Martha (Harris) Wyberd (abt. 1637)

Born about 1637 in Chevening, Kent, England

Ancestors

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Biography

Martha Herris was a daughter of John Herris of Chevening, Kent.^[1]

Martha 'Herrie' was baptised on 19 Dec 1637 at Chevening, Kent, daughter of John.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Martha Herris of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, age 22, daughter of John Herris of Chipstead, Kent, married by Licence dated 01 Dec 1660, John Wyberd of London, gent, Haberdasher, age 23, eldest son of William Wyberd, Haberdasher, and Mary, daughter of John Withers of London, Draper.^[1][3]

Children:

• John Wyberd^[1]
• Martha Wyberd^[1]
• [uncertain] Frances Wyberd^[4]
• [uncertain] Jane Wyberd^[4]

Death

Date and place unknown.

She was living in 1670 when she, her husband and others were defendants in a case against a James Quilter.^[5]

It is presumed Martha's husband was the John Wyberd, gent, from New prison Walke, who was buried on 31 Mar 1698 at St James Clerkenwell, Middlesex.^[6]

The will of John Wyberd, Haberdasher of the City of London, of St James Clerkenwell, Middlesex, was undated. It was attested as valid on 11 Apr 1698 by John Darres and Sir Robert Darres, knight, of St James Clerkenwell, and proved 13 Apr 1698.^[4] The Testator made bequests to his two daughters Frances Wyberd and Jane Wyberd.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} London Visitation Pedigrees, 1664. By J B Whitmore, and A W Hughes Clarke. Publications of the Harleian Society. Vol. XCII, 1940, pp 156-157 Wyberd Pedigree.
2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRCX-XNL : 11 February 2018, Martha Herrie, 19 Dec 1637); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 992,460.
3. ↑ Allegations for Marriage Licences issued by the Vicar-General of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1660 to 1663. Edited by George J Armytage. Publications of the Harleian Society Vol. XXXIII, 1892, p 3 Internet Archive.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Will of John Wyberd, Haberdasher of City of London. 13 April 1698. PROB 11/445/129. The National Archives, Kew.
5. ↑ Quilter v Wyberd. Plaintiffs: James Quilter. Defendants: John Wyberd, Martha Wyberd his wife, William Wyberd, Martha Wyberd, Thomas Blackmore, Sarah Blackmore his wife and others. Property in Southminster, Essex. 1670. C 10/491/141. The National Archives, Kew.
6. ↑ A True Register of all the Christeninges, Mariages, and Burialles in the Parishe of St. James, Clarkenwell. Vol. V. Burials 1666-1719. Publications of the Harleian Society, Registers Vol XIX, 1893, p 190 Internet Archive.