FIFTEENTH GENERATION
The Will of Roger Fitch ""In the name of god Amen the viith daye of Januarye in the yeare of our Lord god 1558 I (20112) Roger Fyche of Panfeilde in the countie of Essex, yeoman beinge of good and perfect Remembrance god bee thanked doe ordeine and make this to bee my last will and Testament in manner and forme followinge First I bequeathe my soule to allmightie god and my bodie to bee buried wthin the churche yarde of Panfeilde aforesaid
"Item I bequeathe to (20113) Margery my wiffe my house and my free lande wthin the parishe of Bockinge in the countie aforesaid some tyme called Sainte marie chauntrie duringe her natural lyfe and after her decease to (20113i) John Fiche my sonne and to the heirs of his bodie lawfully begotten and yf he fortune to dye wth out heirs of his bodie lawfullybegotten then I will that (20113ii) Richard my sonne shall have itt to him and to the heirs of his bodie lawfully begotten and soe for lack of issue to goe from one sonne to another duringe my vij sonnes
"Item I give my howse in bredferde streete wch I bought of William Dobsonne to Margerie my wife duringe her life and after her decease to Richarde my sonne payinge unto (20113iii) Robert his brother xv(pounds) and allso to (20113iv) Barthollomew his brother xv(pounds) to be paid to either of them att the age of xxi tie yeares
"Item I give to John Fiche my sonne xx(pounds) wch att this daye doethe remaine in his masters handes
"Item I give to (20113v) Thomas, (20113vi) William and (20113viii) George my sonnes to eache of them xx tie markes and to bee paide to each of them att the age of xxi tie yeares provided that yf any of six sonnes die before the receipte of his or their porcions that then his or there parte soe deceased to bee equallie divided betwene the rest of my sonnes then beinge a live John excepted
"Item I give and bequeathe to my fower daughters that is to saye (20113xi) Jone, (20113vii) Margett, (20113x) Clement & (20113ix) Mary to either of them xx tie markes to be paide att the daye of their marriage yf they marrye before xxi tie yearse of age or att the age of xxi tie yearse for ot be paide yf they marrie nott before
"Item I give to everie poore house holde in Panfield xii d
"Item I give to the mendinge of the high waye leadinge from Panfild greene to John Harwardes xx tie shillinges
"Item I give to the mendinge of the high waye leadinge from a Tenement called Vowches to a gate called shernehall gate x (shillings)
"Item I discharge John Goodaye of Braintree free of the obligation the wch he and I do stand bownde in for John Fyche to his master
"Item I give to Richarde Whylyie th'elder halfe a seame gray wheate and halfe a seame of malte to be paid wthin one yeare after my decease
"Item I give to Marget Osborne my servante a seame of barlye to be paid to her att her marriage
"Item I give to Agnes Stronge my servante halfe a seame of barlye to be paide her att her marriage
"Item I give and bequeathe to Roger Goodaye my godsonne iii angells of golde to be paide unto him att the daye of his marriage
"Item I give to all the rest of my godchildren iiii d a peece so that they come and demande itt
"I will that Roger Wrighte of Debden or his heires shall have all the evidences scrypes or scroles that I have of his so that hee dothe agree or paye the charges of the sute of the fine whch Thomas Husell of Lynsell was att for the suringe owte of the same
"Item all the rest of my goodes nott bequeathed I unto margerye my wife durunge her lives tyme and after her decease for to be payed and soulde and to be equallie amonge all my sonnes & daughters then beinge a live (my lease of my farme onely excepted) wch I will shallbe divided betweene my vij sonnes and yf any of them be willinge to buy itt I will that he shall have the preferment thereof and to have the preferment of itt under the price that any other man sholde have itt
"Item I doe ordeine and make my wife my sole executrix to pay my debttes and fulfill my will in payinge my legacies
"Item I will that John Goodaye of Braintree my Land lorde be my supervisor of this my last will and Testament and he to have for his paines takinge ii seame gray wheate and two seames of maulte
"This beinge witnessed John Goodaye of Braintree and Harrie Browne of Bockinge wth other
"Item I owe unto the parishe churche of Lynsell xxiiii(shillings) to be paide att all tymes when itt shalbe lawfullie required of the church wardens of the same parishe
"22 February in persona Johannes Fyche
"Probatum fuit Testamentum coram Magistro Thoma Darbyshire vicario generali xxii February 1558 Johannes Fiche (?) procuratori margerie Fyche Relicte et executrices
"Will of Roger Fitch late of Panfyld, Essex, Decd. was proved February 22nd 1558, by the oaths of children Robert, Maryanne and John"
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-- Quoted from A Fitch Family History by John T. Fitch copyright 1990, 1994. Found on Page 143-14 c/o Donna Beeler djb700@att.net http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=donnabeeler&id=I0014 |
"The earliest person with the Fitch surname dates from 1240, and the earliest Fitch from whom we in America can claim descendancy dates from about 1400. There is no Fitch castle. There are no nobles or titles in our line."
-- http://www.fitchfamily.com/CaveatEmptor.html
1 REF: http://stanleyhistory.net/descnarratives/brockwilliam6646.shtml
There are many postings, all apparently from an LDS entry, showing several children attributed to (20120) Robert and (20121) Agnes. Most of the children have the surname "Whitehead, and Agnes is shown as being from "Kent, Cornwall" (a nonexistent place). I have no confidence in these postings.
-- compiler
"Nothing is known about the families of either of these wives, nor which children were by which wife, altho the Visitation pedigrees attribute the children to Agnes, the second wife... Robert Whitfield lived first in Wadhurst, the town in which he grew up, but later moved to Worth which is 22 miles to the west and near Crawley. There he owned an iron forge and built an impressive manor house on the site of an older one. He called his estate Rowfant as it is still named He was one of the wealthiest men in the county, called himself gentleman in his will. The iron works were probably started by his father." Details (including abstract of his will) to be entered.
"In the case of the descendants of Robert Whitfield, junior, however, they seem to have dropped or ignored the Giles arms even tho apparently entitled to them, or so it seems, unless son Robert was by the first wife Katherine, which seems very doubtful from the chronology"
"These two licenses [to be entered] to purchase lands were recorded. They seem to name Robert and his eldest son (10060) Thomas, a law student at the time of the first deed [12 April 1567], a full fledged lawyer at the time of the second deed [26 March 1575]...
((20120) Robert) was buried in the chancel of the church at Emmington, near Thame, Oxfordshire, where his son William was rector at the time..."
-- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=barbpretz&id=I1855 c/o Barbara Fleming barbpretz@sbcglobal.net
Will of Robert Whytfield "(10060) Robert Whytfeld of Worth in Sussex gent., 6 December 1591, proved 16 February 1597.
My executor of his assigns to pay unto such one of the sons of Richard Wakelyn als. Harris late of Beedinge in Sussex deceased ten pounds, to such son when he shall accomplish the age of four and twenty years.
"I give unto Myldred and Mary, my son's wives, unto my daughter Johan Baker and unto my four othere daughters, vizt., Margaret, Sara, Jane and Frauncis, and unto every of them ten shillings.
"To Nicholas Holmes my old servant twenty shillings and his dwelling free, in the little house in Wadhurst where he now dwelleth, during his life. Towards the reparations of the church of Wadhurst twenty six shillings eight pence. The poor of Wadhurst and of Worth.
"To John, eldest son of my son Thomas, a salt of silver parcel gilt and to every other child of my said son's, now born, ten shillings. The residue of my goods &c. I give and bequeath unto Thomas [Why]tfeld my son whom I make and ordain sole executor. To him all my coppyhold lands &c. in Wadhurst. Lewyn, 18"
-- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=barbpretz&id=I1857 |
ABT 1570 England
"He lived in Downe and East Greenwich, Kent, and London."
"(20122) Henry Manning apparently worked for a while as a young man as an armor maker, probably in the shop of his father in law, (40246) Erasmus Kirkener, at Est Greenwich. Under the expenses of Henry VIII for September 1531 is an item of £8 19s. to Henry Maynering for making the King's arms. This probably refers to him. He probably met (20123) Katherine while working for Erasmus and must have married about this time. He did not continue in this work for long, but went on to work for the crown in another capacity."
"Immediately after the death of his father-in-law, he succeeded to the office of Queen's Brigandier, that is, Chief Armourer, thereby keeping the office in the family . . .Aout 20 October 9 Elizabeth (1566) Dame Mme Parry, widow of Sir Thomas Parry, knight, assigned to Henry Manning, gentleman, the office of Keeper of the Royal Park at Greenwich in Kent. . . He and his brother George were granted arms and a crest on 20 April 1577." Many details to be entered.
He was also said to have died from 1582 to 1593 and to have had 6 children.
"Marescallus Hospitii Henry 8th, Edward 6th, and Queens Mary and Elizabeth, et obit 1593; married Caterina, filia Erasmi et Agnetae Kerkener, relicta Rob'ti Waller."
"Res. Downe, County Kent, and London. He was Knight Marshal and Judge of the Marshalsea. He was executor of the will of his son-in-law Thomas Howard. He was made Wiscount Bindon by letters patent 14th of Feb., 1582, and was ancestor of Lietu.-General Ludlow and the Earls Ludlow."
-- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=barbpretz&id=I1868
In the inquisition of her father's will it states, "(Erasmus Kerkener)'s three daughters and coheirs are Katherine, wife of (20122) Henry Manninge, gentleman, aged 36 eyars and more, Anne, the wife of William Michaell, gentleman, aged 29 years and more, and Susan, wife of William Manning, gentelman, aged 26 years and more."
In her mother's will it states," the rest of my goods, chattels, moveables and unmovables whatsoever, I bequesth to my daughter Katherine Manning and to her son Mr. Doctor Mannynge who I make executors of this my last will and testament".
"Catherine apparently came back to Downe to end her days there, probably with eldest son Henry whom she made executor of her estate...."
-- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=barbpretz&id=I1869
