Alexander Nethersole (aft. 1545 - bef. 1602)

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Cooper) Nethersole — married 15 Oct 1581 in Canterbury St Alphege, Canterbury, Kent, England

Died before 1 Jan 1602 before age 57 in Barham, Kent, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Alexander was born in or after 1545 [Research Note: it may also have been later based on marriage year 1581]. He was the son of Vincent Nethersole and his second wife Silvester Ladd.

He married Alice Cooper on 15 Aug 1581 at St Alphege Canterbury ^[1]

He made his will as Alexander Nethersole gent of Barham on 15 Oct 1597: PRC 32/39/179 ^[2]: and mentions his wife Alice; brother John Nethersole & his nephew Wilford Nethersole (brother John's son). It may be assumed that they had no (surviving) children.

He was buried Alexander Nethersole, gent in Goodnestone next Wingham, Kent on 1 Jan 1601/2 ^[3]. Note although 5 Jan is given as his burial date it is incorrect; having seen the image of the original burial register it is clearly written "first" (seen via FindMyPast image:https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/CANT/D/95227771 )

His will was proved at the ACC on 23 Jan 1602 by brother John Nethersole, with a later Admon issued August 1603

End of Biography.

Genealogical Records

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Published Genealogical Information

• Secondary Source, Beebe, Randolph R.; Investigation and analysis to pinpoint the identity of Silvester Ladd, wife of Vincent Nethersole; ^[4] The cited essay is an in depth and highly detailed analysis of the available source information for Silvester Ladd. The following quote is a copy of the summary following a multipage examination of the available data, and provides only the conclusions of the essay. For the reader interested in the full data set and analysis, please activate the hot link to access the the full content of the study:

1. ) Silverster Ladd Study: Conclusion:
   1. ) A genealogical pedigree assembled as a secondary record, i.e. the work of Berry, Tyler, or the author of this essay; is simply the conclusion the author derived from analysis of the available data. The veracity of the offered conclusion rests on the foundation of the depth and breadth of information gathered and logic applied to critically analyze the amassed data to derive the interconnectedness of the available information. The parallelisms of identities in this particular genealogy are so extraordinarily cross-coupled, that it is necessary to "raise the bar" for decision analysis far above what is ordinarily sufficient to establish identity separation and placement. Fortunately and surprisingly, adequate sixteenth century primary source materials have been found to execute a robust analysis for this family tree.
   2. ) Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L1-1), daughter of John Ladd (1470-1528), was born between 1516 and 1524, probably about 1520. She married first, likely between 1538 and 1542, an un-identified Mr. Whitfield (abt.1523-), by whom she had a son Edward Whitfield (abt.1543-bef.1588) who was born about 1542, and died shortly before 1587. Her son Edward was the father of a son named Thomas Whitfield (bef.1571-) who presumably would have been born about 1564, and was probably the age of majority prior to 1587. Sometime between 1539 and 1544, her first husband died and Silvester married, second, Vincent Nethersole (abt.1510-bef.1576) (VN1) (also his second marriage), by whom she had the following sons: John Nethersole (abt.1546-bef.1627), Alexander Nethersole (aft.1545-bef.1602), Vincent Nethersole Jr. (VN2) (abt.1563-bef.1602), Christopher Nethersole (abt.1561-bef.1597), and William Nethersole (bef.1566-abt.1640), as well as daughters ____ Rickard (1553-1603), ____ Smitheot (abt.1554-1602), and ____ Munday (abt.1557-). Her youngest son William was baptized in 1566 which, if assumed to be an immediate infant baptism, sets her earliest date of birth to be about 1516, but her birthdate could have been earlier if this were a delayed baptism. Her second husband, Vincent Nethersole Sr. (VN1), died sometime prior to 1587 leaving her a widow. Vincent Nethersole Sr. (VN1) was named as the overseer in the wills of two of her brothers, attesting to the respect and trust the Ladd family had for his character and keen ability to manage financial affairs and suggests he may have been an attorney (or equivalent of the time period). In addition, it may be noted that Thomas Lade (abt.1527-bef.1602) named his son Vincent Lade (abt.1551-1625) likely as a nod of his respect to Vincent Nethesole Sr. or Jr. or both.
   3. ) Sylvester (Ladd) Nehtersole (L2-2), daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr. (abt.1500-abt.1546), was born about 1524, and she married Richard Nethersole (abt.1505-abt.1564) about 1542. Richard and Sylvester Nethersole were the parents of Silvester (Nethersole) Philpott (N2) (abt.1540-), Alexander Nethersole, Nicholas Nethersole, and also possibly another daughter, Enswood Nethersole (abt.1545-). Alexander and Nicholas Nethersole disappear from the primary record after 1558, and are not mentioned in Richard Nethersole's 1564 will, presumably because they were deceased in 1564 prior to having reaching adulthood. Richard Nethersole also identifies a second wife Alice Nethersole (abt.1505-bef.1570) in his 1564 will, affirming his first wife, Sylvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L2-2) to have died young; the will also demonstrates that their daughter Sylvester Nethersole (N2) lives to adulthood and marries Samson Philpott (abt.1540-). Richard Netersole also names a minor son, born circa 1550, whom he names in honor of his brother Vincent Nethersole (VN3) (abt.1550-) , presumably the offspring of his second wife, Alice. Daughter, Enswoud Nethersole, is mentioned in the will of Richard Nethersole, but the will does not provide sufficient information to ascertain whether her mother was Sylvester Ladd or Alice ____.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/tree/154589564/person/402243454494/media/d2f79f70-e8af-4739-b7f1-c2306ea93858
2. ↑ https://wills.canterbury-cathedral.org/
3. ↑ "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGN2-R2K5 : 12 March 2020), Alexander Nethersole, 5 Jan 1601; from " Kent, Canterbury Archdeaconry Parish Registers Browse, 1538-1913," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d); citing Burial, Goodnestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Citing Canterbury Cathedral Archives, England.
4. ↑ Beebe, Randolph R.; Investigation and analysis to pinpoint the identity of Silvester Ladd, wife of Vincent Nethersole; Wikitree Free Space Profiles, 23 Aug 2021.

• his will: PRC 32/39/179a: https://wills.canterbury-cathedral.org/
• burial: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FCANT%2FD%2F95227771
• marriage: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FEASTKENT%2FMAR%2F078685%2F1