John Hitchcock (abt. 1560 - 1647)

Born about 1560 in Preshute, Wiltshire, England

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Died 1647 at about age 87 in Potterne, Wiltshire, England

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Biography

John Hitchcock or Chapman alias Hitchcock was born circa 1560. He married Bridget Hungerford, daughter of Edmund Hungerford of North Standen. ^[1]

He is the legatee described as "uncle Hitchcock" mentioned in the 1643 will of Ursula Hungerford, daughter of his brother-in-law, Sir John Hungerford. ^[2]

John died in 1647. His will was dated 31 December 1646. John Hitchcock gentleman of Potterne, 31 Dec 1646, proved 9 Mar 1647: wife Bridget (deceased): son John (profits from parsonage at Preshute): daughter Agnes Bennett: Zenobia daughter of son John: Bridget, daughter of son John: two other children of son John: daughter Jane Northey and her daughter Mary: Bridget and Mary, daughters of son-in-law William Bennett: debtors Morris Bennett and Nicholas Trymell (godson): servant Robert Heyward: son William Hitchcock, merchant taylor of London rest & residue & sole executor. ^[3]

The following is probably connected to a marriage settlement for Agnes Hitchcock and William Bennett who were married the following year.

(1) Goldsborough, Robert, the elder, gent., of Meere, and Mary his wife. (2) Bennett, Thomas, the elder, Esq., of Pitthouse Hitchcock, John, gent., of Potterne Goldsborough, Augustine, gent., son of Robert. (3) Sclatter, Mary, daughter of Thos. gent., decsd. Marriage Settlement of same property as in Release (Quitclaim) of 1619, June 3.

[John Hitchcock's daughter was married to the son of Thomas Bennett of Pitthouse and his son-in-law, William Bennett, was brother-in-law to Robert Goldsborough through his sister Mary Bennett Goldsborough]

Sources

1. ↑ see visitation of Wiltshire 1623 [1]
2. ↑ [2]
3. ↑ scan of will available

leases, etc. in Wiltshire and Swindon archives