Taylor Wills from Bradford

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Surname/tag: Taylor

Contents 1 Taylor of Bradford Wills 1.1 Christopher Tailer 1598 1.2 Alice Taylor 1598 1.3 Elizabeth Tailer 1605 1.4 Thomas Taylor 1618 1.5 Samuel Tailor 1625

Taylor of Bradford Wills

Index entries:

• 30 Mar 1598 Tailer, Christopher, V. of Bradford, 7 Oct 1596. C.W. 26. 31:131. York Chancery Court
• 30 Mar 1598 Taylour, Alice, wid. of Christopher T., clerk, late vicar of Bradford, May 18, 1597. 27:228
• 14 Feb 1605 Tailer, Elizabeth, daughter of James T., Bradford, deceased, Dec 7, 1605. 29:778
• 4 Mar 1618 Taylor, Thomas, Bradford, yeoman, Dec 1, 1618. 35:297
• 2 Aug 1625 Tailor, Samuell, Bradford, May 10, 1624. 38:526

Christopher Tailer 1598

John James, Continuation & Additions to the History of Bradford and its Parish, (London: Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer; 1866) p. 160; images, Google Books (https://books.google.com/ : accessed 27 May 2023).

• Dated 7 September 1596
• Christopher Tailer, vicar of Bradford
• Alice, wife
• Nathaniel Tailer, son
• Mary, daughter
• Hester, daughter
• Alice, daughter
• Mr Edward Maud
• Robert More, clerk
• Joseph Haworth, his curate
• John Bakes, servant
• Ann Garforth
• Wife Alice is residual legatee and guardian of his daughters Alice and Hester
• Edward Maud and Robert More, clerk, are executors
• Henry Bannister, Richard Smith, William Halstead, schoolmaster, Thomas Tailer, Thomas Ledgerd, Thomas Sharp, the elder, and Thomas Sharp, the younger, are supervisors
• Witnesses: Edward Maud, William Halstead, Thomas Ledgerd, Thomas Tailer, Joseph Haworth and Samuel Tailer
• Proved in the Chancery Court of York, 30 March 1598 by Mary Tailer, daughter, (Alice the wife being dead)

Alice Taylor 1598

Exchequer Court of York, Registered copies v. 27 (cont.) 1597-1599, fol. 228 recto, will of Alice TAYLOR of Bradford, proved 30 March 1598; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 27 May 2023) DGS no. 8044163, image 139 of 693 (can be viewed at FamilySearch Centres and Affiliate Libraries).

• Dated 18 May 1597
• "Allice Taylor widdow late wife of Christofer Taylor clarke late vicar of the p[ar]rish church of Bradford deceased"
• Nathaniell Taylor, son
• Allice Taylor, daughter
• Marie Taylor, daughter
• Hester Taylor, youngest daughter
• Caleb Kempe, vicar of Bradford, owed testatrix money
• Thomas Moyser, nephew of her husband, Christopher Taylor
• Children listed in this order: Nathaniell, Marie, Allice, Hester
• Grace, her sister
• Martha, daughter, wife of Thomas Sharpe
• Daughter Marie was residual legatee and executrix
• William Hallstead, schoolmaster of Bradford, supervisor
• Joseph Haworth, clerk, supervisor
• Thomas Taylor, supervisor
• Thomas Ledgerd, supervisor
• Witnesses: William Hallstead, Joseph Haworth, Thomas Taylor and others
• Proved in the Exchequer Court of York, 30 March 1598

Elizabeth Tailer 1605

Exchequer Court of York, Registered copies v. 29 (cont.) 1603-1605, fol. 778 verso, will of Elizabeth TAILER of Bradford, proved 14 February 1605/6; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 27 May 2023) DGS no. 8044167, image 598 of 638 (can be viewed at FamilySearch Centres and Affiliate Libraries).

• Dated 7 December 1605
• "Elizabeth Tailer youngest daughter of James Tailer late of Bradford in the county of yorke deceased"
• Joseph Haworth, clerk, vicar of Batley, owed her money
• George Thurgurland of Lile, gent, owed her money
• Elizabeth Lowden, daughter of Anne Birkhead, deceased, late the wife of Bryan Birkhead and sister of the testatrix
• Joseph Akehead and Jonas Akehead, sons of William Akehead of Bradford
• Thomas Tailer, brother
• Agnes Fearnley, late wife of Lionell Fearnley, deceased, sister of the testatrix, is residual legatee and executrix
• Her brother Thomas Tailer and Barnerd Dawson are supervisors
• Witnesses: the said Thomas Tailer, Susan Fearnley, Isabell Fearnley and others
• Proved in the Exchequer Court of York, 14 February 1605/6

Thomas Taylor 1618

Exchequer Court of York, Registered copies v. 35 1618-1619, fol. 297 recto, will of Thomas TAYLOR of Bradford, proved 4 March 1618/9; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 27 May 2023) DGS no. 8044177, image 374 of 732 (can be viewed at FamilySearch Centres and Affiliate Libraries).

• Dated 1 December 1618
• "Thomas Taylor of Bradford in the Countie and Dioces of Yorke Yeoman"
• Requests to be buried in the North Alley of Bradford parish church, near his late wife, Effam
• Zachary Taylor, clerk, younger son
• Samuell Taylor, eldest son
• Elizabeth Bogg, son's servant
• William Hillhouse, son's servant
• Son Samuel is residual legatee and executor
• John Okell, clerk, vicar of Bradford, William Halstead, schoolmaster and Thomas Cooke are supervisors
• Witnesses: John Okell, William Halstead, Thomas Cooke, Thomas Wilson, Jerimie Horton
• Proved in the Exchequer Court of York, 4 March 1618/9

Samuel Tailor 1625

Exchequer Court of York, Registered copies v. 38 (cont.) 1624-1625, fol. 526 recto, will of Samuel TAILOR of Bradford, proved [2 August 1625]; images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 27 May 2023) DGS no. 8044278, image 312 of 427 (can be viewed at FamilySearch Centres and Affiliate Libraries).

• Dated 10 May 1624
• "Samuell Tailor of Bradford"
• Requests to be buried in the North Alley of Bradford parish church, near his deceased wife, father, and son
• Hester, wife
• John Okell, clerk, vicar of Bradford and John Midgely of CLayton, Master of Arts; to be trustees of some of testator's properties upon his death
• James Jowett, Richard Bynnes and John Smith alias Barker, occupiers of testator's property in Bradford
• Nathaniell Jowett and Christopher Lambe, occupiers of testator's property in Bradford
• Robert Holt, occupier of testator's property in Bradford
• Joel Tailor, second son
• Ezra Tailor, third son
• David Tailor, fourth and youngest son
• John Clerkeson, Christopher Rycroft, Richard Waller, Roberte Short and Jennett Sugden, occupiers of testator's property in Bradford
• William Wybill and William Savage, gentleman, occupiers of testator's property in Petergate, City of York
• John Jowett, deceased, former occupier; Roberte Jowett is now the occupier of testator's property in Bradford
• Jeremie Horton, occupier of testator's property in Bradford
• Faith Tailor, daughter
• Thomas Hustler, occupier of testator's property in Bradford
• John Ferrar, William Lister, James Smith alias Allan and William Bailie, occupiers of testator's property in Bradford
• Thomas Ellis the younger and Ann Ellis, occupiers of testator's property in Bradford
• William Wood, occupier of testator's property in Bradford
• Jonas Fearneley, occupier of testator's property in Bradford
• Roberte Walshe and William Shackleton, occupiers of testator's property in Bradford
• Zacharie Tailor, clerk, brother
• Sara Judson, sister
• Ann Fenwicke, sister
• Faith Tailor, daughter, is residual legatee and joint executrix with testator's wife, Hester
• John Okell, clerk, nephew Josua Cooke and Roberte Clerkson to be supervisors
• Witnesses: John Fearneley, Roberte Clarkson, John Parkinson, Thomas Croft
• No probate statement in register [but calendar states 2 August 1625]