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Essay on the Identity of Silvester Ladd, wife of Vincent Nethersole

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Investigation and analysis to pinpoint the identity of Silvester Ladd, wife of Vincent Nethersole.

by Randolph R. Beebe, © 23 August 2021.

Background

In the course of investigating the genealogy of the Lade/Ladd family of Kent County, England, it became apparent that the genealogical record for Silvester Ladd is sufficiently confused, that it is nearly impossible to reconcile apparent data conflicts in the existing data sources with regard to her true identity. There can be little doubt that a Silvester Nethersole actually existed, because she wrote a will prior to her death and that will, along with her named heirs, has persisted to this very day and may presently be found in various forms on the internet.

Last Will and Testament of Silvester Nethersole

The starting point of this investigation is the Last Will and Testament of Silvester Nethersole (N1), the wife of a Mr. Nethersole of an unknown identity. (Note: where N1 is an identification number used throughout this essay to indicate the cited Silvester Nethersole refers to the author of the following will document.)

A January 2020 abridged transcription of the "Last Will and Testament of Silvester Nethersole (N1)" by Jeremy Stroud, may be found here. [1] The will was written on 27 Jan 1586/7, it includes a revision memorandum dated 29 Dec 1587, and was proved at the Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury on 27 April 1588. The following is a summary of the relevant genealogical information contained in the will:

  1. ) I Silvester Nethersole of Barham, Kent, widow.
  2. ) Bequests to her children:
    1. ) To sons: John, Alexander & Vincent Nethersole (VN2) my sons £10 each.
    2. ) To youngest son William Nethersole £40 to be paid within 1 year.
    3. ) Cloth goods to the wife of her son John Nethersole
    4. ) Cloth goods to daughter Rickard
    5. ) Cloth goods to daughter Smytheott
    6. ) Cloth goods to daughter Mundye; also 10s per annum from the estate for life.
  3. ) Bequests to her grandchildren:
    1. ) To John Nethersole son of her son John Nethersole, 10s.
    2. ) To Thomas Whitefeilde, son of my lately deceased son Edward Whitefeild, 10s.
    3. ) To goddaughter Francis Smitheest, 10s.
    4. ) To goddaughter Margarett Mundye, 10s.
  4. ) Son Christopher Nethersole named as the heir to the balance of her estate after expenses and named as executor of the estate.
  5. ) Son John Nethersole named overseer of the estate.
  6. ) Witnessed by: John Nethersole, Thomas Ladd, Vincent Nethersole (VN2) and Franncis Rickard

Observations and deductions regarding Silvester Nethersole (N1) drawn from the text of her will:

  1. ) Silvester Nethersole died sometime between 29 December 1587 and 27 April 1588.
  2. ) Silvester Nethersole was married twice. She had at least one child by her first husband, and subsequently married Mr. Nethersole by whom she had another eight children, each of them whom reached adulthood, and were still living as of 29 December 1587. Her will suggests her first husband died shortly after the birth of their child, Edward Whitefeild, at a time when Silvester would have been a very young woman.
  3. ) She was the widow of Mr. Nethersole and did not remarry after his death. That is to say her youngest son was surnamed Nethersole, as was she when she wrote her will.
  4. ) The birth order of her sons is likely: Edward Whitefield, John Nethersole, Alexander Nethersole, Vincent Nethersole (VN2), Christopher Nethersole, and William Nethersole
  5. ) Silvester Nethersole's youngest son William Nethersole, was baptized 19 Jan 1566 at St. Giles, Kingston, England. [2] Assuming the baptism was close to his birth date, this baptism record can be used to establish a probable range of birth dates for his mother Silvester Nethersole (N1). First assume an average of two years per child plus an extra year gap with no children between marriages, consequently at least 19 years would have elapsed between the birth her first son Edward Whitefield and that of her youngest son William Nethersole. This would set a date for her first marriage to have been about 1547 or earlier; if she were 18 at the date of her first marriage, she would have been born not later than 1529. Next assuming William was born at the twilight of her childbearing years at say age 46-50, then she could not have been born prior to about 1516 to 1520. Therefore it may be stated with a high confidence level that Silvester Nethersole was born sometime between 1516 and 1529 with her probable birthdate a bit closer to 1516 than 1529, perhaps about 1520.
  6. ) The disproportionately large bequests to sons Christopher and William, suggests that they had the greatest need and thus the youngest; perhaps just reaching the age of adulthood, and yet to marry or accumulate wealth.
  7. ) Witness Thomas Ladd. This is almost certainly Thomas Lade Jr. (abt.1527-bef.1602) of Barham, because Thomas Ladd Sr. was deceased in 1546.

Silvester (Lade) Nethersole Pedigree from Secondary Records

An examination of the three relevant published and known secondary records affirms a marriage of a Silvester Ladd to a Mr. Nethersole, but leads not to the identity clarification desired, but rather adds confusion as to which Silvester Ladd identity was actually married to a Nethersole and the exact identity of this Nethersole husband; the known and relevant secondary record:

  1. ) The Visitation of Kent; page 32: Nethersole pedigree
    1. ) Richard Nethersole. Sons of Richard:
      1. ) Richard Nethersole married Silvester Lad, daughter of Thomas Lad of Barham.
        1. ) Silvester Nethersole (N2); married Sampson Philipott of Upton Court in Siberdwould. {Note: identificatioin (N2) indicates the second instance of a Silvester Netherole identity.}
      2. ) Vincent Nethersole (VN1) of Wingham/Womens Would married Jana Redwood of Stodmarsh. Sons of Vincent and Jana:
        1. ) John Nethersole of WinghamWould married Peregrina Frances. {Editorial Note: this location is at Womenswold, Kent England about a half mile from Barham.
        2. ) John (2)
        3. ) Alexander (3)
        4. ) Christofer (4)
        5. ) William (5)
      3. ) Frances Nethersole.
Nethersole Pedigree from the The Visitation of Kent.
  1. ) The Visitation of Kent; page 204: Lade Pedigree: the "Visitation of Ken" pedigrees are Primogeniture pedigrees; that is to say these document focus 'totally on the line of descent of the eldest male child. Therefore, this Lade pedigree offers genealogical information focused on the mother of the first first male child, possibly and probably ignoring any subsequent marriages because they were irrelevant to the line of the primogeniture heir.
Lade Pedigree from the The Visitation of Kent.
  1. ) English Baronets Vol. 4; page 229: " Thomas Lade of Barham, in that county died 15 March 1601. He married Elizabeth, daughter of ____ Mumbray, sister and heir of Thomas Mumbray, of Sutton, near Dover, by whom he had issue, Vincent and Silvester, wife of Vincent Nehersole, of Wimingwould, in Kent.
  1. ) Berry: Kent Co. Pedigrees; page 343; Pedigree of the John Ladd family
    1. ) John (d. 1527) and Alice Ladd of Elham. Parents of:
      1. ) Stephen Ladd
      2. ) Silvester Ladd {No spouse nor children identified.}
      3. ) Joan Ladd
      4. ) John Ladd
      5. ) Nicholas Ladd
      6. ) Thomas Ladd of Barham. (d. 1546). Father of:
        1. ) Thomas Ladd {Jr.} (d. 1602 aet 76); m. Elizabeth Mumbray (d. 1607) Parents of
          1. ) Vincent Ladd
          2. ) ____ (Ladd) Barrett; recently identified in Wikitree as Silvester (Ladd) Barrett.
          3. ) Five other daughters: Winisreth Ladd, ____ Hogben; ____ Mount; ____ Rolfe; and ____ Terrey.
        2. ) Elizabeth Ladd m. ____ Nethersole. Mother of Nicholas and Alexander Nethersole.
        3. ) John Ladd. m. Thomasin (d. 1609)
Berry Pedigree of the John Ladd family
  1. ) Berry: Kent Co. Pedigrees; page 104: Pedigree of the Richard Nethersole family.
    1. ) Richard Nethersole, (d. at the end of the reign of King John). Father of:
      1. ) Richard Nethersole, married Silvester Lad, dau of Thomas Lad of Barham. Parents of:
        1. ) unidentified daughter who married Sampson Philipot of Upton Court.
      2. ) Vincent Nethersole (VN1), of Winghamwould, 2nd son, married Jane Redwood, of Stodmarsh. Parents of:
        1. ) John Nethersole of Winghamwould (b. 1546, d. 1627) married Perigrina Wilsford, dau of Francis.
        2. ) John Nethersole 2nd.
        3. ) Alexander Nethersole 3rd son.
        4. ) Christopher Nethersole 4th son.
        5. ) William Nethersole 5th son.
      3. ) Francis Nethersole, 3rd son.
      4. ) Edward Nethersole, 4th son.
William Berry pedigree for the family of Richard Nethersole.
  • 1930s: Frank Watt Tyler (early 1900s, ca 1930-1940), unpublished notes derived from primary records of Kent County, England: [6] Tyler pedigree for Silvester Nethersole:
  1. ) Thomas Ladd Pedigree: Thomas Ladd of Barham, son of John. m. Amye? Parents of:
    1. ) Thomas Ladd
    2. ) William
    3. ) John Ladd, m. Thomasin
    4. ) Silvester Ladd, m. Vincent Ladd, second wife. Parents of:
      1. ) Nicholas Nethersole
      2. ) Christopher Alexander Nethersole.
  2. ) John Nethersole Pedigree: Vincent Nethersole (VN1), son of Richarad Nethersole, married first Johan dau. of Redwood, and second, Sylvester Ladd, daughter of Thomas Ladd of Barham.
    1. ) Children of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) and Johan Redwood:
      1. ) Robert Nethersole, eldest.
      2. ) Richard Nethersole, 2nd son
      3. ) Ann Nethersole; married Richard Hawke of Hamonsole.
    2. ) Children of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) and Sylvester Nethersole:
      1. ) John Nethersole
      2. ) Alexander Nethersole
      3. ) Christopher Nethersole
      4. ) Vincent Nethersole (VN2)
      5. ) William Nethersole
      6. ) Afra Nethersole; married Francis Rickarde of Barham.
      7. ) Amye Nethersole; married Andrew Smitheot
      8. ) Marye Nethersole; married Thomas Mundye
      9. ) Sara Nethersole; married Francis Burden of Dover?

Thus an examination of these secondary records reveals that Silvester Ladd, the daughter of either Thomas Ladd Sr. of Barham, or Thomas Ladd Jr. and Elizabeth Mumbray, married either a Richard or Vincent Nethersole (VN1); furthermore there is another Silvester Ladd, daughter of John and Alice who is unaccounted for. In addition, the sons of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) in "The Visitation of Kent" correlate nearly perfectly with the sons of Silvester Nethersole (N1) identified in her will; but the mother of Vincent Nethersole's (VN1) children in "The Visitation of Kent" is identified as Jane Redwood, and Silvester Ladd is identified as the wife of his brother Richard Nethersole. Therefore there are three Silvester Ladd identities identified in these secondary records who could have been the Silvester Nethersole (N1) will author; but she is displaced in these secondary records from the offspring she self-identifies as her children in her will.

There are two other Silvester Ladd identities which surface in a genealogical search of this place (near Barham, Kent County, England) and time (1510-1580), who also could have been the wife of a Nethersole. Therefore, the issue at hand is not whether Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole existed, but rather which one of up to five possible Silvester Ladd identities living in Kent County, England was actually married to a Nethersole and what was the full identity of her Nethersole husband? Thus, there are three different Silvester Ladd candidate identities which have been linked to a Nethersole marriage in these secondary records plus another two possibilities found in other indexed records.

Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole candidate identities

A general search of the indexed internet and online secondary records for a Silvester or Sylvester Ladd/Lade living in the Kent County, England area in the period from 1500 to 1600 yields four, possibly five candidate identities. Since all are named Silvester Ladd, a two digit identity number has been assigned to each for identity in order to provide identity clarity as follows: the first digit is a sequence number of the individual in the order listed and the second digit represents the lineage generation (if they are known to be related), relative to Silvester Ladd identity assigned as generation one, i.e. (L1-1) represents the first Silvester Ladd identity and occurs in the first generation of the relevant pedigree. The balance of this essay is focused on placing one of these five candidates to be one and the same as Silvester Nethersole (N1) the author of the 27 Jan 1586/7 will.

  1. ) Silvester Ladd (abt.1515-) (L1-1) daughter of John Ladd (1470-1528) and Alice (Oldefylde) Ladd (1474-1528).
  2. ) Sylvester Ladd (abt.1524-abt.1588) (L2-2) daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr. (abt.1500-abt.1546) and an unknown wife.
  3. ) Silvester Lade (abt.1553-) (L3-3) Silvester Ladd, daughter of Thomas Ladd Jr. and Elizabeth (Mumbray) Ladd.
  4. ) Sylvester Ladd (1520-) (L4-2), daughter of Stephen Ladd (abt.1496-1550) and Alice (unknown) Gurney Ladd.
  5. ) Silvester Ladd (L5-x), wife of Martin Langport, married at Barham Kent on 1 Nov 1585.

Analysis

Quick and easy candidate exclusions

There are a few facts which allow the quick and easy elimination of several of these candidate identities as Silvester Nethersole (N1) author of the 1587 will. First of all Silvester Ladd (L5-x), wife of Martin Langport married in 1585 cannot be Silvester Nethersole (N1) because Silvester Nethersole (N1) self-identified as a widow surnamed Nethersole in her 1587 will. If she had married Martin Langport in 1585, then she would have been identified as Silvester Langport, and not a widow in this document.

Thomas Watson, in the The English Baronetage [4] identifies Silvester Ladd (L3-3), as the daughter of Thomas Ladd Jr. and Elizabeth Mumbray, and asserts her to be the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1). However, it is a fairly straightforward matter to demonstrate that she cannot be Silvester Nethersole (N1). First of all, Silvester Ladd (L3-3) who was born circa 1550, was born seven years after Edward Whitefield (born 1543), the eldest son of Silvester Nethersole (N1), and would have only been about sixteen years of age when her youngest son, William Nethersole, born in 1566; and these were the self-declared sons of Silvester Nethersole (N1) in her 1587 will. The basis for the circa 1550 birthdate assertion is that Thomas Ladd Jr. and Elizabeth Mumbray were born about 1525 -1530 and would not have had children until about 1550. Furthermore, the will of Agnes Mumbray, the grandmother Silvester Ladd (L3-3), (daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth), infers that her granddaughter Silvester Ladd (L3-3) was unmarried on 20 March 1573 (the date her will was written), and it is also clear that Grandma Mumbray is worried that granddaughter Silvester Ladd (L3-3) is at risk of not getting married because she has waited so long. Thus Silvester Ladd (L3-3) is proven to have been never married as late as seven years after the youngest child of Silvester Nethersole (N1) was born. As a final note, the 20 Oct 1597 will of Thomas Ladd Jr. identifies a daughter ____ Barrett as an heir, and there is a corresponding marriage record which identifies a marriage between a Sylvester Ladd and Paul Barrett on 28 July 1578. Therefore, documenting that Silvester Ladd, (L3-3) married a Barrett, and not a Nethersole. Therefore, the available primary, documentary evidence clearly proves that Silvester Ladd (L3-3) was not and could not be Silvester Nethersole (N1).

Thirdly, it is possible to eliminate Silvester Ladd (L4-2), daughter of Stephen and Alice as Silvester Nethersole (N1) based on information provided in the 16 July 1556 last will and testament of her mother Alice (____) Gurney Ladd. Kent, England, Tyler Index to Wills, 1460-1882; [7] In this document Alice Ladd identifies her daughter as Silvester Brigges, and her probable husband William Brigges is named as a witness to the will document. Therefore, this will document establishes that Sylvester (Ladd) Brigges (L4-2) was married to a Mr. Brigges, probably William, at the same time (1556) that Silvester Nethersole (N1) was having children with ____ Nethersole. Therefore, they could not be the same person.

Now the hard part

This leaves two candidates, Silvester Ladd (L1-1) and Silvester Ladd (L2-2), who could possibly have been the Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (N1) of the 1588 will, and the task of isolating the correct placement of these two identities is much more difficult and uncertain. At the time this essay was written (Aug-Sept 2021) the Wikitree profile of Sylvester (Ladd) Nethersole (abt.1524-abt.1588) (L2-2), daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr., identifies her as the spouse of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) and declares her to be one and the same as Silvester Nethersole (N1). Furthermore this family tree structure is presently the generally accepted Ladd family lineage and has been since Tyler assembled his collection of Kent County documents in the early 1900s [6]

Richard Ladd and Vincent Ladd Revisited

At this point it is appropriate to revisit the pedigree of the Nethersole family as provided by the "Visitation of Kent." [3] In the earlier discussion of the content of this pedigree, the analysis seemed to point to a conclusion that there had to be something wrong with the content in the Nethersole pedigree in the "Visitation of Kent" because it assigned Silvester Ladd as the wife of Richard Nethersole, and also assigns the children of Vincent Ladd, highly correlated to those identified in Silvester Nethersole's (N1) will, to Jane Redwood; thus creating a source data conflict. However, it should be noted that the "Visitation of Kent" was an official document of the King of England, assembled by face-to-face interviews with the relevant members of the landed gentry and is not to be taken lightly. Furthermore, this record had significant implications for the social status and standing of those included in the document, hence it was in the self-interest of those providing data to ensure documentation was correct. But the strongest argument that the "Visitation of Kent" Nethersole pedigree is correct is that there were family members with first-hand knowledge, specifically William, the youngest son of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), who appears to be alive and well until 1638, and was therefore available in the years 1619-1621 when the visitation was assembled thereto ensure the veracity of the pedigree. Therefore it seems nearly certain that the Nethersole pedigree documented in The Visitation of Kent" should be correct. Assuming for a minute that this pedigree is indeed correct, the question then becomes how can it be possible for both the Nethersole pedigree in The Visitation of Kent" and the will of Silvester Nethersole (N1) to be correct when they appear to be in conflict?' There is a good answer to this question and it is obvious and simple once revealed. The solution is that there only appears to be a data conflict, the truth is that this data conflict only appears to exists because of observer bias; it is intuitive, common sense to assume that there would be but a solitary Silvester Ladd available to have married either Richard or Vincent Ladd. However, this is a false assumption because there were, in fact, two related Silvester Ladds, both living in Barham, Kent, England; and both available for marriage at the relevant time periods, and it can be demonstrated that it is possible and probable that both were age appropriate for marriage to Richard and Vincent. Hence, the solution to the seeming data conflict between the "Visitation of Kent" pedigree and the will of Silvester Nethersole (N1) is that both Vincent and Richard Nethersole were married to a Silvester Ladd, likely even at the same time; and both were married twice, though the "Visitation" pedigree lists only their first wives. Silvester Ladd (L2-2), daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr. was the first wife of Richard Nethersole, exactly as defined in the "Visitation of Kent," and her aunt, Silvester Ladd (L1-1) was the second wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), with the sons identified in Silvester Nethersole's (N1) will and Vincent Nethersole's (VN1) The Visitation of Kent" pedigree now perfectly aligned, but clarified to have been the offspring of Vincent's unnamed second wife Silvester Ladd (L1-1). It is worth noting that the pedigrees in the The Visitation of Kent are focused on capturing the primogeniture lineage, and while it may be demonstrated that both Richard and Vincent were married twice, the "Visitation of Kent" pedigree only records the names of their first wives, the mothers of their eldest children who would be the primary heirs. Therefore, it must be Silvester Ladd (L1-1) who is one and the same as the Silvester Nethersole (N1) identity, and the second wife of Vincent Ladd, the mother of most of his children, and who was completely ignored in the "Visitation of Kent" Nethersole pedigree.

Thus the asserted pedigree hypothesis based on the preceding analysis is as follows: Richard Nethersole married Silvester Ladd (L2-2), daughter of Thomas Ladd, first; then Alice (Unknown) second; and his brother Vincent Nethersole (VN1) married Jane Redwood first, and second, Silvester Ladd (L1-1), daughter of John Ladd, who is one and the same person as Silvester Nethersole (N1) and the aunt of Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L2-2).

The key factor underpinning this hypothesis is whether Silvester Ladd (L1-1) could have been and would have been age appropriate for a second marriage to Vincent Nethersole (VN1) between about 1538 and1545 and to also have been the mother of William Nethersole in 1566?

Hence it is essential to perform an analysis to establish the viability and probability that Silvester Ladd (L1-1), daughter of John and Alice (Oldefield) could have and would have been born at an date compatible with a marriage to Vincent Nethersole (VN1). As a starting point it should be noted that in the era of large families (say 10 children) the possibility of an inter-generational spread in the family is not only possible, but is the expected result as it will typically take at least twenty years to produce a family of this size. Thus, if Silvester Ladd (L1-1) was the youngest child of John Ladd, and Thomas Ladd was his eldest, then it is entirely possible that Silvester Ladd (L2-2), the daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr., was nearly the same age, or possibly even older than her aunt Silvester Ladd (L1-1). The Wikitree profile for Vincent Nethersole (VN1) (abt.1510-bef.1576) asserts his estimated birth date to have been about 1510, thus it would be expected that his wife would not have been born prior to this date. In the introductory section on Silvester Nethersole (N1), it was established that her expected range for a birth date would have been between 1516 and 1529, plus or minus a few years. It was also noted in that paragraph that if there were no delays between birth and baptism of son William, then if she were 46 years of age at his birth, she would have been born in 1520, and while it may be possible that she may have been born a few years prior to this date, say 1516, it is less likely. So the question is whether her parents (John and Alice) would be of child bearing age in 1520? The Wikitreee profile for her father John Ladd (1470-1528) asserts that he was born about 1470 and died about 1527, and the Wikitree profile for her mother Alice (Oldefylde) Ladd (1474-1528) asserts she was born about 1474, and also died about 1528. If these estimated birthdate assertions are correct, then John and Alice would be a child-bearing couple from about 1492 to about 1520, with a remote possibility they may have had children even a few years later, say 1524. Therefore, it is indeed fully within the realm of possibility and probability for John and Alice to have had a daughter Silvester as late as 1524, and therefore provides a full overlapping window of about eight years, i.e. 1516 to 1524 in which Silvester could have been born into their family. This birth date window provides ample latitude for daughter Silvester to be age compatible to be the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) born in 1510 and would provide a genetic basis for Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole, to also have given birth to a child (William) late in life (as would be required by the contraints identified in her will and in her son William's birth record).

Having made this connection and reconciliation of these primary data sets, and established that the hypothesis is a viable solution, what remains is to test the hypothesis with supplementary source information for contradictions.

Supporting Case for the Pedigree Hypothesis

The following section examines the last will documents of related individuals to determine whether these primary documents are compatible with the pedigree hypothesis and to look for information in these records that may supplement or refute the hypothesis.

Last will of John Ladd, father of Silvester Ladd (L1-1), Thomas, Stephen, John, and Nicholas Ladd:

  • 1528: First, the 7 Mar 1527/8 last will and testament of John Ladd of Elham, [8] establishes that he indeed had a daughter Silvester Ladd, named as an heir and bequeathed to her a cash inheritance. John also bequeaths 16s 12d to each of his grandchildren, of "his sons and daughters" (note daughters is plural). No surname is provided for Silvester, so she may or may not have been married in 1827, but she probably was not; assuming she born at end of the birth order she may have been as young as eight years of age at father's death. The will also affirms his son Nicholas was unmarried at the will date. Thus, the will of John Ladd affirms he indeed had a daughter Sylvester Ladd born prior to 7 March 1528, but the will does not confirm nor refute that she was a minor at the time; however, the fact that John notes that he has other daughters who were married with children, but makes no bequeath to these daughters, suggests that while his older daughters were married and under the provision care of their husbands; the bequest of a cash inheritance to his daughter Silvester strongly suggests that she was minor and that he was still responsible to provide for her welfare. John Ladd's will also mentions sons, Thomas, John, Nicholas and Stephen, ergo brothers of Silvester. The information in this document is fully compatible and supportive of the assertion that daughter Silvester was a minor and may have been only eight-twelve years of age at the date of his will.

Last will of John Redwood, father of Jane Redwood, the first wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1):

  • 1536: John Redwood of Wyckham brux, (Wickhambreaux, England) yeoman; [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1900/images/31854_A012516-00097 Last Will of John Redhode (Redwood), [9] father of Jane Redhode, first wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), dated 16 Oct 1536. Probate 27 Oct 1536. Bequest to the children (plural) of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), and the children John Broke (implied son-in-laws and grandchildren by his daughters). Wife Alice; Sons: Thomas, Robert (exec), John (deceased), Grandsons (sons of son John?): Christopher, and Gregorye; granddaughters (daughters of son John): Anne, Johane. Tyler transcribes the surname as Redhode, but catalogs the will under the surname Redwood. This will concurs with the Nethersole pedigree in the "Visitation of Kent," and affirms a first marriage of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) and a daughter (presumably Jane) of John Redwood (or Redhode), of Wickhambreaux, which is adjacent to the village of Stodmarsh identified in the "Visitation of Kent." The will also confirms that Vincent and Jane were married and had at least two children by 1536. The will does not state whether Redwood's daughter, wife of Vincent Nethersole, was alive or deceased at the writing of the will; however it was common practice to state that a child was deceased (as he did with his son John), so it seems probable that his daughter, wife of Vincent, was still alive as of 16 Oct 1536. The first child of Vincent and Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole, Alexander, was not born until after 1544, hence this will is fully compatible with the asserted hypothesis.

Last will of Thomas Ladd Sr. brother to Silvester Ladd (L1-1) and father of Silvester Ladd (L2-2):

  • 1546: Thomas Ladd Sr., brother to Nichlas Ladd and Silvester Ladd (L1-1) authored a 30 May 1546 will [10] in which he names his brother Nicholas Ladd of Elham as the executor of his will and Vincent Nethersole (VN1) as the overseer of the will. The will of Nicholas Ladd of Elham, below, dated 8 Dec 1588 affirms a sibling relationship (names their common brothers Stephen and John) with Thomas, thereby also a sibling with Silvester Ladd (L1-1). Inclusion of Vincent Nethersole as overseer implies that Vincent had married Silvester Ladd (L1-1) prior to the writing of his will, and this implication is fully in sync with the asserted hypothesis.
  • The asserted hypothesis, would have Thomas Ladd Sr. to have been a brother-in-law to Vincent Nethersole (VN1) and the father in-law of Richard Nethersole hence the grandfather of Richard's daughter Silvester Nethersole (N2). Therefore, if the hypothesis is correct, it might be expected for Thomas to provide an inheritance for his grand daughter Silvester Nethersole, but he does not. There are a variety of explanations for this omission: 1) it could be the hypothesis is incorrect, 2) grand daughter Silvester Nethersole should have been born about 1540, but there is an absence of anchor dates in this period and the dates all have at least a +/- 7 year uncertainty, so it is possible that granddaughter Sylvester Nethersole had not yet been born in 1546, or 3) it was not uncommon for a male testator to ignore his female descendants in his will. It should also be noted that this same issue, i.e. no bequest to his daughter or his daughter's children, applies equally if his daughter Sylvester Ladd was the second wife of Vincent rather than Richard, as Sylvester Nethersole (N1) states that she had a first born son Edward Whitefield around 1545 +/- five years. Furthermore, from her will it is known that Sylvester Nethersole's (N1) marriage to Vincent Nethersole (VN1) was her second, but the date of this second marriage is uncertain. The fact that Thomas assigns Vincent Nethersole (VN1) as the overseer to his will suggests that whether father-in-law or brother-in-law, the second marriage of Sylvester Nethersole's (N1), per the hypothesis, would almost certainly have taken place prior to the 1546 will date in order for Thomas Ladd to have established the familial link for him to select Vincent as the overseer to his will. This means that Edward Whitefield had to have been born several years prior to the date of the will but was not named as an heir. So if Edward Whitefield was a grandson to Thomas, it seems probable he would be named in Thomas Ladd Srs.' will, but if related as a nephew then highly unlikely; after all Thomas Ladd Sr. had many nieces and nephews, by his brothers Stephen and John, but they are not in his will either. It is also worth noting that, by the hypothesis, Thomas Ladd Sr. would have had a double connection, by marriage, to Vincent Nethersole (VN1), i.e first as a brother-in-law, because Vincent was the husband of his sister Silvester (L1-1) and second, Vincent's brother Richard Nethersole, was Thomas Ladd's son-in-law, the husband of his daughter Silvester Ladd (L2-2). However, it should also be noted that by 1546, it is possible his daughter Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L2-2) may have been deceased. (See the will of Richard Nethersole). Thus, with the uncertainty of the event dates in this 1546 timeframe it is difficult to draw firm conclusions from this will of Thomas Ladd Sr. other than to say the text of the will is fully compatible with the asserted hypothesis, but offers little in the way of supplementary information.

Last will of Stephen Ladd, brother to Silvester Ladd (L1-1):

Last will of Alice Ladd, wife of Stephen Ladd (above) and sister-in-law of Silvester Ladd (L1-1):

  • 1556: The will of Alice (____) Gurney Ladd (first marriage to Gurney) was written on 1 July 1556. [7]. [11] No Vincent or other Nethersole cited in her will.

Last will of Nicholas Ladd, brother of Silvester Ladd (L1-1) and uncle of Silverster Ladd (L2-2):

  • 1558: The will of Nicolas Ladd of Elham, [12] makes no bequests to children, but rather only to non-direct-descendant relatives and workers. He identifies his brother as Steven Ladd, father of Robert Ladd; thus providing textual evidence to link him also as brother to Silvester Ladd (L1-1). Nicolas names Vincent Nethersole (VN1) as the overseer of his will; and calls him his cosen. This term cosen here likely invoking the meaning of a close kinsman, and if the assertion that his sister Silvester was the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), then Vincent would have been his brother-in-law and indeed a close kinsman. It is also worth noting that there is no other family-tree possibility for Nicholas Ladd to identify Vincent Nethersole (VN1) as a close kinsman. Indeed if it were his niece Silvester Ladd (L2-2), daughter of his brother Thomas, who had married Vincent Nethersole (VN1), it would then be a long stretch for Nicolas to identify Vincent as a close kinsman, whereas the brother-in-law relationship clearly fits exactly within the realm of what would normally and reasonably considered a close kinsman. Furthermore, if it was Silvester Ladd (L2-2), his niece who had married Vincent, it seems highly unlikely that Nicolas would have named Vincent Nethersole (VN1) as the overseer of his will. Thus, this will provides a strong confirmation of the hypothesis that Silvester Ladd (L1-1) was the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1). As with Thomas, it should also be noted that is clear that the cited overseer was Vincent Nethersole Sr. (VN1) as Vincent Jr. (VN2) was not born until after this will was written. (circa 1563).
  • The transcription of Nicholas Ladd's will by Frank Watt Tyler, ca. 1935, [13] also includes the following information not included in the Jeremy Stroud transcription (above): from the Nicholas Ladd will of 1558:
  • Lyminge land to Robert Ladd my brother Stephen's son.
  • to Godson Nicholas Ladd son of my Brother John...
  • to John Ladd son of my brother Thomas...
  • To Nicholas Nethersole, my bro Thomas dau. son ...
  • to Alexander Nethersole, next begotten...
  • These four bequests are the basis for the Frank Watt Tyler [6] and William Berry pedigrees [5] for Elizabeth/Sylvester Ladd, whom they identify as the daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr.; the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1); and the mother of Nicholas and Alexander Nethersole. However, a close examination of this will data reveals that this interpretation of the data in the will of Nicholas Ladd is at least partially incorrect. That is to say, that while the will of Silvester Nethersole (N1) does include a son Alexander, it does not include a son Nicholas. Therefore, while it may be tempting to jump to the conclusion that this daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr., mother of Nicholas and Alexander Nethersole, was the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), there are problems with this deduction. First, if these children were the sons of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), then why weren't his sons John and Vincent Nethersole (VN2) (the other two eldest of Vincent and Silvester Nethersole's (N1) sons) included in this bequest? Furthermore, if this unidentified female Ladd, daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr. was Silvester Nethersole (N1) whose children correlate perfectly with those identified for Vincent Nethersole (VN1) in the "Visitation of Kent," then why didn't Nicholas Ladd also offer a bequest to her eldest son Edward Whitefield? The answer is once again observer bias; it is an instinctive response to assume that because there is a common Alexander Nethersole name, that they are one and the same person. Once again it is necessary to assume the data in this will of Nicolas Ladd, the will of Silvester Nethersole (N1), and the pedigree of the Nethersole family in the "Visitation of Kent" are, in fact, all correct; and ask the question of how the family tree must be structured in order to make these seemingly conflicting data sets align such that the asserted family tree is in agreement with the data in all of these primary source documents? The answer is once again, that there must be two concurrent Silvester Ladd identities, and now also, two concurrent Alexander Nethersole identities. That is to say, Nicholas Ladd was making a bequest to Nicholas and Alexander Nethersole, the sons of Richard and Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L2-2); and NOT to Alexander Nethersole, the son of Vincent and Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L1-1). Furthermore, because sons Nicholas and Alexander Nethersole do not appear in the will of Richard Nethersole, it is nearly certain that they died prior to reaching adulthood. A quick examination of the children in these families provides ample, and irrefutable evidence that it was common practice for siblings in these families to duplicate Christian names such that cousins could and would have identical name identification. As a further consideration, it may be noted that Nicholas Ladd did not make a bequest to Silvester Nethersole (N2), the daughter of Richard and Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole, and a sister to heirs Nicolas and Alexander, creating a potential argument that Nicholas and Alexander were not their sons. However, the counter argument is that he did not make a bequest to any of the daughters of Vincent and Silvester (Ladd) (L1-1) of which one or more had been born prior to this 1588 date. Thus this will, despite and because of the identity overlap, provides a further basis of evidence which provides another strong argument for the asserted hypothesis.

Last will of Richard Nethersole, husband of Silvester Ladd (L2-2):

  • 1564: Richard Nethersole, identified as the husband of Silvester Ladd (L2-2), daughter of Thomas Ladd; and the father of Silvester (Nethersole) Philpott (N2) by Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole in the "Visitation of Kent," also authored an extant will. In his 9 Aug 1564 will [14] identifies, as heirs: wife Alice Nethersole, daughter Silvester Nethersole, daughter Enswound Nethersole, and, minor son, Vincent Nethersole (VN3). The probate court appoints wife Alice Nethersole, and daughter Silvester Philpott, wife of Sampson Philpott as administrators because son Vincent Nethersole (VN3), named as executor, was still a minor. Thus, the will of Richard Nethersole correlates perfectly with the Nethersole pedigree in the "Visitation of Kent," but identifies a different wife for Richard near the time of his decease. Therefore the will supplements the "Visitation" data in that it provides the further knowledge that his first wife, Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole, had died and Richard had married a second wife, Alice, with whom he had a son Vincent some time zero to twenty years prior to 2 Dec 1564; or stated a different way, the second marriage of Richard Nethersole probably did not occur until sometime in 1544 or thereafter.

Last will of Sampson Philpott, husband of Silvester Nethersole (N2):

  • 1568: Sampson Philpott. Last Will and Testament of Sampson Philpott. [15] HIs will names Sylvester Philpott, as his wife and provides a £50 inheritance to her. However, Sampson names a daughter, Mary Philpott, his one and only child named in the will, as an heir, and he grants custody of Mary to his mother, Rose Collard. This is very peculiar, why would Sampson grant custody of his daughter to his mother when is wife was still living? One reasonable guess in answer to this question is that Mary was not the daughter of Sylvester, but rather the offspring of an earlier marriage, and Sylvester and Mary were incompatible such that Sampson opted for his mother to be a more suitable caregiver to his daughter. No other children are named in the will, so it seems likely the marriage of Sampson and Sylvester was childless. Sampson names his brother Henry Philpott as primary heir and executor and his step father John Collard as overseer. This will paints a picture of a strained relationship with wife Sylvester (Nethersole) (N2), and no one surnamed Ladd nor Nethersole is to be found in Sampson's will, in stark contrast to the descendants of Vincent Nethersole (VN1). This will confirms the Richard Nethersole pedigree in the "Visitation of Kent," confirming the marriage of a Sylvester ____ to Sampson Philpott as recorded. The absence of any Nethersole acting as a witness or overseer to the will also concurs with and affirms the accuracy of the "Visitation" pedigree assertions that Sylvester (Nethersole) Philpot (N2) was the sole surviving child of Richard and Sylvester Nethersole, she was the namesake of her mother Sylvester Ladd, and she was not of the lineage of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) whose descendants, in contrast, were actively engaged in the legal affairs of their Ladd relatives.

Last Will of Agnes Mumbray, mother-in-law of Thomas Ladd Jr.:

  • 1573: Agnes Mumbray wife, mother of Elizabeth wife of Thomas Ladd Jr. Agnes Moombrey, wydow of Barham. [16] The will of Agnes Mumbray is dated 24 March 1572/3. A bequest is made to Silvester (Ladd) Barrett (abt.1553-) (discussed previously), daughter of her daughter Elizabeth (Mumbray) Ladd. Names son-in-law Thomas Ladd {Jr.} as sole Executor and Vyncent Nethersole as overseer of the will. Witnessed by John Nethersole. Vincent Nethersole Sr. (VN1) would have been about 63 years of age in 1573, thus it seems probable that the Vincent Nethsole named as overseer is Vincent Nethersole, Jr. (VN2) and witness John Nethersole, are the sons of Vincent Nethersole Sr. (VN1) Assuming her closest relationship to the named Nethersoles to be through her son-in-law Thomas Ladd Jr., then she has no blood relation to John and Vincent Nethersole (VN2) regardless of whether it was Silvester Ladd (L1-1) or Silvester Ladd (L2-2) who married Vincent Nethersole Sr. (VN1) Therefore, it would appear highly probable that John and Vincent Nethersole (VN2) were connected to the will of Agnes Mumbray based on the recommendation of her son-in-law Thomas Ladd Jr. who was (by the hypothesis) a first cousin to both men.

Last Will of Thomas Ladd Jr. nephew of Silvester Ladd (L1-1) and brother of Silvester Ladd (L2-2):

  • 1597: The Will of Thomas Ladd Jr., [17] nephew of Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L1-1), and brother to Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L2-2) authored a 20 Oct 1597 will in which he names John Nethersole (probable son of Vincent Nethersole Sr. (VN1)) as the writer, overseer, and witness to his will. Thomas Ladd Jr. calls John Nethersole his cousin; which aligns perfectly with the hypothesis that his aunt Silvester Ladd (L1-1) was the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) and the mother of John Nethersole and would affirm their relationship as first cousins, in the modern sense of he term, as John Nethersole and Thomas Ladd Jr. would have been the offspring of siblings. It is also worth noting that Thomas Ladd Jr. was the brother of Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole wife of Richard Nethersole, Vincent's brother, and that, by hypothesis, his sister was likely deceased up to fifty years prior to his death. In the alternate model where his it is his sister Silvester Ladd who is the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), the correlation of the will data to the model is also good but the term cousin would need to be applied using the broader sense meaning "close kinsman", which would certainly include the then implied uncle-nephew relationship. Thus, this content of this will conforms to either model, but is a somewhat better fit to the asserted hypothesis.

Last Will of Vincent Ladd, son of Thomas Ladd Jr.; great-nephew of Silvester Ladd (L1-1):

  • 1624: Vincent Lade, per the asserted hypothesis, is the great nephew of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) and Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole (L1-1and N1). The reason for the inclusion of his will in this essay is because his will demonstrates the enduring relationship, and naming conventions, of the Nethersole and Ladd family into the third generation. [https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~mrawson/genealogy/extr10.html#l The Last Will of Vincent Ladd" [18] son of Thomas Ladd Jr., and probable namesake of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), names John Nethersole as a witness. This John Nethersole is the probable grandson of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) for whom Vincent was named.

Summary

Based on the pedigree hypothesis asserted in this essay, the previously cited primary source record data compatibility is as follows:

  1. ) The Nethersole pedigree cited in "The Visitation of Kent" is largely correct; but requires a clarification that the sons of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) were NOT the offspring Jane Redwoode as identified in the pedigree; rather, they were the sons of Sylvester Ladd (L1-1). In addition, the second son given the duplicate name identification of Johannes in the "Visitation," would be correctly identified as Vincent Nethersole Jr. (VN2)
  2. ) All of the wills associated with this clan of Ladds and Nethersoles have been demonstrated to be fully compatible with the assertion that Vincent Nethersole (VN1) married Silvester Ladd (L1-1) as his second wife, and that Vincent Nethersole (VN1) was the second husband of Silvester Ladd (L1-1).

However, information in the secondary source records by William Berry and Frank Watt Tyler is less compatible with the hypothesis. The work of Berry stands as structurally correct and concurs with the hypothesis in this essay, but does requires a few clarifications and corrections; furthermore this pedigree has a strategic omission in that it does not identify the husband of Silvester Ladd (L1-1). On the other hand, Tyler's pedigree despite correctly deducing that Vincent Nethersole (VN1) married a Silvester Ladd as a second wife, fails to correctly identity this second wife as Silvester Ladd (L1-1). Lastly, it may also be noted that the Burke marriage assertion for Silvester Nethersole, daughter of Vincent Ladd, asserted to be the wife of Vincent Nethersole could not be for Vincent Nethersole (VN) and Silvester Ladd (L1-1), as she was born at least one generation too late.

  1. ) Berry's Ladd Pedigree:
    1. ) The daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr. identified as "Eliz. mar. ..... Nethersole", may be correctly expanded as Silvester Ladd (L2-2) (NOT Eliz.) married Richard Nethersole. Identification of sons Nicholas and Alexander remains unchanged, but the pedigree excludes daughter Silvester (Nethersole) Sampson (N2) as issue.
    2. ) Berry also identifies Silvester Ladd as the daughter of John Ladd, but omits identification of her husband. This is the Silvester Ladd (L1-1) whom married Vincent Nethersole Sr. (VN1)
  2. ) Tyler:
    1. ) Thomas Ladd Sr. Pedigree:
      1. ) Tyler Collection, image 176 of 236: he builds a tree based on the will of Nicholas Ladd. It conforms to the hypothesis considering that Tyler crossed out his initial assertion that Vincent Nethersole (VN1) was the husband of Silvester Ladd (L2-2) and also replaced the initial assertion of Christopher Nethersole as a son of Silvester Ladd (L2-2). The edited version shows ____ Nethersole married Sylvester Ladd and they were the parents of Nicholas and Alexander Nethersole; both changes fully in accordance with the will of Nicholas Ladd. Based on the analysis in this essay, ____ Nethersole can now be correctly identified as Richard Nethersole, and with that identification, this pedigree then stands as correct.
    2. ) Richard Nethersole Sr. Pedigree:
      1. ) However Tyler's Pedigree for the descendants of Richard Nethersole Sr. is structurally incorrect. In this pedigree, Tyler's analysis correctly identifies the second wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1) as a Sylvester Ladd; but then incorrectly identifies this second wife as Silvester Ladd (L2-2), daughter of Thomas of Barham. Also note that as a consequence of making an incorrect identification of the identity of the second wife of Vincent as Silvester Ladd (L2-2); Tyler then omits making any identification whatsoever of the wife of Vincent's brother Richard because application of the available marriage data from "The Visitation of Kent" would then cause his asserted pedigree to be self-conflicted.
  3. ) Watson:
    1. ) The Watson assertion that VN and SL were married, could not be for Silvester (Ladd) Nethersole N1, because the Silvester Ladd, daughter of Vincent, was not born until at least five years after this marriage. It is also known that this Silvester Ladd (L4-3) married a Paul Barrett, however that does not preclude her from having also married another Vincent Nethersole (VNX) identity, but no supporting evidence has been found to affirm this speculative possibility.

Conversely, if it were Silvester Ladd (L2-2), daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr., who was Silverster Nethersole (N1) the wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), then following primary source documents, must contain factual errors:

  1. ) The Visitation of Kent: The marriage of Silvester Ladd (L2-2) to Richard Nethersole cited in the "Visitation of Kent" cannot be correct.
  2. ) With this marriage structure, there is no explanation for the independent corroboration and one-to-one correlation of Silvester Nethersole (N2), daughter of Richard Nethersole, found in the will of Richard Nethersole and also in the "Visitation of Kent." Why would the daughter or Richard Nethersole have been named Silvester if her mother was Alice? Therefore, to accommodate a hypothetical marriage of Silvester Ladd (L2-2) to Vincent Nethersole (VN1), both of these sources would have to be in error, but with a hypothetical marriage of Silvester Ladd (L1-1) to Vincent Nethersole (VN1), these sources stand as factual, complimentary, and actually corroborate and support the assertions made in the other document.
  3. ) With this marriage structure, the will of Nicolas Ladd is inconsistent with the data in "The Visitation of Kent". Nicholas and Alexander Nethersole, are identified as the children of Silvester Nethersole (L2-2), daughter of Thomas Ladd Sr. If she had married Vincent Nethersole (VN1), and these were his children; then why weren't Edward Whitefield, John Nethersole, and Vincent Nethersole (VN2) (the sons named in the will of Silvester Nethersole (N1)) also named as heirs in the Will of Nicholas Ladd?
  4. ) Note that all of the errors in "Visitation of Kent" pedigree cited for the hypothetical marriage to Silvester (L1-1) (noted above) also apply equally if Vincent had instead married Silvester Ladd (L2-2)

A genealogical pedigree assembled in a secondary record, i.e. the work of Berry, Tyler, or the author of this essay, is the simply the conclusion the authors derived from data analysis. 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.

The assertion made in the hypothesis may now be expanded with supplemental information collected in the cross correlation of information sources as follows:

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.

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 ____.

Conclusion

Therefore, it may be concluded that the aggregate of evidence corroborates and indeed provides a robust proof that it was indeed Silvester Ladd (L1-1), daughter of John Ladd, who was the second wife of Vincent Nethersole (VN1), and Silvester Nethersole (N1) the author of the 1587 will.

Research Notes

  1. ) Indices for the transcribed wills of Kent County, England archived at RootsWeb may be accessed as follows: Rootsweb: index of Kent, England wills surnames starting with L. Rootsweb: index of Kent, England wills surnames starting With N (Nethersole)
  2. ) Ancestry.com provides a search engine for The Tyler Collection; at Tyler Search Index to Kent County Wills. and Tyler Index to Kent County Wills. Collection of Wills abstracted from Primary Documents by Tyler. Note that a paid up subscription is required for access to this search page.
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Postscript

Subsequent to releasing this essay for public viewing, the family structure of the Wikitree profiles for all of the individuals cited in this essay have been reorganized to conform the pedigree conclusion of this essay.

Bibliography

  1. ↑ Nethersole, Silvester; Last Will and Testament of Silvester Nethersole (N1); Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury; PRC/17/47/126. Index of Canterbury Probate Records 1936-1858. Transcribed by Jeremy Stroud from a copy of the original document obtained from The Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone, Kent, England.
  2. ↑ Rev. Christopher Hayes Wilke, Rector of Kingston, Kent; The parish registers of S. Giles, Kingston. Baptisms, 1558-1812. Marriages, 1558-1837. Burials, 1558-1812; The Book of Baptizings, Maryages, and Burials of the Parishe of Kingestone in Kent 1558. page 4.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Philipot, John; The Visitation of Kent, Taken in the Years 1619-1621; London, 1898.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Watson, Thomas; The English Baronetage: Containing A Genealogical History and Historical Account of all of the English Baronets, now existing, etc, etc, Vol IV.; Printed at the Three Dagges and Queen's Head, St. Durstan's Church, Fleet St., 1741. Public Domain.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Berry, William; County genealogies : pedigrees of the families of the County of Kent; published by Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, Paternoster-Row 1830.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Kent, England, Tyler Index to Wills, 1460-1882 [Ancestry.com database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Frank Watt Tyler. The Tyler Collection, Notebook: Ladd; Notebook Number: 702. Canterbury, Kent, England: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. 71 Volumes. Common Terminology for Probates and Will Records.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Alice Gurney Ladd; Last will and Testament of Alice Ladd widow of Stephen Ladd late of Lymynge; Consistory Court of Canterbury, PRC/32/26/125b, Probate 1556] dated 1 July 1556. Transcription by Jeremy Stroud
  8. ↑ John Ladd of Elham;Tyler Collection: Will of John Ladd of Elham; Jeremy Stroud Transcription of John Ladd will; Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, PRC/17/17/352a/b, Probate 9 May 1528.
  9. ↑ John Redhode (Redwood) Last Will of John Redhode (Redwood),
  10. ↑ Will of Thomas Ladd, of Barham, Kent; Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury PRC/17/25/45c. Dated 30th May 1546.
  11. ↑ Will of Alice Gurney Ladd, Ancestry.com; Image
  12. ↑ Nicholas Ladd; Will of Nicholas Ladd of Elham, Kent; Dated 8 Dec 1558; PRC/17/31/143.
  13. ↑ Frank Watt Tyler; Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Ladd; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Wills, 1460-1882 (Ancestry.com. database on-line). Provo, UT, USA. The Tyler Collection. Canterbury, Kent, England: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. 71 Volumes. Common Terminology for Probates and Will Records. Image
  14. ↑ Richard Nethersole, Transcription abstract of the will of Richard Nethersole of Wymyngwold; Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury, PRC/17/38/83, Probate 2 Dec 1564.
  15. ↑ Philpott, Sampson; Last Will and Testament of Sampson Philpott; Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury PRC17/40/293
  16. ↑ Last Will and Testament of Agnes Moombrey, wydow of Barham.
  17. ↑ Tyler, Frank Watt; The Tyler Collection, #41; Canterbury, Kent, England: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies. 71 Volumes. Kent, England, Tyler Index to Wills, 1460-1882 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Tyler Search Index to Kent County Wills. Tyler Index to Kent County Wills. Collection of Wills abstracted from Primary Documents by Tyler. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors
  18. ↑ Ladd, Vincent; The Last Will of Vincent Ladd;" Archdeaconry Court of Canterbury PRC/17/66/119.




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The Visitation of Kent: taken in the years 1619-1621.
The Visitation of Kent: taken in the years 1619-1621.
The Visitation of Kent: taken in the years 1619-1621
The Visitation of Kent: taken in the years 1619-1621
Berry Pedigree of the John Ladd Family
Berry Pedigree of the John Ladd Family
Pedigree of the Richard Nethersole Family
Pedigree of the Richard Nethersole Family
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