Joan Wilder

Family/Spouse: John Palmer. John was born in Berkshire, England; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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iWill of John Wilder of Sulham/i, P.C.C. Register of Wills, No. 73, Leicester, Vol.1, Section 7 (LDS Film 91975): "In the name of the father and of the sonne and of the holy ghoste so be it the fourteenth daye of October a thousand five hundrethe eightie eight and in the thirtithe yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne Ladye Elizabethe. I John Wilder of Sulham, in the Countie of Bark yeoman beinge fitt of bodye and yett of good and perfect mynd and memorie praysed be god doe ordeine and make this my last will and testament, in manner and forme following "First I comitt my soule to the mercy of Jesus christ my redeemer by whose meritte and passion I trust assuredly to be saved and my bodye to be buried in christian buriall "Item I give unto the church of Sarum fower pence "Item I give unto the churche of Sulham fives shillings "Item I give unto the pore of the parishe of Sulham thre shillings fower pence "Item I give and bequeathe unto my eldest sonne John bWilder /btwelve markes of good and lawfull money of England whereof the one halfe to be employd unto John bWilder /b"Item I give unto Nicholas bWilder /bmy second sonne a quarter of wheat and a quarter of maulle and a cow. And also I give unto the saide Nicholas his executors and assignes all that my lease and terme of yeares whiche I have yett to come of and unto the house and landes and hereditaments thereto, belonginge lying in the parish of bHatfielde /bin the countie of South' of the graunte of Thomas bFreburne /bdeceased "Item I give unto every one of the said Nicholas' children one good shepe a peece "Item I give unto Thomas bWilder /bmy fourthe sonne the some of twentie marks of lawfull money of England to be paide within one wholl yeare by the executor "Item I give unto Ellinor bHiggs /bmy daughter twentie shillings and six sheepe "Item I give to Joane bPalmer /bmy daughter twentie shillings and six shepe to be paide as aforesaide "Item I give unto the for said Alice my daughter one shepe "Item I give unto my sonne John bPalmer /btwo shepe. And to William bPalmer /bthe younger one shepe. And to Thomas one shepe "Item I give unto John bHiggs /byounger two shepe. Item I give unto Marie bHiggs /btwoe shepe. And Alice bHiggs /bthe children of John bHiggs /bto be delivered as aforesaide "Item I give unto Nicholas bWilder /bthe sonne of Nicholas bWilder /btwoe shepe. And to every of the said Nicholas daughters one shepe a peece "Item I give unto John bWilder /bmy sonnes sonne six shepe to be delivered as aforesaide "Item I give unto every one of my godchildren fower pence a peece to be delivered as aforesaid "Item I give unto Anne bPalmer /bone shepe "Item I give and bequeathe unto Alice my wife all the profitts and comodities that shall come or growe by my ????? on bNunhide /bfarme during her naturall life "Item I give and bequeathe all profitts and comodities that come or growe duringe the wholl yeares then to come after the decease of Alice my wife savinge only my groundes called bBytes /bthe whiche & whiche I will that Thomas my sonne to have the profitts comodities of the same bBytes /bfrom the deathe of Alice my wife unto the end and full terme of the yeares then by lease to come and the residue of yeares then to come after my wives decease I will and bequeathe unto William and Thomas my sonnes to have the full profitts therof by equal portions for and during the wholl yeares whiche shalle then to come of the lease of bNunhide /bonly bBittes /bto Thomas as afore bequeathed "Item I give and bequeathe unto my sister Agnes bEdwards /bto be paide by my executor duringe her life six pence wekely to be paide "Item furter my will is that if Alice my wife shall happen to marrie that at and before the marriage daye she shall paye to the use of our children the some of fortie poundes of good and lawfull English money equally to be devided by the overseers. The residue of all my goods cattells and other things as well moveable and unmoveable unbequeathed my debtes beinge paide and funeralls discharged I doe wholly give and bequeathe to my saide wife Alice bWilder /bwhom I doe ordeine and make my executrix of this my Last will and testament to paye my debtes Legacies and funerall expenses and I doe constitute and make my wellbeloved frendes Fraunces bBarthell /bgentleman and Richard bHore /bsupervisors of this my last will and testament. Provided always that if any person to whom I have given any Legacies in this my Last will doe go about to overthrow any parte or parcell of this my will that any person so doeinge shall lose the benefitt of my bequests herein and that same bequeathe unto those bequeathed shalbe equally devided unto the residue of my children. "Witnesses hereof Fraunces bBarhell /bgentleman, Thomas bAslatt, /bLaurence bFlower. /bSigned withe my marke and sealed with my seale.", (hereafter cited as 1588 Will (text), iJohn Wilder/i).

John + Alice Keats. Alice (daughter of Thomas Keats) was born about 1530 in Berkshire, England; died in 1598 in Nunhide, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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She inherited Sulman House from her father.

John + Agnes Annis. Agnes died about 1557 in Sulham, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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iWill of Agnes Wilder of Sulham/i, Archdeaconry of Berkshire, Batell file of original wills, Number 247 (LDS Film 88,114): "In the name of God Amen in the yere of our Lord God 1557 the [xviiij?] day of July I Annes Wylder of the p'rish of Sullham. "Item I Give to Thomas my sonne a cow [note: all of the will from the beginning to this point is stained dark, and is barely legible. The remainder of the single, extra long page is quite clear.] a hogge a bras pott a yearlyng [face?] a [tube?] a flocke bed wyth all thynges that belongeth to it and a quarter of corn the one ??????? whete and the other barly or mawler ??? ????" "Item I Give to Jone my daughter a cow a bushell of whete and a bushel of mawl??" "Item I Give to Wyll'm my sonne a cow ? ????? a hogge ij bushels of whete and ij bushels barly" "I Give to every one of my God children ij d. a pece "Itm I Give Wyll iij bushels of whete and iij bushels mawlt to be bake and brued and bestowed at my buryall and so ???? more at my month mynd "Itm I Give unto my p'rish church of Saynt Nycolas of Sullam iij s. iiij d. "Itm I wyll that my overseers ???? for ther paym't vj s. viij d. a pece "All the resedu of my Goods not Given nor wylled I Give and be queth to Annis and Elsabeth my daughters whom I ordayne and make myne exseckytryces of this my laste wyll and testament "Itm I make my overseers Wyll'm Lard? Gentelman Wyll'm bPyldrim /bWyll'm bWylder /bWitneses Wyll'm bCross??rat /band Nycolas bWylder /bRobert bWylder /bw'th others" [A line of Latin at the bottom of the page] ??? ????? xvij Januarij ano 155[7 or 9] approbet, (hereafter cited as 1557 Will (text), iAgnes Wilder/i).

Notes:

The first Wilder know in history was Nicholas, a military chieftain, in the army of the Earl of Richmond, at the battle of Bosworth, in 1585. The fact that is a German name, and that is common in some parts of Germany at the present time, would indicate that he was one of those who came with the Earl from France, and landed at Milford Haven.

i1542 Will of Nicholas Wilder of Sulham/i, LDS Film 88114, Berkshire, Archdeaconry, Batell Wills, No.227 (hereafter cited as 1542 will, iNich. Wilder/i).
u2/u. iWill of Elizabeth Wilder of Sulham/i, Archdeaconry of Berkshire, Batell file of original wills, Number 217 (LDS Film 88114): "In dio nom' Amen. In ye yere of oure lorde god m cccc xliiij and of ye Reyn of oure soverand lord Henry ye viij be ye grace of god kynge of yngland france and irland defender of ye fayth and in erth supreme & immediately under god of ye churche of yngland and irland xxx v ^ the ix of July ^ I elysabeth bwylder /bof ye parysh of Sullam in ye countie Parkshyer and in ye dyocese of Saylsbery of a good memory and p'fyt mynd make my last wyll and testament in maner and forme here foloynge. "First I bequeth my solle to almyghtie god to oure lady sanct mary and to all the holy company of heaven and my body to be beyd in ye p'ryshe church of Sullam aforesayd. "Itm I bequyth to ye hye alter of Sullam iiij d. "Itm I bequyth to ye mother church of Saylsbery ij d. "Itm I wyll that a trentall of masses be sayd for ye helth of my solle part at ye day of my buryall and ye resydew w't'in ye mounth mynd. "Itm I wyll that every nyght thorout ye mounth mynd a derege be sayd. "Itm I bequyth to my sone Jone bWylder /bthe elder one cowe ij shepe and my best ???????? and for I wyll that my sayd sone Jone ye elder doo cause yerely to be sayd for ye helth of my solle & masses ??? decease. "Itm I bequeyth to my sone Henry bWylder /bone quarter of wheat and one of barly ij shepe and one bull he of twelmounthes old. "Itm I bequeyth to my sone Tomas bWylder /bij shepe. "Itm I bequeyth to my sone Jone bWylder /bye yonger ij shepe and halfe a quarter of wheat. "Itm I bequeyth to my sone Wyll'm bWylder /bij shepe. "Itm I bequeyth to Jone and Tomas bWylder /bthe sones of Jone bWylder /bye elder every one of them ij shepe. "Itm I bequeyth to Nycolas Jone and yd bWylders /bevery one of them one shepe. "Itm I bequeyth to foure of my god chyldren of ye bWylders /bw't'in thys house to every one of them one shepe. "Itm I bequeyth to Elyzabeth bWylder /bto be delyvered to her by ye hande of my sone Jone bWylder /bye elder xx li. xiij s. iiij d. "Itm I bequyth to my servand Agnes bWhayt /bone shepe. "Itm I wyll yt my sones Rycherd and Nycolas bWylder /bbe my holl exseguntor and to have all ye resydew of my goods not bequyth. "Itm I wyll that my sone Jone bWylder /bye elder be the supervysor of thys my last wyll and testament. "Wytnesses of thys pr'sent wyll mayd ye dayt above mencyonyd: S. Wyl'm bPreston /bcurate of ye p'rysh of Sullam aforsayd / Jone bMody /b/ Wyl'm bBlyeth. /b"Also I wyll yt Rychart my sonne and Nycolas my sonne shall have ? ??????? ?????????? after my decesse fro bNonehyde /bof John bWylder /bmy son.", (hereafter cited as 1544 Will (text), iElizabeth Wilder/i).

Nicholas + Elizabeth or Isabell. Elizabeth died after 9 Jul 1544 in Sulham, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth's estate was probated in 1544 in Archdeacon Court, Berkshire, England.usup(2) /u/sup Elizabeth (Isabell) (Wilder) wrote her will July 9, 1544 in Sulham, Oxfordshire, England. The 1544 will of Elizabeth Wilder lists such a remarkably similar set of sons that she must be considered to have been the same as Isabell, widow of Nicholas. She named her son John, the elder, to be supervisor of her will. It was he who had responsibility that masses should be said for the health of her soul. The next sons she mentioned were Henry and Thomas Wilder, who were not named in her husband's will. Next she made bequests to John Wilder, the younger, and to William Wilder, and gave two sheep to John and Thomas Wilder, sons of John Wilder, the elder, as named in her husbands will. She added 20 pounds 13 shillings fourpence for Elizabeth Wilder, whose relationship she did not mention, to be paid by John, the elder. Finally, she named sons Richard and Nicholas Wilder to be executors, and to have the residue of her estate.
She made a will July 9, 1544 in Sulham, Oxfordshire, England.