Henry Judde (abt. 1512 - 1555)

Born about 1512 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Mabell (Rauff) Fane — married 16 Sep 1544 in London, England [uncertain]

Descendants

Died Jan 1555 at about age 43 in London, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Henry Judde, Gentleman of London

Henry Judde was a beneficiary of the will of his father Thomas Judde of Wykeford [Wickford], Essex, gentleman, the will made on 10 Mar 1533/1534 and proved on 12 May 1535.^[1] Henry was willed a farm at South Hanningfield, Essex, and lands at Tonbridge, Kent.

Henry was noted in the will of his uncle John Judde, the will made in 1527 and proved in 1537.^[2]

1538-1544: Henry, nephew and heir of John Judde, a defendant concerning the manor of Hoobury, Kent.^[3]

1541: He was probably the "Herrye Jude in landes Fees and Offices (£50) [ass. 40s. in Essex]" who was assessed for the City of London Subsidy as a resident of Lime Street Ward. His uncle Andrew Judde was also recorded resident in Lime Street Ward.^[4]

Henry Judde married Mabell Rauff by Licence dated 16 Sep 1544, probably in London.^[5]

His will (see below) appears to suggest he had no children living at the time the will was made. However, the Stemmata Chicheleana^[6] recorded in Table I.4 that Henry had a son, also called Henry, while in Table II.285 that he had two sons, Henry and Andrew. There is evidence of a son named Henry^[7] but no other evidence as yet of a son named Andrew.

Summary of the Will of Henry Judde 1554/1555

In his will of 04 Jan 1554/1555 and proved 18 Jan 1554/1555^[8][9] Henry was noted as a gentleman of London and his wish was to be interred in the parish church of St Martin.

He made reference to a number of people including:

• his wife Mabel
• his brother William
• his sister Constance Byckner
• his uncle Sir Andrew Judde
• John Judde
• his cousin Edward Garthe
• Robert Bundocke
• his servant Roger Norman.

His lands in Barden, Tonbridge, Kent, Houselands near Tonbridge and the Manor of Hoobery (Howbery) he bequeathed to his wife Mabel for the term of her life. In the absence of an heir, and after the death of his wife, the Manor of Howbery was to pass to his brother William, unless William should trouble his wife regarding these lands, then it would pass to his 'cousin' John Judde.

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Thomas Judde, Gentleman of Wickford, Essex. 12 May 1535. PROB 11/25/329. The National Archives, Kew.
2. ↑ Transcript of the will of John Judde. 18 July 1527. Kent Archaeological Society.
3. ↑ Biddell v Judde. Plaintiffs: John BIDDELL and Amy his wife, late the wife of John Coverley, and daughter of Edmund Gadbury. Defendants: Henry, nephew and heir of John JUDDE, feoffee to uses, and lord of the manor of Hoobury. Subject: Land in Crayford partly held of the said manor. Kent. 1538-1544. C 1/953/18-22. The National Archives, Kew Discovery.
4. ↑ 1541 London Subsidy roll: Lime Street Ward, in Two Tudor Subsidy Rolls for the City of London, 1541 and 1582, ed. R G Lang (London, 1993), pp. 95-96. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/london-record-soc/vol29/pp95-96.
5. ↑ Allegations for Marriage Licences Issued From the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury at London, 1543 to 1869. Publications of the Harleian Society, 1886, Vol. XXIV, p 2 Internet Archive.
6. ↑ Buckler, Benjamin. Stemmata Chicheleana. Oxford Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1765. Tables I.4 Link and II.285 Link.
7. ↑ Will of Henry Judd, Gentleman of Offham, Kent. 15 Apr 1592. PROB 11/79/263. The National Archives, Kew.
8. ↑ Transcript of the will of Henry Judde. 4 Jan 1554. Kent Archaeological Society.
9. ↑ Will of Henry Judde, Gentleman of London. 18 January 1555. PROB 11/37/227. The National Archives, Kew.

• Buckler, Benjamin. Stemmata Chicheleana (Oxford Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1765) Page 1.