"It is very difficult to compare the value of money over time, and there is no simple answer, since money only has value in terms of what it can buy. " Hi thanks for the replies, I just want a rough idea on his measure of wealth in 1637.The family were not poor however however im trying to establish where he came from he married a "Gentlewoman" according to various documents and was refered to himself as a "Gent" in others.