Thomas Withers Sr. (1563 - 1624)

Born 21 Nov 1563 in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Joan (Nash) Withers — married 1590 in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England

Descendants

Died Jun 1624 at age 60 in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England

Biography

1 1-Thomas WITHERS;1545 -1624; Bishop Cannings; church Warden in 1608^[1] The Will of Thomas Withers, the Elder; of Bishop Cannings, Wilts, Yeoman; dated 4-22-1624; Prerogative Court of Canterbury^[2]

I give to the poor of Bishops Cannings 20sh;

to my daughter Susan's, children 5p (pounds);

to my daughter Bridget's children 4p;

to Joan HISCOCKE's children 3p; (all to be paid 1 year after my decease);

to Edward WITHERS son of my son Edward WITHERS 40p to be paid at 10 years of age & to be put to his best use by my executor until he comes to 21 years of age;

to Mary SINGER's children 20sh a piece (same conditions);

to my son Thomas WITHERS his daughter Marie 10p;

to Thomas STEVENS my son in law 10p;

to my son Robert WITHERS my best mare;

to Jone my wife a featherbed with all that belongeth to him, which is now in her chamber I give her house room in her chamber & other parts of the house sufficient for her residing the aforesaid time, also corn to find her bread & wood to make her fire sufficient during my executor's will; also 40sh to buy her other provision & 1 coffer of her choice & 1 cow the best there remaineth & my executor shall find her groass and fodder during my executor's year;

to Thomas WITHERS my son Thomas his son, a score of sheep within a year after my decease, rather to keep until come to understanding;

to Thomas STEVENS his children 12 bushells of wheat & 4 of barley;

to Robert WITHERS my son a quarter of wheat;

all residue of my goods to Thomas WITHERS & he to be sole executor; my friends Wm NASH & Arthur SLOPER to be my overseers.

Its possible Joan HISCOCKE & Mary SINGER are his married daughters; but he does not specifically refer to them as his daughter(s) as he does with his other children; Joan/Jone, wife of Thomas Withers, the Elder, refers to John Hiscocke as her brother-n-law, in her will

Thomas Wither is the son of William Withers and Isabel Smith; born about November 21, 1545, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England; and died 22 APR 1624, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England.^[3]​​

Thomas married Joan Nash (1565-1631) and had 11 children^[4]

1. Mary Withers; 1578–Deceased
2. Thomas Withers; 1578–1668
3. Susan Withers; 1579–1623
4. Margery Withers; 1582–Deceased
5. Edward Withers; 1588–1623
6. Joane Withers; 1591–1633
7. Bridget Withers; 1593–1626^[5]
8. Anne Withers; 1598–Deceased
9. John Withers; 1600–1728
10. Alice Withers; 1604–1616
11. Mary M Withers; 1604–1667

• Thomas married Joan Nash about 1590 in Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire County, England.

• They were the parents of: Bridgett (Withers) Steevens 1593 - 1626 ^[6]

• Thomas and Joan was buried at St Mary the Virgin Churchyard in Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108669109/_

Sources

1. ↑ (PCC 114 Byrde); cited by Kit Withers; who has done extensive research on the Withers Family; http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~kitwithers/genealogy/withers/withers.html
2. ↑ PCC 114 Byrde-Will Proved; Heddington, Wiltshire, England; cited from: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYH3-89D
3. ↑ Thomas Withers; 21 November 1563 – 22 April 1624 •LYH3-89D; Male: Birth; 21 November 1563, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England; Christening; 21 Nov 1563, Heddington, Wiltshire, England; Death; 22 APR 1624, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England; Occupation 1608; Church Warden; retrieved from: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYH3-89D
4. ↑ T. Withers LYH3-89D; familysearch.org; shows birth-year for Thomas as 1563
5. ↑ Pg 66; Registers of Bishop Cannings
6. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107672872/bridgett-steevens

• Parry, Joseph Henry (1906)The Registers of Bishop Cannings, Wiltshire 1591-1811; Gazette Printing Works. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Collection. https://ia800209.us.archive.org/16/items/registersofbisho00bish/registersofbisho00bish.pdf

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; FamilySearch.org online database for Thomas Withers; 21 November 1563 – 22 April 1624 • LYH3-89D; Male; Birth; 21 November 1563, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England; Christening; 21 Nov 1563, Heddington, Wiltshire, England; Death; 22 APR 1624, Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England; Occupation; 1608, church Warden, Bishops Cannings Wiltshire England; Will: 2 December 1624;

• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J35R-YM1 : accessed 01 Aug 2014), Thomas Withers, 21 Nov 1563; citing Heddington, Wiltshire, England, reference 2:QQWB7M; FHL microfilm 1279349.

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2232297&GRid=108669109&