William Washbourne (1599 - 1622)

Born 1599 in Wichenford, Worcestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Lettice (Littleton) Washbourne — married 16 Mar 1615 in Astley, Warwickshire, England

Descendants

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Biography

William was born in 1599. He was the son of John Washbourne and Alice Robinson. He passed away in 1622. ^[1]

In 1617 William Washbourne and Shakespeare’s fellow Globe Theatre shareholder and one of the main actors at the Globe, Henry Condell, purchased property in Brockhampton, Gloucestershire, from John Savage of Broadway. William Washbourne died 1622.

William Washbourne of Witche [=Wichendon?], esquire, having been sick the space of eight or ten days, spoke these words or words to this purpose the twelfth of April anno {Domi}ni 1622.

First I give all that I have unto my wife because there shall be no wrangling;

Then I give unto my aunt, Constance Littleton, one ring to the value of forty shillings;

Likewise I give to my sister Washbourne one ring to the value of 40s;

Likewise I give my brother, Edward Littleton, my hawk;

Likewise I give Mr Clent my little bay nag;

And I hope my wife will be good to yon(?) Thomas Gyles (who was there present);

And I hope likewise that my wife will be good unto yon Cate Bennett (who was also present);

These words were spoken in the presence of Mrs Constance Littleton, Mr Clent, and Thomas Gyles.

Vndecimo die Mensis Iunij anno D{omi}ni mill{es}imo sexcentesimo vicesimo s{e}c{un}do emanauit Com{m}issio Leticie Washbourne Relicte Will{el}mi Washbourne nuper de Witche in Com{itatu} Wigorn{ie} armigeri defuncti habentis &c ad administrand{um} bona iura et credita dicti defuncti iuxta tenorem et effectu{m} testamenti nu{n}cupativi sup{ra}scripti eo quod dictus defunctus nullum omnino in eodem no{m}i{n}av{er}it executore{m} de bene &c ad sancta Dei Evangelia coram Humfr{id}o Hore Cl{er}ico vigore Com{missij} in ea p{ar}te al{ias} eman{auit} iurat{e}

On the eleventh day of the month of June in the year of the Lord the thousand six hundred twenty-second a grant issued to Lettice Washbourne (Littleton), relict of William Washbourne late of Witchendon in the county of Worcester, esquire, deceased, having etc., to administer the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased according to the tenor and effect of the above written nuncupative testament because the said deceased did not nominate in the same any executor, sworn on the Holy Gospels to well, etc., before Humfrido Hore (Humphrey Hoare (1555-1638)), clerk, by force of a grant issued elsewhere in that regard.

(Source - The National Archives Prob 11/140/8 1)

f. 161v. Receipt by Hum[frey] Hoare for a parchment letter of attorney exhibited in the case Washborne per cures v Lygon on 6 Feb. 1629, promising to return it.

(Source - Lambeth Palace Library, Court of Arches, Muniment Books, Muniment Book 1624-1631. Arches F6 f. 161. Receipts, Microfilm Lambeth Palace Library MS Film 167)

Sources

• The Washbourne family: notes and records, historic and social of the ancient family of Washbourne of Washbourne, Wichenford and Pytchley from the 12th century to the present time, 1896. Chart pg. 6

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Rev Daniel Washburn Jones, Saturday, March 7, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.

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