Sarah Byfield (1646 - abt. 1673)

Born 2 Oct 1646 in Long Ditton, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Died about 1673 at about age 26 in Surrey, England

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Biography

The registers of St. Mary in Long Ditton, Surrey, England recorded, "Sarah filia Richardi Byfield rect: baptis: Oct 4°. nata viro Oct: 2°. 1646."^[1]

August 15 Anno Domini 1672
Sarah Byfeild Daughter of Sara Byfeild
Mr Richard Byfeild late Rector of Long Ditton in the County of Surrey deceased Being in perfect health of body and mind Doe Constitute this my last will and Testament First I bequeath my soule to God who gave it And as for that Temporall Estate wherewith he has blessed me I dispose of it in manner as followeth I make and ordaine my mother to be whole and sole Executrix to this my Last will and Testament First I give and bequeath unto my Deare and Honoured Mother Mrs Sarah Byfeild the sume of Twenty pounds of Currant money of England Item I give and bequeath unto my Loveing Brother Mr Timothy Byfeild the sume of ffive pounds of Currant money of England Item I give and bequeath unto my Bro: Nathannill Byfeild the sume of ffive pounds of Currant English money Item I give unto my deare Sister Mrs Rebecka Jackson the sume of ffive pounds of Currant money of England Item I give and bequeath unto my deare Sister Mrs Dorcas Patten the sume of ffive pounds of Currant money of England Item I give unto my deare Sister Mrs Priscilla Byfeild the sume of Twenty pounds of Currant money of England Item I give and bequeath unto my deare Sister Mary the sume of ffive pounds of Currant money of England Item I give and bequeath unto my deare Sister Deborah Byfeild the sume of ffive pounds of Currant money of England In Witnes hereof I sett my hand and seale./. Sarah Byfeild ./. Witnes Jane Savage her marke

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Sources

1. ↑ Anglican Parish Registers. Woking, Surrey, England: Surrey History Centre. Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: 3833/1/1. Date Range: 1564 May-1654 Dec. Ancestry.com. Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/4790/images/40815_1831109333_1539-00027?pId=2362329.
2. ↑ Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers. Digitized images. Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11. The National Archives, Kew, England; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 343: Pye, Quire Numbers 119-167 (1673). Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5111/images/40611_310560-00364?pId=756842.