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1640 Will of William Slade of Sidmouth, Devon, England

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William Slade, yeoman of Sidmouth, Devon, England was the father of Elizabeth Slade who married John Upham in 1626 at Bicton about 5 miles from Sidmouth and adjacent to Colaton Raleigh where William may have had property based on his will.

This is only a partial transcription of the will (it's fairly long) so more work could still be done.

William first married 30 Sep 1594 to Collett Martyne at Sidmouth[1] and one of the daughters named in his will and baptized here was also Collett. Note that the source citations here are from findmypast.co.uk but are also found for free on familysearch.org

Collett was buried at Sidmouth on 21 July 1604[2] leaving William with half a dozen children under the age of ten.

Unsurprisingly he remarried quickly to Lucretia Lee, widow of Edward Channon.[3] While the transcript leaves her first name blank, it is actually written in the register looking something like "Lucres" but given the variable spelling of the time was doubtless hard to interpret. The riddle of her name is solved by additional records; specifically William's will which names both wife (second wife) and daughter Lucretia matching his daughter's later baptismal record, and by the 11 July 1598 marriage of Lucretia Lee to Edward Channon[4]. While Edward's burial has not been found, William's will also refers to property that his wife Lucretia "brought to their marriage" conferred on her by Edward Channon and to his "brother in law" William Lee, proving this family structure beyond doubt.

William was buried 2 Feb 1640 at Sidmouth[5]

His wIll was written 18 Jan 1640, probated 17 May 1640 (quadrigesimus)[6]

The will of his brother Edward has now been found, written on 6 April 1641 and probated 14 July of that year at Winkleigh, Devon (indexed by ancestry as "Wunckly") about 35 miles from Sidmouth. Edward explicitly lists his brother William and WIlliam's first and second sons Ammiell and Samuel in that order. That will is being reviewed for additional information.[7] This will bequeathed to Edwards' wife Phillippe who was thought to be pregnant at the time and if the child did not survive or she was not pregnant then to Edward's nephew Ammiell (son of WIlliam Slade of Sidmouth) and then to Ammiell's sons William (eldest son) and Joseph (second son) and Thomas (3rd son). If this line failed of male heirs, then Edward bequeathed to the second son of his brother William i.e. Samuel Slade who was born in 1605 to William (the elder) and second wife Lucretia Lee Channon. Ammiell (Edward's nephew) was named executor. Edward bequeathed land (Chapple near Winkleigh) that he had bought from his brother William to Ammiel along with 40 pounds so clearly he was not poor. He left his tenement to wife Phillippe (to go to William son of Ammiell after her death), some shillings to other parties (relationship not named), to the poor of Winkleigh and of Sidmouth, his likely origin where brother William & family lived. Relict Phillippe was listed in the probate.


In the name of God Amen, I William Slade of Sidmouth in the County of Devon do make and ordain this my last will and testament, in manner and form folliwing: First I bequeath and remit my soul unto the hands and protection of Almighty God my Creator, redeemer and "fortifier" (?) and my body to the Earth from whence it came. Item I give and bequeath ten shillings to the <something> for some <something> for the Communion table of the Church of Sidmouth by the <something> of the Minister. Item I give and bequeath unto the poor of Sidmouth forthy shillings to be distributed after my funeral and to the poor of Otterton, <presumably the one about 3 miles from Sidmouth> ten shillings to the "diseased" (?) of the <something, not parish, maybe "of the last said"> and my <something> my will is that Mr. "Moris"? shall <something something, maybe "Say" something> at my funeral and I give him twenty shillings. I desire that favour of my old "acquaintances" <something> Mr. Painter, Mr. Hanford, Mr. Allynswood(?) Mr. Gunby <all these spellings should be considered iffy> that they will be pledged to preach <something> several sermons amongst this people and I give them twenty shillings...etc etc regarding religious bequests.

I bequeath unto Ammiel <as unusual as it is, clearly William was very religious. Ammiel is from the Hebrew for "God's people" which given the historical focus in England on "salvation" of Jews by converting them to Christianity actually makes sense> my son my <something> land within the "tithe"(?) of "Collaton" <was this nearby Colaton Raleigh between Sidmouth and Bicton or was it Colyton about 9 miles to the East where William's likely brother Walter married Beaton Reede in 1597?> which was lately purchased by my brother Edward Slade and myself and after him to William Slade his son and his heirs forever.

...further gifts to Ammiel and twenty shillings apiece to his children <not named>

...Unto son Samuel ten pounds along with books and "quarter maps of the world" and twenty shillings apiece to the children of Samuel <not named>

...unto son Daniel one hundred pounds worth of the merchantable goods in the...<here follows "shipp" or "shopp" and some verbiage about opening something and valuing the goods and what to do if there is not enough...> also ten pounds and William's bible to Samuel along with more maps and more instructions to Daniel

...unto daughter Mary twelve pounds and <something which looks like "Cupp originals"> and after her the said "Cupp" to remain unto Richard Webb her son and to her children twenty shillings apiece <ergo Mary married a Webb and had at least son Richard plus others>

...unto daughter Isabel after my wife <something, not just "Deceases"> the bed and bestead she brought with her <ergo this would seem to be William's second or later wife> also more bedclothing to Isabel and twenty shillings apiece to her children

...unto daughter Sara my third featherbed and the other given to "Parsilla" <Priscilla> and eight pounds to Sarah plus twenty shillings apiece to her children. Priscilla also appears later in the will.

...unto daughter Elizabeth twenty pounds and forty shillings apiece to her children. Elizabeth is later called out in this clause: Item my will is that my executor <Samuel, son of the testator> shall reserve out of my goods ten pounds to remain in his house <the writer uses to different forms of lower-case "h" throughout> to help his sister Elizabeth and her children in New England if there be need any <something, maybe "time"?> within seven years of my decease if not need then there is after tha period to be delivered to those of my children...&c"

...unto daughter Collett ten pounds, a tableboard with cloth and napkins and twenty shillings apiece to her children "and that my executor do pay all such money of her portion given at marriage" <some conditional phrase>

...unto daughter Hester one hundred twenty four pounds

...unto daughter Lucretia 124 pounds and <something else that seems to end with "Chelf", perhaps "great shelf"?> that was my fathers

...unto Lucretia my wife bedding etc etc plus the phrase "that she brought with her when I married her" proving that she had been married before> and also the houses(?) which Edward Channon did give to her in married life <possibly "did devise to her"> and forty shillings in money. <Was Edmond Curtis her first husband?>

...unto son William ten pounds

...various gifts to un-named godchildren, already named children etc, property he bought of Richard Mallock

William "ordains and appoints" his "brethren-in-law" William Lee or See and William "Morbey"(?) to fill some role related to William's wife.

Son Samuel Slade to be executor, testator's brothers Edward Slade & Roger Slade & brother-in-law William Lee to be overseers. The witness list included Moses Chaplyn, Daniel Slade, Sarah Lee <daughter married name? Or an in-law?>, Priscilla "Harte" (?), Beaton Slade <either his daughter or the wife of William's brother Walter, Beaton (Reede) Slader>, Lucretia Slade <daughter or wife>

Sources

  1. Wyllyam Slade in 1594 Devon Marriages And Banns Sidmouth, Devon, England $subscription
  2. Collett Slade in 1604 Devon Burials Sidmouth, Devon, England $subscription
  3. Wyllyam Slade in 1604 Devon Marriages And Banns Sidmouth, Devon, England $subscription
  4. Luecresse Lyee in 1598 Devon Marriages And Banns Sidmouth, Devon, England $subscription
  5. William Slade in 1640 Devon Burials Sidmouth, Devon, England $subscription
  6. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 PROB 11: Will Registers 1624-1643 Piece 186: Evelyn, Quire Numbers 50-104 (1641) $subscription and free image courtesy of ancestry.com
  7. England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858 for Edwardi Slade PROB 11: Will Registers 1624-1643 Piece 186: Evelyn, Quire Numbers 50-104 (1641) $subscription and free image courtesy of ancestry.com




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