Edward
Heath
Born in Little Amwell, Hertfordshire, England
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Alice (Unknown) Heath
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Alice Heath, Joan (Johan) Heath, William Heath, Elizabeth Heath, Robert Heath, Thomas Heath, Edward Heath, James Heath, John Heath, Ellen Heath, Richard Heath and Katherine (Kateryn Heath) Heath
Died
at age 67
in Ware, Hertfordshire, England
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Biography
Edward is the earliest proven Heath ancestor in England. His parents and birth location are unknown.[1]
About 1550 he married Alice (unknown birth surname) and they had about 10 children while he worked as a collarmaker.[1]
He made his last Will on 06 March 1592/3 and was buried 2 days later on 08 Mar 1592/93 at Ware, Hertfordshire, England.
His estate was in probate court on 23 Mar 1592/93.
Disputed Origins
Edward Heath was NOT the son of Robert Heath.
Will
Extracts from the last Will of Edward Heath of Ware ...
... "I'm a collermaker, sycke in bodie" ...
He asked to be buried in the churchyard of Ware and made the following bequests ...
"unto Alyce my warylandyff xl a yere duryng her lyff. And her dwellyng in my howse, that ys to saye the chamber that she nowe useth to lie yn wthall moveables of household stuff nowe thereyn, the kytchen & the buttrye, wth ffree egresse ingresse & regresse into the same & easyaments in the backsyde durying her natural lyff. And a table with a ffourme in the hall provided, always.
And my wyll ys that two of my daughters, Elen & Kateryn, shall have all the aforesaid houshold stuff, after my wyffs decease equallie to be devided betwene them by the discreccon of my sonn Willm.
To my said two daughters, Elen & Kateryn, xx s a pece to be payd them at the daye of their maryage.
To Johan my daughter, vj s viij d to be payd to her within one yere after my decease.
To my daughter Johan, her sonn xiij s viij d to be paid at his age of xv yeres.
To Elizabeth my daughter, vj s viij d within one yere after my decease ... to eyther of her children John & Margrett, vj s viij d a pece, at their age of xv yeres
To Thomas my sonn, xl s whereof xx s to be payd wthin one yere after my ddecease.
And the other xx s wthin the next yere then next ffolowyng.
To my sonn John, xx s to be payd hym wthin one yere next after my decease.
To my daughter Margaretts children now alyve v s a pece to be payd at their age of xv yeres afteter my decease.
To my sonn Willm, all that my nowe dwelling house wthall the edifice yards gardens wthall the Appurtenances therunto belongyng scituat in lytle Amwell in the countie of Hertf to hym & his heyres for ever, And all the resideue of my goods & moveables unbequeathed ... to my sonne Willm his children nowe alyve vj s viij d a pece at their age of xviij yeres.
All wch severall somes of money to be payd by my sonn Willm, whom I do ordeyne & make my sole Executor of this my last Wyll & Testament.
[The following bequest is written on the left margin, evidently intended to be part of the main body of the Will]
Itm - I geve unto my sonn Robt, xl s wherof xx s wthin one yere after my decease and the other xx s wthin the yere then followyng. And all my apparell.
Itm - I geve unto everie of my sonn Robert his children v s a pece to be payd to them at the age of xv age.
Md that Robt his gyft was entred before the ensealyng herof."
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Richardson. "The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 146. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1992. Page 264. He was born about 1525 and resided at Little Amwell, a hamlet in the parish of Ware, Hertfordshire, England. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11691/264/23485869
- New England Historical and Genealogical Register published by NEHGS April 1995 v149 p173, 180.
- "Biography and Genealogy of Captain John Johnson from Roxbury, Massachusetts: An Uncommon Man" by Gerald Garth Johnson & Heritage Books Inc. of Bowie, MD (2000)
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Known as Alice Amwell, Alice Amwell Heath, Agnes Alyce CHENEY. All are listed with a life span of 1530–1593. She was born to Robert Cheney and Joane Cheney (born Harrison) in MyHeritage Family Trees information. MyHeritage Family Trees indicates that her given name was Alice Amwell Heath, which is questionable, as she was not married into the Heath family at her birth.