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Bridget (Yonge) Wyllys (bef. 1583 - bef. 1629)

Bridget Wyllys formerly Yonge aka Willis
Born before in Shropshire, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Sister of [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 2 Nov 1609 in Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire, Englandmap
Descendants descendants
Died before at about age 45 in Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, Englandmap
Profile last modified | Created 14 May 2020
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Biography

Bridget was the daughter of William Yonge and his second wife Mary Bonner.[1][2][3][4] Her father died in December 1583[1][2] so she was probably born before that.

Bridget is mentioned as "daughter-in-law", meaning stepdaughter, of Thomas Combe, her mother's second husband, in Thomas's 1608 will. In this he left her £100 to be paid within a year if his death plus a further £150 within a year of her marriage.[3]

On 2 November 1609 Bridget married George Wyllys at Holy Trinity, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire.[1][2] His surname is spelt "Wills" in the parish register entry.[3] They had the following children:

Bridget was buried at Fenny Compton, Warwickshire on 11 March 1629,[1][2][3] with the parish register describing her as wife of George Wyllys.[7]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. IV, pp. 387-388, WYLLYS 16, Google Books
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. V, p. 431, WYLLYS 21
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 A Descendant. The First Wife of Governor Willys of Connecticut, and Her Family, New England Historical and Genealogical Register (Boston, Mass.:New England Historic Genealogical Society), Vol. 53, 1899, pp. 217-24, Internet Archive
  4. George Glazebrook and John Paul Rylands (editors). The Visitation of Shropshire taken in the Year 1623..., with additions...., Part II, Harleian Society, Vol. XXIX, 1889, p. 519, Internet Archive
  5. 5.0 5.1 Camden, William. The Visitation of the county of Warwick in the year 1619. Taken by William Camden, Clarenceaux king of arms, Harleian Society, Vol. XII, London: 1877, p. 311, Google Books
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Talcott, Mary K. The Wyllys Family of Connecticut. New England Historical and Genealogical Register 37:33. (1883)
  7. Warwickshire County Record Office, ref. DR0103/1, transcript at FindMyPast
  • Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
  • Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was revised for the Magna Carta project by Michael Cayley on 31 March 2021 and approved 5 Apr 2021 by Thiessen-117.
Bridget (Yonge) Wyllys appears in Magna Carta Ancestry in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Amy Wyllys to Magna Carta Surety Baron Saher de Quincy (vol. IV, pages 386-388 WYLLYS) that was badged by the Magna Carta Project on 7 Apr 2021. Bridget (Yonge) Wyllys is also in a trail between Gateway Amy Wyllys and surety baron Henry de Bohun that was badged by the Project 11 Apr 2021. Both trails are set out in the Magna Carta Trails section, below.
See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Magna Carta Trails

Badged 7 April 2021 Richardson-documented trail to Quincy (MCA IV:386-388 WYLLYS):
Gateway Ancestor Amy Wyllys (badged 2021/100% 5-star)
1. Amy was the daughter of Bridget Yonge (badged 2021)
2. Bridget was the daughter of William Yonge (badged 2021)
3. William was the son of John Yonge (badged 2021)
4. John was the son of Anne Charlton (badged 2021)
5. Annes was the daughter of Richard Charlton (badged/100% 5-star)
6. Richard was the son of Robert Charlton (badged/100% 5-star)
7. Robert was the son of Thomas Charlton (badged/100% 5-star)
8. Thomas was the son of Anne de Charlton (badged/100% 5-star)
9. Anne was the daughter of Thomas de Charlton (badged/100% 5-star)
10. Thomas was the son of Alan Charlton (badged/100% 5-star)
11. Alan was the son of Ellen la Zouche (badged/100% 5-star)
12. Ellen was the daughter of Alan la Zouche (badged/100% 5-star)
13. Alan was the son of Roger la Zouche (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Roger was the son of Ellen de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)
15. Ellen was the daughter of Roger de Quincy (badged/100% 5-star)
16. Roger was the son of Magna Carta Surety Saher de Quincy
Badged trail to Bohun (11 Apr 2021):
4. John Yonge is the son of Francis Yonge (badged Apr 2021)
5. Francis is the son of Margaret Eyton (badged Apr 2021)
6. Margaret is the daughter of Katherine Talbot (badged Apr 2021)
7. Katherine is the daughter of John Talbot (badged Apr 2021)
8. John is the son of Richard Talbot (badged Jan 2021)
9. Richard is the son of Pernel Butler (badged Jan 2021)
10. Pernel is the daughter of Eleanor de Bohun (badged Apr 2021)
11. Eleanor is the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun (badged/100% 5-star)
12. Humphrey is the son of Humphrey de Bohun (badged/100% 5-star)
13. Humphrey is the son of Humphrey de Bohun (badged/100% 5-star)
14. Humphrey is the son of Humphrey de Bohun (badged/100% 5-star)
15. Humphrey is the son of Magna Carta Surety Henry de Bohun




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Young-10175 and Yonge-121 appear to represent the same person because: Thank you PGM team for agreeing to merge this duplicate Bridget Young, who until today was erroneously married to Richard Willis, her brother in law. All primary relationships to Young-10175 have been severed. Thanks Jo Fitz-Henry-9
posted by Jo Fitz-Henry
Thank you, Jo. I have completed the merge.
posted by Michael Cayley
Using this as a workspace.

See the comment here by Helen Ford on the 2020 G2G, "I don't know of a Kingston Hall in Dorset where this lady was apparently born so any source would be helpful."

There is a Kingston Hall in Nottinghamshire, but that is more than 100 miles from Cambridge.

One of probably many Internet family files reporting marriage of Richard Willis and Bridget Young. See Sam Sloan's Big Combined Family Trees. This reports Richard-Bridget the parents of George WYLLYS was born in 1611 in Tenny Compton, Warwickshire, England. Might this be of help in determining where the confusion begins?

posted on Young-10175 (merged) by GeneJ X
edited by GeneJ X
Thanks for finding the "Sam Sloan" website Gene - it will certainly be something for the Magna Carta Project to watch out for after this profile is merged with their proper version.

Jo

posted on Young-10175 (merged) by Jo Fitz-Henry
edited by Jo Fitz-Henry
The current conundrum is a good lesson on why we ask folks not to create Pre-1700 profile without reliable sources.

As a reminder to those who wander by--see the Pre-1700 WikiTree help page for "Cite Reliable Sources."

posted on Young-10175 (merged) by GeneJ X
Bridget Yonge Wyllys

BIRTH 25 Aug 1583 Edgmond, Telford and Wrekin Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England DEATH 11 Mar 1629 (aged 45) Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England BURIAL St Peter and St Clare Churchyard, Fenny Compton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #155759632

posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack
Thanks. The FindAGrave entry is unfortunately not a reliable source. As so often it is just what someone has uploaded, not information from a grave. The birthplace does not make sense for someone of this period, and we cannot trust the birth date in it. The death date given on FindAGrave is, according to more reliable sources, including a parish register burial record, the burial date.
posted by Michael Cayley
edited by Michael Cayley
I plan soon to review and update this profile on behalf of the Magna Carta Project.
posted by Michael Cayley
I have now done the main work I intend on tis profile. If anyone spots any typos etc, please either correct them or message me. Thanks!
posted by Michael Cayley
Yonge-121 and Young-8395 appear to represent the same person because: Merging unsourced into sourced. Same parents and husband.
posted on Young-8395 (merged) by Elizabeth (Greet) Viney
update - merge completed

in the proposed merge with Yonge-121... looks like Yonge is the better choice for spelling this person's LNAB (last name at birth). I've protected that profile to facilitate the merge of this one into that one. Please let me know if you have evidence that the LNAB for Bridget should be Young.

Thanks!

posted on Young-8395 (merged) by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
edited by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
This profile is in a Richardson-documented trail from Gateway Ancestor Amy Wyllys to surety baron Saher de Quincy. I will soon be adding the Magna Carta Project as a co-manager of the profile and will be adding a project box and project section to the bio. Thanks!
posted on Young-8395 (merged) by Traci Thiessen
Source: Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, in 5 vols. (Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013). See vol. V, page 431.

Bridget Yonge, married, George Wyllys (or Willis), he was born about 1590-1. They had one son, George, and three daughters, Mary, Hester, and Amy. His wife, Bridget, was buried 11 March 1629. He married 2nd, Mary Smith, daughter of Francis Smith, by his wife, Alice. The had one son, Samuel. He immigrated to New England.

Thank you!

posted on Young-8395 (merged) by Bettye (Holland) Carroll
Hi! The Magna Carta project has identified this profile as on a 'trail' from Gateway Ancestor Amy Pynchon to Surety Baron Henry de Bohun. We will be developing this profile in line with project guidelines. (See Base Camp, contact person Anderson-35092)
posted on Young-8395 (merged) by Robin Anderson

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