were granted to Edward Lord Herbert by His Majesty during
the ward's minority, that the fines agreed to be paid for the leases
contracted for had been paid or secured by bond, that although the
plaintiffs have requested the ward, his committee and the feoffees to
make good the contracts they have refused to do so, and the plaintiffs
pray for an order that they may be made good, as they have received
their estates with an implied trust to make good the contracts.
Answer: the defendants confess the complaint
Order: the case being heard on 2 July, that the complainants receive
leases according to their contracts.
Parchment, 3 membranes.
Devon Record Office: Petre [123M/L1 - 123M/L757]
Reference: 123M/L6
Creation dates: [1639]
Scope and Content
Trinity Term 15 Charles
Copy decree of the Court of Wards and Liveries
Reciting that Sir John Poole of Co-ambe Bart., William Turnor Doctor of
Law, Robert Turnor of Staple Inn gent., George Southcott of Dowleshawes
gent., Richard Potter of Sandwell gent., Wilmott Symondes of South
Brent widow, Elizabeth Veale of South Brent widow, Thomas Rogers,
George Stidston, Henry Maddock and Simon Sheappard of the same yeomen,
William Norris of the same gent., Nicholas Tripe of Kingsbridge
merchant, Andrew Hamm of Colyton yeoman, Robert Shapley of Harberton
gent., William Putt, Arthur Putt and Thomas Terrey of Churchstow
yeomen, John Knight of Membury and John Force of Aylesbeare yeomen,
Mary Hore of Combpyne widow, William Hooke of the same yeomen, Edward
Hooke of Sidbury and Robert Chappell of Axmouth yeomen, John Rose of
Axminster merchant, John Lucas of the same dyer, Francis Bowridge of
the same yeoman, Nicholas Cooke of the same joiner, George Bowdiche of
Chardstock, Dorset, gent., Henry Clarke of Dalwood, Dorset, clerk,
Thomas Marwood of Northleigh gent., Clement Bowdishe, Thomas Bowdayge
and Thomas Collins of the same yeomen; William Baker and William
Hurleston of Sutton, Glos, yeomen, Elizabeth Tomlins of Todenham, Glos,
widow, Robert Morris of the same yeoman, William and Richard Berrey of
Rookeright Oxon yeomen, exhibited a bill of complaint against
Right hon. Spencer Earl of Northampton, Thomas Lord Somerset, Edward
Lord Herbert, William Lord Petre His Majesty's Ward, William Petre
esq., Sir John Wintour knight, William Sheldon esq., Edward Barton and
Edward White gents., that Robert late Lord Petre and William late Lord
Petre contracted with the complainants at different dates to demise to
them various properties in Devon and Gloucester for varying terms and
considerations, that William died seised of the manors of Axminster,
South Brent and Kingsbridge, and that they descended to Robert late
Lord Petre his son and heir, who was seised of them and of other lands,
that he, after all the recited contracts were made, in October 14
Charles [1638] bargained and sold to Thomas Lord Somerset, Edward Lord
Herbert, William Petre, Sir John Wintour, Edward Barton and Edward
White, manors etc., of which the contracted lands were parcel
(excepting the manors of Axminster, Todenham and Sutton) for 30 years
for raising portions for his younger children and in trust to make good
the contracts for as many years as they had in the lands, that Robert
late Lord Petre made Edward Lord Herbert, William Petre and William
Sheldon his executors, that on his death his lands descended to
William, His Majesty's ward, whose custody was given to Spencer Earl of
Northampton, and that the ward is in equity bound to make good the
contracts, that the manors of Axminster, Sutton and Todenham amongst
other things were granted to Edward Lord Herbert by His Majesty during
the ward's minority, that the fines agreed to be paid for the leases
contracted for had been paid or secured by bond, that although the
plaintiffs have requested the ward, his committee and the feoffees to
make good the contracts they have refused to do so, and the plaintiffs
pray for an order that they may be made good, as they have received
their estates with an implied trust to make good the contracts.
Answer: the defendants confess the complaint
Order: the case being heard on 2 July, that the complainants receive
leases according to their contracts.
Parchment, 3 membranes.
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
Blackbush Aight, Blackbush Eight, Blackbush Right, or Blackbush Ayot?
(p. 329)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC6 ... sh+hampton
(p. 522)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC2 ... sh+hampton
(p. 329)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC6 ... sh+hampton
(p. 522)
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC2 ... sh+hampton
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
Heriot Washborn's wife was a Tickeridge, which is a family connected
remotely connected with the Gibbses of Honington (ancestors of Robert
Gibbs of Boston who married Henry Webb's granddaughter Elizabeth
Sheafe) ...
p. 213
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... tickeridge
remotely connected with the Gibbses of Honington (ancestors of Robert
Gibbs of Boston who married Henry Webb's granddaughter Elizabeth
Sheafe) ...
p. 213
http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC0 ... tickeridge
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John Brandon
Re: Another possible marriage for Elizabeth Willis, wife of
from IGI --
Saint Mary Woolnoth, London
Henry [sic] Washborne to Ann Tukeridge, 2 Feb. 1624
Saint Mary Woolnoth, London
Henry [sic] Washborne to Ann Tukeridge, 2 Feb. 1624