GLOUCESTERSHIRE PROBATE RECORDS
WILLS 1636 - 1650
for Cromhall, Rangeworthy, Tytherington & Wickwar
Contact: Leslie Mahler
Complete Documents can be seen on L.D.S. Film #0091406 thru to #0091413 obtainable at your local L.D.S. Family History Library.
The modern index to Gloucestershire Wills lists several instances of Wills in the late 1640's period being missing. Yet as will be seen from some of the annotations below, Leslie's search of the microfilms of available Wills has discovered this is happily not the case.
1636
BERRY, John - Tytherington childr Jn, Mary, Elnr, Joan, Sarah, Sam & Obadiah; Joan dtr of Margt Pickard; wife Edith exec NORTON, William - Tytherington, gent dtr Judith wife of Geo Roach & their childr Lionel & Mary; son Wlm & his son Jn; childr Mary & Jn; execs wife Anne & son Wlm; overs bro Rob N, gent & Wlm Bushell of city of Wells, gent TOMES, Thomas, senr - Wickwar, yeo dtrs Martha & Mary; dtr Anne wife of Thos Hankerne & their son Thos; dtr Eliz wife of Jn Machin & their childr Sara & Rich; kinsman Alex Tomes of Ingleston; Phil Wirryatt; son Thos exec; overs bro in law Alex Dorney, son in law Jn Machin & kinsman Jn Cam senr1637
SHIELDE, Edith - Stidcote, Tytherington sons Henry & Wlm S; dtr Joan wife of Sam Bull; late husb Henry Shield; grandsons Wlm Higgins & Edward Bull; execs son Rowland Higgins & son in law Sam Bull STOCKE, Katherine - Wickwar dtr Agn Tanner & her son Rich T; dtr Alice Bishop; grandtr Sara Bishop; Jane & Sara Chamnyes; Henry Tanner; Agn dtr of Rich Stocke of Charfield; Andrew Wimbold; Kath dtr of Alice Crome; childr of Jn Stock; son in law Jn Paine & his son Jn; dtr in law Agn Stock; sons in law Edmund Tanner, Edmund Chamneys, Jn Paine & Thos Bishop; Elnr Stock; exec dtr Margt Stock1638
BUBB, Maud - Wickwar Eliz & Rob childr of Jn Coll of Yate; Rob, Wlm, Roger, Eliz & Alice childr of Bartholomew Marrick; maid Frances Fowler; exec dtr Eliz wife of Bartholomew Marrick of Chipping Sodbury; overs Martin Nell of Yate & son in law Bartholomew Marrick DIMERY, John - Cromhall, yeo son Thos, his wife & their childr Jn & Mary; son Jn & his wife; son Wlm & his 2 dtrs; Susanna Barnard, Jn Mason, Rich Daniell, Bridget Dimery, Joan Alder, Kath Grumage, Thos Hickes of the Heath, Kath Goodcheap, Mary Hicks, Wlm Grayle, Alice Carle & Cicely Crome; exec son Rob; overs Wlm Pullen of Tytherington & Brice Webb FOBES, Eleanor - Wickwar, widow Cicely wife of Thos Dracott; Eliz wife of Wlm Crome; Joan wife of Rob Cole; Joan wife of Thos Ford; Thos Ford & his dtrs Eliz Jedy & Joan & Sara Ford; Eliz dtr of Rob Fobbs; Mary dtr of Eward Fobbs; Joan dtr of Wlm Norton; Sara dtr of Wlm Crome; Dorothy dtr of Rob Cole; Margt wife of Jn Ford; Wlm Norton, Jn Cole, Rich Rousell & Jn Ford; execs / overs Rob Cole & Jn Stocke PRATT, Abraham - Rangeworthy son Sam; son Jn & his dtr Joan; son Wlm & his childr; execs childr Jn, Isaac, Martha & Anne SIMS, Agnes - Wickwar (supposedly misfiled in 1626/ not found) WOODWARD alias POTTER, Richard - Rangeworthy son Giles; wife; son Jn exec; overs Jn Hobbs senr & Jn Hooper1639
HOLLWAY, Martha - Itchington, Tytherington, widow Frances dtr of Wlm Holway; Elnr dtr of Rich Hickes; Edward Holway & his childr Wlm, Susannah & Jn; Mary wife of Jn Collimore; Judith wife of Wlm Holway; Peter son of Jms Beggood; Martha dtr of Joan Parsloe; dtr Joan exec; overs Wlm Pullin & Edward Leeg HOLWELL, Henry, senr - Wickwar, taylor childr Wlm, Joan & Henry; wife Alice exec PICKE, Thomas - Cromhall childr Thos, Joan, Ann & Jn; Joan, Eliz & Agn Hooper; wife Agn exec; overs father in law Rich Stock & Rob Pick PICKE, William - Cromhall, limeburner childr Jn, Wlm, Joseph, Rich & Mary; dtr Margt wife of Jn Houlder & their dtrs Mary & Sara; wife Cicely exec; overs bro Rob P & son Rob P WALKER, Anthony - Wickwar, cordiner dtrs Martha & Mary; wife Cath exec; overs Alex Dorney & Thos Adey of Wickwar WALKER, Mary - Wickwar, widow son Jn, Rowland & Anthony; kinswmn Mary wife of Edward Collins; cousin Matt & Sara childr of Edward Collins; cousins Thos, Jn, Joan, Sara & Eliz, childr of Matt Walker; cousins Mary & Thos childr of Jn Walker; Eliz & Alice dtrs of Rowland Walker; cousins Mary & Martha dtrs of Anthony Walker; dtr Susan Walker; Joan, Kath & Eliz dtrs of Thos Walker; dtr Kath Peare & her dtr Anne; son Matt W exec; overs Tobias Higgins, parson & Rob Webb1640
BARNES, Thomas - Whiteild, Cromhall, yeo dtr Alice Roberts & her 2 childr; dtr Susanna Lynnett & her childr Giles & Margt; supposed dtr Mary Adlam; Wlm Pearce; wife Eliz exec; overs Morgan Hickes & Nicholas Stinchcombe of Tortworth COMPIRE, Alice - Wickwar grandtrs Eliz & Mathew, dtrs of Jn Tomes; bros Jn, Rob, Jms & Wlm Wimbery; bro Chris Wimbery & his wife Eliz; sis Jane Hathway; sis Ann Browne; grandson Jn Sylcok; exec- grandtr Mary wife of Jn Sylcoke; overs Rich Powell, rector of Charfield & Rob Compeir of Hylsly in Hawkesbey JOANES, Thomas - Rangeworthy, shoemaker dtr Elnr & her childr Jn, Dan, Sara & Giles Ridly & 2 others; dtr Eliz & her childr Ellen, Eliz, Sara & Mary Hobbes; dtr Joan exec; overs bros Wlm & Jn Joanes1641
ATWELLS, John, senr - Cromhall svts Wlm Capre & Margt Peirce; sons svt Edmund Clerk; Joan Harmer & Ruth Lawrence; grandson Jn son of Edward Atwells; cousin Thos Hickes; land in Tortworth to son Jn & his childr Rich, Jn & Anne; dtr in law Edith Atwells; wife Anne exec; overs Wlm Edwards of Alveston, Thos Hicks senr, Brice Webb & son Jn HOOPER, William - Rangeworthy wife Alice; childr Thos, Wlm & Eliz; overs Wlm Dole & Sam Pratt PROUTT, Arthur - Wickwar, yeo kinswmn Eliz Grove; childr of bro Rob; sis Mary Shipman & her son Henry; mother Margt Proutt exec; overs Tobias Higgins, minister & Mr Wlm Mayo of Charfield SHEARMAN, Thomas - Rangeworthy, husb childr Rob, Joan & Eliz; execs wife Eliz & bro Rob; overs Jms Phillipps & Thos Horwood1642
MARNLY or MALONE, Ambrose - Cromhall Eliz Demery; wife Alice; son Ambrose exec; overs Henry Demerey & Thos Ch...1643
HOUBOROW, Thomas, senr - Wickwar, husb sons Jn & Thos; dtr Joan wife of Rich Russell; dtr Ursula wife of Sam Pratt; 2nd dtr named Joan; Jn, Thos, Wlm & Mary, childr of Rich Russell; Jn Curnock; wife Margery exec; overs Thos Evans & Rich Russell1644
HOELL, John - Cromhall, rector dtr Eliz wife of (Nicholas?) Webb of Lower Stone; dtrs Mary & Sarah; mill at Westerleigh; sons Jn & Nathan; son Rich to study as minister at Oxford; wife exec; overs Morgan & Arthur Hicks; HOWBROW, John - Wickwar, husb (mostly illegible) mother Margery Howbrow; bro Thos; sis Ursula Pratt; exec Sam Pratt LENNY, Catherine - Cromhall (also found in 1647) late son Oswald, his wife Eliz & their 2 childr LENNY, Uzzell / Oswald - Cromhall (missing)1645
BEACHGOOD, Nicholas - Tytherington (missing) EVANS, Thomas - Rangeworthy godson Jn Dage; present wife Elnr exec SMITH, Edward - Tytherington, smith (listed as missing) childr Jn, Eliz, Wlm & Edward; Rich Mainston of Nibley; wife exec; overs Jn Smyth senr & Joseph Pullen1646
DYMERY, Richard, senr - Cromhall, yeo wife Joan; childr Thos, Rob & Wlm; Geo Crome; grandchildren; kinswmn Mary Baker; son Rich exec; overs Jn Attwell & bro Henry D1647
HICKS, Henry - Itchinton, Tytherington, husb Nicholas Williams & his childr Peter, Jms & Mary; sisters Martha, Agn & Joan Hickes; bro Peter exec; overs bro Jn H & Geo Parsluie of Itchinton, mason KITE, John - Wickwar bro Wlm & his 4 childr; bro in law Jn Davis & his childr Jn & Mary; godtr Sara dtr of Wlm Hallwell; Jn & Mary childr of Rich Fowler; sis Alice; sis in law Joan Roush; wife Frideswide exec; overs uncle Benedict Fobes & kinsman Thos Hollister, husb LENEY, Catherine - Cromhall, widow (also found in 1644) son in law Jn Dymery & his childr Joan, Ann, Edith, Eliz & Rich; Thos son of Uzzell Leney deceased; Wlm son of Joseph Picke; dtr in law Eliz Leney; exec Rich son of Uzzell Leney deceased; overs Uzzell Crome & Rich Russell PRATT, John - Rangeworthy dtr Joan; bro Wlm & his dtrs Eliz, Mary & Silvister; present wife Joan exec; overs uncle Jn Jones & bro Sam P1648
CULLMORE, Henry - Tytherington, husb (supposedly missing) sisters dtr Sara Smith; Jms son of Wlm Pullen HIGGINS, Tobias - Wickwar, minister childr Eliz, Margt & Obadiah; land in Tortworth to son Tobias; wife Margt exec; overs son in law Wlm Higgins PULLEN, William - Tytherington (fragmentary / listed as missing) bro Rob; son Jms exec; overs .. Cullimore1649
GRIFFIN, John - Cromhall, broadweaver (listed as Griffith in index / supposedly missing) chlidr Jn, Eliz & Ann; present wife Edith exec MOWSELL, Henry - Wickwar (listed as missing) son Wlm & his childr Henry, Thos & 3 others; son Rich & his dtr Anne; land in Ringswood, Wiltshire; son Morris & his 3 childr; son Jn; dtr Eliz wife of Thos Ishell & their 4 childr; present wife Eliz exec; overs Tobias Higgins, minister, son Rich, Rich Bruton of Wooton & son in law Thos Ishell VIEDLER, William - Cromhall, yeo bros Briss, Thos & Rob; Mary dtr of Rob Viedler; Rich son of Thos Shever; svt Sarah Parcle; Jane Alin; execs dtr Alice & Rich Russell of Wickwar; overs bro in law Thos Dymry & Jn Russell of Wickwar1650
BAKER, John - Wickwar, clothworker son Jn; unborn child; wife exec; overs uncle Thos Pollin & master Jn Hickes COLE, Robert - Wickwar, broadweaver son Henry; dtr Joan wife of Wlm White; dtr Dorothy exec; overs Rich & Morris Mousell CREW, Richard - Wickwar, tanner son in law Matt Neyle & his wife Deines; son in law Wlm Byshop & his wife Mary; childr Thos, Sara, Alice, Rich & Margt; wife Margt exec HICKES, Richard - Tytherington, husb childr Eliz, Rich, Wlm, Jn, Henry, Martha, Joan, Elnr, Mary & Sara; unborn child; wife Eliz exec
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