Gregory Empson (abt. 1570 - abt. 1625)

Born about 1570 in Yorkshire, England

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Died about Mar 1625 at about age 55 in England

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Biography

Gregory was born about 1560.

He lived in the area of Swinefleet and Hook, near Goole, and had several property dealings there around 1600, including disposal of property in Goole, Swinefleet, and Hook 1597,^[1] disposals of land in Hook 1602,^[2] and purchase of property in Goole 1610 and disposal to son Bryan in 1616^[3]

He passed away about 1622.^[4]

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Research Notes

There is a marriage of Gregory Empson and Jane Simson (name of wife given here) on 16 May 1625.^[5] Jane wife of Gregorie Empson of Swinefleet was buried at Howden on 7 March 1627/1628 (date given for the wife here).^[6]

Jane may have been a second marriage, as she could not have been the mother of the four sons listed here. Alternatively, there was a younger Gregory Empson of Goole, son of Anthony, born about 1605, buried at York 1666^[7] who may be a candidate for this marriage as he is of the right age and married at York in 1630, two years after Jane's death.^[8]. Also another Gregory, brother of Thomas, is mentioned in fines for royalist support in 1647 - 1652 "Thos. Empson, Recusant, Goole, Co. York, Gregory, his Brother, and Wm. Empson, of London, his Nephew". Thomas is described as "very aged and infirm". These names are in several generations but they cannot be the sons of Bryan who only married in 1613, so probably from a generation before.^[9]

Gregory's father is given as also Gregory, but if this is correct there was another Gregory Empson born 1565 in Goole, as the inquisition post mortem 29 July 1596 of Jane widow of William Empson who died 1 April 1589 in Goole gives his son and heir as Gregory Empson aged 24 years.^[10]

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1. ↑ Gregory Empson to Thomas Dey and Elizabeth his wife, Messuage and 2 cottages with lands in Gowle, Swynflete, and Hooke. 'Yorkshire Fines: 1597', in Feet of Fines of the Tudor Period [Yorks]: Part 4, 1594-1603, ed. Francis Collins (Leeds, 1890), pp. 61-87. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/feet-of-fines-yorks/vol4/pp61-87 [accessed 19 June 2021].
2. ↑ Gregory Empson to John Chapman Messuage with lands in Howcke, 'Yorkshire Fines: 1602', in Feet of Fines of the Tudor Period [Yorks]: Part 4, 1594-1603, ed. Francis Collins (Leeds, 1890), pp. 179-203. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/feet-of-fines-yorks/vol4/pp179-203 [accessed 19 June 2021].
3. ↑ Deed indexed at UK National Archives: Reference: DDSE(2)/17/60 Title: Assignment relating to property in Goole as described in DDSE(2)/17/58; Description: Parties: 1) Gregory Empson, Gowle [Goole], yeoman 2) son Bryan Empson, Gowle, yeoman Recites an assignment of the premises to Gregory Empson by John Eldred, London, esquire, and William Whitmore, London, esquire, 12 May 1610 Witnesses: Thomas Terrye, William Hartlay, William Nicolson; Date 2 Jan 1616 Held by: East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and Local Studies Service, not available at The National Archives
4. ↑ Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, in The Genealogist, New Ser. Vol. 27 (1911), page 216, https://archive.org/details/genealogist2719selb/page/n455
5. ↑ Yorkshire, East Riding : Howden : St Peter : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817d508e93790eb7fa5c771 : viewed 18 Jun 2021) marriage Gregorie Empson to Jane Simson 16 May 1625
6. ↑ Yorkshire, East Riding : Howden : St Peter : Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5817e2ace93790ec7582c3d4 : viewed 18 Jun 2021) burial Jane Empson 07 Mar 1627/8
7. ↑ Yorkshire, North Riding : York : All Saint : Other Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5d28530ff493fd5e49434f01 : viewed 19 Jun 2021) burial Gregory Empson 03 Jan 1665/6
8. ↑ Paver's marriage Licences, for All Saints, Pavement, York, 1630 "Gregory Empson and Jane Sickamore, widow. All Saints, Pavement—there." YAS Record Series Vol. 40: Paver's marriage licences 1630-44, vol i, page 4, https://archive.org/details/YASRS040/page/4
9. ↑ 'Cases before the Committee: April 1647', in Calendar, Committee For Compounding: Part 3, ed. Mary Anne Everett Green (London, 1891), pp. 1716-1741. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/compounding-committee/pt3/pp1716-1741 [accessed 19 June 2021].
10. ↑ East Yorkshire Archives, Finding No DDSE(2)/17/44 Title Inquisition post mortem relating to Jane widow of William Empson of Goole, Date 29 Jul 1596, Description Property: moiety of manor of Southholme alias Southhow (late parcel of monastery of Louth Parke); cottage and 20 acres in Gowle [Goole]; cottage, toft and croft in Rydnes [Reedness]; eight acres in Hooke [Hook] Died 1 Apr 1589 Son and heir Gregory then aged 24. https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/

• Chancery suit naming two of Gregory's sons: Empson v. Gaythorne and others, Bill (24 Nov. 1632) of Bryan Empson of Gowle, co. York, compt. against Richard Bayley and Edward Bayley, both of Howke, William Gay- thorne of Pollington, Thomas Empson and Anne Empson of Gowle, relict of William Empson. Concerning a grant made about fifteen or sixteen years since by the compt. 's late father, Gregory Empson, to William Watkinson of Hembroughe, Peter Jackson of Newland, Francis Empson of Gowle the elder, and Richard Bayley of Howke, of his farmhold in Gowle to the use of the compt., his second son and the heirs of his body, with remr. to John Empson the youngest son of Gregory. All the feoffees save Richard Bayley are now dead. The Ancestor : a quarterly review, 1903, Chancery suits of Charles 1, page 86, https://archive.org/details/ancestorquarterl05unse/page/n115