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OXLADE FAMILY HISTORY GROUP STOKENCHURCH HISTORY |
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The booklet "Oxfordshire Brickmakers" mentions Stokenchurch, Watlington and Wheatley as having brickworks in the 18th century: the big demand for brick did not start until the 19th century. * WILL Voluntas Ricardi Oxlade de Stokenchurche Anno dni 1570 the fyrst of July in the twefflh yeare of the (reign) of our Soveryne Ladie Queen Elizabeth (Memoran .... ) that I Richarde Oxlade of Stokenchurche in the County of (Oxford) have distributed my tenements and goods in maner and forme following that is to saye that I give to my parishe church........... Then I give to everye of my childrens children one sheepe and lambe at the discretion of my wyffe. Then 1 give to every my childrens children fortye shillings to be equally divided between them. Then I give to Jane my wyffe all my goods duryng her liffe and tenements during her (widowhod) (my house where I now dwell excepted whiche I give to Augustine Oxlade my sonne Then I give to (Francis) Oxlade my sonne after my decease the barn and yards of a house called (Pythiners) Then I wyll that all my goods after the decease of wyffe shall remain to my three sonnes, (Francis) Augustine and Valentyne Oxlade by even portions, my detts and legacies beyng payed as my wyll is, as was my wyll in the presence of Roberte Howard Laurence Creymer Edmund (Tollary) with others, the day and year abovesaid Following is a statement in Latin. All literature on this subject suggests that this statement has little if any informationfurther to that contained in the body of the document. Unable to be translated. Inuentarin 38p 3sh 3d
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*Eve McLaughlin - Author of the McLaughlin Guides for Family Historians. Secretary, Bucks Genealogical Society http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ |
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