Wills of Henham Residents (part 2)

no.	SEAX reference	person	dates
151	D/ABW 35/37	Margaret Saxie abiding at Gt Dunmow but of Henham, widow	1588
152	D/ABW 34/154	Richard Stanes of Henham,no occupation given	1573
153	D/ABW 34/118	John Stocke of Henham,, tailor	1571
154	D/ABW 8/329	John Clerke, Henham, yeoman	1564
155	D/ABW 8/228	John Clerke of Henham, no occupation given	1557
156	D/ABW 8/65	Thomas Colvilte of Henham, no occupation given	1541
157	D/ABW 12/146	William Day	1574
158	D/ABW 9/166	Joan Cole, Henham, widow	1581-1582
159	D/ABW 9/73	Richard Clerke	1571-1572
160	D/ABW 9/50	Robert Clerk	1569
161	D/ABW 10/157	Lewis Coefield Senior, Elsenham and Henham,	1603
162	D/ABW 10/107	George Claye, Henham,keeper	1600
163	D/ABW 16/161	Alice Gattward; Henham, Widow	1564
164	D/ABW 16/139	William Gatwaide	1558
165	D/ABW 16/15	John Goddard	1532
166	D/ABW 17/71	Samuel Giffine of Henham,weaver	1606
167	D/ABW 17/51	William Glascock of Henham, labourer	1604
168	D/ABW 18/121	William Hale	1551
169	D/ABW 19/348	Thomas Harte	1600
170	D/ABW 19/262	John Haydon, yeoman	1595
171	D/ABW 20/55	Thomas Humphrey, Pledgdon, Henham, Husbandman	1604
172	D/ABW 26/189	Anthony Mudge; Henham,Blacksmith	1608
173	D/ABW 26/101	Robert Moore of Henham, poulterer	1599
174	D/ABW 60/253	John Meyzant (The Elder); Henham, Bricklabourer	1653
175	D/ABW 60/235	Edward Savell; Henham, Yeoman	1652
176	D/ABW 60/229	John Payne	1650
177	D/ABW 31/159	Richard Rowley	1565
178	D/ABW 33/195	Robert Smythe; Pledgdon	1551
179	D/ABW 33/33	John Starrys	1533
180	D/ABW 44/107	Daniel White : Pledgdon Hall, Henham, Yeoman	1621
181	D/ABW 38/14	Henry Thake; Henham, Husbandman	1600
182	D/ABW 39/333	John Wrighte	1574
183	D/DB 527	Copy of probate of Richard Muilman Trench Chiswell	1784-1797
184	D/ABW 25/275	Joane Munshaw of Henham, widow	1578-1579
185	D/DSs/F1	Wills and copies of the Stock family, in which are devised freehold and copyhold property in Rickling, Henham, Ugley, Elsenham, Great Hallingbury, Arkesden, Chrishall, Bishops Stortford.	1632-1754
186	D/ACW 1/159	John Perry of Henham, no occupation given, 8 August 1593	1593
187	D/ABW 9/43	Henry Cooke	1568-1569
188	D/DU 376/38	Office copy Probate of (25 July 1746) Edward Gregory Stockton-upon-Tees (Co.Durham), esq. Charges his estates at Wickord, Cheapside (Co. Middx.), and at Gillingham and Susans Green…
189	D/DB 515	Probate of Thomas Mitchell of Stepney, Middlesex, gent.	1720-1721
190	D/DB 509	Probate of Thomas Mitchell senior of Rickling Hall, gent.	1709-1713
191	D/DU 1142/3	Deeds and other documents relating to the White Hart, Pleshey House, Salletts and other property in Pleshey, Great Waltham and elsewhere Inc. gift of Mary Rolfe of Henham to Nathaniel Raymond of Pleshey	1569-1868
192	D/C/Z29	office copyof the Alfred Lyles Mumford Rugby (co. Warwick), engineer, containing bequest to Henham Parish Church Restoration Fund	1912
193	D/NC 36/5	Account book [index] Inc. minutes church meeting, 1897, and trustees’ meeting, 1898; and undated list trustees and extracts from from will of Edward Sandford	1895-1908
194	D/DO/T518 1679	Probate of Geo. Jamesof Manuden, gent., mansion house called Manuden parsonage, house in Manuden Street, advowson of Manuden and lands in Manuden and Farnham, and copyhold messuage in Henham…
195	T/B 345/2	Microfilm of deeds of Henham properties Messuages copyhold of the manor Henham Hall, note on will of Thomas Measant of Henham (died 6 November 1660), drafts of roll recording courts baran of Henham Hall 1725, 2 letters of Richard Harrison steward of manor, and 1 of Samuel Smith, vicar of Henham, relating to estate, 1729	1662- 1729
196	D/DHt/T131/11	1613 Receipts Robert Pennyngton, s. of Rob.pannyngton se., Pledgdon in Henham John Pennyngton, executor of the will of the late Rob. Pennyngton The brewing vessels left him by his father
197	D/NC 83/11/1	United Reformed Church, Henham 1949-1973 1 vol. Register of marriages (’No. 1′) of the Independent Chapel (from [5 October 1972] the United Reformed Church), Henham,.] Closed by direction of the Registrar General, 17 October 1978, ‘in consequence of the … church … having ceased to be used as a place of worship by the congregation on whose behalf it was certified
198	D/DB T1664	1769-1850 Deeds Land (2 acres) whereon messuage stood at Fullers End fronting on Elsenham-Henham road and abutting north partly on cooperage and garden and partly on Poor House, Elsenham [Messuage demolished between 1803 and 1804; property including former tanyard, 1769, and brewhouse, 1772; including copy of Will of Alexander Mcwhinnie of Elsenham, school-master, 1799 (proved in P.C.C., 1801)]
199	D/DWm/T42	1750 (no properties mentioned), Thaxted and Henham
200	T/B 345/1	1700 -1729 Copies of deeds and letters with transcripts relating chiefly to the Henham Estate Includes letter Samuel Smith, Vicarof Henham, to Richard Harrison, Steward the Manor, concerning abuses in the Henham Courts 1728, letter from Samuel Feake to Richard Harrison confirming writer’s purchase of the Henham estate “without Broom Farm” 1729, copy of the will of George Dennis of Henham, dated 8 June 1733 [no registered copy in E.R.O.]. For calendar of deeds of Henham Estate, see T/B 285/1
201	D/DMh/F284	1697-1698 Copy extract of Isaac Bugby, Braintree, gent., 1697, proved 1698, re copyhold lands in Shalford and Henham. (See D/ABR 14/59 for registered copy).
202	D/DPn/F1	1757-1803 Wills and Settlementsof the Feake family of Durringtons in Sheering relating chiefly to the Manors Henham, Pledgdon Cannons alias the Rectory Henham, and Sheering, the rectory and advowson of Henham, Parsonage Farm and the Cock in Henham and messuages called Durringtons, New House and Collins in Sheering
203	D/ABW 2/8	Alice Abraham; Henham; Widow	1572
204	D/ABW 2/112	Thomas Archer; Henham; Clerk	1595
205	D/DQ 61/145	21 May 1613 Feoffment Josiah Clerke of Wethersfield, esq., to John Drywood of Upminster, gent. Messuage once of John Smyth now in tenure or occupation of Alice, widow of Thomas Clerke, late of Pledgedon in Henham, decd., with all houses and structures built thereon; garden and croft of land or pasture (l a.) in said Pledgdon; barn late of Ludwyke (Lewis) Coefield; all other property of feoffor in Pledgdon.Recites that feoffor derives title from will, 18 May 1608, of the said Thomas Clerke, his brother. Witnesses to livery of seisin: `Renald’ Stocke, Richard Piccott, William Patche, John Lee
206	D/F35/1/18	1808-1810 Valuer’s notebook Farms at Lt. Bardfield, Finchingfield, Sawbridgeworth [co. Herts] and Widdington; Hall Farm, Ashdon and notice of stock to be sold by auction; Cloptons and Puddlewort Farms in Saffron Walden and Ashdon, including improvements, 1807-8, and crop details, 1804-8; farm on Prison Green, Broxted and Henham, including details of poor rate and land tax, 1807-8, Broxted and Henham; rough list of nominal charges on probates of wills (at front of book)
207	D/DB 604	Memorandum Surrender 23 December 1800.Manor of Rickling Hall. Memorandum of Surrender by Thomas Fuller of Henham, labourer (uncle and heir of James Fuller), to use of Thomas Furley Forster of Quendon, esquire. A cottage on Rickling Green, abutting east on a way from Rickling Green to Rickling Hall, west on lands late of John Phillips and now of Frances Fishe widow, south on a house of Ralph Prior, and north of Frances Fishe; and a piece of land belonging (5 rods by 2 rods). To which premises the said James Fuller was admitted under Surrender and Will of his father Willliam Fuller, and on the death of his mother Martha Fuller; at Court dated 12 October 1779. Steward: John Wolfe esquire
208	D/DC/41/445	20 October 1676, proved 30 Dec Probate of Will of John Hammant of Little Wenden, blacksmith Devizes messuage in Great Wenden [Wendena Ambo] lately purchased from Matth. Churchman, land (2a.) in field called Hungerden in Wendens Ambo and 3 years’s use of 2 barns called `the haybarne’ and the `misling barne’ and yard belonging to messuage called Cobbs in Little Wenden [Wendens Ambo] to w. Annis; land (1a.) called Gooding Shott in Wendens Ambo lately purchased from Thomas and Margaret Hammant to Margaret Hammant of Henham, wid.; land (1a.) in field called Wenden Headen to Dan. Hammant (s. of brother Nich.); messuage called Cobbs and land in Little Wenden [Wendens Ambo] in occupation of Rob. Jaggard, and lands (3a.), copyhold of manor for Wenden Hall, comprising of (1a.) called Hockleys Layes in Newport, (1a.) in Wendens Ambo in Russlow Field and (1a.) in Wendens Ambo lately purchased from John Malen and w. Katherine to John Hammant (s. of Nich. Hammant, jun.); and numerous small bequests
209	D/DBT1667	1794-1821 Deeds - Land (4 acres) called Broxted alias Britons Croft [as in T1662], 1790 and 1820; land (6 acres) called Horse Frith [as in T1658, 1662] adjoining Mole Hill Green in Takeley, copyhold of Manor of Waltham Hall, 1794; lands called long Meadow (3 acres) and Monksfield alias Monkscroft (eight and a half acres), Elsenham[as in T1661], part of Farm (forty nine and a half acres] [see T 1659, 1661-3], 1794 [Including copy of probate copy of will of John Stock of Pledgdon Hall in Henham, gent., 1817 proved in P.C.C., 1819); and copy Deed of Enfranchisement of messuage and lands (26 acres) [field- names] and messuage called Brights and lands (31 acres) [field-names; as in T1651, 1655], all at Gaunts End, and lands (8 acres) [field- names] at East End, 1821
210	D/B 2/6	1861-1864 Records of Thomas Turner’s Charity Deeds of land (8a.) called Cocks Croft in Clavering, including Abstract of title, 1861, reciting from 1814 Also sale particular, with plan, 1861, of property in Clavering and Langley (contract copy of Henry Burrows of Saffron Walden, as treasurer and on behalf of the Trustees of Turner’s Charity, purchaser of Cock’s Croft for £250). Conveyance of 1864 recites that land had been purchased in Henham, in accordance with will of Thomas Turner, made 10 June 1623, and that in 1844 part of this land had been purchased for £250 by the Northern and Eastern Railway Company
211	D/DQ 61/218	29 Jan. 1506/7 Quitclaim Margaret Redar of [Saffron] Walden, wid., late wife and executrix of will of John Redar, decd., of Walden, and Nicholas Redar of Walden, son and heir of said John Redar to John Nicholles of Walden, baker, Richard Nicolles, citizen and baker of London, and Thomas Holden, John Boyton, Thomas Smyth, Nicholas Rutland and Thomas Middleton, all of Walden. Right and title to messuage in borough of Saffron Walden in a street called le Highstrete between a tenement late of Richard Henham, now of said John Nicolles on N. and a street called le Churchstrete on S., one head abutting on tenement of Nicholas Adam towards E., the other on said le Highstrete towards W.; which messuage said John Nicolles lately bought of said Margaret; and holds (with other parties above) by feoffment of William Bryd, John Burges, William Coksey alias Harpour, Thomas Strachey, and William Adam, jun. No witnesses; seals removed. Endorsed [? early 19th century]: [release of messuage] in the High Street in Walden abutting upon Church Street South.
212	D/DU 541/4	16 September 1797 Mortgage (Demise for 1000 years) for £100 Robt. Whiteman of Lewes (co. Sussex), shopkeeper, and w. Frances to Thomas Jones of Aldgate High St. (Cit of London) tallowchandler Newly erected messuage called Greenfield House in Henham (Covenant to levy a fine). Recites will of Edmund Sworder of Henham, yeo., 1777. Endorsed, 15 March 1798, with Assignment to Joseph Hardcastle, and Release and Appointment, 20 May 1809, by mortgage to Joseph Hardcastle
213	D/DHt/T408/2	1838 Deed of brewhouse in Saffron Walden, and public house [those outside Essex omitted: no details about the houses] viz. “White Horse”, “George”, “Compasses”, and “Greybound” in Saffron Walden; “King’s Head”, Quendon; “Hercules”, Newport; “Queen’s Head”, Littlebury; “White Horse”, Great Chesterford; “Star”, Thaxted; “Star”, Dunmow; “King’s Head’, Elsenham; “Bull”, Sampford; “Red Lion”, Radwinter; “Sun Inn”, “Kings Arms”. “Cross Keys”, “Eight Bells”, “Castle” and “Queen’s Head” in Saffron Walden; “Fighting Cocks”, Wenden; “Green Man”, Arkesden; “Fox and Hounds”, Steeple Bumpstead; “Half Moon”, Belchamp; “Crown”, Little Chesterford, “King’s Head”, Elmdon; “Bell”, “Cook”, Castle Hedingham; “Lamb”, “Swan”, Sible Hedingham; “Cook”, Sampford; “King’s Head”, Stebbing; “Lion,” Wethersfield; “Hoope and Bells”, Saffron Walden. Coggages in Broxted, Steple Bumpstad, Chrishall, Henham, Saling, Wimbish
214	D/DC/23/623	10 March 1740/1 Will of Ann Hockley of Thaxted, Wid. Devises to kinswoman Mary Green (w. of Thomas G. late of Henham, Tailor), on condition that she pays £12 to niece Mary Hart (dau. of Jn. H. of Thaxted, yeoman) A messuage with feedings and commonage, purchased of James Rolph, in which she now dwells; near Cutlers Green in Thaxted [Legacies to Eliz., Ann, and Susannah Hart (daus. of said Jn.H.); to Joshua Smith (s. of Joshua S. of Old Sampford, labourer, deed.), to tho. Whiffen of O.S.; to widow Sutton, now of Thaxted; to Thomas Cornell, who now dwells with me; residue of estate to exor.] [Exor: bro-in-law Jn. Hart. Wtn: Hannah Bowtell, Judah Drane, W: Bridge]
215	D/DB T1652	1680-1799 Deeds -Land (5 acres) in Stansted Mountfitchet, copyhold of Manor of Thremhall Priory, 1680-1799 Messuage, cottage and lands (18 acres) [field-names] in Elsenham and Stansted Mountfitchet, 1714-1778 [including sale catalogues attached to Covenant, 1778 of 15 acres of pasture in Stansted Mountfitchet and land and property in Elsenham]Capital messuage and land (13 acres) in Elsenham Messuage formerly called Butchers Tenement, messuage and lands (52 acres) [field-names], all at Pledgdon in Henham Lands (52 acres) called Raines alias Seven Ashes in Stansted Mountfitchet, 1738 [copy] Messuage and lands (2 acres) at Morrell Green in Takeley, 1750-1791 Land (14 acres) belonging to messuage called Coxes in Elsenham, 1794 and 1798 [copies] Land (4 acres) called Hobbs Mead in Stansted Mountfitchet, copyhold of Manor of Burnells, 1799 [recites 1735] Including Will of Elizabeth King (wife of Henry King of Takeley, victualler), 1769, and copies of Wills of Robert Vincent, senior, citizen and stationer of London, 1735 (proved in P.C.C., 1737), Robert Vincent, citizen and stationer of London, 1759, and Codicil, 1760 (proved 1764) and Susannah Vincent of Northam, Hertfordshire, widow, 1778
216	Q/SR 237/24,25	1622 Jury list and presentment for the Hundreds of Dunmow Uttlesford. Preshwell and Clavering. Rob. Borrowe of wenden miler for that he holdeth a mill in newport by the which he “penneth” the water so high that the highway is os annoyed with water that his majesty;s subjects can scarce pass without daner. Hich Burrs of pleshey yeoman for that he carrieth out his dung in his yard and layeth he same in the highway there. The same for keeping a mongrel bitch in pleshey where he now dwelleth, unmuzzled, which hath aften bitten divers persons, he having notice hereof and will not reform the same. Shellow Bridge in sellow between “Birds Greene hamlett” and sheller bowels for being broken, but who should repair it they know not. Wm. Allen of High easter husbandman, for making his kitchen a tenement and in the same he hath placed an inmate (one Cso. Arther and him wife). Lawr. quilter wheelwright of the same for building a tenement or Cottege in his yard and into the same hath taken and inmate (one kynge). Ste. Chanler and his wife of Henham shopkeeper or seller of small wares for that he hath not come to church in the space of six month (last past). Rob. Smith, winifred his wife, Elizabeth wife of Richard Jenings gentleman Eliz, wife of Anthony Jeninge gent., eliz. Cranishe widow, Mary wife of John Jerman, elis, wife of John Denis, and Joan Godfreye all of Dunmow, for not coming to church by the space of six months. (Old).
217	T/P 111/1	1530-1907 Notes and transcripts for the historyof the parishof Henham from: (i) documents in the Essex Record fice, including Archdeaconry Visitation and Act Books, 1633-1708, notes on field names from D/DB T618-621, transcript of D/DQi 126, alehouse recognizances, 1769-1763 (ii) public records, mostly printed, and other sources - transcript of survey of Henham, 1530 (P.R.O., L.R. 2/214 ff. 365-366), court rolls 15171-4 (see also T/A 116), brief extracts from parish registers re clergy, and notes thereon from act books of Bishops of Rochester and St. Albans, 1847-1907; printed sources include will of Thurston, from D. Whitelock, Anglo-Saxon Wills , 1930, pp. 84-84.
218	Q/SR 245/27,28	1624 Jury list and presentment for the Hundreds Dunmow, Uttlesford, Freshwell and Clavering Jury list and presentment for the Hundreds of Dunmow, Uttlesford, Freshwell and Clavering Nicholas Burr of Pleshey, husbandman for that he (holdeth certain lands called “the pleashes’ in pleshey) and hath not set two sufficient posts and one sufficient rail at a bridge called “Poore bridge” there (which he ought to do by reason of his tenure), and for that he hath not laid a “wholve” at the gate next the church of Pleshey and to gravel and stone it. William Whelpson of Stansted for not making a hedge against William Tilers yard. Henry Dowse of Newport, for keeping an alehouse without licence and that he hath heretofore been presented and yet doth continue it. A way in Chrishall called “Chissell lane”, the name of him who holds the ground is Master Richard Jeames (of Manuden) gentleman, we present him for the ditch and the parish for the lane.Francis Turner (of Henham, husbandman) for a newly built cottage against the statute and a stranger placed therein who is like to be very chargeable. “Shello Bridge” in “Turrells hall Hamlet” in the parish of Willingale (Doe struck through) belonging to Shellow, it is a market way on the road and lieth very dangerously and if it be not amended before the winter it will be in hazard of men’s lives. John Edwicke and James Draper, both of Great Dunmow, for keeping an alehouse without licence.Great Dunmow - the names of all the popish recusants - Robert Smith weaver, Richard Jennings gentleman, Anthony Jennings gentleman, his son, Elizabeth, wife of Richard Jennings gentleman, Elizabeth Cranish, Winifred wife of Robert Smith, weaver, Elizabeth, wife of John Denis, carpenter, Mary wife of John Jerman carpenter, Joan Godfrey, Elizabeth, wife of Anthony Jennings, Elizabeth Watsone servant to Mr. Jennings, Matthew Cranish a sojourner with Mr. Jennings, Sarah Garrald (spinster) lately revolted and refuseth to communicate neither did she communicate at Easter last (refusing all to come to church for three months last past).
219	D/DKw/L1	TURNOUR FAMILY; HALLINGBURY AND PARNDON ESTATES c.1475 Roll of evidence and proceedings in dispute between Robert Boydond and wife Margery and Henry Caldeback and wife Cecily over ownership of manor of Pledgdon in Henham. Recites evidence, 1274-1475
220	D/DQ 61/145	21 May 1613 Scope and Content Feoffment Josiah Clerke of Wethersfield, esq., to John Drywood of Upminster, gent. Messuage once of John Smyth now in tenure or occupation of Alice, widow of Thomas Clerke, late of PLEDGEDON in Henham, decd., with all houses and structures built thereon; garden and croft of land or pasture (l a.) in said Pledgdon; barn late of Ludwyke (Lewis) Coefield; all other property of feoffor in Pledgdon. Recites that feoffor derives title from will, 18 May 1608, of the said Thomas Clerke, his brother. Witnesses to livery of seisin: `Renald’ Stocke, Richard Piccott, William Patche, John Lee