Thomas Blake of Burbage is the Testator. He identifies his children as John, Jane, Ann and Thomas. Thomas is a mystery child as he does not appear to live at home and receives an annuity as part of the will. The testator also names his sister Frances Jennings which is rather interesting as Edward Blake, parish of Walcot, mentions his daughter Elizabeth Jennings. Not an uncommon name but just rather interesting. Edward’s will was blogged:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2013/12/will-of-edward-blake-plumber-and.html
and again the name Jennings appears with the daughter of Jeremiah Blake or Ryde, Isle of Wight with his daughter being named Emma Jennings and his will was blogged:
http://kippeeb.blogspot.ca/2012/10/will-of-jeremiah-blake-shoemaker-ryde.html
Burbage Monumental Inscriptions on line:
http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/FHS/mis.htm
Ann Blake, Thomas Blake
Ann wife of Thomas Blake died 16 Dec 1788 (34 [years of age]); Thomas Blake died 18 Mar 1799.
James Blake, Elizabeth Blake
James Blake died 17 Mar 1849 (85), Elizabeth wife of James Blake died 16 Dec 1835 (71)
All marriages below from Family Search website except as noted:
There was a marriage 27 Dec 1779 Thomas Blake (batchelor of Burbage) and Ann Harding (spinster) with witnesses Robert Linnett and Thomas Batton at Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire (M15327-2).
There was a marriage of Frances Blake and William Jennings 18 Jul 1780 at Burbage (M15302-1).
There was a Thomas Blake baptized 22 Mar 1746/47 at Burbage son of John and Elizabeth Blake (Find My Past).
There was a John Blake baptized 14 Nov 1743 at Burbage son of John and Elizabeth Blake (Find My Past).
There was a William Blake baptized 24 Sep 1750 at Burbage son of John and Elizabeth Blake (Find My Past).
But no baptism for Frances.
There was a marriage for John Blake of Burbage and Elizabeth Pike of Burbage celebrated at Marlborough St Mary with Bondsman William Weston, St Mary Marlborough on 26 Dec 1743.
Baptisms at Burbage with parents Thomas and Ann Blake:
Ann baptized 9 Oct 1783
Jane baptized 15 May 1785
Ann baptized 13 May 1787
No baptisms found for John and Thomas at Family Search or on Find My Past to fit this couple.
Looking at possible family reconstruction of the Blake family at Burbage. John Blake and Elizabeth baptizing their son Thomas 22 Mar 1746/47 could also be the parents of John married to Mary Pyke (29 Mar 1773 at Burbage, John a bachelor and husbandman and Mary a spinster; Bondsman John Pyke, shoemaker from Find my Past)and parents of Frances (Frances married William Jennings above and sister to Thomas). There is one more baptism likely for this couple at Burbage for William Blake.
Children of John and Mary Blake baptized at Burbage:
Margery Pyke baptized 1 May 1774
Mary baptized 24 Dec 1775
Mary baptized 11 Jun 1779
John baptized 14 Oct 1781
William baptized 17 Oct 1786
Ann baptized 17 Oct 1786
Jenny baptized 28 Dec 1790
James baptized 21 Jul 1793
There is another set of baptisms for a John and Mary Blake baptized at Burbage - marriage not found.
Ann baptized 18 Feb 1815
Thomas baptized 26 Mar 1815
Mary baptized 13 Apr 1817
Thomas baptized 2 Apr 1820
James baptized 26 May 1822
Looking at the will of Thomas Blake of Pynells (son of Roger Blake of Pynells) and Thomas held some property at Burbage. Thomas is actually documented better than a lot of the Blake lines because he was an ancestor of Diana, Princess of Wales formerly Lady Diana, daughter of Earl Spencer. Thomas Blake married Edith Ivey and his son Roger married Wraxed Gastrill. But at this point I am not able to trace down their sons Henry and Roger. But will attempt to see what I can draw out. These two sons were likely born in the latter part of the 1500s or the early part of the 1600s which is nearly 150 years before the marriage of John Blake and Elizabeth Pyke in 1743. But I am not able to link the lines at Burbage back to Thomas.
Burbage is six miles south east of Marlborough and ten miles south west of Hungerford. Wotton Rivers is just 2.3 miles away as is Milton Lilborne. Collingbourne Kingston is just 3.3 miles, Great Bedwyn is 3.5 miles, Preshute is six miles, North Newton is seven miles, and Andover Hampshire just 13 miles away.
Some interesting items on the Blake family at Burbage (Burbach) from the National Archives. I have posted the full details from the website in a blog which follows this one today but will do a small summary of what I found.
1352 – Robert Blake and Joan his wife a life lease in Burbage
The nearly 250 years between these two entries can be partially filled in with the information on Thomas Blake married to Edith Ivye but it does not appear that the Blake family were in Burbage this entire time. Discovering who Robert Blake and Joan his wife were could be quite interesting. Thomas Blake (married to Edith Ivye) was the son of Roger Blake and Mary Baynard (eldest son). He had three brothers Robert, John and William. Roger Blake was the son of Robert Blake and Margaret Inglefield and they appear to have had just two children Roger and Anne (married to Philip Baynard, brother to Mary). Robert Blake was the son of Robert Blake and Avice Wallop and heir at law to his brother John Blake of Nether Wallop and it is from him that he inherited property including Pinhills. Coming up with a time frame for this family John Blake left his will in 1504 and the postmortem for his mother was in 1474. There is a document between Robert Blake of Calne and John Bridewell C241/244/5 (The National Archives) which I believe I have collected so more information to come. But that still leaves 100 years for which I have only the chart held at the Swindon and Wiltshire Record Office for the Blake family and there isn’t a Robert married to a Joan on that chart. The parents of Robert are said to be Henry Blake and Margaret Bellet, the parents of Henry William Blake and Elizabeth Power and the parents of William are said to be Henry Blake and Elizabeth Dorrant, and the parents of Henry Richard Blake and Ann Cole. This Richard being the first person on the chart and the information attached to his name is that he gave land to the Knights Templar in 1302. However this is not quite correct as the actual record shows that Roger le Blake of Madebrook, Hertsfordshire gave the property at Eastwood, Essex to the Knights Templar 20 Nov 1302. So at least this is a date that can be used and that is fifty years earlier than this entry about Robert Blake and Joan his wife receiving a life lease in Burbage. This Robert would likely be a grandson to this Richard if he is in fact a descendant of Richard Blake and Ann Cole.
1599 – Edmund Blake and Edmund Pyke feoffment in Burbage
The question is, who is Edmund Blake? Is he the descendant of John Blake who left his will in 1504 but did not name a son by his first wife Margaret Dereham? He was later married to Margery Dauntsey by whom he had daughters only. John left his property to his brother Robert that was entailed. The claim in the chart is that John and Margaret had a son David and he would have been born in the mid 1400s. David married Joane Mallet and they had two children John and William. William married Margaret Browne and they had two children Martin and John. Martin married Catherine Vaughan and they had three sons William, Richard and Thomas. John is said to be the ancestor of Robert Blake, Lord High Admiral. Continuing with Martin’s sons William married Anne Lintlon and no known issue, he next married Elizabeth Harris and they had a son Nicholas, his third wife was Joice Kingston and they had a son Edmund. There isn’t a time frame for these generations but we are looking at 1504 for the death of John and the likely birth of David in the 1450s. His children would be born before 1500 and their children by the early 1500s. Their children we are looking at the mid 1500s and so Edmund Blake could possibly be an adult then before 1599 when he is mentioned at Burbage. However, no further information available for Edmund on this chart.
I did find another interesting website:
http://www.burbage-wiltshire.co.uk/FHS/baptisms/b.htm
Blake baptisms extracted from this site:
BLAKE John 26 Feb 1566/67 Richard Joan
BLAKE George 30 Sep 1571 Richard Joan
BLAKE Robert 25 Mar 1579 Richard Joan
BLAKE John 16 Nov 1593 Roger Joan
BLAKE William 04 Mar 1594/95 Roger Joan
BLAKE Roger 07 Aug 1597 John Alis
BLAKE Stephen 11 Dec 1597 John Alis
BLAKE Thomas 30 Aug 1599 George Ann
BLAKE Joan 09 Jun 1600 Roger? Joan
BLAKE Mary 09 Nov 1600 George Ann
BLAKE John 02 Apr 1602 John
BLAKE John 23 Apr 1602 John date unclear
BLAKE John 01 Sep 1602 George A_ date unclear
BLAKE Cuthbert 03 Apr 1603 Roger Jane? date unclear
BLAKE George 06 Mar 1604/05 George Ann
BLAKE Mary 02 Jan 1605/06 John? Margaret?
BLAKE Richard? 24 Sep 1607 ? Ann? date unclear
BLAKE John 06 May 1627 William Durley date unclear
BLAKE Richard 21 Mar 1629/30 William Durley
BLAKE William 05 Apr 1631 ?
BLAKE Margery 27 Sep 1632 Cuthbert date unclear
BLAKE Elizabeth 30 Mar 1634 William date unclear
BLAKE Cuthbert 21 May 1635 Cuthbert Alice date unclear
BLAKE Jane 22 Aug 1641 William ? date unclear
BLAKE Joan? 19 Nov 1643 ?
BLAKE John 16 Aug 1659 John Mary
BLAKE Ffrances 10 Aug 1663 John Jane
BLAKE James 04 Nov 1667 John Jane
BLAKE Mary 11 Apr 1670 John Jane
BLAKE John 14 Jul 1674 John Jane
BLAKE Thomas 18 Dec 1678 John Jane
BLAKE Jane 14 Nov 1697 James Mary
BLAKE? Mary 05 Jun 1700 James Mary
BLAKE Jane 05 Aug 1711 John Elizabeth
BLAKE John 26 Sep 1713 John Elizabeth
BLAKE Thomas 27 Mar 1715 John Elizabeth
BLAKE Jane 30 Jun 1717 John Elizabeth
BLAKE HEATH James 13 Jul 1738 James Mary Bastard; fat
BLAKE Mary 06 May 1740 James Mary
BLAKE Jane 06 Jan 1741/42 James Mary
BLAKE John 14 Nov 1743 John Elizabeth
BLAKE Thomas 22 Mar 1746/47 John Elizth.
BLAKE Elizabeth 11 Feb 1749/50 Thomas Francess
BLAKE William 24 Sep 1750 John Elizabeth
BLAKE James 20 Mar 1753 John Elizabeth
BLAKE Edward 29 Jun 1755 John Elizabeth
BLAKE Elizabeth John 11 Mar 1759 John Elizabeth
BLAKE James 28 Dec 1764 James Sarah
BLAKE James 19 May 1766 James Elizabeth
BLAKE Mary 15 Jan 1769 James Sarah
BLAKE John 08 May 1771 James Sarah
BLAKE Betty 14 May 1773 Thomas Elisabeth
BLAKE Jane 19 Jan 1774 James Sarah
BLAKE Margery Pyke 01 May 1774 John Mary
BLAKE Mary 24 Dec 1775 John Mary
BLAKE Betty 27 Feb 1777 James Sarah
BLAKE Mary 11 Jun 1779 John Mary
BLAKE Frances 16 Jan 1780 James Sarah
BLAKE Thomas 18 Oct 1780 Thomas Mary
BLAKE John 14 Oct 1781 John Mary
BLAKE Thomas 20 Jan 1782 James Sarah
BLAKE John 22 Apr 1782 Thomas Mary
BLAKE Ann 09 Oct 1783 Thomas Ann out of seque
BLAKE Jane 15 May 1785 Thomas Ann
BLAKE William 17 Oct 1786 John Mary
BLAKE Ann 17 Oct 1786 John Mary
BLAKE Ann 13 May 1787 Thomas Ann
BLAKE Jenny 28 Dec 1790 John Mary
BLAKE James 21 Jul 1793 John Mary
BLAKE Noah 13 Oct 1798 Joseph Mary
BLAKE James 22 Feb 1801 Robert Hannah Laundry
BLAKE John 30 Oct 1803 Robert Hannah W Grafton
BLAKE George 13 Jul 1806 Robert Hannah W Grafton
BLAKE Jane 20 Feb 1809 Robert Hannah W Grafton
BLAKE Stephen 15 Dec 1811 Robert Hannah W Grafton
BLAKE Ann 18 Feb 1815 John Mary Burbage Lab
BLAKE Thomas 26 Mar 1815 John Mary Burbage Lab
BLAKE Mary 13 Apr 1817 John Mary Burbage Lab
BLAKE William 01 Feb 1818 Thomas Ann Burbage Lab
BLAKE Thomas 02 Apr 1820 John Mary Burbage Lab
BLAKE George 24 Jun 1821 Noah Mary Burbage Lab
BLAKE James 26 May 1822 John Mary Burbage Lab
BLAKE Mary 23 Feb 1823 Noah Mary Burbage Lab
BLAKE James 02 Oct 1825 George Harriet Burbage Lab
BLAKE Anne 25 Dec 1831 George Harriet W Grafton Lab
BLAKE Stephen 28 Mar 1834 Thomas Jemima Eastcote Lab
1698 – James Blake of Westcott, Burbage surrendered lease
1702 – James Blake the younger of Westcott, Burbage lease possession
1716 - James Blake of Burbage – counterpart of lease for ten years
1722 - John Blake of Burbage – 10 acres Lower Heath
1724 – James Blake of Burbage, counterpart of least for 13 years
1731 – John Blake of Westcott, Burbage – Feoffment Westcott, Severall, Rudmead
1732 – James Blake of Westcott, Burbage – 3.5 acres Bowdens lease
1732 – John Blake of Burbage – 0.5 acres part of Bowdens (lease)
1737 – Ann Blake, widow, Salisbury – 4 acres assignment
1739 – Ann Blake – assignment of part of lease
1741 – John Blake of Westcott, Burbage – renewal of lease
1742 – Ann Garrard, Salisbury, daughter of Ann Blake, widow – assignment
1751 – Thomas Blake of Westcott, Burbage and John Pike of Westcott, Burbage, lease and release
1751 – Thomas Blake of Westcott and John Pike, same place, assignment of term of 500 years
1754 – John Blake of West Court, Burbage – counterpart of lease for 8 years
1758 – Thomas Blake of Burbage, probate of will dated 23 Dec 1757
1758 – John Blake of Bowden, Burbage (probate of will 25 May 1754) – copyhold lands in Burbage in West Court
1763 – Frances Blake – lease of land in Burbage
1769 – John Blake of Westcott, Burbage - lease and release
1770 – John Blake of Westcot, Burbage, vouchee to warranty
1770 – John Blake of Burbage – three closes of arable land
1770 – John Blake of Burbage, lease for 99 years on three lives (original grant 1728)
1770 – John Blake of Westcott in Burbage, son of John Blake late of Westcott, deceased and grandson of John Blake, late of Bowden, Burbage, deceased – demised for 1000 years
1774 – John Blake of Burbage, continuation of 1770 demise
1774 – John Blake of Burbage, continuation of 1770 demise
1776 – John Blake of Burbage, continuation of 1770 demise
1776 – John Blake of Burbage, lease for 99 years or three lives
1780 – John Blake [of Burbage], draft assignment of lease
1780 – John Blake of Burbage, mortgage
1793 – John Blake of Burbage, agreement for conveyance
1793 – John Blake of Westcott, Burbage and Mary his wife, release in fee, assignment of two terms of 99 years
1799 – Thomas Blake of Burbage, probate of will 20 Feb 1799
1802 – John Blake and Mary Blake, son and widow of John Blake of Westcott
1810 – John Blake of Burbage (mentioned in will of his father Thomas Blake), mortgage by demise for 500 years or property in Westcott
The accumulated information will be interesting as I relate it to the earlier wills from the 1500s in this area of Wiltshire but I will do that at a later time as I would like to complete Wiltshire before the end of the month and there are still four wills to complete Thomas 1808, Thomas 1850, Thomas 1851 and William 1837.
Transcriber: Elizabeth Kipp
Recorded: 23 Dec 2013
Source: The National Archives, PROB 11/1332/259
Testator: Thomas Blake, Yeoman
Place: Burbage, Wiltshire, England
Type of Record: Will
Date of document: 20 Feb 1799, probated 29 Nov 1799
Condition: 18th century English, legible copy
[Margin]: Thomas
[Margin]: Blake
1 This is the Last Will and Testament
2 of me Thomas Blake of Burbage in the County of
3 Wilts Yeoman First I direct that all my just debts Funeral
4 and Testamentary Charges be paid by the Executors of
5 this my Will Whereas I am Entitled to a Leasehold
6 Estate at Easton which at my decease will devolve to my
7 Sister Frances Jennings (in case I should survive her)
8 for the term of her natural life Now it is my express
9 Will and desire in case of that event that my three
10 Trusty Friends Giles Hearn of Easton aforesaid Yeoman
11 Richard Harding of Wilton Yeoman and John Church
12 of Burbage aforesaid Yeoman and the Survivor of them
13 and the Executors or Administrators of such Survivor
14 do have receive and take the Rents Issues and profits
15 thereof and pay and apply the same to her my said Sister
16 for and during the term of her life and from and after
17 her decease I give and bequeath the same Estate with the
18 appurtenances unto my Son John Blake To hold to him his
19 Executors Administrators and Assigns for and during all the
20 rest residue and remainder of the term Estate and Interest as
21 shall be then to come therein absolutely and as for and
22 concerning all those my Freehold and Leasehold Estates
23 situate in Burbage aforesaid or else where within the
24 Kingdom of Great Britain and all other my real Estates
25 whatsoever and wheresoever and also my Farming and
26 Malting stock and Implements in husbandry and also all
27 other my Live and dead Stock and also all my Household Goods
28 and Furniture plate Linen China and Household Effects and
29 all my Stocks Funds ready Money Mortgages and other
30 Securities for Money and all and every other my personal
31 Estate and Effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what
32 nature kind of Quality soever I give devise and bequeath the
33 same and every part and parts thereof and all my Estate
34 and Interest therein unto my said three trusty friends their
35 Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns according to the
36 different natures and qualities thereof respectively upon trust
37 that they and the Survivors and Survivor of them his Exors
38 and Admors shall immediately at my decease stand possessed
39 thereof for and during and until my youngest Child shall
40 attain the full age of Twenty one Years and carry on my
41 said Farming and Malting business for the better bringing
43 up and Maintenance of my three Children John Jane and
44 Ann Blake until that period and when my said Youngest
45 Child shall so arrive to that age then I give and devise all
46 and singular my said Freehold and Leasehold Estates unto
47 my said son John Blake (Subject to a certain annuity on my
48 said Freehold Estates as herein after mentioned) To hold to
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49 him his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns absolutely
50 and for ever but if he should happen to die before my said
51 Youngest Child comes of Age and without lawful Issue then I
52 give and devise the said Freehold and Leasehold Estates (Subject
53 to the said annuity on my said Freehold Estates) unto them
54 my said daughters Jane and Ann Blake their heirs Executors
55 Administrators and Assigns for ever as Tenants in common and
56 not as joint Tenants and as to all the rest and residue of my
57 personal Estate Monies and Securities for Money of what nature
58 or kind soever I will and desire to be equally divided among my
59 said three Children John Jane and Ann Blake when and so
60 soon as the Youngest thereof shall come to the age of
61 Twenty one Years share and share alike first taking thereout
62 the sum of one hundred pounds which I hereby give to
63 my said Son John Blake provided nevertheless and I do
64 hereby charge my said Freehold Estates with the Weekly
65 payment of ten shillings and six pence unto my Son Thomas
66 Blake which I do hereby give and bequeath to him for
67 and during the term of his natural life and do direct my
68 said Trustees or the Survivor of them the Executors or Administrators
69 to pay the said Weekly sum out of the Rents and Profits of my
70 before mentioned Freehold Estates as long as they shall continue
71 in the Execution of the Trusts of this my Will and from and
72 immediately after they shall have resigned their Trusts that
73 the said Weekly sum shall be continued on and be payable by
74 my said Son John Blake his heirs and Assigns out of my
75 said Freehold Estates to his said Brother Thomas Blake
76 during the term of his natural life as aforesaid provided
77 also that if my said son Thomas Blake shall reside at Home
78 and live equal with my other Children as to diet and
79 Cloathing the said annuity shall cease but if he shall
80 choose to live separate and apart from them then the said
81 Weekly annuity shall commence and be payable to him
82 immediately and my Will is that my said Trustees and
83 Executors shall not be chargeable with or more of the
84 aforesaid Trust Monies then he or they shall receive or
85 come to their respective hands nor with or for any loss
86 that may happen to the same Monies or of any part
87 thereof so as such loss happen without his or their Wilful
88 default and that my said Trustees and Executors shall
89 reimburse himself and themselves all such costs and Charges
90 as they shall be put unto for or by reason of the performance
91 of this my Will and I do hereby appoint the said Giles
92 Hearn Richard Harding and John Church Trustees and Executors
93 and my said Son John Blake Executor of this my Will
94 hereby revoking all former Wills by me made and do declare
95 this to be and contain my last Will and Testament In
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96 Witness whereof I have to this my last Will and
97 Testament contained in two Sheets of paper to the first
98 preceding Sheet set my hand and to this second and last
99 Sheet my hand and Seal this Twentieth day of February
100 in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
101 and ninety nine Tho[ma]s Blake Signed Sealed
102 published and declared by the said Testator Thomas
103 Blake as and for his last Will and Testament in the
104 presence of us who at his request in his presence and
105 in the presence of each other subscribed our names
106 as Witnesses thereto James Culley Tho[ma]s Barnett
107 Jno Deadman
108 This Will was proved at London the twenty
109 ninth day Day of November in the Year of our Lord one
110 thousand seven hundred and ninety nine before the
111 Right Honourable Sir William Wynne Knight doctor of
112 Laws Master Keeper or Commissary of the Prerogative
113 Court of Canterbury lawfully constituted by the Oaths of
114 Giles Hearn Richard Harding and John Church three of
115 the Executors named in the Will to whom administration
116 was granted of all and singular the Goods Chattles and Credits
117 of the deceased they having been first sworn by Commission
118 duly to administer power reserved of making the like grant
119 to John Blake the Son of the said deceased and the other
120 Executor named in the said Will when he shall apply
121 for the same.
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