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Wills Index - Ringstead
SURNAME Forename status/occupation
ref
type
year
series
book/box
no.
fo/pg
MW
Notes
--- ---  
N
S
undated
Court Book
a/cs 1665-1685
169
 
 
re chapel
ABBOT Joanah widow
N
W
1707
5th
3
162
 
75
 
ABBOTT Joan widow
N
I
1707
 
bundle
11
 
 
 
ALLISON Elizabeth spinster
N
W
1766
 
 
29 Mar
 
 
 
ALLISON John gent
N
A
1765
 
bundle
25 Sep
 
 
 
ALLISON John  
N
A
1770
 
bundle
23 Jul
 
 
 
ALLISON John gentleman
N
A+proxy
1838
 
 
27 Jan
 
 
limited Admon
ASHBY Elizabeth singlewoman
N
W+I
1639
2nd
B
 
142
26
 
BALL Elizabeth  
N
W
1807
 
 
03 Feb
 
 
 
BARRETT Thomas blacksmith
N
W+I
1736
 
 
19 Jun
 
 
 
BARBER William cordwainer
N
W
1826
 
 
04 Dec
 
 
 
BARFOOT Richard sandman
N
A+R+I
1758
 
bundle
08 Aug
 
 
 
BARRETT George blacksmith
N
A+I
1744
 
bundle
21 Jun
 
 
 
BARRETT Thomas yeoman
N
W
1670
4th
2
 
46
66
 
BARRIKE Thomas husbandman
N
W
1559
1st
R
109
52
13
 
BARRITT Henry cordwainer
N
W
1851
 
 
26 Dec
 
 
 
BARWICKE Robert  
P
W
1557
 
2
 
18
86
 
BARWYCKE Henry  
N
W
1556
1st
N
31
42
11
 
BARWYCKE John  
N
W
1557
1st
N
263
301
11
 
BARWYCKE Robert  
N
W
1556
1st
O
33
30
11
 
BATEMAN Elizabeth widow
N
W
1782
 
 
01 Oct
 
 
 
BATEMAN John farmer
N
Wcopy+aff+S+S
1836
 
 
08 Oct
 
 
monition & letter
BATEMAN John farmer
N
Wcopy+S+S
1839
 
 
15 Aug
 
 
monition & letter
BATEMAN Mary widow
N
A
1836
 
 
09 Dec
 
 
 
BATEMAN Michael yeoman
N
W
1781
 
 
27 Sep
 
 
 
BEEBE Joseph yeoman
N
W
1807
 
 
11 Jun
 
 
 
BEEBE Sarah widow
N
W
1801
 
 
10 Jan
 
 
 
BEEBY Caroline spinster
N
A
1852
 
 
13 Apr
 
 
 
BET White yeoman
N
W
1711
5th
9
52
 
81
 
BETT Elizabeth widow
N
I
1733
 
loose
297
 
 
 
BETT Elizabeth widow
N
W
1733
 
 
05 Jul
 
 
 
BETTLE Thomas carpenter
N
A
1754
 
bundle
18 Dec
 
 
 
BETTS John baker
N
A
1779
 
bundle
19 Oct
 
 
 
BETTS Mary widow
N
A+R
1804
 
 
34
10 Jul
 
 
BETTS White yeoman
N
A
1802
 
 
43
24 Nov
 
 
BILL Henry husbandman
N
W+I
1636
2nd
A
 
118
25
 
BILL Mary widow
N
W
1611
1st
XYZ
 
47
20
 
BILLING John butcher
N
A
1771
 
bundle
04 Jan
 
 
 
BLAND John yeoman
-
I
1770
NRO Ref: Acc. 1948/172 Box 945 (misc)
BLETSO Thomas gentleman
N
W
1739
 
 
23 Oct
 
 
 
BONO Nathaniel  
N
A
1673
 
A
 
 
 
 
BONO Nathaniel  
N
A
1673
 
bundle
 
15 Apr
 
 
BONO Nathaniel  
N
a/c
1674
Court Book
a/cs 1665-1685
146
 
 
 
BONO Thomas yeoman
N
W+I
1637
2nd
H
 
251
31
 
BRAWN Jane widow
N
W
1825
 
 
08 Sep
 
 
 
BRAWN Joseph yeoman
N
W
1817
 
 
06 Feb
 
 
 
BROWNE Richard  
N
W
1638
2nd
K
 
160
33
 
BULLEN Ann widow
N
W
1829
 
 
19 Jun
 
 
 
BULLEN Thomas gentleman
N
W
1812
 
 
22 Feb
 
 
 
BURGESSE John tailor
N
W
1621
2nd
M
 
216
35
 
BYLLE Mary widow
N
W
1611
2nd
S
 
7
41
 
CANNARD Elizabeth spinster
N
W
1735
 
 
05 May
 
 
 
CANNARD John elder, yeoman
N
W
1635
1st
EV
 
415
24
 
CANNARD John yeoman
N
W+I
1635
2nd
F
 
257
29
 
CANNARD Mary widow
N
W+I
1637
2nd
K
 
112
33
nuncupative
CARTER Alice  
N
A
1640
 
X3850
29 Apr
 
 
 
CARTER Henry  
N
A
1639
 
X3850
25 Mar
 
 
 
CARTER Henry  
N
W
1673
4th
3
 
6
66
 
CHECHELEY Richard  
N
W
1554
1st
M
114
69
10
 
CHECHYLEY William  
N
W
1524
1st
B
366
117
2
 
CHENEY Thomas draper & tailor
N
W
1840
 
 
12 Dec
 
 
 
CIX Catherine widow
N
Wcopy+S
1846
 
 
05 May
 
 
monition
CLARKE Alexander  
N
I
1684
 
bundle
117
 
 
 
CLARKE Alexander labourer
N
W
1684
3rd
J
34
 
52
 
CLARKE John husbandman
N
A+I
1723
 
bundle
11
 
 
 
CLAY Benjamin Rev
N
A+R+O
1826
 
 
57a
02 Dec
 
 
CLENDON Eleanor spinster
N
A
1782
 
bundle
11 Apr
 
 
 
COALES Thomas carpenter
N
I
1685
 
bundle
97
 
 
 
COALES Thomas carpenter
N
W
1685
3rd
J
269
 
52
 
COLLIS Roger roper
N
W
1614
2nd
S
 
67
41
 
COLSON Anthony yeoman
N
W
1634
1st
EV
 
297
24
 
COLSON Anthony elder, yeoman
N
W+I
1634
2nd
I
 
177
32
 
COLSON James  
N
A
1682
 
bundle
65
 
 
 
COLSON James yeoman
N
W
1687
3rd
P
148
 
59
 
COLSON Michael  
N
W
1664
4th
3
 
80
66
 
COOKE Richard clerk
N
W
1754
 
 
05 Jul
 
 
 
COOPER William  
N
W+I
1637
2nd
C
 
236
27
 
COX John yeoman
N
W
1695
3rd
T
7
 
61
pc 1 sheet
COX John husbandman
N
W
1705
3rd
W
5
 
63
 
COX Oliver gentleman
N
W
1754
 
 
29 Jul
 
 
 
COX Oliver Esquire
N
W
1782
 
 
04 Apr
 
 
 
COX Oliver gentleman
N
W+C
1836
 
 
05 Jan
 
 
 
COX Thomas yeoman
N
W
1679
3rd
E
96
 
48
 
COX William yeoman
N
W
1671
4th
3
 
154
66
 
COX William yeoman
N
I
1716
 
bundle
56A
 
 
 
COX William  
N
W
1716
5th
4
56
 
76
 
CROWE Elizabeth widow
N
W
1569
C & D
C
371
 
84
 
CROWE Elizabeth widow
N
W
1569
1st
S
240
86
14
 
CROWE Robert  
N
W
1559
1st
R
111
54
13
 
CROWE Robert husbandman
N
W
1560
C & D
C
11
 
83
 
DAY Richard mason
N
W
1779
 
 
04 Dec
 
 
 
EATON Christopher baker
N
W
1718
5th
10
181
 
82
 
EATON Christopher yeoman
N
W
1763
 
 
22 Jun
 
 
 
EATON Mary spinster
N
A
1765
 
bundle
03 Aug
 
 
 
EKINS Alexander gentleman
N
W
1666
4th
10
 
84
72
 
EKINS Joseph farmer
N
Acopy
1856
 
 
03 May
 
 
 
EKINS Robert farmer
N
W
1852
 
 
05 Aug
 
 
 
EKINS Thomas farmer
N
A
1828
 
 
10
21 Feb
 
 
FAREY mary widow
N
W
1804
 
 
27 Aug
 
 
 
FEAREY Mary widow
N
W
1687
3rd
P
100
 
59
 
FEAREY Thomas yeoman
N
W
1687
3rd
P
99
 
59
 
FEARY Thomas  
N
A
1687
 
book
--
40
 
 
FINDING Richard butcher
N
A+I
1733
 
bundle
04 Aug
 
 
 
FINDON Anne widow
N
A+I
1735
 
bundle
25 Jan
 
 
 
FISHER Thomas labourer
N
W
1670
4th
6
 
227
68
 
FLETCHER Edward  
N
A
1695
 
bundle
37
 
 
 
FLETCHER Frances widow
N
I
1724
 
bundle
15A
 
 
 
FLETCHER Frances widow
N
W
1724
5th
7
121
 
79
 
FOSCUTT Henry yeoman
N
W
1793
 
 
26 Dec
 
 
 
FOSCUTT Robert senior, horse dealer
N
W
1806
 
 
25 Dec
 
 
 
FOX Margaret widow
N
I
1719
 
bundle
101A
 
 
 
FOX Margaret widow
N
W
1719
5th
5
24
 
77
 
FOX William  
N
I
1708
 
bundle
141
 
 
 
FOXE William yeoman
N
W
1708
5th
3
75
 
75
 
FREEMAN Francis yeoman
N
W
1768
 
 
04 Jul
 
 
 
FREEMAN Jane spinster
N
W
1805
 
 
01 Mar
 
 
 
FREEMAN John yeoman
N
W
1733
 
 
28 Jun
 
 
 
FREEMAN Samuel yeoman
N
W
1780
 
 
25 Jul
 
 
 
FRYER John bone setter
N
W
1758
 
 
07 Sep
 
 
 
FRYER Thomas bonesetter
N
A
1769
 
bundle
21 Feb
 
 
 
GASKARTH Isaac clerk
N
W
1811
 
 
23 Dec
 
 
 
GEARY Charles farmer
N
A
1781
 
bundle
20 Mar
 
 
 
GEARY William yeoman
N
A
1801
 
 
12
11 Mar
 
 
GOOD Henry yeoman
N
W
1708
5th
3
74
 
75
 
GOOD Robert  
N
W
1611
2nd
V
 
25
43
 
GOOD Thomas yeoman
N
W
1662
4th
6
 
263
68
 
GOODE Anthony  
N
A
1640
 
X3850
10 Jan
 
 
 
GOODE Henry  
N
A
1708
 
bundle
137
 
 
 
GOODE Robert  
N
W
1611
1st
XYZ
 
33
20
 
GOODE Thomas yeoman
N
I
1722
 
bundle
43A
 
 
 
GOODE Thomas yeoman
N
W
1722
5th
7
247
 
79
 
GREEN Edward carpenter
N
W
1771
 
 
08 Jul
 
 
 
GREEN Edward carpenter
N
W
1771
 
 
08 Jul
 
 
 
GREEN John farmer & victualler
N
W
1822
 
 
09 Feb
 
 
 
GREEN John butcher
N
W
1856
 
 
01 Jan
 
 
 
GREENE Margery widow
N
W
1619
2nd
M
 
138
35
 
GRIFFIN Elizabeth widow
N
W
1741
 
 
16 May
 
 
 
GRINDON Richard Dissenting Minister
N
W
1814
 
 
12 Aug
 
 
 
GROOME Anthony yeoman
N
W
1710
5th
1
204
 
73
 
GROOME John  
N
W
1677
3rd
D
139
 
47
 
GROOME Mary widow of Tim
N
W
1693
3rd
S
158
 
60
 
GROOME Mary spinster
N
A+I+W
1711
 
bundle
152
 
 
 
GROOME Timothy  
N
A
1693
 
bundle
43
 
 
 
GYBBONS John husbandman
P
W
1563
 
3
 
84
87
 
HANGER Eleanor widow
N
A+I
1711
 
bundle
151
 
 
 
HARRIS Arthur yeoman
N
W
1693
3rd
S
179
 
60
 
HARRIS Nathaniel husbandman
N
I
1666
 
bundle
106
 
 
 
HARRIS Nathaniel husbandman
N
W
1666
4th
4
 
112
67
 
HARRISON Charles  
N
I
1713
 
bundle
31A
 
 
 
HARRISON Charles butcher
N
W
1713
5th
4
222
 
76
 
HARVIE Thomas tailor
N
W
1668
4th
5
 
65
67
 
HAYES William farmer
N
W
1793
 
 
05 Oct
 
 
 
HEALEY Rebecca spinster
N
W
1829
 
 
03 Nov
 
 
 
HEALEY William farmer
N
W
1785
 
 
30 Jul
 
 
 
HILL James horse dealer
N
W
1857
 
 
07 Apr
 
 
 
HILL Job farmer
N
W
1857
 
 
12 Oct
 
 
 
HILL John yeoman
N
A
1843
 
 
17 Jan
 
 
 
HILL Sarah widow
N
W
1846
 
 
10 Feb
 
 
 
HILL Simon  
N
W+I
1639
2nd
A
 
231
25
nuncupative
HILL Thomas farmer & victualler
N
W
1837
 
 
10 Oct
 
 
 
HILLS Simon  
N
W
1639
1st
AE pt 2
 
117
21
nuncupative
HIXE Richard  
N
W
1626
1st
AV
 
320
23
 
HOPKYNS Thomas  
P
W
1558
 
2
 
154
86
 
HORROWSON Maria widow
N
W
1733
 
 
05 Jul
 
 
 
HUDSON Henry maltster
N
W
1798
 
 
14 Dec
 
 
 
HUDSON Susanna widow
N
W
1816
 
 
22 Nov
 
 
 
INGRAM John  
N
W
1532
1st
D
1070
420
4
 
INGRAM William  
N
1546
1st
I
310
118
7
 
KEY John grocer
N
A+I
1775
 
bundle
13 Dec
 
 
 
KEY John tailor
N
W
1795
 
 
06 May
 
 
 
KEY Robert tailor
N
W+I
1749
 
 
01 Jul
 
 
 
KILLINGWORTH Clement  
N
W
1611
2nd
R
 
66
40
 
KILLINGWORTH Clement  
N
W
1611
1st
XYZ
 
45
20
 
LAMBART John yeoman
N
W+I
1740
 
 
04 Apr
 
 
 
LEE Thomas baker
N
W
1855
 
 
25 Apr
 
 
 
LILE Agnes  
N
W
1513
1st
A
300
143
1
 
LILLIMAN Alexander husbandman
N
W+I
1637
2nd
E
 
84
28
 
LILLIMAN Thomas husbandman
N
W+I
1637
2nd
E
 
85
28
 
LILLIMAN Thomas elder
N
A+R
1693
 
bundle
54
 
 
 
LILLIMAN Thomas  
N
I
undated
 
loose
412
 
 
 
LILLIMAN William  
N
W
1646
3rd
B pt 2
241
 
45
 
LILLYMAN Alexander husbandman
N
W
1637
1st
AE pt 2
 
42
21
 
LILLYMAN Richard yeoman
N
W
1646
3rd
A
168
 
44
 
LILLYMAN Thomas  
N
W
1637
1st
AE pt 2
 
42
21
 
LILLYMAN Thomas yeoman
N
W
1706
5th
6
162
 
78
 
LILLYMAN Thomas yeoman
N
I
1717
 
loose
92
 
 
 
LITTLE Frances widow
N
W
1739
 
 
23 Jun
 
 
 
LOWKE Mary widow
N
W
1774
 
 
05 Aug
 
 
 
MAJOR Elizabeth widow
N
A
1838
 
 
15 May
 
 
 
MANNING Henry yeoman
N
W
1672
4th
10
 
207
72
 
MANNING Thomas farmer
N
A+W
1802
 
 
31
20 Sep
 
 
MARRIOTT John farrier
N
A
1850
 
 
29 Jun
 
 
 
MARSHALL Margery widow
N
W
1598
1st
W
248
83
16
 
MARSHALL Thomas husbandman
N
W
1558
1st
Q
312
169
13
 
MARSHALL Thomas yeoman
N
W
1593
1st
Y
 
158
18
 
MATLAT Thomas  
N
W
1612
2nd
T
 
44
42
a MOTLEY
MORETON Alice widow
N
W
1624
1st
AV
 
161
23
 
MORETON Elizabeth widow
N
W
1621
2nd
M
 
232
35
 
MORETON John yeoman
N
W+I
1729
 
 
28 Jun
 
 
 
MORTON Euseby husbandman
N
W+I
1638
2nd
D
 
23
27
& 22
MORTON John younger
N
W
1610
1st
Z
 
165
19
 
MORTON John elder, yeoman
N
W
1613
2nd
V
 
114
43
 
MORTON John gentleman
N
W
1685
3rd
K
180
 
53
 
MORTON Katherine widow
N
W
1661
4th
7
 
129
69
 
MORTON Richard  
N
W
1546
1st
I
304
114
7
 
MORTON William & John
N
W
1637
2nd
K
 
199
33
 
MORTON William elder
N
W
1651
3rd
A
189
 
44
 
MORTON William baker
N
A
1663
 
bundle
xii
 
 
 
MORTON William baker
N
A
1663
 
bundle
 
 
 
 
MORTON William  
N
A+I
1663
 
bundle
 
 
 
 
MORTON William senior
N
W
1669
4th
7
 
108
69
 
MOSS William gardener
N
W
1840
 
 
29 Jul
 
 
 
MOTLEY Thomas  
N
W
1612
2nd
T
 
44
42
a MATLAT
MUSKET Thomas innholder
N
A+I
1772
 
bundle
26 Oct
 
 
 
MUZARD Stephen  
N
A+R
1684
 
bundle
38
 
 
 
NEWMAN Henry  
N
W+I
1636
2nd
C
 
108
27
 
NUAM John mason
N
W+I
1640
2nd
E
 
275
28
 
ONESBY John labourer
N
W
1762
 
 
11 May
 
 
 
PAGE James farmer
N
W
1828
 
 
10 Nov
 
 
 
PAGE William sheep dealer
N
W
1799
 
 
17 Oct
 
 
 
PALMER Margery widow
N
A+I
1678
 
bundle
30
 
 
 
PEACOCK John farmer
N
W
1826
 
 
20 Apr
 
 
 
PEACOCK Thomas yeoman
N
W+I
1749
 
 
18 Nov
 
 
 
PEARCIVAL James shoemaker
N
W
1804
 
 
28 May
 
 
 
PERCIVAL james cordwainer
N
unpW
1730
 
 
14 Dec
 
 
 
PETTIT John yeoman
N
W
1783
 
 
03 Jan
 
 
 
PETTIT Lewis farmer
N
W
1810
 
 
14 Mar
 
 
 
RICHRDS Lott gentleman
N
W+aff
1829
 
 
20 Jun
 
 
 
ROBERTS Rebecca  
N
A
1838
 
 
03 Nov
 
 
 
ROE Thomas farmer
N
W
1824
 
 
21 Dec
 
 
 
ROOKSBY William tailor
N
W
1814
 
 
23 Jul
 
 
 
SHARMAN John farmer & miller
N
W
1834
 
 
17 Apr
 
 
 
SOMES Anne widow
N
W+I
1728
 
 
26 Oct
 
 
 
STAINES Jane widow, grocer
N
W
1839
 
 
17 May
 
 
 
STAINS Thomas labourer
N
W
1834
 
 
15 Apr
 
 
 
TEAT Elizabeth  
N
W
1791
 
 
08 Feb
 
 
 
TILLEY Jonathan glazier
N
W
1842
 
 
10 Oct
 
 
 
WELLS Wright Richard  yeoman
N
A
1853
 
 
06 Jul
 
 
 
WHITE Bett yeoman
N
W
1772
 
 
21 Sep
 
 
 
WHITEMAN Ezra shepherd
N
W
1815
 
 
22 Sep
 
 
 
WOODLEY John yeoman
N
W
1744
 
 
24 Oct
 
 
 
WOODWARD John shoemaker
N
A
1833
 
 
03 Jun
 
 
 
WRIGHT John yeoman
N
W
1752
 
 
11 Jul
 
 
 
WRIGHT Susannah spinster
N
W
1739
 
 
03 Sep
 
 
 

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