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Subject: Re: John Browne (-1546) of West Hoathly
Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 08:46:30 EST


Paul,

Thanks so much, I am amazed you could transcribe it all, I guess that is the
difference between amateurs and professionals.

I had come across the issue of John Browne listed in an unsourced pedigree in
<http://www.ancestor.org>; but had treated this as unreliable, however with
your identification of Richard, the issue given there is in full agreement.

Don't know what Mewtyie could be? I guess it must be something to do with
the stock, perhaps animal feed or something.

For those who are interested the family of the son Thomas (who bought West
Hoathly manor, previously rented by his father) is given in "The Story Of A
Forest Village, West Hoathly" by Ursula Ridley Published by The Friends of
The Priest House, West Hoathly 1971. Although this is a dramatised account,
the persona have been well researched.

The son William is said to be the William (-1613), vicar of Horley, Surrey
and m 1560 Magdalene, possibly surnamed Elsick. He was father of Joseph
Browne (-1633), vicar of Rusper, whose Will I have given here previously, and
this Joseph was father of William Browne (-1649/50) who emigrated to Long
Island, New York and left issue there.

best regards,
Adrian

Paul Reed wrote,

> Adrian,
>
> Since this will seems to be important, I took five minutes and filled it
> out
> from the microfilm copy, which was at a lighter contrast and easier to read
> through the water damage. I did it quickly, so it might not be transcribed
> exactly in a few places.
>
> Will of John Browne of West Hoathly, Register A1, f. 143 [FHL #97,231]
>
> 01 In the name of god ame[n] [the] last day of Apreell 1546 in the 38
> 02 yere of the Reaygn of o[u]r sov[ereign] lord henry the viii by the grace
> & c
> 03 I John Browne of Westhothle in the Count[y] of Sussex beyng seke of
> 04 body & hole of mynd & good reme[m]brance thanks be to god do make &
> orden
> 05 my pr[e]sent test[ament] first I bequeth my sole to almyghte god & to
> o[u]r
> blessed
> 06 lady St Mary & all the holy co[m]pany of hevyn & my body to be buried
> 07 in the church yerd of Westhothle It[em] I bequeth to the hye altar
> there
> 08 iiij d It' I bequeth to o[u]r mother church of Chichester ij d It' I
> will
> have
> 09 at my buryeng iij mass[e]s w't bread & drynke for poore people It' I
> bequeath
> 10 to have at lyke wyse at my mo[n]ths day and twelvemo[n]ths day iij
> mass[e]s
> 11 & bread & drynke for poore people It' I bequeth to Nicholas my son the
> 12 stocke in Thom[a]s Haukyns [ot Hankyns] hands of Fletching w't the
> Mewtyie
> Itm'
> 13 I wyll to the same Nicholas v marks w't in one yere af6ter the decease
> 14 of Jone my wiff It' I bequeth to Ric' my son v l' w'tin one
> 15 year aft[e]r the decease of Jone my wiff It' I bequeth to herry my son
> xl s
> 16 to be paid when he is xix years old if he fayle before he is xix yers
> 17 old to remayne to the exec' It' I bequeth to Will'm my son iiii marks
> NEXT PAGE
> 18 to be paid to hym at the age of xx [sic] yers old if the said Will'm
> fayls
> before
> 19 he is xx yers old to remayne to the exec' It' I bequeth to Katheryn my
> 20 dowght[er] v marks to be paid to her mariage It' I bequeth to
> Margaret my
> 21 dowght[er] v marks to be paid to her mariage It'[em] I bequeth to Jone
> my
> dowght[er]
> 22 v marks to be paid to her mariage & if any of these my dowghters happen
> 23 to fayle before they mary that then there porcions to remayne w't
> 24 the exec' to dispose it at their pleasure It' I will to Jone my wiff
> 25 her chamber & the hole howsehold stoff at her pleasure to dispose
> 26 it , The resydew of my goods unbequethed my detts paid the & my will
> fulfilled
> 27 I give to Jone my wiff & Thom[a]s my son whom I orden & make my lawfull
> exec'
> 28 It' I will & bequeth my farme that is to say my lease in the p[ar]sonage
> to
> 29 Jone my wiff & Thom[a]s my son, if it happen that Jone my wiff doo dye
> 30 before the lease shall be endyd then I gyve & bequeth the resydew of the
>
> yers of
> 31 her p[ar]te to Andrew my son witnesse hereunto John bryan, Walter
> feldwyke
> 32 & Thom[a]s Wyllard w' other & the said John browne dyd write the wyll
> 33 & s[u]bscribed his name
>
> In glancing at the 1524-5 subsidy of Sussex, I noted that there were 18
> entries
> for the name John Browne in the index.
>
> Paul
>
>


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