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From: Mike Gallafent < >
Subject: Re: Who was Oliver St John
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 06:14:03 +0000
In article < >, Bobstjohn
< > writes
>>I also have a copy of the will of Oliver St.John (1496), second son of
>>Sir Oliver St.John, of Lydiard Tregoze, by Margaret, daughter of Sir
>>John de Beauchamp, and sister and sole heir of John Lord Beauchamp of
>>Bletsho. - anybody interested?:))
>>--
>>Mike.
>>
>I am very interested. You can send it e-mailto me if noone else wants it. I
>think these are my ancester but I can't find the connection between my ancester
>Matthias Sengen. The first data on Matthias is his marriage in Old Windsor in
>1628.
>
>Aloha Bob
>
OK, herewith the will of Oliver St.John, copied from 'Testamenta
Vetusta', Nicolas, London 1826,
Oliver St.John, Esq.
In the name of God Amen. This is the laste will of me Olyver Seynt John,
Esquyer, sonne to the excellent Dutchesse of Somersett. First, I
bequeath my sowle to Almighty God, and to our Lady Seynt Mary, and to
the Saynts of Heven; and my body to be buried in the quier afore Saynt
Andrew, in the parish Church of Stoke. Also I will, that my wife have,
duryng her life, all my lands and tenements in Legeard Tregoes, and
Polton, with the manor of Borwode and Whatfild-hall, which is myne by
the resonne and gift of my Lady my modre, with a place which I purchased
in the lordshippe of Hacksmore, called Hillisthing, in Dorsetshire; also
I will, that my wife have all suche landes as be myne, by the reason and
gift of the Kynge's grace, at Hatfield Peverall, with the ternyns and
wayes south, with Depford and Depford Strond, otherwise called West
Greenwich; also I will, that she have the lordeship of Garseynton; and
that after her decease all the foresaid lordshippes, landes, and
tenements, return unto my sonne John, and to his heirs; also I will,
that my wife have the lordeship of Lollam, the which I purchased to give
and sell, as in fee simple; moreover I will, that Rauf Rochford have all
suche landes and tenements as I purchased within the lordeship of Sowth
Stoke and North Stoke; also I will, that my wife have all my goodes for
the helth of my sowle, as she thinks best. Thees being witnesses, Master
Richard Bullok, John Writh, Henry Bigote, and Rauf Rochford, with other
yeomen; and made the second daye of Marche, in the year of oure Lord God
MCCCCLXXXXVI'
In a footnote, the testator is described as 'Second son of Oliver
St.John, of Lydiard Tregoze, by Margaret, daughter of Sir John de
Beauchamp, and sister and sole heir of John Lord Beauchamp, of Bletsho;
the said Margaret married, secondly, John Beaufort, Kuke of Somerset,
K.G. and her daughter by him was the mother of King Henry VII.; her
third husband was Lionel Lord Welles.'
--
Mike.
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