' QF STONE LIVING SOME TIME IN P H ARD LEI H THE ARI S OF G , E SSEX.

F A M I L Y O F S T O N E

LIV I NG SOME T I ME I N T HE

ARI H OF AR P S L IG H E E . D E , SS X

B Y T HE SS C N A O IATI O .

B O STON

PRESS OF DAVID CLAPP 8: SON.

1 9 0 7 .

1 5 9 62 8 4

TO THE M E M BERS OF THE STONE FAMI LY ASSOCIATION.

I N th e followin g pages a r e presented a series of extracts from the Court B ov illes Pi o o tts i n dl n Rolls of the M anors of and Ar eigh , Essex Cou ty , V A m . n . England , co piled by Rev Regi ald H Grubbe , the icar of rdleigh ; a m n list of entries of the na e of S to e on the Parish Registers of Ardleigh , ml W w l Wil Little Bro ey and yvenhoe , in Essex ; and a copy of the il of '

m m z . e m d . 9 1 53 3 . lia S tone of M uch Bro ley , . Great Bro ley , date Dec , m n n o n a n M r . Grubbe has also kindly furnished so e i teresti g notes estate c n w wa s alled Barro s in the Parish of Ardleigh , hich once in the posses m m m m n the sion of the S tone Fa ily , and so e e oranda relati g to S tones of ' W n C x . m olchester , Esse Co The Little Bro ley, yve hoe and Colchester i tems are included because those places are all in the immediate vicinity of m wa s Great Bromley and Ardleigh . All this aterial gathered by M iss W n n n a t Agnes . Li col , our Correspondi g Secret ry , during a recen visit to

England .

For the information of those not. famil iar w ith the Engli s h ancestry of ' th e wh o W w mb Stones of this country first settled in aterto n and Ca ridge , ’ s m W wn M as , it should be stated that Si on Stone of aterto and Gregory m n m w in m Stone of Ca bridge , the origi al E igrants , ere born M uch Bro ley . no w m n Great Bro ley , Essex Count y , E gland , and their ancestry has been 1 traced beyond reasonable doubt to Symond Stone of M uch B ro mle v who 1 died in 1 51 0 . Sy mond S to ne 01 M uch Bromley o wned a property called ” W - w i hi s alles , situated in Ardleigh, h ch he bequeathed to second son , 2 A m a d o i ni n or Wal ter Stone . rdleigh and Great B ro leigh are j parishes and t n heir churches are o ly three miles apart . There can be no doub t that the Stones mentioned i n the Court Rolls of Ardleigh are of the same family m w m h m fro hich Si on and Gregory t e E igrants descended . w W' l m m i The ill of il ia Stone of M uch Bro ley here given is nteresting , a s nfi m x Wm i n a m co r ing to a certain e ten t the theory of . E . Stone , his p ” “ n m n n phlet on the English A cestry of Si o and Gregory Sto e , that they 1 ( Simon and Gregory) were descended from Sy mo nd Sto ne throu g h the 2 1 e D S mond m i n w ldest son , avid y S tone , of M uch Bro ley, his ill “ a 1 2 1 506 1 0 1 5 1 0 m : d ted M ay , , and probated Feb . , , na es fou r sons David , ” to w m “ m m w n i n m ho he left y tene ent called Gode y s , M uch Bro ley ; W ” w m m m l W M alter , to ho he left y tene en t in Ardleigh ca led alles y h l 2 W' 2 I W l i e . l m w m m y , ( . M iles) ; and i lia , ho su ppose to be the illia m W' 2 S tone of M uch Bro ley of this will . As alter S tone inherited an e d w state in Ar leigh , his sons , if he had any , ould naturally be residents of Mih l ’ n m . l o t Ardleigh rather than of Great Bro ley Of y , the third son , th e s m x w lightest further ention has yet been found , either in the Esse ills

“ ‘ ’ Th e l n o f s c n i s s u s m o n n f u B r m y Da d i e de e t pp o e d to b e Sy d St o e o M ch o le . vi “ ‘ S o n o f u c B r o m S m o n d S n o f u ch B o m D a d S o ne o f uc t e M h ley , y to e M r ley , vi t M h 5 " B o m e S m n a nd G o r S o n m r a n s . r l y , i o reg y t e the E ig t

m or in the Parish Registers that have thus far been exa ined , and it is quite 2 lV m s i m . i lli a probable that he d ed un arried S tone . the younge t son , as ’ h w who wa s m l l i llia m . we learn from t is ill , had only one son , also na ed m m s m It seems fa ir therefore to assu e that Sy ond Stone of M uch Bro ley , * wh o is known to be the father o f David S tone wh o wa s th e father of Si 5 5 1 ’ n m wa s so n S mond m o n and Gregory Sto e , the E igrants , the of y Stone s

son . eldest , David

a r e . . The grateful thanks of the Association due to Rev Re5ginald H

th e . . m G rubbe , Vicar of Ardleigh , to Rev Arthur E Graha , the Rector of

m . . m Great Bro ley , and to Rev Alfred D Cope , the Rector of Little Bro ley for their courtesy and kind ness in fu rnishing information from the records i n thei r possession .

N B Y THE P OND I N G A Y OTE CORR E S S E C RET R .

Since our Presiden t in his foreword above has credited m e with gath m m w m ering the aterial for this pa phlet , I ish , besides e phasizing our t m - m wh o v hanks to each of the clergy en above na ed , ha e all interested m m m m the selves ost cordiall y in us and our researches , as all e bers of the n wh o h m w l — w Associatio ave visited our old ho e il testify besides this , I ish to place th e especial credit for the u ni q u e material of the M anor Rolls in

a m w . w this p phlet here it belongs , viz , to the his torical research as ell as A m g the thoughtful kindness of the Vicar of rdleigh . Being on a pilgri a e

m 1 903 l i . h to Great Bro le y in , I called at Ard e gh on M r Grubbe in searc ' ’ “ of A rdleigh Parish Records and Walter Stone s te nemen t called ITa lles

1 50 6. . w a s n n e in the Ardleigh of M r Grubbe then i dexi g the old r cords , a nd readily promised to send me a ll the S tone entries he could find . ( The w w m m S to es ere incl uded at y request , beca use the na es looked so very much alike in the old w riting . ) No t only did M r . Grubbe prom ptly se nd th e n m w m Vital Records ( refusi g reco p ense) , but hen ore than a year later , in copying th e M anor Rolls ( a work du e to his interest in preservi ng local ” wh h e m a m n records) , en there ca e cross several entions of early Sto es , “ he remembered our i nterest a nd se n t me the careful Notes abou t the ” n m family of S ton e here pri nted . In later correspo dence ca e the notes ’ ” a bout Barro ns and on M r . l . E . S tone s English Ancestry . t n w l 1 90 6 m e e a s n . I again in E gland , in Ju y , , M r Grubbe took to the m u a nd . . wh o e s pposed site of Barrons to see Rev M r Cope , gave the m Little Bromley data . M r . Cope told e of the raising of the stars and stripes on the Great Bromley church to wer while the Stone Association ' w w i n m m m wa s indo there , e ory of Gregory and Si on Stone , being ded ted ca in 1 90 4.

The M anor Rolls are stil l the private property of the Lord . of the

n a nd f . w m M a or, except for such ef ort as this of M r Grubbe ould not co e within th e reach of g enealogist or a ntiquarian . These M anor Rolls date

1 3 60 . no t w back to They do , of course , sho the relationship of father to ‘ m n m th e son , bu t su ch e tion as they do ake is authoritative , and antedates s n two th e Church record still preserved by early hundred years , and e arlies t S tone will we have found by nearly a h undred years .

‘ On p . 20 I h a I e condensed some notes concerning the o wnership of th e r m M anors a pamphlet on Ardleigh by M r . Grubbe .

l ed or d l Nov. . G N S W. LI NCOLx . i l I fa ss . 1 90 7 f , , , A E

NOTE S ABOUT THE FA M ILY OF STONE LIVING SO M E

I N D X . TI M E THE PA RISH O F AR LEIG H , ESSE

’ R B B E ca r o f r d . B y Rev . R . H . G I , Vi A leig h m The following information 1 3 gathered fro the c ourt Rolls of the M a i h OI i i na ls w nors of Bovills and Pigotts i n i r d le g . The g ere kindly lent m n N i e by the late Charri gton icholl , Lord of the M anor of Bov lls in Ard l m m m h a d — m eigh , and I copied out any of the yself and others the ore — illegible ones copied and bou n d by a professional arch ae ologist . The first mention is : 1 41 6 (3 Henry V) At a Court Baron held at Bovills on the day of M ars next after the Festival of the Holy Trinity

I n u i si ci o o ffici o e t m n m W e llelmi Helle r Jo q ex capta j urata per sacra e tu , h nn T m nn Hu ntt e s e ni o r i s J nn II u nt te a is E ccle , ho e Baker , Joha is , oha is att e r ' ’ “ Wi llelmi B ur s ta lle li zlle lmi a tte Sto ne Wi llelmi N' e va r cl e t nn ode , , , Joha is C e d i cu nt s a c r a me utu m s u u rn Te ne nt es h fl1 e e t n l rk , qu i super quo d terr te e n d m n - i G unno t ela nd Te nente s i e t t e ne menti Pa nes la u d nu e r e t de , t erre de y p Walt er i e W i lleh nus u fl1 St a ns o r a Ro b nhi d u ua d a e Bad le , , Robert s y p ro ro t rre i ‘ ‘l ‘ le J o h a nne s i Hu u tte Me r s h Ro b e r tu s Ne e i J o ap u d Cherche , atte , ' B rook et t e ne nt e s ‘ fld terre et te ne me nti quo ndam Willelmi Roby n s unt ” s ecta t or es Curie et f a ci unt d ef a lta m Ideo & c .

Tr a ns la ti o n. I nquisitio n take n accord i ng to offi ce a nd sworn o n th e oath m n n t h e m . n T e n of W illia M eller Joh Eccle . ho as Baker , Joh Hu t eld r , Joh ' ’ ’ n m li zllza m a tte Sto ne m a a nd H u t atte Wood , Willia B urstall , , Willia N evar n w h o s a y o n e a h T n n n a nd e n m n Joh Clerk , th ir o t that the e a ts o f the la d t e e t G unno t ela nd T n n n a nd n me n Pa y ne sla u d of , the e a ts o f the la d te e t o f ( lately b n n m Sta us o r n o ne elo g i g to Walter Badley) , W illia , Robert Roby for rood o f n n n s n k la d at the Chu rch , Joh Hu t at the M ar h , Robert Nee Joh B roo a nd the t e nants o f the la nd a nd te neme nt formerly of W i lliam Roby n are Su it

u o w e m . T e & c . ors of t his Co rt [ su it to t his Court] and ake default h er fore ,

The above men ought to ha ve been present at this Court Baron . They ar e fined the sums of money wr itten over their respective names . No doubt IVilli a m a t the S tone is an anc estor of the S tone family and s w m ho s the derivation of the name . There is no re arkable stone in Ard leigh from which the name could be taken . Probably it would be some s tone laid down as a landmark . Th e Radleys here mentioned were an old fa mily in Ardleigh wh o have m given their na e to Badley Hall .

w l m m . The Hunts ere a arbge fa ily at this ti e They are designated Hun t , n i Hu t at the Hunt at the l l a r s h . Over the beaut ful Church Porch l In of Ard eigh the flint work we read .

“ ’ ‘ : a nim a bus b i HII : lVod e e t : e u s Orate p Jo s te at ye Alicie uxoris j ,

' i u : W l : HII t Job s H te i li e . ’ — Pray for the souls of Joh n Hun t at the Wood and Alice his wife of h IVi l l i a m . Jo n Hunt , Hunt

u mil u i w m Probably the H nt fa y b lt the Porch , hich is said to date fro a b ou t 1 460.

i o 1 41 7 ( 4 Henry V ) . I nq u i s i ci o ex o fflc capta e t j u rata p er sacrame ntum ” - nn s W ille lmi B u r s ta lle Wa lte r i a tte Sto ne nn nn s Joha i G ile , ; Joha i s Clerk , Joha i Kna Me I s lI m Hu ntte T m Hu ntt e G i l I ti Hu ntt e T me tte atte , W illel i , ho e , , ho ' Ro b e I t I R kk e W i lle lmi Ra u l n nn Hu nt t e Baker , I . y , J oha is atte Wode . alter i W h t n ct He lle r d i cu nt s a t ra me ut u m m G i lb e r tu s y y g , Ricard i , qui per suu quod D edham o ccu p a v i t t er ra m e t t ene me nta cu m p e r ti ue u c i i s vocata le Es t h o u s i n D m s m m Wi lle lmi D h a m ue d imi s i t e m villa de edha po t orte ed patri s su i , q Will l o i i d u t i nte lli u nt m Wi ll lm Sturto n ad fir ma m pro xx x i i j S. j g quos id e e u s solva b a t b a nt e u a m e xi vi t m cu m m n e t m d icto G il erto q ultra are do i o Reg e , ibide ultra m s e i s i t u s r e d i cti s et t e ne me nti s e t d i cu nt m Jo are ob ii t de p terris , qu od quida hannes e s t filiu s et heres p r o pi u q u i o r d i cti G ilbert i patris s u i e t e ta ti s quatuor d eci m a nno r nm m r e ce tu ui cu m r e d i ct i s et t enement i s cum , que p p est p terris ” ti n n i i n . p e r e c i s i n cu st o d i a s ci s i r e , & c I Here mentio n is made of Valter atte Stone . He and others say on their oath that Gilbert Dedham occupied land a nd tenements with a p pertinences called the East House i n the village of Dedham after th e ' — W m m w & c. m death of illia Dedha his father, hich lands , , he [de ised or let] t o IVilli a m S turton at a ren t of 3 3 shillings and 4 pence as they ’ ’ Vs hi h n m W m a i l understand . C mo ey the sa e illia p ved to the said G be t t be fore h e wen t be I e nd the sea with the lord ki ng and there died beyond th e a nd m a nd sea , seised of the aforesaid lands tene ents , they say that a certain Joh n 1 3 son and next heir of the said Gilbert his father and of the age of 1 4 '

w m no w t . e. i years , ho it is [ ] ordered to take into custody under guard anship bei ng under age] with the aforesaid lands and tenements with a p p er ti nence s & c.

There is still a house i n Dedham called the East House . ’ i n The refere nce to Henry V s wa r n Fra ce is interesting . Perhaps

l A 25 1 1 5 . m . 4 Gi bert Dedha died at gincourt on Oct ,

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h w . l a r r efe r nc m 1 465 ( 4t Ed IV ) . In a Court rol of this y e e e is ade to l m a m m land called Sto ne a nd . This y take its na e fro being a stoney I ece— o r n n m w mi p bei g n ear the Sto e , fro hich perhaps the Fa ly took its — m m nam or from the Fa mily itself . There are a large nu ber of na es of n a nd n m n m pieces of land give in the Court Rolls , cert ai ly ost of the a es n are deri ved from their o wne rs . It is o t i mproba ble therefore that the three d d to nela nd w w m m a n fiel s calle S , ere fields hich at one ti e belonged to a named Stone . “ Ad hanc Cu r i a m do mi ni per e o r um s enes ca llu m t r a d i d e r unt e t ad flrma m d i mi s e r u nt t n m VOCII tOS n n a r ce lla m d e Rober o Ra d e tres ca p o s terre sto e la d , p v n n m ct a s s i na ti s n a r h a n l B o y ly s . Te e du s ibi g s su is a F esto a cti M ichaelis c g e i " proxi mo futuro po st datu m prese nc i a m u sque ad nnem e t te r i ni nu m xx a n ' ” m ex tu nc r o x nne s c u e nci u m e t n e co m leto r u m & c . noru p q ple ari p , s th e n S Tr a ns la ti o n. At thi s Court the lord [o f M a or] th roug h their teward h and ed over a nd let at a rent to Robert Ra nd e three field s o f la nd called Sto ne n a B o vi lls z— h i m s elf a nd n e m la d , parcel of to hold for h is assig e s fro the festi val o f th e Holy Arch ang el M ichael next co mi ng after the prese nt dat e u p ” e nd a nd m n s 20 n w n a nd m e e Sac . to the ter i u of years the follo i g fully co pl t d , — I . f 1 478 ( 1 7 th Ed w. V) One o the d uties of the Homage Or jury B w f n r or assessors of a Court aron a s to present o fe ders . A t the cou t Baron held this vea r we read V d “ Et r es e nta nt J nn Ne w rna n i d o h u sb o nd ma n e t Jo p quod oha es Ardley , nn S n w r n m m ne ve na t o r e s i n w a r r enna m n ha es to e d e Ardeley , e ve , su t co u s d o i i ” a i e nd o h a s a no s m n n . i n m & c . c p p ib ide s i e lice cia Id eo isericord ia , " And t h n n d Tr a ns la ti o n. they ( e Ho mage) pres e t that Joh N ew ma n o f A rd e h us ba nd ina n a nd n S n mm n u n l y , Joh to e o f Ard eley , Weaver , are co o h ters ’ n e s o n mm n i n s w n n n e [L e . hu t r the co o ] th e Lord arre by taki g pheasa ts ther ” w n . T h n & c . i n m . ithout lice ce here fore t ey are fi ed , [ iser icordia]

From this we learn that John Stone of that date wa s both a Weaver

nd . N wm wa s 6d w h w a a poacher John e an fined . but e are not told o much John S tone had to pay .

I imagine every place h a d its Weavers in those days . In the next cen tury however Dedham became a great plac e for the manufacture of Bays and two i w n . wa s fl Says , k nds of oole cloth This chie y due to the arrival of foreigners from the Lo w countries wh o fled from the persecution of

Philip II and Alva . l th e m m w 1 488 ( 3 r d Henry VII) . In the ist of Ho age (or jury en) s orn ” in m “ f a t a Court this year occu rs the na e of alter S tone . f i we d m “ To th s court , are tol , ca e alter S tone to do fealty to the Lord of the M anor for two crofts and a garden which he had lately i nherited m n m fro his father . U fortunately the na e of the father is illegible .

n m n Walter us S n e t m n fid eli ta tem r o Ad ha c Curia ve it to e , fecit do i o p d uo b u s cr o fti s et u no n a d a centi vo ca ti s n ca r ta m ue gard i o j Baro s libere per , q ” h u p er fu it p atri s su i . n Tr a nsla ti o n. To th is Court came Walter Sto e a nd d id fealt y t o th e Lord f o r two crofts a nd o ne g arden adjace nt called Barons [ held] freely by copy ” a [of court roll] wh ich lately w s [h eld by hi s father .

m il . The na e Barons , I believe st l is attached to this piece of land It w occurs constantly through all the court rolls do n to modern times . I a n have not yet located it , but if I can presently do so and there is y land m ll . ark to photograph , I sha hope to photograph it

49 h m w a t a 1 2 (7 t Henry VII ). A ong those s orn in the Review of Fr nk ” s Pledge this year wa Sym o nd S tone . 1 5 6 01 ( l th Henry VIII) . I read

“ — E ssonia Willel mus F orde d e commu ni per Joh a nuem Col e : Si mon Stone ” d e mm n Willelmum & c . co u i per M oys , m “ Essonia eans An excuse for not being p resen t at a Court Baron . There are a list of Esso nia to r es at almost every Court men tioned in these

. m n m mm Rolls I think the eani g here is that Si on Stone , one of the co on alty [de communi] sen t his e xcuse to the court for not being presen t by

Williams M oys . 52 1 4 h VI m 1 3 ( t Henry II) . In the list of the Ho age of the Cou rt Baron a nd for the Review of Frank Pledge this year occurs the name IVa lter ” Stone . 5 h Th m W l l 1 524 ( 1 t Henry VII . ) e na e a ter Stone occurs in the ist of the Homage . — Further we read a t the same court

Dominus per Sene sca llum su um co ncessit extra manus suas Wa ltero Stone un a m cr o f ta m terre d o mi u i ca li s co nt i ne nte m per e s ti ma c i o ue m na nIn a cr a m et d imid i a m v o ca ta m n n m h e r e d i b us e t a s s i na t i s d e terre Baro s , habe du s ibi g s ui s domino per vi r g a m ad v o lunta t em domi ni secu ndu m co ns u e tu d i ne m Ina ne r i i u n m p e r r ed d i tu m a nnua ti m vi d et sectam Curie . Q i fecit n e e t fi d eli t a ti m u t

&c . patet , h n Tr a nsla ti o n of th e a bove . T e Lord of th e M a or throu g h h is Stew ard ’ g ra nt ed out o f h is hands to Walter Sto ne o ne cro ft o f t he Lord s laud co ntai n i n m n o ne a nd n n ms g by esti atio acre a half of la d called Baro s , to hold fo r h i el f , a nd a n m w s e his heirs ssi g ees , fro the Lord by the rod at the ill o f the Lord n cordi ng to the custom o f the manor at a re t annually of 6d a nd su it o f Cou rt . m s s n Wh . S n n l o [ i e . Walter to e] paid t he fi e [of ad i io ] and d id fealty as ies

n n . s t a ted ( i n the t. e . the xij d me tio ed abov e

Here we have the regular formula quoted some hund reds of times in w ne w w w a s m wn these Court Rolls , by hich a o ner ad itted to the o ership n m w m n of a y land or tene ent ithin the do ai of the Lord of the M anor . He fi wa s required to come to the Court and pay a ne and do fealty . The Lord — — - o r m w h im w a it w ore often his ste ard touched ith a rod , l tle t ig , and n w thus invested h im with the right to o w land within the domain . No W 1 488— we — di d i if alter S tone , in as have seen fealty for th s land Ba r o ns wa s m W called and ad itted tenant , it is eviden t tha t this alter — 1 524 wa s i Va lte r so n hi s . S tone in another , probably his , certainly heir 1 488 s us two n As the Court Roll for tell of generatio s hold ing this land , fin we m a y no w see that three generations of S tones so far held it . The e men tioned in the m argin is x ijd .

1 5 1 4 5th . I n the m ( Henry VIII) list of the Ho age at the Court , held m 1 4 m W . on the th day of Dece ber this year, occurs the na e alter Stone — ’ h V . E z . 1 53 4 ( 25t Henry III ) In the list of the ss onia to r es e. those who excused themselves from being presen t at a Co ur t held on Augus t 1 9 “ ” - n m IVa lt r n comes the a e e Sto e . — 1 555 1 55 6 ( 2nd and 3 r d Philip and M ary ). In the li st of the Homa ge h 28th u m present at a Court eld on the of M ay, occ rs the na e Johann es

w u . Stone , hich is scratched thro gh

1 554 ( l st of Queen M ary) . In the list of the Homage at a court held ” 1 2 m . on April , occurs the na e Johannes Stone

1 584 ( 26th Elizabeth) . In the list of the Homage occurs the name ” Ri ca r d u s Stone . Further I read at this Court

“ n n T m J nn Stev n m e Ri ca r d u s Johan es Ally , ho as Parker , oha es y , de B ro l y , Stone e t Petrus M oys e a t to ma ve r unt s e te ne ntes domi ni p er solu cio ne m u ui us de narii per e o r u m s i ng u lo s s ep a r a ti m solutos ( s i c) pro d i ve r si s t erri s e t tene ” mentis s uis d e isto ma ner i o tenti s per liberam ca r ta m .

Tr a ns la ti o n. n T m e n Stev n m Joh Allyn , ho as Park r , Joh y of B ro ley , R ich ard Stone a nd Peter M oy s e made themselve s te nants o f t he Lord b y t heir a t t o r neys by the payme nt of o ne pe nny ‘ throug h each o ne o f the m separately released for d i ver s e land s a nd teneme nts held of this manor by fr e e roll [ 11 e . copy o f Cou rt roll] .

n — I ca not quite understand the above but the drift of it is plain , that m n m they went through the for ality of bei g ad itted tenants , either b y m w m wa s u nfr e the selves or through their attorneys , hich latter ethod not quen t . At the same Court we read Et quod Ri ca rd us Sto ne p er q ui si vi t s ib i et h er ed i b us suis de Johanne B yrd d e Co lces t r i a u nu m mes ua g i u m e t q ua t u o rd eci m acras terre quo ndam B e njami n

n m a ne r i o er b m u m . ui e m Ri ca r d us e Clere , te ta d e i sto p li era c rta Q qu id f ci t ” domi no i nde fi d eli ta t em . S n h i m Tr a ns la ti o n of the a bo ve . And becau s e R ichard to e pu rchased fo r s elf aud heirs o f Joh n Byrd o f Colch e ster o ne me ssuag e a nd 1 4 acres o f land

n n n a m n s m n . forme rly [ belo g i g to] B e j i Clere , held of t hi a or by free roll Wh ich Richard i ndeed d id feal t y no w to th e Lord . m 1 586 ( 28th Elizabeth) . In the list of the Ho age of the Court held on August 1 6 occurs the name Richard Stone .

7 h m 1 589 ( 3 l st Eli a be t ) . In the list of the Ho age of the Court held on A ugust 4 appears the name Rica r d us Stone .

lVotes concer ni n a n esta te ca lled B a r r e ns i n Ar dlei h Essex . g g ,

o n ar In the Court R lls of the M a or of Bovills in Ardleigh , in the ye 1 3 61 3 4 ( Ed w . occu rs the follo wi ng e ntry

e m n Ro b e r tum Ste h a num n G a lf r i d um Pr cep tu est d istri g ere Porter , p Parso , B aron . G it i G Gal f r i d us Baro n d icit quod no n fecit t r a u s g r es s i o ne m i n b r uer a s ieu t pr ee

a m v o lunta t e m m e t Sc . Et I n ui s i t i o d e a s ci t d ictu p er sua petit , q dicit quo d p ” d i cta m b r u e r a m n e t i n m s & c . v olo tarie , Ideo i ericordia , Tr a ns la ti o n — “ I t i s b e t o S n n ordered to distrain Ro r P rter , tephe Parso , ff e Geo r y Baro n . i f

‘ G eo fi r ey B aro n say s that he d id not m ak e trespass o n th e heath as aforesai d h w . And n o n w a nd e t e . s m of his ill he se ks , [ pre u ably acqu ittal] the E qu iry d o n o wn w a nd say s that he oes pasture [h is cattle] the said Heath of h is ill , h n e & c . therefore i s fi ed , m The fine seems to have been 8d . This pro ves the exi stence of a fa ily n m n a ed Baron livi g in Ardleigh in 1 3 61 .

In the Court Rolls of 1 459 ( 3 7 Henr y VI) we read Et a d hanc Cnr i a m dom i nus p er Se ne s ca llu m suu m s i mili ter t ra d i d i t e t ad fi r m a m d i m i s i t G a lf r i d o D o r y va ll d uas c r o fta s terre cu m alueto v o ca t a s B a r o nn s la nd e t n m a r cella m n i nclu s a m a r ce llam m y u a p terre d e ov o , p ca p i vocat i ' Mo t e o ll f ld m 1 i Et m g e e c u s uis p e 1 t 1 u e 1 c i s ab s que i nd e f a ci e nd o [ s i c] . licet eide Ga lf 1 i d o s ep es circa d ict um terrai n c rescentes s es i o na b i li t e r lop p a 1 e e t n n h e d d a r e . Te e nd u m e idem Ga lf 1 i d o au t ej u s certo Att o r na t o a F esto Sa cti ' M ichaelis a r ch a ng eli p 1 o xi 1 no futuro pos t datu m p 1 e s e u 0 1 u n usque a d fi ne m e t t er mi nu m m a nno r um ne m s e u e nci um n n dece ex tu proxi e q , Redde do i de domi no vel h e r ed i b u s sui s decem et no vem solidos leg alis mo nete ad p r a e d i ct o s

mi no e u l t . t . t e r s a i er & c Et fi ne & c . Et fi d eli t a em & c q , dat de , fecit ,

Tr a ns la ti o n . And at this Co urt the Lor d [of the M anor] throu g h h is Ste ward i n like manner ha nded o ver a nd let out to farm to Geo ffrey D o r y v a ll

- two la nd w a n r B a r o nn s la nd i . e . n 11 15 crofts o f ith alde g ro ve called y [ , Baro ’ n n n a nd o ne a 1 nd n w n 1 la d , B aro s la d] p cel o f la e ly e closed , a pa cel o f the field

Mo te o lle f e ld w i t s e 1 ti ne nce s n 3 w m no n e . called g , ith p [the ext ords ake se s ] ’ And i t is p e i mi t ted t o the same Geo ff r ey to lop a nd head i n th e - r i g ht season ‘ u m G e o fi r e the hedg es g i o w i g rou nd t he s aid land . To be held by the sa e y or by a certai n Att orney o f his fro m th e F e s t ival of Sai nt M ichael the Archang el next com ing after t h e date o f t h ese p re s e nt s u nti l the e nd a nd termi nu s of ten

m n w n & c . La t i n l n n years fro the ce follo i g , [ It i s terrible ] By payi g re t t o the Lord or h is heirs t e n a nd ni ne shilli ng s of leg al mo ney equally at the

m And s n And & c . aforesaid ter s , he g i ve for a ti e , he does fealty , The ma rgi n says that the fine ( paid o n entering into possessio n ) wa s 1 ” " ” n m o ne but n m capo . I thi k this eans chicken no La tin dictio ary see s to gi ve th e word . m The family of Baron had evidently o wn ed land and given their na e to i t .

In 1 488 ( 3 He nry VII) is the follo w in g entry i n the Court Rolls

n C nr i a m n W a lte r u s S n e t m n fid eli ta te m Ad ha c ve it to e , feci t do i o pro r ti s e t u no n a d a cent i vo ca ti s ns ca r ta m d uo b u s c o f gard i o j Baro libere per , que nu p e r fuit patris su i . o m S n a nd Ti a ns la tzo n . T thi s Cour t ca e Walter to e d i d fealty to the Lord ’ n t w o a nd o ne 1 e n n ‘ u s [ of t he M a or] for crofts g a d adjace t , called Baro [ held]

” w h e w a s r . freely by copy o f court roll , hic lat ly of his fathe

It is u nfortu nate that part of th e ori g inal d ocumen t 1 3 illegible h ere b ut the plai n i nf e re nce is that lVa lte r Sto ne h a d just come i nto the pos n o f t wo n — n i sessio the crofts and garden called Baro s havi cg, nherited it i no w m n from h s Father . Il e co es to do the ordi ary feal ty and pay the n fine that he m a y be established 1 n his estate as a te nant of the M a or .

m m 1 524 ( 1 5th Henry VIII ) . An extract fro the list of the Ho age for r w h a s n 7 w “ a lter this year , hich already bee given on page , sho s that

Stone wa s still in possession of Barrons . ' I n this ex tract th e expression by th e rod ( p er var ya m) is the tech nieul expression u sed for a d mitti ng a te nan t . The Lord of the M anor — o r his ste ward held in h i s hand a piece of stick a nd touched ( I believe )

n - nd th e te na n t w ith it on the shou lder . Probably the tena t knel t a p u t ’

n w n . al wa n al his ha ds be t een his Lord s ha ds This is the usu y of doi g fe ty , a nd is the ceremony still performed at Oxford a nd Camb ridge w hen m en

- c d Vi . take thei r de ree . They o fealty to the ce Chancellor The sui t of m n hi l d m w cou rt ea s , I t nk , that he is p e ged to co e to the Cou rt hen the a nd n w n m Lord h olds it , is fi ed he he does not co e . ‘ b Na lte r l w Proba ly this Stone had ju st s ucceeded to this property , fo lo ' 1 4 m l ing the Walter Stone of 88. Or it ight be an additional bit of and is no w being a dde d . It see ms possible that the Stone family owned “ Barons all these years . (See page

h 1 51 4 1 5 1 6 T The next t ree entries are dated , and hey , therefore , m i n n Th e fi1 s t two should have co e before the preced g o e . are of value “ ” a s they give some indication of the locality of Barons . The entry of 1 51 4 speaks of a ditch call e d Barons ; that of 1 51 6 certainly refers to the

m i e n nea r n . sa e d tch , and is d scribed as bei g Baro s I n the Co urt Roll of 1 51 4 ( 5 Henry VIII)

’ “ Pi ece p tu m e s t Willelmo M oyse e me ndare e t s curare xl p e r ti ca ta s fossati ’ a n s Mo ws t r e tt d uc e nti s U s D u nh o m s ro x i ma m vocati B ro s ver us que broke , citra p m l Curia su b p e na x d . n Tr a ns la ti o n . O rder is g i ve t o W illiam M oyse t o mend a nd scou r o ut 40 " ’ perches o f the d itch c a lled B a r o ns to wards Mo w s tr c tt lead i ng up to D un ’ ” - m r n t n n 40 n . ho s brook , b efo e the ext Cou r u der p e alty o f p e ce I n the Co u rt Roll of 1 5 1 6 ( 7 He nry VIII ) “ l Prece p tu m es t Willelmo Mo y s e’u s e ui a i e x 1 p ei ti ca to s fossati j u x ta B a t o ns versu s 3l o 1 s t 1 e t d uce ut i s usque Do w u h a ms Hoke

u Tr a ns la ti o n. O 1 d er is g i ve n t o i Vi lli a m Aloys e to scou r out 40 p r ch e s o f ‘ n B a ro ns w Mo s tr e e t n t o D o w nha zu s t the ditch ear to ards y , leadi g u p Ho l

' wa s n 2 e n o t William M oy se fi ed 0 p ce fo r n havi ng clea ned the d itch out . I n ( 1 1 Henry VIII) occu rs the follo wing entry Ad h a nc cu riam ve nit Wi lle lmu s Mo y s s e et s u r su m r ed d i d i t i n ma nu s do mi ni i j C r o f t a terrae cu m q u o d a m alueto vocato B a r o ns la nd p [a r c e ll.1 rn] ma ner i i de Py co t t s ad op u s Ricard i Warre e t h e re d u m s noru m su b co nd i c io ne s o luci o ni s ut i u nde x l s pre m a ni b us s olu ti e t x l s i n Fe s to Sa u e t i i n u M icha eli s Ar c h a ng e li proxi mo f ut u re Et Pes t o Sa ct i M ichaeli s Are h a ug e li i e x e l c i a t i n n l s t une proxi mo s e q u cu t i xx 5 . Et s i d s olucio e a i e uj u su mme p r e d i ct e i n p a r t s nu t i n toto ad a li q uo d F e s t u m F e s to r u m p r ed i cto r u m i n qu o s d cb e a t n n li Ce l) i t ra e cli ct o W m i n G e e olvi , quod t u c be e p illel o d icto ro ft terr c um s m s s r e i ntr a r e e t i n r i s t i ne s a s u o o s s i d e r e s s m ceteri pre i es p t tu p , i ta u rsu r e d i ti o ne i n a li uo no n s n e . Et fi ne m e t fid e li t a te m q o b ta t fecit ,

m y n Tr a nsla ti o n. To th is Court ca e W illiam Mo s s e a d surre ndered i nto th e ’ Lord s hand s tw o cro fts o f l a nd w i th a certai n ald e r - g ro ve called B a r o ns la nd [ part] o f the M anor o f Pi g ott s to th e u s e o f Rich a rd Warre a nd his heirs o n co nd itio n o f the payme nt [tw o or three w ord s h e re make no meani ng ] o f 40 s h illi ng s i n ha nd b e fore a nd 40 shilli ng s o n the F ea s t o f Sai nt l n n m n a nd o n S n M ichae the Archa g el ext co i g , the F east of ai t M ichael th e Archang el next fo llo w i ng after that [ a nother] 20 s hilli ng s . And i f he fails i n p ayment o f a ny o f the afo resaid s u m i n p a rt or i n whole o n a ny Feast day o f th e a em n n o n w n b e. w for e tio ed F east s hi ch he ou g ht to pay , that the it shall la ful for th e aforesaid William to r e - e nter o n the aforesaid cro ft of l a nd w it h t h e m s a nd i n n n n n i n other p re i se to possess i t its a c ie t co d itio , sp ite of this su r

. And fi ne a nd & c . render he paid a d id fealty ,

two a nd I t looks rather as if this crofts alder grove , called Barons , wa s m a s ment1 o ned 1 459 1 488 wa s the sa e that in and ; and if so , the land

w n f m . w not al ays in the hands of the S to e a ily It is possible , ho ever , tha t ’ “ n m two the Baron s estate i cl uded ore than the crofts and alder grove .

In copying out the later Court Rolls I have extracted the su bstan ce wi n w . n 1 7 7 2 thou t copyi g the exact ords Here is a other note , dated

“ Th e n L wa s n wh o e n deat h o f Joh u g ar p rese ted , had h ld la ds called ‘ ’ m B n . s o n w r no w a nd w a s e Ten n . aro s H is E d a d Lugar ca e , accept d a t

Here is another extract of my n otes on the Court of 1 784

Eclwa rd a n a nd a m V n d e m n Lu g ar has lie ed sold to J es i ce of A r ley , y o a . a w n a nd a nd n — 7 a s — messuag e ith bar stable , three cro fts o f la d abou t cre called m s n n s T n a nd n n . V w n F n Baro s Ja e i ce ack o led g e the e u re pay s the alie atio i e .

a m n m I convi ced fro these extracts , and especially the last one , that I “ ” - no w . m wn m can locate Barons It is a very tu ble do old far house , ” l n m n known genera ly as Old Shields , and thus de o inated on the Ordi ance V hI a . w who p The presen t freehold o ner and occu pier is ince , is the grandson of the James Vi nce wh o bought i t of the Lugar family in m V 1 784. Ja es ince bought at least one other plot of land in Ardleigh ; bu t I a m fairly certai n that the little hom estead no w called Old Shields “ is th e original Barons . The land borders on a la ne called Mo rr i t “ ” “ - Mo r r i t n . m Mo w o f 1 5 1 4 y , or M orris la e This ust be the street

- t 1 5 1 6. n m and the M oy stree of F urther , I understa d fro the presen t ” i Mote ellfie ld V n ce that the field at the back of his ho use is still called g ,

m n m n th e 1 459. or so ethi g like it, as e tioned in Court Roll of ’ n t n Dunho m s Brook I have o been able to identify . There is otoriously i n e wa s 60 7 0 much less water this n ighborhood than there or years ago . Th e m n n w wh o old house is uch eglected by its prese t o ner , says he

h i t a nd le t m . I t m n he s all spend nothing on it tu ble ight , I thi k , a seven T e tee nth century ho use . here is a large old fir place filled up (if I r e m member right) with a odern grate .

The o wner is a ve ry shy ma n and dislikes visitors . o n E l S . This litt e estate is the of Ardleigh parish , and very near to the borders o f Great Bromley . It ma y be that the S tone property in Great m w m w Bro le y a s so e here near .

In reading the pamphlet entitled The English Ancestry of Simon and ” n 1 a m w a m Gregory S to e , struck ith the fac t th t not a little infor ation a n m m n m c be fou nd out about the na es entio ed in it . Evidently any of those men tioned were Ardleigh people .

1 51 9 m In , the Ho age present that John Cole . latel y of Ardlei g h , before n f i n his death , surrendered i to the hands of the Lord , through his baili f , n Per e o nt a nd Pa tch e n n th e prese ce of Henry p y John , te a ts of the Lord , h o w o ne m 3 0 3 w bear itness, essua g e and acres of land and roods m w w a er tinences a IVa lles al of eado , ith p p , c lled ias Harvey , to

u se m & c. the of John Cole , his son , of Dedha , th e m m n To sa e Cou rt ca e John Cole , Ju ior , son of the said John Cole , a nd did fealty for one tenemen t called Hyh o use alias IVa lles with t wo c & c. rofts of land, “ “ After this Walles and Hyh o u se are not mentioned again ; bu t — Ha wi es is mentioned frequently even as late as 1 788.

R G I NALD . G RC B B E E H , i c o Ar d lei h V a r f g .

Entr i es o the na me o Stone or Stow i n the Ba ti sma l Re ister s f f , , p g

Ar d le i h Essex u to the ea r 1 800 . g , , p y 1 560 m n Tho asi Stone .

1 560 w . m . Ellen S to , dau of Tho as

1 562 w . m . Grace S to , dau of Tho as 5 1 63 John Stone .

1 565 Ann . m w . , dau of Tho as Sto

1 567 . m w. Elizabeth , dau of Tho as Sto m m 1 567 w . Tho as , son of Tho as Sto

5 69 w . m . 1 John Sto . s of Tho as and M arion

57 n m nd . 1 4 . a Anto y , s of Tho as M arion

1 595 . . George , s of John , and M argaret

1 598 (1 . . Elizabeth , of John and M argaret

1 60 2 w . . John Sto , s of John

1 61 2 w . . Stephen S to , s of John

' Entr i es o the na me o Stone or Sto w i n the all a r n a e Re isters o f f , , g g f

Essex to 1 . , 805 1 559 m w m Tho as Sto arried M arian Fisher . 5 1 88 John Snowden M ary Stowe .

1 589 Thomas S towe Frances He ckfor d e.

1 590 Robert Hall Grace Stow .

1 594 w W w Ma r r ea t w . John S to , ido er, g B re s ter

1 625 Woodhou se Wrench Elizabeth Stone . 1 6 5 3 Richard Stone Susan Gery . * 1 67 4 Nathan iel S t one Eli zabeth Pet titt . 1 695 ditto* ditto

1 77 6 W l m w S i . i lia M erchant, Bachelor , Ann S to , p nster

1 805 l . s . Su lin Stone , Bach , of Hatfield , Her t , and Elizabeth Cook , Spinster * B so m e r in n a few m r r a s a r e en r d d n ca l i n b o h ese y e r or copyi g , a i ge te e i e ti l y t th y ea r s .

Entr i es o the na me o Stone o r Stow i n the B ur i a l Re ister s o f f , , g f

Essex .

Roger S tow . Alice Ston e . 1 5 9 62 8 Annis Sto we . 4 Th m z o a in S tone .

Alice Stow . ' flta h yt S to ne .

m w . Tho as Sto , Senior m Si on Stone , Bachelor .

w w m . M arian S to , ife of Tho as W w . i m . Richard S to , s of llia W illiam S tone . “ m w ma n. Tho as Sto , an ancient w w n An Sto , ife of Joh .

r . Francis S tone , se vant

fi r a nci s w w w . S to , ido “ M other S tone .

w d a u . . Elizabeth Sto , of John “ h w . Jo n Sto , an old Housholder

8 . . John S tone , of John

LI TT LE BR OMLEY PAR I SH RE G I STER . 5 Records begin 1 38. B u rials .

1 53 Baptisms .

' hI a r r i a s . 1 53 9. g e

B ap tis ms . 1 540 Johan Stone daughter unto William baptised the 1 6 daie of De nd ’ ce mb r in n m e the said 3 2 yere of King Henry s reign . [The a e

A. w . L. S tone is not certain in this entry . ] 1 544 Edmund S tone sonne unto George Stone the seventh day of April ’ - D . baptised in the said thirty five yere of Kin g Henry s reign A. 1 544

1 544 William S tone and B e fsen se [this name very doubtful to de cipher] S to ne being t wi n childre n of [blank] baptised the 22 of July i n the 3 6 year of King Henry the VI I I

1 545 u m w M argaret S tone daughter nto John , born in arriage by his ife , m bapt . the 6 day of M arch in the said 3 7 year of King Henry 1 546 Luke Sto ne son unto George Ston baptized th e 1 6 day October i n m ’ 5 the 3 8 year of King Henry s reign Anno Do m . 1 46 1 550 1 1 1 3 or 55 An ne Stone d a ughter of John S tone bapt . the day of d m M ay in the 5 4 year of King Edward the Sixth

1 552 Catheryn S tone dau gh ter of George Stone bapt . 1 9 day January i n th ’ . 1 552 the s aid 6 year of King Ed ward s reign AD . 1 563 Awd r y stone daughter of Wi lli a rTi S tone bapt the XIII day of ’

A. D . 1 563 Aprill in the said V year of Queen Elizabeth s reign . 1 56 lVilli w XX 4 Barbara S tone daughter of a rn a s bapt . the II day of October in said VI year of Queen Elizabeth ’ s reign 1 568 Ed eth S tone daughter of William Stone wa s baptised 1 9 September d ’ i n 8 1 0 year of Quee n Elizabeth s reign The above en tries were noted fro m the Little B romley Parish Register

l 1 906 W. n (Ju y, ) by Agnes Lincol largely at the dictation of the rector ,

D . w m w Rev . Alfred Cope , ith care as to na es and dates . and ith general i ntent to preserve the quaint phraseology and spelli ng ; but owing to haste nd m w i n th e a lack of revision , the transcript is doubtless so e hat inexac t

W. . l m m . L. latter respect As a ru e . abbreviations presu ably ade by A m n m m for speed have been extended in oder for , so that the older for is to m in be trusted where it occurs . Some na es doubtful the original are so W n noted as they occur . illiam in the last two e tries seemed to be spelled

W . n m Ed eth wa s wa s i b illian The a e blindes t of all , but later ident fied y

m w w . BI r . Cope by co parison ith its use else here

The followi ng entries from the Little Bromley Parish Regi ster wer e

. D CO Copied less hastily later by the Rev Alfred . p e and sent M iss Lin U mi m o f m e coln . nfortunately he o tted a ore careful copy the ite s alr ady a b t ken y her .

— m Edward Stone sonne of Will a i S tone wa s bur yed the xi d a y of november i n fi t r ai ne d fii 1 553 the said rs year of the g of Queen M ary , anno m Aly es S tone da u ghter of John Stone wa s bu r y ed the xix day of Ap r ill ’ i n the sayd third yea r e of Qu een e Elizabeth s r a igne anno d hi 1 561 ”) M ary S tone daughter of John Stone w a s b ury e d the xiii day of december tn ’ in the sayd v year of Queene Elizabeth s r a igne anno d hi 1 562 m Penuel Stone bur yed the third day of July in the sayd xi i ye ar e of r ai ne d fii 1 5 0 the g of Queene Elizabeth, anno 7 tn tn Jone Stone wydow bur yed the xi d ay of June in the sayd x v year s of th e r a igne of Queene Elizabeth anno d ni 1 573 th th William Stone bur yed the x xvii day of M arch in the xxi v year e of the r aigne of Queene Elizabeth a nno d fii 1 582 Joan Stone wy f of Jhn Stone wa s bu r y ed the last day of June i n the sayd ‘b ’ xxxi v yea r e of Queene Elizabeth s r a igne anno d d i 1 592

. O e i n r s ix Rev M r . C p adds his letter : Do you know that about five o miles from here [Little Bromley] there is a hamlet call ed Stone ’ s Green in " No Rev. D . . the parish of Great Oakley doubt the rector, the S I n am c l l ou m i gr , ou d tel y so eth ng of its hi story .

W wnhoe Re i ter y g s s . 1 595 Jone Stowe married Thomas Darrell . ' 1 650 W l m t i lia S one Eliz . M ichell .

Th e marr a s m 1 624 1 647 ar m i ge fro to e issing .

l w m th e P i ml x The fol o ing, fro arish Reg ster of Great Bro ey , Esse , is the 1 r m a w m m ecord of baptis of Joan Cl rke , the ife of S i on Stone , the E igrant St Cl . W e lli m la . C ba 21 1 596. Jone ark , dau of i a rke, p the of M aii,

Extr a cted fr om the P r i ncip a l R i str g of the P r oba te D i vor ce a nd Admi r a lty h Cou rt o J usti ce D i vi si o n f .

r o l e t r 1 51 the Ar chd ea con y f Co ch s e .

Testm Wi lli Stone D e br omiegh mag IN THE NA M E OF GOD A M EN the i xth daye of D ec emb re the y er of l 0 — our lord e God m v x xx i ij th I WILLIA STONE of the Pa r i s h e o f moche b r o mleg g i n the Co nnti e of E s s x hu sbandman syke i n body but hope in my nd e thanks to Jh n make o r d e y this my p s e nt tes ta met laste w ill i n the ma n forme f o llo wyng F irst I b e q ui th my soul e vnto a lmi g h ti God to o r blessed lady s a ynt M ary to all the holy co p a ny of b evy n a nd my body to be buried i n th e cli ur chy a r d e o f moch b r o mleg h be f o rsa i d e Also I b equeath to the hie a wt o f th e f o r s a id e church of b r o mligh for my t ithes f o rg o t o n xi j d Also y do b eq ue th to the m o t- her Church of Po ulli s i n lo ndo n ij d Item y b e q ue th vuto eny o ne o f my g o d ch i ld er n a lambe or els x vi i j i n mo ny I tem I b eq u eth to W illia Ma nny ng of the same p ish a d a bl e t of b ukk es kyne Item to John Stone of Wyly my best cote excep t o ne Item I w ill th a t all s o u ch lands tents wi th the a p p u rt ennc s wh i ch e I hau e or h er a fter shall fortu ne to h ane i n moche ‘ b ro mleg g Ar d leg h or elsw h er w ithin E ssix or other place that Jane my w i fle s h a lh a u e them aslo ng as she levys kep yng a nd or d ryi ng my ch i ld er n as thei ' s h uld e b e kepte And i f it fortu ne that Ja ne my w i fie d ep te oute o f th is p s ent li fi’ before W illia my so ne come t o la w f ull a g e the n I will that. John M o nte s h alh a ue the d i s p o s i co n of all my said e lands tents t o the moste best p f i th to th e ntent to se the o r d er y ng kep y ng of all my ch i ld er n v nto the ty me t hei ' come to ther la wf ull a g e Als o a fte r the acces e o f Jane my w i h I w ill that my f o r s a u d e n n h a lh a m b o ne na m e wt so e Willi s. Sto e s ne all y lands t ents a d all t her p tennce i n fee sy mp le for e umo re w hen he co my th to l a wf ull a g e as i s a f o r es a id e payi ng to eny o ne of his v s u s te r s x x vj s vi i j d thu s t o b e paide first aft er his cutest a tw elve mo nyth he shall paye or cau se to be paid e to e ny o ne of h is s u s ter s vi s v i ij d And euy y er next e nsny ng to eny o ne of them v is v i ij d v nto the tyme t hat e ny sus ter hau e t o her p te x x vj s vi i j d And i f it fortu ne a ny of his s ust er s to d ep t e before that her parte be d i ni d e d a mo ngs the saide Willia a nd his s u st er s they bei ng ali ve be e q u all p o rco ns Pr o u i d ed a lw ey that if t h e same Willia d e p te this w o rld e afore he come to la wf ull a g e w - ithout e i ssu e of h i s body lawfully b eg o to n that they my d oug h t E lizab et h s hal have my tent called M aso ns lyi ng i n Ar d le g h wt the space o f vi y c rs A t h er ent ryng xxs that tyme x ij mo nth aft xxs a nd so eny yer next ensui ng xx s vnto the t vme th e said o f vij s b e truly content a nd paide A lso I w ill t hat my dou g h t Jane s h a llh a u e myne other tent s called M arty ns Ma b lo tt s lyi ng i n moche b r o mlegh w t th er a p p tenncs payi ng v nto M arg are t yong Jane x i i ij li st erli ng thus to be paide Th e h est x ij mo nyth after her entr yng to e n o f h e r ij s u ster s aboue named xi ij s i ij d a nd then so forth e ny yer the n next f olowyng to e ither of them x i ij s x i ij d V uto the ty me that the full s m of i ij li b e truly content paide Also I orde n make Jane my w ine a nd Joh n M o nt e T aylor my ne e xecut And I w ill that the saide Joh n M onte o n aboue all h i s c osts s h a lh a u e vj s v i ij d t o se that thi s my t e st a met laste w ill b e fulfill ed Th e res idue o f a ll my g oods ca tt elle s d etts be fore no t b e qu eathed o r a s s ig ned ' I g ive them to Jane w i fi e to se thi s m y t es t a met 6: last w ill fulfill ed to pay my d ctts to se my body brou gh t ho nestly to the yerth a nd to dispose fo r m e i n ded s of charite as i t shall s e me h e r most be s t to the p les u e r of God b elth o f m — y soule a nd all cr s te n s ou lles These b ei ng w i tncs Sr WILLIA B OYLER ' S ‘ — ' ‘ I - AF JOHN S I ANEWEN - WILLIA AMNNYNG JOII N SOLLE J OHN D VY wt A others . F OS. 1 0 . O. B .

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lc er m a letter r om Rev. H. u . Co lzest i te s i n f R. Gr bbe “ wa s i n u m the I look g thro gh so e old deeds at Colchester other day , and wi n w w wa s m n found the follo ng e tries , hich sho that there a fa ily of Sto e f m m n n o so e i portance resident there in the fifteenth and sixtee th ce tu ries . l m m w m I shou d ake a note of these na es , as it is al ays possible so ething ma y turn u p to connect the Colchester S tones with the Great Bromley

mm . Stones . They , probably, have a co on origin 1 461 —83 n n l wh o di d Ed In the list of i habita ts of Co chester, fealty to

w . . ard IV , is John S tone 1 521 w a s w m John Stone s orn in as a Tithing a n ( D ecenna r i us ). 1 534 n i h w I the list o inhabitants w o s ore fealty to Henry VIII . this T m W “ illi a m year are Ja es, John , al ter and Stone . ’ 1 538 John Stone s sign ature is o n a deed making certai n surrounding “ ” lands Several . [Perhaps this means surrendering public or

common land to some individual for private ownership . I a m not s ur e ] 1 548 John Stone is a common Council M an for the B our o ugh of Col

Chester . 5 1 49 John S tone is ditto ditto .

a ll r now bu t am w s I fear I have exhausted the A dleigh records , I al ay on fi nd n w i me t the look out to anythi g abou t the place , and it ill g ve grea ” u n i n pleas re to let you know if I should e ver find a yth g about the S tones .

“ Fr om A Few Notes on the Pa ri sh o Ar dlei li i n Essex a nd I ts Nei h f g , , g ”

bor bood a a m hlet b Rev. R H. Gr ubbe. 1 905 . , p p y . [ Condensed a nd i n sever a l p la ces a f ew wor d s substituted f or fuller d eta i l

b A. L. y W.

Ardl eigh and the M anors .

r dl I S n m . A eiogh a British a e signifying high pasture land In th e days of Edward the Confessor th e land i n Ardleigh belonged to six

m m . w i t n two w e gentle en ( F ree en) Shortly after ards all belo ged to , hos

m w a nd o W l Villi a m . m o f na es ere Osbert S apie . hen I ade his survey r m n w n A dleigh for the Do esday Book , the Saxo lando ners had been tu r ed ' ’ we i m n W m N m out, and find the parish div ded a o g four of illia s or an fol l w . m w m wh o w w o ers Their na es ere Roger de Ra is , o ned that part here l n w who w vi Ardleigh Hal o stands ; H ugh de Gurnai , o ned Bo lls Hall and d n wh o w N e w the lan s arou nd ; Robert Gerno , o ned the neighborhood of Ge oti er Ma na i lle who w th e r w s Hall ; and y de g v , o ned pa t here M artell

Hall now stands .

no w al . The M anor of Pigotts , called Ardleigh H l

Rog er de Ra mis wa s one of those Norman nobles wh o came over from n w W m o n ue 1 o r him r F ra ce ith illia the C q , and after helping to conque

wa s w w . him w e En ogland , re arded ith several estates To as given the hous

no w m . and lands known as Ardleigh Hall, for erly called Pigotts His lx f wa s . ea r chie residence at Raines , in Essex He had to pay to the king , y , i wh ts w m r e enough money to support ten kn ith their horses and ar our, in m h is . turn for estates The second Roager de Ra is paid ’ fi t lf lf i e . the king a ha knight s fee , . , suf cien for the support of ha a knight,

A red D . Co c r r Rev. Re to o t l r r om a lette rom e Li t e B omle Feb. F f lf p , f y, ,

1 90 7 .

I a m sending you three photographs of our Church . It must h ave borne the same appearance externally to most of the S tones wh o li ved La nd w wa s ur here , and the altar rails , put up by the order of , hen he o m m l n n wh o an d Bishop , ust have been fa i iar to all the Li col s lived here , m m m l w no doubt so e of the have knelt at these sa e rai s, hich have been m n 250 most carefully preserved for ore tha years . “ m 1 1 00 w w The Body of our Church dates fro abou t , and the To er a s — buil t between 1 400 and 1 500 probably somewhere very early be tween th e two .

ur w w r an w . G mi s O East indo is the fi st in Engl d in hich St edde , the

i a r th e wa s . s on y Bishop of East Saxons , represented I hear that another

h a s l w . wa s Church fol o ed suit He , I believe , the first Bishop of these

wh o a s ni z wa s b th e l . parts w cano ed, and rother to ce ebrated S t Chad of ” Li chfield .