An interesting will that perhaps a lot of people will find interesting as he must be a merchant of some kind and has provided a list of those who owe money to him and living perhaps primarily in West Lavington. This Thomas Blake is brother to John Blake who left his will at Earlestoke (2.6 miles WNW of West Lavington) which was probated 26 Apr 1574:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/10/will-of-john-blake-of-erlestoke-yeoman.html
Needless to say I was most excited to find this will which links together the Earlestoke and the West Lavington Blake families. Both wills mention their mother Jone/Johane Blake (widow), both mention their sister Agnes and their brothers Robert and John. No distinction is made between the two John Blakes in this family. He has a godson Thomas Dikes. Too bad he doesn't mention the names of his brothers' children.
There was a Robert Blake vicar of Winterborne Monkton from 1561 to 1583 from a plaque in the church: http://www.oodwooc.co.uk/ph_wm_v.htm .
I cannot find him in the Oxford or Cambridge Alumni Rolls nor is he in the Church of England Clergy database. Interesting that he is remembering him and Winterborne Monkton is 14 miles NNE of West Lavington. Perhaps more interestingly Winterborne Monkton is only 7 miles east of Calne Wiltshire. Do these families fit into the Blake family at Calne? Looking at the Pedigree Chart of the Blake family in this time frame we have Roger Blake married to Mary Baynard and Roger died in 1556 at the age of 57 years so born around 1500. His children and grandchildren are contemporary to this time period. He is known to have had a son Thomas who lived at Pynnells married to Edith Ivy, a son John who lived at Hilcot Wiltshire (no further information on his family although he did marry and Hilcot is nine miles north of Winterborne Monkton), a son Robert who lived at Calne but did marry Alice Smyth of Lacock (they had four children Roger, Anthony, Joane and Mary). There is another son claimed for this Roger Blake and Mary Baynard - William Blake married to Avis Ripley and they had several sons namely Peter Blake (Inner Temple did not marry), John married to Margaret Blake and this is not one of the Johns we are looking at), and William. More digging needs to be done in the records of this area particularly the manor records to see the Blake lines that are not on the Pedigree Chart or if not then discovering where these Blake families have their ancient ancestry. Manor Books are a tool I have not utilized a lot yet but do plan on getting into them after I complete my task with wills.
List of names owing money/goods to Thomas Blake from his will below
Thomas Bacone
John Bayly
John Benet of Iscote (Eastcott perhaps)
Richard Bonham
Bengie Brodbancke
Phillip Burse
John Chesmane
William Clerke alias Rogerson
Father Comlin of Cheverell
Phillip Comlin
William Cotterell
Richard Davis
John Eldrege
Edmond Everet
Nicolas Eves
John Filkines
Margerye Hake
John Heale
Meram Heskins
Christofer Heyns
Henry Hill
Nicolas Hookes
Robert Hoper
John Horner
Richard Horner
John Hudde
John Hudes the elder
Sir John Hule
Robart Killet
John Mathew of Iscote (Eastcott perhaps)
John More
Robart Pears
John Pile
William Potter
John Pratte
John Renes
John Smith
John Specke
Thomas Stille
Thomas Uinderwod
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 23 Oct 2012
Source: Swindon and Wiltshire Record Office P1/1Reg/28A
Name of testator: Thomas Blake
Place: West Lavington, Wiltshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Dated: probated 26 Feb 1574
Read: Electronic file images
Condition: 16th century, middle English, legible bold lettering
[top] Test[a]m[ent] Thome Blake de Lavington
[Margin] 28A
1 In the name of god Amen I Thomas Blake of Weste Lavington in the countie
2 of Wiltis beinge sike of bodye but of good and p[er]facte remembrance
3 thanks be geven to god do make and ordaine this my last will and
4 testament in manner and forme folowinge First and principallye
5 I geave and bequeath my soule to allmightie god my creature and
6 to Jesus Christ my savioure by whose deathe and passione I truste
7 to be savide and my bodye to be buried in the church yarde of weste
8 Lavingtone aforsayd Item I geave unto the church of west lavinton
9 aforesayd xij d Item I geave unto the poremens boxe ij s Item I
10 geave unto every one of my brother Robarte Blake his childrene
11 iij s iiij d Item I geave unto every one of my brother John his children
12 iij s iiij d Item I geave unto my mother Jone Blake a sake of malte
13 Item I geave unto Willia[m] dikes a sake of mault and al my weringe
14 aparell Item I geav unto my godsone Thomas Dikes iij s iiij d
15 Item I geav unto Sir Robart Blake vicare of winterborne monncton
16 the vi l xiij s iiij d w[hi]ch he doth owe unto me Item I geave all the
17 rest of my goodes moveable and unmoveable to my brother John
18 Blake of earle stocke and my sister agnis blake to be equally devided
19 betwixt them w[i]th all my dettes w[hi]ch shall remayne my owne dettes
20 and legacies discharged whom I do make and ordaine to be mine
21 executors of this my last will and testament I do make oversears
22 Mr. Chever and robart Flaver and I geav to eyther of them for
23 ther paynes iij s iiij d Debts owinge unto me Imprimis John Mathew
24 of Iscote oweth me xiiij s Item John benet of Iscote aforsaid owith
25 me one quarter of maulte Item John Pratte owith me ij s j d
26 Item margerye hake owith me iiij s xi d Item John Heale owithe
27 me xiiij d Item John Hudden owith me iiij s Item John Bayly
28 owith me xiij d Item Willia[m] potter owith me xj s iij d Item Robart
29 Killet a bushell of rye Item Meram Heskins iij d x d Item nicolas
30 hookes ij s iij d Item John smith halfe a bushell of wheat Item John
31 pile vj d Item willia[m] clerke otherwise canled Rogerson iij s vj d
32 Item John Hudde v s ij d Item Sir John Hule ij s Item thomas
33 bacone iiij s Item John hudes th[e ]elder xxj Item richard horner iiij d
34 Item willia[m] cotterell ij s Item henry hill vi s iiij d Item nicolas
35 eves ij s vj d Item John horner xxiij d Item John eldrege viij d
36 Item Robert hoper xij d Item John more iij s Item christofer
37 heyns xxiij d Item John Renes ij s ij d Item John specke ix s vi d
38 Item Robart pears vj s and a bushell of malte Item John chesmane ij s vi d
39 Item Thomas stille ij s iij d Item John filkines iiij s iiij d Item Richard
40 davis owith me vij d Item Thomas Underwod owith me iij s j d Item Richard
41 Bonham owith me vi d Item father comlin of cheverell vi d Item Phillip
42 comlin vj d Item bengie brodbancke ij s ij d Item Phillip burse xix s
43 Item Edmond everet x d Item Robart Blake viij s vij d
44 written in the p[re]sents of Richar dotshon vicar of lavinton John
45 saynsburye John Blacke and others
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