Thomas Bedingfield (abt. 1653 - abt. 1684)

Born about 1653 in Darsham, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Died about 1684 at about age 31 in Darsham, Suffolk, England

Biography

Thomas Bedingfield is mentioned as a grandson of Sir Thomas Bedingfield MP (1593-1661), in Sir Thomas' Will, written in November 1659. It also refers to sons and daughters of my late deceased son, which implies that the father of this Thomas had died before the will was written.^[1]

An indenture, dated 29th of June 1683:
Indenture, Revd Edmund Beddingfield of Bishops Cleeve, Gloucs, and Thomas Beddingfield of Darsham, Suffolk, grandchild and heir of Sir Thomas Beddingfield, late of Darsham, (2) Dr William Bell of St Sepulchre's London and Richard Masters of St Paul's Churchyard, draper, (3) Dr John Masters of St Martin in the Fields, Francis Gillow of London, John and Edmund Rolph of London, goldsmiths: sale of rent charge granted by Edmund Thorisby and son Thomas to Beddingfields, 1 Aug 1628, out of manor of Haveless in Mintlyn and other property in Mintlyn^[2]

After Thomas Bedingfield's death, Darsham was part of his estates which went to his sisters, Elizabeth and Phillippa. Darsham subsequently was inherited by John Rous, Phillippa's son.

Sources

1. ↑ Nat Arch Catalogue entry for the Will of Sir Thomas Bedingfield of Darsham ; reference: PROB 11/304/369
2. ↑ Norfolk Record Office Bedingfield Indenture Reference: BL/CS 7/16/2