Mary (Bankes) Deane (abt. 1575 - bef. 1630)

Born about 1575 in London, England

Wife of Richard Deane — married before 1598 in London, England

Descendants

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Biography

Mary Bankes was a daughter of Thomas Bankes, Citizen and Barber Surgeon of London, and his wife Joan Lawrence. She was named as the wife of Richard Deane in her father's 1595 Will. ^[1]

In the 1630 Will of her brother John Bankes ^[2] she was named as deceased, with bequests left to her daughters:

Joan, wife of Robert Mildmay

Mary, wife of ___ Goodwin

Sarah, wife of William Rolfe

Catherine, youngest daughter.

John Bankes also named his brothers-in-law as executor and overseers of his Will, notably naming Sir Richard Deane, knight.

In the Will of Sir Richard Deane ^[3] He named his daughters and their husbands:

Sarah Rolfe, wife of his loving son-in-law William Rolfe Esq, named overseer of the Will

Katherine Goodwyn, mother of his godson and heir Deane Goodwin, her husband John Goodwyn Esq, named sole executor

Joane Mildmay and son-in-law Robert Mildmay Esq, named overseer of the Will

It would seem that his daughter Mary, married to an unknown Goodwin, had died between 1630 and 1635, an the daughter Catherine or Katherine, unmarried in 1630, had married John Goodwin - perhaps a kinsman. The only grandchild named was Deane Goodwin, who appears to be designated as the primary heir to the estate.

According to Sir Richard Deane's Will, he had remarried during that interval, to a woman named Rechard, surname undisclosed.

Sources

1. ↑ "Will of Thomas Banckes, Barber Surgeon of Saint Michael Le Querne, City of London", dated 15 October 1595, proved 17 May 1598 PROB 11/91/433
2. ↑ "Will of John Bancks, Mercer of London", proved 30 October 1630 PROB 11/158/330
3. ↑ "Will of Sir Richard Deane, Alderman of City of London", proved 16 July 1635 PROB 11/168/438