The Will of John Baber from 1527
The Earliest Ancestor Recorded in Our Current Family Trees
JOHN
BABYR, of Chew Stoke, Somerset.
Husbandman. (Family pedigree
starts here)
1527 January 7th.
In the name of God Amen. The 7th day of
January in the year of our Lord God a thousand, five hundred, twenty &
seven.
I JOHN Babyr of Chew Stoke,
Husbandman of good mind and whole remembrance make my testament in
manner as follows:
First I give and bequeath my soul to
Almighty God my body to be buried in the parish church of Chew in the
middle of the alley (aisle) of the church before the high cross.
Item: I give and bequeath to the
mother church of Wells l2d.
Item: I give and bequeath to the
parish church of Chew 6/8d.
Item: I give and bequeath to the
chapel of our Lady of Chew 3/4d.
Item: I give and bequeath to the
church of Stoke 3/4d.
Item: I give and bequeath to the
parish church of Winford 20d.
Item: I give and bequeath to the
church of Nempnett 20d.
Item: I give and bequeath to Sir John
Barry, my ghostly father 3/4d.
The residue of all my goods not
bequeathed to ISABELL, my wife and to JOHN my youngest son which I
make mine executors that they shall fulfil my testament and my last
will and also that they shall evenly depart all my debts, goods and
cattles as well within doors as without equally between them both,
except mine own chamber with all manner of goods containing within the
same which I give and bequeath to the said ISABELL, my wife and to
this present testament making being witnesses Sir John Barry, parson
there. Sir William Jonyes, Robert Keyste. Thomas Buck with many
others.
Proved 14th February, 1527. (Porsch
28)
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from Records.

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