Richard Infield (abt. 1598 - 1624)

Born about 1598 in Gravetye Manor, West Hoathly, Sussex, England

Husband of Katherine (Colepeper) Infield — married 24 Feb 1619 in Ardingly, Sussex, England

Died 1 Apr 1624 at about age 26 in Gravetye Manor, West Hoathly, Sussex, England

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Biography

Richard Infield was born in Sussex, England.

Richard was born about 1598 in West Hoathly, Sussex, probably in Gravetye Manor, which his father, Richard Infield, had built for his mother, Katherine Compton, earlier that year.^[1] On 24 February 1619, the younger Richard married Catherine Colepeper, aka Katherine Culpeper, in Ardingley, Sussex.^[2] When his father died later that year, he inherited Gravetye Manor.^[3]

Richard's wife died in October 1623,^[4] leaving him no children. When he died only a few months later on 1 April 1624, he named his younger brother James as his heir. James inherited not only Gravetye but all his brother's manors and lands in East and West Hoathly and East Grinstead, Sussex.^[3] Gravetye Manor, which remained in the Infield family until the late seventeenth century, is now a hotel registered on the National Heritage List for England.^[5]

The will names other family members, including his sisters Agnes Faulkoner, Bridgett Infield, and Cordell (Cordelia) Infield, as well as his nephew and godson, Inningfield Falconer, and his uncle, Sir John Compton.^[3]

Both Richards were ironmasters. ^[6] In May 1863, the cast iron slabs marking the graves of Richard and his father were featured in an exhibit of antiquities and works of art by Ironmongers Hall, London.The inscription on Richard Jr.'s slab reads: "Here lyeth the body of Richard Infeld gent who departed his life the 11 of March Ano Do 1624."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Gravetye Manor." Facebook. [1]
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKB3-GP5 : 13 March 2020), Richard Infeld, 1619.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Post Mortem Inquisition of Richard Infield, gent. Post Mortem Inquisitions in Sussex - 1 Henry VII (1485) to 1649 and After.[2]
4. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Q7-JZZG : 11 March 2018), Catherine Infeilde, 21 Oct 1623; citing Burial, St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly, Sussex, England, 00384, The Keep, East Sussex Record Office; West Sussex County Record Office, Chichester.
5. ↑ "Gravetye Manor." Historic England. [3]
6. ↑ "Iron Grave Markers." "Looking at Sussex Churches: A Series of Articles Appearing in Fishbourne and Apuldram Parish Magazine. 4 February 2008. [4]
7. ↑ Worshipful Company of Ironmongers. A Catalogue of the Antiquities and Works of Art Exhibited at Ironmongers' Hall in the Month of May, 1861, p. 6. London: Harrison, 1863.

• "Richi Infeld." England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858. The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 148. [5]
• Wealden Iron Research Group Database. [6]. [Search for "Richard Infield."]

Note

Richard's inquest post mortem (cited above) gives his death date as 1 April 1624, but the cast iron grave marker gives the date as 11 March 1624. It also names his brother John as his heir but later states that all farms and manors go to his brother James.