Hi James Pat has been researching the FRANCOMES and WORKMANS for many years and lives in New Zealand, I'm sure she will reply as soon as she reads your message for some reason she works all night and sleeps all day?. Meanwhile below is Richards Will transcribed by Pat, the GRO has a large number of FRANCOMBE wills in the online index, I would say the two 1620's wills for Old Sodbury are a must and the Doynton earlier Wills also, there is a Will for a Richard at Tortworth, wills are your best bet for going back also check the Canterbury index. If you look on my web pages you will see references to both families and Burden Court at Tresham where the WORKMANS lived. regards Robert Richard FRANCOME of Little Badminton, Glos. Will proved P.C.C. 17November 1655 Item: I give to my grandchilde Margarett Holborough foure .... in the space of six months after my decease. Item: I give unto my daughter Anne threescore pounds to be ... for heruse... soon as can ............. ....... ....... And in case my sonne Ffrancis Ffrancom shall ............. the debts and discharged the said threescore pounds to my daughter Anne then the ....shall be to his disposeing but in case he shall refuse to pay the said Anne my daughter threescore pounds that then the ..... shall be at her disposeing. Item: I give to my sonne ffrancis all my plough harnes. Item: I give to my sonne in law Henry Holborough all the goods that Ihave in my tenement at Horton. Item: I give to my daughter Anne my best and my worst beds with all the appurtanenances to it Item: I give my great .. brass kettle to my sonne ffrancis Item: I give to my daughter Anne my best after my second best kettle and my..... Item: I give my ........ equally to be divided between my sonne ffrancisand my daughter Anne Item: I give to my sonne ffrancis all the rest of my goods within and without .....ing debts and discharges ................. and ordaine my my sonnein law Henry Holborough to be my sole executor of this my last will andtestament. I appoint my brother John ffrancom and my neighbour Walter Holborough overseers of this my last will and testament to whom I give one shillinge apeecefor their paines. Richard Ffrancome. Sealed and delivered in the presence of us R.Burhan his marke John ffrancome Walter Holborow .......... This Will was proved at London the seaventeenth day of November in the yeare of our Lord god one thousand six hundred fifty and five before the judges for probate of wills and grantinge administrations lawfully authorized by theoath of Henry Holborough the sonne in law of the sayd deceased and soleexecutor named in this last will and testament of the sayd deceased to whom was committed administration of all and singular the goods chattles and debts of the sayd deceased and the sayd Henry Holborough being first sworn in andfound of ...... by ........ of a commission .... and ...... to administer thesame. N.B. It is probable that `Anne' should read `Jone/Joane' Jone Francomb married Henry Holbrow at Hawkesbury on the 10Feb.1650. `Jane' Frankom d. of Rich Frankom was baptised at Old Sodbury onthe 27 April 1628 On the 27 November 1667 Henry Holborough of Horton names in hiswill his loving wife Joane. ----- Original Message ----- From: "j.brookes4" <[email protected]> To: "Robert Millard" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [HWK] Frankcom / Workman families > Good afternoon Robert, > Thank you so much for your prompt reply. > First foolish question who is Pat ADAIR and do you have her e-mail address? > Second do you have any dates of birth for FRANCOMBE's listed. > Many thanks > James > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Millard" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 2:19 PM > Subject: [HWK] Frankcom / Workman families > > > > Hi James > > Pat ADAIR can tell you more but Francis FRANCOM was the son of Richard > FRANKCOM who died 1655 at Little Badminton Hawkesbury, he probably > previously lived at Old Sodbury and he did have a house at Horton, Richard > had a brother John who lived at Old Sodbury and had a son also named John 25 > Mar 1621. > > regards > > Robert > > Visit my web pages at http://www.btinternet.com/~ra.millard/index.htm > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------ > > > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > > Please remember when you post messages that SURNAMES should be in > CAPITALS. Penalty for non-compliance is a Pond Dipping. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > >