English
Origins of the Washburn Families of Plymouth Colony and Hempstead, Long Island
(1.) JohnC Washborne, of Bengeworth, Worcestershire, England, was born, say, 1485 in England. It has been claimed that he was a younger son of John Wasshborn, of Wichenford, Worcestershire, who died testate in 1517, and grandson of Norman Washbourne, of Knights Washbourne and Little Washbourne, Worcestershire,[1] but John Wasshborn of Wichenford did not name a son John in his will, nor was a son John named in the inquisition post mortem of John Washborne, of Wichenford.[2] (See Appendix [A] for a full transcription of the 1517 will of John Wasshborn, of Wichenford.)
St. Egwin, Bishop of Worcester, who died in the year 717, probably founded the original Abbey at Evesham in about 714,[3] and the Benedictine monastery at Evesham was established before 1066.[4] The town of Evesham grew up around it. Bengeworth was a preplanned burgage of Evesham laid out in the 12th century,[5] just across the Avon River from Evesham, in Worcester County, to the east of the city, and is part of the Borough of Evesham. The Battle of Evesham, on 4 Aug. 1265, in which the royal forces led by King Henry III’s son, Prince Edward defeated the knights led by the king’s own brother-in-law, Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester, Bishop Walter de Cantilupe of Worcester, and several of the wealthy Worcester land owners, was a turning point in the history of the area. When Edward became the king in 1272, he instituted a strong reign over the area, which brought difficult times for the county of Worcester, and de Montfort became a folk hero to those of later generations.[6] The Tudor period of the 16th century finally brought stability and prosperity to Worcester County, and the area around Evesham was known as a center for the growing of fruit and vegetables, especially apples and pears, where they produced a beverage called perry.[7] Evesham was finally incorporated as a borough in 1605,[8] by which time the manufacture of cloth was also an important industry there.[9]
The church in Bengeworth was St. Peters, while there were two churches in Evesham—All Saints, and, later, St. Lawrence. They were part of the Deanery of Evesham in the Diocese Worcester.[10] There is evidence the Washbornes were settled as tenants under the Abbot of Evesham at least 200 years before the first John Washborne, above,[11] and the Bengeworth branch probably descends from these earlier Washborne families.
John Washborne, of Bengeworth, possibly had a brother, Thomas Wasborne, who was buried on 23 Feb. 1539/40 in St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth, Worcestershire.[12] This same Thomas Washborne was probably the one who received a bequest in the will of Edward Steynrodde, of Bengeworth, in 1530,[13] and may have been a son‑in‑law of Edward Steynrodde. On 4 Aug. 1539 a William Washborne married Elizabeth Clybery in All Saints Church, Evesham.[14] He may have been another, younger brother of this John Washborne, but no children were found baptized to William Washborne in Evesham or Bengeworth.
John Washborne, of Bengeworth, married EmmeC (___). The I.G.I. has a marriage date of 6 May 1516 in Bengeworth, England,[15] which is reasonable, but the St. Peter’s Parish Registers do not start until 1538, so this date cannot have been taken from the church records, and cannot be verified. Her surname has not been discovered. John Washborne farmed and raised livestock in Bengeworth, and was relatively well off for the times. He died testate in 1546/7, and was buried on 8 Jan. 1546/7 in Bengeworth.[16] His will was dated 27 Dec. 1546, and was witnessed by Thomas Shreve, Thomas Marten, William Clente, and Thomas Trewelove. In his will he mentioned his wife, Emme, as executrix; sons John Washeburne, the eldest son and main heir, and William Washeburne; the 2 children of John my son,[17] the 2 children of William my son,[18] the 3 children of Robert Marten my son-in-law, the one child of Daniel Hide my other son-in-law; my daughter Alice Marten, and my daughter Catherine Hide.[19] (See Appendix [B] for a full transcription of his 1546 will.)
Emme Washborne died testate in 1547, and was buried on 13 May 1547 in Bengeworth.[20] Her will was dated 1 May 1547, and probated on 15 June 1547. She named her son John Wasborn her executor, and also mentioned Danyell Hide and Katherine Hide, her daughter, Alis Merton, her daughter, John M’ten, William Merten, and Margarete Merten, presumably her grandchildren, Willm Wasborn, her son, and Katherine and Agnes, his daughters, and left additional bequests to Willm Blaklowe, Eme Ruttr, Agnes Ordeweye, Johane Davis, and Eme Gowgzht? The will was witnessed by Richard Phelps the elder, Richard Phelps the younger, Robert Ordewey, and Rev. William Payne, curate of the church.[21] (See Appendix [C] for a full transcription of her 1547 will.)
John and Emme Washborne left only two married sons and two married daughters:
+ 2 i JohnB Washborne (Jr.), born about 1518 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, the eldest son and heir. (Continued.)
+ 3 ii William Washborne, born about 1520 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire, settled in Bretforton, Worcestershire. (Continued.)
4 iii Alice Washborne, married Robert Marten. They had 3 children by 1547, when her father wrote his will. He was a “Glover,” or manufacturer of gloves, in Bengeworth, and he died testate in 1555 in Bengeworth.[22] They had children, as mentioned in the will of their grandmother, Emme Washborne, in 1547:
a. John Marten
b. William Marten
c. Margaret Marten
5 iv Katherine Washborne, married Daniel Hide. They had one child by 1547, when her father wrote his will, and possibly others later. The surname was also spelled “Hyde.”
a. (Unknown) Hide
(2.)
JohnB Washborne (Jr.), eldest son and
heir of (1) JohnC Washborne, of Bengeworth,
John Washborne (Jr.), died intestate in 1593 in Bengeworth, and was buried on 13 Oct. 1593 in Bengeworth.[29] His eldest son, John Washborne, was granted administration of his estate. The inventory of his estate was dated 20 Sept. 1593, and was appraised by John Dacle, Thomas Ordway, John Hall, and John Smythe, and was valued at £132 4 s. 10 d.[30] (See Appendix [D] for a transcription of his Letters of Administration.) From other baptisms in St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth, it is apparent that the Washbornes were close friends with the Ordways, Dacles, Hydes, Martens, Smiths, Shorthasells, Phelpes, and others in Bengeworth, to whose children the Washbornes sometimes appeared as godparents of.[31] The Martens and Hydes were presumably of John Washborne’s sisters’ families. Some of the others may have been related to Emme Washborne or Jone Bushell. In addition, John Washborne was an appraiser, with John Dacle and Edward Phelps, of the estate of Robert Ordway, Sen., of Bengeworth in 1580.[32]
John Washborne had 6 children by Jone Bushell:
6 i Margarett Washborne, baptized on 12 June 1543 in St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,[33] married John Bushel on 7 Oct. 1569 in Bengeworth.[34] No children were found baptized to them in Bengeworth, and no probate records were found for John Bushel in Worcestershire, England, nor was Bushel mentioned in the intestate probate records of John Washborne.
7 ii Johanna Washborne, baptized on 5 Oct. 1544 in St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,[35] probably the “Jone Wasbarn” buried on 25 Nov. 1552 in Bengeworth.[36]
8 iii Agnes Washborne, baptized on 6 Aug. 1547 in St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,[37] marriage not found. She was a godmother for the baptism of Darety Bee on 24 Apr. 1573 in St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,[38] at which time she was presumably still unmarried.
9 iv Katherin Washborne, baptized on 4 Oct. 1549 in St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,[39] marriage not found.
+ 10 v JohnA Washborne (3rd), baptized on
11 vi Jane Washborne, baptized on 26 Sept. 1556 in St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,[41] marriage not found.
(3.)
William Washborne, second son of (1) JohnC Washborne,
of Bengeworth,
William Washborne died testate in 1588, and was buried on 21 Apr. 1588 in Bretforton.[44] His will was dated 6 May 1587, and probated on 1 July 1588 in Worcester.[45] He mentioned his wife Margaret, whom he named as his executrix, his son William, his son John, his daughter Margaret Townsend, and left a bequest to “every one of his grandchildren and godchildren.” He also named his brother John Washborne, of Bengeworth, and his son-in-law John Smith as overseers.[46] (See the Appendix for a full transcription of his 1588 will.)[47] Margaret may have been the Margarett Wasborne who was buried on 3 June 1592 in Bengeworth.[48]
William Washborne and Margaret Harward had children:
12 i John Washborne, baptized on 30 July 1542 in Bretforton, buried on 28 Aug. 1542 in Bretforton.[49]
13 ii Agnes Washborne, baptized on 6 July 1543 in Bretforton,[50] married John Smyth on 24 Jan. 1564/5 in Bretforton.[51] He was buried on 2 Feb. 1597/8 in Bretforton,[52] but no children were found baptized to them in Bretforton. Agnes Washborne, daughter of William, was named in the will of her grandmother, Emme Washborne, of Bengeworth, in 1547.
14 iii John Washborne, baptized and buried on 16 Mar. 1544/5 in Bretforton.[53]
15 iv Katherine Washborne, baptized on 30 Mar. 1546 in Bretforton,[54] married Robert Bowcor on 10 Nov. 1573 in Bretforton.[55] Katherine Washborne, daughter of William, was named in the will of her grandmother, Emme Washborne, of Bengeworth, in 1547.
16 v Isabell Washborne, baptized on 28 Nov. 1547 in Bretforton,[56] married George Lea on 29 Jan. 1571/2 in Bretforton.[57] No children were found baptized to them in Bretforton.[58]
17 vi Jone Washborne, baptized on 6 Apr. 1550 in Bretforton,[59] married Henry Byrde on 15 July 1573 in Bretforton.[60] She may have been his second wife, as there were 5 children baptized to Henry Byrd in Bretforton from 1562 to 1570, but no wife’s name was mentioned. There were 4 different Jone Byrds buried in Bretforton from 1580 to 1587, with no indication which, if any, might have been the wife of Henry Byrd. Jone (Washborne) Byrd evidently had 4 children:
a. Thomas Byrd, baptized on 8 Sept. 1575 in Bretforton,[61] possibly the Thomas Byrde buried on 11 Nov. 1575 in Bretforton.[62]
b. William Byrd, baptized on 11 Jan. 1576/7 in Bretforton.[63]
c. Nathanaell Byrd, baptized on 30 Aug. 1579 in Bretforton,[64] married Margaret Ewens on 22 Feb. 1603/4 in Bretforton,[65] and he was buried on 19 Jan. 1614/15 in Bretforton.[66]
d. Mary Byrd, baptized on 15 Nov. 1585 in Bretforton.[67]
18 vii Elizabeth Washborne, baptized on 7 July 1551 in Bretforton,[68] married Richard Pratte on 3 July 1571 in Bretforton.[69] No children were found baptized to them in Bretforton.
19 viii Elinor Washborne, baptized on 25 Mar. 1553 in Bretforton, buried on 11 July 1553 in Bretforton.[70]
20 ix Margaret Washborne, baptized on 23 June 1554 in Bretforton,[71] married Walter Townsend on 25 Nov. 1584 in Bretforton.[72]
+ 21 x William
Washborne (Jr.), baptized on
22 xi (Probably) Anthony Washborne, buried in 1558 in Bretforton.[76]
23 xii John Washborne, baptized on 14 June 1562 in Bretforton,[77] marriage not found.
24 xiii Elinor Washborne, baptized on 27 Oct. 1567 in Bretforton, buried on 1 June 1568 in Bretforton.[78]
(10.)
JohnA Washborne (3rd), son and
heir of (2) JohnB
Washborne (Jr.), (1) JohnC; born in
Bengeworth,
During this period, from 1577 to 1583, John Whitgift was the Bishop of Worcester,[82] who had little or no toleration at all for those Ministers or Puritans wishing to reform the Anglican Church in England, and although John Washborne was active in the civil affairs in Bengeworth, there is no mention that he was part of the Puritan movement to reform the Anglican Church.
John Washborne (3rd) was one of the 12 Capital Burgesses mentioned in the Charter of Incorporation granted by King James I in 1605 to the borough of Evesham, Worcestershire, which included the parish of Bengeworth.[83] On 26 May 1608 and on 2 Oct. 1610 John Washborne signed the Corporation Minutes.[84] He resigned the Council on 30 Aug. 1614, probably because of his health, and his resignation is recorded in the Corporation Minutes: “Also att the same tyme Mr. John Washbourne one of the Comon Councell and a Capitall Burgesse of the said Burrough being willing did resigne his said place for many causes and impedyments unto the said Maior Aldermen and Burgesses to the end there may be one other able and sufficyent man to be elected for supply of the said Company in the Roome of him the said John Washeborne.”[85]
Edward Timbrell died testate in 1614, and mentioned his sister Martha Washborne, and her four children in his will, dated 1 Apr. 1614. Martha Washborne received 20 shillings in his will. (See Appendix [E] for a full transcription of the 1614 will of Edward Timbrell.)
John Washborne (3rd) died testate in 1624, and was buried on 5 Aug. 1624 in Bengeworth, Worcestershire,[86] aged about 73 years, “old and blind.” His will was dated 4 Aug. 1624, and probated on 26 Feb. 1624/5. He mentioned his loving wife, his son-in-law Isaacke Averell, his daughter Joane Wasborne, his brother-in-law John Timbrell, his son William Wasborne, his son and principal heir John Washborne, whom he also appointed as executor, and his granddaughter Jane, daughter of Isaacke Averell. It was witnessed by John Balam, John Tymbrell, and Joseph Phelps. His inventory was appraised by Joseph Phelpes, John Tymbrell, and Thos. Ordway, and was valued at £215, 3 s. (See Appendix [F] for a full transcription of his 1624 will.)
Martha (Timbrell) (Stevens) Washborne died testate in 1625, and was buried on 29 Sept. 1625 in Bengeworth.[87] Her will was dated 19 Sept. 1625, and was probated on 9 May 1626. She mentioned only her daughter Jone Washborne and her brother John Tembrel, and it was witnessed by Ales Watsone, Ales Orwaye, and Annes Hale. Her inventory was appraised by John Timbrell, Richard Moore, and Richarde Haye, and was valued at £24, 13 s., 8 d. (See Appendix [G] for a full transcription of her 1626 will.)
John Timbrell, of Naunton, Gloucestershire, died testate in 1626, and left a will, dated 30 Sept. 1626, which mentioned John Wasborn, his brother William Wasborne, and his sister Joane, among others. (See Appendix [H] for a full transcription of his 1626 will.)
John Washborne had 3 children by his first wife, and 4 more children by Martha (Timbrell) Stevens:
25 i Radegonne Washborne, baptized on 21 Feb. 1578/9 in Bengeworth,[88] no further record.
26 ii Daniel Washborne, baptized on 22 June 1582 in Bengeworth,[89] presumably died young. He was not named in his father’s will in 1624.
27 iii Mary Washborne, baptized on 12 Dec. 1584 in Bengeworth.[90] She may have married Isaacke Averell by 1624, who was named as a son-in-law in the will of her father, but who was not named in the will of his widow, Martha Washborne, in 1625, nor in the will of John Timbrell in 1626,[91] but no marriage record has yet been found for her in Bengeworth or Evesham.
+ 28 iv John1 Washborne (4th), baptized on 2 July 1597 in Bengeworth,[92] received 7 shillings in the will of Edward Timbrell in 1614, married Margery Moore, daughter of Robert and Ellen (Taylor) Moore, of Evesham, Worcestershire, on 23 Nov. 1618. (See Washburn of Plymouth Colony.)
29 v Jane Washborne, baptized on 2 Dec. 1599 in Bengeworth,[93] received 20 shillings in the will of Edward Timbrell in 1614. She presumably died between the 1614 will of her uncle, Edward Timbrell, and the 1624 will of her father, unless she was the unnamed wife of Isaacke Averell, mentioned as a son-in-law in her father’s will, but not mentioned in her mother’s will or her uncle John Timbrell’s will.
+ 30 vi William1 Washborne, baptized on 9 Nov. 1601 in Bengeworth,[94] was the godchild of Edward Timbrell, and received 30 shillings in his will in 1614. He married Jane Nichols, daughter of Francis and Frances (Wimarke) Nichols, of Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, in ca. 1625.[95] (See Washburn of Hempstead.)
31 vii Jone Washborne, baptized on 11 Apr. 1604 in Bengeworth,[96] received 20 shillings in the will of Edward Timbrell in 1614. She married John Shortasell in Mar. 1626 in Bengeworth,[97] but she died in 1636, and was buried on 20 Dec. 1636 in Bengeworth.[98] He remarried to Mary Phellps on 29 Apr. 1639 in Bengeworth.[99] No children were found baptized to John and Jone Shortasell in Bengeworth, but the Bishop’s Transcripts for St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth, are missing for the years 1627 to 1635. John Shortasell had a daughter by Mary Phellps:
a. Mae Shortasell, baptized on 16 Mar. 1639/40 in Bengeworth.[100]
(21.) William Washborne (Jr.),
eldest surviving son and heir of (3) William
Washborne, (1) JohnC; born in
Bretforton,
William Washborne Jr. had 6 children by Frances Wagstaffe, and 4 more children by Agnes Marres:
32 i William Washborne (3rd), baptized on 23 Sept. 1582 in Bretforton, buried on 14 Mar. 1596/7 in Bretforton.[107]
33 ii Margaret Washborne, baptized on 5 Oct[?] 1584 in Bretforton.[108]
34 iii Thomas Washborne, baptized on 15 Mar. 1586/7 in Bretforton.[109]
35 iv Agnes Washborne, baptized on 12 Mar. 1588/9 in Bretforton.[110]
36 v John Washborne, baptized on 19 Jan. 1591/2 in
Bretforton.[111]
He may have been the John Washbourne who was the London Secretary to the
37 vi Mary Washborne, baptized on 7 Apr. 1594 in Bretforton, buried on 17 Mar. 1594/5 in Bretforton.[113]
38 vii Richard Washborne, baptized on 18 Mar. 1594/5 in Bretforton, buried on 12 Sept. 1596 in Bretforton.[114]
39 viii Phillip Washborne, baptized on 2 Jan. 1596 in Bretforton.[115]
40 ix Mary Washborne, baptized on 20 Mar. 1599/1600 in Bretforton.[116]
41 x Frances Washborne, baptized on 28 Feb. 1601/2 in Bretforton.[117]
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[1] Davenport, Rev. James, The Washbourne Family of Little Washbourne and Wichenford in the County of Worcester, Methuen & Co., London, England, 1907, [hereinafter Davenport, Washbourne Family], p. 35.
[2]
[4] Lloyd, David, A History of Worcestershire, Phillimore & Co., West Sussex, England, 1993, [hereinafter, Lloyd, History of Worcestershire], p. 49.
[11] Barnard, E.A.B., Some Notes on the Evesham Branch of the Washbourne Family, Evesham, England, 1914, [hereinafter Barnard, Notes], p. 45, quoting the antiquary, Sir Thomas Phillips, Bart., of Middle Hill, Broadway near Evesham, in a letter dated 30 Jan. 1857.
[12] Barnard, Notes, p. 7. The burial entry was unreadable to me on the St. Peter’s Parish Registers microfilm.
[13] Index of Wills and Administrations at the Probate Registry at Worcester, England, 1493-1653, folio #19 for 1530.
[15] International Genealogical Index, 1994, [hereinafter I.G.I.], from a marriage search of John Washborne and Emme, taken LDS [Latter Day Saints] temple records, from FHL [Family History Library] microfilm #1761119.
[16] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[18] These would have been Agnes and Katherine Washborne, since William’s two sons, both named John, had died in infancy.
[19] Davenport, Washbourne Family, pp. 37-38. The will is filed in the Probate Registry at Worcester, England, folio #93 for 1546.
[20] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[21] Davenport, Washbourne Family, pp. 38-40. The will is filed in the Probate Registry at Worcester, England, folio #26 for 1547.
[22] Index of Wills and Administrations at the Probate Registry at Worcester, England, 1493-1652, folio #18 for 1555.
[23] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[24] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[25] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[26] John Shepey died testate in 1545 in Bengeworth, as per the Index of Wills and Administrations at the Probate Registry at Worcester, England, 1493-1652, folio #44 for 1545.
[27] William Whitehead married Joane Shepeye 17 Jan. 1545 in Bengeworth, from the Richard Savage Collection of parish transcriptions of the St. Peter’s Parish Register, Bengeworth, at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474. The will of William Whitehead is from the Index of Wills and Administration at the Probate Registry at Worcester, England, 1493-1652, folio #19 for 1559.
[28] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[29] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[30] Davenport, Washbourne Family, pp. 40-41. John Smyth was presumably the husband of his cousin, Agnes Washborne.
[33] St. Peter’s
Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[34] St. Peter’s Parish Registers from the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474. The groom’s name was unreadable to me in the microfilmed St. Peter’s Parish Registers.
[35] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[36] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[37] Davenport, Washbourne Family, p. 46. I did not find this entry in the St. Peter’s Parish Registers.
[39] Davenport, Washbourne Family, p. 46. I did not find this entry in the St. Peter’s Parish Registers.
[40] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[41] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[42] Davenport, Washbourne Family, p. 56, in the pedigree chart of the William Washborne family attributed to Rev. W. H. Shawcross.
[43]
Badsey Parish Registers,
[45] Index of Wills and Administrations at the Probate Registry at Worcester, England, 1493-1652, folio #55 for 1588.
[48] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[52] Bretforton Parish Registers, from transcriptions in the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474.
[55] Davenport, Washbourne Family, p. 55. I did not find this entry in the Bretforton Parish Registers.
[56]
Bretforton Parish Registers,
[58] A
George Lea, who may have been their son, married Anne Savage in Oct. 1634 in
All Saints Parish, Evesham,
[61] Bretforton Parish Registers, from transcriptions in the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474.
[62] Bretforton Parish Registers, from transcriptions in the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474.
[63] Bretforton Parish Registers, from transcriptions in the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474.
[64] Bretforton Parish Registers, from transcriptions in the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474.
[65] Bretforton Parish Registers, from transcriptions in the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474.
[66] Bretforton Parish Registers, from transcriptions in the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474.
[67] Bretforton Parish Registers, from transcriptions in the Richard Savage Collection at the Shakespeare Library, from FHL Microfilm #0504474.
[72] Davenport, Washbourne Family, p. 55. I did not find this entry in the Bretforton Parish Registers.
[76]
Bretforton Parish Registers,
[79] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[80] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[82] John Whitgift biography, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Whitgift. Whitgift became the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1583, and was noted for his zealous persecution of those ministers who did not adhere to the policies of the Anglican Church in England.
[83] Barnard, Notes, pp. 22, 26. The other Capital Burgesses were Sir David Fowles, Rev. Lewes Bayly, Vicar of All Saints Parish, Philip Gardiner Senr., Bartholomew Momford, James Mitchell, Edward Walker, Edward Bowland, Henry Smith, Richard James Senr., Gilbert Smith, and William Robins.
[86]
Bishop’s Transcripts from St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,
[87]
Bishop’s Transcripts from St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,
[88] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[89] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[90] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[91] Mary would not be expected to have been mentioned in John Timbrell’s will because she was not a niece, but a step-daughter of Timbrell’s sister.
[92] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[93] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[94] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[95] Thompson, Neil D., “The English Origin of Sergeant Francis Nichols of Stratford, Connecticut,” The American Genealogist, Vol. 75, No. 4 [Oct. 2000], pp. 269-270.
[96] St.
Peter’s Parish Registers, Bengeworth,
[97]
Bishop’s Transcripts from St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,
[98] Davenport, Washbourne Family, p. 49, “1636: Jonne the wiffe of John Sharthasell buried the 20? of December.” I did not find this record in the Bishop’s Transcripts, which were very hard to read on the microfilm.
[99]
Bishop’s Transcripts from St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,
[100]
Bishop’s Transcripts from St. Peter’s Parish, Bengeworth,
[101] Bretforton Parish Registers, Worcestershire, England, from FHL Microfilm #0435239; baptized on 9 Jan. 1556/7 in Bretforton.
[108] Bretforton
Parish Registers,
[A] The Will of John Wasshborne, of Wichenford, Worcester County, England (1517): *
In the name of God Amen the thryde day of the moneth of May
the yere of our lord God a thowsande fyve hunderd and sevyten, I John Wassborn Esquyer in the p’sence of Fraunces Folyatt, Phelipp Chatwyn, Walter Wasshborn my sone, Henry Durant, Robert Folyatt,
Rogr Botill Sr, William Wyllis my Curatt, Roger Whiteley Town clerk of Worcestre,
Thomas Clerk, John Hawkyns and Thomas Smart make my testament & last wyll in this manr folowing: First I bequeth my soule to Almyghtie God our
blessed lady vurgyn and to all the holy company in hevyn and my body to be buryed in
the chauncell of seant Mighell in Wychenforde. Itm I bequeth to the Modre Church of or blessyd Virgyn of Worcestre ten
shillings. Itm to the high aultr
of seant Mighell of Wychenforde fourtie pence. Itm I bequeth to the pisshons of Wychenford all the sylke of my red damaske gown to thentent that they make therof a copp to shue in the church of Wychenforde. Itm I bequeth to my sonnes Robert and
Richard to ther fynding to scole xx ll. sterling to be paid by myn
executours. The resydue of
my goodes not bequethyd I
putt theym to the disposicion
of Elizabeth my wyff and of th’abovenamed
Walt my sone whome I ordeign
& make myn executours
to se my body buryd when it
is butt erth and my detts paide and to doo for my sole bettr than I have divised.
And ou thise knowe almen
that where I thabovenamed John Wasshborne
by my deds indentyd have enfeoffyd Nicholas Folyatt, Fraunces Folyatt my above named
sone Walter Wasshborn and othre
to pforme my last wyll thentent of that Feoffament my wyll is thus that after my dicease
my executours to be ? & takers of the rents
issues & pffects of all my hole lands &
tenements conteigned in the seide
Feffament Furst to se my detts payde
And my suyrties discharged agenst
Thomas Acton Gentilman of Stanforde
for the some of threscore pounds & ten sterling.
Also I will that ther be paide
& delyv’ed to my doughtr
Ann toward her fynding & pmocion
a hundred mrcs sterling Salvyng
alwey my wyffs right when
it shall happen. These rents issues & pffects to
be taken by my seid executours
during the nonnage age of my Nevewse
heyr John Wasshborn sone of
Robert Wasshborne disceassyd.
Wryttin and declaryd the
day & yere aboveseid in the psence
of the psons above rehercyd.
* Transcription from James Davenport, The Washbourne Family of Little Washbourne
and Wichenford, 1907, pp.32-33.
[B] The Will of John Washeburne,
of Bengeworth, Worcester County, England (1546): *
In the name of God Amen the xxvij day of December the yere of or Lord mcccccxlvj, & in the xxxviij
yere of the Rayne of or Sovaygne lord Henry the viij by the grace of God Kynge of
Englande fraunce &
Ireland, Defendor of the faythe
and in erthe of the churche
of England & also of Irelande the sup’me head. I John Wassheburne
husbandman dwellynge in the pishe
of Bengeworthe wthin the dioces of Worcester beynge sike
in body nevthelesse of good & perfecte
mynde & memorie thanks
be to God therfore do ordeyne
& make this my testament & last will in forme
& manr folowing—first I
bequethe my soule unto Almyghty God, & my body to be buryed
wthin the eccliasticall
sepulture of my pishe churche
of Bengeworthe aforenamed & soche
temporall goods as my Lord God hathe
lente me & to be orderyd
& disposed as herafter folowethe
to the true execucon wherof
I do constitute & make Emme my wiffe my sole Executrice & Thoms Shreve of
Hampton & Willm Wassheburne
my sone supvisors or ov’sears
to the same. Itm I bequethe
unto my pishe churche of Bengworthe aforesayd ij strike of whete & ij strike of barley. Itm I bequethe unto Willm my sone my
bigger sestarne a carte brydle
& a mattocke. Itm I bequethe unto John my sone my lesser sestarne,
an ewtinge fatte, a carte
bridle & a mattocke. Itm
I bequethe unto the ij
children of Willm my sone & to the ij children of John my sone evy
one of them ij s. Itm I bequethe unto the iij children of
Robte Marten my sone in lawe
& to the one childe of Danyell
Hide myne other sone in lawe
evy one of them like wisse ij s. The Residue of my goods in this testament not bequethed I give & bequethe
unto Emme my wiffe and Executrix above named wth all my howses lands & grownds therto belonging lyinge wthin the towe & filde of Bengeworthe aforesayd she to have
the sayd howses lands &
grownds duryng her naturall liffe & aftr her decesse I will John my
sone shall inherite & have unto him & his eyre male for evr all my foresayd howses lands & grownds & he or his eyres to
pay unto Willm my sone so longe
as the sayde Willm shall lyve out of the sayd grownde yerely vi s. viij d. & the sayde Willm my sone shall pay for the same yerely
to Alice Marten my daughter duryng theyer ij lyves
to gether ij strike of whete to be delived one strike at
Christmas & another at Aster, and John my sone shall pay unto Katherine
Hide my other daughter yerly duryng
her naturall life too strike of whete
to be delived in the like manr
& in case that eyther of my sons aforenamed
happen to die my ij daughters Aloise
& Katheryn being alive then will I that the lenger
lyvr of my seyd ij sones shall pay unto my ij
daughters the hole some of whete aforenamed or iff bothe my sones decesse then they to have the forsayde
whete durynge theyer lifes out of my grounde aofrenamed and yf it happen that John my sone have no eyer male then I
will that after his decesse Willm
my sone & his eyer male yf he have any shall inherite the sayde howses lands & grownds for evr & in case that neyther of
my sones John nor Willm have any eyer male then will
I that the eldest daughter of John my sone shall inherite
the sayd howses lands and grownds aofre specified to pay
out of the same to the eldest daughter of Willm my
sone duryng her naturall liffe yerly halfe
the rent of the same wch is vij
s. vj d. and then the forsayde
howses lands & grownds
to remayne to the eyer gen’all
for evr. This is my full testament & last will
written the day & yere above specified. These beyng
witnesse Thoms Shreve, Thoms Marten, Willm Clente & Thoms Trewelove wth other.
* Transcription from James Davenport, The Washbourne
Family of Little Washbourne and Wichenford,
1907, pp 37-38.
[C] The Will of Emme Washborne, of Bengeworth,
Worcester County, England (1546): *
In the name of God amen the I day of may the yere of
our lord 1547 & in the firste yere of the raygne of our souaygn lord Edward
the vi by the grace of god Kyng of England france & Ireland defender of the faythe
& of the churche of England & also of Ireland
on erthe the sup'me hed--I Emme Wasborn dwellynge in the pishe of Bengeworthe wthin the dioc of Worceter beyinge sike in body nevtheles of
pfecte mynde & good memorie thanked by god do ordeyne
& make this my testament & last will in forme
& manr as herafter folowethe--first I bequethe my soule unto Almyghty god, the glorius virgin saynte mary & to the company of all blessed angells & saynts in hevyn, & my body to be buryed
wthin the churcheyard of Bengworthe -- Itm I give & bequethe to Danyell Hide my best cowe ii couple of shippe a
quarter of whete & another of barley a flaxen shete & ii hurden shets -- Itm I bequethe to Katherine Hide my daughter a redd curtell my best gowne my best cappe my fetherbedde my best kamiccs
[footnote by Davenport says "That is, Cambrics.
The Flemish name of Cambray is Kameryk."]
a bolster a potte a lande
of whete at the weathis a baknhogge a coffer that I bought of Thoms
Swerdebrake and iii stiks
of whight clothe -- Itm I bequethe to John M'ten ii coples of shepe & a newe pewter dishe -- Itm I bequethe to William Marten
ii cowpulls of shippe &
a platter. Itm I bequethe
to Margarete M'ten ii couples of shepe
my best hooke of silvr
& a platter -- Itm I bequethe
to Willm Wasborn my sone a browne cowe to his wiffe my best kertell & ii kercheffes -- To Katherine his daughter my best panne a
platter & one couple of shepe -- To Agnes his
daughter a panne & caudern a plater my best beads
my second peyer of hoks
& one couple of shepe. -- I bequethe
to the churche of Bengeworth ii striks
of barley -- Itm I bequethe
to the yonge mens lyght ii striks of barley -- Itm I bequethe to Willm Blaklowe a hurden shete -- Itm I bequeth to Emme Ruttr a hurden shete -- Itm I bequethe to Agnes Ordeweye a hurden shete -- Itm I bequethe to Johane Davis a hurden shete -- Itm I bequethe to Emme Gowgzht a hurden shete -- I gyve & will
that the xvid that is receaved
for a certayne hade in the filde
ev'y yere shalbe bestowed
for my husbands soule &
myne wthin the churche of bengeworthe ev'y yere onse to have dirge
& masse for oursoules and all christen soules -- The residue of all my other goods and catall above not bequethed I give
and put in the disposicon of John Wasborne
my sone whom I do ordeyne & make my executore and he to dispose them for the welthe of my soule & all
Christen soules as he thinkethe
best to be done -- To this witnessithe Rich. felps the elder
Richard felps the yongr,
Robte Ordewey Willm Payge my curate & gostly
father wth other. -- Dated the yere monethe & day above wryghtyn--
Pbatu etc. cora dco Comissio
etc. apud Euishm xv die mens'
Junii anno dm 1547 qui iurat
etc. Exhibuit Inventarm
etc. ad suma xviiL xviis xd.
* Transcription from James Davenport, The Washbourne
Family of Little Washbourne and Wichenford,
1907, pp 38-40.
[D] Letters of Administration
of the estate of John Washborne, of Bengeworth, Worcester County,
England (1593): *
Noûint Univsi p pñtes me Johnem Wasburne de Bengeworth in comn Wigorn Yeoman teneri & firmitr obligari Richo Cosin legur
Doctori Arthuro Purefay Artiu magro
& Robto Warmstry norio pubco in centur libris legalis monete Anglie solvend
eisdem Richo Arthuro & Robto executr vel admbs suis Ad quam quidem
solucõem bene & fidelr faciend obligo me heredes executr vel admnes meos firmitr
p pntes Sigillo meo sigillat Dat xii Die mensis Julii Anno Rñi Dñe ñre
Elize Dei Grat Angl Ffrauncie & Hibñie Rñe fidei Defensoris &c Tricesimo Quinto.
The condicon of
this obligacon is suche
that if John Washburne Administrator of the goods & chattles
and detts of John Washburne his Father late decessed of Bengworth in the Dioces of Worcr Do & shall
well and truly pay his detts so farre
as his goods will extend & do yeild a true
Account of his admnon made in & upon the sayd goods & chattells unto
the Ordinary of the Dioces of Worcr
for the time being or any other judge competent in that behalf when & wher as he shalbe thereunto
required & also do & shall well & truly prforme
the Decree of sayd Ordinary or like judge touchinge the disposinge of the sayd goods and chattells or anyt prte or prcell
of them to any prson or prsons
whatsoevr & also do & shall exhibit unto the sayd Ordinary or like cõpetent
judge a true & prfect Inventory of all the sayd goods & chattells on thissid the feast of St. Michaell
tharkangell next insuinge
& also yf the sayd
Administrator do & shall defend & save harmlesse
the sayd Obligees &
every of them always against all prsons for graunting sealing and deliveringe
unto him Ltres of Admon or
authority to administer the sayd goods & chattells & for all other causes wch
may ensue by reason or occasion thereof that then this prsent
obligacon to be voyd or
ells to remayne in full force and strengthe.
* Transcription from James Davenport, The Washbourne
Family of Little Washbourne and Wichenford,
1907, p. 40. The Latin transcription in the first paragraph is a very rough
approximation, many of the words being abbreviated.
[E] The Will of Edward Timbrell,
of Offenham, Worcester County, England (1614): *
In the name of God Amen the first daye
of Aprill Anno dni. 1614 I
Edward Timbrell of Offenham
in the County of Worcester yeoman being sicke in bodye but of good and perfect memory thanks be unto God doe
willinglie and with a free hart make and ordayne this my last will and testament in manner and form
following That is to say ffirst I commend my sowle into the hands of God my maker hoping assuredly throughe the onely merits of
Jesus Christ my Saviour and Redeemer to be made
partaker of life everlasting in heaven and I comend
my bodye to the earth whereof it is made And to be
buried in the Churchyard of Offenham aforesaid. Item
I give unto the pishe Church when I shall depart this
life six shillings eight pence towards the buyinge of
a Carpet or tablecloth which shall be most necessarie
for the Communion table to be payed within one yeare after my decease. Item I give unto my brother John Tymbrell one close called the greate
Elme close with thappurtenances
for and duringe his naturall
life and after his deceasse then my will is that
William Tymbrell one other of my brothers shall have
and hould the said close with thappurtenanses
for and furinge his naturall
life And after his deceasse then my will is That
Thomas Tymbrell sonne of my
said brother Thomas shall have and hould the said
close called the greate Elme
close with thappurtenanses to him and his heires for ever. Item I give and
bequeath unto my sayed brother Thomas Tymbrell the sume of fortye shillings to be paid unto him within one yeare after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my cosen William Tymbrell and my cosen Thomas Tymbrell xx.s. to be equally divided between them to be paidd unto them within one yeare
after my deceasse. Item I give and bequeath unto my cosen and goddaughter Margaret Tymbrell
xx.s. And to my cosen Grase Tymbrell vii. Shillings to
be payde unto them within one yeare
after my decease. Item I give and bequeath unto my said brother William Tymbrell x.s. to be paidd unto him within one yeare
after my deceasse. Item I give and bequeath unto my
sister Elleoner Haines six children that is to say
John Richard Thomas William Robert and Amey the some of vi.li. to be equallye
divided amongst them to be paidd unto them within one
yeare after my deceasse.
Item I give and bequeath unto my sister Martha Washborn
xx.s. Item I give and bequeath unto my cosen John Washborn vii.
Shillings And unto my god-child and cosen William Washborn xxx.s. And unto my cosen Jane Washborn xx.s. And unto my cosen Jone Washborn xx.s.
to be paidd unto them within one yeare
after my deceasse. Item I give and bequeathe unto my cosen Elizabeth
Tymbrell viii shillings to be paidd
unto her within one yeare after my decease. Item I
give and bequeathe unto my god-daughter Mary Smith vi.viii.d. to be paydd unto her
within one yeare after my deceasse.
Item I give and bequeathe unto the poore of the pishe where I shall
depart this life xx.s. to be distributed within one yeare after my deceasse. Item all
the rest of my goods and chattels moveable and unmoveable
I give unto my brother John Tymbrell (my legacies and
debts and funeralls discharged) and I doe also make my said brother John Tymbrell
my sole and whole Executor of this my last Will and Testament And doe further
make my brothers William Tymbrell and Thomas Tymbrell the overseers of this my last will and testament.
Witnesses—
Robert
Wheeler
Thomas
Morres
Thomas
Sprag
* Transcription from E.A.B. Barnard, Some Notes on
the Evesham Branch of the Washbourne Family,
1914, pp.56-58.
[F] The Will of John Washborne, of Bengeworth,
Worcester County, England (1624): *
In the name of god amen the iiiith
day of august ano dm. 1624 and in the xxiith yeare of the rayne of or sovaryne Lord James
by the grace of god King of England Fraunce &
Ireland, Defender of the faith & of Scotland the Lviiith.
I John Washborne of Bengeworth in the Borrough of
Evesham in the countie of worcester
being verie weake & sicke in bodie but of good & pfect memory thanks be to God doe ordaine
this my last will & testamt in manner & forme following. First I bequeath my Soule into the hands
of Almightie God nothing doubting but that through
his infinite mercies in Christ Jesus he will receave
it. Item I give unto my Sonne in law Isaacke Averell Thirty pounds of good & lawful money of
England to be paid unto him in mannr & form
following videlt that is to say Fifteene
pounds wthin one yeare next
after my decease & the other fifteen pounds wthin
three yeares nxt after my
decease. Item I give unto my Daughter Joane Wasborne fiftie pounds of good
& lawfull money of England to be paid unto her
the one Halfe at her Day of marriadge
& the othr wthin the
space of fouer years next ensueing
after her Day of marriage, Provided that she marry wth
the consent assent & good lyking of her mother
& my Brother in Law John Timbrell. Item I give
unto my Sone Wyllim Wasborne
forty pounds the one halfe to be paid wthin six monthes after my
decease & the other xxtie pounds wthin six yeares next after my
decease. Item I give unto my loving wife all my houshoulde
stuffe to be at her Disposinge.
The residue of my Lands Cattells & Chattells moveable & unmoveable
I give & bequeath unto my Sonne John Washborne
whom I make Executor of this my last will & testamt
& whom I ordaine & appoint to pay all the
aforesaid bequeathes in mannr
& forme aforesaid.
Memorandum that before the signing hereof the above
said John Washborne did give & bequeath unto Jane the Daughter of Isaacke Averell one Heyfer of a yeare old to be Delivered her when she comes to the age of
five yeares.
In witness of all wch the
said John Washborne being blinde & not able to
sett to his hand hath authorised his Brother John Tymbrell for him & in his stead to subscribe to these prsents wth his name or marke the Day & yeare first
above written.
Read published & signed wth
this word (lands) interlined in the seaventeenth line
before the ensealing & signing hereof
before John
Washborne
John Balaw
John Tymbrell
Joseph Phelpes
Probat wigorn 26 february
1624
p Johnn Washborne
filius et executorem jurat"
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"An Inventorie of all the goods & chattells of John Washborne of Bengworth late deceased made the xith day of Decembr anno Domi 1624 Impris his wearing appell ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ £ 3 Item in the lower iner chambr one cubbord one pesse & one bed wth his furniture Barrells bed healings linnin & other implements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ £ 22 Item in the Hall one table board wth his frame, formes & benches wth one cubbord & one little table wth one joyne chayer wth pewter & bras shelves cheeses & other implements ----------------------------------- £ 4 10 s Item in the Kitchin & in the loft above one table board bras potts kettles pailes one cheesering towe beds & other implements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- £ 2 3 s Item in the loft above the Hall fowr bedds wheat barley & poulse coffers boards & cheeses & other implements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- £ 15 10 s Item the horses geares carts plowes & harrowes ------------------------------------------------------------ £ 9 & 30 Item the Hay & talletts and Hay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ £ 8 10 s Item Timbr & wood & ladders & rackes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- £ 6 Item the wheate Barly & poulse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- £ 82 Item the kine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ £ 20 Item the sheep ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- £ 10 Item the swine ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- £ 2 Item the Heams Cartropes pig-troughes & Horsetroughe ---------------------------------------------------- 10 s Suma totalis is £ ccxv iii.s. |
Prisors
Joseph
Phelps
John
Tymbrell (additional
writing in this area that is
Tho. ordway dark
and unreadable—evidently the
probate
notation, probably in Latin)
* Transcription from James Davenport, The Washbourne
Family of Little Washbourne and Wichenford,
1907, pp. 42-44, compared with the microfilmed original on FHL Microfilm #
0098025, "Wills of the Consistory Court of Worcester, Diocese of
Worcester, England, 1624," film #3 for that year, folio #252.
[G] The Will of Martha Washborne, of Bengeworth, Worcester County,
England (1625): *
In the name of God Amen the nine and tentie daye of Septtember 1625 and in the furst yeare of the Raine of our Souvange
lord Charles by the grace of God Kinge of England,
France and Ireland Defender of the Fayth & of Scotland the lviiiith? I marthae wasburne of Bengworthe widdow in the burroghe of Evesham in the contie
of Worster beinge verie weake & sicke in body but of a good & perfett
memory thankes be to God I doe
ordaine this my laste will
& testament in manner & forme followinge ffirst I bequiathe my soule in to the hand
of Al mighty God no thinge doutinge
but that through His infanit mercies in Christ Jesus
he will receiuve it. Itm I
give unto my dautter Jone
Washborne all the nue clouth
and the best of all my houshus stufe
and the rest of stoufe to be at my brouther John Tembrel dispousing.
witnes ales watsone and
ales orwaye
annes hale
* Transcription from James Davenport, The Washbourne Family of Little Washbourne and Wichenford, 1907, p 44, compared with the microfilmed original on FHL Microfilm # 0098030, "Wills of the Consistory Court of Worcester, Diocese of Worcester, England, 1626," film #3 for that year, folio #210.
[H] The Will of John
Timbrell, of Naunton, Gloucester County, England
(1626): *
In the name of God Amen Then xxx daie
of September in the yeare of our Lord God
one—thousand sixe—hundred twentie
sixe being the second yeare
of our gratious King Charles I John Timbrell of Nanton in the countie of glous-
husbandman being sicke in body but in good and pfect memoury thankes
bee unto God Doe make my last will and testament in forme
and manner following First I bequeath my Soule into the hands of all mightie god my maker and my body to buried in christian buriall and all that
worldly goods wch the lord in his mercie
have bestowed on mee I give in manner following Item I give to the Church of Nanton xs Item I give
to the poore of Naunton xs
Item to John Pillmore xxxs
Item I give to John Wasborn the lease of his house wch I have
paying to his brother William Wasborne xte twelve yeares and
I give to his Sister Joane xte
thirteen yeares after my decease Item I give to my cosen John Simpfris all my
household stuffe and the money wch
he oweth mee and I give unto him that money which wth Poult of Norley oweth mee Item I give to my brother Thomas three Daughters sixete apeece to bee paid within three yeares
after my decease Item I give to Robert House vite
to bee payed fower yeares after my decease Item I give to Amy Burd vite vis
viiid to bee payed
two yeares after my decease Item I give to Edward
Smith my Godsonne xs
two yeares after my decease and all the rest of my
goods ungiven I give to my brother William Timbrell
and I make him my full and whole Executor of all the rest of my goods by this
my last will and testament John Timbrell John Simpres his marke Edward Smith
Probated in Dec. 1626 in the Prerogative Count of
Canterbury, London, William Tymbrell confirmed as
executor.
* Transcribed by
John A. Maltby from the Prerogative Count of Canterbury Will of John Timbrell, #11/150, from a photocopy obtained from the Public
Record Office. Naunton lies south of Bengeworth in eastern Gloucestershire.