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Essex Wills

Essex Wills 1559 - 1711

6 Mar 1559/60

 

The heir of Thomas PYCKNET given 20s in the will of William LOVE priest (vicar of Witham).

 

16 Mar 1559/60

 

John PIGNET given a silver spoon in the will of John MOTIE of Layer Marney (yeoman).

 

19 March 1589/90

 

Widow PICKNETT (Elizabeth PRIOR m. Anthonie PICKNETT 2 April 1570) given 5s in the will of her brother John PRYOR of West Hanningfield (yeoman). Her child(ren) given a lamb.

 

1590

 

John PYKETT's wife given 20s in the will of Joan )late the wife of Thomas PEAYCOCK, deceased, of Coggeshall). Joan PYKETT was one of the witnesses.

 

1591

 

Robert PICKET and Joan PICKET each given 2s. 6d. in the will of  Robert LARKE of Coggeshall.

 

15 Oct 1591

 

John PICKETT was one of the witnesses to the will of John ENNEW of Coggeshall.

 

20 June 1593

 

James PICKNYTT's 4 children each given 26s. 8d. in the will of Alice STOWE.

James PICKNETT given 1 bed, 1 kettle, 2 pewter dishes, 1 old chest in the chamber, 1 posnet, 1 short table over the hall, 1 form and 1 chair. Joan his wife given (Alice's) best gown, 1 neckercher, and 1 kerchief.

 

14 April 1594

 

Edward PICKNIT one of the witnesses to the will of Roger NICHOLL of the Old Heath in St. Giles, Colchester (yeoman).

 

31 JULY 1594

 

John Sweetinge the elder of Coggeshall willed that John PICKET of Coggeshall should first take of his good so much as shall amount to the £3 6s.8d. and keep it to satisfy the legacies till William GOODAYE the younger, his son-in-law, put in security for payment.

5 Nov 1601

 

John PICKNETT given 20s in the will of John BYNDER of Easthorpe (yeoman).

 

1609

 

John Picknutt of Gt. Totham made will.

 

1650

 

John PICKNETT of Gt. Coggeshall (butcher) made will.

 

1660

 

Robert PICKNETT of Gt. Coggeshall (butcher) made will.

 

1675

 

John PICKNETT of Kelvedon (grazier) made will.

 

1676

 

Henry PICKNETT of Kelvedon made will.

 

1679

 

Matthew PICKNETT, sen. of Colchester (comb maker) made will.

 

1 Jan 1710/11

 

Redemption of an annuity for £36

(i) Moses Fishpoole of Rivenhall, yeoman, Isaac PICKNETT of Bocking, shoemaker, Anthony Shelverton of Burrough Green (co.Cambs.) butcher, and wife Sarah, and William Davy of Kelvedon, glazier, and wife Hannah (of whom Moses Fishpoole, Isaac Picknett, Sarah Shelverton and Hannah Davy are the surviving children of Joanna Picknett, decd., wife of Henry Picknett of Kelvedon, decd., butcher, and daughter of John Clench, senior of Kelvedon, decd., yeoman). and John Clench of Kelvedon, yeoman (son and heir of John Clench, sen.); (ii) Eliz.Fishpoole of Kelvedon, widow (dau. of John Clench, sen.); (iii) John Merrill of Feering, periwigmaker


Messuage called Stranges in Ferring, formerly in occupation of Thomas Wells and now in occupation of John Homan, Robt.Sand, John Scott and Susan Dryland, wid., croft of land with the barn called Russells alias Slowmans in Inworth in occupation of William Hawkeens


Recites Will, 1 April 1672, of John Clench, sen., devising the property to wife Mary and them to his daughter Elizabeth Fishpoole and her heirs upon condition that she pays an annuity of £4 out of the property to Joanna Picknett (her sister) and her heirs.

 

1711

 

Final Concord

John Merrill, Robert Holmes and Nicholas Marrett v. Elizabeth Fishpoole, wid., John Clench, Moses Fishpoole, Isaac PICKNETT, Antony Shelveston and and wife Sarah, William Davy and wife Hannah, William Ward and wife Kath., Richard Bridge and Richard Argent and wife Mary

3 messuages, 1 cottage, 60a. land, 1a. meadow, 5a. pasture, 3a. marsh in Feering

 



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