Henry Whitbred (bef. 1601 - 1657)

Born before 2 Apr 1601 in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England

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Descendants

Died 1657 after age 55 in Loughton, Buckinghamshire, England

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Biography

Henry Whitbread, of Cardington, is the son of William Whitbread and Elizabeth Unknown. He was christened on 2 Apr 1601 in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England and died in 1657 in Loughton, Buckinghamshire, England aged 56.^[1]

Events

• Prior to 1639 he resided at Ion, in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England.
• From Jun 1639 he had a residence in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England. But owned land in Loughton, Bucks (through his wife) and probably lived there some of the time from 1625. His brother-in-law and first cousin, also Henry Whitbread, occupied some of his property in Cardington.
• He served in the military and was a Parliamentarian Captain at the siege of Newport Pagnell in 1643.
• From 1649 he resided at The Great Farm, Cardington.
• He signed a will on 15 May 1656 in Loughton, Buckinghamshire, England. Proved 2 Oct 1657
• He had an estate probated on 2 Oct 1657.

Grand Mother's will

Ellenor Whitbread, of Elstow, wid., nunc. will. No date. In presence of Henry & William Whitbread. To eld. s. William a silver measure, after his decease to his eld. s. Henry, & after his decease to his eld. s. William to be a standard forever unto the heir of the Whitbreads. To godsons William & Henry Whitbread a silver spoon apiece, to goddaur. Elenor, sister of Henry, a silver spoon & a porridge pot. To William Spencer, a silver spoon, being my godson, to goddaur. Elenor W., da. of John W., a silver spoon & a porridge pot, to godson John W. a silver spoon, to Thomas Spencer 46^. %d. Son John to be exor. Fr. 18 Apr. 1629.

Bedfordshire notes and queries, Volume 3, pg 303

Family

Will of Henry Whitbread of Loughton, Bucks, dated 15 May 1656, to Ann Whitbread my daughter £150 on marriage, to wife Elizabeth executrix all tenemrnts in Loughton for life and then to son Henry, if the intended marriage between son Henry and Ann Wilkinson takes place then all things hereto agreed upon be fully made good by my executrix, if the marriage should happen not to take effect then to Henry the farm in Cardington occupied by Henry Whitbread of Cardington my brother, sons John and Thomas £300 apeace, to daughter Mary £100 on marriage, all other lands and tenements in Cardington to wife Elizabeth in trust for the younger children now unmarried as advised by my brother Henry Whitbread of Cardington and sonne William, and the rest to wife Elizabeth. [PCC will of Henry Whitbread, proved 2 Oct 1657]

Henry married Elizabeth FARNELL, daughter of John FARNELL and Dorothy, on 12 Oct 1625 in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England. General Notes: From Loughton, Bucks

Children from this marriage were:

1. William WHITBREAD was born about 1626 and was buried on 12 Aug 1701 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England. William married Lettice LEEDS (buried 4 Jun 1689) on 2 Feb 1648/49 in Bedford, BDF.
2. Elizabeth WHITEBREAD was christened on 1 Mar 1628/9 in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England, and was buried on 2 Sep 1701 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England. Elizabeth married William IMPIE on 8 Aug 1650 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England. Elizabeth next married Stephen WHITBREAD (buried 5 Jan 1697/98) on 14 Dec 1660 in Blunham, Bedfordshire, England.
3. Dorothy WHITBREAD was born in about 1631.
4. Alice WHITBREAD was born about 1633. Alice married CHURCH.
5. Henry WHITEBREAD was christened on 20 Sep 1635 in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England, and died in 1692 in Loughton, Buckinghamshire, England aged 57. Henry married Alice WILKINSON circa Sep 1656.
6. Mary WHITBREAD was born about 1637. Mary married someone.
7. John WHITBREAD was christened on 16 Apr 1639 in Upper Gravenhurst, Bedfordshire, England.
8. Thomas WHITBREAD was christened on 15 Oct 1640 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.
9. Edward WHITBREAD was christened on 18 May 1642 in Cardington, Bedfordshire, England.

Ancestral Note

Henry is mentioned in the following conveyance:

"Conveyance of Wm. Whitbred of Ion alias Ine, Upper Gravenhurst, gent; Henry Whitbread of the same, get (son and heir apparent of Wm.) and Elizabeth his wife; Wm. Carter of Offley, Herts, gent; and John Shepard of Upper Gravenhurst, yeoman; to Wm. Aleyn, citizen & grocer, of London; for 2,200 pounds paid to Wm. and Henry Whitebred; with covenant to levy a fine. A capital house or manor house in the tenure of Wm. and Hen.Whitbred; 4 cottages in Upper Gravenhurst (names of occupants are given). Covenant as to "tytles troubles charges incumbrances and demands whatsoever heretofore donne (don·née) or wittingly suffered by them the said Wm. Whitbred and Hen. Whitbred or either of them or by John Whitbred the deceased father of the sd. Wm. Whitbred or by Thomas Whitbread his deceased grandfather." 8 October 1639. (Whitbread Collection at Bedford Record Office, particulars supplied by Anthony R. Wagner, Richmond Herald.)"

"From this record, we learn that Thomas was the father of John, who was the father of William, who was the father of Henry. That this Thomas was a near relative of the older Thomas who heads the First Line, seems certain, but it is idle to speculate in the absence of records whether he was a son, nephew, or other connection. "

Torry Clarence A. The Whitbread Family of Gravenhurst Bedfordshire England. The American Genealogist July 1956; vol 32 no 3

The first occurrence of Whitbread occurs when Henry Whitbread witnessed a document in 1629 and in 1630 Henry Whitbread of Fenlake Barns yeoman took a lease of Godwin’s farm, witnessed by Henry Whitbread. Henry Whitbread gent of Gravenhurst, and later Loughton Bucks, was party to a deed with Sir Thomas Savage in 1639 [Luton RO ref W 263] By 1656 the Whitbreads were established in this property and had begun the process which in the next century was to make them practically the sole landowners in Cardington. [notes from Lyn Scadding Luton RO] Bruce

Sources

• Descendants of Thomas WHITBRED of Upper Gravenhurst,Bedfordshire, Prepared by Steven Whitebread 30th May 2011.[1]

• Michael Lechner, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Michael and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Michael Lechner, Feb 17, 2012