Robert Bigge

1505 - 1548  (~ 43 years)

• Name	Robert Bigge  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Jan 1505	Benenden, , Kent, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Richard Bigge  [2]
  Death	Between 13 Jan and 2 Jun 1548	Benenden, , Kent, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Jan 1548	Benenden, , Kent, England   [1, 2, 3]
  Notes	bRobert Biggs [Parents]sup 1/b,b 2/sup/b was bornsupb 3/sup/b in Jan 1504/1505 in Benenden, Kent Co, England. He diedsupb 4/b,b 5/sup/b in 1547/1548. He marriedsupb 6/sup/b Elizabeth in 1528 in Kent Co, England. English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes I-III, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc: Baltimore, 1984. Volume I p 157 The Will of Robert Bigge of Benenden, 13 January 1547/8. To be buried in the churchyard of the parish church of St. George the Martyr of Benenden. Alms to be distributed at teh day of my burial. To wife Elizabeth, if she continue unmanrried, all my stuff and household implements ; if she marry again, half my stuff and household implements to my daughters, to be equally divided at age of eighteen or day of mariage. To my wife all my corn and sundry livestok. To my son Walter two steers. To my sons Richarde and Thomas a heifer each at eighteen, and to my son John two steers at that age. All my cattle, wheat growing, and other moveables unbequeathed to be sold by my executrix and the money employed to pay my debts. I give to my wife Elizabeth my lease of churchfield, and make her executrix and William Fowle of Benenden overseer. My wife to redeem two pieces of land at Walkhurst, mortgaged to John Moyse of Byddenden for 10 pounds, and also to pay Elizabeth Vsborne 40 pounds for which I stand bound. My last will regarding the disposition of all my lands and tenements. I will to Elizabeth my wife for life my messuage and garden at Benenden forstall and four pieces of land at Walkhurst, she releasing all her right of dowry in my lands. The messuage and garden at fourstall to go to my son John and his heirs at my wife's decease. To my son Richard and his heirs at my wife's decease four pieces of land at Walkhurst. My executrix to take the profits from all my other lands and tenements until they amount to 40 pounds, to be paid to Elizabeth, Dorothe, Elionor, and Alyce, my daughters, to each 10 pounds at day of marriage of age of twenty years. If any die before such day of age, reversion to the survivors, to be equally divided. After the said 40 pounds be levied I give to my son Thomas and his heirs forever my messuage and lands at the lane of Rolvenden and my half of a meadow called dukes mede in Tentwarden [Tenterden], of which Lawrence Day holds the other half, and a piece of marsh land at Frencham containing ten acres, my executrix to have the said lands until sno Thomas come to the age of twenty-two. After the said 40 pounds be levied, to son Walter and his heirs forever seven pieces of land called the sixe acres, Wadyfeld, garden of begtylte, the porteke, the upper shurfeld, the Longfelde, and the nether shurfeld, lying upon the den of Begtilte in Benenden, he to pay to my son Richard 20s. a year during the life of my wife and after he enter into the said land. After the said 40 pounds be levied I give to son JOhn and his heirs a piece of land called the field about the house and another called Euerynden's felde, both upon the den of Bigtilte. Witnesses: Willm Fowle his mark, John Asten, Lawrence Davy, and Henry Asten. Proved 2 June 1548 by the executrix named in the will. (Archdeaconry of Canterbury, vol 26, fo 2) bElizabethsup 1/b,b 2/sup/b was bornsupb 3/sup/b in 1508 in Kent Co, England. She diedsupb 4/sup/b after 1547. She marriedsupb 5/sup/b Robert Biggs in 1528 in Kent Co, England. They had the following children: M i bWalter Biggssup 1/sup/b died . M ii bRichard Biggs/b was bornsupb 1/sup/b after 1530. He died . M iii bThomas Biggs/b was bornsupb 1/sup/b after 1530. He died . M iv bJohn Biggssup 1/sup/b was born after 1530. He died . F v bElizabethe Biggssup 1/sup/b was born after 1530. She died . F vi bDorothe Biggs/b was bornsupb 1/sup/b after 1530. She died . F vii bElionor Biggs/b was bornsupb 1/sup/b after 1530. She died . F viii bAlice Biggs/b
  Person ID	I31856	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Edward Bigge,   b. 1480, Benenden, , Kent, England d. 17 Jul 1500, Benenden, , Kent, England (Age 20 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Alice,   b. 1484, Benenden, , Kent, England d. 1575, Benenden, , Kent, England (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F09762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   b. 1508, Benenden, , Kent, England d. Aft 1547, Benenden, , Kent, England (Age > 40 years)
  Marriage	1528	Benenden, , Kent, England   [1]
  Children	1. Elionor Biggs,   b. Benenden, , Kent, England d. UNKNOWN, Benenden, , Kent, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Walter Biggs,   b. 1532, Benenden, , Kent, England d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Richard Biggs,   b. Abt 1534, Benenden, , Kent, England d. 9 Dec 1610, Benenden, , Kent, England (Age ~ 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas Biggs,   b. Abt 1536, Benenden, , Kent, England d. UNKNOWN, Benenden, , Kent, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Elizabeth Biggs,   b. Abt 1540, Benenden, , Kent, England d. 21 Aug 1628, Benenden, , Kent, England (Age ~ 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Alyce Biggs,   b. Abt 1541, Tenterden, , Kent, England d. 13 May 1593, Benenden, , Kent, England (Age ~ 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Dorothe Biggs,   b. Abt 1542, Benenden, , Kent, England d. UNKNOWN, Benenden, , Kent, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John Bigge,   b. Abt 1560, Cranbrook, , Kent, England d. 13 Aug 1605, Cranbrook, , Kent, England (Age ~ 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F09759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S006670] meet0818, Harrelson Family Tree, (2010). [S005707] English Origins of New England Families from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes I-III, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc: Bal. [S011228] rasuds, Suddath and Freeman Ancestors, (2000, Ancestry.com).