This
will is not my transcription. It was transcribed by Charlou Dolan a Blake
researcher who has been doing genealogy for over thirty years. One of my
projects is to purchase this will and others from the Hampshire Record Office.
Hopefully next winter will see me do that as I would like to transcribe it
myself although Charlou does an excellent
job of transcription.
Jone
Blake was the widow of (unknown) Blake although some researchers have given him
the forename William and placed him as a son of Robert Blake and Avice Wallop.
The Pedigree Chart for the Blake family held at the Swindon Wiltshire Registry
Office does not list William as a son of Robert Blake and Avice Wallop. Rather
they list a William Blake married to Avis Ripley as a son of Roger Blake and
Mary Baynard with the father of Roger Blake being Robert Blake married to
Margaret Inglefield. This Robert was a son of Robert Blake and Avice
Wallop. The Visitation for the Blake
family at Calne (namely Robert Blake and Avice Wallop). The 1623 Visitation of
Wiltshire which has a Visitation for the Blake family does not list a son
William for Robert Blake and Avis Wallop: children listed for this couple
include Elizabeth, Alice, Joane, John, Gilbert, Alexander and Robert. It is somewhat of a mystery why the Pedigree
Chart which is built from the Visitations does add in a son William which I
hope to solve one day.
The
Will itself which is found below states that Jone Blake is a widow of Enham and
remembers her three children Elizabeth (married to Mr. Mylne), Nicholas and
Robert. The Overseer Thomas Jefra (sp) of Foxcott is rather interesting to me. I wonder how he fits into this family
grouping/friend grouping. Other than that there isn't a lot of information in
the will that helps one to place Jone into a birth family. The purpose of publishing this will is to
establish that Nicholas was the son of (unknown) Blake and Jone Blake widow.
That she died in 1527/1528 by which time her daughter was married so that she is
likely over 40 years of age. She does not mention if her sons are married but
we do know that both are married because of the wills of Nicholas and Robert.
There are grandchildren because Nicholas mentions that his son William has
children in his will in 1547 so William is likely born before 1527.
Having
laid down the timeline for this Andover family Jone Blake widow to Nicholas
Blake to William Blake I will now move on to the next will in order in
Hampshire. I will likely transcribe with a few thoughts on each will as I
remember it linking to another if it does and with lookups in the parish
registers if I have them or the IGI. Once I have transcribed all of the Blake
wills in my possession and there are quite a few left then I will return to a more
thorough look at them.I have replaced all of the "Ampersand" with "and" because blogger adds in additional information when ampersand is used.
A-**** LDS FHL Film 186,682 will #163
Jone
Blake, widow, Enham; will dated 23 Mar 1527 [old style?]
Sir
Rychard Mersser, curate
Sir
John Whyte, friar
daughter
Elsabet Mylne
son
Nicholas Blake, executor
son
Robert Blake, executor
overseer:
Thoms. Jefra of Fosket [Foxcott?]
witnesses: Sir Richard Mersser Sir John Batte Nycolas Blake
Robert Blake
Consistory
Court of Winchester, Register D, folio 118:
In dei no'ie Amen The yere of o'r lorde gode ml vc xxvii the
xxviii day of m'che I Johane Blake, wydow w't a hole mynde and a gudde memory
make my last wyll and testament in this man'
First I com'end my soule to all myghty
gode, o'r lady seynt mary and to all the seynts in hevyn and my body to be
buryed in the Churche or in the churche litten of seynt Michaell of Enahm[sic]
It'm I gyve and bequeth unto the mother
churche of seynt Swyth' xiid
It'm I gyve and bequeth to the churche
of Enah'm vis viiid
It'm I guve and bequeth xxvis viiid to
be distribute unto pore people in peny dole
It' I gyve and bequeth to my Curate S
Ryc Mersser xxd
It' I gyve and bequeth to S John Batte
xxd
It'm I gyve and bequeth to the
maynteyning of the morow masse prest in Andov' xxd
It'm I gyve and bequeth to the
mayntenyng of Jhus masse in the churche of Andov' xxd
It'm
I gyve and bequeth to the p'ror of Freers Augustines in Wync' xxd
It'm I gyve and bequeth to s John'
whight freer xxd
It'm I gyve and bequeth to ev'y freer of
the seid augustines that ys a prest iiiid and to ev'r noves iid of theseid
place
It'm I gyve and bequeth to my douzter
Elsabeth mylne xxli shepe beside those she hath All'redy and one cow th't I
bouzt of her and xiiis iiid of money and my gretyst panne and foure
platters
It'm I give and bequeath unto my son
Nycholas Blake the tabull in the hall and one clothe called the hallyng and
ii Iron rakks
It'm I gyve and bequeath unto my son
Rob't Blake one Iron broche and xviii shepe the wheiche shepe he hath in his
kepying
It'm I gyve and bequeth to Thoms Iesra
off foskett one Iron broche
The residue of my goos moveable &
unmoveable above not legate I gyve and bequeth unto my children Nycholas
Blake Robt Blake and to Thoms Iesra of Foskett and theseid goods to be
devyded amongs them equally evy of them lyke moche
It'm I make my sones Nycholas Blake and
Robt Blake my trewe executors and Thomas Iesa of Foskett my supviso'r that he
se my last wyll and testament Implete & fulfilled & theseid execut to
dispose for the heithe of my soule as the shall se most expedyent
These
witnesse S Ryc Mersser
S
John Batte
Nycholas
Blake
Robt Blake w't
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