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Godfriedus Wynge Matthew Wynge of Banbury The Will of Matthew Wynge Rev. John Winge The Will of Rev. John Winge Portions of sermons by Rev. John Winge Deborah Bachiler Winge Rev. Stephen Bachiler Before you Come to Massachusetts The William & Francis The Sea Voyage Description of Saugus written by William Wood The Ten Men of Saugus Rev. Stephen Bachiler at the online Lane Memorial Library Rev. Stephen Bachiler...Innocent or Guilty? Mary Beetle Divorces Rev. Stephen Bachiler John Wing Daniel Wing Stephen Wing Matthew Wing The Children of John Wing The Children of Daniel Wing The Children of Stephen Wing The Grandchildren of John Wing The Grandchildren of Daniel Wing The Grandchildren of Stephen Wing Individual Family Lineages The Works of Kathryn Newkirk Graham Biography of Stephen Wing by Col. George W. Wing The Inventory & Will of John Briggs, father of Sarah Briggs Wing Sarah Briggs Wing The Identity of Joseph & Benjamin Wing Written by Raymond T. Wing Joseph Wing & Catherine Cornell Matthew Wing & Elizabeth Sisson Giles Wing & Mary Jane Cornell Matthew Wing, son of Giles Wing & Mary Jane Cornell, writes a poem to his daughter, Syvia Wing Baker Sylvia Wing Baker writes a history of their family for her son, Gershon A. Baker Sylvia Wing Baker writes to her sister Frances Wing Button A history of Giles Nelson Wing & his wife, Matilda Pettis "Nearly 70 Years of Marriage..an article about Giles Nelson Wing and Matilda Pettis by the Quincy Daily Journal Joseph Wing & Amy Pettis Joseph Smith Wing writes an article about the Giles Wing family for the OWL Stephen Wing Matthias Wing The Button Family Table of Contents Joseph Smith Wing & Rebecca Pierce Davis Joseph Smith Wing & Frances Elizabeth Gerrad Joseph Smith Wing & Signa Anderson Joseph Smith Wing & Sarah Adelia Wright Strang Joseph Smith Wing & Elizabeth Marshall Joseph Smith Wing & Mary Josephine Allen Joseph Smith Wing & Sophia Anena Bohne Joseph Smith Wing & Ellen Larsen Joseph Smith Wing & Sophia Maria Amelia Hendrickson Joseph Smith Wing & Frances Anna McCurdy Byron Wing & Annabelle Gore Joseph Wing & Ruby Dean Lowe Marguerite Estella Wing & Lynn Eugene Cox Samuel Joseph Wing Norman Allen Wing & Anna Cooper...a history of their descendants The Pettis Family of Pike County, Illinois Pettis Cemetery, Pike County, Illinois The Bible of William Pettys/Pettis Colonel Stephen Pettis Convincing Argument that Colonel Stephen Pettis was the son of Stephen Pettis & Amy Button A History of Adelia Wing Bohne | January 30, 2005....This past summer I downloaded a copy of Matthew Wynge's will from The English National Archives. What we have always enjoyed
as Matthew Wynge's will was fine as far as it went but in fact the copy of the will that I downloaded was somewhat lengthier and it contained a surprise which was a wife by the name of Ann. Until this time I had never heard that Matthew Wynge had remarried.
I have deciphered as much as I possibly can from Matthew's will and believe me it is not an easy chore. The exaggerated style of handwriting, the spelling and so on and so forth made it difficult to decipher. There were times I practically stood on my head
to figure out a sentence or a word. Obviously the process of reproducing it on paper through the printer only diminished the quality. If I can find someway to get a legible copy on this website, I will certainly do so. Your eyes start to
cross after a time and nothing makes sense. There is no doubt that he was married to a woman named Anne and that he left her very well off...for as long as she remained his "wydow."
I hope that as time goes by this will can become clearer to read. Until that time, here is what I could make of the will of our most honored patriarch,
Matthew Wynge of Banbury, Oxford, England:
August, 9 1614 I, Matthew Wynge of Banbury in the conntie of Oxford Taylor being of perfect memory thanks be to God I do make this my last will and testament in mannor and form following; Inprimis- I bequeath my soule to God my master and to Jesus Christ my redeemer and my body to be buried in Banbury Church yard. Item I give and bequeath to the poore of Banbury tenne shillings. Item I give (and bequeath) ( "and bequeath" has a line drawn through it) onto Fulke myne eldest sonn the lease of my home which I now dwell in and twentie pounds in money. Item I give to Thomas my second sonne thirteene pounds. item I give to John my thryd sonne fortie shillings. Item I give to Robert Chammberlayne my sonne in law tenne pounds. Item I give to Johana my daughter twentie shillings. Item I give to the children of Fulke my eldest sonne aforesaid as follows: To Anne his eldest Daughter ____ pounds a fetherbed and two payer of sheets. Item I give to Dorcas his second daughter three pounds a small bed two payer of sheets and the small brass pot. Item I give to Mary his youngest daughter three pounds and two payer of sheets or ______ a coverlet. Item I give to Matthew his sonne, five pounds & the meddle brass pott the ? sheets and a blankett. Item I give to John Wynge the sonne of Thomas Wynge my second sonne aforesaid fortie shillings. Item I give to Debora Wynge the daughter of John Wynge my third sonne and to John his sonne twentie shillings a piece. Item I give to John Nicholls the sonne of John Nicholls my sonne in law twenty shillings. Item I give to William Wynge the sonne of James Wynge my fourthe sonne twentie shillings. Item I give to Thomas Chammberlayne the sonne of Robert Chamberlayne my sonne in law twentie shillinges. Item I give to the children of Richard Gullins vizaviz to John four shillings six pence to Thomas fourteen pence and to Phoebe twelve pence. Item my will is that if any of my ____ children shall decease that then share of legacy that I have bequeathed to them shall remayne to surviving brothers or sister or share therefore or therein to be equally divivded amongst them Item my will is that James my fourth sonne shall not repaye the fiftie shillings English he owes me but be aquitted of the same. Item I give unto Anne my wife thirtie poundes of lawfull English money to be payed to sett by the funerall payment within the space of one year from my deathe. My will is that she shall allso have the free and quiet use of my hall house for her chamber yarde and leave to (?), our little house in the same and also the use of all the rest of my household stuffs is bequeathed in my will so long as she shall remayne wydowed and no longer. Last of all I give the rest of my goods as bequeathed (my debts being paid and funeral discharged) onto my children viz to Fulke" Thomas' John' James' and Johana to be equallie divided amongst them. Item I make my first sonnes Fulke and Thomas exectutors of this my last will and testament and I appoint my loving friends Mr. Thomas Whatley Mr. ? ? and Mr. John Nicholls my overseeers of this my last will and I do give them three shillings a piece: And if any doubt or ambiquity do arise concerning this my last will and testament my will is that to be determyned(?) and ended by by those my payed overseers on those of them. And hereunto I have set my hand and seal the day and year above written. The mark of Matthew Wynge. Those being called to be wittnesses Thomas Hall Allen Winholl Approximate values of money during the Elizabethan era:
Shilling (s.)...$25.00
Wages: Yeoman: 2 to 6 pounds per year ($1000-$3000 ) Matthew Wing's will in dollars:
To the poor of Banbury = 10 shillings ($250.00)
To son, Fulke Wing = the lease to the house and 20 pounds ($10,000.00)
To son, John Wing = 40 shillings ($1000.00)
To son-in-law, Robert Chamberlain = 10 pounds ($5000.00) To daughter, JoAnne (Joan) (wife of Robert Chamberlain) = 20 shillings ($500.00) It should also be noted that although James Wynge is apparently alive at the time his father wrote this will that Matthew did not leave James any money although he did aquit him of his debt of fifty shillings. (if my calculations are correct that would be about $1250.00 in current money). To Granddaughter, Anne, Fulk Wing's daughter = 20 shillings ($500.00) To Granddaughter, Dorcas, Fulk Wing's daughter= 20 shillings ($500.00) To Granddaughter, Mary, Fulk Wing's daughter= 20 shillings ($500.00) To Grandson, Matthew, son of Fulk Wing = 20 shillings ($500.00) To Grandson, John Wing, son of Thomas Wing = 20 shillings ($500.00) To Granddaughter, Deborah Wing, daughter of John Wing = 20 shillings ($500.00) To Grandson, John Wing, son of John Wing = 20 shillings ($500.00) To Grandson, John Nicholls, son of Elizabeth Wing = 20 shillings ($500.00) To Grandson, William Wing, son of James Wing = 20 shillings ($500.00)
To Grandson, Thomas Chamberlayne, son of Joan Wing = 20 shillings
($500.00)
To Thomas Gullins, son of Richard Gullins (relationship unknown) = 14 pence...I have no idea how much that would be.
To Phebe Gullins, daughter of Richard Gullins (relationship unknown)=
12 pence... |