Pat: How do these people connect to St. Mary's County/Southern Maryland ? I can see a "Generator" article here - if it can be shown that this Richard who made his will in 1489 connects to somebody in Southern Maryland - 140+ years later. Let me know. Thanks ! David Editor, "Generator" St. Mary's County Genealogical Society -------------------------------------------------- From: "Patricia Obrist" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 10:17 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MDSTMARY] Mannings in 1490-1502 > Dear List, these wills are from English Parish Records, Cambr., Essex, > Herts, Norfolk and Suffolk, Ancestry.com SK#2462 > Pat Obrist > > > *No. 11, Richard Manning of Little Whelnetham. June 1489. July 1490. > (Latin).* > > In dei nomine. I Richard Mannyng of Whelnetham parva being of sound mind > and > good memory this 10 Jun 1489 , do make my testament in this manner. > Imprimis I leave my soul to God Almighty, the Blessed Mary the Virgin and > all the Saints, and my body to ecclesiastical sepulture. I leave to the > high > altar of Whelnetham aforesaid for my tithes and oblations forgotten or too > little paid and for my soul's welfare 12d. I leave to the high altar of > the > church of Whelnetham magna 12d. I will that Johane my wife shall have my > tenement in which I dwell with 3 acres of land for the term of her life, > and > after her death they shall remain wholly to Roger Mannyng my son and his > heirs and assigns for ever, on condition that he shall pay in the first > year > of said Johane to Alice my daughter 13s. .. 4d., and in the second year to > Edmund my son 13s. .. 4d., and in the third year to John my son 13s. .. > 4d., > and in the fourth and last year to William my son 13s. .. 4d. And if said > Roger dies before his mother, then on her death said tenement and lands to > be sold by the executors of said Johane, and from the money so coming I > will > my testament to be carried out, and the residue of such money to be > disposed > for my soul's good and my benefactors' souls. I leave to Johane my wife > all > such household goods and utensi's as belong to my house. The residue of > all > goods and chattels I leave to be sold and disposed for the welfare of my > own > and my friends' souls in masses and other pious deeds. I desire my > co-feoffees to deliver seisin of my lands when so required, and I appoint > as > my executors Johane my wife and Roger my son. > > Witnesses, Johanna Ladyman, John Bune & others. > > Proved at Fornham St. Martin 09 Jul 1490. > > Bury St. Edmunds. > > Book 3. fo. 382. > > > > *No. 12. William Manning of Great Whelnetham. Sept. 1503.* > > In the name of God Amen. I William Mannyng of Welnetham magna the 7 day of > the monyth of Sep in the yer of our lord 1503 make my testament and > last > wyll in thys manner of wyse folowyng. Fyrst I bequethe my sowle to God > Almyghty, to our lady seynt Mary, and to all the holy company of Hevyn, > and > my body to be buryyd in the chyrche of moche Whelnetham. Item I bequethe > to > the hye autere of moche Welnetham for my tythes and offeryngs forgoten and > nott payde 2s. Item I bequeth to thatt thyng that is most necessary to be > doon in the chyrche of moche Welnetham 26s. .. 8d. Item I bequeth to the > same chyrche of moche Thelnetham 7 yer immediatly aftyr my decesse eche > yer > to the prosygnz [?] of the sayd chyrch a combe of whete and a combe of > malte. Item I bequethe to the reparacion of Seynt Thomas Chapell at > Chokesnethys thatt they may pray for my sowle 3s. .. 4d. To the fryers of > Babwell to pray for my sowle 12d. To Isabell my wyff my house that I > dwelle > in with all the londs thereto belongyng for the terme of hyr lyff, and > aftyr > her decesse to remayne to Wylliam Mannyng my sone and his assignes for > evermore. Item to Isabell my wyff 2 acres of londe arable be it more or be > it lesse callyd Pipers lying by Sidolysmer medewe, the on hed abuttyng > upon > Salters weye and the othyr hed abuttyth upon Mr. Clopton's medow and on > the > medow longyng to moche Thelnetham halle and on the medow longyng to lytell > Thelnetham halle, to have and to holde said 2 acres of londe for the terme > of her wyff, and aftyr her decesse to Thomas Mannyng my son and hys > assignes > for evermore. Item to Isabell my wyff all my hortylments and utensylys to > my > house belonging. Item to Wylliam my sone 2 horse of tho that I have in my > carte sweche as my executors shall to hym assigne. Item to Thomas Mannyng > my > sone a cowe sweche my executors shall to hym assigne. Item to Richard > Harpley my sone in lawe 6s. .. 4d. Item to Margaret my doughter thatt is > his > wyffe 13s. .. 4d. Item to my Spycere 13. .. 4d. Item to Water Hunte 6s. .. > 8d. Item to Agnes hys wyff that is my doughter 13s. .. 4d. Item to eche of > Richard Harpless chyldryn 12d. Item to Amy Spycer's chylde 12d The resydew > of all my goods and catallys movable and onmovable with all my detts I > bequethe them to my executors to pay my detts and fulfylle thys my > testament > and last wylle, whom I constitute and ordeyn Thomas Jermyn of Russhebrok > gentilman, Isabell my wyff and Richard Harpelee, and I bequeth to said > Thomas Jermyn for his labor 6s. .. 8d. In whytnesse whereof to this > present > testament and last wil I have setto my seale. These wyttnesses, John > Mannyng, John Bunne, Thomas Mannyng and other. Yoven the day and tyme > above > wretten. > > Proved at Fornham St. Martin 02 Sep 1503. > > Bury St. Edmunds. > > Book 5. fo. 134. > > [There is some original mistake either in day or month or year, either of > the making or proving this will. See beginning. Ed.] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message