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Robert Marbury Esq

Born 1490 in Lowick, Northamptonshire, England

Ancestors

Son of William Marbury and Anne (Blount) Marbury

Brother of Thomas Marbury, Humphry Marbury, Mary Marbury, John Marbury, Lawrence Marbury, Anne Marbury, Elizabeth Marbury, Jane Marbury, Margaret Marbury, Alice Marbury, Robert Marbury and William Marbury

Husband of Catherine (Williamson) Marbury — married [date unknown] [location unknown]

Descendants

Father of William Marbury MP

Died 7 Aug 1545 at about age 55 in Girsby, Lincolnshire, England

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Biography

Birth

Robert Marbury, Esq., son of William Marbury and Anne Blount, was born circa 1490 at of Burgh-upon-Bain, Lincolnshire, England.

Marriage

Robert Marbury, Esq. married Katherine, origins unknown.^[1]

Death

He died on 7 August 1545 at of Girsby, Lincolnshire, England.^[1]

Will

His will was written on 28 July 1545 and was proved by his executors on 28 September 1545. Robert asked to be buried in the parish that he died in.He made bequests to the churches of Boroughe upon Bayne, Barkworth, Wythom, Steynton in Holland Est, Wyckam in Lincoln

His Executors were his brother Thomas Merburym, his cousin John Merbury and his mother in law 'maitress Jane Woodfrurth'.

Apart from small bequests, outlined below, the bulk of his estate was bequeathed to his son William. For some reason, William's infant son Robert Marbury, was explicitly disinherited but any future issue would have rights to inherit.

'Item I will that Robert Merburye the first begotten sonne of my sonne Will'm Merbury shall not inherit noe parte parcell or porc'on of my rents lands or tenements within the Counties of Lincolnshire, Darbyshire and Northamptonshire
Item I will that if my sonne William Merbury have hereafter issue lawfully begotten that they shall inherit the forsaid lands but in nowise the forsaid Robert Merbury the sonne of the said William Merbury shall not inherit any parte or porcion of the forsaid landes whiche Robert Merburye was borne in the month of June in the xxxvth yere of the reigne of our said sovereigne Lord King Henry the eight at Olde Wynkill in the house of his grand father John Leynton gentleman.
Item I bequeath to the Robert Merbury fourtie poundes to be paide him at the age of xxi yeres
Item I will that if my sonne William Merbury have no issue lawfully begotten as god forbidde, then I will that my brother Thomas Merbury shall inherit all my forsaid landes and his heires of his body lawfully begotten paying to the said Robert Merbury yf he lyve to the said xxi yeres other fourtie poundes of sterling money and he to make to the said Thomas and his heires a releasse of all such lands as he can make aniy titill to of my inheritance

Family bequests were;

To sister Goldsmyth and to nephew Frances her sonne, tenne shillings

To sister Molsworth a gold ring

To sister White a gold ring

To niece Anne Bradley, his god daughter xxs

To brother Thomas Merburye's children vjs viijd each

Bequests to servants and others;

To Henry Horwode the 'boye in the kichyn vjs viijd, the gift of Master Madyson and xijs iiijd of his own gift and to John Spenlove vjs viijd , the gift of Master Madyson and xijs iiijd of his own gift

To Thomas Jeffran iijs iijd, John Heton xijd, Will'm [Treydall?]xvs, to his wife iijs iiijd

To Thomas Treydall xs and a ewe lambe and a young sheep

To [Hubell?] Bentley ten shillings, to William Evans five shillings, to Richard [Fyinds ?] iijs iiijd

To Sir Richard Denham xs over and above his wages (note possibly the vicar, Sir was often used as an honorific for a non graduate cleric)

To John [Terry?] vs, to Richard Hall vs, to John Watsonne the boye iijs iiijd, to Edward Terry iijs iiijd, to Margaret Hall iijs iiijd, to Jane Elwood vjs, viijd to Thomas Hill vs,, to Thomas Walker and his daughter vs,^[2]

Research Notes

Marbury and MOWBRAY are completely different families, therefore the reference to Magna Charta Sureties, 1215 by Weis has been deleted.

Sources

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Maddison, Arthur Roland, 1843-1912, and Arthur Stauton Larken. Lincolnshire Pedigrees. Volume II. London, 1902-06. Marbury of Girsby
↑ National Archives, Kew, Surrey, England The will of Robert Merbury or Merberye, PROB 11/30/539, date 28 September 1545 National Archives, catalogue , image Ancestry, link to subscription site accessed and abstracted by~~~~

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