Elisabeth (Ramsey) Alford (abt. 1524 - abt. 1598)

Born about 1524 in Hitcham, Buckinghamshire, England

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Died about 1598 at about age 74 in Hitcham, Buckinghamshire, England

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Elizabeth Ramsey daughter of Thomas Ramsey of Hitcham in Buckinghamshire and Parnell Baldwin, was born in about 1524, two months after the death of her father. ^[1]

Her first husband was Nicholas Clerke. She was named as "my daughter in law" in the 1639 will of Sir John Clerke of Thame. ^[2] After her first husband's death in 1551 she married Roger Alford. She bore Roger at least 1 son, Edward and possibly a daughter^[3] Anne^[4].

In 1545 she was a legatee in the will of her grandfather John Baldwin ^[5] and in 1579 she was named in the will of her husband Roger.

Elizabeth had her will drawn up on 28 Sep 1598.^[6]She described herself as a widow of Hitcham in the county of Buckingham and made bequests to and mentioned:

• Eldest son Sir William Clarke
• 2nd son John Clarke
• Edward Alford
• Nephew (grandson) Hercules Clarke, son of William
• Late husband Roger
• Son Sir Charles Morrison
• Daughter the Lady Russell
• Son Fettiplace and my daughter his wife
• Godson (grandson) John Fettiplace
• His sister Elizabeth
• Edward Fettiplace
• Cousin John Alford
• Son in law Edward Fettiplace Esq

Her will was probated on 23 Dec 1598.

Sources

1. ↑ "Parishes: Hitcham," in A History of the County of Buckingham: Volume 3, ed. William Page (London: Victoria County History, 1925), 231-235. British History Online, accessed February 7, 2021, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/bucks/vol3/pp231-235.
2. ↑ Will of John Clerke, Knt: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858" The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 27 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 5111 #850722 (accessed 11 May 2023) Will of Jo Clerke, granted probate on 19 May 1539. Died about 1539.
3. ↑ History of Parliament online: ALFORD, Roger (by 1530-80), of Hitcham, Bucks
4. ↑ Benolte, Thomas; Philipot, John; & Owen, George. The Visitations of the County of Sussex: 1530 and 1633-4. London: The Harleian Society, 1905. Vol LIII, p 205.
5. ↑ Will of John Baldwin 1545, Internet,[ http://www.oxford-shakespeare.com/Probate/PROB_11-30_ff_302-4.pdf. PDF
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 . Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers;PROB 1192Ancestry Record 5111 #940455