Robert WHITE^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1561 - Abt 1617  (55 years)

• Name	Robert WHITE
  Christened	17 May 1560	Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England
  Born	24 Jun 1561	Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England
  Gender	Male
  AFN	2VDR-8M
  _UID	45A1E7FB1A82471288ED56AE4B7DABCD7641
  Died	Abt 17 Jun 1617	Messing, Co Essex, England
  Buried	17 Jun 1617	Messing, Co Essex, England
  Person ID	I802	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2006

  
  

  Father	Sr Robert WHITE, Sr,   b. Abt 1542, So. Petherton, Somerset, England ,   d. 7 Sep 1600, So. Petherton, Somerset, England  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Alice WRIGHT,   b. 1544, Soham, Cabridgeshire, England ,   d. 22 Aug 1596, So. Petherton, Somerset, England  (Age 52 years)
  Married	1561	So. Petherton, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F1689	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bridget ALLGAR,   b. 11 Mar 1561-1562, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England ,   d. Aft 24 Jun 1605, Messing, Co Essex, England  (Age 43 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1585	Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England
  Children	1. Nathaniel WHITE,   b. 1587, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England ,   d. 1623, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England  (Age 36 years)   2. Sarah WHITE,   b. 8 Mar 1587, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England ,   d. 1623  (Age 35 years)   3. Mary White WHITE,   b. 24 Aug 1590, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England ,   d. 23 Aug 1652, Connecticut  (Age 61 years)   4. Elizabeth WHITE,   b. Mar 1592, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England ,   d. 17 May 1676, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England  (Age ~ 84 years)   5. Bridget WHITE,   b. 18 Aug 1594, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England ,   d. 17 May 1676, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England  (Age 81 years)   6. John WHITE,   b. Abt 1597, France ,   d. 13 Jan 1684, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut  (Age ~ 87 years)   7. Anne WHITE,   b. Abt 13 Jul 1600, Messing, Co Essex, England ,   d. 11 May 1647, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut  (Age ~ 46 years)   8. Daniel WHITE,   b. Mar 1601, Shalford, Colchester, Essex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1617 Last Will & Testament of Robert White This was found in the genealogy of The Goodwins of Hartford Connecticut Someone went to great pains to copy the handwritten document as exactly as possible. "in the name of God Amen. May the seaven and twentyeth in the fifteenth yeare of the raigne of our Soveraigne Lord James by the grace of god Kinge of England France and Ireland defender of the faith et ct and of Scotland the fiftyeth. In the yeare of our Lord god 1617 1 Robert White of Messinge in the countye of Essex yeoman, beinge of good and pfect remebrance, doe make this my last will and testament, in manner and forme followinge. Imprimis. I comend my soule unto the hands of god almightey my most faythfull creator redemer and sanctifier and my bodie to be buryed in the parish church or church yeard of Messinge, at the discretion of mine executors. Item I give and bequeath unto the poore people of Messinge fortye shillings of lawfull mony of England, to be distributed amongst them, at ye discretion of mine executors and the minister of Messinge, wthin one month next after my depture from this naturall life. Item I give and bequeath unto Mr. Richard Rogers preacher of gods word at Withersfield in Essex aforesaid, and to Bartholomew Scrivener Minister of the church of god in Messinge aforenamed to each of them the severall stimme of fortey shillings of like lawfull monie, to be payd unto them wthin two monthes next after my depture. Item I give and bequeath unto mine eldest daughter Sarah the wife of Jeames Bowtell of litle Salinge the summe of fifteene pounds of lawfull mony of England, to be paid wthin fower years next after my depture. Item I give and bequeath unto Jeames Bowtell the younger, son of my said daughter Sarah Bowtell, the summe of five pounds of good and lawfull mony of England, to be paid unto him when he shall come to ye sixteenth yeare of his age. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Marie the wife of Joseph Lunimis of Branctree, one pewter platter. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth the wife of Willm Gooddinge of Bockinge the summe of fortye markes of like lawfull monye wthin one yeare next after my depture, to be paid unto hir. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Bridgett White the sume of one hundred marks of like lawfull monye, to be paid unto hir upon the day of hir marriage, provided that she my said daughter Bridgett shall not bestow hir selfe in marryage wthout the approbation and consent of my two sonnes in law Joseph Lummys and Willim Gooddinge formrly mentioned, and of my wife Bridgett White or the consent of two of them wherof my wife to be one of the twaine. But yf it happen that shee marrye wthout the consent aforesaid then I give hir only the summe of thirtye pounds of like lawful] monie. Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Anna White the summe of one hundredth markes of like lawfull mony- to be paid unto hir upon ye day of hir marriage; yf soe be she shall bestow hir selfe in marriage, accordinge to the" likinge and consent of my two fomamed souncs in law, and my wife, as is aforesaid. But yf it soe fall out, as that she my said daughter Anna shall marrye wthout the consent and approbation formerly mentioned, then I give and bequeath hir only the summe of thirtey pounds of like lawfull monie. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne Nathaniell White the sume of fortie pounds of like lawfull monye, wherof my will is that twenty pounds shalbe paid wthin one yeare next after my depture, and the other twentye pounds to be paid unto him wthin two yeares next after my said depttire oute of this naturall life. Item I give and bequeath unto my sonne John White the summe of two hundreth pounds of like lawfull monie to be paid him when he shall come to ye yeares of one and twentye of his age-, yett provided that my said sonne John shall not" bestow himselfe in marriage wthout the approbation and consent of my foresaid two sonnes in law Joseph Lummys and Willim Goodinge, and my wife his mother. And yf it soe fall oute that this my son John shall match him selfe contrarye to the good likinge and consent aforesaid, then I give and bequeath unto him onlye as his full portion the summe of one hundreth pounds of like lawfiill monye. Item my mind and will is, that yf any of my foresaid children that are unmarried shall depte this naturall life before the tymes appointed for the paymt of their portions; or yf any of them shall marrye contrarye to the consent and approbation mentioned, then such summe or summes of monie (as shall remaine and accrew, eyther by their death or disobeydience,) shall be equally devided amongste the rest of my children whither marryed or unmarried, pte and parte like. Item I give and bequeath unto my said son John White the ioyned standinge bedstead wch is in the parlour, wth the featherbed, fiockbed, bolster, best coueringe wth other furneyture thereunto belonginge: alsoe the presse cupbourd the cupbourd table and newest chest, all wch are in the said ploure to be delivered him after the death of my said wife, Bridgett White, or instead thereof the summe of twenty marks of like lawfull monye. Item I constitute and ordaine my foresaid sonnes in law Joseph Lumys Wilim Goodinge supuisors of this my last will and testament and doe give unto each of them the severall summes of fortey shillings of like lawfull mony: towards their charge and paines in seinge this my will executed accordinge to my minde. Item I give and bequeath unto Ralph Bett the younger my kinsman and servant the summe of five poundes of like lawfull monye, to be paid unto him wthin one yeare next after my depture. Item I give and bequeath unto Joseph Digbie my servant, twentye shillings of like lawfull monye, to be paid wthin one yeare next after my depture. Item all the rest of my . goods unbequeathed I give and bequeaths unto my wife Bridgett White, and to my sonne Daniell White whome I constitute and ordayne "the joynte executors of this my last, will and testament, hopinge they will" faithfiillye execute this my will accordinge to the trust reposed in them. In witnes wherof I have herunto sett myne hand and seale the daye and veare first mentioned. In presence of us John Christmas ye elders ?? marke ?? ?? Willm Levett Probat?? fuit Testamentu apud Kelvedon vicesimo Die mensis Junii 1617."

  
  

• Sources

  [S412] 200952.ged. [S413] atwater200952.ged. [S414] 269747. [S415] 2013253. [S400] Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998).