Date
Type
Information
Source
c 1520
Born
In the County of Sussex
Geoffrey Barber's research
26th Jul 1544
Married
At St. Denys Church in the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Marriage Registers
1559
Died
In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Geoffrey Barber's research
1558
Will
Will of John Farmer
Geoffrey Barber's research
In the name of god Amen The xiii day of October in [the year]
of our Lord god m v lviii I John Fermar of the parishe of
Retherfield being syck in bodie but hole of mynd & perfect in
Remembrance thanks be unto God do make this my Testament & last
will after the manner & form following Fyrst I bequeath my
Soule unto almighty god my maker & Redemer in whome & by
whome I trust to have salvacion & my body to be buryed in
churche yeard of Retherfield aforesaid Item I give to the mother
churche of Chichester iiiid Item I give to Sylvester my daughter
viili xiiis iiiid to be payd at the age of xx yeres & yff she doe
marry before the age of xx yeres I will she shalbe payd on ye
day of her maryage Also I give to my daughter A.ys [Avis] in lyke
manner to be payd as is aforesayd Item I wyll to my daughter Grace
vili xiiis iiiid & ii kine The one of them ys in keping with Robt
Stapull [Robert Staple] my wyll ys she shall have the cowe & the sheepe as …
& the other cowe I wyll she shall have for of mony …. & the
sheepe Also her mony to be payd as ys aforesaid & the cowe & shepe
to be delyvered Immedyatly after my decease Item I wyll the part
of my farme of …feld shall Remayne to my sonn Adam for the
tyme of my yeres Also I geve to my goddaughter Joan Hodlye
vis viiid to be payd at her day of her maryage Item I wyll to
(Gatbred or Gartred) [Gertrude] Farmer A Red …….. wenlynge bullocke Item I will to my
godson John Farmer A fallow whyt backed wenlynge bullock Item
I will to Margaret ye daughter of my brother William Farmer a wenlynge
bullocke Item I will to John Nyndes [Nynne's] ii children eche of them a wenlynge
bullocke Item I give to my godson Robt Skynner a wenlynge bullocke
Item I wyll to my syster Jone a heffer & a calfe to be delivered Immediately
After my decesse Also I will my bequestes to my iii daughters
shalbe payed equally by my Executors Item I will to my servant
Ryc a Downe [Richard A’Down] a heffer & a calfe Also I will to my boye John Colbrand
a wenlyng bullocke The risydew of all my moveable goods
not geven I give & bequethe to Odyan my wife & Adam
my sonne whome I make my executors of this my testament
& last wyll & I ordayne & make my brother Wyllm
Farmer & my brother Thomas Farmer my faythfull overseers
& they to have for ther laboure xs apece To this being
wytnes Ryc Knyght & George Maynard with others
Summa Inventorii lvii li iiii s
Ext in ecclia … Sancti Bartholomew …. de Marsfeld xx die martii
Ao Dno 1558 p .... exec ad ....... …… reservata potestate
…. Commissionis …… ………
(Transcribed by Rosie Ansell March 2016 from a copy supplied by Geoffrey Barber)
1550/51
Birth of a son
In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
1545/46
Birth of a daughter
In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
1548
Birth of a daughter
In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
1555
Birth of a daughter
In the Parish of Rotherfield, Sussex
Rotherfield Parish Registers
